New South Wales State Electoral District Boundaries

Electoral boundaries for the state of New South Wales, formalized in the 2021 redistribution and enacted for the 2023 state election. The dataset is maintained by the Electoral Commission NSW and Spatial Services, aligning boundaries with the NSW Digital Cadastral Dataset. It was initially published on 05/02/2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution and demographics of electoral districts using polygon geometry.
• Create thematic maps for election results by joining vote tallies to district boundary features.
• Maintain alignment between electoral boundaries and property parcels using the cadastral reference data.
• Update applications and workflows with the new GDA2020 spatial reference system to correct for misalignment.

Strengths

• Boundaries are formally enacted and maintained by the official Electoral Commission NSW.
• Dataset is spatially aligned with the authoritative NSW Digital Cadastral Dataset for positional accuracy.
• Provides a direct link to the updated GDA2020 service for modern coordinate reference systems.

Limitations

• The specific service is scheduled for retirement, indicating it is not the current version.
• Uses the WGS 84 ≈ GDA94 spatial reference, which may cause misalignment in GDA2020 environments.
• No information is provided on the number of district polygons or file size.

Provenance

Source

Electoral Commission NSW and Spatial Services, Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Maintained relative to the NSW Digital Cadastral Dataset; boundaries formalized by electoral redistribution.

Time Range

Boundaries enacted for the 2023 NSW state election, based on the 2021 redistribution.

Freshness

Data currency is listed as 01/01/3000, but the service is retiring; update frequency is 'Other'.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.