Data availability by level of geography and data source
|
Module |
Topic |
Regional levels |
Data source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional overview | People and communities | AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, SA2, LGA | Census of Population and Housing 2021, Estimated Resident Population 2021 |
| Regional overview | Education and work | AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, SA2, LGA | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Regional overview | Pregnancy and birth | AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 | National Perinatal Data Collection |
| Regional overview | Health risk factors | AUS, STE | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 |
| Regional overview | 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) |
| Regional overview | 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) |
| Regional overview | Housing circumstances | AUS, STE, IREG, IARE, ILOC, SA4, SA3, SA2, LGA | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Regional overview | Health services use | AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 | Census of Population and Housing 2021, National Hospitals Morbidity Database, Medicare Benefits Schedule, National Health Workforce Dataset (AUS, STE and SA4 only), 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) |
| Regional overview | 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 | Target 1 | AUS, STE | ABS Life Tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, ABS Cause of Death, Australia |
| Closing the Gap | Target 2 | AUS, STE, IREG, SA4 | National Perinatal Data Collection |
| Closing the Gap | Target 3 | AUS, STE | ABS Preschool Education, Australia |
| Closing the Gap | Target 4 | AUS, STE | Australian Early Development Census |
| Closing the Gap | Target 5 | AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Closing the Gap | Target 6 | AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Closing the Gap | Target 7 | AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Closing the Gap | Target 8 | AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Closing the Gap | Target 9 | AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 |
| Closing the Gap | Target 10 | AUS, STE | ABS Prisoners in Australia |
| Closing the Gap | Target 11 | AUS, STE | Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset |
| Closing the Gap | Target 12 | AUS, STE | Child Protection National Minimum Data Set |
| Closing the Gap | Target 13 | AUS, STE | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19 |
| Closing the Gap | Target 14 | AUS, STE | ABS Cause of Death, Australia |
| Closing the Gap | Target 15 | AUS, STE | Native Title Determinations Outcomes |
| Closing the Gap | 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) |
| Closing the Gap | Target 17 | AUS, STE | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15 |
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.