Statistical area level 1 (SA1) code (ASGS 2011) N(11)
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 455781 |
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| Definition: | A code set representing the smallest unit for the release of Census data. |
| Context: | For the 2011 Edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) closely reflect local government area (LGA) boundaries. |
Representational attributes | |
| Classification scheme: | Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 |
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| Representation class: | Code |
| Data type: | String |
| Format: | N(11) |
| Maximum character length: | 11 |
Collection and usage attributes | |||||||||||
| Guide for use: | SA1 coding structure: SA1s are identified by an 11-digit fully hierarchical code. The SA1 identifier is a 2-digit code, assigned within an SA2.
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| Comments: | There are approximately 55,000 SA1s. In aggregate, they cover the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. | ||||||||||
Source and reference attributes | |
| Origin: | <p>1270.0.55.001 - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/1270.0.55.001July%202011?OpenDocument">http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/<br /> 1270.0.55.001July%202011?OpenDocument</a></p> |
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Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Statistical area level 1 (SA1) code (ASGS 2016) N(11)
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| Data elements implementing this value domain: | Address—statistical area, level 1 (SA1) code (ASGS 2011) N(11)
Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 1 (SA1) code (ASGS 2011) N(11)
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