Australian state/territory code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Value Domain
METEOR identifier:	304682
Registration status:	Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 03/08/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Superseded 20/11/2019 Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Standard 03/08/2005 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 Youth Justice, Qualified 22/12/2022
Definition:	The code set representing Australian states and territories.

Representational attributes

Representation class:

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Code

Data type:

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Number

Format:

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N

Maximum character length:

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1

Permissible values:

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Value	Meaning
1	New South Wales
2	Victoria
3	Queensland
4	South Australia
5	Western Australia
6	Tasmania
7	Northern Territory
8	Australian Capital Territory
9	Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The order presented here is the standard for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Other organisations (including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) publish data in state order based on population (that is, Western Australia before South Australia and Australian Capital Territory before Northern Territory).

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). Cat No. 1216.0. Canberra: ABS.

Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Australian state/territory code N Community Services (retired), Superseded 08/12/2005 Health, Superseded 08/12/2005 Supersedes Housing assistance Australian state/territory code (ASGC 2001) N Housing assistance, Superseded 03/08/2005 Has been superseded by Australian state/territory code N Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Health, Standard 20/11/2019 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 See also ACT-prioritised Australian state/territory code AA[A] Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015 See also ACT-prioritised Australian state/territory code N Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015 See also Australian jurisdiction code N Health, Recorded 04/07/2012
Data elements implementing this value domain:	Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N Health, Superseded 20/11/2019 Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Dwelling—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017 Dwelling—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017 Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Household—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017 Household—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017 Housing assistance agency—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Jurisdiction—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 05/12/2007 Medical indemnity claim management episode—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Person—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Youth Justice, Superseded 24/03/2023 Person—Australian state/territory of birth, code N Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Service provider organisation—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Community Services (retired), Standard 07/12/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021