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Import 2016 SEIFA Data from ABS

Source: R/seifa.R
get_seifa.Rd

The function will download all SEIFA data, for a specified spatial structure, to a temporary excel file and then merge sheets into a single `data.frame`. This `data.frame` also includes the ABS population count for the given spatial structure. For more information on SEIFA indexes go to https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2033.0.55.001Main+Features12016?OpenDocument

Usage

get_seifa(
  structure = c("sa1", "sa2", "lga", "postcode", "suburb"),
  data_subclass = c("irsed", "irsead", "ier", "ieo"),
  year = NULL
)

Arguments

structure

character value for the desired spatial area. Must be one of:

  • sa1 - download size 51.6 MB

  • sa2 - download size 1.9 MB

  • lga - download size 660 KB

  • postcode - download size 2.3 MB

  • suburb - download size 11.3 MB

data_subclass

character vector matching available SEIFA indexes:

  • irsed - Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage

  • irsead - Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage

  • ier - Index of Economic Resources

  • ieo - Index of Education and Occupation

year

a character string or numeric of the release year of SEIFA object, eg "2016"; 2011.

Value

`data.frame` if file successfully downloaded, else returns `NULL`.

Note

For All ABS SEIFA spreadsheets go to ABS website

Examples

if (FALSE) {

  get_seifa(structure = 'lga', data_subclass = 'irsed', year = 2016)
}