Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

DSS specific information:

For the purposes of the Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS, this data element relates to the usual address of the client.

In cases where the postcode of the client’s place of residence is not known, a supplementary value of 9999 = Not stated/inadequately described should be used.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

For the purposes of the Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS, this data element relates to the usual address of the client.

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

The postcode can also be used in association with the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) index (Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia (CD-ROM)) to derive socio-economic disadvantage, which is associated with cardiovascular risk.

People from lower socio-economic groups are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those from higher socio-economic groups. In 1997, people aged 25 - 64 living in the most disadvantaged group of the population died from cardiovascular disease at around twice the rate of those living in the least disadvantaged group (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2001. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases- Australian facts 2001.).

This difference in death rates has existed since at least the 1970s.

DSS specific information:

Unknown postcodes are recorded as "U".

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

DSS specific information:

This metadata item is collected twice, once for the community housing provider's address (in the organisation file) and once for the dwelling address (in the dwelling file).

Record unknown values as ‘U’.

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

In the DS NMDS, this data element is collected twice.

The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered.

The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected ‘residential setting’.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

DSS specific information:

In the Disability Services Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice.

The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered.

The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected ‘residential setting’.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

DSS specific information:

In the Disability Services Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice.

The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered.

The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected 'residential setting' (as captured in 'Person—residential setting, NDA code N[N]').

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]

DSS specific information:

In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice.

The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered.

The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected 'residential setting' (as captured in 'Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]').

DSS specific information:

DSS specific information:

This item is used to collect the dwelling postcode.

DSS specific information:

This item is used to collect the dwelling postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

DSS specific information:

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 01/06/2018

DSS specific information:

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

Implementation start date: 01/07/2011

Implementation end date: 30/06/2012

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

DSS specific information:

This item is used to collect the dwelling postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

DSS specific information:

This metadata item is collected twice, once for the Indigenous community housing provider's address (in the organisation file) and once for the dwelling address (in the dwelling file).

Record unknown values as ‘U’.

DSS specific information:

DSS specific information:

Unknown postcodes are recorded as "U".

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

This item is collected twice: once for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice detention and once for the youth detention centre.

Guide for Use

Use the Australian Post postcode file.

Leave the field blank if:

• the last known home address is unknown
• the last known home address is outside Australia
• the young person had no fixed address.

Implementation start date: 24/09/2009

DSS specific information:

This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision.

Guide for Use

Use the Australian Post postcode file.

Leave the field blank if:

• the last known home address is unknown
• the last known home address is outside Australia
• the young person had no fixed address. 

Implementation start date: 01/07/2011

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'not stated/inadequately described'.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

Variable name = SPRPC

This item represents the Medicare servicing provider postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

Variable name = SPRPC

This item represents the Medicare servicing provider postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

Variable name = SPRPC

This item represents the Medicare servicing provider postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Implementation start date: 01/07/2011

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’

Implementation start date: 01/07/2011

Implementation end date: 30/06/2012

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

DSS specific information:

This item is used to collect the dwelling postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

In the PDWT DSS, this data element refers to the postcode of a person's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average).

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

In the PDWT DSS, this data element refers to the postcode of a person's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average).

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

DSS specific information:

This metadata item is used to collect the dwelling postcode.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

Conditional obligation:

DSS specific information:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY)
• where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

Conditional obligation:

DSS specific information:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY)
• where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients.

DSS specific information:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY)
• where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Conditional obligation:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients.

DSS specific information:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY)
• where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.

Implementation start date: 01/01/2002

Implementation end date: 31/07/2014

DSS specific information:

DSS specific information:

This data element refers to the postcode of the patient's address at the time of the scheduled appointment. It is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the following data items:

• PER_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Mandatory)
• PER_MAIL_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Optional).

These items are also referred to in the NAPAAWL DC as:

• Patient residential address postcode
• Patient mail address postcode.

Patient mail address postcode is only relevant if it is different to the residential address postcode. It is only recorded in the NAPAAWL DC if the patient agrees to provide it.

DSS specific information:

This data element refers to the postcode of the patient's address at the time of the scheduled appointment. It is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the following data items:

• PER_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Mandatory)
• PER_MAIL_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Optional).

These items are also referred to in the NAPAAWL DC as:

• Patient residential address postcode
• Patient mail address postcode.

Patient mail address postcode is only relevant if it is different to the residential address postcode. It is only recorded in the NAPAAWL DC if the patient agrees to provide it.

DSS specific information:

This data element refers to the postcode of the patient's address at the time of the scheduled appointment. It is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the following data items:

• PER_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Mandatory)
• PER_MAIL_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Optional)

These items are also referred to in the NAPAAWL DC as:

• Patient residential address postcode
• Patient mail address postcode

Patient mail address postcode is only relevant if it is different to the residential address postcode. It is only recorded in the NAPAAWL DC if the patient agrees to provide it.

The synonymous name POSTCODE is used for national reporting.

DSS specific information:

This item is collected twice: once for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice detention and once for the youth detention centre.

Suburb/Town/Locality should be sourced from the Australia Post Standard postcode file for the relevant year, available on the Australia Post website.