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

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Contents >> Data Element Collection Instructions >> Unit Record Level (URL) Data >> Statistical Enitity: Service Provider Organisation - URL >> Address Line: Service Provider Organisation - URL

ADDRESS LINE

ABS short name: EPR_ADDRESL
ABS Template reference (Child URL): Column Z
ABS Template reference (Worker): Column D
METeOR Technical name: Service provider organisation (address) - address line, text [X(180)]
METeOR identifier: 290315
METeOR link: <http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/290315>
METeOR definition: A composite of one or more standard address components, as represented by text.

Scope

Inclusions: For all early childhood education and care services that deliver a preschool program include:

The physical location at which the preschool program is being delivered, which may include:

Building/complex sub-unit type

Building/complex sub-unit number

Building/property name

Floor/level number

Floor/level type

House/property number

Lot/section number

Street name

Street type code

Street suffix code

Exclusions:

The post office box address of the service provider.

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

The address of the parent school, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.

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

Underlying Concepts

Concept: Address line.
Nominal definition: The complete street address component of a service provider address which identifies the specific 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 Collection District (CD), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) and Mesh Block (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).

Australian Postcode (Service provider)

Suburb/town/locality name (Service provider)

Australian state/territory identifier (Service provider)

Address line can also be used to validate CD codes, SA1 codes or other supplied address data elements.
Conceptual issues: N/A

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Representation class: Text
Data type: String
Format: [X(180)], for example: 50 Tulip Avenue
Maximum character length: 180
Supplementary values:

CONCEALED - Concealed Record

2.2.3 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS

	Edit specifications	Edit resolution

1.	If field is blank.	Provide a valid address line, otherwise amend to 'UNKNOWN'.

2.	If address line is required to be concealed.	Amend to 'CONCEALED' if required.

3.	If field is a post office box address.	Provide a valid geographic address.

Guide for Use

Service providers may operate preschool programs at a number of different 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 address line recorded, to allow identification of the geographical location where the preschool program is being delivered.

For operational purposes, mobile preschools should be record with the address line 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:

Record the address line where the preschool program is delivered, by collecting comprehensive address details which allow identification of the geographical location. As a minimum, street number, street name and street type are requested to allow for accurate geo-coding.

If no address line exists to identify the location of the service provider, which may occur in remote areas, provide detailed information regarding the locality where the preschool program is being delivered. For example:

On Outback Station, 120km from Bushland via East Highway (80km) and access road (30km)

On the western shore of Sunshine Island, 150km south of Summerville.

Classification Definitions

CONCEALED – Concealed Record
For use when the address line of the service provider organisation of the child is concealed/withheld to protect the child’s identity.

Other Information

Related aggregate data elements: Address line.