NSW Local Government Area Boundaries for ABS Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics Local Government Area boundaries for the state of New South Wales. The dataset is part of the ABS Statistical Geographical Standard and is maintained by Spatial Services (DCS). It is scheduled for retirement as users transition to a newer GDA2020 coordinate reference system service.

Use Cases

• Visualize and analyze census statistics aggregated to Local Government Area polygons using geospatial software.
• Join demographic or economic data from ABS releases to these boundary features for regional mapping.
• Develop applications for public service delivery that require accurate, official local government jurisdictional boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis of trends across NSW by utilizing the hierarchical ABS Structures framework referenced in the dataset.

Strengths

• Boundaries conform to the official Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) used for national census data.
• Provides a geospatially integrated framework ensuring statistical comparability across organizations.
• Dataset is part of a hosted feature layer service with API access for programmatic use.

Limitations

• The service uses the WGS 84 ≈ GDA94 spatial reference, which may cause misalignment in modern GDA2020 environments.
• This specific service is scheduled for retirement, indicating it is a legacy version.
• No specific row count or detailed attribute column list is provided in the available metadata.

Provenance

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and NSW Spatial Services (DCS).

Collection Method

Developed as part of the ABS Statistical Geographical Standard for collecting and releasing statistics.

Time Range

Primarily aligned with the 2016 ASGS framework.

Freshness

Based on the 2016 ASGS, though the service itself was last updated in 2026.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.