SRF Data Dictionary
Settlement Reporting Facility
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Contents
Settlement Reporting Facility
Data Dictionary
List of Tables
Overview
Terms
A
Age on Arrival
Age on Arrival Criterion
Age on Arrival Filter
Arrival Date
Australian Citizenship
Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC)
C
Calendar Year of Arrival
Calendar Year of Arrival Criterion
Citizenship
Citizenship Criterion
Country of Birth (COB)
Country of Birth (Settlement) Criterion
Country of Birth (World Region) Criterion
Country of Birth (Direct) Filter
Country of Birth (Regions) Filter
Criteria
D
Date Type
Date Range
E
English Proficiency (EP)
English Proficiency Criterion
English Proficiency Filter
Ethnicity
Ethnicity (Direct Humanitarian Only) Filter
F
Filters
Financial Year of Arrival
Financial Year of Arrival Criterion
G
Gender
Gender Criterion
Gender Filter
L
Local Government Area (LGA)
LGA of Residence (Name) Criterion
M
Main Language
Main Language Criterion
Main Language (Regions) Filter
Main Language (Direct) Filter
Marital Status
Marital Status Criterion
Metro/Regional (Place of Residence)
Metro/Regional (place of res) Criterion
Metro/Regional Filter
Migration Stream
Migration Stream Criterion
Migration Stream Filter
P
Place of Residence
Place of residence (State, SD, SSD, SLA) Filter
Place of residence (State, LGA) Filter
R
Religion
Religion Criterion
Religion (Groups) Filter
S
Settlement Database (SDB)
Settlement Date
Settlement Pathway
Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF)
Settlement Target Group
Settlement Target Group Criterion
Settlement Visa
SLA of Residence - Statistical Local Area (SLA)
SLA of Residence (Name) Criterion
State of Residence
State of Residence Criterion
Statistical Division (SD)
Statistical Division Criterion
Statistical Sub-Division (SSD)
Statistical Sub-Div (Name) Criterion
V
Visa Grant Date
Visa stream
Visa Subclass
Visa Subclass (Code) Criterion
Y
Years of Education
Years of Education Criterion
Yrs of Education Filter
List of Tables
Table 1 – Age on Arrival
Table 2 - Country of Birth
Table 3 - Criterion Available in the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF)
Table 4 - English Proficiency
Table 5 - Ethnicity
Table 6 - Filter Options Available in the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF)
Table 7 - Gender
Table 8 - Main Language
Table 9 - Marital Status
Table 10 - Metro/Regional
Table 11 - Migration Stream
Table 12 - Religion
Table 13 - Settlement Target Groups
Table 14 - Visa Subclass
Table 15 - Year of Education
Overview
The SRF Data Dictionary is part of an information package designed to aid users’ interpretation of settlement information. This package is designed to address how Settlement Reporting Facility reports are created, what they mean and how they should be used.
The SRF Data Dictionary contains information regarding the data fields available when creating reports using the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF). Each field heading has been defined followed by a brief instruction on how different criteria and filters can be used. Further to this, corresponding tables have been added which list all the individual data fields available. Further information on how to produce and interpret reports using the SRF is available in the following documents:
Frequently Asked Questions
Country of Birth Tip Sheet;
Visa Subclass and Migration Stream Tip Sheet;
Location Tip Sheet;
Main Language Tip Sheet.
Settlement Target Group Tip Sheet;and
Settlement Date Tip Sheet.
It is expected that the help documentation will be regularly reviewed and updated, where necessary, on a 6-monthly basis. This will allow for any developments or newly identified issues to be included.
Terms
A
Age on Arrival
Age on Arrival refers to a settler’s age when they arrive in Australia. Age on Arrival is calculated from the data collected from settlers about their date of birth, which is recorded by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection on a mandatory basis, and their recorded Arrival Date in the Settlement Database(SDB).
