State Boundaries - Geoscape Administrative Boundaries

Abstract State Boundaries is a digital representation of Australia’s State and Territory boundaries. This dataset provides an optimised aggregated national view of State and Territory boundary geometry and attribution. The dataset is created from multiple sources including jurisdictional data which is revised regularly and supplied in varying formats and at different levels of quality. Currency Date Modified: February 2026 Modification Frequency: Quarterly Data Extent Spatial Extent North: -8° South: -45° East: 168° West: 96° Source Information The data was obtained from [data.gov.au], is also accessible through [Geoscape Administrative Boundaries - Geoscape] as of August 2025. 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). Lineage Statement The digital State Boundaries have been supplied by the various State and Territory governments of Australia. Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (comprised of Localities, Local Government Areas (LGAs), Wards, ABS Boundaries, Electoral Boundaries, State Boundaries, and Town Points) are created using a range of source data which is highlighted within their[ Data Copyright and Disclaimer.] The Digital Atlas of Australia team have published a Feature Service for State Boundaries using the Geographic Coordinate System: Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020). State Boundaries are aggregated from State and Territory data to cover the National extent of Australia. Data Dictionary ─────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute name │Description ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── State (PID) │The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── State Polygon (PID) │The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Date Created │Date this record was created. ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Date Retired │Date this record was retired. ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── State Name │Feature name, all in uppercase (E.g. TASMANIA). ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── State Abbreviation │State abbreviation. ─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Geometry: (Shape Area and Length)│Polygon geometry. ─────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Contact Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR), [data@industry.gov.au] For technical support contact [DigitalAtlas@ga.gov.au]