eechidna (version 1.4.0)

nat_data_download: Download DataFrame containing the data associated with Australian federal electorates

Description

Download DataFrame containing the data associated with Australian federal electorates

Usage

nat_data_download(year, ...)

Arguments

year

Desired year, must be one of 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019

...

Additional arguments passed to `download.file`

Downloads and returns a DataFrame containing the points that outline the polygons for each of the Australian electorates in the desired federal election. This object is obtained using the `nat_data_download` function. The data were obtained from the Australian Electoral Commission and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Value

A DataFrame with data associated with each of the Australian federal electorates

Examples

# NOT RUN {
nat_map16 <- nat_map_download(year = 2016)
nat_data16 <- nat_data_download(year = 2016)
# Plot a map of the electorates
library(sp)
plot(sF_16)
# }
# NOT RUN {
# }