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Geographic indicator

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term327306
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
  • Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005
  • Disability, Standard 07/10/2014
  • Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014
  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
  • Homelessness, Standard 22/10/2005
  • Housing assistance, Standard 22/10/2005
  • Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 03/07/2020
Definition:Help on this term

A classification scheme that divides an area into mutually exclusive sub-areas based on geographic location. Some geographic indicators are:

  • Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC, ABS cat. no. 1216.0, effective up until 1 July 2011)
  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS, ABS cat. nos. 1270.0.55.001 to 1270.0.55.005, effective from 1 July 2011)
  • administrative regions
  • electorates
  • Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)
  • Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area Classification (RRMA)
  • country.
Context:Help on this term

To enable the analysis of data on a geographical basis. Facilitates analysis of service provision in relation to demographic and other characteristics of the population of a geographic area.

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:Help on this term

The data element Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN is not included in the above listing, as it is, strictly speaking, not a geographic indicator.

Sometimes postcodes are used in the analysis of data on a geographical basis, which involves a conversion to Statistical Local Area or Statistical Area Level 2 (Australian Bureau of Statistics geographical structures). This conversion results in some inaccuracy of information. However, in some data sets Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN is the only geographic identifier, therefore the use of other more accurate indicators (for example, conversion from address line to Statistical Local Area or Statistical Area Level 2) is not always possible.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes PDFGeographic indicator, version 2, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (14.0 KB) No registration status
Has been superseded by Geographic indicator
  • Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
  • Health, Standard 18/12/2019
  • Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Admitted patient care NMDS 2013-14
  • Health, Superseded 11/04/2014
Admitted patient care NMDS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 10/11/2015
Admitted patient care NMDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20
  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
Australian state/territory identifier
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
  • Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
  • Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005
  • Disability, Standard 07/10/2014
  • Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010
  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
  • Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013
  • Housing assistance, Standard 22/10/2005
  • Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021
  • Tasmanian Health, Incomplete 23/07/2012
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Community Housing DSS 2018-
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019
Community mental health care NMDS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 04/09/2015
Community mental health care NMDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 17/08/2017
Community mental health care NMDS 2017–18
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Community mental health care NMDS 2018–19
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Community mental health care NMDS 2019–20
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Female—number of antenatal care visits, total N[N]
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Female—number of antenatal care visits, total N[N]
  • Health, Superseded 02/08/2017
  • Tasmanian Health, Superseded 03/07/2020
Government health expenditure NMDS 2014-
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Standard 04/12/2013
Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2016-
  • Health, Superseded 10/06/2022
Indigenous community housing DSS 2013-18
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Indigenous Community Housing DSS 2018-
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019
Mainstream community housing DSS 2013-18
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/05/2019
Medical indemnity NBPDS 2014-
  • Health, Standard 21/11/2013
Mental health establishments NMDS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 04/09/2015
Mental health establishments NMDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 17/08/2017
Mental health establishments NMDS 2017–18
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Mental health establishments NMDS 2018–19
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 17/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Mental health establishments NMDS 2019–20
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Mental health seclusion and restraint NBEDS 2015-
  • Health, Standard 13/11/2014
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2014-18
  • Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2018–19
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2019–20
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Perinatal DSS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
Perinatal DSS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 04/09/2015
Perinatal NBEDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Perinatal NBEDS 2017-18
  • Health, Superseded 02/08/2017
Perinatal NBEDS 2018-19
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Perinatal NMDS 2013-14
  • Health, Superseded 07/03/2014
Perinatal NMDS 2014-18
  • Health, Superseded 02/08/2017
Perinatal NMDS 2018-19
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Person and provider identification in healthcare National Best Practice Data Set
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Prisoner health NBEDS
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Public Housing and State Owned and Managed Indigenous housing (PH & SOMIH) DSS 2018-
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019
Public rental housing DSS 2013-14
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Public rental housing DSS 2014-17
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 19/12/2017
Public rental housing DSS 2017-18
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/05/2019
Residential mental health care NMDS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 04/09/2015
Residential mental health care NMDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 17/08/2017
Residential mental health care NMDS 2017–18
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Residential mental health care NMDS 2018–19
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Residential mental health care NMDS 2019–20
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
State owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH) DSS 2013-14
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
State owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH) DSS 2014-17
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
State owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH) DSS 2017-18
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 05/05/2019
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