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Data Element Detail

Postcode of usual residence
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040081 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998		Superseded
30-Jun-1998
Standard
01-Jul-1984
30-Jun-1998
Australian postcode corresponding to usual residential address.
Postcode of usual residence
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Code
N(4)
4
4
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

Valid postcodes from the Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Locality data set maintained by Statistical Services Branch.
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
0989Not stated/unknown
9299Overseas
9799At sea
9899Australian External Territories
9989No fixed address
Collection and Usage Attributes
Identify Australian External Territories separately as code 9899, not as the overseas code. Australian External Territories include the following : Christmas Island (Australia), Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, Other Australian External Territories.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Record the postcode of usual residence of the mother.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementPostcode of usual residenceQH 040081 Version 2Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementState of usual residenceQH 040078 Version 1Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementSuburb/town/locality of usual residenceQH 040080 Version 1Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementDerived Data ElementStatistical Local Area (SLA) of usual residenceQH 040082 Version 1Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Cancer Registry (QCR) Data CollectionQH 020002 Version 1Superseded01-Jul-198230-Jun-1998
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-198430-Jun-1998
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-199630-Jun-1998
Source and Reference Attributes
Address; Locality; Postcode; Usual residence;