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Local Authority Rural-Urban Classification

Description

This publication provides detailed guidance on the Local Authority Rural-Urban Classification. It explains how and when to apply this classification.

Policy areas

Government and public administration Housing and planning Local government

Update cadence

Ad hoc

Subject area

Rural and urban statistics

Publisher

Published

24 June 2011

Data files

File	Type	Size
La Class Intro	pdf	231 KB
La Class Orig Technical	pdf	1.4 MB
La Class Updated Technical	pdf	331 KB
La Class Dataset Pre0409 Boundaries	xlsx	201 KB
La Class Dataset Post0409	xlsx	185 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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