1216.0.15.003 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Area Correspondences, 2006  
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2006 REMOTENESS AREA FROM 2006 STATISTICAL LOCAL AREAS CORRESPONDENCE

This file identifies which 2006 Remoteness Areas (RA) comprises of which 2006 Statistical Local Areas (SLA). 'Off-Shore Areas & Migratory' SLAs are not included.

The file contains a total of 1,749 records.

File Name: 'CP2006RA_2006SLA.txt'

Format: ASCII comma delimited text file


Record Structure

Field Name

      1 Remoteness Area 2006 Code ("RA_2006_CODE")
      2 Remoteness Area 2006 Name ("RA_2006_NAME")
      3 Statistical Local Area 2006 Code ("SLA_2006_MAINCODE")
      4 Statistical Local Area 2006 Name ("SLA_2006_NAME")
      5 RATIO
      6 PERCENT

Ratio - figures expressed as part of 1.

Percentage - figure expressed as a percentage ranges from 100 to 0.

The Remoteness Area from Statistical Local Area (RA from SLA) correspondence for 2006 allows the conversion of population data from SLA to RA. For information on both these geographic areas please refer to Statistical Geography Volume 1 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), July 2006 (cat no. 1216.0).