Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 463806 |
Registration status:![]() | Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Housing assistance, Standard 02/05/2013 WA Health, Standard 06/03/2014 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Commonwealth Department of Health , Standard 14/10/2015 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Health!, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 |
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:![]() | {NNNN} | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 4 |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 Health!, Superseded 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Has been superseded by Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) NNNN Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Disability, Standard 15/12/2017 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Indigenous, Standard 27/02/2018 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 |
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Data elements implementing this value domain:![]() | Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health , Standard 14/10/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health!, Superseded 05/10/2016 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 |
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. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin:![]() | Australia Post Postcode book. Reference through: https://auspost.com.au/postcode |