Table 2 Geographic properties of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard – Remoteness Area (ASGS-RA) categories [27, 31]
ASGS-RA | Label | Australia’s population (%) | Australia’s area % | Density (persons per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Major city | 69.9 | 0.2 | 794 |
2 | Inner regional | 18.6 | 3.2 | 16.2 |
3 | Outer regional | 9.2 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
4 | Remote | 1.4 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
5 | Very remote | 0.9 | 74.4 | 0.03 |