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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040919 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
16-May-2005
Superseded
19-Oct-2008
Standard
04-May-2005
19-Oct-2008
The code for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a party (person or organisation), as defined by the postal service of a country other than Australia.
International postcode
Representational Attributes
Character
Text
X[X(9)]
1
10
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

-
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
This is a self-reported code from a person or organisation and may be non-verifiable without reference to the specific country's coding rules.

May be collected as part of Address or separately. Postal addresses may be different from where a person actually resides, or a service is actually located.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

No Metadata Items
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Person (address)-international postcode, text X[X(9)], Identifier 288985, Health standard 04/05/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/288985/meteorItemView/long