Age on Arrival Criterion
Reports generated using the Age on Arrival Criterion will produce numbers of settlers for all of the Settlement Age Range fields/groups. Please see Settlement Age Range in Table 1 for a full list of these fields
Age on Arrival Filter
The Age on Arrival Filter can be used to filter reports by the specific Age Board Range fields, the
Age Broad Range / Settlement Age Range / Age on Arrival/GrantUnder 18 / 00-05 / All individual ages from 0 to 5
06-11 / All individual ages from 6 to 11
12-15 / All individual ages from 12 to 15
16-17 / All individual ages from 16 to 17
18 to 64 / 18-24 / All individual ages from 18 to 24
25-34 / All individual ages from 25 to 34
35-44 / All individual ages from 35 to 44
45-54 / All individual ages from 45 to 54
55-64 / All individual ages from 55 to 64
65 and over / 65+ / All individual ages from 65 to 120
specific Settlement Age Range fields or specific Ages. Using this filter allows for one or more of the Settlement Age Range fields to be selected and reported on. Reports will generate number of settlers for each selected field. Please see Table 1 for a full list of these fields.
Table 1–Age on Arrival
Arrival Date
Arrival Date refers to the date of arrival to Australia by a settler who holds a Settlement Visa.
For Settlement Visas that were granted onshore (in Australia), the Arrival Date refers to the latest date of arrival prior to the grant of that visa.
For Settlement Visas that were granted offshore (outside of Australia), the Arrival Date refers to the first date of arrival after the grant of that visa.
Arrival Date is one of the two Date Type Criteria that can be selected in conjunction with the Date Range to generate a report. Arrival Date is the default and will collect information on settlers who arrived in Australia within the specified Date Range.
Australian Citizenship
A settler can apply for Australian Citizenship when they meet eligibility requirements. For further information regarding Australian Citizenship, please see Australian Citizenship website or call 131 880. For information on Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF) reports regarding Australian Citizenship please see Citizenship.
Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC)
Geographic data in the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF) is defined according to the 2011 Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Main Structure and Local Government Area Structure, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The 2011 ASGC Main Structure defines the spatial units Statistical Local Area (SLA), Statistical Sub-Division (SSD) and Statistical Division (SD). In the SRF, settler postcode data is used to allocate SLAs which then aggregate to form SSDs, these then aggregate to form SDs. The ABS 2011 ASGC Correspondences are used for this process.
The 2011 ASGC Local Government Area Structure defines the spatial units Statistical Local Area (SLA) and Local Government Area (LGA). In the SRF, settler postcode data is used to directly allocate LGAs. The ABS 2011 ASGC Correspondences are used for this process.
Figure 1 demonstrates how these two structures are applied in the SRF.
Some postcodes may correspond to more than one SLA and/or LGA. In these cases, the Settlement Database (SDB) uses the appropriate ABS 2011 ASGC Correspondences file to allocate the postcode by determining that the SLA or LGA which receives the highest percentage of population for a particular postcode will receive all the data for that postcode.
It should be noted that although efforts are made to keep up to date address information for settlers recorded in the SDB, not all location data can be considered as current and for many settlers, no location data is recorded.
Further information about SLAs, LGAs, SSDs and SDs can be found under their individual headings in this dictionary.
Figure 1 - Settlement Reporting Facility Geographic Structure
More information about the 2011 ASGC as well as correspondence files can be found at: ABS Geography website
For more information on how to generate a report by location, please see the Location Tip Sheet.
C
Calendar Year of Arrival
Calendar Year of Arrival refers to the calendar year in which a settler who holds a Settlement Visa arrived in Australia. A calendar year is defined as 1 January to 31 December inclusive, of any given year. In the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF) calendar years can be selected starting from 1 January 1991. If a settler has more than one Settlement Visa recorded, generally the arrival date for the first visa is used.
Calendar Year of Arrival Criterion
Calendar Year of Arrival Criterion generates reports which produce numbers of settlers who have arrived within the selected Date Range. When a report is generated using Calendar Year of Arrival Criterion, the results will be divided and shown in their respective calendar years.
Citizenship
In the Settlement Reporting Facility, Citizenship refers to settlers who have been granted Australian Citizenship. More information about Australian Citizenship can be found on the Citizenship website, Australian Citizenship website
Citizenship Criterion
The Citizenship Criterion generates reports which produce numbers of settlers who have acquired Australian Citizenship within a specific calendar year. A calendar year is defined as 1 January to 31 December inclusive, of any given year. In the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF) calendar years can be selected starting from 1 January 1991.
Country of Birth (COB)
Country of Birth (COB) refers to the country in which a settler was born. COB is recorded by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection on a mandatory basis for every person who is involved in a visa application.
Within the Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF), COB data is structured into a four level hierarchy. These are: Settlement World Region, Settlement Sub-Region, Country of Birth Settlement and Country of Birth (Direct), where Settlement World Region is the largest grouping, followed by Settlement Sub-Region.
