{ "culture": "en-AU", "name": "SA3", "guid": "31C468FF-C08E-45E0-8476-4A290ACA1509", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3) have been designed for the output of regional data, including 2016 Census data. SA3s create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of Statistical Areas Level 2 that have similar regional characteristics. Whole SA3s aggregate to form Statistical Areas Level 4.\n\nThe Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) is constructed on the principle that it must fulfil user needs for geospatially enabled statistics while, also conforming to general classification principles.\n\nThe ASGS is designed to meet user needs for social, demographic and economic statistics. The regions of the ASGS below the State and Territory level are designed such that they are:\n- useful and relevant for data dissemination\n- flexible for aggregation into larger units\n- useful building blocks for user-defined regions.", "description": "Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3) are geographical areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2). \n\nFurther information about these regions can be found in the following publication:\n\nAustralian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2016 (cat no. 1270.0.55.001).\n\nhttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1270.0.55.001", "summary": "Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3) have been designed for the output of regional data, including 2016 Census data. SA3s create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of Statistical Areas Level 2 that have similar regional characteristics. Whole SA3s aggregate to form Statistical Areas Level 4.\n\nThe Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) is constructed on the principle that it must fulfil user needs for geospatially enabled statistics while, also conforming to general classification principles.\n\nThe ASGS is designed to meet user needs for social, demographic and economic statistics. The regions of the ASGS below the State and Territory level are designed such that they are:\n- useful and relevant for data dissemination\n- flexible for aggregation into larger units\n- useful building blocks for user-defined regions.", "title": "SA3", "tags": [ "Australia", "ABS", "ASGS", "BOUNDARIES - Statistical", "STATISTICAL GEOGRAPHY" ], "type": "Map Service", "typeKeywords": [ "ArcGIS", "ArcGIS Server", "Data", "Map Service", "Service" ], "thumbnail": "thumbnail/thumbnail.png", "url": "", "extent": [ [ 96.8169414017049, -43.7405095969904 ], [ 167.998034995773, -9.14217598990471 ] ], "minScale": 0, "maxScale": 1.7976931348623157E308, "spatialReference": "WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere", "accessInformation": "Unless otherwise noted, content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)", "licenseInfo": "", "portalUrl": "" }