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Definition

The full name of the general locality containing the specific address of an organisation, as represented by text.

Components

Data Element (this item)

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
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 an organisation. It can be a component of a street or postal address.

Origin:

National Health Data Committee

National Community Services Data Committee

Australia Post 2005. Australia Postcode File. Viewed 12 April www.auspost.com.au/postcodes

References

AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia

AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia


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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