[talk-au] admin_level, suburbs and rendering; should the order be updated?

[Dian Ågesson]

Hi Steve,

You are looking in the right spot, although the confusion is 
understandable-the proposal (for lack of a better word) is for ACT 
Districts to be moved from Level 7 to Level 5, and for the other 
"districts" to not be included at all.

Forgive me if I over-explain some of these points, but for your benefit 
as a non-Australian:

Australia's government is generally broken into three levels of 
government: Federal, State/Territory (6 states, 9 territories), and 
Local (539 LGAs and Unincorporated Areas). These are currently: 
admin_level=2, admin_level=4, and admin_level=6.  LGAs are the 
second-level subdivision, and provide basic services: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_Australia Counties are 
very much an anachronism, and exist only on paper as part of the 
cadastral land title system for some states.

The ACT does not contain any local government areas. It does, however 
have "districts": 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbs_of_Canberra#Districts. ACT 
Districts are subdivisions that are used for land titles, but also form 
part of the ACT government's provision of local services and planning 
strategies.

Dian

> See, what I'm getting at is saying ACT District is 5, yet 7 means 
> District, well, that ambiguity trips me up.
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