Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 3 (SA3) code (ASGS 2016) N(5)
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Area of usual residence (SA3) |
| METEOR identifier: | 743412 |
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| Definition: | The geographical region in which a person or group of people usually reside, as represented by a Statistical area level 3 (SA3) code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—area of usual residence |
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| Classification scheme: | Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2016 | ||||||
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
| Data type: | String | ||||||
| Format: | N(5) | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 5 | ||||||
Collection and usage attributes | |||||||
| Guide for use: | SA2 coding structure: An SA3 is identifiable by a 5-digit fully hierarchical code. The SA3 identifier is a 2-digit code, assigned in within a Statistical area level 4 (SA4). An SA3 code is only unique within a state/territory if it is preceded by the state/territory identifier. For example:
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| Comments: | Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3) are geographical areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2). They have been designed for the output of regional data, including 2016 Census data. SA3s create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of SA2s that have similar regional characteristics. Whole SA3s aggregate to form Statistical Areas Level 4 (SA4). | ||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health Tasmania | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |||||||
| Guide for use: | The geographical location is reported using an eleven digit numerical code to indicate the SA3 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: | Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3) are geographical areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2). They have been designed for the output of regional data, including 2016 Census data. SA3s create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of SA2s that have similar regional characteristics. Whole SA3s aggregate to form Statistical Areas Level 4 (SA4). | ||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health Tasmania | ||||||
| Reference documents: | 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. | ||||||
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