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Definition

The type of institution or facility in which a person previously resided, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Facility type homelessness code NN ".
Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format NN
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Definition Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Hospital (excluding psychiatric) - hospitals and other health care facilities but not specialised prison health facilities.
2 Psychiatric hospital/unit - mental health units and forensic health units of corrective services systems.
3 Disability support - all units whose primary role is disability support.
4 Rehabilitation - facilities that cater for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Excludes rehabilitation in prisons and correctional facilities.
5 Adult, correctional facility - facilities whose main role is to detain and rehabilitate adult prisoners.
6 Youth/juvenile justice correctional centre - facilities whose main role is to detain and rehabilitate youth or juveniles. Community custodial facilities are included in this category.
7 Immigration detention centre - immigration residential housing and immigration transit accommodation.
Supplementary Values 98 Other
99 Don't know/can't remember

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As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0