[ARCHIVE] Clarification on CommonPAFAddress localityName field

Archived 2023.09.09. Content moved to CDS guide, Representing addresses

Question

Can you confirm that the CommonPAFAddress field localityName could also be defined as "suburb" or "town"?

Further, why is localityName designated as mandatory, whiles street number and street which is not?

Answer

This is correct. Locality is a general term used by Australia Post to represent suburbs and town and location groups.

Not all addresses have a street name (e.g. PO BOX or GPO) so the address should be comprised of the correct addressable information but at a minimum should contain a locality.

For further information on the Post Address File (PAF) see Australia Post - Address data for data partners.

See:

• CDS CommonPAFAddress