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Person—source of cash income (principal)(housing assistance), code N{.N.N}

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termPrincipal income source
METEOR identifier:Help on this term302487
Registration status:Help on this term

Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013

Definition:Help on this termThe source from which a person derives the greatest proportion of his/her income, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termPerson—source of cash income (principal)
Value Domain:Help on this termSource of cash income housing assistance code N[.N.N]

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[.N.N]
Maximum character length:Help on this term3
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term1Employee cash income
  2Unincorporated business income
  3Government cash pension/allowance
  3.1Allowances for students and the unemployed
  3.1.1Youth allowance
  3.1.2Newstart allowance
  3.1.3Other allowances for students and the unemployed
  3.2Centrelink pensions/allowances for the aged and people with disability
  3.2.1Age pension
  3.2.2Disability Support pension
  3.2.3Other Centrelink pensions/allowances for the aged and people with disability
  3.3Other Government cash pension/allowances (e.g. Service pensions)
  4Other cash income (e.g. superannuation, compensation)
Supplementary values:Help on this term9
 
Not stated/inadequately described
 

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this termAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables.

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termIncome source is used to derive low income status of households and whether they may be eligible to receive Commonwealth rent assistance if the same household was living in the private rental market.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
National Housing Data Development Committee
Origin:Help on this termAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables. Viewed 3 November 2005.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—income source, code N{.N}

        Housing assistance, Recorded 28/09/2011

Has been superseded by Person—principal source of cash income, code N[.N.N.N]

        Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017

Has been superseded by Person—principal source of cash income, housing assistance code N[.N.N]

        Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013

See also Household—low income status, code N

        Housing assistance, Retired 01/05/2013

See also Person—assessable income (weekly), total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

        Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017

See also Person—assessable income (weekly), total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

        Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017

See also Person—gross income (weekly), total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

        Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012

        Disability, Standard 13/08/2015

        Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017

See also Person—gross weekly income, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

        Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017

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