4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2013

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AUSTRALIAN POSTCODE

ABS short name: EPR_POSTCODE
ABS Aggregate Template reference: Column G
METeOR Technical name: Address – Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}
METeOR identifier: 429894
METeOR link: <http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/429894>
METeOR definition: The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an address.

Scope

Inclusions: The Australian postcode which identifies the physical location at which the preschool program is being delivered, for all early childhood education and care services that deliver a preschool program.
Exclusions:

The postcode associated with a post office box address.

Postcode of the head administration office, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.

Postcode of the parent school, if this is not the postcode where the preschool program is delivered.

Early childhood education and care services that do not deliver a preschool program.

Underlying Concepts

Concept: Postcode.
Nominal definition: The postcode component of a complete service provider address that identifies the geographical location at which the preschool program is delivered.
Operational definition: Consistent with nominal definition.
Supporting data elements: The following data elements are used in conjunction with Address line to geo-code an address to CD, SA1 and MB for the data elements Geographic location of organisation - ASGC 2006 (Collection District), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011 and Geographic location of organisation – ASGS 2011 (Mesh Block)

Address line (Service provider)

Suburb/town/locality name (Service provider)

Australian state/territory identifier (Service provider)

Postcode can also be used to validate CD codes, SA1 and MB codes or other supplied address data elements.

Conceptual issues: N/A

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Classification scheme: Postcode datafile
Representation class: Code
Data type: Number
Format: {NNNN}, for example: 2345
Maximum character length: 4
Supplementary values:

9999 - Not stated/inadequately described

2.4.6 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS

	Edit specifications	Edit resolution

1.	If field is blank.	Provide a valid Australian postcode,

2.	If field contains text or character length is greater than 4.	Provide a valid Australian postcode.

Guide for Use

Service providers may operate preschool programs at a number of geographical localities, with the management and operational responsibilities for those preschools being run out of the same administration office. In this situation, each preschool program is required to have an individual postcode recorded, to allow identification of the geographical location where the preschool program is delivered.

For operational purposes, mobile preschools should be recorded with the postcode of the town or suburb out of which they operate. For mobile preschools, this may be different to the actual locations of service delivery.

Counting rules:

Record the postcode where the preschool program is delivered.

Postcode may be collected as part of the address line, or separately.

Other Information

Related URL data element: Australian Postcode.