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 "description": "<div align=\"left\">\n<p>Local Government Areas (LGA) are an ABS Mesh Block approximation of gazetted local government boundaries as defined by each state and territory. ABS approximations of administrative boundaries do not match official legal boundaries and should only be used for statistical purposes.\n\nThere are 566 Local Government Areas covering the whole of Australia, including unincorporated areas, without gaps or overlaps. This incorporates 19 non-spatial special purpose codes including one Outside Australia code.<p/>\n<p>\n<b>Data and geography references <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Source data publication: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Geographic boundary information: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/non-abs-structures/local-government-areas\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 - Local Government Areas<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Further information: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/non-abs-structures\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 - Non ABS Structures<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Source: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Made possible by the Digital Atlas of Australia<\/b> \n<br>\nThe <a href=\"https://digital.atlas.gov.au/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Atlas of Australia<\/a> is a key Australian Government initiative being led by Geoscience Australia, highlighted in the <a href=\"https://www.dataanddigital.gov.au/\" target=\"_blank\">Data and Digital Government Strategy<\/a>. It brings together trusted datasets from across government in an interactive, secure, and easy-to-use geospatial platform. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is working in partnership with Geoscience Australia to establish a set of web services to make ABS data available in the Digital Atlas of Australia. \n<\/p>\t\n<p>\n<b>Contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics<\/b>\n<ul> \n\t<li>Email <a href=\"mailto:geography@abs.gov.au\">geography@abs.gov.au<\/a> if you have any questions or feedback about this web service.\n\t<li><a href=\"https://www.subscribe.abs.gov.au/geospatialnews\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to get updates on ABS web services and geospatial products.\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Privacy at the Australian Bureau of Statistics<\/b>\n<br>Read how the ABS manages personal information - <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/about/legislation-and-policy/privacy/privacy-abs\" target=\"_blank\">ABS privacy policy<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>",
 "summary": "Local Government Areas are an ABS Mesh Block approximation of gazetted local government boundaries as defined by each state and territory.",
 "title": "Local Government Areas 2023 \u2013 ASGS Ed. 3",
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  "Boundaries",
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  "Statistical Geography",
  "2023",
  "Australian",
  "Bureau",
  "Statistics",
  "Local",
  "Government",
  "Areas",
  "LGA"
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