Regional overview: data availability by level of geography and data source
|
Topic |
Regional levels |
Data source |
|---|---|---|
|
People and communities |
AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, SA2, LGA |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, Estimated Resident Population 2021 |
|
Education and work |
AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, SA2, LGA |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
Pregnancy and birth |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 |
National Perinatal Data Collection |
|
Health risk factors |
AUS, STE |
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 |
|
Health conditions |
AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, LGA |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, National Hospitals Morbidity Database (AUS, STE, SA4 and IREG only) |
|
Life expectancy and mortality |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 |
National Mortality Database, ABS Life tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (AUS and STE only) |
|
Housing circumstances and health |
AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, SA2, LGA |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
Health services |
AUS, STE, IREG |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, National Hospitals Morbidity Database, National Health Workforce Dataset, Medicare Benefits Schedule, BreastScreen Australia (AUS and STE only), National Elective Surgery Wait Times Dataset (AUS and STE only), National Non-Admitted Emergency Department Care Database (AUS and STE only) |
|
Chronic kidney disease |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, National Hospitals Morbidity Database |
Closing the Gap: data availability by level of geography and data source
|
Topic |
Regional levels |
Data source |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Target 1 |
AUS, STE |
ABS Life Tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, ABS Cause of Death, Australia |
|
|
Target 2 |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 |
National Perinatal Data Collection |
|
|
Target 3 |
AUS, STE |
ABS Preschool Education, Australia |
|
|
Target 4 |
AUS, STE |
Australian Early Development Census |
|
|
Target 5 |
AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
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Target 6 |
AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
|
Target 7 |
AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
|
Target 8 |
AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
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Target 9 |
AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
|
|
Target 10 |
AUS, STE |
ABS Prisoners in Australia |
|
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Target 11 |
AUS, STE |
Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset |
|
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Target 12 |
AUS, STE |
Child Protection National Minimum Data Set |
|
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Target 13 |
AUS, STE |
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 |
|
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Target 14 |
AUS, STE |
ABS Cause of Death, Australia |
|
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Target 15 |
AUS, STE |
Native Title Determinations Outcomes |
|
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Target 16 |
AUS, STE, IREG |
National Indigenous Languages Survey (AUS and STE only), Census of Population and Housing 2021, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 (AUS and STE only) |
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Target 17 |
AUS, STE |
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 |
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Life stages: data availability by level of geography and data source
|
Topic |
Regional levels |
Data source |
|---|---|---|
|
Mothers and babies |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 |
National Perinatal Data Collection |
|
Children (0-14 years) |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, Estimated Resident Population (ERP) (AUS, STE, IREG only), Medicare Benefits Schedule (AUS, STE, SA4 and IREG only), National Mortality Database (AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 only), National Hospitals Morbidity Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 (AUS and STE only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 (AUS and STE only), ACARA National Student Attendance Data Collection (AUS and STE only), Australian Early Development Census (AUS and STE only), National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) (AUS and STE only). |
|
Adolescents and youth (15-24 years) |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, Estimated Resident Population (ERP) (AUS, STE, IREG only), Medicare Benefits Schedule (AUS, STE, SA4 and IREG only), National Perinatal Data Collection (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Mortality Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Hospitals Morbidity Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 (AUS and STE only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 (AUS and STE only). |
|
Adults (25-49 years) |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, Estimated Resident Population (ERP) (AUS, STE, IREG only), Medicare Benefits Schedule (AUS, STE, SA4 and IREG only), National Perinatal Data Collection (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Mortality Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Hospitals Morbidity Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 (AUS and STE only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 (AUS and STE only). |
|
Older people (50+ years) |
AUS, STE, IREG, SA4, SA3 |
Census of Population and Housing 2021, Estimated Resident Population (ERP) (AUS, STE, IREG only), Medicare Benefits Schedule (AUS, STE, SA4 and IREG only), National Perinatal Data Collection (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Mortality Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Hospitals Morbidity Database (AUS, STE, IREG and SA4 only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 (AUS and STE only), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 (AUS and STE only), GEN aged care data (AUS and STE only). |
Regional level geography (ASGS 2021)
| Name | ASGS region | Total number (excluding non-spatial) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUS | 1 |
| State and Territory | STE | 8 |
| Indigenous Region | IREG | 38 |
| Indigenous Area | IARE | 408 |
| Indigenous Location | ILOC | 1,114 |
| Statistical Area Level 4 | SA4 | 89 |
| Statistical Area Level 3 | SA3 | 336 |
| Statistical Area Level 2 | SA2 | 2,450 |
| Local Government Area (2021) | LGA | 547 |
To view the boundaries for different region types, use the interactive map available at ABS Maps.
For more information on ASGS 2021, see Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3.
Indigenous communities and locations
Number of Indigenous communities and locations by state
|
State |
Number of Indigenous community locations |
Number of Indigenous community location names |
Number of other locations |
|---|---|---|---|
|
New South Wales |
60 |
62 |
4,458 |
|
Victoria |
1 |
1 |
2,913 |
|
Queensland |
204 |
297 |
3,224 |
|
South Australia |
144 |
214 |
1,659 |
|
Western Australia |
359 |
838 |
1,649 |
|
Tasmania |
4 |
6 |
762 |
|
Northern Territory |
820 |
2,326 |
246 |
|
Australian Capital Territory |
0 |
0 |
129 |
|
Other territories |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
1,592 |
3,747 |
15,044 |
Source for Indigenous community locations: AGIL 2019.
Source for other locations: ABS State Suburbs (SSC) 2016.
Note: The ‘Number of Indigenous communities and locations by state’ table, uses AGIL 2019 and ABS State Suburbs 2016, and presents Indigenous community locations that are unique, Indigenous community location names – which may include multiple names for some community locations, and other locations which are unique. The RIFIC List of Communities does not match the number of Indigenous community locations and other locations because additional locations were added to the search list.