Address—Australian state/territory identifier, code AA[A]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Australian state/territory identifier of address
Synonymous names:	State/territory code
METEOR identifier:	722751
Registration status:	Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023 Health, Standard 18/12/2019 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
Definition:	An identifier of the state or territory of an address, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Address—Australian state/territory identifier
Value Domain:	Australian state/territory of address code AA[A]

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	String
Format:	AA[A]
Maximum character length:	3
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	NSW	New South Wales
	VIC	Victoria
	QLD	Queensland
	SA	South Australia
	WA	Western Australia
	TAS	Tasmania
	NT	Northern Territory
	ACT	Australian Capital Territory
	AAT	Australian Antarctic Territory

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	These Australian state/territory codes are used for addressing purposes only. The codes are listed in the order commonly used for statistical reporting by ABS and used in the National Standard for Australian state/territory identifier.

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.

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	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: Address site (or Primary complex) name Address number or number range Road name (name/type/suffix) Locality State/Territory Postcode (optional) Country (if applicable).
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 Address—Australian state/territory identifier, code AA[A] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 15/08/2023 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Address details cluster Health, Standard 18/12/2019 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 DSS specific attributes + 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. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2020 Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022 DSS specific attributes + 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. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2021 Indigenous, Superseded 12/06/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 31/12/2021 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: the organisation's physical address the organisation's postal address. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2022 Indigenous, Standard 27/08/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 31/12/2022 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: the organisation's physical address the organisation's postal address. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2021 Indigenous, Superseded 06/11/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/01/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: the organisation's physical address the organisation's postal address. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2022 Indigenous, Superseded 27/08/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/01/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: the organisation's physical address the organisation's postal address. Initial Teacher Education (ITE) data cluster Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This metadata item is used to collect the following state/territory address items from the Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI): Residential address state Origin: Australian Government 2021, Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI): Residential address state, Canberra. Viewed 10 August 2022. www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/470 First residential address state Origin: Australian Government 2021, Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI): First residential address state, Canberra. Viewed 10 August 2022. www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/791 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (2021 Census, ASGS Edition 3) cluster Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023