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:
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Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL)
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Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG)
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Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG)SSCLD
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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: Oct 13, 2008, Last modified: May 28, 2008
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