Person (address)—Australian postcode (Data Element Concept)

Person (address)—Australian postcode

Type: Data Element Concept
Identifiers: UUID - 243c5b4c-7aa7-11ed-b900-0a58a9feac02
Stewardship Organisation: None
Endorsed by: Registration Authority-1 : Standard on Dec. 13, 2022

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Last updated: 13 December 2022
Created: 13 December 2022
Supersedes: None
Superseded by: None
Collections: None

Definition

The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a person.

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Data Element Concept (this item)
Person (address)—Australian postcode
- Object Class
  Person
- Property
  Australian Postcode
Conceptual Domain
None

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Context:
Postcode is an important part of a person's postal address and facilitates written communication. It is one of a number of geographic identifiers that can be used to determine a geographic location. Postcode may assist with uniquely identifying a person.

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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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