Statistical Area 3 Higher Geographies 2023 (generalised)

This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released statistical area 3 boundaries as at 1 January 2023, defined by Stats NZ and concorded to higher geographies. This version contains 929 statistical 3 areas.

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Statistical area 3 (SA3) is a new output geography, introduced in 2023, that allows aggregations of population data between the SA3geography and territorial authority geography.

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This dataset is the definitive version of statistical area 3 (SA3) boundaries concorded to higher geographies for 2023 as defined by Stats NZ. This version contains 929 SA3s.

This statistical area 3 higher geographies file is a correspondence, or concordance, which relates SA3s to larger geographic areas or 'higher geographies'.

The higher geography contained in this concordance is: territorial authority (TA).

For more information please refer to the Statistical standard for geographic areas 2023.

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For more information please refer to the Statistical standard for geographic areas 2023.

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Generalised version

This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.

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Macrons

Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The column name for those without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’.

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Digital data

Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.

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To download geographic classifications in table formats such as CSV please use Ariā