Table 3 Structure of the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) classification [29]
Zone | Â | Class |
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan zone | M1 | Capital cities |
M2 | Other metropolitan centres (urban centre population ≥ 100,000) | |
Rural zone | R1 | Large rural centres (urban centre population 25,000–99,999) |
R2 | Small rural centres (urban centre populations 10,000–24,999) | |
R3 | Other rural centres (urban centre populations < 10,000) | |
Remote zone | Rem1 | Remote centres (urban centre population ≥ 5000) |
Rem2 | Other remote centres (urban centre population < 5000) |