ABS Census - Collection District Master File (CD) 1981

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The 1981 Census Collection District Master File (CDMF) contains counts of dwellings and persons, area and geographic codes for every Collection District (CD) in Australia for 1981. The geographic data include the latitude and longitude and the Commonwealth electoral division of the CD.

Census counts were based on place of enumeration on census night which; includes overseas visitors; excludes Australians overseas; and excludes adjustment for under-enumeration. The data is by Census Collection District 1981 boundaries. Periodicity: 5-Yearly.

This data is ABS data (cat. no. 2103.0 & original geographic boundary cat. no. 1261.0.30.001) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The tabular data was processed and supplied to AURIN by the Australian Data Archives. The cleaned, high resolution 1981 geographic boundaries are available from data.gov.au.

For more information please refer to "Making Sense of Census 1981".

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Source https://adp.aurin.org.au/geoserver/wfs
Last Updated June 28, 2023, 06:58 (UTC)
Created June 28, 2023, 06:58 (UTC)
ADP ID datasource-AU_Govt_ABS_Census-UoM_AURIN_DB_Census1981:collection_district_master_file_1981
Access Level Open Access
Aggregation Level NA
Attribute List 1971 Field Code, 1971-81 Comparability Indicator, 1976 Census LGA Code, 1976-81 Comparability Indicator, 1981 Census LGA Code, Area (hectares), CD Serial Number, Confidential CD Flag, Indicative of Receiving CD, Latitude, Longitude, Postcode, State Suburb Code, Study Area Code, Total Dwellings, Total Females, Total Males, Total Occupied Dwellings, Total Persons, Total Unoccupied Dwellings, 1976 Field Code, CD Code 1981 Indicative, Commonwealth Electoral Division, Geometry Field, LGA Section, Locality, Section of State, State Area Code, State Electoral Division, Statistical Division, Statistical Subdivision
Attribution Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Bureau of Statistics, (1981): ABS Census - Collection District Master File (CD) 1981; accessed from AURIN on [date of access].
Coordinate Ref. System EPSG:4283 (GDA_1994)
Copyright Notice © Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Bureau of Statistics 1981
Geometry Field wkb_geometry
Key ccd_code
Type dataset
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[96.82, -43.74], [159.11, -43.74], [159.11, -9.14], [96.82, -9.14], [96.82, -43.74]]]}