GLOSSARY
Australian citizen
Being an Australian citizen formalises a person's membership of the Australian community. It entitles a person to live permanently in Australia, hold an Australian passport and do such things as vote to elect Australia's governments, stand for parliament, work in the Public Service and serve in the armed forces. A person may acquire Australian citizenship in a number of ways, for example, by birth, adoption, descent, resumption or grant of Australian citizenship (naturalisation). Migrants no longer require a visa once citizenship is granted.
Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED)
The ASCED is a national standard classification which includes all sectors of the Australian education system: that is, schools, vocational education and training, and higher education. From 2001 ASCED replaced a number of classifications used in administrative and statistical systems, including the Australian Bureau of Statistics Classifications of Qualifications (ABSCQ). The ASCED comprises two classifications: Level of Education and Field of Education. See Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0).
Balance of state
This area comprises the region outside the six state capital Statistical Divisions. The area includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Capital city
This area comprises the Statistical Divisions of the six state capital cities which are defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), 2010 (cat. no. 1216.0).
Centrelink or Job Network provider
A government or private agency that provides various kinds of support for people looking for work, to help them find and keep a job.
Certificate not further defined
Survey responses are coded to Certificate not further defined (n.f.d.) when there is not enough information to code them to Certificate I, II, III or IV in the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0), Level of Education classification.
Country of birth
Country of birth has been classified according to the Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC), Second Edition, 2008 (cat. no. 1269.0).
Employed
Persons who, during the reference week:
- worked for one hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind in a job, business or farm (comprising employees, employers and own account workers); or
- worked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a farm (i.e. contributing family workers); or
- were employees who had a job but were not at work and were;
- away from work for less than four weeks up to the end of the reference week; or
- away from work for more than four weeks up to the end of the reference week and received pay for some or all of the four weeks up to the end of the reference week; or
- away from work as a standard work or shift arrangement; or
- on strike or locked out; or
- on workers' compensation and expected to return to their job; or
- were employers or own account workers who had a job, business or farm, but were not at work.
Employed full time
Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 or more during the reference week.
Employed part time
Employed persons who usually worked less than 35 hours a week (in all jobs) and either did so during the reference week, or were not at work in the reference week.
Field of education
Field of education is defined as the subject matter of an educational activity. It is categorised according to the
Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0). Field of education classification.
Industry
From 2006 Industry has been classified according to the
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (cat. no. 1292.0)
.
Level of highest non-school qualification
Level of highest non-school qualification identifies the highest qualification a person has attained in any area of study. It is not a measurement of the relative importance of different fields of study but a ranking of qualifications and other educational attainments regardless of the particular area of study or the type of institution in which the study was undertaken.
It is categorised according to the
Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0) Level of Education classification.
Main applicant
The 'main applicant' is generally the person whose skills or proposed activities in Australia are assessed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) as part of the visa application. They will usually have been specifically identified on the application form as the 'main applicant'.
Main English-speaking countries
The list of main English-speaking countries (MESC) provided here is not an attempt to classify countries on the basis of whether or not English is the predominant or official language of each country. It is a list of the main countries from which Australia receives, or has received, significant numbers of overseas settlers who are likely to speak English. These countries comprise the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the United States of America. It is important to note that being from a non main English-speaking country does not imply a lack of proficiency in English.
Main field of non-school qualification
Main field of non-school qualification is defined as the subject matter of the qualification. It is categorised according to the
Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0) Field of Education classification.
Non-school qualification
Non-school qualifications are awarded for educational attainments other than those of pre-primary, primary or secondary education. They include qualifications at the Postgraduate Degree level, Master Degree level, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate level, Bachelor Degree level, Advanced Diploma and Diploma level, and Certificates I, II, III and IV levels. Non-school qualifications may be obtained concurrently with school qualifications.
Not in the labour force
Persons who were not in the categories 'employed' or 'unemployed' as defined.
Occupation
From 2006, occupation is classified according to the
Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), First Edition, 2006 (cat. no. 1220.0).
Permanent visa
The permission or authority granted by Australia for foreign nationals to live in Australia permanently.
Recent migrant
A person who was born overseas, who arrived in Australia after 2000, was aged 15 years or over on arrival, was not an Australian citizen or New Zealand citizen on arrival, did not currently hold New Zealand citizenship, and has permanent Australian resident status.
Reference week
The week preceding the week in which the interview was conducted.
Status in employment
Employed people are classified according to whether they were employees, employers or own account workers.
Temporary visa
The permission or authority granted by Australia for foreign nationals to travel to Australia and stay up to a specified period of time. Temporary entrants include:
- tourists
- students
- business people
- people with specialist skills, such as managers, academics and medical practitioners
- people who make a social or cultural contribution to the community, such as entertainers, media and film staff, sports people, religious workers, visiting academics and public lecturers
- people who contribute to the development of international relations, such as participants in exchange programs and working holiday makers.
Type of visa as at November 2010
The visa the respondent held at the time of interview, that allowed them to stay in Australia. Categories for type of visa as at November 2010 were:
- Permanent Skilled (Independent) - Independent skilled migrants are selected on the basis of their age, skills, qualifications, English language ability and employability, so that they can contribute quickly to the Australian economy.
- Permanent Skilled (Other/n.f.d.) - includes professionals and other skilled workers seeking work or business in Australia, other than Permanent Skilled (Independent).
- Permanent (Other/n.f.d.) - includes all other permanent visa categories (other than Skilled). This includes family visas (e.g. Partner, Child or Parent visa) and all Humanitarian and Refugee visas. Also includes where the type of permanent visa could not be determined.
- Temporary Student - people studying or seeking study, training or skills development in Australia and planning to stay in Australia for 12 months or more.
- Temporary (Other/n.f.d.) - includes business visitors, tourists, working holiday makers and visitors planning to stay in Australia for 12 months or more, or where the type of temporary visa could not be determined.
Type of visa on arrival to live in Australia
The visa the respondent held when they first arrived in Australia to live that allowed them to come to Australia. Categories for type of visa on arrival to live in Australia are defined as:
- Permanent Skilled (Independent) - Independent skilled migrants are selected on the basis of their age, skills, qualifications, English language ability and employability, so that they can contribute quickly to the Australian economy.
- Permanent Skilled (Other/n.f.d.) - includes professionals and other skilled workers seeking work or business in Australia, other than Permanent Skilled (Independent).
- Permanent Family (Partner) - includes Spouse, Prospective Marriage (Fiance(e)) and Interdependency visas.
- Permanent (Other n.f.d.) - includes all other permanent visa categories (other than Skilled and Family (Partner)). This includes other family visas (e.g. Child or Parent visa) and all Humanitarian and Refugee visas. Also includes where the type of permanent visa could not be determined.
- Temporary Student - people studying or seeking study, training or skills development in Australia and planning to stay in Australia for 12 months or more.
- Temporary (Other/n.f.d.) - includes business visitors, tourists, working holiday makers and visitors planning to stay in Australia for 12 months or more, or where the type of temporary visa could not be determined.
Unemployed
Persons aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week, and;
- had actively looked for full-time or part-time work at any time in the four weeks up to the end of the reference week and were available for work in the reference week; or
- were waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of the reference week and could have started in the reference week if the job had been available then.
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