Australian Federal Electoral Division Boundaries from 2021

Federal electoral division boundaries for Australia, applicable for elections after August 2, 2021. The dataset was created and is maintained by the Australian Electoral Commission. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral division polygons to analyze voter distribution and gerrymandering.
• Joining demographic data using division identifiers for socio-political research.
• Creating visualizations of the electoral landscape using geospatial features like boundaries and centroids.

Strengths

• Officially sourced from the Australian Electoral Commission, the authoritative body.
• Covers all eight Australian states and territories.
• Updated in 2026, indicating maintenance beyond the initial 2021 determination.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and total file size are unknown.
• Boundaries are static for a multi-year period and may not reflect subsequent redistributions.
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing attribute fields.

Provenance

Source

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

Collection Method

Produced by combining electoral division datasets provided by the AEC for each state and territory.

Time Range

Applicable from 2 August 2021 until the next redistribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04; update frequency is not specified.

Geography

Australia, covering all federal electoral divisions.