1270.0.55.001 - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2016  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 12/07/2016   
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SPECIAL PURPOSE CODES

PURPOSE

Special purpose codes allow address data to be coded to a non-spatial value. This occurs where there is insufficient information to code to a physical geographic area. For example, where someone is in transit on Census night or where an incomplete address has been supplied. They have been created for each hierarchical level within the Main Structure and the Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) Structure.

TYPES OF SPECIAL PURPOSE CODES

Migratory

Migratory is used to code people who are in transit on long distance trains, buses, aircraft and long haul road transport vehicles on Census night.

Offshore

Offshore is used to code people on oil rigs and drilling platforms etc. It is also used for expeditioners in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Shipping


Shipping is used to code people who are on board vessels in Australian waters, in or between Australian ports on Census night.

No Usual Address

No Usual Address is used to code people with no fixed place of abode.

SPECIAL PURPOSE CODE STRUCTURE


The following examples show the special code structure for New South Wales.

Mesh Block Special Purpose Codes
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping


S/TMesh BlocksDescription

18000000778MIGRATORY
19000000779OFFSHORE
17000005777SHIPPING
17000004777SHIPPING
17000003777SHIPPING
17000002777SHIPPING
17000001777SHIPPING


No usual residence

S/TMesh BlocksDescription

10000009499NOUSUALRESIDENCE


SA1, SA2, SA3, SA4 Special Purpose Codes


Migratory - Offshore - Shipping

S/TSA4SA3SA2SA1Description

19797979991Migratory
19797979992Offshore
19797979993Shipping


There are no Migratory or Offshore Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) for the Other Territories. There are no Offshore or Shipping SA1s for the ACT.

No Usual Address

S/TSA4SA3SA2Description

199999499No Usual Address (S/T)


GCCSA Special Purpose Codes
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping

S/TGCCSADescription

19799Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (S/T)


No Usual Address

S/TGCCSADescription

19499No Usual Address (S/T)


COLLECTION SPECIFIC CODING CONVENTIONS

ABS collections use various conventions to denote circumstances such as: not applicable, overseas visitors etc. These will be explained in the supporting documentation for each release.