What's new in statistical geography

Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4 is now available and will be progressively released from July 2026. 

From June 2027, data from the 2026 Census of Population and Housing will be released using ASGS Edition 4. Other ABS statistics will transition progressively from 2027. Until this time, ASGS Edition 3 should continue to be used unless otherwise specified.  

The ABS Geospatial Roadmap is our strategy for unlocking more value from ABS geospatially enabled statistics, technologies, and capabilities for the next four years.

ABS maps is an online mapping tool to view and compare all ASGS statistical boundaries. 

A collection of current and historical statistical geography boundaries and geographic correspondences are available on the ABS Geospatial Solutions page through data.gov.au. Alternatively, search for the 'year', along with key words such as ‘correspondence’ or ‘ASGS boundaries’ depending on the product of interest. 

The Australian Population Grid models residential population estimates on 1 km squared grid cells across Australia. Interactive maps and datasets can be found in the regional population publication.

Access ASGS boundaries as a web service via the ASGS Edition 4 Geospatial Web Services page.