National Localities

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Overview

National Localities is a spatial representation of suburbs and localities defined by the State and Territory governments of Australia. The product aggregates the representations unique to each jurisdiction into a consistent seamless representation of the suburbs and localities of Australia. Geoscape welcomes your feedback on the National Localities product. We also publish regular product development updates on our website ( www.geoscape.com.au ).

Release Summary

This product was released to customers on 16 February 2026 with data extracted on 17 December 2025.

This release is a full national data population for Version 1.1 of the National Localities product, described by the National Localities Product Guide v1.1 [Geoscape, 2023] .

Any issues that have been identified for this release are described in the Issues section.

Change Notifications

Versioning Update (Effective June 2026)

Beginning June 2026, all data products will transition to a standardised versioning format: MAJOR-MINOR-EXTRACT (e.g., 004-000-001). This approach provides a clear and consistent structure, making it easier for users to identify product versions and understand update levels at a glance. The change is intended to improve transparency, reduce ambiguity, and support more efficient integration and usage of our data products.

Implementation of New Zip File Naming and Packaging Standards (Starting August 2026)

As part of ongoing improvements to product consistency and packaging standards, updates to zip file naming conventions and internal packaging structure will be implemented, starting in August 2026.

Zip File Naming

Two standard naming patterns will be used, depending on whether an extract contains spatial information:

• Spatial Tables:

{PRODUCT-NAME}_{RELEASE YYYYMM}_{REGION}_{CRS}_{FORMAT}_{VERSION MAJOR-MINOR-EXTRACT}.zip

• Aspatial (Insights) Tables:

{PRODUCT-NAME}_{RELEASE YYYYMM}_{REGION}_{FORMAT}_{VERSION MAJOR-MINOR-EXTRACT}.zip

Packaging Structure

All zip files will follow a simplified, flat directory layout:

• No nested folders

• The primary data file and the accompanying contents.txt file will be located at the top level of the zip These changes ensure consistent packaging across all products, reduce complexity, and support improved automation and user experience.

Updates

Name changes

No name changes to note.

New and Retired

New

New localities records:

locality_pid	locality_name	state
locs8n4NCgFeT0r	Asche	NT
locueQagl1mvBld	Southwark	SA

'N/A' indicates that no records of this type exist

Retired

Retired localities records:

locality_pid	locality_name	state
N/A	N/A	N/A

'N/A' indicates that no records of this type exist

Spatial Changes

Spatial changes (area) greater than 1 km² are shown below:

locality_pid	locality_name	state	Difference_SQKM	Old_SQKM	New_SQKM
loc93c49ed3995a	Lawn Hill	QLD	7	14566	14573
loc13104c56055a	Pentland	QLD	6	14920	14926
locc70463b60b1b	Gongolgon	NSW	2	2213	2215
loc27251e144dcd	Stratford	NSW	2	37	39
loc05a2f28db83a	Holtze	NT	-1	41	40
loc66f4c3291b3c	Belyando	QLD	-3	5449	5446
loc43ea2d4820ed	Craven	NSW	-3	95	92
loce4e670f7e6e6	Torrens Creek	QLD	-3	6106	6103
loc9a514311121a	Camooweal	QLD	-7	9542	9535

'N/A' indicates that no records of this type exist

Other Updates

There were no other updates.

Issues

New Issues

No new issues.

Resolved Issues

No resolved issues.

Known Issues

Un-enclosed gap between Localities in NT

There is one un-enclosed gap present in the National Localities data in NT. These gaps are not valid and do not represent rivers. Below, the un-enclosed gaps can be seen between polygons when they are dissolved together.

ACT Localities Geodatabase File Name Issue

There is a known issue with QGIS reading the act_localities Geodatabase file. This issue is related to the file name, so simply changing it (e.g. to ‘act_locality.gdb’) will allow it to be opened in QGIS.

Future Considerations

This section outlines enhancements or changes under consideration, but not planned into a specific release. For further details on future initiatives, please contact Geoscape Support.

Annex A – Release Counts

Additional, retired and total National Localities counts and the percent change to the previous release have been listed in the table below.

TABLE	STATISTIC	ACT	NSW	NT	OT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	TOTAL
localities	Additional	0	554	6	0	74	20	94	35	157	940
	Retired	0	554	4	0	74	19	94	35	157	937
	Updated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	140	4,610	314	6	3,304	1,899	783	2,973	1,752	15,781
	% Change	0.00%	0.00%	0.64%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%

References

[Geoscape, 2023]

Geoscape. Localities product guide. 2023. URL: https://docs.geoscape.com.au/projects/localities_guide/en/stable/.