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Building Permit Activity Data Index

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BASIS Database item *Description Format / Example Range/Key (Updated)

permit_stage_number
0 = no stages applicable
1 = stage 1
Permit Stage Number 0, 1, 2 2 = stage 2
permit_date Date of Issue dd/mm/yyy
BASIS_Month_Y Levy Return Year YYYY
BASIS_Month_M
01 - Jan
Levy Return Month MM 02 - Feb
Reported_Levy_amount General Levy Amount Whole integer
Calculated_Levy_amount
Calculated General Levy
Amount Whole integer
Reported_Cost_of_works
Cost of building work
applicable to this permit Whole integer
Site_street
The street name of the
property Fitzgerald Road
Site_suburb
The suburb of the property Malvern
site_pcode
The postcode of the
property 3144
Municipal name Municipal short name
Municipal full name
Name of the municipal
council City of Melbourne
Region
Region, Metropolitian
Region, Rural Region Text
Sub_Region

Seven Sub-regions:
- Inner Metropolitian
- OuterMetropolitian
- Gisppsland
- North Central
Sub Region, seven sub- - North East
regions within Region - North West
Text - South West

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Sub_Region1

Regions under Sub Region Inner

Melbourne:
- Bayside
- Central Bay
- Inner East
- Inner North
- Innter West
- Melbourne
- Mid East
- Yarra

Regions under Sub Region Outer

Melbourne:
- Eastern
- North Western
- Northern
Sub Region1, regions under - Peninsula
Sub Regions Inner - South Eastern
Melbourne and Outer - South Western
Melbourne Text - Western
Allotment_Area
Site area or size of the
building block in square
metres on which new
building work is to be carried
out 2345
Builder_suburb
The suburb of the builder's
address Malvern
Builder_state
The state of the builder's
address NSW
Builder_pcode
The postcode of the
builder's address 3144
Material_Code_Floor
Floor Material Codes:
20 Concrete or stone
Material of the floor for 40 Timber
contruction of all new 80 Other
buildings. Refer to VBA Building Information Codes
Key Quick Reference
Material_Code_Frame

Frames Material Codes:

40 Timber
60 Steel
70 Aluminium
Material of the frame for 80 Other
contruction of all new Refer to VBA Building Information Codes
buildings Key Quick Reference
Material_Code_Roof

Roof Material Codes:

10 Tiles
20 Concrete or slate
30 Fibre cement
60 Steel
70 Aluminium
Material of the roof for 80 Other
contruction of all new Refer to VBA Building Information Codes
buildings. Key Quick Reference

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Material_Code_Walls
dwellings_before_work
dwellings_after_work
Number_of_storeys
number_demolished
Floor_area
Multiple_Dwellings
cost_of_works_domestic
Permit_app_date
BACV_applicable_flag
Calculated_levy_BACV
solar_hot_water
rainwater_tank
Building Permit Activity Data Index
Walls Material Codes:
11 Brick, double
12 Brick, veneer
20 Concrete or stone
30 Fibre cement
40 Timber
50 Curtain glass
60 Steel
70 Aluminium
Material of load bearing 80 Other
walls for construction of all Refer to VBA Building Information Codes
new buildings Key Quick Reference
Number of existing dwelling
units before construction
work commenced 3 digit numeric
Number of additional
dwelling units created by the
approved building job 3 digit numeric
Number of Storeys 2 digit numeric
Number of existing dwelling
units to be demolished
under the approved building
job 3 digit numeric
New floor area (in square
metres) created by the
building job:
1. Applies to all new building
work including alterations
and additions when new
floor space is created
2. Do not include unenclosed
carports, verandah etc. 1234
Multiple Dwellings
The cost of domestic
building work relating to the
particular stage. The figure
used to calculate the
amount of building permit
levy payable 100000
The date on which the
completed application form
for a building permit is
received by the building
surveyor dd/mm/yyy
If BACV levy is applicable 0, 1, 2
BACV levy calculated 160
Solar Hot Water indicator for
domestic work "0"='No",
"1"="Yes" Key 0, 1
Rainwater Tank indicator for
domestic work "0"='No",
"1"="Yes" Key 0, 1
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est_cost_project
Total cost of the project.
The sum of all stages. 100000
BASIS_Zone
Categories of intended use
of building work
Text
BASIS_NOW

The eight work types

- 01 New building
- 02 Re-erection
- 03 Extension
- 04 Alteration
- 05 Change of Use
- 06 Demolition
A description of the work - 07 Removal
type(s) involved in the - 08 Other
building work to be Refer to BC Building Information Codes
undertaken Key Quick Reference
BASIS_BCA

Building Code of Australia:

- Class 1
- Class 2
- Class 3
- Class 4
- Class 5
- Class 6
Building classification - Class 7
according to the National - Class 8
Construction Code, Building - Class 9
Code of Australia Text - Class 10
BASIS_OwnershipSector
Ownership Sector Codes:
P (private)
L (Local Government)
BASIS Ownership Sector S (State Government)
Key C (Commonwealth Government)
BASIS_OwnerBuilder
Owner-Builder Codes:
0 - registered builder
-1 - owner builder
2 - owner builder registered
BASIS Owner Builder Key BLANK - non-domestic

