- | Birth plurality | Number
[1]
| 1 | Singleton | 2 | Twins | 3 | Triplets | 4 | Quadruplets | 5 | Quintuplets | 6 | Sextuplets | 8 | Other | 9 | Not stated |
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- | State/Territory of birth | Number
[1]
| 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) |
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- | Birth order | Number
[1]
| 1 | Singleton or first of a multiple birth | 2 | Second of a multiple birth | 3 | Third of a multiple birth | 4 | Fourth of a multiple birth | 5 | Fifth of a multiple birth | 6 | Sixth of a multiple birth | 8 | Other | 9 | Not stated |
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- | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
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- | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Establishment number | Number
[5]
| NNNNN A combination of numeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Region code | String
[2]
| X[X] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Establishment sector | Number
[1]
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- | Address line (person) | String
[180]
| X[X(179)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Address type (person) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Business | 2 | Mailing or postal | 3 | Residential | 4 | Temporary residential | 9 | Unknown/Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Postcode—Australian (person) | Number
[4]
| {NNNN} The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. | |
- | Building/complex sub-unit number (person) | String
[7]
| X[X(6)] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Building/complex sub-unit type—abbreviation (person) | String
[4]
| APT | Apartment | CTGE | Cottage | DUP | Duplex | FY | Factory | F | Flat | HSE | House | KSK | Kiosk | MSNT | Maisonette | MB | Marine Berth | OFF | Office | PTHS | Penthouse | RM | Room | SHED | Shed | SHOP | Shop | SITE | Site | SL | Stall | STU | Studio | SE | Suite | TNHS | Townhouse | U | Unit | VLLA | Villa | WARD | Ward | WE | Warehouse |
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- | Building/property name (person) | String
[30]
| X[X(29)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Address—country identifier (person) | Number
[4]
| NNNN A SACC code set representing a country. | |
- | Electronic communication address (person) | String
[250]
| [X(250)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Electronic communication medium (person) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Telephone (excluding mobile telephone) | 2 | Mobile (cellular) telephone | 3 | Facsimile machine | 4 | Pager | 5 | e-mail | 6 | URL | 8 | Other |
| DSS specific information: Multiple electronic communication addresses (for example, multiple phone numbers, fax numbers and e−mail) may be recorded as required. Each instance should have an appropriate Electronic communication medium and Electronic communication usage code assigned. |
- | Electronic communication usage code (person) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Business use only | 2 | Personal use only | 3 | Both business and personal use |
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- | Floor/level number (person) | String
[4]
| [NNNA] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Floor/level type (person) | String
[2]
| B | Basement | FL | Floor | G | Ground | L | Level | LG | Lower Ground | M | Mezzanine | UG | Upper Ground |
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- | House/property number (person) | String
[12]
| X[X(11)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Postcode—international (person) | String
[10]
| X[X(9)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Lot/section number (person) | String
[15]
| N[X(14)] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Non-Australian state/province (person) | String
[40]
| X[X(39)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Postal delivery point identifier (person) | Number
[8]
| {N(8)} A combination of valid numeric characters that identify Postal Delivery Point Identifier (PDPID) Code or blank. | |
- | Street name (person) | String
[30]
| A[A(29)] A combination of alphabetic characters. | |
- | Street suffix code (person) | String
[2]
| CN | Central | E | East | EX | Extension | LR | Lower | N | North | NE | North East | NW | North West | S | South | SE | South East | SW | South West | UP | Upper | W | West |
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- | Street type code (person) | String
[4]
| A[AAA] A code set representing abbreviated public thoroughfare types. | |
- | Suburb/town/locality name (person) | String
[50]
| A[A(49)] A combination of alphabetic characters. | DSS specific information: This data should be verified against the Australia Post Postcode File (see www.auspost.com.au/postcodes). Alternatively, contact State or Territory Health Authorities for Postcode files. |
- | Person identifier type—health care (person) | String
[1]
| L | Local | A | Area/region/district | S | State or territory |
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- | Family name | String
[40]
| X[X(39)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Given name sequence number | Number
[1]
| 1 | First given name | 2 | Second given name | 3 | Third given name | 4 | Fourth given name | 5 | Fifth given name | 6 | Sixth given name | 7 | Seventh given name | 8 | Eighth given name | 9 | Ninth and subsequent given name |
| |
- | Given name(s) | String
[40]
| X[X(39)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Name context flag | Number
[1]
| 1 | Unreliable information | 2 | Name not for continued use | 3 | Special privacy/security requirement |
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- | Name suffix sequence number | Number
[1]
| 1 | First name suffix | 2 | Second name suffix | 3 | Third name suffix | 4 | Fourth name suffix | 5 | Fifth name suffix | 6 | Sixth name suffix | 7 | Seventh name suffix | 8 | Eighth name suffix | 9 | Ninth and subsequent name suffix |
| |
- | Name suffix | String
[12]
| A[A(11)] A combination of alphabetic characters that identify the suffix of a name. | |
- | Name title sequence number | Number
[1]
| 1 | First name title | 2 | Second name title | 3 | Third name title | 4 | Fourth name title | 5 | Fifth name title | 6 | Sixth name title | 7 | Seventh name title | 8 | Eighth name title | 9 | Ninth and subsequent name title |
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- | Name title | String
[12]
| A[A(11)] A combination of alphabetic characters that identify the title of a name. | DSS specific information: For the purpose of positive identification of a person, each name title should be associated with a Name title sequence number. Name title should not be confused with job title. An example of Name title is 'Mr' for Mister. |
- | Name type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Preferred name | 2 | Medicare name | 3 | Newborn name | 4 | Alias name |
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- | Australian state/territory identifier (person) | Number
[1]
| 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) |
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- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN A SACC code set representing a country. | DSS specific information: Country of birth for newborn babies should be 'Australia'. |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: Date of birth must be less than of equal to the date of death. |
- | Centrelink customer reference number | String
[10]
| {N(9)A} A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identifies a Centrelink customer. | |
- | Medicare card number | Number
[11]
| N(11) A combination of numeric characters that uniquely identify a Medicare customer. | |
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Mother's original family name | String
[40]
| X[X(39)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: Field cannot be blank. |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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