Search

METEOR’s search works in a similar way to other search engines. You can use keywords or terms to pull up related content. The below tips are specific to METEOR and will help you to find what you need.

Try searching using either a keyword, specific term or METEOR ID number.

METEOR ID search

If you’re a returning user and know an item’s METEOR ID, you can enter it in the search box. Clicking the search icon will take you straight to the item’s page.

Autocomplete

METEOR will automatically display suggestions for search terms as you’re typing. This predictive text will show you METEOR entries that exist for the topic you’re searching on. You don’t have to use any of these suggestions, but they may make your searching process faster and easier.

Pressing ‘tab’ will select the top suggestion. Otherwise, selecting from the list of suggestions will put the suggested search term into the search box. You can then click the search icon to find related content. Clicking anywhere on the search results will take you to the item’s page.

Spelling correction

METEOR will show search results with spelling correction. Misspelled terms can still be selected for search where relevant.

Dropdown options

The drop-down menus directly below the search text box allow you to limit the search results to any of the 18 content types in METEOR (see Learn about metadata to view the list), by item creation dates, and item revision dates.

Content types

Content types allow you to limit your search to various metadata building blocks and other topic or help content found in METEOR. See Learn about metadata to view a list of metadata item types that you can search in METEOR. Searching on Topic pages will give results from METEOR’s ‘non-metadata’ pages which explain metadata, how it is managed, how to use METEOR, and how to develop metadata.

Searching on Help will give results from all the pop-up information boxes that are linked to each metadata item. The Help search looks through all text from the METEOR Business Rules, which is accessed through the small ‘i’ icon used throughout the site.

Created date and Revision date

The Created and Revision date dropdown options limit your search to when an item was created or last revised. METEOR will search any time by default, or you can select or specify a custom period.

Custom search syntax

METEOR uses Lucene search syntax. This functionality can be useful to fine-tune your search results even more. Some of the commands include:

  1. Restrict search to the titles of items by using Name: Searchterm. Note that it has to be written exactly as Name, with the capital N. Using name will not work. It doesn’t matter if there’s a space around the colon or not.
  2. Force a second term to be included by using AND.
  3. Widen your search to include another option using the term OR.

For example, if you’re looking for something with the word ‘baby’ in the title you would use Name: baby. METEOR will also give you results for the plural of the search term, so if you search on ‘baby’ you will also get results for ‘babies’. If looking for something with two terms (‘baby’ and ‘admission’) you would use Name: baby AND admission.

Sort by

You can also display your search results with a range of options in the Sort by drop-down menu on the right. You can sort on Relevance, Most/Least Recently Created, Most/Least Recently Updated, and Alphabetically (A–Z and Z–A).

Clear

The Clear button resets the Search page.

Filtering search results

You can fine-tune your search results using the filters that appear in the left-hand menu after searching any term. These filters are dynamic and will only display options specific to your search term, for example, only registration authorities relating to your search term will be displayed. You can use multiple filters at once.

Some of the filters change depending on your role within METEOR. If you are using METEOR without an account, you can search on metadata item type, public registration statuses, METEOR ID, and registration authority. You are also able to compare two items.

If you are using METEOR without an account, you will not be able to save bookmarks for items you’re interested in. There are also some non-public registration statuses that you won’t be able to see.

If you wish to save bookmarks, you can sign up for a free METEOR account easily, just follow the Sign up now prompts after clicking on the Sign In button. If you have an account, you will also be able to subscribe to notifications about changes to specific items in METEOR.

If you are logged in to METEOR as a metadata developer, or any other official role, there are some additional search options. You will be able to restrict your search to the full range of registration status options, including non-public statuses. You will also be able to save bookmarks and subscribe to notifications about changes to items.

Each search result has a small ‘hamburger’ icon on the right . This gives you download links for the metadata item as a PDF or a Word document.


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Address—address site name

429211 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The official place name or culturally accepted common usage name for an address site.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Indigenous, Disability, Aged Care

Address—Australian postcode

429892 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an address.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Health, Tasmanian Health, Housing assistance, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health, Homelessness, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health

Address—complex road name

429368 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The name of the road/thoroughfare of an address within a complex.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Aged Care

Address—complex road number 1

429254 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The number of an address, or the start number for a ranged address, in the road or thoroughfare within a complex.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Aged Care

Address—complex road number 2

429261 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The last number for a ranged address in the road or thoroughfare in which a complex is located.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Aged Care

Address—complex road type

429383 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An identifier used to distinguish the type of road or thoroughfare of an address within a complex.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Aged Care

Address—geocode latitude

430430 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The geographic latitude of an address point on the earth north or south of the equator.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health, Disability, Aged Care

