Settlement Reporting Facility

Location Specific Criteria

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ContentsSettlement Reporting Facility..........................................................................................................................1

Frequently Asked Questions.......................................................................................................................1

Location data....................................................................................................................................................4

Location Data Structure...................................................................................................................................4

Location Criteria and Filters............................................................................................................................4

Criteria............................................................................................................................................................4

Filters.............................................................................................................................................................5

Arrival Date, Visa Grant Date & Settlement Date...........................................................................................5

Arrival Date....................................................................................................................................................5

Visa Grant Date.............................................................................................................................................5

Settlement Date (Using Arrival Date and Visa Grant Date together).......................................................5

Location Data: Tips and Tricks.......................................................................................................................6

Example Reports..............................................................................................................................................6

Producing a report by State.........................................................................................................................6

State of residence criterion......................................................................................................................6

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Producing a report for a specific State.......................................................................................................7

State of residence criterion used in conjunction with the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter. . .7

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Producing a report by Statistical Division (SD).........................................................................................9

Statistical Division criterion.....................................................................................................................9

Producing a report for specific Statistical Divisions (SDs)....................................................................10

Statistical Division criterion used with the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter..........10

Producing a report by Statistical Subdivision (SSD)..............................................................................12

Statistical Subdivision criterion.............................................................................................................12

SSD of residence (Name) criterion used with the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter...................................................................................................................................................................13

Producing a report by Statistical Local Area (SLA)....................................................................................15

SLA of residence criterion.........................................................................................................................15

Producing a report for specific Statistical Local Areas (SLAs).................................................................16

SLA of residence (Name) criterion used with the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter...16

Producing a report by Local Government Area (LGA)................................................................................25

LGA of residence (Name) criterion...........................................................................................................25

Producing a report for specific Local Government Areas..........................................................................26

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LGA of residence (Name) criterion used in conjunction with the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter..............................................................................................................................................................26

Producing a report by Metropolitan/Regional areas...................................................................................27

Metro/Regional (place of residence) criterion..........................................................................................27

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Location data

Location information is based on address data captured by the Settlement Database (SDB). This data is transferred to the SRF, where it can be reported on via various geographical groupings. These are:

State; Statistical Division; Statistical Sub-Division; Statistical Local Area; Local Government Area; and Metro/Regional.

Each of these geographical groupings is explained in the S RF D a ta Dicti ona r y .

It should be noted that although efforts are made to keep up to date address information for settlers recorded in the SDB, not all address data can be considered as current. Therefore, location based data should be interpreted with care.

Location Data StructureLocation data in the SDB is based on the 2011 Australian Standard Geographic Classifications (ASGC) structure, however, differs slightly because the SRF location data is built up from postcodes rather than mesh blocks.

It should be noted that the building of statistical areas from postcode is somewhat problematic. This is because some postcodes will fall into more than one statistical area. The statistical area which receives the highest percentage of a postcode (according to the 2 011 Au s t r a li an S t a tistic al G eo gr aphy S t a nda r d ( AS G S ) c o rr e s po n den c e s ) will, in the SRF, receive all the data for that postcode.

More information about the 2011 ASGC as well as correspondence files can be found at: h tt p : //ww w . ab s. g o v . au / g eo gr aphy

Location Criteria and Filters

Criteria

If you select the LGA of residence (Name) Criterion, then your report output will display and give a figure for each individual local government area (LGA) in this listing.

In the SRF there are six criteria available for location data. These are:

LGA of Residence (Name) Metro/Regional (place of res) SLA of Residence (name) State of Residence Statistical Division Statistical Sub-Division (name)

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Filters

Filters work differently to criteria; they allow you to narrow down your report data. If you were only interested in settlers currently residing in a specific LGA you could use the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter to narrow down your data. When you select a filter you will be presented with the list of fields available for that filter. Some filters have more than one layer, such as the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter. This means that you begin by selecting field/s from the top most layer and can narrow your search down to one of the lower levels if you wish.

In the SRF there are three filters for location data. These are:

Place of Residence (State, LGA) Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA); and Metro/Regional

The Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter has more than one layer. Its structure can is defined as:

State to; Local Government Area (LGA)

The Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) has more than one layer. Its structure is defined as:

State to; Statistical Division (SD) to; Statistical Sub-Division (SSD) to; Statistical Local Area (SLA)

More information about each of the location criteria and filter can be found in the S RF D a ta Dicti ona r y .

Arrival Date, Visa Grant Date & Settlement Date

The SRF allows reports to be generated by either arrival date or grant date.

Arrival Date

Reports generated by arrival date will include only those settlers whose recorded arrival date falls within the selected Date Range.

Visa Grant Date

Reports generated by visa grant date will only include those settlers whose recorded visa grant date is within the selected Date Range.

Settlement Date (Using Arrival Date and Visa Grant Date together)

To get a more accurate count of settlers in a specific location, it is recommended to use both arrival date and visa grant date. In order to do this, two reports must be run. The first report selects arrival date for visas which were granted offshore (i.e. outside of Australia) and the second report selects grant date for visas which were granted onshore (i.e. in Australia).

