Australian state/territory code AA[A]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 639220 |
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| Definition: | A code set representing Australian states and territories. |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format: | AA[A] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The order presented here is that used by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Other organisations (including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) publish data in state order based on population (that is, Western Australia before South Australia and Australian Capital Territory before Northern Territory). |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Social Services |
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