RETIRING

This GDA94 service is scheduled for retirement.

Please begin transitioning to the GDA2020 service and update any maps, applications, or workflows that currently reference this service.

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ABS Statistical Areas Level 3 - NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - GDA2020 Service

NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - ABS Statistical Areas Level 3

Please Note

WGS 84 = GDA94 service

This dataset has a spatial reference of [WGS 84 = GDA94] and can NOT be easily consumed into GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS84 = GDA2020 environments. In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that these original services will adopt the new multiCRS functionality.

Metadata Portal Metadata Information

Content Title	NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - ABS Statistical Areas Level 3
Content Type	Hosted Feature Layer
Description	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Geographical Standard Boundaries SA 3 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 of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway. 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	DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795
Additional Supporting Information	Data Dictionaries
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