For more detailed instructions on how to run these two reports, please refer to the S e ttl em en t Da te T ip Sh ee t.on 2 (08/13)

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Location Data: Tips and Tricks

When generating a report by location, there are several things to remember:

SRF data will always show how many settlers are c u rr e n tly residing in the specified location. Care should be taken when interpreting location data used in conjunction with specific date ranges as location data is always current, despite the specific date range.

Some settlers will have no recorded address information and therefore may be left out of some counts.

Some postcodes are spread across more than one geographical area. Where this is the case, the statistical area which receives the highest percentage of a postcode will, in the SRF, receive all the data for that postcode.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides online correspondence files which have been used to map postcode to SLA and LGA in the SRF. These are available here: 2 0 11 Au st r a li an S t a tistic al G eo gr aphy S t a n da r d ( A S G S ) c o rr e s p on d en c e s .

Example Reports

Producing a report by State

State of residence criterionTo generate a report organised by states, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way)

Select the State of residence option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by State of Residence for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

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Producing a report for a specific State

State of residence criterion used in conjunction with the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filterTo generate a report for a specific State, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way)

Select the State of residence option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Click on (click to show/hide filters) > to view all filters options.

Select the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.Click on the Next button.

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Select the State/s that you want included in the report by clicking on them in the left-hand column.

Click on the Next button.

Click the next button again, without selecting any LGAs

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

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Example of a 1 way report by Sate of Residence, filtered by State of Residence (State, LGA) for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

Producing a report by Statistical Division (SD)

Statistical Division criterion

To generate a report organised by statistical divisions, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way).

Select the Statistical Division option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by Statistical Division for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

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Producing a report for specific Statistical Divisions (SDs)

Statistical Division criterion used with the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter

To generate a report for specific SDs, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way).

Select the Statistical Division option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Click on (click to show/hide filters) >to view all filters options.

Select the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

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Select the State that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column

Click on the Next button.

Select the SD that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column

Click on the Next button.

Click the next button again, without selecting any SSDs

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by Statistical Division, filtered by Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

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Note that because the Statistical Division criterion was selected the report displays results for each individual SD

Producing a report by Statistical Subdivision (SSD)

Statistical Subdivision criterion

To generate a report organised by SSDs, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way).

Select the Statistical Sub-Div (Name) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.Click on the Submit report button

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Example of a 1 way report by Statistical Sub-Division for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

Producing a report for a specific Statistical Subdivision (SSD)

SSD of residence (Name) criterion used with the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter

To generate a report for a specific SSD, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way).

Select the Statistical Sub-Div (Name) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Click on (click to show/hide filters) > to view all filters options

Select the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

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Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Select the State that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column

Click on the Next button.

Select the SD that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left-hand column

Click on the Next button.

Select the SSD that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left-hand column

Click on the Next button.

Click the next button again, without selecting any SLAs

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Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by Statistical Sub-Division, filtered by Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

Producing a report by Statistical Local Area (SLA)

SLA of residence criterion

To generate a report organised by SLAs, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1way).

Select the SLA of residence (Name) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

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Select the Date Range

Click on the Next button

Type the security word as it is seen on screen Click on the Submit report button

Example of a 1 way report by Statistical Local Area for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1January 2012

Producing a report for specific Statistical Local Areas (SLAs)

SLA of residence (Name) criterion used with the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter

To generate a report for specific SLAs, you will need to:

Select a Report Type.

Select the SLA of residence (Name) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

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Click on (click to show/hide filters) >to view all filters options.

Select the Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) filter.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Select the State/s that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left-hand column.

Click on the Next button.

Select the SD/s, that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column.

Click on the Next button.

Select the SSD/s that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column.

Click on the Next button.

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Select the SLA/s that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column.

Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by SLA of Residence (Name) filtered by Place of Residence (State, SD, SSD. SLA) for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

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Producing a report by Local Government Area (LGA)

LGA of residence (Name) criterion

To generate a report organised by LGAs, you will need to:

Select a Report Type (1 way).

Select the LGA of residence (Name) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button

Example of a 1 way report by LGA of Residence (Name) for arrivals from 1January 2009 to 1 January 2012

Producing a report for specific Local Government Areas

LGA of residence (Name) criterion used in conjunction with the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter

To generate a report for specific LGAs, you will need to:

Select a Report Type.

Select the LGA of residence (Name) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Click on (click to show/hide filters) >to view all filters options.

Select the Place of Residence (State, LGA) filter.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Select the State/s that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left-hand column.

Click on the Next button.

Select the LGA/s that you want included in the report by clicking on it in the left- hand column.

Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by LGA of residence (Name), filtered by Place of residence (State, LGA) for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012

Producing a report by Metropolitan/Regional areas

Metro/Regional (place of residence) criterion

To generate a report organised by metropolitan and regional areas, you will need to:

Select a Report Type.

Select the Metro/Regional (place of res) option from the Report Criteria drop down menu.

Select Arrival or Visa Grant Date

Select the Date Range.

Click on the Next button.

Type the security word as it is seen on screen.

Click on the Submit report button.

Example of a 1 way report by Metro/Regional (place of res) for arrivals from 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2012