Australian Goverment Indigenous Programs and Policy Locations Dataset  

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Abstract

This dataset has been developed by the Australian Government as an authoritative source of indigenous location names across Australia. The dataset is designed to support the accurate positioning, consistent reporting, and effective delivery of Australian Government programs and services to indigenous locations. The dataset contains Preferred and Alternate names for indigenous locations where Australian Government programs and services have been, are being, or may be provided. The Preferred name will always default to a State or Territory jurisdiction's gazetted name so the term 'preferred' does not infer that this is the locally known name for the location. Similarly, locational details are aligned, where possible, with those published in State and Territory registers. This dataset is NOT a complete listing of all locations at which indigenous people reside. Town and city names are not included in the dataset. The dataset contains names that represent indigenous communities, outstations, defined indigenous areas within a town or city, and locations where services have been provided. It is the intent of the custodians of this dataset to give point of truth information from the jurisdictions where possible. If you wish to provide feedback about a name contained in the dataset, an omission or the locational details shown, please contact the data manager through the AGIL mailbox giving the point of truth contact or link as the basis for the feedback. The dataset consists of three excel workbooks:- A) the field definitions B) the Location table which includes latitude, longitude, unique identifier(location code), state, date created, date retired and retired reason. Where possible, links to the jurisdictional points of truth. C) the Name table which includes location code, name code, date created, date retired, retired reason and name flag (preferred or alternate name).

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dataset

eCat Id

82518

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Keywords

• GIS Dataset

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

• Demography

• Published_Internal

Publication Date

2013-01-01T00:00:00

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem    

Classification - unclassified

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

Access - restricted

Use - license

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Topic Category

location

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This dataset was initiated in 2008 by the Australian Government Indigenous Location Working Group under the Australian Government Spatial Data Management Group [an interdepartmental group in the Australian Government] to develop a locational framework for Australian Government service delivery to Indigenous Australians and to enable consistent reporting and implementation of Australian Government Indigenous Programs & Policies. There were sixteen Australian Government Agencies that worked since 2008 to compile the current AGIL dataset from existing out-dated and disparate data. Agency contacts in the jurisdictions were used where possible. The dataset was made available for comment and feedback to the jurisdictions through ANZLIC-the Spatial Information Council contact officers early in 2012 and ongoing feedback is welcomed through the AGIL inbox. Where possible, links to the jurisdictional points of truth are included in the dataset. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Evidence and Evaluation Branch, is the Custodian and the Department of Human Services is the Data Manager for this dataset. The Office of Spatial Policy in the Department of Communications, is the Sponsor. The dataset contains Preferred and Alternate names for indigenous locations where Australian Government programs and services have been, are being, or may be provided. The Preferred name will always default to a State or Territory jurisdiction's gazetted name so the term 'preferred' does not infer that this is the locally known name for the location. Similarly, locational details are aligned, where possible, with those published in State and Territory registers. This dataset is NOT a complete listing of all locations at which indigenous people reside. Town and city names are not included in the dataset. The dataset contains names that represent indigenous communities, outstations, defined indigenous areas within a town or city, and locations where services have been provided.

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Reference System

GDA94 (EPSG:4283)

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