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Data Element Detail

Postcode of usual residence
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040081 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Current
01-Jul-1998		Superseded
30-Jun-2002
Standard
01-Jul-1998
30-Jun-2002
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
9301Papua New Guinea
9302New Zealand
9399Overseas - other (not PNG or NZ)
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

  • 1 - 5
ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementPostcode of usual residenceQH 040081 Version 1Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementPostcode of usual residenceQH 040081 Version 3Superseded
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 2Retired
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-199830-Jun-2002
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-199830-Jun-2002
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-199830-Jun-2002
Source and Reference Attributes
Address; Locality; Postcode; Usual residence;