NSW Local Government Areas with Quarterly Updates and GDA Datum Options

Geoscape Australia's administrative boundaries for New South Wales Local Government Areas, derived from state and territory cadastre data. The dataset is part of a larger collection of seven boundary products and is updated quarterly, with coordinate options for GDA94 or GDA2020 datums. It is published under a CC BY 4.0 license by the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

Use Cases

• Mapping jurisdictional boundaries for service delivery planning based on Local Government Area polygons.
• Integrating administrative regions into GIS applications based on the available GeoJSON and WFS formats.
• Conducting spatial joins for demographic analysis based on the linkage to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries mentioned in the description.
• Updating map data quarterly based on the stated release schedule and documented changes like the addition of 'Winston Hills'.

Strengths

• Derived from authoritative government cadastre data from each Australian state and territory.
• Updated on a quarterly basis, with a specific change documented for the May 2026 release.
• Offers coordinate data in two geodetic datums (GDA94 and GDA2020) for user flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscape Australia, built from authoritative government cadastre data.

Collection Method

Derived from cadastre data provided by Australian state and territory jurisdictions.

Time Range

Current as of the latest quarterly release (May 2026).

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last update was 2026-05-18.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia (Local Government Areas).