NSW Federal Electoral Division Boundaries, Aligned to Cadastral Data

NSW Federal Electoral Division is a feature class representing gazetted federal electoral areas defined by redistribution. The dataset is maintained by the Australian Electoral Commission and is positioned in alignment with cadastral polygons and NSW Lot and Property data. It was initially published on 05/02/2020 and is current as per the last redistribution.

Use Cases

• Mapping federal electoral boundaries for visual analysis based on gazetted area definitions.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between electoral divisions and cadastral property data based on described alignment.
• Supporting electoral redistribution planning workflows based on the dataset's connection to the authority of reference feature class.

Strengths

• Dataset is maintained by the authoritative Australian Electoral Commission.
• Positional alignment is maintained with the Lot and Property digital datasets.
• Dataset currency is tied to the official federal redistribution process.

Limitations

• The service uses a GDA94 spatial reference which may cause misalignments in GDA2020 environments.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The service is scheduled for retirement, requiring transition to a new GDA2020 service.

Provenance

Source

Australian Electoral Commission, provided via Spatial Services, Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Digitised from the best available cadastral mapping at scales ranging from 1:500 to 1:250,000.

Time Range

Current as per last federal redistribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 20:28:36.606935; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.