Changelog • nswgeo

nswgeo (development version)

Updated suburbs dataset source (fetched from ArcGIS server).
Updated postcodes dataset. The new version has uses 2021 ABS boundaries and has some changes in processing.
Updated PHN boundaries.
Updated LHD boundaries to use new official data source. Note lhd_name is now LHD_NAME and includes the string "Local Health District" at the end of each.
Updated to 2025 ASGS release.
Update postcode-LHD concordance. Note that the LHD_NAME column has changed as with LHD boundaries.

CRAN release: 2026-01-19

CRAN release: 2024-12-17

Updated to the 2024 ASGS release, including the 2024 LGA shapefile. Note that this means some field names changed (e.g. LGA_NAME_2023 to LGA_NAME_2024).
Fixed bug in ACT cut out for outline().

CRAN release: 2024-01-29

Added some new maps:
- nswgeo::phn - Primary Health Networks (PHNs)
- nswgeo::act - Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- nswgeo::jbt - Jervis Bay Territory
- nswgeo::lhi - Lord Howe Island
- nswgeo::sydney - Greater Sydney
Added a new helper function outline() for combining the NSW external boundaries with the territories.
Add new helpers for coordinate reference systems relevant for Australia (crs_gda2020_cartesian() and crs_gda2020_albers()).
Add concordance file for ABS postal areas and local health districts (nswgeo::poa_lhd_concordance).
Fixed the nswgeo::poa_nsw dataset to avoid strange geometries near the state border.
Slightly increased the resolution of most maps to 750 m instead of 1 km.
Updated to the 2023 ASGS release, including the 2023 LGA shapefile. Note that this means some field names changed (e.g. LGA_NAME_2021 to LGA_NAME_2023).
Declare support for older R version 4.1.

CRAN release: 2023-05-05