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Person—gender, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termGender
Synonymous names:Help on this termGender identity
METEOR identifier:Help on this term521492
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014
Definition:Help on this termThe behavioural, cultural or psychological traits typically associated with a specific sex indicating the sex with which the individual considers or desires to be associated, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Person—gender

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Male
2Female
3Gender other/diverse
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 3     Gender other/diverse

This code may include a person that does not fall within the traditional binary notions of sex and gender (male and females). This may include people who identify as a gender different to their birth sex or as neither male nor female. Other terms commonly associated include trans, transgender, transsexual, gender queer, pan-gendered, androgynous and inter-gender. Some cultures may have their own terms for gender identities outside male and female.

Comments:Help on this term

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has commenced a review of its Sex Standard.  See Review of the Sex Standard/Potential new Gender Standard.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this term

Australian Government guidelines on the recognition of sex and gender, Attorney-General's Department. Commonwealth of Australia July 2013.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Gender is not the same as Sex which is determined by biology. A person's sex and gender may not necessarily be the same. A person's preferred gender may or may not correspond with the sex or gender assigned at birth.

Gender is included as an identifier to support identification and communication with individuals and represents the gender to which the person prefers to be associated.

The preferred Australian Government approach is to collect and use gender information. Information regarding sex would ordinarily not be required. Departments and agencies should ensure when they collect sex and/or gender information they use the correct terminology for the information they are seeking.

Collection methods:Help on this term

Codes 1 (Male), 2 (Female) and 3 (Intersex/indeterminate) may be mapped to M and F and X respectively for collection purposes, however, they should be stored within information systems as codes 1 and 2 and 3 as above.

Information about a person's sex should only be collected where there is a legitimate need for that information, e.g. if a service or benefit to be provided to the individual is directly related to biological sex. However, the necessity of a medical service or associated benefit should be determined by the physical need regardless a person's recorded sex and/or gender.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Origin:Help on this term

Australian Government guidelines on the recognition of sex and gender, Attorney-General's Department. Commonwealth of Australia July 2013.

Person and provider identification in healthcare, AS 4846:2014: Gender Identity section 5.6.

Reference documents:Help on this term

AS 4590-2006: Client interchange Australian Standard for Gender section 3.2.6.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Person—gender, code X
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 02/01/2019
  • Health, Superseded 15/02/2022
See also Person—sex, code A
  • Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015
See also Person—sex, code N
  • Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
  • Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 16/07/2015
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005
  • Disability, Standard 07/10/2014
  • Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018
  • Health, Superseded 11/05/2017
  • Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018
  • Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012
  • Indigenous, Superseded 16/10/2017
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
  • WA Health, Incomplete 22/08/2012
  • WA Health, Incomplete 23/08/2012
See also Person—transgender indicator, code N
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
See also Person—transgender indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Bringing them Home/Link Up Counsellors clusterIndigenous, Standard 16/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This data element is used to determine the gender of the Bringing Them Home or Link Up counsellors.

This data collection uses 'Gender' in place of 'Sex'. Note that the Gender data element includes a third category of 'Gender other/diverse' for a person that does not fall within the traditional binary notions of sex. This category is not used in this collection.


Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors employment characteristics clusterIndigenous, Standard 07/12/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This data element is used to determine the gender of the Bringing Them Home or Link Up counsellors.

This data collection uses 'Gender' in place of 'Sex'. Note that the Gender data element includes a third category of 'Gender other/diverse' for a person that does not fall within the traditional binary notions of sex. This category is not used in this collection.


Ear nose and throat services patient clusterIndigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/04/2012


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