Address

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	327278
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 08/05/2006 Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014 Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Housing assistance, Recorded 01/10/2012 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Definition:	The referential description of a location where an entity is located or can be otherwise reached or found.

Collection and usage attributes
Comments:	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:	Health Data Standards Committee
Reference documents:	AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Address, version 2, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.3 KB) No registration status Supersedes Address (community services) Community Services (retired), Superseded 08/05/2006
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Address—address line, text X[X(179)] ACT Health (retired), Candidate 02/01/2019 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 Tasmanian Health, Incomplete 12/09/2012 Statistical Local Area Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2006 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Health, Qualified 15/11/2011 Tasmanian Health, Standard 30/04/2021