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Definition
The source from which a person derives the greatest proportion of his/her income, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson—source of cash income (principal)
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertySource of cash of income
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Value DomainSource of cash income housing assistance code N[.N.N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Source of cash income housing assistance code N[.N.N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[.N.N] |
| Maximum character length | 3 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Employee cash income | ||
| 2 | Unincorporated business income | |||
| 3 | Government cash pension/allowance | |||
| 3.1 | Allowances for students and the unemployed | |||
| 3.1.1 | Youth allowance | |||
| 3.1.2 | Newstart allowance | |||
| 3.1.3 | Other allowances for students and the unemployed | |||
| 3.2 | Centrelink pensions/allowances for the aged and people with disability | |||
| 3.2.1 | Age pension | |||
| 3.2.2 | Disability Support pension | |||
| 3.2.3 | Other Centrelink pensions/allowances for the aged and people with disability | |||
| 3.3 | Other Government cash pension/allowances (e.g. Service pensions) | |||
| 4 | Other cash income (e.g. superannuation, compensation) | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Income source is used to derive low income status of households and whether they may be eligible to receive Commonwealth rent assistance if the same household was living in the private rental market.
Origin:
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables. Viewed 3 November 2005.