Australian Capital Territory District Boundaries For Land Administration

ACT District Boundaries are legally defined regions for land parcel description, established by the Districts Act 1966. The dataset, authored by Greg Tankard for the ACT Government, provides the administrative framework for urban divisions and rural blocks. Its boundaries require legislative change for modification.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of land parcel distribution across ACT district boundaries for urban planning
• Verification of legal land descriptions against the boundaries defined in the Districts Act 1966
• Administrative mapping to distinguish urban areas containing divisions and sections from rural blocks-only areas

Strengths

• Boundaries are defined by legislation (Districts Act 1966), providing legal authority
• Dataset is maintained and updated by the ACT Government Open Data portal
• Explicitly distinguishes between urban area structures (divisions, sections, blocks) and rural structures (blocks only)

Limitations

• No quantitative metadata (row count, column count, file size) is provided for assessment
• Sample data and specific file formats are unavailable for preview
• Potential for temporal staleness if legislative changes are not promptly reflected in updates

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data

Collection Method

Legally defined in metes and bounds form per the Districts Act 1966.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-24.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)