Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9)
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Area of usual residence (SA2) |
| METEOR identifier: | 469909 |
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| Definition: | The geographical region in which a person or group of people usually reside, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—area of usual residence |
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Representational attributes | |||||||||
| Classification scheme: | Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 | ||||||||
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||
| Data type: | String | ||||||||
| Format: | N(9) | ||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 9 | ||||||||
Collection and usage attributes | |||||||||
| Guide for use: | SA2 coding structure: An SA2 is identifiable by a 9-digit fully hierarchical code. The SA2 identifier is a 4-digit code, assigned in alphabetical order within an SA3. An SA2 code is only unique within a state/territory if it is preceded by the state/territory identifier. For example:
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| Comments: | There are 2,196 SA2 spatial units. In aggregate, they cover the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island are each represented by an SA2. | ||||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||||
| Origin: | 1270.0.55.001 - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/ 1270.0.55.001July%202011?OpenDocument | ||||||||
Data element attributes | |||||||||
Collection and usage attributes | |||||||||
| Guide for use: | The geographical location is reported using a nine digit numerical code to indicate the Statistical Area (SA) within the reporting state or territory, as defined in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), catalogue number 1270.0.55.001). | ||||||||
| Collection methods: | When collecting the geographical location of a person's usual place of residence, the 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: | Geographical location is reported using Statistical Area to enable accurate aggregation of information to larger areas within the ASGS as well as detailed analysis at the SA2 level. The use of SA2 also allows analysis relating the data to information compiled by the ABS on the demographic and other characteristics of the population of each SA2. Analyses facilitated by the inclusion of SA2 information include:
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Relational attributes | |||||||||
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2010) NNNNN
Has been superseded by Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 01/03/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 01/03/2013 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Health, Superseded 10/11/2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Health, Superseded 15/10/2014 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Health, Superseded 15/10/2014 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Health, Superseded 04/09/2015 Health, Superseded 17/08/2017 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 30/10/2012 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Health, Superseded 02/12/2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Health, Superseded 09/11/2012 Health, Superseded 13/11/2013 Health, Superseded 13/11/2013 Health, Superseded 06/09/2013 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Health, Superseded 04/09/2015 Health, Superseded 17/08/2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 05/07/2017 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015 WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017 | ||||||||