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Person—relationship to reference person (household), code N

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termRelationship to reference person
METEOR identifier:Help on this term270248
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Definition:Help on this termThe familial and non-familial relationship of each person in a given household to the reference person in that same household, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termPerson—relationship to reference person (household)

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Reference person/tenant
2Spouse/partner
3Son/daughter aged less than 16 years
4Son/daughter aged 16 years and over
5Resident aged less than 16 years
6Resident aged 16 years and over
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Only the usual residents of the household are included.

CODE 1   Reference person

May be referred to as person 1, main tenant or tenant 1, principal tenant, household head on application or tenancy forms, or where the dwelling is being purchased, referred to as the mortgagee. Person must be aged 16 or over.

CODE 2   Spouse/partner

Include defacto, wife, husband and partner of the reference person/tenant.

CODES 3 and 4   Son/daughter

Include the son(s) or daughter(s) (or step son(s)/daughter(s)) of the reference person and/or spouse.

CODES 5 and 6   Resident

Include relatives other than son(s)/daughter(s) (step son(s)/daughter(s)), non-related carer, other non-related and non-family member(s).

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:Help on this term

Collecting this data is quite complex, due to inter-relationships that may exist in a household. Refer to ABS: Directory of concepts and standards for social, labour and demographic statistics, 1995 for standard questions and approach to collecting data on this metadata item.

This metadata item is used to derive tenancy composition for public rental housing and state owned and managed Indigenous housing.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Housing Data Development Committee

Reference documents:Help on this term

Australian Bureau of Statistics. Standards for statistics on the Family (Cat. No. 1286.0).

Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995. Directory of concepts and standards for social, labour and demographic statistics.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996. Census Dictionary (Cat. no. 2901.0).

CSHA Public housing and state/territory owned and managed Indigenous housing NMDS User Guide 2001-02.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Person—relationship to household reference person, code N
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Is re-engineered from PDF Relationship to reference person, version 2, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.8 KB) No registration status
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Person (housing assistance) cluster
Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017

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