Standards for Statistics on Cultural and Language Diversity
Standards for Statistics on Cultural and Language Diversity (SSCLD) has been developed to provide a means of standardising the way the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other agencies collect and disseminate information relating to the origins of individuals and cultural diversity in Australia.
A number of the standards make reference to major Australian standard classifications related to language and cultural diversity:
Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL)
Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG)
Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG)SSCLD
Australian Standard Classification of Countries (SACC)
The full standards can be ordered or downloaded from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website: SSCLD (1999 Edition) ABS Cat. no. 1289.0.
Last reviewed 27 September 2011
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