Town Points - Geoscape Administrative Boundaries

Abstract Town Points is a digital representation of Australia’s towns, represented as points. This dataset provides an optimised aggregated national view of Town Point geometry and attribution. The dataset is created from multiple sources including ABS and jurisdictional data. Currency Date Modified: February 2026 Modification Frequency: Quarterly Data Extent Spatial Extent North: -8° South: -45° East: 160° West: 112° 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 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 Town Points have been produced using ABS Census data. The Digital Atlas of Australia team have published a Feature Service for Town Points using the Geographic Coordinate System: Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020). Town Points are aggregated from State and Territory data to cover the National extent of Australia. Data Dictionary ──────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute name│Description ──────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Town (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. ──────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Town Class │Describes the class of town this is (e.g. Urban, Rural, Remote). ──────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Town Name │The name of the town. ──────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Population │The population of the town. ──────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── State (PID) │State Persistent Identifier. ──────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Town Class - Description Table ─────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Name │Description ─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Major Cities of Australia│Locations that are classified as Major Cities of Australia. ─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Inner Regional Australia │Locations that are classified as Inner Regional Australia. ─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Outer Regional Australia │Locations that are classified as Outer Regional Australia. ─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Remote Australia │Locations that are classified as Remote Australia. ─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Very Remote Australia │Locations that are classified as Very Remote Australia. ─────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Contact Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR), [data@industry.gov.au] For technical support contact [DigitalAtlas@ga.gov.au]