Appendix I: MetadataΒΆ

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National Local Government Areas Metadata Statement

Metadata for the Metadata

  • Metadata Identifier: d4f6a8b3-9e2c-4a7d-8b1f-6c3e2a9f7d52
  • Time:
    • Create Date: 2022-02-02T01:56:57.785613Z
    • Revision Date: 2025-06-18T06:30:35.152518Z
  • Responsible Party:
    • Individual: Michael Dixon
    • Organisation: Geoscape Australia
    • Position: Chief Data Officer
    • Telephone: +61 2 6260 9000
    • Delivery point: Unit 6, 113 Canberra Ave Griffith ACT 2603 Australia
  • Access, Use, Security:
  • Standard: ISO 19115-3
  • Language: English

Resource Metadata

  • Title: National Local Government Areas
  • Abstract: Local Government Areas is a spatial representation of the administrative divisions that local governments are responsible for across Australia, aggregating jurisdiction-specific representations into a consistent, seamless national layer of LGA boundaries.
  • Purpose: To provide a geospatial representation of LGA boundaries at local and national scales, supported by attribution suitable for a wide range of commercial, government and research uses.
  • Responsible Party:
    • Organisation: Geoscape
    • Telephone: +61 2 6260 9000
    • Delivery point: Unit 6, 113 Canberra Ave Griffith ACT 2603 Australia
  • Access, Use, Security:
    • Legal Constraints: Geoscape Australia and its authorised partners license this dataset. Users must comply with the applicable licence terms and the Geoscape Copyright Notice and Disclaimer, available at geoscape.com.au/data-copyright-disclaimer/.
    • Security Constraints: None. This dataset is not subject to any security classification.
    • Use Limitations: Refer to the product guide available via docs.geoscape.com.au for data quality and related information.
    • Releasability: This dataset must not be distributed except in accordance with the terms of the licence under which it was accessed.
  • Extents
    • Metadata extent.
    • West/Min X: 96.00
    • East/Max X: 168.00
    • South/Min Y: -45.00
    • North/Max Y: -8.00
  • Reference System:
    • GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    • GDA94 (EPSG:4283)
    • Australian Height Datum (EPSG:5111)
  • Keywords:
    • National Local Government Areas
    • National Local Government Areas datasets
    • National Local Government Areas file
  • Distribution:

      • This dataset is available from Geoscape Australia.

    • Format/s:
      • ESRI Shapefile
      • Mapinfo TAB
      • GeoJSON
      • ESRI File Geodatabase
      • OGC GeoPackage
  • Status: completed
  • Lineage:

      • Statement:

      Local Government Areas is created by processing LGA boundary data sourced from Australia's States and Territories: source attributes are mapped and standardised to a coherent national definition, and geometries are cleaned and processed to produce a topologically consistent national boundary layer. Geoscape also generates and integrates additional attributes to support jurisdictional information and improve usability, and the product is maintained and released on a regular update cycle.

    • Additional Documentation
      • Title: National Local Government Areas Product Description
      • Alternate Title: National Local Government Areas Product Guide
      • Edition: 2.1
      • Presentation Format: documentDigital
      • Linkage: https://docs.geoscape.com.au/projects/lga_guide/en/stable/index.html
      • Name: National Local Government Areas Product Description
      • Description: Product Description of the current version of the National Local Government Areas Product.
      • Function: information
  • Maintenace and Update Frequency: quarterly