Housing assistance agency—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Housing assistance agency postcode |
| METEOR identifier: | 302060 |
| Registration status: |
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| Definition: | The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locaility, suburb or place for the address of a housing assistance agency. |
| Data Element Concept: | Housing assistance agency—Australian postcode |
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 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| 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). |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | Geographic postcodes showing location or suburb should be used. Special postcodes for organisations, e.g. postal box postcodes, should not be used. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | National Housing Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile - Tasmanian variation) {NNNN}
Has been superseded by Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
Has been superseded by Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
See also Housing assistance agency—Australian state/territory identifier, code N
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