Definition
Representation
| Data Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permissible Values | 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) |
Comments
Guide for use:
When used specifically in the collection of address information for a client, the following local implementation rules may be applied:
- NULL may be used to signify an unknown address state; and
- Code 0 may be used to signify an overseas address.
The order presented here is the standard for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Other organisations (including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) publish data in state order based on population (that is, Western Australia before South Australia and Australian Capital Territory before Northern Territory).
Irrespective of how the information is coded, conversion of the codes to the ABS standard must be possible.
References
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001. Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). Cat. no. 1216.0. Canberra: ABS.
Reference through: http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/StatsLibrary
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.
Related content
| Relation | Count |
|---|---|
| Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 1 |