Quantifying Access Disadvantage and Gathering Information in Rural and Remote Localities

The Griffith Service Access Frame

Authors

  • Dennis Griffith James Cook University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v13i1.488

Keywords:

rural access, geographic classifications, rural and remote areas

Abstract

This paper argues that a purely geographic classification is not the best way to determine objective measures ofrural disadvantage in Australia. What is required is an objective, accurate, research-based and independently validated classification that can be used to inform policy decisions and strategies to improve the lives of rural and remote Australians, especially
Indigenous Australians in these areas. The Griffith Service Access Frame (GSAF) was developed by the author, specifically to quantify the service access ofpopulation centres in rural and remote areas of Australia. The model allows any population centre in the nation to scored according to its Population Size; the Time, Cost and Distance factors associated with accessing a given level  of services; and the Economic Resources that the population can apply to the task of overcoming access disadvantage.

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Published

01-03-2003

How to Cite

Griffith, D. (2003). Quantifying Access Disadvantage and Gathering Information in Rural and Remote Localities: The Griffith Service Access Frame. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 13(1), 3–23. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v13i1.488