Australian Regional Development Committee Boundaries for 2015-16

Geospatial boundaries define the operational areas for Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees across Australia for the 2015-16 period. The dataset was created and is maintained by the Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, with a spatial update recorded in April 2016. It is based on Local Government Area boundaries from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the spatial coverage and adjacency of RDA South Coast (NSW) and its inclusion of Jervis Bay Territory.
• Mapping the evolution of administrative regions by comparing RDA Mid North Coast boundaries before and after the 2011 change for Lord Howe Island.
• Conducting regional socio-economic analysis by joining this boundary data with other datasets using the LGA-based geometry attributes.

Strengths

• Built from authoritative ABS LGA/PSMA 2015 boundary datasets, ensuring foundational accuracy.
• Documented history of updates, such as the 2011 boundary change for Lord Howe Island.

Limitations

• Specific row/feature count and total geographic area covered are not provided.
• Some boundaries in South Australia follow 2006 government region definitions, which may be outdated relative to the 2015-16 period.

Provenance

Source

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government.

Collection Method

Derived from ABS LGA and PSMA 2015 boundary datasets, with adjustments for specific RDA committee areas.

Time Range

2015-16

Freshness

Dataset reflects the 2015-16 period, with a metadata update in 2026; underlying boundaries may be superseded by newer LGAs.

Geography

Australia, including external territories like Jervis Bay and Lord Howe Island.