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Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

State/Territory of birth

METeOR identifier:

270151

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
ACT Health, Final 14/08/2018

Definition:

The state/territory in which the baby was delivered, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Birth event—state/territory of birth

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	New South Wales
2	Victoria
3	Queensland
4	South Australia
5	Western Australia
6	Tasmania
7	Northern Territory
8	Australian Capital Territory
9	Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The order presented here is the standard for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 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).

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:

Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). Cat No. 1216.0. Canberra: ABS.

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

National Perinatal Data Development Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Has been superseded by Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Supersedes State/Territory of birth, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (14.2 KB)

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Health care client identification Health, Superseded 04/05/2005

Health care client identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008

Health care client identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013

Perinatal NMDS Health, Superseded 06/09/2006

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2006 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2007

Perinatal NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2005 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2006

Perinatal NMDS 2007-2008 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2007 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2008

Perinatal NMDS 2008-2010 Health, Superseded 02/12/2009

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2008 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2010

Perinatal NMDS 2010-2011 Health, Superseded 21/12/2010

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2010 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2011 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/03/2012

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2012 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2014-18 Health, Superseded 02/08/2017

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

Perinatal NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
ACT Health, Final 14/08/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019 *DSS specific information:* This item is collected for the mother only.

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