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Definition

Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3s) are geographic areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s). They are designed for the output of regional data, including 2021 Census of Population and Housing data. SA3s create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of SA2s that have similar regional characteristics, represented as a code.

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This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Statistical area level 3 (SA3) code (ASGS 2021) ".
Data Type Number
Format N(4)
Maximum character length 4

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  • Location

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 2
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0