Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts
Region: Australia
Description: These datasets contain counts of the total usual resident population and total dwelling count from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing for Mesh Blocks. Mesh Blocks are the smallest geographical area defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and form the building blocks for the larger regions of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). All other statistical areas or regions are built up from, or approximated by, whole Mesh Blocks. The Mesh Block is the smallest geographical unit for which Census data are available and are identified with a unique 11 digit code. In 2016, there were approximately 358,000 Mesh Blocks covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. They broadly identify land use such as residential, commercial, primary production and parks, etc.