Allocation files listing the geographic hierarchies for each of the following geographies, are available for download in .xlsx format:
- Mesh Blocks (MB)
- Statistical Areas Level 1 (SA1)
- Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2)
- Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3)
- Statistical Areas Level 4 (SA4)
- Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSA)
- States and Territories (STE)
- Australia (AUS)
File contents:
For example MB_2026_AUST contains all Mesh Blocks within Australia and includes the following fields:
- MB_CODE_2026
- MB_CATEGORY_2026
- CHANGE_FLAG_2026
- CHANGE_LABEL_2026
- SA1_CODE_2026
- SA2_CODE_2026
- SA2_NAME_2026
- SA3_CODE_2026
- SA3_NAME_2026
- SA4_CODE_2026
- SA4_NAME_2026
- GCCSA_CODE_2026
- GCCSA_NAME_2026
- STATE_CODE_2026
- STATE_NAME_2026
- AUS_CODE_2026
- AUS_NAME_2026
- AREA_ALBERS_SQKM
This lists the Mesh Blocks that aggregate to form SA1s, SA2s, SA3s, SA4s, GCCSAs, States and Territories, and Australia. It also gives the area in square kilometres of the Mesh Block, based on Albers Equal Area Conic projection.