Person (address)—Australian postcode (Data Element Concept)

Person (address)—Australian postcode

Type: Data Element Concept
Identifiers: UUID - 675d8bfc-158c-11e7-803e-0242ac110017; meteor:meteor/269894/
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Stewardship Organisation: Aristotle Demo Organisation
Endorsed by: Housing assistance : Standard on Feb. 10, 2006

Health : Superseded on Dec. 7, 2011

Homelessness : Standard on Aug. 23, 2010

Early Childhood : Superseded on March 9, 2012

Community Services : Superseded on Feb. 6, 2012

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Created: 07 March 2015
Supersedes: None
Superseded by: Address: Australian Postcode

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Definition

The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a person.

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Data Element Concept (this item)
Person (address)—Australian postcode
- Object Class
  Person
- Property
  Australian Postcode
Conceptual Domain
None

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Context:
Postcode is an important part of a person's 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.

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This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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