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AEDC - Language and Cognitive Skills (LGA) 2009-2018

Created 31/07/2025

Updated 31/07/2025

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This dataset contains information from the 'Language and cognitive skills (school-based)' domain of the Australian Early Development Censuses (AEDC) from 2009 - 2018. The data is based on 2016 Local Government Areas (LGA) boundaries. The AEDC is a population-based measure of children's development as they enter their first year of full-time school, and takes place nationally every three years. It looks at five domains of early childhood development: physical health and wellbeing (plus three health sub-domains), social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills, and communication skills and general knowledge. For more information visit the AEDC website. Please note suppression of AEDC data occurs when one or more of the following have been met:

Three or fewer children had been assessed

Fewer than fifteen children had valid AEDC scores

Less than two teachers had completed AEDC instruments for children in that location

AEDC instruments were completed for less than 80% of all non special needs children Additional minor suppression's have occurred where necessary to preserve confidentiality of related suppressed cells.

Please Note:

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

AEDC results for Unincorp. Other Territories (LGA code 99399) were split across two records in the original data, AURIN has excluded these results from this dataset.

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Title AEDC - Language and Cognitive Skills (LGA) 2009-2018
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/1518e47b-962c-4839-af42-906c9073c079
Remote Last Updated 06/03/2025
Contact Point
Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Early Development Census
support@aurin.org.au
Reference Period 06/03/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network "AEDC - Language and Cognitive Skills (LGA) 2009-2018". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.aurin.org.au/dataset/au-govt-aedc-aedc-language-lga-2009-2018-lga2016