Statistical Subdivision/ District

A Statistical Subdivision is defined in most States on the same basis as a Statistical Division but as a portion of the latter.

Generally, a Statistical District is a Statistical Subdivision that meets additional criteria. Most Statistical Districts contain an urban centre with a population of 25,000 or more and their boundaries, like those of Capital City Statistical Divisions, are delineated to contain the anticipated urban development of the centre for a period of at least twenty years. These fixed boundaries delineate areas which for general statistical purposes are free from the problems imposed by the moving boundaries of the majority of urban centres.

In selected cases, especially in Queensland, Statistical District boundaries have been delineated around urban centres with a population of fewer than 25,000, where there was a demand for intercensal population estimates for the area and where existing LGA boundaries were obviously inadequate for this purpose.

There are three cases where Statistical Districts are not equivalent to Statistical Subdivisions. They are the Statistical Districts of Gold Coast and Albury-Wodonga which cross State boundaries and each of which consists of two Statistical Subdivisions, and the Canberra Statistical District which consists of the Canberra Statistical Division and the LGA of Queanbeyan in New South Wales.

Statistical Subdivisions/ Districts are represented by a one digit numeric code allocated sequentially from 1 within each Statistical Division.

STD	SSD	NEW SOUTH WALES
01	Sydney
	1	Central Sydney
	2	Inner Western Sydney
	3	Southern Sydney
	4	South Western Sydney
	5	Western Sydney
	6	Northern Sydney
	7	Gosford-Wyong
02	Hunter
	1	Newcastle Statistical District
	2	Balance of Hunter
03	Illawarra
	1	Wollongong Statistical District
	2	Balance of Illawarra

STD	SSD	NEW SOUTH WALES - continued
04	Richmond-Tweed
	1	Gold Coast Statistical District (Part)
	2	Balance Richmond-Tweed
05	Mid North Coast
	1	Clarence
	2	Hastings
06	Northern
	1	Tamworth Statistical District
	2	Balance Northern Slopes
	3	Northern Tablelands
	4	North Central Plain
07	North Western
	1	Central Macquarie
	2	Macquarie-Barwon
	3	Upper Darling
08	Central West
	1	Bathurst-Orange Statistical District
	2	Balance Central Tablelands
	3	Lachlan
09	South-Eastern
	1	Canberra Statistical District (Part)
	2	Balance Southern Tablelands
	3	Lower South Coast
	4	Snowy
10	Murrumbidgee
	1	Wagga Wagga Statistical District
	2	Balance Central Murrumbidgee
	3	Lower Murrumbidgee
11	Murray
	1	Albury-Wodonga Statistical District (Part)
	2	Balance Upper Murray
	3	Central Murray
	4	Murray-Darling
12	Far Western
	1	Broken Hill Statistical District
	2	Balance of Far Western
13	1	Lord Howe Island
14	1	Migratory

STD	SSD	VICTORIA
01	1	Melbourne
02		Barwon
	1	Geelong Statistical District
	2	Balance of Barwon
03	1	South Western
04		Central Highlands
	1	Ballarat Statistical District
	2	Balance Central Highlands

STD	SSD	VICTORIA - continued
05	1	Wimmera
06	1	Northern Mallee
07		Loddon-Campaspe
	1	Bendigo Statistical District
	2	Balance Loddon-Campaspe
08		Goulburn
	1	Shepparton-Mooroopna Statistical District
	2	Balance of Goulburn
09		North Eastern
	1	Albury-Wodonga Statistical District (Part)
	2	Balance North Eastern
10	1	East Gippsland
11		Central Gippsland
	1	Morwell Statistical District
	2	Balance of Central Gippsland
12	1	East Central
13	1	Migratory

STD	SSD	QUEENSLAND
01		Brisbane
	1	City of Brisbane
	2	Balance of Brisbane
02		Moreton
	1	Gold Coast Statistical District (Part)
	2	Sunshine Coast Statistical District
	3	Balance of Moreton
03		Wide Bay-Burnett
	1	Bundaberg Statistical District
	2	Balance Wide Bay-Burnett
04	1	Darling Downs
05	1	South West
06		Fitzroy
	1	Rockhampton Statistical District
	2	Balance of Fitzroy
07	1	Central West
08		Mackay
	1	Mackay Statistical District
	2	Balance of Mackay
09		Northern
	1	Townsville Statistical District
	2	Balance of Northern
10		Far North
	1	Cairns Statistical District
	2	Balance of Far North
11	1	North-Western
12	1	Migratory


STD	SSD	SOUTH AUSTRALIA
01	Adelaide
	1	Para
	2	North Eastern
	3	Western
	4	Eastern
	5	Southern
02	Outer Adelaide
	1	Barossa
	2	Kangaroo Island
	3	Onkaparinga
	4	Fleurieu
03	Yorke and Lower North
	1	Yorke
	2	Lower North
04	Murray Lands
	1	Riverland
	2	Murray Bridge Statistical District
	3	Balance Murray Mallee
05	South East
	1	Mount Gambier Statistical District
	2	Balance Lower South East
	3	Upper South East
06	Eyre
	1	Port Lincoln Statistical District
	2	Balance Lincoln
	3	West Coast
07	Northern
	1	Whyalla Statistical District
	2	Balance of Whyalla
	3	Port Pirie Statistical District
	4	Balance of Pirie
	5	Port Augusta Statistical District
	6	Balance Flinders Ranges
	7	Far North
08	1	Migratory

STD	SSD	WESTERN AUSTRALIA
01	Perth
	1	Central Metropolitan
	2	East Metropolitan
	3	North Metropolitan
	4	South West Metropolitan
	5	South East Metropolitan
02	South West
	1	Murray
	2	Preston
	3	Vasse
	4	Blackwood

STD	SSD	WESTERN AUSTRALIA - continued
03	Lower Great Southern
	1	Pallinup
	2	King
04	Upper Great Southern
	1	Williams
	2	Lakes
05	Midlands
	1	Moore
	2	Avon
	3	Campion
06	South Eastern
	1	Lefroy
	2	Dundas
07	Central
	1	Gascoyne
	2	Carnegie
	3	Greenough
08	Pilbara
	1	De Grey
	2	Ashburton
09	Kimberley
	1	Ord
	2	Fitzroy
10	1	Migratory

STD	SSD	TASMANIA
01	1	Hobart
02	1	Southern
03	Northern
	1	Launceston Statistical District
	2	Balance Tamar
	3	North Eastern
04	Mersey-Lyell
	1	Burnie-Devonport Statistical District
	2	Balance of North Western
	3	Western
05	1	Migratory

STD	SSD	NORTHERN TERRITORY
01	Darwin
	1	City of Darwin	
	2	Balance 1945 Area
	3	1973 Acquisition
	4	Balance of Darwin

STD	SSD	NORTHERN TERRITORY - continued
02	Balance of Territory
	1	Bathurst/ Melville
	2	Alligator
	3	Daly
	4	East Arnhem
	5	Katherine
	6	Barkly
	7	Alice Springs
03	1	Migratory

STD	SSD	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
01	Canberra Statistical District (Part)
	1	Belconnen
	2	Canberra Central
	3	Tuggeranong
	4	Weston Creek
	5	Woden Valley
	6	Balance Statistical District (Part)
02	1	Balance of Territory