Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) NNNN

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Value Domain
METEOR identifier:	611391
Registration status:	Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Disability, Standard 15/12/2017 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Indigenous, Standard 27/02/2018 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:	The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post.

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

NNNN

Maximum character length:

Supplementary values:

0097	Not applicable
0098	Unknown
0099	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	CODE 0097 Not applicable This code should be used in circumstances where it is not applicable to record an Australian postcode, for example, when there is no fixed address, or when an international (non-Australian) postcode is supplied.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 0097 Not applicable

This code should be used in circumstances where it is not applicable to record an Australian postcode, for example, when there is no fixed address, or when an international (non-Australian) postcode is supplied.

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 02/05/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Candidate 30/06/2014 WA Health, Standard 06/03/2014
Data elements implementing this value domain:	Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Disability, Standard 15/12/2017 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Indigenous, Standard 27/02/2018 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022

Classification scheme attributes
Classification scheme:	Postcode datafile
METEOR identifier:	270561
Definition:	The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a party (person or organisation), as defined by Australia Post.
Registration status:	ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 25/05/2015 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 WA Health, Standard 06/03/2014 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022

Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) NNNN

Identifying and definitional attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes

Classification scheme attributes

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