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Address

Glossary Item Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term327278
Registration status:Help on this term

Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023

Community Services (retired), Standard 08/05/2006

Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015

Definition:Help on this termThe referential description of a location where an entity is located or can be otherwise reached or found.

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:Help on this term

The following attributes are commonly used in the formation of a full address:

  • Address line; (address line is a composite data element containing many attributes of the specific location of a full address - see the current version of the Address line metadata item for further description and a list of its components for addresses located in Australia)
  • Address type
  • Australian state/territory identifier
  • Country identifier
  • Non-Australian State/province
  • Postal delivery point identifier
  • Postcode - Australian
  • Postcode - international
  • Suburb/town/locality

Some attributes of an address, located within Australia, also provide the elements to determine the Statistical Local Area (SLA) (Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ABS cat. no. 1216.0, effective up until 1 July 2011)) or the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) (Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ABS cat. nos. 1270.0.55.001 to 1270.0.55.005, effective from 1 July 2011)). This enables:

  • comparison of the use of services by persons residing in different geographical areas,
  • characterisation of catchment areas and populations for facilities for planning purposes, and
  • documentation of provision of services to clients who reside in other states or territories. The address is also a relevant element in the unambiguous identification of a Health Care Client and a Health Care Provider.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Health Data Standards Committee

Reference documents:Help on this term

AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia

AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Address (community services)

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 08/05/2006

Is re-engineered from PDF Address, version 2, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.3 KB)

        No registration status

Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Address—address line, text X[X(179)]

        Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023

        Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018

        Health, Standard 13/03/2015

        Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019

        Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015

Dwelling—address line, text [X(180)]

        Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013

Lung cancer (clinical) DSS

        Health, Superseded 14/05/2015

Lung cancer (clinical) NBPDS

        Health, Standard 14/05/2015

Person (address)—address line, text X[X(179)]

        Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005

        Health, Standard 04/05/2005

Person and provider identification in healthcare National Best Practice Data Set

        Health, Standard 05/10/2016

Service provider organisation (address)—address line, text X[X(179)]

        Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005

        Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2015

        Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013

        Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015

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