Geographic indicator

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	327306
Registration status:	Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Homelessness, Standard 22/10/2005 Housing assistance, Standard 22/10/2005 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 03/07/2020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:	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:	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:	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:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Geographic indicator, version 2, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (14.0 KB) No registration status Has been superseded by Geographic indicator Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Health, Standard 18/12/2019 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 Youth Justice, Standard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:	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