1216.0 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), Jul 2009

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THE STRUCTURE

The S Dist. Structure has four levels of hierarchy in census years, comprising in ascending order: CDs-SLAs-SSDs-S Dists. In non-census years, with CDs undefined, it has only three levels of hierarchy (see ASGC Structural Chart, Chapter 1).

In this structure, CDs, SLAs and SSDs are confined to those which fall within S Dists. The spatial units relate to each other through aggregation or disaggregation. For example, CDs aggregate to SLAs while SLAs are disaggregates of SSDs. The spatial units within each level of the S Dist. Structure do not collectively cover the whole of Australia.

Table

The current S Dist. Structure, down to SLA level, is shown in Chapter 15 - The Classification Structures.

For example:

Statistical District Structure

(showing three hierarchical levels: S Dist.-SSD-SLA)

SDIST SSD SLA			Name

1003			NEWCASTLE (NSW)
	11005		Newcastle
		1720	Cessnock (C)
		4651	Lake Macquarie (C) - East
		4653	Lake Macquarie (C) - North
		4655	Lake Macquarie (C) - West
		5050	Maitland (C)
		5903	Newcastle (C) - Inner City
		5904	Newcastle (C) - Outer West
		5905	Newcastle (C) - Throsby
		6400	Port Stephens (A)