ABSTRACT
The Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) is used by the ABS for the collection and dissemination of geographically classified statistics. The ASGC edition 2001 introduced the Remoteness classification which divides Australia into six broad regions called Remoteness Areas.
The ASGC Remoteness classification was developed by the ABS in response to a demand for a statistical geography that allows quantitative comparisons between 'city' and 'country' Australia where the defining difference between 'city' and 'country' is physical remoteness from goods and services. The 2001 Census of Population and Housing is the first major ABS collection to be disseminated on the ASGC Remoteness classification.
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate, using data from the 2001 Census, the purpose and appropriate use of the ASGC Remoteness classification as a framework for statistical analysis. Users are also advised on options for classifying their own data to the Remoteness classification and how and when this may be appropriate.
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