Tourism Regions 2021: ABS Statistical Approximations for Australia

Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Tourism Regions (TRs) for 2021. The dataset contains ABS SA2 approximations of tourism regions as provided by Tourism Research Australia. These administrative regions are primarily used by Tourism Research Australia for research and policy purposes.

Use Cases

• Analyze tourism activity patterns based on standardized administrative region boundaries.
• Map regional tourism policy impacts based on the ABS SA2 approximation framework.
• Conduct spatial analysis of tourism research data based on the provided Tourism Regions (TRs).

Strengths

• Boundaries are defined according to the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3.
• Regions are specifically designed for research and policy purposes by Tourism Research Australia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The ABS approximated boundaries do not match official legal or administrative boundaries and should only be used for statistical purposes.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS) via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Administrative region approximation by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 14:53:33.873953; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia