| description                                                                                              | column_reference | aliases                                                                                                            | current_status                           |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
| States and Territories 2021                                                                              | STATE_CODE_2021  | ['ste_code_2021', 'ste_code', 'ste']                                                                               |                                          |
| Indigenous Locations 2021                                                                                | ILO_CODE21       | ['iloc_code_2021', 'iloc_code', 'iloc']                                                                            |                                          |
| Indigenous Locations 2021                                                                                | ILO_NAME21       | ['iloc_name_2021', 'iloc_name']                                                                                    |                                          |
| Indigenous Areas 2021                                                                                    | IAR_CODE21       | ['iare_code_2021', 'iare_code', 'iare']                                                                            |                                          |
| Indigenous Areas 2021                                                                                    | IAR_NAME21       | ['iare_name_2021', 'iare_name']                                                                                    |                                          |
| Indigenous Regions 2021                                                                                  | IRE_CODE21       | ['ireg_code_2021', 'ireg_code', 'ireg']                                                                            |                                          |
| Indigenous Regions 2021                                                                                  | IRE_NAME21       | ['ireg_name_2021', 'ireg_name']                                                                                    |                                          |
| Remoteness Areas 2021                                                                                    | RA_CODE21        | ['ra_code_2021', 'ra_code', 'ra']                                                                                  |                                          |
| Suburbs and Localities 2021                                                                              | SAL_CODE_2021    | ['sal_code_2021', 'sal_code', 'sal']                                                                               |                                          |
| Australian Drainage Divisions 2021                                                                       | ADD_CODE_2021    | ['add_code_2021', 'add_code', 'add']                                                                               |                                          |
| Australian Drainage Divisions 2021                                                                       | ADD_NAME_2021    | ['add_name_2021', 'add_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Destination Zones 2021                                                                                   | DZN_CODE_2021    | ['dzn_code_2021', 'dzn_code', 'dzn']                                                                               |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2022                                                                              | LGA_CODE_2022    | ['lga_code_2022']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2023                                                                              | LGA_CODE_2023    | ['lga_code_2023']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2024                                                                              | LGA_CODE_2024    | ['lga_code_2024']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2025                                                                              | LGA_CODE_2025    | ['lga_code_2025', 'lga_code', 'lga']                                                                               |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2021 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_CODE_2021    | ['sed_code_2021']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2021 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_NAME_2021    | ['sed_name_2021']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2022 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_CODE_2022    | ['sed_code_2022']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2022 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_NAME_2022    | ['sed_name_2022']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2024 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_CODE_2024    | ['sed_code_2024']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2024 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_NAME_2024    | ['sed_name_2024']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2025 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_CODE_2025    | ['sed_code_2025', 'sed_code', 'sed']                                                                               |                                          |
| State Electoral Divisions 2025 (ABS)                                                                     | SED_NAME_2025    | ['sed_name_2025', 'sed_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 (ABS)                                                              | CED_CODE_2021    | ['ced_code_2021']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 (ABS)                                                              | CED_NAME_2021    | ['ced_name_2021']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2024 (ABS)                                                              | CED_CODE_2024    | ['ced_code_2024']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2024 (ABS)                                                              | CED_NAME_2024    | ['ced_name_2024']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ABS)                                                              | CED_CODE_2025    | ['ced_code_2025', 'ced_code', 'ced']                                                                               |                                          |
| Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ABS)                                                              | CED_NAME_2025    | ['ced_name_2025', 'ced_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Postal Areas 2021 (ABS)                                                                                  | POA_CODE_2021    | ['poa_code_2021', 'poa_code', 'poa', 'postcode_2021', 'postcode']                                                  |                                          |
| Tourism Regions 2021                                                                                     | TR_CODE_2021     | ['tr_code_2021', 'tr_code', 'tr']                                                                                  |                                          |
| Tourism Regions 2021                                                                                     | TR_NAME_2021     | ['tr_name_2021', 'tr_name']                                                                                        |                                          |
| Significant Urban Areas 2021                                                                             | SUA_CODE_2021    | ['sua_code_2021', 'sua_code', 'sua']                                                                               |                                          |
| Significant Urban Areas 2021                                                                             | SUA_NAME_2021    | ['sua_name_2022', 'sua_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Urban Centres and Localities 2021                                                                        | UCL_CODE_2021    | ['ucl_code_2021', 'ucl_code', 'ucl']                                                                               |                                          |
