Australia Remoteness Areas and States

Name: Australia Remoteness Areas and States
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: CC-BY-4.0

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Geographic boundaries and classification data for Australia, detailing remoteness categories and state-level divisions based on 2021 census standards.

At a glance

Records: 35
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Ra
Location: Australia
Country: Australia
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Year: 2021

Columns (4)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Remoteness Code	string	—	Standardized 2021 classification code for the remoteness area
Remoteness Category	string	5 unique	Descriptive name of the remoteness area, such as Major Cities or Remote Australia
State Code	string	9 unique	Numerical identifier for the Australian State or Territory
State Name	string	9 unique	The name of the Australian State or Territory

Data preview

Remoteness Code	Remoteness Category	State Code	State Name
30	Major Cities of Australia	3	Queensland
54	Very Remote Australia	5	Western Australia
62	Outer Regional Australia	6	Tasmania
42	Outer Regional Australia	4	South Australia
14	Very Remote Australia	1	New South Wales
33	Remote Australia	3	Queensland
80	Major Cities of Australia	8	Australian Capital Territory
64	Very Remote Australia	6	Tasmania
43	Remote Australia	4	South Australia
44	Very Remote Australia	4	South Australia

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