Geoscape Administrative Boundaries

**Please note this dataset is the most recent version of the Administrative Boundaries (AB). For previous versions of the AB please go to this url: https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/previous-versions-of-the-geoscape-administrative-boundaries**

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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](https://geoscape.com.au/) using authoritative government data. Further information about contributors to Administrative Boundaries is available [here](https://geoscape.com.au/legal/data-copyright-and-disclaimer/).

This dataset comprises seven Geoscape products:

* Localities
* Local Government Areas (LGAs)
* Wards
* Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries
* Electoral Boundaries
* State Boundaries and
* Town Points

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 2026 release**

*	There have been spatial changes (greater than 1km2) to the localities ‘Nicholson’, ‘Yaraka’, ‘Jundah’, ‘Doomadgee’ and Gulf of Carpentaria’ in Queensland, and ‘Waukivory’ and ‘Wallanbah’ in New South Wales.

*	The local government area ‘Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands’ has been added in Other Territories.

*	The local government area ‘Shire Cocos (Keeling) Islands’ has been retired in Other Territories.

*	The following new LGA-locality links have been added: ‘Winston Hills’ to the LGA ‘The Hills Shire Council’ in New South Wales and ‘Home Island’ and ‘West Island’ to the LGA ‘Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands’ in Other Territories.

*	There will be versioning updates effective from June 2026, and new zip file naming and packaging standards starting from August 2026. Refer to the “Change Notifications” sections in the Localities and the Local Government Areas release reports for more information.



Further information on Administrative Boundaries, including FAQs on the data, is available [here](https://geoscape.com.au/data/administrative-boundaries/) or through Geoscape Australia’s network of [partners](https://geoscape.com.au/partners/). They provide a range of commercial products based on Administrative Boundaries, including software solutions, consultancy and support.



**Users must also note the following attribution requirements:**

_Preferred attribution for the Licensed Material:_

>_Administrative Boundaries © [Geoscape Australia](https://geoscape.com.au/legal/data-copyright-and-disclaimer/) licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under_  [_Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0)_](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

_Preferred attribution for Adapted Material:_

>_Incorporates or developed using Administrative Boundaries © [Geoscape Australia](https://geoscape.com.au/legal/data-copyright-and-disclaimer/) licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under_  [_Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0)_](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/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](https://geoscape.com.au/documentation/) including the product change notices and the individual product descriptions before downloading and using the product.

Please note this dataset is the most recent version of the Administrative Boundaries (AB). For previous versions of the AB please go to this url: https://data.gov.au/dataset/ds-dga-b4ad5702-ea2b-4f04-833c-d0229bfd689e/details?q=previous

##License Information

The Australian Government has negotiated the release of Administrative Boundaries to the whole economy under an open [CCBY 4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Users must only use the data in ways that are consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles issued under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).



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