Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(49)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Patient residential address suburb; Patient mail address suburb
Synonymous names:	PER_ADDRESS_SUBURB; PER_MAIL_ADDRESS_SUBURB
METEOR identifier:	555398
Registration status:	WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Definition:	The name of the locality/suburb of the address, as represented by text.
Context:	For non-admitted patients, this is the patient's locality/suburb at the time of the scheduled appointment.
Data Element Concept:	Address—suburb/town/locality name

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Text
Data type:	String
Format:	X[X(49)]
Maximum character length:	50
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The suburb/town/locality name may be a town, city, suburb or commonly used location name such as a large agricultural property or Aboriginal community. This metadata item may be used to describe the location of an organisation or person. It can be a component of a street or postal address. This data element is one of a number of items that can be used to create a primary address, as recommended by the AS 4590-2006 Interchange of client information standard. Components of the primary address are: Address site (or Primary complex) name Address number or number range Road name (name/type/suffix) Locality State/Territory Postcode (optional) Country (if applicable).
Collection methods:	Patient mail address suburb is only relevant if it is different to the residential address suburb. It is only recorded in the NAPAAWL DC if the patient agrees to provide it.
Comments:	Official locality names and their associated boundary extents are assigned by relevant state naming committees/protocols. Their correct usage is encouraged.
Source and reference attributes
Origin:	Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Children and Families, Superseded 21/01/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/12/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Superseded 06/12/2016 See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9) Children and Families, Superseded 11/05/2023 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(9) Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Children and Families, Standard 11/05/2023 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 See also Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(45)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2016-17 WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017