Australia Section of State Boundaries

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Geographic boundaries and classifications for Sections of State (SOS) in Australia from the 2021 Census. This dataset categorizes regions into urban and rural types, including Major Urban, Other Urban, Bounded Locality, and Rural Balance across all states and territories.

At a glance

Records: 34
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Sos
Location: Australia
Country: Australia
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Year: 2021

Columns (4)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Section Code	string	—	The 2-digit code representing the Section of State classification as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 2021 Census.
Section of State	string	4 unique	The descriptive name of the Section of State category, distinguishing between major urban centers, smaller urban localities, and rural balance areas.
State Code	string	9 unique	The standard numerical code for the Australian State or Territory.
State	string	9 unique	The name of the Australian State or Territory associated with the geographic boundary.

Data preview

Section Code	Section of State	State Code	State
42	Bounded Locality	4	South Australia
91	Other Urban	9	Other Territories
13	Rural Balance	1	New South Wales
73	Rural Balance	7	Northern Territory
32	Bounded Locality	3	Queensland
41	Other Urban	4	South Australia
60	Major Urban	6	Tasmania
33	Rural Balance	3	Queensland
63	Rural Balance	6	Tasmania
50	Major Urban	5	Western Australia

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