ABS Statistical Areas Level 1: NSW Administrative Boundaries for Census Data (GDA2020)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Areas Level 1 boundaries for the state of New South Wales. The dataset provides the geographical framework for collecting and releasing census and other statistical data under the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Spatial Services (DCS) maintains this updated GDA2020 version, last updated on 2026-04-27.

Use Cases

• Aggregate and visualize census statistics based on the standardized SA1 geographical framework.
• Conduct socio-economic analysis at a state and regional scale based on the defined statistical boundaries.
• Integrate statistical data from multiple sources for comparative analysis based on the ASGS standard regions.
• Support regional planning and policy development based on geographically classified statistics.

Strengths

• Aligned with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Part of a coherent hierarchical framework (SA1 to SA4) for standardized statistical release.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description references the 2016 ASGS for the 2016 Census; the current version's temporal alignment is not explicitly stated.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Geographical Standard.

Collection Method

Likely derived from official ABS geographical standards for statistical data collection.

Time Range

The description references the 2016 ASGS for the 2016 Census; the dataset's specific temporal coverage is not explicitly stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 14:03:06.186372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.