Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Postcode—Australian (service provider organisation) |
METEOR identifier: | 290064 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 |
Definition: | The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of an organisation, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode |
Value Domain: | Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Postcode datafile | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | {NNNN} | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | May be collected as part of Address line or separately. Postal addresses may be different from where a service is actually located. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Standards Australia |
Origin: | National Health Data Committee National Community Services Data Committee Australia Post Postcode book. Reference through: |
Reference documents: | AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Housing assistance agency—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Has been superseded by Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile - Tasmanian variation) {NNNN} Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 Has been superseded by Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement NMDS - 1 July 2006 Community Services (retired), Superseded 14/12/2008 DSS specific information: In the CSTDA NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. This data element is reported by funding departments in relation to all service type outlets. Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement NMDS (July 2008) Community Services (retired), Superseded 11/11/2009 DSS specific information: In the CSTDA NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. This data element is reported by funding departments in relation to all service type outlets. Disability Services NMDS 2009-10 Community Services (retired), Superseded 15/12/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 DSS specific information: In the DS NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. This data element is reported by funding departments in relation to all service type outlets. Disability Services NMDS 2010-11 Community Services (retired), Superseded 15/12/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 DSS specific information: In the DS NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. This data element is reported by funding departments in relation to all service type outlets. Disability Services NMDS 2011-12 Community Services (retired), Superseded 13/03/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: In the DS NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. This data element is reported by funding departments in relation to all service type outlets. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2010 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2010 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered only. Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14 Health, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 21/11/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Juvenile Justice Centre file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Implementation start date: 24/09/2009 Juvenile Justice Detention file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Implementation start date: 24/09/2009 Juvenile Justice NMDS 2007 Community Services (retired), Superseded 19/05/2010 Implementation start date: 01/07/2005 DSS specific information: This information should be recorded on entry to each juvenile justice episode for the client. This data standard is implemented twice in the Juvenile Justice NMDS. It is collected for the following two items:
The agency may be an area or regional office within the juvenile justice Department where the juvenile justice worker who is responsible for supervision of the client is located. If the client is in custody in a juvenile justice remand/detention centre then the postcode of that remand or detention centre where the client is being held should be recorded. If a client is involved with several agencies during a juvenile justice episode then the one with the primary role, or the one involved with the juvenile for the longest period, should be recorded. SAAP Administrative National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) Community Services (retired), Retired 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: This item is collected for the postal address of the SAAP agency and for the postal address of the Auspice. An agency may or may not be responsible to an Auspice (the governing body). Service provider organisation address details cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 DSS specific information: Unknown postcodes are recorded as "U". Service provider organisation cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) cluster Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/06/2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 Health, Recorded 28/04/2010 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) cluster Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/06/2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 Health, Recorded 28/04/2010 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) cluster 2010 Community Services (retired), Superseded 09/03/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Specialist Homelessness Establishment Database - SHED Housing assistance, Recorded 14/10/2010 DSS specific information: This item will be collected for the postal address of legal entity. This item will be collected for both the postal and physical address of an agency. |