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Cluster Service provider organisation cluster (Mainstream community housing) Mandatory 1 -
Cluster Community housing waiting list cluster Conditional obligation:
This cluster is conditional on whether the organisation is on a jurisdictional common waitlist. If an organisation is on a common waitlist the jurisdiction will supply wait list information on their behalf. If an organisation is not on a common waitlist then they are required to supply their wait list information.
The Not stated/inadequately described values in this data element cluster, should be ignored for this collection.
Conditional 1 - Household—application type, housing assistance code N Optional 1 - Household—greatest need indicator, yes/no code N Optional 1 - Service provider organisation—waiting list, total people N[NNN] DSS specific information:
This item is collected twice:
on its own to ascertain the total number of people on the waiting list
in combination with Person—application type, housing assistance code N and Household—greatest need indicator, yes/no code N to ascertain the number of new applicants on the waiting list who are in greatest need. Optional 2 -
Cluster Service provider organisation support type cluster Mandatory 1 1 Service provider organisation—assistance/support other than housing assistance indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 2 Service provider organisation—support service type, code N[N] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on 'yes' being recorded for Service provider organisation—support service type indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
This data element refers to services, other than housing assistance, which can be provided by the service provider organisation.Conditional 8 3 Service provider organisation—support service type, text [X(40)] Conditional obligation:
This item is conditional on '8: Other' being selected in the Support services, code N[N(7)] item.DSS specific information:
This data element refers to services, other than housing assistance, which can be provided by the service provider organisation.Conditional 1 - Dwelling—dwelling identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation (address)—address line, text X[X(179)] DSS specific information:
In 2009-10 Mainstream Community Housing collected all organisation address details with a maximum 40 character alphanumeric text field.
Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation (address)—suburb/town/locality name, text A[A(49)] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation (name)—organisation name, text X[X(49)] DSS specific information:
Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—common waitlist indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—community housing provider type, code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection this item was collected with alternate values but can be mapped to the code set for this data element as follows:
METeOR Value METeOR Label CHC Value 1 Community association A 2 Community cooperative C 3 Other O 9 Unknown U
Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—net recurrent housing expenses, total Australian currency N[N(8)].NN DSS specific information:
This item records the net recurrent cost to the service provider organisation.
Includes:
Employee expenses (e.g. wages and salaries, payroll tax, superannuation, compensation, accrued leave, and training); Supplies and service expenses (e.g. stationery, postage, telephone, vehicle, office equipment, information technology, auditing and accounting); Office rent; General accounting and personnel function costs (e.g. training costs or levies paid to community housing training authority or peak body); Grants and subsidies (excluding rental subsidies); Contracted community housing management services; Repairs and maintenance (e.g. day to day, cyclical or other); Rates (e.g. water or council/shire) where the provider is responsible for payment; Strata-title or body corporate charges; Costs of removal, sale or disposal of properties and inspections and building insurance where the provider is responsible for payment and public liability insurance; and Market rent paid (such as from head leasing) and interest expense (e.g. interest on loans).
Excludes:
Costs used for the purposes of capital (stock provision); The purchase of dwellings; and Construction costs.
Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—number of boarding house buildings, total number N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—number of boarding house rooms, total number N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—number of boarding house units, total number N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—number of head leased dwellings, total number N[NNN] DSS specific information:
Private head-leased dwellings are owned by private individuals or private corporations and leased to housing providers via head-leasing arrangements. The housing provider is usually responsible for tenant selection and tenancy management functions.Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—number of tenancy rental units, total N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—survey response indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
For jurisdictions providing all unit record data using the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare survey:
If the organisation hasn’t returned a survey (survey response = N), then we would only expect admin organisation and dwelling data (supplied by jurisdictions). If the organisation has returned the survey (survey response = Y), we would expect the survey variables in addition to the admin variables in the organisation and dwelling files. Additionally we would also expect a tenancy file and person file from the organisation. Note that NT does not survey the sector and so all survey responses are set to N.
