4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2013  
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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ORGANISATION - ASGS 2011 (MESH BLOCK)

ABS short name: EPR_MESHBLOCK
ABS Aggregate Template reference: Column J
METeORTechnical name: N/A
METeOR identifier: N/A
METeOR link: N/A
METeOR definition: N/A
Note: This is an additional data element. The Australian Statistical Geographic Standard (ASGS) 2011 is the new geographic standard that has replaced the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC).

Scope

Inclusions: ASGS Mesh Block (MB) 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 MB code associated with a post office box address.
  • The MB code associated with the head administration office, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.
  • The MB 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 - ASGS 2011 Mesh Block (MB).
Nominal definition: The geographic location of the service provider within the state or territory of Australia as represented by a geographical area code (MB).
Operational definition: Consistent with nominal definition.
Supporting data elements: MB is derived using the following data elements:

Conceptual issues:
The Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)
  • The ASGS has replaced the ASGC. Further information to assist jurisdictions to move from the ASGC to the ASGS is available on the ABS website at <https://www.abs.gov.au/geography>.

Mesh Block (MB)
  • MBs are the smallest geographic region in the ASGS and form the basis for the larger regions of the ASGS. There are approximately 347,000 MBs covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. They broadly identify land use such as residential, commercial, agricultural and parks etc. MBs are the building blocks for all the larger regions of the ASGS. As MBs are very small they can be combined together to accurately approximate a large range of other statistical regions.

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Classification Scheme: ASGS 2011
Representation class: Code
Data type: Number
Format: N(11), for example: 40520305768
Maximum character length: 11
Supplementary values:
    19999998999 - New South Wales: undefined MB
    29999998999 - Victoria: undefined MB
    39999998999 - Queensland: undefined MB
    49999998999 - South Australia: undefined MB
    59999998999 - Western Australia: undefined MB
    69999998999 - Tasmania: undefined MB
    79999998999 - Northern Territory: undefined MB
    89999998999 - Australian Capital Territory: undefined MB
    99999998999 - Other Territories: undefined MB

2.4.9 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS

Edit specificationsEdit resolution
1. If field is blank.Provide a valid MB code, otherwise amend to state/territory MB undefined code.
2.If field contains text or if character length of MB field is not equal to 11.Provide a valid MB code.


Guide for Use

Counting rules:

Code the geographical location (MB) 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 (MB) 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

Undefined MB codes
For use when the address of the service provider is not known or incomplete and unable to be coded to MB, or where the jurisdiction is unable to accurately code to MB. 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

Related URL data element: Geographic location of organisation - ASGS 2011 (Mesh Block).



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