It comes up as ambiguous and asks for the Latitude and Longitude.

View all posts by Alan Eldridge In the meantime you can use the custom polygon approach outlined in my post here:http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/second+level+view?ReadForm&prodno=1270.0.55.003&viewtitle=Australian%20Statistical%20Geography%20Standard%20(ASGS)https://blog.databender.net/2016/08/08/updated-abs-boundaries-for-2016/It’s working for me. I have raised a bug on this so hopefully it will get updated.The Tableau product team continues to deliver the goods for Australian users. They appear as shown:The LGA boundaries in the custom polygon files are based on the 2014 specification.I noticed that the Sunshine Coast Regional Council is not there, nor does it show up in version 9.2 with my own data set. You can do this here ( If you just want the LGAs as a reference layer we also have (as reported in comments to my last blog post) the LGA boundaries and labels available in the map tile layer. View all posts by Alan Eldridge If you address those two points then you should be able to plot a map with filled postcode regions simply by double-clicking on your postcode field (assuming it has the postcode geographic role associated) and setting the mark type to “filled map”.I’m not sure how this one slipped past me but I’m going to have to find some new tricks if I want to look like I’m doing clever stuff with maps. Do you have any custom geocoding roles installed? Snowflake multi-cluster warehouse vs. TabJolt loadCheck out the following example of Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) data plotted by LGA:b) try using the LGA code instead of the LGA name to make sure there isn’t a minor mismatch causing your problem.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: How peculiar!Australian Local Government Areas (LGAs) now in Tableau 8.2.2 PS. I’m trying to get the ACT to come up on my maps, but I can’t find it on mine or yours – the LGA name is “Unincorporated ACT”. I noticed this when the feature was first delivered and it looks like the product team have used the original edition of the ASGS LGA specification from 2011. I had fixed it in the previous workbook by converting the datatype to string, but when I opened a new dataset to fix it I didn’t have any such problem (other than having to go to Map > Edit Locations to get Australia to show up). For some reason, I think Tableau is converting the 4-digit AUS post codes in my data set to 5 digits, all with a leading zero. Central Highlands is also another I had a problem with, though that one did map the LGA correctly when I entered the latitude and longitude. map. Having it treat the number as 5 digits makes me think it might be trying to interpret as a US postal code. Hi Chris, I can send you a view of what my current map of Australia is. It looks like none of the unincorporated areas are included – is that correct? Format color and font as desired. I’ve had a couple of people report that they can’t get the filled maps to appear. This would also explain why I could see the filled maps but also had custom roles imported – because I had imported them in 8.2.1.The default GEOCODING.FDB file that is installed with the product lives in C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau 8.2\Local\data but when you import custom geocoding roles we make a new copy with the new data incorporated. Frustrating!Snowflake multi-cluster warehouse vs. TabJolt loadFill in your details below or click an icon to log in: When I enter that I just get a dot. I am trying to do a dashboard that has ACT data, so will need to continue using the custom shapefiles if so.Best Practices for Using Tableau with SnowflakeMakeLine() + Transparency + Mark Hiding = Oh My!Musings on data and analytics from the last of the data benders.You can download the workbook (which also shows the same data by postcode/postal area) from If your problems persist, I encourage you to open a support ticket with our help desk and they will assist you.

When you remove the roles you pick up the new file and the filled maps suddenly appear. Perhaps your label of “Sunshine Coast Regional Council” isn’t being recognised, in which case you need to “edit locations…” to fix the unrecognised value.https://alanattableau.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/australian-region-boundaries-in-tableau/Hi Frances – thanks for the question. If you're new to maps, or simply want to take advantage of the built in mapping capabilities that Tableau provides, you can create a simple point or filled (polygon) map similar to the examples below. My screenshot has lat/lon on the filter shelf because I have excluded some values from the viz.The My Tableau Repository directory is preserved between installations of Tableau – so if you had imported your custom roles prior to Tableau 8.2.1 then you had a copy of the old data without the new boundary information. This is held in C:\Users\\Documents\My Tableau Repository\Local DataYou could also try setting the default number format for the postcode field – right click on the field then Default Properties -> Number Format… Try setting it to “automatic” and if that doesn’t work set it explicitly to 0000.Best Practices for Using Tableau with SnowflakeAlso I noticed that Local Government Area (LGA) boundaries are available if you select ‘US County’ on the map options window.Hi Derek. The postcode boundaries are not included in earlier versions.2) that you have removed any custom geocoding you might have imported in an earlier version of Tableau.