NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - ABS Regional Boundaries - Local Government Area
Published by Spatial Services (DCS)
Summary
NSW local government areas displayed on a map.
Description
Export Data Access API NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme – ABS Regional Boundaries – Local Government Area Please Note WGS 84 service aligned to GDA94 This dataset has spatial reference [WGS 84 ≈ GDA94] which may result in misalignments when viewed in GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS 84 ≈ GDA2020 environments. In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that the original service name will adopt the new multiCRS functionality Metadata Portal Metadata Information Content Title NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - ABS Regional Boundaries - Local Government Area Content Type Hosted Feature Layer Description Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Geographical Standard Boundaries Suburb divides an area of interest throughout the state of NSW on which statistics are collected for purposes under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 (Cth). The Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) brings together in one framework all of the regions which the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and many other organisations use to collect, release and analyse geographically classified statistics. The ASGS ensures that these statistics are comparable and geospatially integrated and provides users with a coherent set of standard regions so that they can access, visualise, analyse and understand statistics. The 2016 ASGS will be used for the 2016 Census of Population and Housing and progressively introduced into other ABS data collections. The ABS encourages the use of the ASGS by other organisations to improve the comparability and usefulness of statistics generally, and in analysis and visualisation of statistical and other data. The ABS Structures are a hierarchy of regions developed for the release of ABS statistical information. The main components are as follows: Statistical Areas Level 1 Statistical Areas Level 2 Statistical Areas Level 3 Statistical Areas Level 4 Regional Boundaries (Local Government Area, Suburb) The Australian Bureau of Statistics Geographical Standard Boundaries - Statistical Areas are used to define geographical areas to support statistical and socio-economic analysis at a state and regional scale. They are useful for analytical purposes within statistical boundaries through the aggregation of a wide swath of data and information. The ABS maintains the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) and the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) for pre-2011 census information. In addition to the NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme Australian Bureau of Statistics also provides this data via a web service direct from ABS. Further standards, specifications and classifications can be found at: Australian Bureau of Statistics Standards Australian Bureau of Statistics Classifications The regions defined in the ABS Structures will not change until the next Census in 2021. The Non-ABS Structures are updated only when the ABS considers that there are major changes to the administrative boundaries they represent. Initial Publication Date 05/02/2020 Data Currency 01/01/3000 Data Update Frequency Other Content Source API File Type Map Feature Service Attribution © State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW). For current information go to spatial.nsw.gov.au. Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other Datasets NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) Accuracy The dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, the Lot and Property digital datasets. This dataset was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is, 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:100000 = 50m. A program to upgrade the spatial location and accuracy of data is ongoing. Spatial Reference System (dataset) GDA94 Spatial Reference System (web service) EPSG:3857 WGS84 Equivalent To GDA94 Spatial Extent Full State Content Lineage For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub Data Classification Unclassified Data Access Policy Open Data Quality For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub Terms and Conditions Creative Commons Standard and Specification Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for consumption by common GIS platforms. Continued spatial upgrades of Administrative Boundaries data. Enhanced access to boundaries via online mechanisms. Further standards, specifications and classifications can be found at: Australian Bureau of Statistics Standards Australian Bureau of Statistics Classifications Data Custodian Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS House Locked Bag 10 Belconnen ACT 2616 Point of Contact Please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub or contact the ABS directly using the following: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1300 135 070 Customised Data and Information on 1300 135 070 Data Aggregator Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS House Locked Bag 10 Belconnen ACT 2616 Data Distributor Customer Experience & Insights, DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795 Additional Supporting Information Data Dictionaries TRIM Number
Resources
ARCGIS REST SERVICE file
Metadata
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Last Updated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Created
- 24 Oct 2025
- Source Portal
- Nsw
Dublin Core Metadata
- Publisher
- Spatial Services (DCS)
- Creator
- Spatial Services (DCS)
- Type
- Dataset
- Language
- en
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Spatial Coverage
- New South Wales, Australia
- Temporal Coverage
- 24 Oct 2025 – 10 Mar 2026
- Related Resources
- https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/server/rest/services/NSW_Administrative_Boundaries_Theme/FeatureServer/17
- Subjects
- ABS