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E.g. 100 Queen St or 1 Willis St
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Main Attributes

Full Address:
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Correctly formatted address.
Canonical address:
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The typical or official address equivalent to full_address. This can differ from the full_address in either Locality name or State name.
Address ID:
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The unique address identifier.
Minimum street number:
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The number of the building on the street. In the address 1-5 Richards Street, FIGTREE NSW 2526, 1 is the minimum street number.
Maximum street number:
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The number of the building on the street. In the address 1-5 Richards Street, FIGTREE NSW 2526, 5 is the maximum number.
Lot identifier:
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Holds the number that identifies a specific lot on a site. In the address Lot 3 Avondale Road, AVONDALE NSW 2530, the Lot identifier is 3.
Site name:
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Holds the address elements that identifies the name of a site or building name. In the address Oaks Hotel Motel, 249 Princes Highway, ALBION PARK RAIL NSW 2527, the Site name is Oaks Hotel Motel.
Unit identifier:
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Holds the address elements that identifies a specific sub dwelling delivery point within a building or building complex. In the address Unit 2, 7 Union Street, MANGERTON NSW 2500, the Unit identifier is 2.
Unit type:
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Describes the category of a sub-dwelling type within a building of building compiles. This is used in conjunction with the unit identifier address element. In the address Flat 2, 7 Union Street, MANGERTON NSW 2500, the Unit type is Flat.
Level number:
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Holds the address elements that identifies a specific level within a multi-level building. In the address Level 1, 11 Bridge Street, MANGERTON NSW 2500, the Level number is 1.
Level type:
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Describes the category of a level within a multi-level building. This is used in conjunction with the level number address element. In the address Level 1, 11 Bridge Street, MANGERTON NSW 2500, the Level type is Level.
Street name:
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Holds the name of the street.
Street type:
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The type of street - for example road, lane, etc. Also supports unusual address types such as The Terrace (terrace) and Rue De La Mare (rue).
Address Line 1:
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First line of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address.
Address Line 2:
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Second line of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address. This is sometimes blank.
Locality:
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The locality of the address.
State:
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The Australian state where the address is located.
Postcode:
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Holds the four digit code which is used to describe the locations linked to sorting zones for mail sorting purposes.
Box type:
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The type of PO Box/CMB/Private Bag/etc.
Box identifier:
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The number portion of a PO Box address

GPS Coordinates

Those are the gps coordinates to locate the address in WGS84 format.

Longitude:
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Longitude coordinate (in WGS84 format).
Latitude:
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Latitude coordinate (in WGS84 format).

External References

Those attributes are external references returned by the API for specific use or reference.

Meshblock:
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The unique identifier of the addresses G-NAF meshblock.
GNAF ID:
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The unique persistent identifier of the G-NAF address.
DPID:
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Australia Post delivery point identifier.