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Geographic indicator

Glossary Item Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term722655
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022
  • Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
  • Health, Standard 18/12/2019
  • Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 28/03/2023
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:Help on this term

A classification scheme that divides an area into mutually exclusive sub-areas based on geographic location.

Context:Help on this term

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:Help on this term

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

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Geographic indicator
  • 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
  • Youth Justice, Qualified 22/12/2022
Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
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, Superseded 20/12/2022
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 20/12/2022
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, Superseded 20/12/2022
Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 20/12/2022
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, Superseded 20/12/2022
Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 20/12/2022
Australian state/territory identifier
  • Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022
  • Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
  • Health, Standard 18/12/2019
  • Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Australian Teacher Workforce Data (ATWD) Collection DSS 2018–
  • Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022
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, Superseded 09/12/2022
Community mental health care NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
Hand hygiene NBEDS 2012–
  • Health, Qualified 23/03/2023
Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2021–
  • Health, Standard 10/06/2022
Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2021
  • Indigenous, Standard 06/11/2022
Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2021
  • Indigenous, Superseded 06/11/2022
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, Superseded 09/12/2022
Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
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, Superseded 09/12/2022
Mental health establishments NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
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, Superseded 09/12/2022
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
National Outcomes and Casemix Collection NBEDS 2023-24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
National Outcomes and Casemix Collection NMDS 2023-24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
Public dental waiting times NMDS 2022–
  • Health, Standard 08/02/2023
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, Superseded 09/12/2022
Residential mental health care NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Standard 09/12/2022
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