Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(9)
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Area of usual residence (SA2) |
| METEOR identifier: | 747315 |
| Registration status: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 08/03/2023 |
| 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: | Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(9) |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Classification scheme: | Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 | |
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| Representation class: | Code | |
| Data type: | String | |
| Format: | N(9) | |
| Maximum character length: | 9 | |
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:
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| Comments: | SA2s have generally been designed as the smallest unit for the release of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' non-Census of Population and Housing statistics. SA2s have a population of between 3,000 and 25,000 people with an average population size of approximately 10,000 people. There are 2,473 SA2 regions covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. These include 19 non-spatial SA2 special-purpose codes, comprising Migratory–Offshore–Shipping, No Usual Address codes for each State and Territory, and a new Outside Australia code. | ||||||||
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Origin: | ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2021. Statistical Area Level 2: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 10 August 2021. www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/main-structure-and-greater-capital-city-statistical-areas/statistical-area-level-2 |
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). |
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| 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:
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Origin: | ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2021. Statistical Area Level 2: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 10 August 2021. www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/main-structure-and-greater-capital-city-statistical-areas/statistical-area-level-2 |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9) Early Childhood, Superseded 15/08/2023 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 08/03/2023 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Superseded 06/12/2023 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2024–25 Health, Standard 06/12/2023 Australian Sports Injury Data Dictionary Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Dementia NBPDS Health, Standard 05/10/2022 Mother geographical data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 17/11/2023 National Outcomes and Casemix Collection NMDS 2023-24 Health, Superseded 06/12/2023 National Outcomes and Casemix Collection NMDS 2024-25 Health, Standard 06/12/2023 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 07/02/2023 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2023–24 Health, Superseded 06/12/2023 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2024–25 Health, Standard 06/12/2023 Person geographic data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/11/2023 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (2021 Census, ASGS Edition 3) cluster Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2023 Tasmanian Health, Standard 22/11/2023 |
| Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Disaggregation
Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.1.6–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2023 Health, Recorded 24/11/2023 Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.4.1–Infant and young child mortality rate, 2023 Health, Recorded 24/11/2023 Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.4.3–Major causes of death, 2023 Health, Recorded 24/11/2023 Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.4.4–Mortality due to suicide, 2023 Health, Recorded 24/11/2023 |