1. Introduction
1.1. Local Government Area
In Australia Local Government Area (LGA) are the same as "Administrative Level 6" in openstreetmap.
Details for on the common Administrative Levels used worldwide are available here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:admin_level
Area Label is a shortened version of the full LGA name that can be used in space constrained user interfaces e.g. web pages. It must be all lowercase and be 10 characters or less.
1.2. Fully Qualified
Area Labels can only be used by themselves when there is no ambiguity, otherwise the state labels "Administrative Level 4" and country labels "Administrative Level 2" must be added to form a Fully Qualified Area Label.
e.g.
- Area - Council of the City of Sydney
- Area Label - sydney
- Qualified Area Label - sydneynswaus
State Labels:
act, nsw, nt, qld, sa, tas, vic, wa
Country Label:
aus
2. New South Wales
| Area Label | Local Government Area |
|---|---|
| bayside | Bayside Council |
| mosman | Mosman Council |
| northbeach | Northern Beaches Council |
| randwick | Randwick City Council |
| sydney | Council of the City of Sydney |
| waverley | Waverley Council |