Address—address line, text X[X(179)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Address line
METEOR identifier:	594217
Registration status:	Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Definition:	A composite of one or more standard address components, as represented by text.
Data Element Concept:	Address—address line
Value Domain:	Text X[X(179)]

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Text
Data type:	String
Format:	X[X(179)]
Maximum character length:	180

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	A high-level address component is defined as a broad geographical area that is capable of containing more than one specific physical location. Some examples of a broad geographical area are: Suburb, town or locality Postcode Australian or international State, Territory, local government area, electorate, statistical local area Postal delivery point identifier Countries, provinces, etc. other than in Australia. These components of a complete address do not form part of the Address line. When addressing an Australian location, following are the standard address data elements that may be concatenated in the Address line: Building/complex sub-unit type Sub-dwelling unit number Address site name Level number Floor/level type Road number 1 Lot number Road name Road type code Road suffix code. One complete identification/description of a location/site of an address can comprise one or more than one instance of address line. Instances of address lines are commonly identified in electronic information systems as Address-line 1, Address-line 2, etc. The format of data collection is less important than consistent use of conventions in the recording of address data. Hence, address may be collected in an unstructured manner but should ideally be stored in a structured format. Where Address line is collected as a stand-alone item, software may be used to parse the Address line details to separate the sub-components. Multiple Address lines may be recorded as required.
Collection methods:	The following concatenation rules should be observed when collecting address lines addressing an Australian location: Building/complex sub-unit type is to be collected in conjunction with sub-dwelling unit number and vice versa. Floor/level type is to be collected in conjunction with Level number and vice versa. Road name is to be used in conjunction with Road type code and Road suffix code. Road type code is to be used in conjunction with Road name and Road suffix code. Road suffix code is to be used in conjunction with Road name and Road type code. Road number 1 is to be used in conjunction with Road name.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	AS4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare, 2014, Sydney: Standards Australia
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Service provider organisation (address)—address line, text X[X(179)] Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 13/03/2015 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Is formed using Address—address site name, text X[X(49)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Is formed using Address—building/complex sub-unit type, code AA[AA] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Is formed using Address—floor/level type, code A[AAA] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Is formed using Address—level number, identifier X[XXXX] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Is formed using Address—lot number, identifier X[XXXXX] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Is formed using Address—road name, text X[X(44)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Is formed using Address—road number 1, road number XXXXXX Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 Is formed using Address—road suffix, street suffix code A[A] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Is formed using Address—road type, code AA[AA] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Is formed using Address—sub-dwelling unit number, identifier X[X(6)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Address components cluster Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Address components cluster Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 DSS specific attributes + Conditional obligation: Conditional on this component being part of the address. Community Housing DSS 2018- Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: The permitted format for this metadata item is an alphanumeric string of 150 characters. This metadata item is collected twice, once for the community housing provider's address (in the organisation file) and once for the dwelling address (in the dwelling file). Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2019 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2020 Early Childhood, Superseded 25/10/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2021 Early Childhood, Superseded 05/07/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2022 Early Childhood, Superseded 15/08/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered only. Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2023 Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered only. Indigenous Community Housing DSS 2018- Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: The permitted format for this metadata item is an alphanumeric string of 150 characters. This metadata item is collected twice, once for the Indigenous community housing provider's address (in the organisation file) and once for the dwelling address (in the dwelling file). Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020