Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2010) NNNNN

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Health, Superseded 07/12/2011

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Health services:

To enable the analysis of service provision in relation to demographic and other characteristics of the population of a geographic area.

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015
• Community Services (retired), Superseded 26/10/2011
• Health, Superseded 22/11/2011

Representational attributes

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

The geographical location is reported using a five digit numerical code to indicate the Statistical Local Area (SLA) within the reporting state or territory, as defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), catalogue number 1216.0). It is a composite of state/territory identifier and SLA (first digit = state/territory identifier, next four digits = SLA).

The Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) is updated by the ABS on an annual basis, with a date of effect of 1 July each year.

Up until 2007, the ABS's National Localities Index (NLI) (catalogue number 1252.0.55.001) was available as a coding tool designed to assist users assign the ASGC Main Structure codes to street address information. However, the NLI is no longer produced by the ABS. To replace the Localities file of the NLI, the ABS has created a Locality to SLA correspondence file for 2010. This file is available on request by contacting ABS Geography at [email protected].

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes