AUSTRALIAN STATE/TERRITORY IDENTIFIER

ABS short name: EPR_STATE
ABS Template reference (Child URL): Column AB
ABS Template reference (Worker); Column F
METeOR Technical name: Australian state/territory identifier (service provider organisation)
METeOR identifier: URL: N/A, (Aggregate: 289083)
METeOR link: N/A
METeOR definition: An identifier of the Australian state or territory where an organisation or agency can be located, as represented by a code (Aggregate NMDS).
Note: This is an additional data element, requested for the following purpose:

• geo-coding to ASGC 2011 (Collection District), Statistical Area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011 and Mesh Block (MB) ASGS 2011 if jurisdictions are unable to undertake coding,

• validating jurisdictional geo-coding,

• validating other address components.

Scope

Inclusions: The Australian state or territory, including Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory, for all early childhood education and care services that deliver a preschool program.
Exclusions:

• The Australian state/territory at which the head administration office is located, if this is not the location where the preschool program is delivered.

• The Australian state/territory at which the parent school is located, 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: Australian state/territory.
Nominal definition: The Australian state/territory component of a complete service provider address which identifies the 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 Australian state/territory identifier 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).

• Address line (Service provider)

• Australian Postcode (Service provider)

• Suburb/town/locality name (Service provider)

Australian state/territory identifier 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: Code
Data type: Number
Format: N, for example: 3
Maximum character length: 1
Classification values:

1 - New South Wales
2 - Victoria
3 - Queensland
4 - South Australia
5 - Western Australia
6 - Tasmania
7 - Northern Territory
8 - Australian Capital Territory
9 - Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)

Supplementary values:

0 - Concealed record

2.2.5 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS
	Edit specifications	Edit resolution
1.	If field is blank.	Provide a valid Australian state/territory identifier.
2.	If Australian state/territory identifier is required to be concealed.	Amend to '0' = concealed if required.
3.	If field contains text or character length is greater than 1.	Provide a valid Australian state/territory identifier.

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 Australian state/territory identifier recorded, to allow identification of the geographical location where the preschool program is delivered.

For operational purposes, mobile preschools should be recorded with the state/territory identifier 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 Australian state or territory where the preschool program is delivered.

Classification Definitions

CODE 0 – Concealed record
For use when the Australian state/territory identifier of the service provider organisation of the child is concealed/withheld to protect the child’s identity.

Other Information

Related URL data element: Australian State/territory identifier.

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