Australian State and Territory Administrative Boundaries

Geoscape Australia builds and maintains these official state and territory boundaries using authoritative government cadastre data. The dataset includes boundaries in seven themes, such as ABS statistical areas, electoral districts, and local government areas. As of November 2019, data is available referencing both the GDA94 and newer GDA2020 geodetic datums.

Use Cases

• Visualize state and territory boundaries on interactive maps using the provided polygon geometry.
• Join demographic or economic data to local government area polygons for regional analysis.
• Perform spatial analysis on electoral boundaries using the WFS or SHP file formats.
• Develop location-based services that require accurate suburb or locality polygon data.

Strengths

• Derived from authoritative government cadastre data from each state and territory jurisdiction.
• Contains boundaries across seven distinct administrative themes for multifaceted analysis.
• Offers data in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, WFS, WMS) for tool flexibility.
• Available under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column schemas are not provided in the metadata.
• The core data is updated periodically; the last platform update was in 2026, but the underlying boundary data's currency is not specified.
• Focus is exclusively on Australian geography, limiting applicability for international studies.

Provenance

Source

Geoscape Australia, using cadastre data from Australian state and territory jurisdictions.

Collection Method

Digitally derived and compiled from authoritative government sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Australia (states and territories).