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Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2007) NNNNN

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termArea of usual residence
METEOR identifier:Help on this term362291
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

Definition:Help on this termGeographical location of usual residence of the person, as represented by a code.

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:Person—area of usual residence
METEOR identifier:Help on this term269542
Registration status:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023

Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018

Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010

Disability, Standard 13/08/2015

Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012

Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016

WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015

Definition:Help on this term

Geographical location of usual residence of the person.

Object class:Help on this termPerson
Property:Help on this termArea of usual residence

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Value domain attributes Help on this term

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:Geographical location code (ASGC 2007) NNNNN
METEOR identifier:Help on this term362286
Registration status:Help on this term

Community Services (retired), Superseded 09/04/2009

Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

Definition:Help on this term

The ASGC (2007) code set representing geographical location.

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:Australian Standard Geographical Classification 2007
Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termNNNNN
Maximum character length:Help on this term5

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The geographical location is reported using a five digit numerical code. The first digit is the single-digit code to indicate State or Territory. The remaining four digits are the numerical code for the Statistical Local Area (SLA) within the State or Territory.

The single digit codes for the states and territories and the four digit codes for the SLAs are as defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC).

The ASGC is updated on an annual basis with a date of effect of 1 July each year. The codes for SLA are unique within each State and Territory, but not within the whole country. Thus, to define a unique location, the code of the State or Territory is required in addition to the code for the SLA.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics '(ABS) National Localities Index (NLI) (ABS Catalogue number 1252.0) can be used to assign each locality or address in Australia to a SLA. The NLI is a comprehensive list of localities in Australia with their full code (including State or Territory and SLA) from the main structure of the ASGC.

For the majority of localities, the locality name (suburb or town, for example) is sufficient to assign a SLA. However, some localities have the same name. For most of these, limited additional information such as the postcode or State can be used with the locality name to assign the SLA. In addition, other localities cross one or more SLA boundaries and are referred to as split localities. For these, the more detailed information of the number and street of the person's residence is used with the Streets Sub-index of the NLI to assign the SLA.

If the information available on the person's address indicates that it is in a split locality but is insufficient to assign an SLA, the code for the SLA which includes most of the split locality should be reported. This is in accordance with the NLI assignment of SLA when a split locality is identified and further detail about the address is not available.

The NLI does not assign a SLA code if the information about the address is insufficient to identify a locality, or is not an Australian locality. In these cases, the appropriate codes for undefined SLA within Australia (State or Territory unstated), undefined SLA within a stated State or Territory, no fixed place of abode (within Australia or within a stated State or Territory) or overseas should be used.

Collection methods:Help on this termWhen collecting the geographical location of a person's usual place of residence, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recommends that 'usual' be defined as: 'the place where the person has or intends to live for 6 months or more, or the place that the person regards as their main residence, or where the person has no other residence, the place they currently reside.' Apart from collecting a person's usual place of residence there is also a need in some collections to collect area of residence immediately prior to or after assistance is provided, or at some other point in time.
Comments:Help on this term

Geographical location is reported using Statistical Local Area (SLA) to enable accurate aggregation of information to larger areas within the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (such as Statistical Subdivisions and Statistical Divisions) as well as detailed analysis at the SLA level. The use of SLA also allows analysis relating the data to information complied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the demographic and other characteristics of the population of each SLA. Analyses facilitates by the inclusion of SLA information include:

  • comparison of the use of services by persons residing in different geographical areas,
  • characterisation of catchment areas and populations for establishments for planning purposes, and
  • documentation of the provision of services to residents of States or Territories other than the State or Territory of the provider.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this termHealth Data Standards Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2006) NNNNN

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2008

Has been superseded by Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2008) NNNNN

        Health, Superseded 02/10/2009

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Admitted patient care NMDS 2008-09

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2009

Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2008-09

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2009

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2008-09

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2009

Community mental health care NMDS 2008-09

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2009

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2008-10

        Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2010

Perinatal NMDS 2008-2010

        Health, Superseded 02/12/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2010

Residential mental health care NMDS 2008-09

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2008
Implementation end date: 30/06/2009

Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Disaggregation
National Health Performance Authority Healthy Communities: Percentage of live singleton births that were of low birthweight, 2007–2011

        National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

National Health Performance Authority Healthy Communities: Percentage of women who gave birth and smoked during pregnancy, 2007–2011

        National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: P20-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2010

        Health, Superseded 08/06/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: P31-Proportion of people with asthma with a written asthma plan, 2010

        Health, Superseded 08/06/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PB 07-By 2014-15, improve the provision of primary care and reduce the proportion of potentially preventable hospital admissions by 7.6 per cent over the 2006-07 baseline to 8.5 per cent of total hospital admissions, 2011

        Health, Superseded 30/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01-Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2015

        Health, Superseded 08/07/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2013

        Health, Superseded 30/04/2014

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2012

        Health, Superseded 25/06/2013

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22-Selected potentially preventable hospitalisations, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22-Selected potentially preventable hospitalisations, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2012

        Health, Superseded 25/06/2013

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 28-Public sector community mental health services, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 31-Proportion of people with asthma with a written asthma plan, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 31-Proportion of people with asthma with a written asthma plan, 2012

        Health, Retired 25/06/2013

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 33-Women with at least one antenatal visit in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 33-Women with at least one antenatal visit in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2012

        Health, Retired 25/06/2013

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 34-Waiting times for elective surgery, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 41-Falls resulting in patient harm in hospitals, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 42-Intentional self-harm in hospitals, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 43-Unplanned/unexpected readmissions within 28 days of selected surgical admissions, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 45-Rates of services: Overnight separations, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 52-Falls in residential aged care resulting in patient harm and treated in hospital, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 61-Teenage birth rate, 2012

        Health, Retired 25/06/2013

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 62-Hospitalisation for injury and poisoning, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P03-Hospitalisation rates by principal diagnosis, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P09b-Child under 5 mortality rate (and excess deaths) (ABS Data), 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) for children under 5 by leading causes, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) for children under 5 by leading causes, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P12-Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P13-Tobacco smoking during pregnancy, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P14-Antenatal care, 2010

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 03-Hospitalisation rates by principal diagnosis, 2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 07-Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2014

        Indigenous, Superseded 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 09b-Child under 5 mortality rate (and excess deaths) (ABS Data), 2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) by leading causes for children under 5, 2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) by leading causes for children under 5, 2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 12-Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 13-Tobacco smoking during pregnancy, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 14-Antenatal care, 2011

        Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

        Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

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