Australian Federal Electoral Divisions Post-August 2021

Australian Electoral Commission provides federal electoral division boundaries effective from August 2021. The dataset combines official electoral division data from all eight states and territories. It defines the electoral map for House of Representatives elections until the next redistribution.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral division polygons for visual analysis of district shapes and sizes.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between electoral divisions and other administrative boundaries like local government areas.
• Calculating area or perimeter metrics for each electoral division polygon to study district characteristics.

Strengths

• Official source from the Australian Electoral Commission ensures authoritative boundary definitions.
• Combined dataset provides a complete national map of all federal electoral divisions.
• Geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP) support standard GIS software integration.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and dataset size metrics are unavailable.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of attribute fields.
• The description lacks details on non-geometric attributes like division codes or names.

Provenance

Source

Australian Electoral Commission

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries apply from 2 August 2021 until the next redistribution.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, indicating ongoing maintenance.

Geography

Australia, covering all eight states and territories.