Eligibility for funding
Viability Funding - 1999 ARIA scores for locations
The Accessibility / Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) provides an indicator of the accessibility of services for the locality. This document contains links to the Index as at 1 July 1999.
In the 2004-05 Budget the Australian Government provided $14.5M over the next 4 years to increase the Viability Supplement paid to rural and remote providers. This is in addition to the current Viability Supplement worth approximately $13M per year.
The eligibility criteria for the viability supplement will be reviewed to ensure better targeting prior to the implementation of the increased funding from 1 January 2005.
The Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) is used to assess the remoteness of the location of a home. ARIA is a precise measure of the accessibility of all geographical locations in Australia. It scores each location and, depending on the score, classifies the location into one of five groups: highly accessible, accessible, moderately accessible, remote and very remote.
ARIA scores for all geographical locations in Australia can be found in the files below.
For further information, please see the Viability Funding - Fact Sheet.
ARIA Score to Category Conversion
Highly Accessible (ARIA score 0 - 1.84)
Relatively unrestricted accessibility to a wide range of goods and services and opportunities for social interaction
Accessible (ARIA score >1.84 - 3.51)
Some restrictions to accessibility of some goods, services and opportunities for social interaction
Moderately Accessible (ARIA score >3.51 - 5.80)
Significantly restricted accessibility of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction
Remote (ARIA score >5.80 - 9.08)
Very restricted accessibility of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction
Very Remote (ARIA score >9.08 - 12)
Locationally disadvantaged - very little accessibility of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction
The files below contain listings for Localities in that state/territory only. Localities are listed alphabetically. You may download the listings in PDF format:
New South Wales (PDF 162KB)
Victoria (PDF 138KB)
Queensland (PDF 114KB)
South Australia (PDF 82KB)
Western Australia (PDF 96KB)
Tasmania (PDF 63KB)
Northern Territory (PDF 45KB)
Australian Capital Territory (PDF 36KB)
If you are unable to download the PDF file please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.
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