Please note this dataset is an archived version of the Administrative Boundaries (AB). For the latest version of the AB please go to this url: https://data.gov.au/dataset/ds-dga-bdcf5b09-89bc-47ec-9281-6b8e9ee147aa/details?q=geoscape
Geoscape Administrative Boundaries is Australia’s most comprehensive national collection of boundaries, including government, statistical and electoral boundaries. It is built and maintained by Geoscape Australia using authoritative government data. Further information about contributors to Administrative Boundaries is available here.
This dataset comprises seven Geoscape products:
Updated versions of Administrative Boundaries are published on a quarterly basis.
Users have the option to download datasets with feature coordinates referencing either GDA94 or GDA2020 datums.
Notable changes in the May 2024 Administrative Boundaries release
One new LGA locality ‘City of Marion’ has been added in South Australia.
There have been spatial changes (area) greater than 1 km2 to the ‘Sorell Council’,’ Barcaldine Regional’, ‘Carpentaria Shire’,’ Flinders Shire’,’ Richmond Shire’, 'Croydon Shire,’ Central Highlands Regional’ and ’Clarence City Council’ LGAs.
There have been spatial changes (area) greater than 1 km2 to the ‘Stormlea’,’ Minburra Station’, ’Consuelo’,’ Melton Station’, 'Mount Moffatt’,’ Torrita’,’ Whitemark’, 'Lower Wonga,'Ungarra’, ’Lipson’, ’Wooloonga’, ’Memana’, ’Mount Victor Station’, 'Wealwandangie’ ‘Winnininnie’, ‘Carnarvon Park’, ‘Koonamore’ and ‘Port Arthur’ localities.
Geoscape has moved product descriptions, guides and reports online to https://docs.geoscape.com.au. From this release onwards, data packages will no longer include the ‘Documents’ folder.
Further information on Administrative Boundaries, including FAQs on the data, is available here or through Geoscape Australia’s network of partners. They provide a range of commercial products based on Administrative Boundaries, including software solutions, consultancy and support.
Note: On 1 October 2020, PSMA Australia Limited began trading as Geoscape Australia.
##License Information
The Australian Government has negotiated the release of Administrative Boundaries to the whole economy under an open CCBY 4.0 licence.
Users must only use the data in ways that are consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles issued under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Users must also note the following attribution requirements:
Preferred attribution for the Licensed Material:
Administrative Boundaries © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).
Preferred attribution for Adapted Material:
Incorporates or developed using Administrative Boundaries © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
##What to Expect When You Download Administrative Boundaries
Administrative Boundaries is large dataset (around 1.5GB unpacked), made up of seven themes each containing multiple layers.
Users are advised to read the technical documentation including the product change notices and the individual product descriptions before downloading and using the product.