Data Dictionary

Field Name Name Type Description Fixed Values
hhid Household ID Household ID Number
surveyperiod Survey Period Year the household was surveyed
travdow Travel Day of Week Household travel day - day-of-week
travmonth Survey Month Month of survey
daytype Day Type Survey day sorted into weekday or weekend day types
dwelltype Dwell Type Type of dwelling such as unit or house.
owndwell Own Dwelling Dwelling ownership status
hhsize Household size Usual number of residents in household
hhinc Household income Household income
visitors Visitors Visitors in household (staying overnight, day before survey)
average Average Age Average age of residents in household
youngest Youngest Youngest person in household
oldest Oldest Oldest person in household
yearslived Years Lived Number of years lived at the home address
monthslived Months Lived Number of months lived at the home address
adultbikes Adult bikes Number of bicycles used by adults at address
kidsbikes Kids bikes Number of bicycles used by children at address
totalbikes Total Bikes Number of bicycles used by children at address
cars Cars Number of cars at address
fourwds 4WD Number of four-wheel drive vehicles at address
utes Utes Number of utility vehicles at address
vans Vans Number of vans at address
trucks Trucks Number of trucks at address
mbikes Motorbikes Number of motorbikes at address
othervehs Other Vehicles Number of other vehicles at address
totalvehs Total Vehicles Total number of vehicles at address
wdhhwgt_LGA Weekday Household Weight LGA Household weight for an Average weekday of the combined 2012-20 dataset, using the ASGC
wehhwgt_LGA Weekend Household Weight LGA Household weight for an Average weekend day of the combined 2012-20 dataset, using the ASGC
homeLGA Home LGA Household location - Local Government Area
homesubregion_ASGC Home Subregion ASGC Household location sorted into subregions (using ASGC) – i.e Geelong LGA plus Inner, Middle and Outer Melbourne.
homeregion_ASGC Home Region ASGC Household location sorted into MSD (31 LGAs) and Geelong LGA

Additional information

Field Value
Dataset Last Updated Date 30 June 2021
Last Updated Date 19 November 2024
Publication Date 30 June 2021
Format CSV
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Open Data Title VISTA - Households
Dataset File Size 4.7 MiB
Dataset Security Value BIL1 OFFICIAL - Authorised Public Release
Dataset Reporting Period Start 1 January 2012
Dataset Reporting Period End 31 December 2020
Geographic Coverage Victoria