Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Value Domain
METEOR identifier:	463806
Registration status:	Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 02/05/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 WA Health, Standard 06/03/2014
Definition:	The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post.

Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	{NNNN}
Maximum character length:	4

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Has been superseded by Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) NNNN ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Disability, Standard 15/12/2017 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Indigenous, Standard 27/02/2018 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Data elements implementing this value domain:	Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Candidate 30/06/2014 WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 Youth Justice, Qualified 29/06/2022

Classification scheme attributes
Classification scheme:	Postcode datafile
METEOR identifier:	270561
Definition:	The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a party (person or organisation), as defined by Australia Post.
Registration status:	ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 25/05/2015 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 WA Health, Standard 06/03/2014 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022