2021 Census data will be published using the Australian Statistical Geography Standard – Edition 3 (ASGS Ed 3). The ASGS is a collection of geographic boundaries that are used to analyse data.
The ASGS is split into two parts, ABS Structures and the Non-ABS Structures. ABS Structures are areas that the ABS design specifically for releasing statistics. Non-ABS structures are areas that have been defined and maintained by other organisations and against which the ABS is committed to providing a range of statistics (for example, Local Government Areas).
The geography outputs that will be used for 2021 Census data are presented below. Details on what geographies will be available for each of the data products will be released in early 2022. For more information, see ABS statistical geography.
ABS structures
- Mesh Block (MB)
- Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1)
- Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2)
- Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3)
- Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4)
- State/Territory (STE)
- Australia (AUS)
- Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSA)
- Urban Centre/Locality (UC/L)
- Section of State Range (SOSR)
- Section of State (SOS)
- Indigenous Location (ILOC)
- Indigenous Area (IARE)
- Indigenous Region (IREG)
- Significant Urban Areas (SUA)
- Remoteness Area (RA)
Non-ABS structures
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- Postal Areas (POA)
- Commonwealth Electoral Division (CED)
- State Electoral Division (SED)
- Suburbs and Localities (SAL)
- Destination Zones (DZN)
- Australian Drainage Divisions (ADD)
- Tourism Regions (TR)
- Primary Health Networks (PHN)