For jurisdictions providing finalised figures (NSW and Qld):
Jurisdictions who provide finalised figures (NSW and Qld) only ever provide unit record organisation and dwelling admin data (the information provided by non responding organisation as above). NSW uses their own survey to collect the data from organisations. Their survey response indicates those organisations who have completed their survey. Qld also uses its own survey however they do not indicate which organisations have completed their survey all not (all survey responses are N). Qld provide coverage information separately.
Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—total household rent charged, Australian currency N[N(8)].NN DSS specific information:
In the Community housing 2009-10, the total amount of rent charged to all tenants is the amount of money the households have been asked to pay in the year ending 30 June 2009. It may differ from market rent and may not have been received. The amount of rent charged excludes charges for utilities.Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—total household rent collected, Australian currency N[N(8)].NN DSS specific information:
In the Community housing 2009-10 collection, the total amount of rent paid by all tenants includes rent arrears collected in the year ending 30 June 2009. This also includes prepaid rent collected in the year ending 30 June 2009 for the current and subsequent years. As such, the total rent collected over a 12 month period may be more than the total rent charged in the same period.Mandatory 1 2
Cluster Dwelling file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—address line, text [X(180)] DSS specific information:
Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—Australian state/territory identifier, code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection the dwelling state/territory identifer is recorded using the following abbreviations, as opposed to the full name used in this data element. The mapping table below indicates the relationship between the standard data element and the Community Housing collection's recorded values.
METeOR Value METeor Label CHO Recorded Value 1 New South Wales NSW 2 Victoria Vic 3 Queensland Qld 4 Western Australia WA 5 South Australia SA 6 Tasmania Tas 7 Australian Capital Territory ACT 8 Northern Territory NT 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling)
Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis
Bay Territory)
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Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—boarding house unit indicator, yes/no code N Conditional obligation:
This is conditional upon 'other' being selected in the Dwelling—structure type, code N[N] data element. It is not relevant to the rest of the codeset.Conditional 1 - Dwelling—dwelling identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—housing program type, community housing code N[N] DSS specific information:
Code 88 'other' maps to code 9 'other', and code 99 'not stated/inadequately described' maps to code U 'unknown' in the collection manual.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—housing program type, community housing code N[N] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of bedrooms, total N[NN] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of tenancies at full capacity, N[NN] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of tenancies, N[NN] DSS specific information:
This refers to the number of tenancies as at June 30th of the collection year.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of tenantable vacancies, N[NN] DSS specific information:
This refers to the number of tentantable vacancies as at June 30th of the collection year.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of untenantable vacancies, N[NN] DSS specific information:
This refers to the number of untentantable vacancies as at June 30th of the collection year.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—structure type, code N[N] DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing Collection 2009-10 only values 1, 2, 3 and 8 are applicable. Unknowns are also recorded as 'U' which can be mapped to Not Applicable = 99 in the codeset for this data element.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—suburb/town/locality name, text [A(50)] DSS specific information:
The Community Housing Collection 2009-10 Jurisdiction manual notes a maximum field length of 15 alphanumeric characters, which is substantially less than the 50 characters recommended by the ABS. Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 3
Cluster Tenancy/vacancy cluster (Mainstream community housing) Conditional obligation:
This cluster is conditional on the basis of an active tenancy in mainstream community housing during the collection period.Conditional 1 - Centrelink income unit—Commonwealth Rent Assistance amount, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection the Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) amount, is collected for the week of June 30th 2010.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—date occupied, DDMMYYYY DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection this item is used to collect the date the tenancy started or vacancy ended.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—date vacated, DDMMYYYY DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection this item is used to collect the date the tenancy ended or vacancy started.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—dwelling identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of bedrooms, total N[NN] DSS specific information:
This data element counts the number of bedrooms in each tenancy agreement.Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—number of occupants, total people N[N] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—tenancy rental unit identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Dwelling—tenantability status, code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".
Code 1 Yes = tenantable vacancy
Code 2 No = untentantable vacancy
Mandatory 1 - Household—assessable income (weekly), total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection, this item was collected for the week of June 30th 2010. Assessable income includes income from all sources (excluding Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA)) as specified and used by the agency to establish eligibility of a household for receipt of housing assistance.
