Address—Australian area code, code NN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Australian area code |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 434284 |
Registration status:![]() | Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |
Definition:![]() | The standard Australian area code, used in conjunction with contact telephone and facsimile numbers, that also describes the location of an entity, as represented by a two-digit number. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Address—Australian area code |
Value Domain:![]() | Australian area code code NN |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Reference documents:![]() | Australian Communications Media Authority (ACMA) 2011. 8-digit numbering: four area codes. Canberra: ACMA. Viewed 11 July 2011, http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2466 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods:![]() | The two-digit area code should be abbreviated to one-digit when used in conjunction with leading country code. If this is the case, the leading ‘0’ in the area code should be removed, e.g. 03 55551234 becomes 61 3 55551234. When a country code is used in conjunction with an area code and phone number it should be arranged in the following order: (Country Code) + (Area Code) + Phone Number. |
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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—international country code, N[NNNN] Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 See also Address—telephone number, text X[X(15)] Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014 See also Address—telephone number, text X[X(19)] WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Electronic contact details data dictionary Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |