Attributes

Attribute Value Description
Full Address ... Correctly formatted physical address
Postal Address ... Correctly formatted NZ postal address.
Sometimes New Zealand Post refers to addresses differently - with additions such as rural delivery number, and occasional differences on suburb and town/city assignments.
Building name ... Holds the building property name for a recognised significant building.
Unit type ... 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 1, 2B Home Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021, the Unit type is Flat.
Unit identifier ... Holds the address elements that identifies a specific sub dwelling delivery point within a building or building complex. In the address Flat 1, 2B Home Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021, the Unit identifier is 1.
Floor ... The floor number in a multi-story building.
Street/Box Number ... The number of the building on the street. In the address 1b High Street, Petone, 1 is the number. Also used for PO Boxes. In the address Private Bag 300931, Albany, Auckland 0752, 300931 is the number.
Alpha ... Holds the alpha component of a street number. In the address 1b High Street, B is the alpha.
Street ... The combined street name, street type, and street suffix, as provided by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) or NZ Post.
Street name ... Holds the name of the street, as provided by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) or NZ Post.
Post street ... The combined street name, street type, and street suffix, as provided by NZ Post. Omitted when the address is not delivered to by NZ Post.
Post street name ... Holds the name of the street, as provided by NZ Post. Omitted when the address is not delivered to by NZ Post.
Street type ... The type of street - for example road, lane, etc. Also supports unusual address types such as Ara O Waonui (ara) and Rue De La Mare (rue).
Street suffix ... The suffix of the street - for example North, South etc.
Suburb ... The suburb of the address. Data is sourced from the New Zealand Fire Service who maintain the canonical New Zealand suburb database.
City ... The town or city (from LINZ).
Box type ... The type of PO Box/CMB/Private Bag/Counter Delivery.
Lobby Name ... The name of the New Zealand Post outlet or Agency outlet where the PO Box, Private Bag or Counter Delivery is physically located.
Rural Delivery number ... Rural Post – Rural Delivery route number. In the address 123 Opiki Road, RD 4, Palmerston North 4474, the rural delivery number is 4.
Post Suburb ... The suburb that New Zealand Post classifies this address as.
Mailtown ... Holds the name of the Mailtown associated with this delivery point.
Post Code ... Postcode identifies the four digit code defined by New Zealand Post, which is used to describe the locations linked to sorting zones for mail sorting purposes.
Delivery point ID ... The DPID is a unique reference number assigned to each delivery point address in the NZ Post PAF
Primary Parcel ID ... The unique identifier of the portion of land associated with the selected address.
AIMS Address ID ... The unique identifier from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
Longitude ... Longitude coordinate (in WGS84 format)
Latitude ... Latitude coordinate (in WGS84 format)
Meshblock ... From Statistics New Zealand, the foreign key value to link to census and statistical dataset. If not specified, the Census parameter will default to 2018.
Statistical area 1 ... Statistical area 1 (2018 census only)
Statistical area 2 ID ... Statistical area 2 ID (2018 census only)
Statistical area 2 name ... Statistical area 2 name (2018 census only)
Rural Indicator ... Is this address in a rural location? Use this indicator to determine if the address is likely to be considered rural by a courier company.

Note: different courier companies have different rural/urban boundaries so the ultimate determination will be made by your delivery agent.
Urban rural name ... Urban rural name (2018 census only)
Urban rural ID ... Urban rural ID (2018 census only)
Urban rural ind. name ... Urban rural indicator name (2018 census only)
Urban rural ind. ID ... Urban rural indicator ID (2018 census only)
Regional Authority ... Regional authorities are the top tier of local government in New Zealand.
Region ID ... Region ID (2018 census only)
Territorial Authority ... Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils.
Territorial Authority ID ... Territorial Authority ID (2018 census only)
Constituency name ... Constituency name (2018 census only)
Constituency ID ... Constituency ID (2018 census only)
Maori const. name ... Maori Constituency name (2018 census only)
Maori const. ID ... Maori Constituency ID (2018 census only)
Ward name ... Ward name (2018 census only)
Ward ID ... Ward ID (2018 census only)
Community Board ... Community Board name (2018 census only)
Community Board ID ... Community Board ID (2018 census only)
TA Subdivision name ... Territorial Authority Subdivision name (2018 census only)
TA Subdivision ID ... Territorial Authority Subdivision ID (2018 census only)
Land/Water description ... Land/Water description (2018 census only)
Land/Water ID ... Land/Water ID (2018 census only)
Address Line 1 ... First line of the non-suburb/city/postcode portion of the address
Address Line 2 ... Second line of the non-suburb/city/postcode portion of the address
Address ID ... Addressfinder assigned unique address identifier.
