Remoteness Areas (RAs) divide Australia into five classes of remoteness on the basis of relative access to services for the purpose of releasing and analysing statistical data. Further information about these regions can be found in the following publication: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 5 - Remoteness Structure, July 2016 (cat no. 1270.0.55.005). http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1270.0.55.005