4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2012

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ORGANISATION - ASGS 2011 (MESH BLOCK)

Technical name: N/A
METeOR identifier: N/A
METeOR link: N/A
METeOR definition: N/A
Note: This is an additional data element. The Australian Statistical Geographic Standard (ASGS) is the new geographic standard that has replaced the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC).

Scope

Inclusions: ASGS Mesh Block (MB) code indicating the geographical location at which the preschool program is delivered, for all early childhood education and care services that deliver a preschool program.
Exclusions:

The MB code associated with a post office box.

The MB code associated with the head administration office, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.

Early childhood education and care services that do not deliver a preschool program.

Underlying Concepts

Concept: Geographic location of organisation - ASGS 2011 (MB).
Nominal definition: The geographic location of the service provider within the state or territory of Australia as represented by a geographical area code (MB).
Operational definition: Consistent with nominal definition.
Supporting data elements: MB/SA1 is derived using the following data elements:

Address line (Service provider)

Australian Postcode (Service provider)

Suburb/town/locality name (Service provider)

Australian state/territory identifier (Service provider)

Conceptual issues:
The Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)

The ASGS has replaced the ASGC. Further information to assist jurisdictions to move from the ASGC to the ASGS is available on the ABS website at <https://www.abs.gov.au/geography>.

Mesh Block (MB)

MBs are the smallest geographic region in the ASGS and form the basis for the larger regions of the ASGS. There are approximately 347,000 MBs covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. They broadly identify land use such as residential, commercial, agricultural and parks etc. MBs are the building blocks for all the larger regions of the ASGS. As MBs are very small they can be combined together to accurately approximate a large range of other statistical regions.

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Classification Scheme: ASGS 2011
Representation class: Code
Data type: Number
Format: N(11), for example: 40520305768
Maximum character length: 11
Supplementary values:

2.2.8 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS

	Edit specifications	Edit resolution

1.	If field contains text.	Provide a valid MB code, otherwise amend to state/territory MB supplementary value.

2.	If character length of MB field is greater than 11.	Provide a valid MB code, otherwise amend to state/territory MB undefined code.

Guide for Use

Counting rules:

Code the geographical location (MB) where the preschool program is delivered using the address line, postcode, suburb/town/locality name and state or territory of the service provider.

For operational purposes, mobile preschools should be record with the geographic location (MB) of the town or suburb out of which it operates. For mobile preschools, this may be different to the actual locations of service delivery.

Classification Definitions

Undefined MB codes
For use when the address of the service provider is not known or incomplete and unable to be coded to MB, or where the jurisdiction is unable to accurately code to MB. Where address information is unknown, the ABS requests that jurisdictions identify the reason for the unknown response and document any follow-up processes undertaken.

Other Information

Related aggregate data elements: Geographic location of organisation – ASGS 2011 (Mesh Block).