Indicates a person's place of usual residence one year before the Census. The PUR1P variable is hierarchical. It is based on the SA2 of usual residence one year before the Census and can be aggregated to form higher ASGS areas: SA3, SA4, Significant Urban Area, Greater Capital City Statistical Areas and State/Territory.
For details of these areas please refer to the ABS Geography page.
For answers to usual residence questions, refer also to Usual Address Indicator Census Night (UAICP), Usual Address One Year Ago Indicator (UAI1P), and Usual Address Five Years Ago Indicator (UAI5P).
Applicable to:
Persons aged one year and over
Categories:
In addition to the ASGS geographic areas outlined above, the following categories are also included:
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Undefined capital city
Overseas
No usual address
Migratory, off-shore and shipping
Undefined state
Not stated
Not applicable
Overseas visitor
Number of categories:
Total number of categories will depend on the geographic level chosen.
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