4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2012
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SUBURB/TOWN/LOCALITY NAME
Underlying Concepts Concept: Suburb/town/locality name. Nominal definition: The suburb/town/locality name component of a complete service provider address, which identifies the specific geographical location at which the preschool program is delivered. Operational definition: Consistent with the 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 2011 (Collection District), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011 and Geographic location of organisation – ASGS 2011 (Mesh Block)
Suburb/town/locality name 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 Representation class: Text Data type: String Format: X[46], for example: Lavender Gardens Maximum character length: 46 Supplementary values:
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 suburb/town/locality name recorded, to allow identification of the geographical location where the preschool program is being delivered. The suburb/town/locality name may be a town, city, suburb or commonly used location name such as a large agricultural property or Aboriginal community. For operational purposes, mobile preschools should be record with the suburb/town/locality name of the town or suburb out of which it operates. For mobile preschools, this may be different to the actual locations of service delivery. Counting rules:
Classification Definitions UNKNOWN - Not stated/inadequately described For use when the suburb/town/locality name of the service provider is unknown, not stated or inadequately described. Where the suburb/town/locality name is unknown, the ABS requests that jurisdictions identify the reason for the unknown response and document any follow-up processes undertaken. Other Information Related URL data element: Suburb/town/locality name.
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