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Definition

A code that describes a geographic area defined by the Departments of Local Government, or their equivalent in each state or territory, excepting the Australian Capital Territory of an address.

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Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " LGA Code List N(4) ".
Description

Local Government Areas are identified by four digit codes. Codes are unique only within a State or Territory. For unique Australia-wide Local Government Area code identification, the four digit code must be preceded by the State or Territory code (for NSW that code is "1"). All Local Government Area codes end with the digit 0.

Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format N(4)
Maximum character length 4
Values
Value Meaning Definition Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 0050 Albury
0110 Armidale Dumaresq
0150 Ashfield
0200 Auburn
0250 Ballina
0350 Bankstown
0450 Bathurst
0550 Bega Valley
0600 Bellingen
0750 Blacktown
0800 Bland
0900 Blue Mountains
0950 Bogan
1100 Botany Bay
1150 Bourke
1200 Brewarrina
1250 Broken Hill
1300 Burwood
1350 Byron
1400 Cabonne
1450 Camden
1500 Campbelltown
1520 Canada Bay
1550 Canterbury
1700 Central Darling
1720 Cessnock
1730 Clarence Valley
1750 Cobar
1800 Coffs Harbour
2050 Cooma-Monaro
2150 Coonamble
2200 Cootamundra
2300 Cowra
2600 Dubbo
2700 Dungog
2750 Eurobodalla
2850 Fairfield
2950 Gilgandra
3000 Glen Innes
3050 Gloucester
3100 Gosford
3310 Goulburn Mulwaree
3350 Greater Taree
3400 Great Lakes
3450 Griffith
3500 Gundagai
3550 Gunnedah
3650 Guyra
3660 Gwydir
3800 Hawkesbury
3850 Hay
3950 Holroyd
4000 Hornsby
4100 Hunters Hill
4150 Hurstville
4200 Inverell
4300 Junee
4350 Kempsey
4400 Kiama
4450 Kogarah
4500 Ku-ring-gai
4550 Kyogle
4600 Lachlan
4650 Lake Macquarie
4700 Lane Cove
4800 Leichhardt
4850 Lismore
3300 Lithgow
4900 Liverpool
4920 Liverpool Plains
5050 Maitland
5150 Manly
5200 Marrickville
5270 Mid-Western Regional
5300 Moree Plains
5500 Murray
5550 Murrumbidgee
5650 Muswellbrook
5700 Nambucca
5750 Narrabri
5850 Narromine
5900 Newcastle
5950 North Sydney
6100 Orange
6200 Parkes
6250 Parramatta
6350 Penrith
6400 Port Stephens
6470 Queanbeyan
6550 Randwick
6610 Richmond Valley
6650 Rockdale
6700 Ryde
6900 Shellharbour
6950 Shoalhaven
7000 Singleton
7100 Strathfield
7150 Sutherland
7200 Sydney City
7300 Tamworth
7350 Temora
7400 Tenterfield
7450 Tumbarumba
7500 Tumut
7550 Tweed
7620 Upper Hunter
2400 Upper Lachlan
7650 Uralla
7750 Wagga Wagga
7850 Walcha
7900 Walgett
7950 Warren
8000 Warringah
8020 Warrumbungle
8050 Waverley
8100 Wellington
8200 Wentworth
8250 Willoughby
8350 Wingecarribee
8400 Wollondilly
8450 Wollongong
8500 Woollahra
8550 Wyong
8700 Yass Valley
8750 Young
0500 Baulkham Hills
0650 Berrigan
0850 Blayney
1000 Bombala
1050 Boorowa
1600 Carrathool
1850 Conargo
2000 Coolamon
2500 Deniliquin
2900 Forbes
3370 Greater Hume
3700 Harden
3750 Port Macquarie-Hastings
4050 Hume
4250 Jerilderie
4750 Leeton
4950 Lockhart
5350 Mosman
5800 Narrandera
6100 Oberon
6180 Palerang
6370 Pittwater
7700 Urana
7800 Wakool
8100 Weddin

Comments

For ASGS (Edition 3) Non ABS Structure LGA see  Address: Local Government Area, Code N(5) 

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