Data availability
The region types available vary depending on the dashboard and data source. Some dashboards or data source can be reported to a more detailed level of geography than others.
The region types used across the Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Dashboards come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Updated after every Census, the ASGS is a framework of different region types designed for statistical analysis and reporting. Each region type has a set of regions that together cover all of Australia.
Data are reported for Australia and state and territory, with a focus on ‘urban areas’ (Capital cities) based on Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSA) and their contributing Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) and Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) regions where possible.
Dashboard | Geography | Data source |
|---|---|---|
Regional profile | AUS, STE, GCCSA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 Estimated Resident Population 2021 |
Perinatal | AUS, STE, GCCSA | National Perinatal Data Collection |
Diabetes | AUS, STE, GCCSA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 National Hospitals Morbidity Database (AUS, STE and GCCSA only) |
Chronic Kidney Disease | AUS, STE, GCCSA, SA4, SA3 | Census of Population and Housing 2021 Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (AUS, STE and GCCSA only) |
Mortality | AUS, STE, GCCSA, SA4, SA3 | National Mortality Database Births, Australia (AUS, STE and GCCSA only) |
Hospitalisations | AUS, STE, GCCSA, SA4, SA3 | National Hospitals Morbidity Database |
Emergency Department | AUS, STE, GCCSA, SA4, SA3 | National Non-Admitted Emergency Department Care Database |
State or territory | Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) | Number of contributing Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) | Number of contributing Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) |
|---|---|---|---|
New South Wales | Greater Sydney (1GSYD) | 14 | 47 |
Victoria | Greater Melbourne (2GMEL) | 9 | 40 |
Queensland | Greater Brisbane (3GBRI) | 9 | 39 |
South Australia | Greater Adelaide (GADE) | 4 | 18 |
Western Australia | Greater Perth (GPER) | 6 | 21 |
Tasmania | Greater Hobart (GHOB) | 1 | 6 |
Northern Territory | Greater Darwin (8GDAR) | 1 | 4 |
Australia Capital Territory | Australian Capital Territory (8ACTE) | 1 | 10 |
Note: Region types used come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) 2021 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
To view the boundaries for different region types, use the interactive map available at ABS Maps. For more information on 2021 ASGS, see Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3.