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Establishment—geographic remoteness, admitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termGeographic remoteness (establishment)
Synonymous names:Help on this termGeographic remoteness of establishment
METEOR identifier:Help on this term702571
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Standard 06/09/2018

Definition:Help on this term

The remoteness of an establishment providing admitted patient care, based on the physical road distance to the nearest urban centre and its population size, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Help on this termEstablishment—geographic remoteness
Value Domain:Help on this termAdmitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2016
Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term0Major cities of Australia
  1Inner regional Australia
  2Outer regional Australia
  3Remote Australia
  4Very remote Australia
  5Migratory
Supplementary values:Help on this term9
 
Not stated/inadequately described
 

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

This value domain is intended exclusively for use when collecting data relating to admitted patient care.

CODE 0   Major cities of Australia

'Major cities of Australia' includes Statistical Area Level 1s (SA1s) with an average Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+) index value of 0 to 0.2.

CODE 1   Inner regional Australia

'Inner regional Australia' includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.4.

CODE 2   Outer regional Australia

'Outer regional Australia' includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 2.4 and less than or equal to 5.92.

CODE 3   Remote Australia

'Remote Australia' includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 5.92 and less than or equal to 10.53.

CODE 4   Very remote Australia

'Very remote Australia' includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 10.53.

CODE 5   Migratory

'Migratory' is composed of off-shore, shipping and migratory SA1s.

This value domain allows for the allocation of remoteness codes in accordance with those used by the ABS remoteness structure. It is intended exclusively for use in the collection of admitted patient care data, where historically data has been remoteness coded to the value range 0-5. The similarly structured value domain, using the value range 1-6 for remoteness, should be used wherever possible (see the 'Related metadata references' section below).

Collection methods:Help on this term

In this value domain, physical distance is defined in terms of ARIA+ codes, rather than a simple linear distance between points.

The list of permissible values for this value domain, i.e. codes 0 to 5, is the same as that used by the ABS to describe remoteness areas, i.e. codes 0 to 5, and is directly mappable to the range of codes used (codes 1-6) in the related value domain linked below (see the 'Related metadata references' section).

Comments:Help on this term

In its initial form, as developed by GISCA and the then Department of Health and Aged Care in 1999, ARIA scores ranged from 0 to 12 and were based on proximity to 4 points of reference.

A new version, ARIA+, was introduced in 2003, with ARIA+ scores now based on proximity to 5 points of reference. Also, changes were made to allow for more accurate estimation of the cost of travelling from Tasmania to the mainland, and to increase accuracy for locations at the urban fringe.

Prior to 2011, ARIA+ scores were calculated for individual Census Collection Districts (CCDs). Following the phasing out of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) and the introduction of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) by the ABS in 2011, ARIA+ scores are now calculated for individual Statistical Area Level 1s (SA1s).

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:Help on this term

Information relating to remoteness and other aspects of statistical geography is available from the Statistical Geography portal on the ABS website:

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016. ABS Geography. Viewed 15 August 2018, http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/
home/Geography

Information relating to the development of the ARIA and ARIA+ scores by the Australian Population and Migration Research Centre (APMRC) within the National Centre for Social Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GISCA) at the University of Adelaide is available from the APMRC website:

Australian Population and Migration Research Centre 2013. ARIA - Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia. Viewed 15 August 2018, https://www.adelaide.edu.au/hugo-centre/spatial_data/aria/

Data element attributes Help on this term

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Establishment—geographic remoteness, admitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N

        Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

Has been superseded by Establishment—geographic remoteness, admitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS edition 3) N

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

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

Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

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

Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

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

Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

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

Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2022
Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2023
Implementation end date: 30/06/2024

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