Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile - Tasmanian variation) {NNNN}
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Australian postcode (address) |
Synonymous names: | Postcode |
METEOR identifier: | 651535 |
Registration status: | Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 |
Definition: | The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an address. |
Data Element Concept: | Address—Australian postcode |
Value Domain: | Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile - Tasmanian variation) {NNNN} |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Postcode datafile | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | {NNNN} | |
Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Supplementary values: | 0000 | Unknown |
9500 | Overseas |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Code 9500 should be used for overseas addresses. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania - PPP - MRA - HIU |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Australian postal addresses should include a valid postcode. Refer to the Australia Post Address Presentation Standard for rules on presentation and positioning of postcodes on mail. For a full list of Australian postcodes visit the Australia Post website: www.auspost.com.au This data element may be used in the analysis of data on a geographical basis which involves coding data containing an address with a postcode to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) areas. The ABS provides a number of coding indexes and correspondences to undertake this conversion from postcode to ASGS areas. (See the correspondences section of ABS geography portal www.abs.gov.au/geography). A more accurate way to convert address data to ASGS geography is to use the locality to SA2 coding index, available from ABS, where the locality, postcode and state, (which are all part of an address), used in conjunction can effectively code data to the SA2 level and above in the ASGS. Note that it is not possible to code to SA1 level using these correspondences or indexes. This data element is one of a number of items that can be used to create a primary address, as recommended by the AS 4590-2006 Interchange of client information standard. Components of the primary address are:
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Origin: | Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Dwelling—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Supersedes Housing assistance agency—Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Supersedes Person (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Superseded 30/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 30/05/2013 Supersedes Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Supersedes Workplace (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Children and Families, Superseded 21/01/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/12/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Superseded 06/12/2016 See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9) Children and Families, Superseded 11/05/2023 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 See also Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(9) Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Children and Families, Standard 11/05/2023 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Mother geographical data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 17/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 Person geographic data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/11/2023 Person geographic data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2016 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 05/07/2017 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2017 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 05/04/2019 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2019 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 17/06/2020 Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2020 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2021 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2022 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2023 Tasmanian Health, Standard 22/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 |