1216.0.15.003 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Area Correspondences, 2006  
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2006 REMOTENESS AREA FROM 2006 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA CORRESPONDENCE


This file identifies which 2006 Remoteness Areas (RA) comprises of which 2006 Local Government Areas (LGA).

The file contains a total of 965 records.

File Name: 'CP2006RA_2006LGA.txt'

Format: ASCII comma delimited text file


Record Structure

Field Name

    1 Remoteness Area 2006 Code ("RA_2006_CODE")
    2 Remoteness Area 2006 Name ("RA_2006_NAME")
    3 Local Government Area 2006 Code ("LGA_2006_CODE")
    4 Local Government Area 2006 Name ("LGA_2006_NAME")
    5 RATIO
    6 PERCENT

Ratio - figures expressed as part of 1.

Percentage - figure expressed as a percentage ranges from 100 to 0.

The Remoteness Area from Local Government Area (RA from LGA) correspondence for 2006 allows the conversion of population data from LGA to RA. For information on both of these geographic areas please refer to Statistical Geography Volume 1 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), July 2006 (cat no. 1216.0).