Address—postal delivery number, identifier X[X(10)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Postal delivery number
METEOR identifier:	430107
Registration status:	Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Definition:	An alphanumeric identifier, forming part of an address, used to identify the channel of postal delivery.
Data Element Concept:	Address—postal delivery number
Value Domain:	Identifier X[X(10)]

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Identifier
Data type:	String
Format:	X[X(10)]
Maximum character length:	11

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	This data element is used where mail is being sent to an area where normal mail delivery is unavailable, or not preferred. Additionally it may be used in some rural areas where no other formal addressing structure exists to identify delivery addresses. This data element is used in conjunction with the Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)] data element. Not all postal delivery types have a postal delivery number. A postal delivery number is mandatory for all postal delivery types other than: CARE PO No associated postal delivery number CMA No associated postal delivery number CMB Optional CPA No associated postal delivery number Usage Examples: PO BOX C96 (Postal delivery number is C96) RMB 123 (Postal delivery number is 123)
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:	See also Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Address components cluster Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Address components cluster Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 DSS specific attributes + Conditional obligation: Conditional on this component being part of the address. 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 + Conditional obligation: Conditional on the address being a virtual address, such as a P.O. Box, or an area where normal mail delivery is unavailable.