Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Postcode—Australian (service provider organisation) |
| METEOR identifier: | 290064 |
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| 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 |
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| Classification scheme: | Postcode datafile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format: | {NNNN} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Postcode - Australian may be used in the analysis of data on a geographical basis, which involves a conversion from postcodes to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) postal areas. This conversion results in some inaccuracy of information. However, in some data sets postcode is the only geographic identifier, therefore the use of other more accurate indicators (e.g. Statistical Local Area (SLA)) is not always possible. When dealing with aggregate data, postal areas, converted from postcodes, can be mapped to Australian Standard Geographical Classification codes using an ABS concordance, for example to determine SLAs. It should be noted that such concordances should not be used to determine the SLA of any individual's postcode. Where individual street addresses are available, these can be mapped to ASGC codes (e.g. SLAs). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile - Tasmanian variation) {NNNN}
Has been superseded by Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
Supersedes Housing assistance agency—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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