Geocoded National Address File
Essential Elements
Address Line One
First address line.
Can be empty string "" if not present.
Example
30 Hampton Cct
Property Name
line_1
Type
string
Address Line Two
Second address line.
Can be empty string "" if not present.
Property Name
line_2
Type
string
City
The name of the locality or suburb.
Property Name
locality_name
Type
string
State Abbreviation
The state or territory abbreviation.
Property Name
state_abbreviation
Type
string
Postcode
Postcodes are optional as prescribed by AS4819 and AS4590:2006 5.13.
Property Name
postcode
Type
string
Address and Locality Details
Address
Address / House Number uniquely identifying the address along the specified street.
Can be empty string "" if not present.
Example
16
Property Name
address
Type
string
Building Name
Combines both building/property name fields. Field length: up to 200 alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.7).
Property Name
building_name
Type
string
Street Name
Street name. e.g. "POPLAR".
Property Name
street_name
Type
string
Primary Postcode
Required to differentiate localities of the same name within a state.
Property Name
primary_postcode
Type
string
Private Street
Private street information. This is not broken up into name/type/suffix. Field length: up to 75 alphanumeric characters. This is not currently populated.
Property Name
private_street
Type
string
Address Site Name
Address site name. Field length: 200 alphanumeric characters.
Property Name
address_site_name
Type
string
Geocode Site Name
An identifier that relates to this specific geocoded site (e.g. "Transformer 75658").
Property Name
geocode_site_name
Type
string
Street Locality Alias Street Name
The street alias name. e.g. "POPLAR".
Property Name
street_locality_alias_street_name
Type
string
Geographic and Location Information
Country
Full country names (ISO 3166)
Property Name
country
Type
string
Possible Values
"Australia""Cocos (Keeling) Islands""Christmas Island""Norfolk Island"
Country ISO
3 letter country code (ISO 3166-1)
Property Name
country_iso
Possible Values
"AUS""CCK""CXR""NFK"
Country ISO 2
2 letter country code (ISO 3166-1)
Property Name
country_iso_2
Type
string
Possible Values
"AU""CC""CX""NF"
Longitude
Property Name
longitude
Latitude
Property Name
latitude
Default Longitude
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
default_longitude
Type
string
Longitude
Property Name
default_longitude
Type
number
Default Latitude
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
default_latitude
Type
string
Latitude
Property Name
default_latitude
Type
number
Site Longitude
Site longitude
Property Name
site_longitude
Type
string
Site Latitude
Site latitude
Property Name
site_latitude
Type
string
Locality Longitude
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
locality_longitude
Type
string
Locality longitude
Property Name
locality_longitude
Type
number
Locality Latitude
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
locality_latitude
Type
string
Locality latitude
Property Name
locality_latitude
Type
number
Street Locality Longitude
Property Name
street_locality_longitude
Street Locality Latitude
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
street_locality_latitude
Type
string
Street locality latitude
Property Name
street_locality_latitude
Type
number
Address Components and Identifiers
ID
Property Name
id
Dataset
Property Name
dataset
Type
string
Possible Values
"gnaf"
Address Detail PID
The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
Property Name
address_detail_pid
Type
string
Steet Locality PID
Street/Locality of this address - not mandatory N as some records in G-F may not require street (e.g. remote rural property).
Property Name
street_locality_pid
Type
string
Legal Parcel ID
Generic parcel id field derived from the Geoscape Australia’s Cadastre parcel where available.
Property Name
legal_parcel_id
Type
string
Lot Number
Lot number. Field length: up to five alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.8.1).
Property Name
lot_number
Type
string
Lot Number Prefix
Lot number prefix. Field length: up to two alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.8.1).
Property Name
lot_number_prefix
Type
string
Lot Number Suffix
Lot number suffix. Field length: up to two alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.8.1).
Property Name
lot_number_suffix
Type
string
Flat Type Code
Specification of the type of a separately identifiable portion within a building/complex. Field Length: up to seven upper case alpha characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.1.1).
Property Name
flat_type_code
Type
string
Flat Number
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
flat_number
Type
string
Flat/unit number. Field length: up to five numeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.1.2).
Property Name
flat_number
Type
number
Flat Number Prefix
Level number prefix. Field length: up to two alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.2.2).
Property Name
flat_number_prefix
Type
string
Flat Number Prefix
Flat/unit number suffix Field length: up to two alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.1.2).
Property Name
flat_number_suffix
Type
string
Level Type Code
Level type. Field length: up to four alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.2.1).
Property Name
level_type_code
Type
string
Level Number
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
level_number
Type
string
Level number. Field length: up to three numeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.2.2).
Property Name
level_number
Type
number
Level Number Prefix
Level number prefix. Field length: up to two alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.2.2).
Property Name
level_number_prefix
Type
string
Level Number Suffix
Level number suffix. Field length: up to two alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.2.2).
Property Name
level_number_suffix
Type
string
Number First
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
number_first
Type
string
Identifies first (or only) street number in range. Field length: up to six numeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.3.1).
Property Name
number_first
Type
number
Number First Prefix
Prefix for the first (or only) number in range. Field length: up to three uppercase alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.3.1).
Property Name
number_first_prefix
Type
string
Number First Suffix
Suffix for the first (or only) number in range. Field length: up to two uppercase alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.3.1).
Property Name
number_first_suffix
Type
string
Number Last
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
number_last
Type
string
Identifies last number in range. Field length: up to six numeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.3.2).
Property Name
number_last
Type
number
Number Last Prefix
Prefix for the last number in range. Field length: up to three uppercase alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.3.2).
Property Name
number_last_prefix
Type
string
Number Last Suffix
Suffix for the last number in range. Field length: up to two uppercase alphanumeric characters (AS4590:2006 5.5.3.2).
Property Name
number_last_suffix
Type
string
Data and Time Information
Date Created
Date this record was created.
Property Name
date_created
Type
string
Date Last Modified
Date this record was last modified (not retired/recreated in line with ICSM standard).
Property Name
date_last_modified
Type
string
Date Retired
Date this record was retired.
Property Name
date_retired
Type
string
Geocode and Location Accuracy
Confidence
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
confidence
Type
string
Reflects how many contributor databases this address appears in (0 = 1 database, 1 = 2 database etc.).
Property Name
confidence
Type
number
Level Geocoded Code
Binary indicator of the level of geocoding this address has. e.g. 0 = 000 = (No geocode), 1 = 001 = (No Locality geocode, No Street geocode, Address geocode), etc.
Property Name
level_geocoded_code
Type
number
Geocode Type Code
Unique abbreviation for the geocode type.
Property Name
geocode_type_code
Type
string
Site Geocode Type Code
Unique abbreviation for geocode feature. (e.g. "PRCL") (SAWG 7.4.1).
Property Name
site_geocode_type_code
Type
string
Geocode Type Priority Order
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
geocode_type_priority_order
Type
string
The priority order enables a default geocode to be assigned to each address which represents the geocode of the highest precision currently assigned to an address.
Property Name
geocode_type_priority_order
Type
number
Site Geocode Priority Order
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
site_geocode_priority_order
Type
string
The priority order enables a default geocode to be assigned to each address which represents the geocode of the highest precision currently assigned to an address.
Property Name
site_geocode_priority_order
Type
number
Reliability Code
Spatial precision of the geocode expressed N as number in the range, 1 (unique identification of feature) to 6 (feature associated to region i.e. postcode).
Property Name
reliability_code
Type
string
G-NAF Street Confidence
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
gnaf_street_confidence
Type
string
The street confidence level.
Property Name
gnaf_street_confidence
Type
number
Street Locality G-NAF Reliability Code
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
street_locality_gnaf_reliability_code
Type
string
Always = 4. Spatial precision of the geocode expressed as number in the range, 1 (unique identification of feature) to 6 (feature associated to region i.e. postcode).
Property Name
street_locality_gnaf_reliability_code
Type
number
Locality G-NAF Reliability Code
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
locality_gnaf_reliability_code
Type
string
= 5 if suburb locality, else = 6. Spatial precision of the geocode expressed as number in the range, 1 (unique identification of feature) to 6 (feature associated to region i.e. postcode).
