Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Area of usual residence (SA2)
METEOR identifier:	659725
Registration status:	Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017
Definition:	The geographical region in which a person or group of people usually reside, as represented by a Statistical area level 2 (SA2) code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—area of usual residence

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:

Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2016

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

N(9)

Maximum character length:

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 a Statistical area level 3 (SA3). An SA2 code is only unique within a state/territory if it is preceded by the state/territory identifier.

For example:

State/territory	SA4	SA3	SA2
N	NN	NN	NNNN

Comments:

There are 2,310 SA2 regions covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. These include 18 non-spatial SA2 special purpose codes, comprising Migratory–Offshore–Shipping and No Usual Address codes for each State and Territory.

The Other Territories of Jervis Bay, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island are each represented by a SA2 in the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016. Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas July 2016. ABS cat. no. 1270.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The geographical location is reported using an eleven digit numerical code to indicate the SA2 region within the reporting state or territory, as defined in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Collection methods:

When 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:

Geographical location is reported using SA2 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:

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

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 17/01/2020

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 23/12/2020

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021 *DSS specific information:* As a person's area of usual residence can change over time, episodes from the ambulatory setting should include the latest/most recently reported area of usual residence.

Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2021 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2022 *DSS specific information:* As a person's area of usual residence can change over time, episodes from the ambulatory setting should include the latest/most recently reported area of usual residence.

Activity based funding: Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2018-19 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 30/06/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Allied health admitted patient care NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Allied health non-admitted patient emergency department NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Allied health non-admitted patient NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Community mental health care NMDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* The following SA2 codes have been agreed by the Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee (MHISSC) as supplementary codes for use in the Community Mental Health Care NMDS:

Community mental health care NMDS 2018–19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Community mental health care NMDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

DSS specific attributes +

Community mental health care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Community mental health care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Retired 19/11/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2018-19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2021 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2022

Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018

Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/07/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021

Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2021 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2022

Perinatal NMDS 2014-18 Health, Superseded 02/08/2017

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2018-19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

DSS specific attributes +

Perinatal NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

DSS specific attributes +

Perinatal NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Person geographic data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 18/05/2021

Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013-2018 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* In the Public dental waiting times NMDS, the Classification scheme for this data element did not come into effect until the 2016-17 collection year. Prior to this the Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 was used.

Public dental waiting times NMDS 2018-ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
Health, Standard 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018

Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015-2018 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* In the Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS, the Classification scheme for this data element did not come into effect until the 2016-17 collection year. Prior to this the Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 was used.

Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2018-ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
Health, Standard 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018

Residential mental health care NMDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* The following SA2 codes have been agreed by the Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee (MHISSC) as supplementary codes for use in the Residential Mental Health Care NMDS:

Residential mental health care NMDS 2018–19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019 *DSS specific information:* The following SA2 codes have been agreed by the Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee (MHISSC) as supplementary codes for use in the Residential Mental Health Care NMDS:

Residential mental health care NMDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020 *DSS specific information:* The following SA2 codes have been agreed by the Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee (MHISSC) as supplementary codes for use in the Residential Mental Health Care NMDS:

Residential mental health care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Residential mental health care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (2011 Census, ASGS 2016) cluster Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (2016 Census, ASGS 2016) cluster Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018
Health, Standard 06/09/2018

Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2017 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018

Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 05/04/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2019 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 17/06/2020

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2020 Tasmanian Health, Standard 15/06/2020

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021

Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Source and reference attributes

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