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Country code (SACC 2016) NNNN

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termValue Domain
METEOR identifier:Help on this term659444
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Standard 11/11/2018
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
  • Disability, Standard 15/12/2017
  • Health, Standard 06/12/2016
  • Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:Help on this term

The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2016) code set representing a country.

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:Standard Australian Classification of Countries 2016
Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termNNNN
Maximum character length:Help on this term4

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The Standard Australian Classification of Countries 2016 (SACC) is a four-digit, three-level hierarchical structure specifying major group, minor group and country.

A country, even if it comprises other discrete political entities such as states, is treated as a single unit for all data domain purposes. Parts of a political entity are not included in different groups. Thus, Hawaii is included in Northern America (as part of the identified country United States of America), despite being geographically close to and having similar social and cultural characteristics as the units classified to Polynesia.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Revision status:Help on this term

SACC was previously known as the Australian Standard Classification of Countries for Social Statistics (ASCCSS).

The first edition of the SACC was published in 1998. The first edition had a number of revisions, with the final revision (R2.03) in 2007. The Second edition of SACC was first published in 2008.This edition was followed by SACC 2011 and 2016.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Country code (SACC 2011) NNNN
  • Children and Families, Superseded 11/11/2018
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011
  • Disability, Standard 07/10/2014
  • Health, Superseded 06/12/2016
  • Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018
  • Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012
  • Tasmanian Health, Superseded 08/03/2017
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Data elements implementing this value domain:Help on this term
Address—country identifier, country code (SACC 2016) NNNN
  • Health, Standard 06/12/2016
Individual service provider—country of institution awarding qualification, code (SACC 2016) NNNN
  • Health, Standard 06/12/2016
Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
  • Disability, Standard 15/12/2017
  • Health, Standard 06/12/2016
  • Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Person—country of origin, code (SACC 2016) NNNN
  • Children and Families, Standard 12/11/2018
Person—country of residence, code (SACC 2016) NNNN
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
Person—partner's country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
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