Property Name
locality_gnaf_reliability_code
Type
number
Miscellaneous Details
Alias Principal
A = Alias record, P = Principal record.
Property Name
alias_principal
Type
string
Alias Type Code
Alias type (e.g. "Synonym").
Property Name
alias_type_code
Type
string
Address Change Type Code
The code indicating the type of change, for example, LOC-STN for locality name and street name change.
Property Name
address_change_type_code
Type
string
Address Type
Address type (e.g. "Postal", Physical").
Property Name
address_type
Type
string
Elevation
Elevation. This field is not currently populated.
Property Name
elevation
Type
string
Locality Alias Name
The alias name for the locality or suburb.
Property Name
locality_alias_name
Type
string
Locality Alias Postcode
Postcode.
Property Name
locality_alias_postcode
Type
string
Locality Alias Type Code
Alias type code for the locality.
Property Name
locality_alias_type_code
Type
string
Locality Class Code
Describes the class of locality (e.g. Gazetted, topographic feature etc.). Lookup to locality class.
Property Name
locality_class_code
Type
string
Locality Planimetric Accuracy
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
locality_planimetric_accuracy
Type
string
Planimetric accuracy of geocode (if known).
Property Name
locality_planimetric_accuracy
Type
number
MB 2016 Code
The 2016 mesh block code.
Property Name
mb_2016_code
Type
string
MB 2021 Code
The 2021 mesh block code.
Property Name
mb_2021_code
Type
string
MB 2016 Match Code
Code for mesh block match e.g. 1.
Property Name
mb_2016_match_code
Type
string
MB 2021 Match Code
Code for mesh block match e.g. 1.
Property Name
mb_2021_match_code
Type
string
PS Join Type Code
Code of 1 OR 2 when the root address:-
Code 1: Automatically generated when the primary and secondary addresses share the same street number, street name (and type) and locality name components.
Code 2: Manually generated where the primary and secondary addresses MAY or MAY NOT share the same street number, street name (and type) and locality name components
Property Name
ps_join_type_code
Type
string
Primary Secondary
Indicator that identifies if the address is P (Primary) or S (secondary).
Property Name
primary_secondary
Type
string
Site Boundary Extent
Measurement (metres) of a geocode from other geocodes associated with the same address persistent identifier.
Property Name
site_boundary_extent
Type
string
Site Planimetric Accuracy
Planimetric accuracy.
Property Name
site_planimetric_accuracy
Type
string
State Name
The state or territory name. All in uppercase. E.g. TASMANIA.
Property Name
state_name
Type
string
Street Class Code
Defines whether this street represents a confirmed or unconfirmed street.
Property Name
street_class_code
Type
string
Street Type Code
The street type code. e.g. "PLACE".
Property Name
street_type_code
Type
string
Street Suffix Code
The street suffix code. e.g. "WEST".
Property Name
street_suffix_code
Type
string
Street Locality Alias Street Type Code
The street type code. e.g. "PLACE".
Property Name
street_locality_alias_street_type_code
Type
string
Street Locality Alias Street Suffix Code
The street suffix code. e.g. "WEST".
Property Name
street_locality_alias_street_suffix_code
Type
string
Street Locality Alias Type Code
The alias type code.
Property Name
street_locality_alias_type_code
Type
string
Street Locality Boundary_Extent
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
street_locality_boundary_extent
Type
string
Measurement (metres) of a geocode from other geocodes associated with the same address persistent identifier.
Property Name
street_locality_boundary_extent
Type
number
Street Locality Planimetric Accuracy
Empty string "" if not available
Property Name
street_locality_planimetric_accuracy
Type
string
Planimetric accuracy of geocode (if known).
Property Name
street_locality_planimetric_accuracy
Type
number
Street Type Name
Abbreviation of street type
Property Name
street_type_name
Type
string
Street Locality Alias Street Type Name
Abbreviation of street type
Property Name
street_locality_alias_street_type_name
Type
string