Rural
Albany
Broome
Bunbury
Northam
Port Hedland / Karratha

Locations are classified as follows:
Rural -  Rural or remote areas as defined by Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas scale;
Regional – Areas rated as metropolitan on the RRMA but with difficulties of remoteness as indicated by a score over 1.84 on the Accessibility Remoteness Index of Australia.
Inner Regional – Areas not rated as either rural on RRMA or regional on ARIA.  Services to rural communities may be based in these areas.
These categories are for the purpose of comparison only and do not reflect any difference in the quality of training experiences at these locations.

Notes:
Rural was defined for the purposes of this analysis as either:

• A score of 3 or higher on the Rural Remote and Metropolitan Areas Scale, indicating a rural or remote area;
• A score of 1.84 or higher on the Accessibility Remoteness Index of Australia, indicating issues of remoteness

References:
Department of Health and Aged Care.  Measuring remoteness: Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA).  Revised edition.  Canberra, 2001.