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Address—Australian state/territory identifier, code AA[A]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termAustralian state/territory identifier of address
Synonymous names:Help on this termState/territory code
METEOR identifier:Help on this term430134
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Disability, Standard 07/10/2014
  • Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012
  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Definition:Help on this term

An identifier of the state or territory of an address, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Address—Australian state/territory identifier

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termAA[A]
Maximum character length:Help on this term3
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
NSWNew South Wales
VIC Victoria
QLDQueensland
SASouth Australia
WAWestern Australia
TASTasmania
NTNorthern Territory
ACTAustralian Capital Territory
AATAustralian Antarctic Territory

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termThese Australian state/territory codes are used for addressing purposes only. The codes are listed in the order commonly used for statistical reporting by ABS and used in the National Standard for Australian state/territory identifier.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:Help on this termStandards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

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:Help on this termAustralian 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
Has been superseded by Address—Australian state/territory identifier, code AA[A]
  • Health, Standard 18/12/2019
  • Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Address components clusterHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

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Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016


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

Collection of locality, postcode and state/territory for SEIFA clusterCommunity Services (retired), Not progressed 17/01/2018
Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018
Health, Standard 29/08/2014

Collection of locality, postcode and state/territory for SEIFA clusterEarly Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018

Funding jurisdiction clusterCommunity Services (retired), Standard 13/03/2013
Disability, Standard 07/10/2014

Juvenile Justice Order file clusterCommunity Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 24/09/2009


Provider place of practice clusterHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

To be used if Individual service provider—country of employment in registered profession, Australia/other country code N   equals 1.


Public hospital establishment address details DSSHealth, Superseded 04/08/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016


Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (2016 Census, ASGS 2016) cluster Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018
Health, Standard 06/09/2018

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

Australian state/territory identifier is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the data item:

PER_ADDRESS_STATE_CODE

In the NAPAAWL DC, this data item does not have a code for Australian Antarctic Territory. However, it does have the following supplementary values within the NAPAAWL DC:

OTH Other Territories

UNK Unknown


WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

Australian state/territory identifier is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the data item:

PER_ADDRESS_STATE_CODE

In the NAPAAWL DC, this data item does not have a code for Australian Antarctic Territory; however it does have the following supplementary values within the NAPAAWL DC:

  • OTH Other Territories
  • UNK Unknown.

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2016-17WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

Australian state/territory identifier is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the data item:

PER_ADDRESS_STATE_CODE

In the NAPAAWL DC, this data item does not have a code for Australian Antarctic Territory. It does have the following supplementary values within the NAPAAWL DC:

  • OTH Other Territories
  • UNK Unknown.

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