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Household

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termObject Class
METEOR identifier:Help on this term268977
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 27/04/2007
  • Health, Standard 04/05/2005
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:Help on this term

A group of two or more related or unrelated people who usually reside in the same dwelling, and who make common provision for food or other essentials for living; or a single person living in a dwelling who makes provision for his or her own food and other essentials for living, without combining with any other person.

Context:Help on this term

Together with family, household is considered one of the basic groups of social aggregation. Information on household numbers and composition aids in identifying groups within the population such as Indigenous households or the number of people living alone.

Specialisation of:Help on this termPerson/group of persons

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

For housing data collections, the number of tenancy agreements is a practical proxy for calculating the number of households receiving housing assistance.

The persons in the group may pool their incomes and have a common budget to a greater or lesser extent: they may be related or unrelated persons, or a combination of both.

Only usual residents of the household are included as members of the household. Visitors to a household are, by definition, excluded from the household.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this term

CSHA Public rental housing data manual 2001-02

 

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes PDFHousehold, version 2, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.7 KB) No registration status
Supersedes PDFHousehold, version 2, DEC, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.6 KB) No registration status
Has been superseded by Household
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007
Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class:Help on this term
Household (tenant)—rent charged
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household (tenant)—rent paid
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—application allocation indicator
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—application allocation indicator
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—application date
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—application date
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—application type
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—application type
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—assessable income
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Household—assessable income
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Household—assessable weekly income
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—assistance eligibility date
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005
Household—Australian state/territory identifier
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—Australian state/territory identifier
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—Commonwealth Rent Assistance amount
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—Commonwealth Rent Assistance income inclusion indicator
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—Commonwealth Rent Assistance rent inclusion indicator
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—disability status
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Household—disability status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—disability status
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—financial assistance amount
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—financial assistance amount
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need date
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need date
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need indicator
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need indicator
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need reason
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need reason
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006
Household—greatest need reason
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—greatest need status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—gross income
  • Health, Standard 15/12/2005
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—gross weekly income
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—homeless prior to allocation indicator
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—homeless prior to allocation indicator
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—homeless status (Commonwealth State Housing Agreement)
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Household—household composition
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—household composition
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—household composition
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—household group
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Household—household identifier
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—household identifier (state/territory)
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—household type
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 27/04/2007
Household—housing program type
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005
Household—Indigenous status
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—Indigenous status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—low income status
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005
Household—main language other than English spoken at home
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—main language other than English spoken at home
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—market value of rent paid indicator
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—market value of rent paid indicator
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—new allocation status
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—new allocation status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—principal source of cash income
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—principal source of cash income
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—rebated rent status
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—rebated rent status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—rebated rent status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—rent charged
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—rent charged date
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006
Household—rent charged date
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—rent frequency
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
Household—rent paid
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006
Household—rent paid date
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006
Household—rent paid date
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Household—rent payer
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
Household—rental subsidy amount
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Household—Source of cash income (principal)
  • Housing assistance, Recorded 01/10/2012
Household—support services required status
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Household—tenure type
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005
Household—transfer status
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—transfer status
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—weekly rebate amount
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—weekly rebate amount
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Household—weekly rent charged
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Household—weekly rent paid
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
Low income household—special need status
  • Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
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