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Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Correspondences AUSTRALIAN STATISTICAL GEOGRAPHY STANDARD (ASGS) CORRESPONDENCES The ABS is making an extensive range of correspondences available to assist with the implementation of the new statistical geography. Correspondences mathematically reassign data from one geographic region to another. Under the ASGS a new method for building correspondences has been developed. This new method creates more accurate correspondences than previously. As most ABS data relates to population, standard correspondences will use a weighting calculated using mesh block population data from the 2011 Census. Correspondences based on area or other variables will be available on request. For more information on the use of correspondences please refer to: Information Paper: Converting Data to the Australian Statistical Geography Standard, 2012 (cat. no. 1216.0.55.004). Several correspondences will be released on 27 June 2012 through the first issue of the online publication: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Correspondences (cat. no. 1270.0.55.006). This publication will be updated after the release of:
The ABS will not release correspondences it considers unfit for any reasonable purpose. The ABS will not release correspondences for non-ASGS regions, unless there is an ABS business case for their supply. The table below represents a minimum that the ABS is committed to release. Other correspondences, including area weighted correspondences, will be generated on request. How to access correspondences Standard correspondences, coding indexes and allocation tables are available free either from the ABS website or, by emailing: geography@abs.gov.au Explanations on the differences between correspondences, coding indexes and allocation tables, are provided on the web page: Converting Data to the ASGS RELEASE OF ASGS 2011 CORRESPONDENCES
For enquiries please contact the ABS Geography Section by email at: geography@abs.gov.au AUSTRALIAN STANDARD GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION (ASGC) CORRESPONDENCES The ASGC correspondences use two methods of calculation to produce two types of correspondence files:
The population weighted calculations express the percentage of the “From” area’s population contained within the “To” area. The area based calculation expresses the percentage of the “From” area contained within the “To” area. ASGC CORRESPONDENCES AVAILABLE ONLINE 2905.0.55.001 - ABS Postal Area Concordances, Aug 2006 1216.0.15.002 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Correspondences 1216.0.15.003 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Area Correspondences, 2006 For enquiries and to obtain correspondences not available online via the ABS website, please contact the ABS by email at: geography@abs.gov.au |