| Urban Centres and Localities 2021                                                                        | UCL_NAME_2021    | ['ucl_name_2021', 'ucl_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Section of State 2021                                                                                    | SOS_CODE_2021    | ['sos_code_2021', 'sos_code', 'sos']                                                                               |                                          |
| Section of State Range 2021                                                                              | SOSR_CODE_2021   | ['sosr_code_2021', 'sosr_code', 'sosr']                                                                            |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 1 2011 (ABS)                                                                      | SA1_MAIN11       | ['sa1_code_2011', 'sa1_maincode_2011']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 1 2011 by 7-dig code (ABS)                                                        | SA1_7DIG11       | ['sa1_7digitcode_2011']                                                                                            |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 1 2016 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA1_MAIN16       | ['sa1_code_2016', 'sa1_maincode_2016']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 1 2016 by 7-dig code (ABS)                                                        | SA1_7DIG16       | ['sa1_7digitcode', 'sa1_7digitcode_2016']                                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 1 2021 (ABS)                                                                      | SA1_CODE21       | ['sa1_code_2021', 'sa1_maincode_2021', 'sa1', 'sa1_code']                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 4 2011 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA4_CODE11       | ['sa4_code_2011', 'sa4_maincode_2011']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 4 2011 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA4_NAME11       | ['sa4_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 4 2016 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA4_CODE16       | ['sa4_maincode_2016', 'sa4_code_2016']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 4 2016 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA4_NAME16       | ['sa4_name_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 4 2021 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA4_CODE21       | ['sa4_code_2021', 'sa4_maincode_2021', 'sa4', 'sa4_code']                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 4 2021 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA4_NAME21       | ['sa4_name_2021', 'sa4_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 3 2011 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA3_CODE11       | ['sa3_code_2011', 'sa3_maincode_2011']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 3 2011 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA3_NAME11       | ['sa3_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 3 2016 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA3_CODE16       | ['sa3_code_2016', 'sa3_maincode_2016']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 3 2016 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA3_NAME16       | ['sa3_name_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 3 2021 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA3_CODE21       | ['sa3_code_2021', 'sa3_maincode_2021', 'sa3', 'sa3_code']                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 3 2021 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA3_NAME21       | ['sa3_name_2021', 'sa3_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2011 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA2_MAIN11       | ['sa2_code_2011', 'sa2_maincode_2011']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2011 by 5-dig code (ABS)                                                        | SA2_5DIG11       | ['sa2_5digitcode_2011']                                                                                            |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2011 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA2_NAME11       | ['sa2_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2016 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA2_MAIN16       | ['sa2_code_2016', 'sa2_maincode_2016']                                                                             |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2016 by 5-dig code (ABS)                                                        | SA2_5DIG16       | ['sa2_5digitcode', 'sa2_5digitcode_2016']                                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2016 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA2_NAME16       | ['sa2_name_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2021 by code (ABS)                                                              | SA2_CODE21       | ['sa2_code_2021', 'sa2_maincode_2021', 'sa2', 'sa2_code']                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Area Level 2 2021 by name (ABS)                                                              | SA2_NAME21       | ['sa2_name_2021', 'sa2_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| ABS approximations of suburbs by code (2011)                                                             | SSC_CODE         | ['ssc_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| ABS approximations of suburbs by name (2011)                                                             | SSC_NAME         | ['ssc_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| ABS approximations of suburbs by code (2016)                                                             | SSC_CODE16       | ['ssc_code_2016', 'ssc_code', 'ssc']                                                                               |                                          |
| ABS approximations of suburbs by name (2016)                                                             | SSC_NAME16       | ['ssc_name_2016', 'ssc_name', 'suburb']                                                                            |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2021 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE21       | ['lga_code_2021', 'lga_code_2020']                                                                                 |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2019 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE19       | ['lga_code_2019']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2018 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE18       | ['lga_code_2018']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2017 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE17       | ['lga_code_2017']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2016 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE16       | ['lga_code_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2015 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE15       | ['lga_code_2015', 'lga_code_2014']                                                                                 |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2013 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE13       | ['lga_code_2013', 'lga_code_2012']                                                                                 |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2011 by code (ABS)                                                                | LGA_CODE11       | ['lga_code_2011', 'lga_code_2010']                                                                                 |                                          |
| Local Government Areas 2011 by name (ABS)                                                                | LGA_NAME11       | ['lga_name_2011', 'lga name', 'lga_name_2015', 'lga_name_2014', 'lga_name_2013', 'lga_name_2012', 'lga_name_2010'] | Not recommended. Use LGA_CODE11 instead. |
| Postal areas 2016 (ABS approximation)                                                                    | POA_CODE16       | ['poa_code_2016', 'postcode_2016']                                                                                 |                                          |
