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Data Element Detail

Establishment-geographic remoteness, admitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS-RA)
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 041597 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
12-Jun-2014		Current
04-Aug-2014
Standard
01-Jul-2014
The remoteness of an establishment providing admitted patient care, based on the physical road distance to the nearest urban centre and its population size.
Admitted patient care
Geographic remoteness-admitted patient care
ARIA code; Hospital remoteness area
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
0Major cities of Australia
1Inner regional Australia
2Outer regional Australia
3Remote Australia
4Very remote Australia
5Migratory
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
9Not stated/inadequately described
Collection and Usage Attributes
Australian Statistical Geography Standard-Remoteness Area (ASGS-RA) is a geographical classification which defines locations in terms of remoteness, i.e. the physical distance of a location from the nearest Service Centre (a populated locality where the population is greater than 1,000 persons), within population size categories. This value domain is intended exclusively for use when collecting data relating to admitted patient care.

Code 0 Major cities of Australia
Includes Statistical Area Level 1s (SA1s) with an average Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+) index value of 0 to 0.2.

Code 1 Inner regional Australia
Includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.4.

Code 2 Outer regional Australia
Includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 2.4 and less than or equal to 5.92.

Code 3 Remote Australia
Includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 5.92 and less than or equal to 10.53.

Code 4 Very remote Australia
Includes SA1s with an average ARIA+ index value greater than 10.53.

Code 5 Migratory
Composed of off-shore, shipping and migratory SA1s.

This value domain allows for the allocation of remoteness codes in accordance with those used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) remoteness structure. It is intended exclusively for use in the collection of admitted patient care data, where historically data has been remoteness coded to the value range 0-5.
In this value domain, physical distance is defined in terms of ARIA+ codes, rather than a simple linear distance between points.

The list of permissible values for this value domain, i.e. codes 0 to 5, is the same as that used by the ABS to describe remoteness areas, i.e. codes 0 to 5, and is directly mappable to the range of codes used (codes 1-6).

Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set:
Attribute type is ASGSRA (Geographic remoteness (ARIA)).
Geographic remoteness is essentially a measure of a physical location's level of access to goods and services. Large population centres tend to have a greater range of goods and services available than small centres. Typically, a population centre is not likely to provide a full range of goods and services until its population reaches around 250,000 people.
The measures of remoteness used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are based on population estimates obtained from the Census of Population and Housing, conducted every 5 years. Remoteness measures are calculated using Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+) scores, which are based on the distance of geographic locations from the nearest population centre in various size ranges. The lower the ARIA+ score for a location, the better its level of access to goods and services.
Information in relation to how remoteness is defined and calculated is available from the Geography portal on the ABS website.
Information in relation to how ARIA+ scores are calculated for physical locations is available from the National Centre for Social Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GISCA) website.
In its initial form, as developed by GISCA and the then Department of Health and Aged Care in 1999, ARIA scores ranged from 0 to 12 and were based on proximity to 4 points of reference.
A new version, ARIA+, was introduced in 2003, with ARIA+ scores now based on proximity to 5 points of reference. Also, changes were made to allow for more accurate estimation of the cost of travelling from Tasmania to the mainland, and to increase accuracy for locations at the urban fringe.
Prior to 2011, ARIA+ scores were calculated for individual Census Collection Districts (CCDs). Following the phasing out of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) and the introduction of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) by the ABS in 2011, ARIA+ scores are now calculated for individual Statistical Area Level 1s (SA1s).
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementFacility (CRDS)-attribute assigned to facility end dateQH 041879 Version 1Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementFacility (CRDS)-attribute assigned to facility start dateQH 041878 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptEstablishmentQH 041755 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptFacilityQH 041826 Version 2Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptFacilityQH 041826 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptFacility attributeQH 041858 Version 1Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 2ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201430-Jun-2019
Source and Reference Attributes
Australia Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data elements:
Establishment-geographic remoteness, admitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N, Identifier 539871, Health standard 11/04/2014 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/539871/meteorItemView/long
Establishment-geographic remoteness, admitted patient care remoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N, Identifier 702571, Health standard 06/09/2018 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/702571/meteorItemView/long
ARIA;