4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2013

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ORGANISATION - ASGC 2006 (COLLECTION DISTRICT)

ABS short name: EPR_CD
ABS Aggregate Template reference: Column H
METeOR Technical name: Service provider organisation - geographic location (CD), code (ASGC 2006) NNNNNNN
METeOR identifier: 455515
METeOR link: <http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/455515>
METeOR definition: The geographical location of an agency using a seven-digit numerical code which indicates the Collection District (CD) within the state or territory of Australia.

Scope

Inclusions: ASGC 2006 CD code indicating the geographical location at which the preschool program is delivered, for all early childhood education and care services that deliver a preschool program.
Exclusions:

The CD code associated with a post office box address.

The CD code associated with the head administration office, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.

The CD code associated with the parent school, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.

Early childhood education and care services that do not deliver a preschool program.

Underlying Concepts

Concept: Geographic location of organisation - ASGC 2006 (CD).
Nominal definition: The geographic location of the service provider within a state or territory of Australia as represented by a geographical area code (CD).
Operational definition: Consistent with nominal definition.
Supporting data elements: CD is derived using the following data elements:

Address line (Service provider)

Suburb/town/locality name (Service provider)

Australian Postcode (Service provider)

Australian state/territory identifier (Service provider)

Conceptual issues:

Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC)

The ASGC has now been replaced with the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). However, for the 2013 collection the ABS again requests that ASGC (CD) be supplied, This is due to the scheduled availability of re-based population estimates by single year of age from the 2011 Census. In particular, Indigenous Estimated Resident Population (ERP) by single year of age will not be available until mid-2014. Consequently, Indigenous signal year of age ERP will be produced from the 2006 ASGC (CD) projections to enable comparable performance indicator reporting on universal access for Indigenous children.

Collection District (CD)

The CD was the smallest geographic area defined in the ASGC. CDs served as the basic building block in the ASGC and were used for the aggregation of statistics to larger ASGC areas, and some non-ASGC areas, such as Commonwealth and State electoral divisions. CDs are represented by a seven digit code and are derived from the data elements outlined above in the supporting data elements list. CDs have now been replaced by Statistical Area level 1 (SA1), within the new geographic standard, the ASGS.

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Classification Scheme: ASGC 2006
Representation class: Code
Data type: Number
Format: NNNNNNN, for example: 1129001
Maximum character length: 7
Supplementary values:

2.4.7 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS

	Edit specifications	Edit resolution

1.	If field is blank.	Provide a valid CD code, otherwise default to state/territory specific CD undefined code.

2.	If field contains text or character length is greater than 7.	Provide a valid CD code.

Guide for Use

Counting rules:

Code the geographical location (CD) where the preschool program is delivered using the service provider’s address line, postcode, suburb/town/locality name and state/territory.

For operational purposes, mobile preschools should be recorded with the geographic location (CD) of the town or suburb out of which they operate. For mobile preschools, this may be different to the actual locations of service delivery.

Classification Definitions

Unknown CD codes
For use when the address of the service provider is not known or incomplete and unable to be coded to CD, or where the jurisdiction is unable to accurately code to CD. Where address information is unknown, the ABS requests that jurisdictions identify the reason for the unknown response and document any follow-up processes undertaken.

Other Information

Throughout the NMDS, the classification scheme for ASGC is referred to as 'ASGC 2011'. This should be referred to as 'ASGC 2006'.

Related URL data element: Geographic location of organisation - ASGC 2006 (Collection District).