Boundary selection on Maps

Boundary Selection lets you filter contacts geographically by selecting areas on a map. There are two field groups in the List Builder field menu: Select Areas on Map for predefined boundaries, and Draw Area on Map for your own custom circles and polygons. Results include contacts whose geocoded addresses fall inside the selected area(s).

Select Areas on Map (predefined boundaries)

Use this when you want to target established regions such as electorates or other boundary sets:

1. In Conditions, click Add Criteria and open the field menu.
2. Under Select Areas on Map, choose the boundary layer you want — for example Federal Electorates (and New Boundaries), LGAs, Metro Regions, State Electorates (and New Boundaries) or State Upper House Electorates. The layers offered depend on your account.
3. Click New selection. The map opens with the prompt "Select areas from the chosen boundary layer to define your boundary selection".
4. Click the regions on the map to select them, and review your selections.
5. Click Save Selection (or Cancel to discard).

Draw Area on Map (draw your own area)

Use this when no predefined boundary fits the area you need:

1. In Conditions, click Add Criteria and choose Draw Area on Map from the field menu.
2. Leave the operator as is and choose which address to test — Street Address or Postal Address.
3. Click New selection. The map opens with the prompt "Use the map tools to draw and label custom boundaries. Add circles or polygons to define your boundary".
4. Choose a drawing tool:
   • Draw Circle — set a centre and radius.
   • Draw Polygon — click on the map to place points and create a closed shape.
5. Draw as many shapes as you need to cover the areas you want in this list.
6. Click Save Selection (or Cancel to discard).

How results are determined

• Results include contacts whose geocoded address falls inside the drawn or selected area(s).
• Only contacts with a geocoded address can be matched — contacts without one will not appear.
• A contact with multiple addresses can appear more than once in a location-based list where more than one of their addresses falls inside the selected area(s).

Step-by-step: target contacts inside a custom geographic area

1. Go to the List Builder Conditions stage and click Add Criteria.
2. Choose Draw Area on Map.
3. Leave the operator as is and choose Street Address or Postal Address.
4. Click New selection, then choose Draw Circle or Draw Polygon and draw on the map.
5. Click Save Selection.
6. Click Next to review the matched contacts in Results, then use Actions (export, generate documents, etc.).

For the full list of location fields, see List Builder field menus and operators (Document ID: 222). For why some contacts don't appear, see Geocoding requirements & checking geocode status (Document ID: 119).

Tips

• If a contact you expected is missing, check that they have a geocoded address — ungeocoded contacts are excluded from location filters.
• Use multiple shapes in one selection to capture non-contiguous areas without creating separate lists.