Regional Development Australia (RDA) is an Australian Government initiative
that brings together all levels of government to enhance the growth and
development of Australia-C/s regions. national network of RDA
committees has been established to achieve this objective.
RD Regions are created and maintained by the Regional Australia, Local
Government, Arts and Sport to support this initiative.
Notes
The RD Regions (2011) were built from the ABS LG 2011 boundary dataset.
The RDAA spatial dataA is updatedA as new LG boundaries as released by ABS
or as RD regional boundaries move.AA
On the 16th of August 2011, the RDAA representation of Lord Howe Island,
previously RD Northern Rivers was changed to RD Mid North Coast.A The 2011
dataset has been updated to reflect this change.
NT, Tas and ACT
These states and territories are defined as single RD regions.
SA
RD regions are not completely defined with S LG boundaries, with some RDA
regions being defined from the previously existing 2007 South Australia
Government Region boundaries.A Thus, the large unincorporated S LG (Outback
Communities Authority) is divided between 3 RDAs (see S Government
Regions for more
information).
NSW
RD South Coast includes the external territory of Jervis Bay.A In previous
data releases, Lord Howe Island (part of the ABS Unincorporated NSW) was part
ofA RD Northern Rivers. On the 16 of August 2011, Lord Howe Island declared
to be represented by Mid North Coast
Norfolk Island IS NOT part of any RDA
VIC
Unincorporated VIC (Snow fields and Islands) have been combined into their
surrounding RDAs
WA
The external territories of Christmas Island and Cocos/Keeling Islands are
part of RD Mid West Gascoyne.
There was also an amalgamation between the City of Geraldton-Greenough and
Shire of Mullewa on the 1st of July 2011A to formA the City of Greater
Geraldton.A The LG code for Geraldton-Greenough (53520) was retained for the
new City of Greater Geraldton.