| Postal areas 2011 (ABS approximation)                                                                    | POA_CODE         | ['poa_2011', 'postcode_2011', 'poa_code_2011', 'postcode_2015']                                                    |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2018 by code (ABS)                                                      | CED_CODE18       | ['ced_2018', 'ced_code_2018']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2018 by name (ABS)                                                      | CED_NAME18       | ['ced_name_2018']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2016 by code (ABS)                                                      | CED_CODE16       | ['ced_code_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2016 by name (ABS)                                                      | CED_NAME16       | ['ced_name_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2013 by code (ABS)                                                      | CED_CODE13       | ['ced_code_2013']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2013 by name (ABS)                                                      | CED_NAME13       | ['ced_name_2013']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2011 by code (ABS)                                                      | CED_CODE         | ['ced_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions 2011 by name (ABS)                                                      | CED_NAME         | ['ced_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2016 by code (AEC)                                                      | DIV_ID           | ['divisionid', 'com_elb_id_2016', 'com_elb_id', 'com_elb']                                                         |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2021 by name (AEC)                                                      | Elect_div        | ['com_elb_name_2021', 'com_elb_name', 'divisionnm']                                                                |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2019 by name (AEC)                                                      | Sortname         | ['com_elb_name_2019']                                                                                              |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2016 by name (AEC)                                                      | ELECT_DIV        | ['com_elb_name_2016']                                                                                              |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2011 by name (AEC)                                                      | ELECT_DIV        | ['com_elb_name_2011']                                                                                              |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2013 by id (AEC)                                                        | ced_code_2013    | ['com_elb_id_2013']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2013 by name (AEC)                                                      | ced_name_2013    | ['com_elb_name_2013']                                                                                              |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2010 by code (AEC)                                                      | ced_code_2010    | ['com_elb_id_2010']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2010 by name (AEC)                                                      | ced_name_2010    | ['com_elb_name_2010']                                                                                              |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2007 by code (AEC)                                                      | ced_code_2007    | ['com_elb_id_2007']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Commonwealth electoral districts 2007 by name (AEC)                                                      | ced_name_2007    | ['com_elb_name_2007']                                                                                              |                                          |
| State electoral divisions 2018 by code (ABS)                                                             | SED_CODE18       | ['sed_2018', 'sed_code_2018']                                                                                      |                                          |
| State electoral divisions 2018 by name (ABS)                                                             | SED_NAME18       | ['sed_name_2018']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State electoral divisions 2016 by code (ABS)                                                             | SED_CODE16       | ['sed_2016', 'sed_code_2016', 'sed_code16']                                                                        |                                          |
| State electoral divisions 2016 by code (ABS)                                                             | SED_NAME16       | ['sed_name_2016', 'sed_name16']                                                                                    |                                          |
| State electoral divisions 2011 by code (ABS)                                                             | SED_CODE         | ['sed_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| State electoral divisions 2011 by name (ABS)                                                             | SED_NAME         | ['sed_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Greater capital city statistical areas 2011 by code (ABS)                                                | GCC_CODE11       | ['gccsa_code_2011']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Greater capital city statistical areas 2011 by name (ABS)                                                | GCC_NAME11       | ['gccsa_name_2011']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Greater capital city statistical areas 2016 by code (ABS)                                                | GCC_CODE16       | ['gccsa_code_2016']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Greater capital city statistical areas 2016 by name (ABS)                                                | GCC_NAME16       | ['gccsa_name_2016']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Greater capital city statistical areas 2021 by code (ABS)                                                | GCC_CODE21       | ['gccsa_code_2021', 'gccsa_code', 'gccsa']                                                                         |                                          |
| Greater capital city statistical areas 2021 by name (ABS)                                                | GCC_NAME21       | ['gccsa_name_2021', 'gccsa_name']                                                                                  |                                          |
| Significant urban areas 2011 by code                                                                     | SUA_CODE11       | ['sua_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Significant urban areas 2011 by name                                                                     | SUA_NAME11       | ['sua_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| States and Territories 2011 by code (ABS)                                                                | STE_CODE11       | ['ste_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| States and Territories 2016 by code (ABS)                                                                | STE_CODE16       | ['ste_code_2016', 'ste_code_2017', 'ste_code_2018', 'ste_code_2019', 'ste_code_2020']                              |                                          |
| Section of state 2011                                                                                    | SOS_CODE11       | ['sos_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Section of state range 2011                                                                              | SSR_CODE11       | ['sosr_code_2011']                                                                                                 |                                          |
| Urban centres and localities 2011                                                                        | UCL_CODE11       | ['ucl_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Indigenous regions 2011                                                                                  | IR_CODE11        | ['ireg_code_2011']                                                                                                 |                                          |
