Dataset Information
This page contains information about the core Health datasets available through Data Linkage Services, including Data Dictionaries and Data Quality Statements.
Data Dictionaries provide information about the fields available in a given dataset including field definitions, permitted values, and guide for use of each field. Data Quality Statements provide information about the background history of a data collection, as well as information regarding the scope of data, type of data collected, and purpose of the data collection.
Variable lists may be found in the Application Forms section of this website.
For general information on the data collections available through Data Linkage Services, please see the list of Available Datasets.
Materials on this page are available for download – please acknowledge Data Linkage Services and the WA Department of Health as a source where applicable.
Data Dictionaries and Supplementary Documents
| Birth Registrations | Birth Registrations Data Dictionary (Word Doc, 63 KB) |
| Cancer Register | Please contact wacanreg@health.wa.gov.au for the latest version of the Cancer Register Data Dictionary. |
| Cause of Death Unit Record File (COD URF) | COD URF File User Guide (PDF, 531 KB) Note: please cross reference the fields in the User Guide with those available on the Data Linkage Services Variable COD URF list. |
| Death Registrations | Mortality Data Variable Notes (Word Doc, 101 KB) |
| Electoral Roll | Electoral Roll Data Variables (Word Doc, 43 KB) |
| Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC) | EDDC Data Specifications (PDF, 412 KB) EDDC Data Dictionary (PDF, 949 KB) |
| Hospital Morbidity Data Collection (HMDC) | Admitted Patient Activity Data Business Rules (PDF, 1.14 MB) HMDC Data Specifications (PDF, 516 KB) HMDC Data Dictionary (PDF, 928 KB) HMDC – ICD and DRG Versions (PDF, 120 KB) Clinical Coding Authority (external link) |
| Mental Health Information Data Collection (MIND) | Mental Health Data Collection Research Data Dictionary (PDF, 4 MB) Mental Health Data Collection Data Specification (PDF, 952 KB) |
| Midwives Notification System (MNS) | Data dictionary and guidelines for use are available on the Midwives Notification System page. |
| WA Register of Developmental Anomalies – Birth Defects (WARDA-BD) | WARDA-BD-CP CARES Data Glossary (PDF, 116 KB) |
| WA Register of Developmental Anomalies – Cerebral Palsy (WARDA-CP) | WARDA-BD-CP CARES Data Glossary (PDF, 116 KB) WARDA-CP Coding Manual (2024) (PDF, 241 KB) |
| Child Development Service (CDS) | CDS Data Reference Manual (Word, 420 KB) |
Data Quality
Statements
| Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC) |
Data Quality Statement (EDDC) (PDF, 177 KB) |
| Hospital Morbidity Data Collection (HMDC) |
Data Quality Statement (HMDC) (Word Doc, 430 KB) |
| Mental Health Information Data Collection (MIND) |
Data Quality Statement (MIND) (PDF, 128 KB) |
| Midwives Notification System (MNS) |
Data Quality Statement (MNS) (Word Doc, 101 KB) |
Geocoding
Resources
| Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) | SEIFA 2021 data (external link) SEIFA 2016 data (external link) SEIFA 2011 data (external link) SEIFA 2006 data (external link) SEIFA 2001 data (external link) SEIFA 1996 data (external link) |
| Remoteness Area information | Australian Statistical Geography Standard (external link) |
| Spectrum Spatial Reference Material | MatchCodes and MatchScores (Word Doc, 29 KB) |