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Concepts
Name Definition Registered from Registered until
Participant: Mental Health status Data Element Concept Whether a participant has been identified as experiencing a mental health related disability, impairment or condition. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Month of Birth Data Element Concept The month of birth. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Month of Birth, Month Data Element The actual month the person was born. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Parent Data Element Concept Indicates the participant is a parent. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Parent, Indicator Data Element Indicates the participant is in receipt of a Parenting Payment allowance or has parenting participation requirements at Measure Date (or... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Participant PostCode Data Element The postcode of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Participant Region, Code Data Element The employment region that a participant's residential address is located in, represented by a code. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Participant Region Description, Text Data Element The name of the employment region that a participant's residential address is located in. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Participant State, Code Data Element The state of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Person with a Disability (PWD), Indicator Data Element Indicates the participant has a disability or medical condition at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: PLIDA Identification Data Element Concept A unique identifier allocated to a person or organization.  The number relates to only one entity. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: PLIDA Id, Unique Identification Number Data Element Unique identifier assigned to the participant by the Employment Services System at registration, represented as a number.  April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Recency of Work Experience Code Data Element Concept A code identifying the participant's most recent work arrangements and experience. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Recency of Work Experience, Code Data Element Code that identifies the participant's recent work experience at Measure Date. This information is self-disclosed and derived from the Experience... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Recency of Work Experience Description Data Element Concept A description of the participant's most recent work arrangements and experience. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Recency of Work Experience Description, Text Data Element The definition of the participant's recent work experience at Measure Date. This information is self-disclosed and derived from the Experience... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Refugee Data Element Concept Whether a participant has been granted a refugee or special humanitarian visa by the Australian Government. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Refugee, Indicator Data Element Indicates the participant identified they were granted an Australian refugee or humanitarian visa. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Refugee/ Newly Arrived Data Element Concept The person has arrived in Australia and been granted a refugee or newly arrived visa April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Refugee Newly Arrived, Indicator Data Element Indicates the participant identified they were granted an Australian refugee or humanitarian visa five years ago or less. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Region Code Data Element Concept Where the participant's residential address is located represented by a code. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Registration Date Data Element Concept The date the person signed up for employment services. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Registration Date Data Element The date the person registered for employment services. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Sole Parent Data Element Concept Whether a participant has identified as being a sole parent or legal guardian to a dependent child or children. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Sole Parent, Indicator Data Element Indicates the participant lives with their dependent child/ren and does not live with a partner/spouse at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 2 (SA2) Data Element Concept A designated region representing a medium-sized general purpose area built up from Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s) intended to represent... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 2 (SA2), Code Data Element Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) are medium sized general purpose areas build up from whole Statistics Areas Level 1. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 2 (SA2), Desc Data Element Description that identifies the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3) Data Element Concept The Statistical area level 3 (SA3) code that identifies a geographical region representing a large-sized census area. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3) Data Element Concept The Statistical area level 3 (SA3) code that identifies a geographical region representing a large-sized census area April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3), Code Data Element Statistics Areas Level 3 (SA3) are geographical areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2). April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3), Desc Data Element Description that identifies the Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Code Data Element Concept Statistical Areas Level 4 are the largest sub-State regions in the Main Structure of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). There... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Code Data Element Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4s) are geographic areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3s). SA4s are the largest... April 24, 2026 --
Participant:Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Desc Data Element Description that identifies the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) Data Element Concept Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4s) are geographic areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3s). SA4s are the largest... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Temporary or Partial Work Capacity Data Element Concept The time conveyed in hours that the participant is able to work per week on a temporary or partial basis. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: TRWC or PWCH, Hours Data Element Description of the participant’s temporary work capacity hours or partial work capacity hours (if TRWC is blank) at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Year of Birth Data Element Concept Persons year of birth. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Year of Birth, Year Data Element Persons year of birth. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Group Property The definition of the group the pause reason code belongs to. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Group Description Value Domain Description of the group of the reason why the participant is paused on the caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Reason Property The reason, for a contract referral placement, the participant  is temporarily not required to participate in employment services and/or complete... April 24, 2026 --
Paused Reason Code Value Domain A code that identifies the reason why the participant is paused on the caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Reason Description Value Domain The reason why the participant is paused on the caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Payment Available Property The status indicating that a payment is or will be ready to be claimed or disbursed within the Department’s IT... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Creation Property The process by which a payment record is generated within the Department’s IT Systems following the fulfilment of eligibility criteria... April 24, 2026 --
Payment End Property The date on which a payment period concludes for a financial transaction associated with a Workforce Australia Services activity. This... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Group Property A classification used to group related payment types within Workforce Australia Services for the purpose of financial tracking, reporting, and... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Group 1 Value Domain  Values representing the Level 1 grouping classification of payment types issued under Workforce Australia Services. April 24, 2026 --