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Definition
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Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson (address)—suburb/town/locality name
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertySuburb/town/locality name
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Value DomainText A[A(49)]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Text A[A(49)] ".Data Type | String |
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Format | A[A(49)] |
Maximum character length | 50 |
Comments
Guide for use:
The suburb/town/locality name, may be a town, city, suburb or commonly used location name such as a large agricultural property or Aboriginal community.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has suggested that a maximum field length of 50 characters should be sufficient to record the vast majority of locality names.
This metadata item may be used to describe the location of person, organisation or event. It can be a component of a street or postal address.
Origin:
Standards Australia 2002. Australian Standard AS5017-2002 Health Care Client Identification. Sydney: Standards Australia