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&lt;b&gt;Data and geography references &lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Source data publication: &lt;a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026" target="_blank"&gt;Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank"&gt;Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Made possible by the Digital Atlas of Australia&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;
The &lt;a href="https://digital.atlas.gov.au/" target="_blank"&gt;Digital Atlas of Australia&lt;/a&gt; is a key Australian Government initiative being led by Geoscience Australia, highlighted in the &lt;a href="https://www.dataanddigital.gov.au/" target="_blank"&gt;Data and Digital Government Strategy&lt;/a&gt;. 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. &lt;/p&gt;	&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics&lt;/b&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.subscribe.abs.gov.au/geospatialnews" target="_blank"&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt; to get updates on ABS web services and geospatial products.
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&lt;b&gt;Privacy at the Australian Bureau of Statistics&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Read how the ABS manages personal information - &lt;a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/about/legislation-and-policy/privacy/privacy-abs" target="_blank"&gt;ABS privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.
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