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Data availability

Data availability

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, SA4, SA3

Census of Population and Housing 2021

Target 6

AUS, STE, IREG, SA4, SA3

Census of Population and Housing 2021

Target 7

AUS, STE, IREG, SA4, SA3

Census of Population and Housing 2021

Target 8

AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3

Census of Population and Housing 2021

Target 9

AUS, STE, IREG, LGA, SA4, SA3

Census of Population and Housing 2021

Target 10

AUS, STE

ABS Prisoners in Australia

Target 11

AUS, STE

Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset

Target 12

AUS, STE

Child Protection National Minimum Data Set

Target 13

AUS, STE

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19

Target 14

AUS, STE

ABS Cause of Death, Australia

Target 15

AUS, STE

Native Title Determinations Outcomes

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)

Target 17

AUS, STE

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014-15

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.