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title: ABS boundaries
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publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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version: 2021-06-25
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# ABS boundaries

The boundaries of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard that every located dataset here is joined to: SA2s, council areas, suburbs, postcodes and state and federal electorates, as shapes in GDA2020 with vector tiles for maps.

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## Tables

- [Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries, 2021, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-sa2-2021/): The 2,454 Statistical Areas Level 2 of the ABS's Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Edition 3 (2021), with their SA3, SA4, capital city and state, as shapes in GDA2020. 2,473 rows, 14 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/abs-sa2-2021/index.md
- [Local Government Area (council) boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-lga-2025/): The 542 Local Government Areas of Australia and its six unincorporated areas as the ABS approximated them for 2025, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. 567 rows, 5 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/abs-lga-2025/index.md
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, 2021, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-suburbs-localities-2021/): The 15,334 suburbs and localities of Australia as the ABS drew them for the 2021 Census, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. 15,353 rows, 6 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/abs-suburbs-localities-2021/index.md
- [Postcode (postal area) boundaries, 2021, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-postal-areas-2021/): The 2,641 postal areas of Australia, the ABS's census approximation of postcodes for 2021, one shape each, in GDA2020. 2,644 rows, 4 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/abs-postal-areas-2021/index.md
- [State electorate boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025/): The 433 state and territory electoral areas as the ABS built them from mesh blocks for 2025, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. 452 rows, 5 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025/index.md
- [Federal electorate boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025/): The 150 Commonwealth electoral divisions as the ABS built them from mesh blocks for 2025, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. 169 rows, 5 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025/index.md

## Attribution and citation

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, SA2_2021_AUST_SHP_GDA2020.zip, sourced 1 October 2026, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs/edition-3-july-2021-june-2026/access-and-downloads/digital-boundary-files, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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