Country of Birth Settlement and Country of Birth (Direct) are very similar listings and should be used with care. The differences between the two are that the Country of Birth (Direct) includes current, past and alternative names for some countries. For example both Burma and Myanmar are listed and can be reported on. The Country of Birth (Settlement) Criterion groups these countries under the one name. For example Myanmar cannot be selected and its number of settlers will be grouped under the heading Burma.
Attachment A demonstrates which countries are affected by these groupings. Additionally these countries have been shaded in grey in Table 2.
Country of Birth (Settlement) Criterion
The Country of Birth (Settlement) Criterion generates reports which produce numbers of settlers for all of the Country of Birth Settlement countries. A full list of Country of Birth Settlement countries is listed in Table 2.
Country of Birth (World Region) Criterion
The Country of Birth (World Region) Criterion generates reports which produce numbers of settlers for all of the Settlement Sub-Regions. A full list of Settlement Sub-Regions is listed in Table 2.
Country of Birth (Direct) Filter
The Country of Birth (Direct)Filter can be used to filter reports by the Country of Birth (Direct) countries. Using this filter allows for one or more Country of Birth (Direct) countries to be selected and reported on. Reports will generate numbers of settlers for each selected field. A full list of the Country of Birth (Direct) countries is listed in Table 2.
Country of Birth (Regions) Filter
The Country of Birth (Regions)Filter can be used to filter reports by each of the specific Settlement World Regions fields, Settlement Sub-Regions fields and Country of Birth Settlement fields. A full list of the categories under each of these groups is listed in Table 2.
Please note that in order to generate a report which produces numbers of settlers by each individual Country of Birth Settlement grouped under a Settlement Sub-Region, the Country of Birth (Settlement) Criterion must be selected and the report must then be filtered using the Country of Birth (Regions) Filter.
For more information on how to generate a report by Country of Birth, please see the Country of Birth Tip Sheet.
Please see Attachment B for an alphabetical listing of the Country of Birth Table.
Table 2 - Country of Birth
Settlement World Region / Settlement Sub-Region / Country of Birth (Settlement) / Country of Birth (Direct)Africa (Excluding North Africa) / Central and West Africa / Benin / Benin
Burkina Faso / Burkina Faso
Cameroon / Cameroon
Central Africa (So Stated) / Central Africa (So Stated)
Central African Republic / Central African Republic
Chad / Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Congo, Dem Republic of the
Zaire
Congo, Republic of / Congo, Republic of
Ivory Coast / Cote D’ivoire
Equatorial Guinea / Equatorial Guinea
Gabon / Gabon
Gambia / Gambia
Ghana / Ghana
Guinea / Guinea
Guinea-Bissau / Guinea-Bissau
Liberia / Liberia
Mali / Mali
Niger / Niger
Nigeria / Nigeria
Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe / Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal / Senegal
Sierra Leone / Sierra Leone
Togo / Togo
Southern and East Africa / Angola / Angola
Botswana / Botswana
Burundi / Burundi
Comoros / Comoros
Djibouti / Djibouti
Southern & East Africa (So Stated) / East Africa (So Stated)
Eritrea / Eritrea
Ethiopia / Ethiopia
Kenya / Kenya
Lesotho / Lesotho
Madagascar / Madagascar
Malawi / Malawi
Mauritius / Mauritius
Mayotte / Mayotte
Mozambique / Mozambique
Namibia / Namibia
Reunion Island / Reunion
Rwanda / Rwanda
Seychelles / Seychelles
Somalia / Somalia
South Africa / South Africa
St Helena / St Helena
Swaziland / Swaziland
Tanzania / Tanzania
Uganda / Uganda
Zambia / Zambia
Zimbabwe / Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Europe & Former USSR / Eastern Europe / Bulgaria / Bulgaria
Czech Republic / Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia / Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe (So Stated) / Eastern Europe (So Stated)
Hungary / Hungary
Poland / Poland
Romania / Romania
Romania Pre 1/2/2002
Slovakia / Slovakia
Europe / Europe (So Stated) / Europe (So Stated)
Europe (So Stated)
Northern Europe / Denmark / Denmark
Faroe Islands / Faroe Islands
Finland / Finland
Greenland / Greenland
Iceland / Iceland
Northern Europe (So Stated) / Northern Europe (So Stated)
Norway / Norway
Bouvet Island
Sweden / Sweden
Southern Europe / Albania / Albania
Andorra / Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia / Croatia
Cyprus / Cyprus
FYR of Macedonia / FYR Macedonia
Gibraltar / Gibraltar
Greece / Greece
Italy / Italy
Kosovo / Kosovo
Malta / Malta
Montenegro / Montenegro
Portugal / Portugal
San Marino / San Marino
Serbia / Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia and Montenegro
Yugoslavia, Fed Republic of
Slovenia / Slovenia
Spain / Spain
Vatican City State Holy See / Vatican City State Holy See
Former Yugoslavia / Yugoslavia Former
The Former USSR and the Baltic States / Armenia / Armenia
Azerbaijan / Azerbaijan
Belarus / Belarus
Estonia / Estonia
Georgia / Georgia
Kazakhstan / Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan / Kyrgyzstan
Latvia / Latvia
Lithuania / Lithuania
Moldova / Moldova
Russian Federation / Russian Federation
Tajikistan / Tajikistan
Turkmenistan / Turkmenistan
U.S.S.R. / U.S.S.R.
