Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Suburb/town/locality name (dwelling) |
METEOR identifier: | 385244 |
Registration status: | Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 |
Definition: | The full name of the locality contained within the specific address of a dwelling, as represented by text. |
Data Element Concept: | Dwelling—suburb/town/locality name |
Value Domain: | Text A[A(49)] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Text | |
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Data type: | String | |
Format: | A[A(49)] | |
Maximum character length: | 50 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The suburb/town/locality name may be a town, city, suburb or commonly used location name such as a large agricultural property or Aboriginal community. This metadata item may be used to describe the location of a dwelling. It can be a component of a street or postal address. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has suggested that a maximum field length of 50 characters is sufficient to record the vast majority of locality names. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | AIHW |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 28/09/2011 Dwelling file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 DSS specific information: The Community Housing Collection 2009-10 Jurisdiction manual notes a maximum field length of 15 alphanumeric characters, which is substantially less than the 50 characters recommended by the ABS. Dwelling file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 DSS specific information: The Community Housing manual notes a maximum field length of 15 alphanumeric characters, which is substantially less than the 50 characters recommended by the ABS. Home purchase assistance 2009-10 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 DSS specific information: The field for suburb name may be truncated to 15 characters in this collection. Home purchase assistance 2010-11 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 DSS specific information: The Home Purchase collection truncates the field for suburb name to 15 characters. Private rent assistance DSS 2009-10 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 DSS specific information: In the Private rent assistance 2009-10 collection, the field for suburb name may be truncated to 15 characters in the collection system in some states and territories. Private rent assistance DSS 2010-11 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 DSS specific information: In the Private rent assistance collection, the field for suburb name may be truncated to 15 characters in the collection system in some states and territories. |