Address—road type, code AA[AA]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Road type
Synonymous names:	Street type code; road type code
METEOR identifier:	429840
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:	An abbreviation used to distinguish the type of road or thoroughfare applicable to the address site/complex.
Data Element Concept:	Address—road type

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Identifier

Data type:

String

Format:

AA[AA]

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
ACCS	Access
ALLY	Alley
ALWY	Alleyway
AMBL	Amble
APP	Approach
ARC	Arcade
ARTL	Arterial
ARTY	Artery
AV	Avenue
BA	Banan
BEND	Bend
BWLK	Boardwalk
BVD	Boulevard
BR	Brace
BRAE	Brae
BRK	Break
BROW	Brow
BYPA	Bypass
BYWY	Byway
CSWY	Causeway
CTR	Centre
CH	Chase
CIR	Circle
CCT	Circuit
CRCS	Circus
CL	Close
CON	Concourse
CPS	Copse
CNR	Corner
CT	Court
CTYD	Courtyard
COVE	Cove
CR	Crescent
CRST	Crest
CRSS	Cross
CSAC	Cul-de-sac
CUTT	Cutting
DALE	Dale
DIP	Dip
DR	Drive
DVWY	Driveway
EDGE	Edge
ELB	Elbow
END	End
ENT	Entrance
ESP	Esplanade
EXP	Expressway
FAWY	Fairway
FOLW	Follow
FTWY	Footway
FORM	Formation
FWY	Freeway
FRTG	Frontage
GAP	Gap
GDNS	Gardens
GTE	Gate
GLDE	Glade
GLEN	Glen
GRA	Grange
GRN	Green
GR	Grove
HTS	Heights
HIRD	Highroad
HWY	Highway
HILL	Hill
INTG	Interchange
JNC	Junction
KEY	Key
LANE	Lane
LNWY	Laneway
LINE	Line
LINK	Link
LKT	Lookout
LOOP	Loop
MALL	Mall
MNDR	Meander
MEWS	Mews
MTWY	Motorway
NOOK	Nook
OTLK	Outlook
PDE	Parade
PWY	Parkway
PASS	Pass
PSGE	Passage
PATH	Path
PWAY	Pathway
PIAZ	Piazza
PLZA	Plaza
PKT	Pocket
PNT	Point
PORT	Port
PROM	Promenade
QDRT	Quadrant
QYS	Quays
RMBL	Ramble
REST	Rest
RTT	Retreat
RDGE	Ridge
RISE	Rise
RD	Road
RTY	Rotary
RTE	Route
ROW	Row
RUE	Rue
SVWY	Serviceway
SHUN	Shunt
SPUR	Spur
SQ	Square
ST	Street
SBWY	Subway
TARN	Tarn
TCE	Terrace
THFR	Thoroughfare
TLWY	Tollway
TOP	Top
TOR	Tor
TRK	Track
TRL	Trail
TURN	Turn
UPAS	Underpass
VALE	Vale
VIAD	Viaduct
VIEW	View
VSTA	Vista
WALK	Walk
WKWY	Walkway
WHRF	Wharf
WYND	Wynd

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The recommended code description is the list of standard street type abbreviations in AS/NZS 4819.

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.

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. It is also possible to have a null Road type.

For postal purposes the Road type should be abbreviated.

Usage Example:
MAIN ROAD

In this case the street name is MAIN 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 Health, Standard 18/12/2019

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 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

Address—road type, code AA[AA]

Identifying and definitional attributes

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Source and reference attributes

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