- | Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) amount | Currency
[8]
| N[NNNNN].NN Total number of Australian dollars and cents. | DSS specific information: Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) amount is collected for the week of 30 June. Unknown values are recorded as "U". |
- | Date dwelling occupied | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This item is used to collect the date the tenancy started or vacancy ended. Unknown dates are recorded as "U". |
- | Date dwelling vacated | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This item is used to collect the date the tenancy ended or vacancy started. Unknown dates are recorded as "U". |
- | Dwelling identifier | String
[15]
| X[X(14)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Number of bedrooms | Number
[3]
| 999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element counts the number of bedrooms in each tenancy agreement. |
- | Number of occupants | Number
[2]
| 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Code "U" = Unknown should be mapped to Code "99" = Not stated/inadequately described. |
- | Tenancy (rental) unit identifier | String
[15]
| X[X(14)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Dwelling tenantability status | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to '9=Not stated/Inadequately described". Code 1 Yes = tenantable vacancy Code 2 No = untentantable vacancy |
- | Assessable weekly income | Currency
[8]
| N[NNNNN].NN Total number of Australian dollars and cents. | DSS specific information: Assessable weekly income was collected for the week of 30 June. 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. Unknown values are recorded as "U". |
- | Household Australian State/Territory identifier | Number
[1]
| 1 | New South Wales | 2 | Victoria | 3 | Queensland | 4 | South Australia | 5 | Western Australia | 6 | Tasmania | 7 | Northern Territory | 8 | Australian Capital Territory | 9 | Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) |
| DSS specific information: This DSS uses abbreviated state and territory names (e.g. NSW, Vic etc.), rather than code values. It does not collect Code 9 'Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)'. |
- | Disability household | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Greatest need indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This item determines whether the household is assessed as being in greatest need at the time of allocation. In the Community Housing 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.
Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Household weekly gross income | Currency
[8]
| N[NNNNN].NN Total number of Australian dollars and cents. | DSS specific information: The gross weekly income was collected for the week of 30 June, and excludes Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA). Unknown values are recorded as "U". |
- | Homeless prior to allocation indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Household composition (housing assistance) | String
[1]
| 1 | Single | 2 | Sole parent with child/ren aged less than 16 years | 3 | Couple only | 4 | Couple with child/ren aged less than 16 years | 5 | Family (with other family members present including children aged 16 years and over) | 6 | Family (with other non-related members present) | 7 | Group (unrelated adults) | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Household identifier | String
[15]
| X[X(14)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Household Indigenous status | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Main language other than English spoken at home indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Market value of rent paid indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/Inadequately described". |
- | Principal household income source (community housing) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Wages | 2 | Centrelink payments | 8 | Other | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Community Housing collection "Other = 3" and "Unknown = U", they should be mapped to codes "8" and "9" respectively. |
- | Rent charged | Currency
[8]
| N[NNNNN].NN Total number of Australian dollars and cents. | DSS specific information: The amount of rent charged per week was collected for the week of 30 June. 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. Unknown values are recorded as "U". |
- | Transfer status | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Organisation identifier | String
[15]
| X[X(14)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |