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Definition

The code set representing Australian states and territories.

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

Comments:

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

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