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PURPOSE

The SR Structure has been in use since 1986 for the production of standard statistical outputs from Population Censuses and labour force surveys. Labour Force Surveys use dissemination regions for the publication of labour force data.

SRs are maintained as a separate structure from the Main Structure because of the complex manner in which they relate to SSDs and SDs. For example, SRs can be whole SSDs, aggregates of SSDs, or part of an SSD. Similarly they can be whole SDs, aggregates of SDs or part of an SD. SRs can also be as large as a state or territory. SRs are aggregates of SLAs.


THE STRUCTURE

The SR Structure has five levels of hierarchy SLAs-SRSs-SRs-MSRs-S/Ts (see ASGC Structural Chart).

The spatial units in adjoining levels relate to each other by aggregation and disaggregation. For example, SRSs aggregate to SRs while SRs are disaggregates of MSRs. The spatial units within each level of the SR Structure cover the whole of Australia (as defined in this publication) without gaps or overlaps.


Table

Detailed tables of the SR Structure are shown in The Classification Structures. This table is available in both the publication pdf and as a .csv file.

For example:

• Statistical Region Structure - Broad

S/T MSR SR			Name
1			NEW SOUTH WALES
	1		Sydney
		04	Inner Sydney
		08	Eastern Suburbs
		12	St George-Sutherland
		16	Canterbury-Bankstown
		20	Fairfield-Liverpool
		24	Outer South Western Sydney
		28	Inner Western Sydney
		32	Central Western Sydney
		36	North Western Sydney
		44	Lower Northern Sydney
		48	Central Northern Sydney
		52	Northern Beaches
		56	Central Coast

• Statistical Region Structure - Detailed

S/T MSR SR SRS SLA					Name
1					NEW SOUTH WALES
	1				Sydney
		04			Inner Sydney
			1		Inner Sydney
				1100	Botany Bay (C)
				4800	Leichhardt (A)
				5200	Marrickville (A)
				7201	Sydney (C) - Inner
				7204	Sydney (C) - East
				7205	Sydney (C) - South
				7206	Sydney (C) - West