Building—building function, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Building function
Synonymous names:	Building function
METEOR identifier:	270239
Registration status:	Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:

Building—building function

METEOR identifier:

269690

Registration status:

Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006

Definition:

The primary function for which a building or discrete part of a building is intended to be used.

Context:

Service provision and planning.

Able to be used in conjunction with Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data on private/non private dwellings.

Object class:

Building

Property:

Building function

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:

Building function code N

METEOR identifier:

270790

Registration status:

Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006

Definition:

A code set representing the function of a building.

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Private residential
2	Non-private residential
3	Commercial
4	Industrial
5	Service

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Private residential:
A self contained dwelling intended for occupation by one or more usual residents, or movable, makeshift or improvised dwellings occupied by one or more usual residents. This includes houses, flats, units, caravans, craft in a marina, houseboats, independent living in a retirement village and a tents (if it is standing on its own block of land), regardless of whether the dwelling is owned, being purchased or being rented privately, publicly or through a community organisation.

Non-private residential:
A building that: accommodates usual residents in non-self-contained rooms or suites; accommodates temporary guests on a commercial basis or; is an institution (or accommodation associated with an institution). This includes hotels and motels, institutions, crisis accommodation facilities, shelters, supported independent living facilities, semi institutional living in community.

Commercial:
Includes offices, retail and wholesale trade buildings, transport buildings (such as terminals and carparks) and other commercial buildings. It does not include hotels or motels or other commercial operations that provide accommodation (which are included in category 2 Non-private residential).

Industrial:
Includes factories, warehouses, agricultural buildings and other industrial accommodation.

Service:
Includes health facilities such as hospitals, education buildings, churches and religious buildings, day care centres, entertainment and recreation buildings such as public libraries and sporting clubs.

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Building—building function, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Source and reference attributes

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes

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