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

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termPostal delivery number
METEOR identifier:Help on this term430107
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
  • Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Definition:Help on this term

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 attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termIdentifier
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termX[X(10)]
Maximum character length:Help on this term11

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

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:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:Help on this term

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

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)]
  • 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:Help on this term
All attributes +

Address components clusterHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

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

Community housing and Indigenous community housing service provider organisation address details clusterHousing 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.


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