Description
Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Australian postcode (address) METeOR identifier: 429894 Registration status: Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012 Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013 Tasmanian Health, Final 30/06/2014 WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 09/08/2013 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 25/05/2015 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Definition: The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an address. Data Element Concept: Address—Australian postcode Value domain attributes Representational attributes Classification scheme: Postcode datafile Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: {NNNN} Maximum character length: 4 Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Australian postal addresses should include a valid postcode. Refer to the Australia Post Address Presentation Standard for rules on presentation and positioning of postcodes on mail. For a full list of Australian postcodes visit the Australia Post website: www.auspost.com.au This data element may be used in the analysis of data on a geographical basis which involves coding data containing an address with a postcode to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) areas. The ABS provides a number of coding indexes and correspondences to undertake this conversion from postcode to ASGS areas. (See the correspondences section of ABS geography portal www.abs.gov.au/geography). A more accurate way to convert address data to ASGS geography is to use the locality to SA2 coding index, available from ABS, where the locality, postcode and state, (which are all part of an address), used in conjunction can effectively code data to the SA2 level and above in the ASGS. Note that it is not possible to code to SA1 level using these correspondences or indexes. This data element is one of a number of items that can be used to create a primary address, as recommended by the AS 4590-2006 Interchange of client information standard. Components of the primary address are: · Address site (or Primary complex) name · Address number or number range · Road name (name/type/suffix) · Locality · State/Territory · Postcode (optional) · Country (if applicable). Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Origin: Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Disability, Standard 13/08/2015, Community Services (retired), Standard 06/12/2011 Supersedes Dwelling—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Supersedes Housing assistance agency—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Supersedes Person (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 30/05/2013, Health, Superseded 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012, Homelessness, Superseded 30/05/2013, Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Supersedes Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013, Health, Superseded 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012, Tasmanian Health, Proposed 30/09/2011, Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Supersedes Workplace (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Address details data dictionary Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/09/2012 Community housing and Indigenous community housing service provider organisation address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 01/05/2013 Community housing dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Disability Services NMDS 2012-14 Community Services (retired), Standard 13/03/2013 Disability Services NMDS 2014-15 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Proposed 23/04/2014 Dwelling (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Home purchase assistance DSS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Standard 03/07/2014 Indigenous community housing dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 01/05/2013 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Juvenile Justice Order file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program DSS 2014- Health, Standard 29/08/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Private rent assistance DSS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Standard 03/07/2014 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013- Health, Standard 09/11/2012 Public hospital establishment address details DSS Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) cluster 2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 21/02/2012 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2014-15 Housing assistance, Standard 30/06/2014 Homelessness, Standard 30/06/2014 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012 WA Abortion Notification System WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Endorsed 24/04/2015 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: After-hours GP attendances, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 12/12/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Bulk-billed GP attendances, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 12/12/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Expenditure on after-hours GP attendances, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 12/12/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Expenditure on GP attendances, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 12/12/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Frequent GP attenders, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 19/03/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: GP attendances, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 12/12/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Very high GP attenders, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 19/03/2015
Data type
integer
