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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.<\/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-4-july-2026-june-2031\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4<\/u><\/a> <\/li>\n            <li>Geographic boundary information: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs/edition-4-july-2026-june-2031/non-abs-structures/local-government-areas\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4 - Local Government Areas<\/u><\/a> <\/li>\n            <li>Further information: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs/edition-4-july-2026-june-2031/non-abs-structures\"  target=\"_blank\"><u>Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4 - Non ABS Structures<\/u><\/a> <\/li>\n            <li>Source: <a href=\"https://www.abs.gov.au/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/p>        \n    <p>\n        <b>Contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics<\/b>\n        <ul> \n            <li>Email <a href=\"mailto:geography@abs.gov.au\"><u>geography@abs.gov.au<\/u><\/a> if you have any questions or feedback about this web service. <\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"https://www.subscribe.abs.gov.au/geospatialnews\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Subscribe<\/u><\/a> to get updates on ABS web services and geospatial products. <\/li>\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\"><u>ABS privacy policy<\/u><\/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": "LGA (2026) - ASGS Ed. 4",
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  "Australian Bureau of Statistics",
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  "LGA",
  "Local Government Area",
  "Local Government Areas",
  "Boundaries",
  "Structures",
  "Statistical Geography",
  "2026",
  "Edition 4"
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