Ukraine / Ukraine
Uzbekistan / Uzbekistan
The United Kingdom and Ireland / British Depend Terr Citizen / British Depend Terr Citizen
British Indian Ocean Terr
British National Overseas
British O’Seas Citizenship
British Subject
Channel Islands / Channel Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
England / England
Ireland / Ireland (So Stated)
Ireland, Republic of
Isle of Man / Isle of Man
Northern Ireland / Northern Ireland
Norway / Norway
Scotland / Scotland
United Kingdom / United Kingdom
Britain
Wales / Wales
Western Europe / Austria / Austria
Belgium / Belgium
France / France
France Metropolitan
Germany / Germany
Berlin (So Stated)
Berlin, East (So Stated)
Berlin, West (So Stated)
German Democratic Republic
Germany, Fed Republic of
Liechtenstein / Liechtenstein
Luxembourg / Luxembourg
Monaco / Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the / Netherlands, Kingdom of the
Switzerland / Switzerland
Western Europe (So Stated) / Western Europe (So Stated)
North America / Northern America / Bermuda / Bermuda
Canada / Canada
North America (So Stated) / North America (So Stated)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon / Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Trust Terr Pac ISL (U.S.A.) / Trust Terr Pac ISL (U.S.A.)
U.S Minor outlying islands / U.S Minor outlying islands
U.S.A. / United States of America
America (So Stated)
Hawaii
North East Asia / Northeast Asia / China, Peoples Rep of / China, Peoples Republic of
China (So Stated)
Hong Kong / Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)
Japan / Japan
Korea Rep of / Korea (So Stated)
Korea, South
Korea, Dem P.R.of / Korea, North
Macao / Macau
Macau Special Admin Region
Mongolia / Mongolia
Northeast Asia (So Stated) / Northeast Asia (So Stated)
Taiwan / Taiwan
Tibet (So Stated) / Tibet (So Stated)
Oceania & Antarctica / 1:AT SEA / At Sea / At Sea
Antarctica / Antarctica / Antarctica
Australia / Australia / Australia
Australian External Territories / Aust Ext Territories (So Stated) / Aust Ext Terr (So Stated)
Christmas Island / Christmas Island
Cocos Islands / Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Norfolk Island / Norfolk Island
Other Australian Ext Terr / Other Australian Ext Terr
Melanesia / Melanesia (So Stated) / Melanesia (So Stated)
New Caledonia / New Caledonia
New Guinea / New Guinea
Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea
Papua
Solomon Islands / Solomon Islands
Vanuatu / Vanuatu
New Hebrides
Micronesia / Guam / Guam
Kiribati & Tuvalu / Kiribati
Marshall Islands / Marshall Islands
Micronesia / Micronesia
Micronesia, Fed States of
Micronesia, Fed States of
Nauru / Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands / Northern Mariana Islands
Palau / Palau
New Zealand / New Zealand / New Zealand
Oceania / Oceania (So Stated) / Oceania (So Stated)
Pacific Islands (So Stated)
Pitcairn / Pitcairn
Polynesia (excluding Hawaii) / American Samoa / American Samoa
Cook Islands / Cook Islands
Fiji / Fiji
Polynesia / French Southern Territories
Polynesia EXC (NFD) / Polynesia
Niue / Niue
Samoa / Samoa
Tahiti / Tahiti
French Polynesia
Tokelau / Tokelau
Tonga / Tonga
Tuvalu / Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna Islands / Wallis and Futuna Islands
South America, Central America & the Caribbean / Central America / Belize / Belize
Cntl America (S/S) / America, Central (So Stated)
Central America (So Stated)
Costa Rica / Costa Rica
El Salvador / El Salvador
Guatemala / Guatemala
Honduras / Honduras
Mexico / Mexico
Nicaragua / Nicaragua
Panama / Panama
South America / Argentina / Argentina
Bolivia / Bolivia
Brazil / Brazil