Address—geocode longitude

430461 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The geographic longitude of an address point on the earth east or west of the Greenwich Meridian.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health, Disability, Aged Care

Address—level number

429056 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A number, forming part of the address within a complex, used to identify a floor or level of a multi-storey building/sub-complex.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Aged Care

Address—location descriptor

430300 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A description of the location of an address relative to another physical site.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Disability, Health, Aged Care

Address—lot number

429535 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The reference number, forming part of an address, allocated to a property for subdivison administration purposes prior to road numbering.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health, Disability, Aged Care

Address—physical address indicator

428948 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether an address reflects a geographical place.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health, Disability, Aged Care

Address—postal delivery number

430100 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An identification number, forming part of an address, for the channel of postal delivery.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health, Disability, Aged Care

Address—postal delivery service type identifier

430087 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An identifier, forming part of an address, for the channel of postal delivery.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Disability, Health, Aged Care

Address—road name

429744 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The name of the road or thoroughfare applicable to the address site or complex.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Indigenous, Disability, Aged Care

Address—road number 1

429581 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The number of an address or start number in a ranged address in a road or thoroughfare.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Indigenous, Aged Care

Address—road number 2

429592 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The last number for a ranged address in a road or thoroughfare.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Indigenous, Aged Care

Address—road type

429754 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An identifier used to distinguish the type of road or thoroughfare applicable to the address site/complex.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Indigenous, Aged Care

Address—secondary complex name

429401 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The name associated with a building or area within a complex site, which forms part of the address.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Disability, Aged Care

Address—sub-dwelling unit number

429009 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A number used to distinguish an address within a building/sub-complex or marina.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Housing assistance, Indigenous, Disability, Aged Care

Address—suburb/town/locality name

429887 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The name of the locality/suburb of the address.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Health, Tasmanian Health, Housing assistance, Homelessness, WA Health, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care

Date—accuracy indicator

294418 | Data Element Concept
An indicator of the accuracy of the components of a reported date.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Disability

Person—activity and participation life area

324435 | Data Element Concept
The life area in which a person may participate or undertake activities.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Homelessness, Housing assistance, Disability

Person—age

290402 | Data Element Concept
The age of the person.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Tasmanian Health, WA Health, Indigenous, Children and Families
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Person—country of birth

269686 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The country in which the person was born.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health, Disability, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care

Person—date of birth

269565 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date of birth of the person.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Indigenous, WA Health, Disability, Children and Families, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Person—first language spoken

269743 | Data Element Concept
The language the person identifies, or remembers, as being the first language that they could understand to the extent of being able to conduct a conversation.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health, Disability
Superseded: Homelessness

Person—government funding identifier

269395 | Data Element Concept
A personal identifier allocated by a government department for the purpose of identifying those eligible for specific services.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Indigenous, WA Health

Person—labour force status

269466 | Data Element Concept
The self reported status the person currently has in being either in the labour force (employed/unemployed) or not in the labour force. The categories are determined by a person's status in relation to current economic activity (which is measured by their activities in relation to work in a specified reference period).
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Disability

Person—letters of family name

349493 | Data Element Concept
A specific combination of letters selected from the person's family name (surname).
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Health, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice

Person—letters of given name

349491 | Data Element Concept
A specific combination of letters selected from the person's first name (given name).
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Health, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice

Person—living arrangement

269813 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Whether a person usually resides alone or with others.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Disability, Aged Care

Person—main language other than English spoken at home

269642 | Data Element Concept
The language reported by a person as the main language other than English spoken by that person in his/her home (or most recent private residential setting occupied by the person) to communicate with other residents of the home or setting and regular visitors.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Disability, Children and Families

Person—marital status

269533 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person's current relationship status in terms of a couple relationship or, for those not in a couple relationship, the existence of a current or previous registered marriage.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Tasmanian Health, WA Health, Disability, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Aged Care
Qualified: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Person—need for assistance with activities in a life area

324423 | Data Element Concept
The personal assistance and/or supervision a person needs to perform tasks and actions in a life area.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Homelessness, Housing assistance, Disability

Person—occupation (main)

354486 | Data Element Concept
The job in which the person is principally engaged.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Disability

Person—preferred language

269744 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The language (including sign language) most preferred by the person for communication.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Tasmanian Health, Housing assistance, Aged Care
Superseded: Homelessness

Person—proficiency in spoken English

269667 | Data Element Concept
A person's self-assessed level of ability to speak English.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Disability, Homelessness

Person—year of first arrival in Australia

269447 | Data Element Concept
The year a person (born outside of Australia) first arrived in Australia, from another country, with the intention of staying in Australia for one year or more.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Disability

Record—linkage key

349891 | Data Element Concept
A key that enables the bringing together of two or more records that are believed to belong to the same individual.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Health, Disability

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