Geographic indicator

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	722655
Registration status:	Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Health, Standard 18/12/2019 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:	A classification scheme that divides an area into mutually exclusive sub-areas based on geographic location.
Context:	To enable the analysis of data on a geographical basis. Facilitates analysis of service provision in relation to demographic and other characteristics of the population of a geographic area.

Collection and usage attributes
Comments:	The data element Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN is not included in the listing below, as it is, strictly speaking, not a geographic indicator. Sometimes postcodes are used in the analysis of data on a geographical basis, which involves a conversion to Statistical Local Area or Statistical Area Level 2 (Australian Bureau of Statistics geographical structures). This conversion results in some inaccuracy of information. However, in some data sets Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN is the only geographic identifier, therefore the use of other more accurate indicators (for example, conversion from address line to Statistical Local Area or Statistical Area Level 2) is not always possible. Some geographic indicators are: Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC, ABS cat. no. 1216.0, effective up until 1 July 2011) Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 (ASGS, ABS cat. nos. 1270.0.55.001 to 1270.0.55.005, effective from 1 July 2011 to 11 July 2016) Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2016 (ASGS, ABS cat. nos. 1270.0.55.001 to 1270.0.55.005, effective from 11 July 2016) administrative regions electorates Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area Classification (RRMA) country.
Source and reference attributes
Origin:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Geographic indicator ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018 Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Homelessness, Standard 22/10/2005 Housing assistance, Standard 22/10/2005 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 03/07/2020
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Admitted patient care NBEDS 2020-21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Admitted patient care NBEDS 2021-22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Admitted patient care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 Australian state/territory identifier Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Health, Standard 18/12/2019 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 Community mental health care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 20/01/2021 Community mental health care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Community mental health care NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2021– Health, Standard 10/06/2022 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2023–24 Health, Recorded 24/06/2024 Mental Health Carer Experience of Service NBEDS Health, Standard 10/06/2022 Mental health establishments NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 20/01/2021 Mental health establishments NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Mental health establishments NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Residential mental health care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 20/01/2021 Residential mental health care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Residential mental health care NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021