Address—road name, text X[X(44)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Road name
Synonymous names:	Street name
METEOR identifier:	429747
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Definition:	The name of the road or thoroughfare applicable to the address site or complex, as represented by text.
Data Element Concept:	Address—road name

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Text

Data type:

String

Format:

X[X(44)]

Maximum character length:

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Within a road name it is possible to find what appears to be a Road type (e.g. The Boulevard). It is also possible to have a null Road type. This data element relates to the road name only.

Usage Examples:

BROWNS ROAD WEST
In this case the Road name is BROWNS, the Road type is RD and the Road suffix is W

THE AVENUE WEST
In this case the Road name is THE AVENUE, the Road type is null and the Road suffix is W

COTSWOLD BRETT
In this case the Road Name is COTSWOLD BRETT and the Road type is null

HIGH STREET ROAD
In this case the Road Name is HIGH STREET and the Road type is RD.

This data element is one of a number of items that can be used to create a primary address, as recommended by the AS 4590-2006 Interchange of client information standard. Components of the primary address are:

Address site (or Primary complex) name
Address number or number range
Road name (name/type/suffix)
Locality
State/Territory
Postcode (optional)
Country (if applicable).

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:

Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Address components cluster Health, Standard 05/10/2016

Address details cluster ACT Health (retired), Candidate 10/08/2018
Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2016

Address details cluster Health, Standard 18/12/2019

Address details data dictionary Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
Disability, Standard 13/08/2015

Community housing and Indigenous community housing service provider organisation address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Indigenous, Standard 01/05/2013

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* In this collection address line is recorded as a 40 character alphanumeric field, which concatenates the typical components such as street number and street name.

Community housing dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013

Indigenous community housing dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Indigenous, Standard 01/05/2013

Indigenous community housing dwelling address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2017

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Retired 13/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021 *DSS specific information:* In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: the service's physical address the service's postal address.

Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 31/12/2020 *DSS specific information:* In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: the organisation's physical address the organisation's postal address.

Public hospital establishment address details DSS Health, Superseded 04/08/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016