This paper by Jennifer Baxter provides information about the ‘Parent living elsewhere’ (PLE) data in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). These data allow researchers to consider how the characteristics of both parents matter to the wellbeing of children, when children have parents who live apart. In LSAC, information about the PLE is collected from the PLE themselves and also form the study child’s primary carer. This report describes the derivation of useful data items related to the parent living elsewhere, with the aim of assisting LSAC data users in the analyses and interpretation of the PLE data and making these data more accessible.