Mandatory 1 - Household—Australian state/territory identifier, code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection the household state/territory identifer is recorded using the following abbreviations, as opposed to the full name used in this data element. The mapping table below indicates the relationship between the standard data element and the Community Housing collection's recorded values.
METeOR Value METeor Label CHO Recorded Value 1 New South Wales NSW 2 Victoria Vic 3 Queensland Qld 4 Western Australia WA 5 South Australia SA 6 Tasmania Tas 7 Australian Capital Territory ACT 8 Northern Territory NT 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling)
Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis
Bay Territory)
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Mandatory 1 - Household—disability status, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".Mandatory 1 - Household—greatest need indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection greatest needs households are households who were subject to one or more of the following circumstances:
they were homeless; or their life or safety was at risk in their accommodation; or their health condition was aggravated by their housing; or their housing was inappropriate to their needs; or they had very high rental housing costs. A homeless household for the greatest need definition is a household with no housing or a household residing in temporary or emergency accommodation. It includes households who:
lived in accommodation provided by a specialist homelessness services agency or some other form of emergency accommodation; were totally without permanent shelter; lived in shelter that was unlawful such as those who were forced to squat in derelict buildings; or stayed temporarily with friends or relatives in the short term. In the Community Housing collection 'unknown' records should be mapped to '9 - Not stated/Inadequately described'. This item determines whether the household is assessed as being in greatest need at the time of allocation.
Mandatory 1 - Household—gross income (weekly), total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection, this item was collected for the week of June 30th 2010. The gross weekly income excludes Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA).
Mandatory 1 - Household—homeless prior to allocation indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".Mandatory 1 - Household—household composition, housing assistance code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".Mandatory 1 - Household—household identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Household—Indigenous status, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".Mandatory 1 - Household—main language other than English spoken at home, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".Mandatory 1 - Household—market value of rent paid indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described".Mandatory 1 - Household—principal source of cash income, community housing code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection 'Other' is recorded as '3' and 'Unknown' is recorded as 'U', they should be mapped to '8' and '9' respectively.Mandatory 1 - Household—rent charged (weekly), total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection, this item was collected for the week of June 30th 2010. The rent charged is the amount of money the household has been asked to pay. It may differ from market rent and may not have been received. The amount of rent charged should exclude Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), charges for utilities, meals, cleaning, laundry or other facility costs in the rent charged to tenant.
Mandatory 1 - Household—transfer status (financial year), Yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection unknown is recorded as "U" and should be mapped to "99" Not stated/Inadequately described.Mandatory 1 - Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 1 4
Cluster Person file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Conditional obligation:
This cluster is conditional on the basis of a person/household having an active tenancy in mainstream community housing during the collection period.Conditional 1 - Household—household identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 99 - Person—Australian state/territory identifier, code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection the person state/territory identifier is recorded using the following abbreviations, as opposed to the full name used in this data element. The mapping table below indicates the relationship between the standard data element and the Community Housing collection's recorded values.
METeOR Value METeor Label CHO Recorded Value 1 New South Wales NSW 2 Victoria Vic 3 Queensland Qld 4 Western Australia WA 5 South Australia SA 6 Tasmania Tas 7 Australian Capital Territory ACT 8 Northern Territory NT 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling)
Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis
Bay Territory)
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Mandatory 99 - Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Mandatory 99 - Person—household single/couple status, code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing 2009-10 collection "Unknown" is recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9 - Not stated/inadequately described".Mandatory 99 - Person—principal tenant indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
In the Community Housing collection 2009-10, 'Unknown' is recorded as 'U', and should be mapped to '9 = Not stated/inadequately described.Mandatory 99 - Person—sex, code N DSS specific information:
The Community Housing 2009-10 collection does not use the value '3 = Intersex'. Unknown values should be mapped to '9 = Not stated/inadequately described'. Mandatory 99 - Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)] Mandatory 99 5
Cluster Administrator net recurrent cost cluster Mandatory 1 - Organisation—net recurrent administration housing expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(9)] Mandatory 1 - Organisation—net recurrent operational expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(9)] DSS specific information:
Used to collect administrator net recurrent operational costs only.Mandatory 1