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Tenancy/vacancy cluster (Mainstream community housing)

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term605345
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
DSS type:Help on this termData Element Cluster
Scope:Help on this term

The Tenancy/vacancy cluster (Mainstream community housing) defines information relating to tenancies in housing provided for low to moderate income or special needs households. These dwellings are managed by community-based organisations that have received capital or recurrent subsidy from government. Community housing models vary across jurisdictions, and the housing stock may be owned by a variety of groups including government.

Collection and usage attributes

Statistical unit:Help on this term

Dwelling, Tenancy rental unit and Household

Collection methods:Help on this term

Data is collected via a survey of community housing providers and forwarded to state or territory housing authorities.

State and territory housing authorities provide the data to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for national collation on an annual basis.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Tenancy/vacancy cluster (Mainstream community housing)
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Mainstream community housing DSS 2013-18Housing assistance, Superseded 10/05/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

This cluster is conditional on the basis of an active tenancy in mainstream community housing during the collection period.


Metadata items in this Data Set SpecificationHelp on this term

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-Dwelling—date occupied, DDMMYYYY

DSS specific information:

This item is used to collect the date the tenancy started or vacancy ended. Unknown dates are recorded as "U".

Mandatory1
-Dwelling—date vacated, DDMMYYYY

DSS specific information:

This item is used to collect the date the tenancy ended or vacancy started. Unknown dates are recorded as "U". Field is left blank if tenancy remains current.

Mandatory1
-Dwelling—number of bedrooms, total N[NN]

DSS specific information:

This data element counts the number of bedrooms in each tenancy agreement.

Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "999=Not stated/inadequately described".

Mandatory1
-Dwelling—number of occupants, total N[N]

DSS specific information:

Code "U" = Unknown should be mapped to Code "99" = Not stated/inadequately described.

Mandatory1
-Dwelling—tenancy rental unit identifier, X[X(14)]Mandatory1
-Dwelling—tenantability indicator, yes/no code N

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

Mandatory1
-Household—assessable weekly income, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

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".

Mandatory1
-Household—Australian state/territory identifier, code N

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)'.

Mandatory1
-Household—Commonwealth Rent Assistance amount, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

DSS specific information:

Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) amount is collected for the week of 30 June. Unknown values are recorded as "U".

Mandatory1
-Household—disability status, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

Y = 1 (“Yes”)

N = 2 (“No”)

U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).

Mandatory1
-Household—greatest need indicator, yes/no code N

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.

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

  • Y = 1 (“Yes”)
  • N = 2 (“No”)
  • U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).
Mandatory1
-Household—gross weekly income, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

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".

Mandatory1
-Household—homeless prior to allocation indicator, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

Y = 1 (“Yes”)

N = 2 (“No”)

U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).

Mandatory1
-Household—household composition, housing assistance code N

DSS specific information:

Unknown values are recorded as "U", and should be mapped to "9=Not stated/inadequately described".

Mandatory1
-Household—Indigenous status, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

Y = 1 (“Yes”)

N = 2 (“No”)

U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).

Mandatory1
-Household—main language other than English spoken at home, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

Y = 1 (“Yes”)

N = 2 (“No”)

U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).

Mandatory1
-Household—market value of rent paid indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

DSS specific information:

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

Y = 1 (“Yes”)

N = 2 (“No”)

U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).

Mandatory1
-Household—principal source of cash income, community housing code N

DSS specific information:

In the Community Housing collection "Other = 3" and "Unknown = U", they should be mapped to codes "8" and "9" respectively.

Mandatory1
-Household—transfer status (financial year), yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

In the mainstream community housing data collection transfers refer to households that move between dwellings managed by the same provider.

This collection uses the alternate code set “Y” = “Yes”, “N” = “No” and “U” = “Unknown”. These codes should be mapped as follows:

Y = 1 (“Yes”)

N = 2 (“No”)

U = 9 (“Not stated/inadequately described”).

Mandatory1
-Household—weekly rent charged, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

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".

Mandatory1
-Service provider organisation—dwelling identifier, X[X(14)]Mandatory1
-Service provider organisation—household identifier, X[X(14)]Mandatory1
-Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)]Mandatory1
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