ABS Statistical Areas Level 4: NSW Administrative Boundaries for Census Data

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Areas Level 4 (SA4) boundaries for the state of New South Wales. The dataset is part of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) framework used for the collection and release of census and other geographically classified statistics. It is published by Spatial Services (DCS) and updated to the GDA2020 geodetic standard.

Use Cases

• Aggregate and visualize census data based on the standardized SA4 geographical framework.
• Conduct socio-economic analysis at a state and regional scale based on the described statistical boundaries.
• Integrate statistical data from multiple sources for improved comparability based on the ASGS framework.
• Support regional planning and resource allocation based on the administrative boundary hierarchy.

Strengths

• Aligned with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Part of a hierarchical framework (SA1 to SA4) designed for statistical comparability and integration.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update is 2026-04-27 04:13:43.420427.

Provenance

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Spatial Services (DCS), New South Wales.

Collection Method

Likely derived from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) for statistical data collection.

Time Range

The description references the 2016 ASGS used for the 2016 Census.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 04:13:43.420427.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.