The Lismore Significant Urban Area (SUA) should be expanded to include the Urban Areas of Wollongbar and Alstonville, in the Ballina LGA. This meets the following design criteria of an SUA: 'The SA2s included in the SUA should contain related Urban Centres that are less than 5 km apart'. The eastern extremity of Goonellabah (part of Lismore Urban Area) and the western extremity of Wollongbar are less than 5 km apart. Wollongbar and Alstonville are 1 km apart. Similar examples are the current boundaries of Coffs Harbour SUA and Bowral-Mittagong SUA. Generally it seems that an SUA is contained within one LGA and does not cross LGA boundaries. However one exception is the Newcastle-Maitland SUA which includes areas from multiple LGAs including Maitland, Cessnock, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie LGAs. Due to the population density of the Richmond River Valley, I suggest the Lismore SUA should be treated in the same manner as the Newcastle-Maitland SUA.
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ASGS 2021 - Significant Urban Areas, Urban Centres and Localities, Section of State classification
Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
Government and commercial planning organisations are currently at a disadvantage when looking at the population size of the Lismore SUA. The current boundaries may lead an organisation to underestimate the demand for their services.
Assessment Criteria 2
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There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.
For whole population
This submission is not proposing that new content be collected, just a change to the ASGS Significant Urban Areas, Urban Centres and Localities, Section of State classification to facilitate the use of small area information from Census data products.
Assessment Criteria 3
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The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.
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Assessment Criteria 4
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The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.
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Assessment Criteria 5
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The topic can be collected efficiently.
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Assessment Criteria 6
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There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
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Assessment Criteria 7
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There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.