ABS Statistical Areas Level 2: NSW Administrative Boundaries for Census Data

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) boundaries for the state of New South Wales. The dataset is part of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) used for collecting and releasing census and other geographically classified statistics. It was published by Spatial Services (DCS) and last updated on 2026-04-27.

Use Cases

• Aggregate and visualize census statistics based on standardized SA2 regions.
• Perform socio-economic analysis at a regional scale within New South Wales.
• Integrate statistical data from different sources using the ASGS framework for comparability.
• Support regional planning and resource allocation using official administrative boundaries.

Strengths

• Aligns with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Part of a structured hierarchy including SA1, SA3, SA4, and Local Government Area boundaries.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting broad reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), likely derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Collection Method

Hosted as an ArcGIS REST service, likely part of an official administrative boundaries framework.

Time Range

Based on the 2016 ASGS, used for the 2016 Census.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 16:30:18.023093; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.