Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

DSS specific information:

For the purposes of the Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS, this data element relates to the usual address of the client.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

DSS specific information:

This data element is collected relating to the client's last known home address at the start of the treatment episode.

The postcode provided must match the Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(45)] or Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(9) provided.

For the purposes of the Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS the following Supplementary codes have been defined:

0055     Overseas 
0088     Other 
0097     No fixed address (or Not applicable) 
0098     Unknown 
0099     Not stated/inadequately described.

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

The postcode can also be used in association with the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) index (Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia (CD-ROM)) to derive socio-economic disadvantage, which is associated with cardiovascular risk.

People from lower socio-economic groups are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those from higher socio-economic groups. In 1997, people aged 25 - 64 living in the most disadvantaged group of the population died from cardiovascular disease at around twice the rate of those living in the least disadvantaged group (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2001. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases- Australian facts 2001.).

This difference in death rates has existed since at least the 1970s.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]

DSS specific information:

In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice.

The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered.

The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected 'residential setting' (as captured in 'Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]').

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Conditional obligation:

Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]

DSS specific information:

In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice.

The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered.

The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected 'residential setting' (as captured in 'Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]').

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. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service.

Child

Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian.

Early childhood education and care service

Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

DSS specific information:

In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• the service's physical address
• the service's postal address.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 31/12/2020

DSS specific information:

In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• the organisation's physical address
• the organisation's postal address.

DSS specific information:

This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision.

Guide for Use

A Suburb/Town/Locality may be a town, city, suburb or commonly used location name such as a large agricultural property or Aboriginal community. The name should be spelt correctly and consistently and should not be a youth justice detention facility.

Enter ‘UNKNOWN’ where the locality name or geographic area is not known.

Enter ‘NO FIXED ADDRESS’ where the young person has no fixed address or is homeless.

Suburb/Town/Locality should be sourced from the Australia Post Standard postcode file for the relevant year, available on the Australia Post website. 

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's living arrangement. Record code 9999 for 'Not stated/inadequately described'.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’.

DSS specific information:

Refers to the postcode of the recipient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

DSS specific information:

To be reported for the address of the patient.

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’

DSS specific information:

The postcode of the child's usual place of residence at the time of notification.

For children residing outside Australia record 9999 ‘Not stated/inadequately described’

Conditional obligation:

To be used if Individual service provider—country of employment in registered profession, Australia/other country code N equals 1.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

DSS specific information:

In the PDWT NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of a person's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average).

Conditional obligation:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients.

DSS specific information:

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for:

• where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY
• where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.

DSS specific information:

This item is collected twice: once for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice detention and once for the youth detention centre.

This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision.

Guide for Use

Use the Australian Post postcode file.

Leave the field blank if:

• the last known home address is unknown
• the last known home address is outside Australia
• the young person had no fixed address.

Suburb and postcode information

From July 2020, an all-inclusive list of postcodes and suburbs will be used to check postcodes in the YJ NMDS. This list consists of unique postcodes and suburbs across all current and historical versions of postcode data purchased by the AIHW.

For the most current list of valid postcodes and suburbs, go to http://www.postconnect.com.au/postcode-data.

DSS specific information:

This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision.

Guide for Use

Use the Australian Post postcode file.

Leave the field blank if:

• the last known home address is unknown
• the last known home address is outside Australia
• the young person had no fixed address.

Suburb and postcode information

From July 2020, an all-inclusive list of postcodes and suburbs will be used to check postcodes in the YJ NMDS. This list consists of unique postcodes and suburbs across all current and historical versions of postcode data purchased by the AIHW.

For the most current list of valid postcodes and suburbs, go to http://www.postconnect.com.au/postcode-data.

DSS specific information:

This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision.

Guide for Use

Use the Australian Post postcode file.

Leave the field blank if:

• the last known home address is unknown
• the last known home address is outside Australia
• the young person had no fixed address.

Postcode should be sourced from the Australia Post Standard postcode file for the relevant year, available on the Australia Post website.