1216.0 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), July 2011  
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Contents >> Statistical Region Structure >> Purpose and Structure

PURPOSE

The SR Structure has been in use since 1986 for the production of standard statistical outputs from Population Censuses and labour force surveys. Labour Force Surveys use dissemination regions for the publication of labour force data.

SRs are maintained as a separate structure from the Main Structure because of the complex manner in which they relate to SSDs and SDs. For example, SRs can be whole SSDs, aggregates of SSDs, or part of an SSD. Similarly they can be whole SDs, aggregates of SDs or part of an SD. SRs can also be as large as a state or territory. SRs are aggregates of SLAs.


THE STRUCTURE

The SR Structure has five levels of hierarchy SLAs-SRSs-SRs-MSRs-S/Ts (see ASGC Structural Chart).

The spatial units in adjoining levels relate to each other by aggregation and disaggregation. For example, SRSs aggregate to SRs while SRs are disaggregates of MSRs. The spatial units within each level of the SR Structure cover the whole of Australia (as defined in this publication) without gaps or overlaps.


Table

Detailed tables of the SR Structure are shown in The Classification Structures. This table is available in both the publication pdf and as a .csv file.

For example:

  • Statistical Region Structure - Broad

(showing three hierarchical levels: S/T-MSR-SR)

S/T MSR SR Name

1 NEW SOUTH WALES
1 Sydney
04 Inner Sydney
08 Eastern Suburbs
12 St George-Sutherland
16 Canterbury-Bankstown
20 Fairfield-Liverpool
24 Outer South Western Sydney
28 Inner Western Sydney
32 Central Western Sydney
36 North Western Sydney
44 Lower Northern Sydney
48 Central Northern Sydney
52 Northern Beaches
56 Central Coast



For example:
  • Statistical Region Structure - Detailed

(showing five hierarchical levels: S/T-MSR-SR-SRS-SLA)

S/T MSR SR SRS SLA Name

1 NEW SOUTH WALES
1 Sydney
04 Inner Sydney
1 Inner Sydney
1100 Botany Bay (C)
4800 Leichhardt (A)
5200 Marrickville (A)
7201 Sydney (C) - Inner
7204 Sydney (C) - East
7205 Sydney (C) - South
7206 Sydney (C) - West









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