| Indigenous locations 2011                                                                                | IL_CODE11        | ['iloc_code_2011']                                                                                                 |                                          |
| Indigenous areas 2011                                                                                    | IA_CODE11        | ['iare_code_2011']                                                                                                 |                                          |
| Remoteness areas 2011                                                                                    | RA_CODE11        | ['ra_code_2011']                                                                                                   |                                          |
| Tourism regions 2015                                                                                     | TR_CODE15        | ['tr_code_2015']                                                                                                   |                                          |
| Tourism regions 2013                                                                                     | TR_CODE13        | ['tr_code_2013', 'tr_2013']                                                                                        |                                          |
| Natural resource management regions 2011                                                                 | NRMR_CODE        | ['nrmr', 'nrmr_code', 'nrmr_code_2011']                                                                            |                                          |
| Natural resource management regions 2011                                                                 | NRMR_NAME        | ['nrmr_name']                                                                                                      |                                          |
| Australian drainage divisions 2011                                                                       | ADD_CODE         | ['add_code_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Australian drainage divisions by name 2011                                                               | ADD_NAME         | ['add_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Australian drainage divisions 2016                                                                       | ADD_CODE16       | ['add_code_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Australian drainage divisions by name 2016                                                               | ADD_NAME16       | ['add_name_2016']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Primary health networks                                                                                  | PHN_Code         | ['phn_code_2015', 'phn_code', 'phn']                                                                               |                                          |
| States and Territories 2011 by name (ABS)                                                                | STE_NAME11       | ['ste_name_2011']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| States and Territories 2016 by name (ABS)                                                                | STE_NAME16       | ['state', 'ste_name', 'ste_name_2016', 'ste_name_2021']                                                            |                                          |
| Statistical Local Areas 2006 by code (obsolete)                                                          | SLA_CODE06       | ['sla_code_2006', 'sla_code', 'sla_9digitcode_2006', 'sla_9digitcode', 'sla']                                      |                                          |
| Statistical Local Areas 2006 by 5-dig code (obsolete)                                                    | SLA_5DIGIT       | ['sla_5digitcode_2006', 'sla_5digitcode']                                                                          |                                          |
| Statistical Local Areas 2006 by name (obsolete)                                                          | SLA_NAME06       | ['sla_name_2006', 'sla_name']                                                                                      |                                          |
| Census collection district 2006 (obsolete)                                                               | CD_CODE06        | ['cd_7digitcode_2006', 'cd_code_2006', 'cd_code', 'cd']                                                            |                                          |
| Employment Service Areas 2009-2015+                                                                      | ESA_CODE         | ['esa', 'esa_code', 'esa_code_2009']                                                                               |                                          |
| Employment Service Areas 2009-2015+                                                                      | ESA_NAME         | ['esa_name', 'esa_name_2009']                                                                                      |                                          |
| IBRA Regions v7                                                                                          | REG_CODE_7       | ['ibra7_reg', 'ibra7_reg_code']                                                                                    |                                          |
| IBRA Regions v7                                                                                          | REG_NAME_7       | ['ibra7_reg_name']                                                                                                 |                                          |
| IBRA Subregions v7                                                                                       | SUB_CODE_7       | ['ibra7_sub', 'ibra7_sub_code']                                                                                    |                                          |
| IBRA Subregions v7                                                                                       | SUB_NAME_7       | ['ibra7_sub_name']                                                                                                 |                                          |
| Stats New Zealand Area Units 2017                                                                        | AU2017           | ['nz_au_code_2017', 'nz_au']                                                                                       |                                          |
| Stats New Zealand Area Units 2017                                                                        | AU2017_NAM       | ['nz_au_name_2017']                                                                                                |                                          |
| Stats New Zealand Mesh Blocks 2017                                                                       | MB2017           | ['nz_mb_code_2017', 'nz_mb']                                                                                       |                                          |
| Australian Electoral Commission Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries for ABS Australian Marriage Law Survey | FED_ABB          | ['fed_code_2017']                                                                                                  |                                          |
| Bushfire Regional Recovery Areas                                                                         | RRA_Name         | ['RRA_NAME', 'RRA']                                                                                                |                                          |
| ABARES regions, farm survey statistical aggregation areas                                                | AbaresCode       | ['abares_code', 'abares_region_code']                                                                              |                                          |
| ABARES regions, farm survey statistical aggregation areas                                                | AbaresName       | ['abares_name', 'abares_region_name']                                                                              |                                          |
