Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) NNN[N]
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 270891 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Superseded 04/05/2005 Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 |
Definition:![]() | The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Code | |
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Data type:![]() | Number | |
Format:![]() | NNN[N] | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 4 |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Health!, Superseded 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 |
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Data elements implementing this value domain:![]() | Person (address)—Australian postcode (Postcode datafile), code NNN[N] Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 Health!, Superseded 04/05/2005 |
Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme:![]() | Postcode datafile |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 270561 |
Definition:![]() | The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a party (person or organisation), as defined by Australia Post. |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 WA Health, Standard 06/03/2014 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 |
Context:![]() | Postcode is an important part of a persons or organisations postal address and facilitates written communication. It is one of a number of geographic identifiers that can be used to determine a geographic location. Postcode may assist with uniquely identifying a person or organisation. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | The postcode book is updated more than once annually as postcodes are dynamic entities and are constantly changing. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin:![]() | Australia Post Postcode book. Reference through: https://auspost.com.au/postcode |