Chile / Chile
Colombia / Colombia
Ecuador / Ecuador
Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands
French Guiana / French Guiana
Guyana / Guyana
Paraguay / Paraguay
Peru / Peru
Sth America (S/S) / South America (So Stated)
Sth Georgia/Sth Sandwich Is
Suriname / Suriname
Uruguay / Uruguay
Venezuela / Venezuela
The Caribbean / Anguilla / Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda / Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba / Aruba
Bahamas / Bahamas
Barbados / Barbados
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba / Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Caribbean / British West Indies
Cayman Islands / Cayman Islands
Cuba / Cuba
Curacao / Curacao
Dominica / Dominica
Dominican Republic / Dominican Republic
Grenada / Grenada
Guadeloupe / Guadeloupe
Haiti / Haiti
Jamaica / Jamaica
Martinique / Martinique
Montserrat / Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles / Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia / Saint Lucia
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) / Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)
St Barthelemy / St Barthelemy
St Kitts and Nevis / St Kitts and Nevis
St Martin / St Martin
St Vincent & The Grenadines / St Vincent & The Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicoa Islands / Turks and Caicoa Islands
Virgin Islands (British) / Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (U.S.A.) / Virgin Islands (U.S.A.)
South East Asia / Southeast Asia / Brunei / Brunei Darussalum
Burma / Burma
Myanmar
Cambodia / Cambodia
Kampuchea
Indonesia / Indonesia
Indo-China / Indo-China
Laos / Lao Peoples Dem Republic
Malaysia / Malaysia
Philippines / Philippines
Singapore / Singapore
Southeast Asia (So Stated) / Southeast Asia (So Stated)
Thailand / Thailand
Dem Rep of Timor-Leste / Timor-East
Timor-Leste
Vietnam / Vietnam
Vietnam, North
Vietnam, South
Southern Asia / Southern Asia / Afghanistan / Afghanistan
Bangladesh / Bangladesh
Bhutan / Bhutan
India / India
Sikkim
Maldive Islands / Maldives
Nepal / Nepal
Pakistan / Pakistan
Southern Asia (So Stated) / Southern Asia (So Stated)
Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka
The Middle East & North Africa / Africa (So Stated) / Africa (So Stated) / Africa (So Stated)
Africa (So Stated)
North Africa / Algeria / Algeria
Cape Verde / Cape Verde
Egypt Arab Rep of / Egypt
Libya
Another listing for Libya is under Invalid Value. / Libyan Arab Jamhiriya
Mauritania / Mauritania
Morocco / Morocco
North Africa (So Stated) / North Africa (So Stated)
Other North Africa / Other North Africa
Republic of South Sudan / Republic of South Sudan
Sudan / Sudan
Tunisia / Tunisia
Western Sahara / Western Sahara
The Middle East / Bahrain / Bahrain
Gaza Strip / Gaza Strip
Iran / Iran
Iraq / Iraq
Israel / Israel
Jordan / Jordan
Kuwait / Kuwait
Lebanon / Lebanon
Middle East (So Stated) / Middle East (So Stated)
Oman / Oman
Palestinian Authority / Palestinian Authority
Qatar / Qatar
Saudi Arabia / Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic / Syrian Arab Republic
Turkey / Turkey
United Arab Emirates / United Arab Emirates
West Bank / West Bank
Yemen / Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, Former
Yemen, Peoples Dem Rep Of
Yemen, Republic of
N/A / N/A / Invalid Value* / A.P.P
B.P.P.
Invalid Value
Libya
Not Recorded / Not Recorded
Stateless / Refugee
Stateless Person
* The Countries of Birth listed under Invalid Value are in the process of being updated and will be aligned with the correct Country of Birth Settlement, Settlement Sub-Region and Settlement World Region soon.
Criteria