Full Address ... Correctly formatted address.
Canonical address ... 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 ... The unique address identifier.
Minimum street number ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... The combined street name, street type, and street suffix
Street name ... Holds the name of the street.
Street type ... The type of street - for example road, lane, etc.
Street suffix ... The suffix of the street - for example North, South etc.
Address Line 1 ... First line of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address.
Address Line 2 ... Second line of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address. This is sometimes blank.
Address Line Combined ... A combination of the first and second lines of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address.
Locality ... The locality of the address.
State ... The Australian state where the address is located.
Postcode ... Holds the four digit code which is used to describe the locations linked to sorting zones for mail sorting purposes.
LGA Name ... The name of the Local Government Area in which the address is located. These values are provided by the ABS and are an approximation of the gazetted local government boundaries. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
LGA Type Code ... The code relating to the type (or status) of the Local Government Area. Codes used are Area A, Aboriginal Council AC, Borough B, City C, District Council DC, Municipality / Municipal Council M, Regional Council R or RegC, Rural City RC, Shire S and Town T. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
Box type ... The type of PO Box/CMB/Private Bag/etc.
Box identifier ... The number portion of a PO Box address
Longitude ... Longitude coordinate in WGS84 format, from the G-NAF dataset, or PAF dataset (when parameters au_paf=1 and gps=1 are supplied).
Latitude ... Latitude coordinate in WGS84 format, from the G-NAF dataset, or PAF dataset (when parameters au_paf=1 and gps=1 are supplied).
Meshblock ... The identifier of the ABS defined meshblock (2016) in which the address is located. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
SA1 ID ... The Statistical Area 1 ID. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
SA2 ID ... The Statistical Area 2 ID. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
GNAF ID ... The unique persistent identifier of the G-NAF address. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
DPID ... Australia Post delivery point identifier. Only returned when parameter au_paf=1 supplied.
Full Address ... Correctly formatted address.
Canonical address ... 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 ... The unique address identifier.
Minimum street number ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... The combined street name, street type, and street suffix
Street name ... Holds the name of the street.
Street type ... The type of street - for example road, lane, etc.
Street suffix ... The suffix of the street - for example North, South etc.
Address Line 1 ... First line of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address.
Address Line 2 ... Second line of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address. This is sometimes blank.
Address Line Combined ... A combination of the first and second lines of the non-locality/state/postcode portion of the address.
Locality ... The locality of the address.
State ... The Australian state where the address is located.
Postcode ... Holds the four digit code which is used to describe the locations linked to sorting zones for mail sorting purposes.
LGA Name ... The name of the Local Government Area in which the address is located. These values are provided by the ABS and are an approximation of the gazetted local government boundaries. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
LGA Type Code ... The code relating to the type (or status) of the Local Government Area. Codes used are Area A, Aboriginal Council AC, Borough B, City C, District Council DC, Municipality / Municipal Council M, Regional Council R or RegC, Rural City RC, Shire S and Town T. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
Box type ... The type of PO Box/CMB/Private Bag/etc.
Box identifier ... The number portion of a PO Box address
Longitude ... Longitude coordinate in WGS84 format, from the G-NAF dataset, or PAF dataset (when parameters au_paf=1 and gps=1 are supplied).
Latitude ... Latitude coordinate in WGS84 format, from the G-NAF dataset, or PAF dataset (when parameters au_paf=1 and gps=1 are supplied).
Meshblock ... The identifier of the ABS defined meshblock (2016) in which the address is located. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
SA1 ID ... The Statistical Area 1 ID. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
SA2 ID ... The Statistical Area 2 ID. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
GNAF ID ... The unique persistent identifier of the G-NAF address. Only returned when parameter gnaf=1 supplied.
DPID ... Australia Post delivery point identifier. Only returned when parameter au_paf=1 supplied.