SOS AND SOSR NAMES AND CODING STRUCTURE

SOS AND SOSR NAMES

Section of State (SOS) and Section of State Range (SOSR) names are not unique in Australia.

SOS and SOSR names are outlined in the previous section in ‘Design of SOS and SOSR’.


SOS CODING STRUCTURE

A SOS is identifiable by a 2 digit fully hierarchical code. These are outlined in the examples below.

The SOS code comprises a State or Territory (S/T) and SOS identifier. A SOS identifier is only unique if it is preceded by the State or Territory identifier.


For example Major Urban in Victoria:

20 Major Urban
S/T	SOS identifier	SOS Name
2	0	Major Urban

For example Rural Balance in Western Australia:

53 Rural Balance
S/T	SOS identifier	SOS Name
5	3	Rural Balance

SOS Special Purpose Codes

Two SOS are defined in each State or Territory for that part of a population which cannot be meaningfully assigned to a geographically defined region:

· Migratory – Offshore – Shipping
· No usual address

For example Migratory – Offshore – Shipping in Tasmania:

67 Migratory – Offshore – Shipping (Tas.)
S/T	SOS identifier	SOS Name
6	7	Migratory – Offshore – Shipping (Tas.)

For example No usual address in New South Wales:

19 No usual address (NSW)
S/T	SOS identifier	SOS Name
1	9	No usual address (NSW)

SOSR CODING STRUCTURE

A SOSR is identifiable by a 3 digit fully hierarchical code. This comprises State or Territory, SOS and SOSR identifiers. A SOSR identifier is only unique if it is preceded by the State or Territory and SOS identifiers. See ‘Design of SOS and SOSR’ for the SOS and SOSR identifiers used for the different SOSR population ranges.

The examples below show how the SOSR codes are assigned to the SOSR Name.


For example SOSR of ‘1 million or more’ in Western Australia:

501 ‘1 million or more’
S/T	SOS	SOSR	SOSR Name
5	0	1	1 million or more

For example SOSR of ‘Remainder of State/Territory’ in South Australia:

431 Remainder of State/Territory
S/T	SOS	SOSR	SOSR Name
4	3	1	Remainder of State / Territory

SOSR Special Purpose Codes

Two SOSR are defined in each State or Territory for that part of a population which cannot be meaningfully assigned to a geographically defined region:

· Migratory – Offshore – Shipping
· No usual address

For example Migratory – Offshore – Shipping in Queensland:

379 Migratory – Offshore – Shipping (Qld)
S/T	SOS	SOSR	SOSR Name
3	7	9	Migratory – Offshore – Shipping (Qld)

For example No usual address in the Australian Capital Territory:

899 No usual address (ACT)
S/T	SOS	SOSR	SOSR Name
8	9	9	No usual address (ACT)