Posted 11/7/11
Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)
(sourced from the abs website)
From July 2011 the ABS will progressively replace the current Australian
Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) with the new Australian Statistical
Geography Standard (ASGS) as its geographical framework. The ASGS will be used for
the 2011 Census of Population and Housing, but data will also continue to be available
on Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) and those ASGC regions that are built directly
from them. The ABS anticipates that all its spatial data will be based on the ASGS
by 2014.
Improved data sources and technology has allowed the ABS the opportunity to create
a better Geography optimised for the release of ABS statistics. A new robust and
stable structure means that changes over time are minimised, assisting in the maintenance
of quality time-series data. In addition, the ASGS together with improved methods
will allow for more accurate correspondences to translate ABS data to non-ABS administrative
and geographic regions.
Click on the following links below for more information:
Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Structure Diagram
Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Structure and Summary.pdf
Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Roadshow Presentation
ASGS Roadshow Presentation.pdf