NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - GDA2020 Service

Export DataAccess APINEWWe have released a new GDA2020 version of our Foundational Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) datasets which replaces the current GDA94 version. This updated service aligns our spatial data with the national standard, improving accuracy, consistency, and compatibility with modern positioning technologies. The previous service will remain available during the transition period as GDA94 services are retired, but users are encouraged to move to the new GDA2020 service as soon as practical.NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - GDA2020 ServiceMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleNSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - GDA2020 ServiceContent TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionThe Administrative Boundaries theme from NSW Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) is a collection of legislative, regulatory, political, maritime and general administrative boundaries sourced from local and state boundary datasets. These include: Parish County Suburb Local Government Area State Electoral District  Federal Electoral Division Mines Subsidence District NSW Parks and Wildlife Service Reserve State Forest  Domestic Water Front PrecinctThe Administrative Boundaries theme is used to show administrative areas that represent:Voting Districts Redistributions Zoning Socio-Economic analysis Regional Planning Service Distribution Local and State Government Boundaries In addition, Administrative Boundaries can also be used for analysis and to look at trends over time. Administrative boundary data in combination with geo-coded address data, demographic information and agency specific business information underpins the ability to perform high quality spatial analysis. The use of this data in combination with other data includes:  Evidence-based development and assessment of government policy Providing the ability to undertake spatial accounting Regional analysis for government, health, education, business and a range of other purposes Support for emergency management Market catchment analysis, micromarketing, customer analysis and market segmentation Emergency management. Update frequencies vary for each dataset. Individual current status can be found under each spatial data profile.Initial Publication Date05/02/2020Data Currency01/01/3000Data Update FrequencyDailyContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeESRI File Geodatabase (*.gdb)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.auData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsNSW Administrative Boundaries Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF)AccuracyThe 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 to upgrade the spatial location and accuracy of data is ongoingSpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)OtherWGS84 Equivalent ToGDA2020Spatial ExtentFull stateContent LineageFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonsStandard and SpecificationOpen Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement.Data CustodianDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Point of ContactPlease contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData AggregatorDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Data DistributorDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Additional Supporting InformationData Dictionaries

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Title NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - GDA2020 Service
Date Published 24/10/2025
Last Updated 31/03/2026
Publisher/Agency Spatial Services (DCS)
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