Part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This dataset contains WARD Boundaries (WARDS) for all LGA's within Victoria, used for local government elections. The WARD_2020 data set of Victorian local government ward boundaries was created by the Victorian Electoral Commission on behalf of Local Government Victoria as part of the Electoral Representation Review process (www.vec.vic.gov.au/repreviews).
Search Words:
Planning cadastre
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Environment
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Boundaries
Publication Date:
28 November 2023
Dataset Status:
Complete
Progress:
Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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License Text
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Access through www.delwp.vic.gov.au/vicmapdata or Vicmap Data Service Providers www.delwp.vic.gov.au/vicmapdsp or DataVic www.data.vic.gov.au
An arrangement also exists with Local Government Victoria and Information Services Division (DELWP) to make this data available for download from the VEC Web site.
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Data Existence:
Metadata Name
Descriptions
Resource Name:
WARD_2020
Title:
Vicmap Admin - Ward Polygon 2020
Anzlic ID:
ANZVI0803008676
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Owner:
Jurisdiction:
Victoria
Abstract:
Part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This dataset contains WARD Boundaries (WARDS) for all LGA's within Victoria, used for local government elections. The WARD_2020 data set of Victorian local government ward boundaries was created by the Victorian Electoral Commission on behalf of Local Government Victoria as part of the Electoral Representation Review process (www.vec.vic.gov.au/repreviews).
Search Words:
Planning cadastre
,
Environment
,
Boundaries
Purpose:
Vicmap Admin provides an accurate representation of various adminstrative boundaries across Victoria, at a capture scale of 1:25,000 or better. It is used in a variety of applications, particularly in emergency services, natural resource management, planning and development, and digital map publications.
Geographic Extent Polygon:
Geographic Bounding Box:
-34
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-39
Beginning to Ending Date:
2020-08-01 - now
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
As needed
Stored Data Format:
Available Format(s) Types:
All major digital formats
Positional Accuracy:
The boundaries of the 43 LGAs affected by 2020 electoral structure changes were aligned to the 2020 ADMIN_LGA (tab) dataset The external boundaries of the remaining LGAs are still aligned to the 2016 ADMIN_LGA (tab) dataset.
The exception is Borough of Queenscliffe, for which the difference between the maritime boundary of the existing ward object and the maritime boundary for LGA_POLYGON is sufficiently large as to be visually distracting in such a small LGA.
Internal boundaries are aligned to Vicmap Transport or Hydro primarily, or to Vicmap Property when no other features are available.
Therefore the underlying accuracy is equivalent to the datasets it is aligned to.
Attribute Accuracy:
Approx. 99%.
The methodology used in the establishment of the WARDS was primarily a self-checking process.
Further QA was done via a cycle of maps produced for shires.
Maintenance of the WARD data set has been done at the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Logical Consistency:
Topologically Structured. WARD boundaries may contain overlaps and slivers due to maintenance regime.
Unincorporated areas are not included.
Data Source:
Dataset Source: WARD_2020 is directly extracted from the VEC¿s own Statewide Wards Master File.
New extracts are triggered by changed ward boundaries from Electoral Representation Reviews or Subdivision Reviews. Updates for VicMap are normally sent in batches with several changes in one file. The boundaries in this update will be used for all the Councils holding elections in October 2020.
Dataset Originality: Derived
Contact Organisation:
DTP
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Metadata Date:
2024-05-03T08:40:22
Additional Metadata:
History: The WARD boundaries dataset for Victoria was established by the Department for Victorian Communities, Local Government Victoria. The Victorian Electoral Commission is contracted to review these boundaries on rotating 3 general election cycle in line with the Local Government Act 1989.
Relationship to other Datasets: This layer is related to the LGA_POLYGON boundaries. No WARDS should cross an LGA boundary (excepting that there are slivers and overlaps currently within this dataset).
Related Documents: None
https://www.land.vic.gov.au/maps-and-spatial/spatial-data/vicmap-catalogue
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