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Key

Permit_stage_number
Code Item
0 no stages applicable
1 stage 1
2 stage 2

Owner_sector (BASIS_OwnershipSector)
Code Item
P Private
L Local government
S State government
C Commonwealth government

Owner_Builder (BASIS_OwnerBuilder)
Code Item
0 Registered builder
-1 Owner-builder registered
2 Owner-builder
BLANK Not applicable

Nature_of_work (BASIS_NOW)
Code Item
01 New Building
02 Re-erection
03 Extension
04 Alteration
05 Change of use
06 Demolition
07 Removal
08 Other

BASIS_Month_M
Code Item
1 January
2 February
3 March
4 April
5 May
6 June
7 July
8 August
9 September
10 October
11 November
12 December

Material_code_floor
Code Item
20 Concrete or stone
40 Timber
80 Other
Refer to VBA Building Information Codes Quick Reference

Material_code_frame
Code Item
40 Timber
60 Steel
70 Aluminium
80 Other
Refer to VBA Building Information Codes Quick Reference

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Material_code_roof
Code Item
10 Tiles
20 Concrete or slate
30 Fibre cement
60 Steel
70 Aluminium
80 Other
Refer to VBA Building Information Codes Quick Reference

Material_code_walls
Code Item
11 Brick, double
12 Brick, veneer
20 Concrete or stone
30 Fibre cement
40 Timber
50 Curtain glass
60 Steel
70 Aluminium
80 Other
Refer to VBA Building Information Codes Quick Reference

solar_hot_water
Code Item
00 None
01 Installed
BLANK Not reported

rainwater_tank
Code Item
00 None
01 Installed
BLANK Not reported

BASIS_BCA
Code Item
Class 1 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 2 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 3 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 4 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 5 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 6 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 7 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 8 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 9 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia
Class 10 Refer to the Building Code of Austrlia

Site_municipality
Code Municipal Name Municipal Full Name Region Sub_Region Sub_Region1
4 Banyule Banyule, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner North
7 Bayside Bayside, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Bayside
8 Boroondara Boroondara, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner East
9 Brimbank Brimbank, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Western
12 Cardinia Cardinia, Shire of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne South Eastern
13 Casey Casey, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne South Eastern
17 Darebin Darebin, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner North
20 Frankston Frankston, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Peninsula
22 Glen Eira Glen Eira, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner East
26 Greater Dandenong Greater Dandenong, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne South Eastern
31 Hobsons Bay Hobsons Bay, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Central Bay
33 Hume Hume, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne North Western
35 Kingston Kingston, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne South Eastern
36 Knox Knox, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Eastern
40 Manningham Manningham, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Eastern
41 Maribyrnong Maribyrnong, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner West
42 Maroondah Maroondah, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Eastern
43 Melbourne Melbourne, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Melbourne
44 Melton Melton, Shire of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Western
48 Monash Monash, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Mid East

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 49 Moonee Valley Moonee Valley, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner West
51 Moreland Moreland, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner North
52 Mornington Peninsula Mornington Peninsula, Shire of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Peninsula
56 Nillumbik Nillumbik, Shire of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Northern
58 Port Phillip Port Phillip, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Central Bay
63 Stonnington Stonnington, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Inner East
72 Whitehorse Whitehorse, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Mid East
73 Whittlesea Whittlesea, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Northern
75 Wyndham Wyndham, City of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne South Western
76 Yarra Yarra, City of Metropolitan Inner Melbourne Yarra
77 Yarra Ranges Yarra Ranges, Shire of Metropolitan Outer Melbourne Eastern
1 Alpine Alpine, Shire of Rural North East
2 Ararat Ararat, Rural City of Rural North West
3 Ballarat Ballarat, City of Rural North West
5 Bass Coast Bass Coast, Shire of Rural Gippsland
6 Baw Baw Baw Baw, Shire of Rural Gippsland
10 Buloke Buloke, Shire of Rural North Central
11 Campaspe Campaspe, Shire of Rural North Central
14 Central Goldfield Central Goldfields, Shire of Rural North West
15 Colac-Otway Colac-Otway, Shire of Rural South West
16 Corangamite Corangamite, Shire of Rural South West
18 Delatite Delatite, City of (ceased) Rural North East
19 East Gippsland East Gippsland, Shire of Rural Gippsland
21 Gannawarra Gannawarra, Shire of Rural North Central
23 Glenelg Glenelg, Shire of Rural South West
24 Golden Plains Golden Plains, Shire of Rural South West
25 Greater Bendigo Greater Bendigo, City of Rural North Central
27 Greater Geelong Greater Geelong, City of Rural South West
28 Greater Shepparton Greater Shepparton, City of Rural North East
29 Hepburn Hepburn, Shire of Rural North West
30 Hindmarsh Hindmarsh, Shire of Rural North West
32 Horsham Horsham, Rural City of Rural North West
34 Indigo Indigo, Shire of Rural North East
37 La Trobe Latrobe, City of Rural Gippsland
38 Loddon Loddon, Shire of Rural North Central
39 Macedon Ranges Macedon Ranges, Shire of Rural North Central
45 Mildura Mildura, Rural City of Rural North West
46 Mitchell Mitchell, Shire of Rural North Central
47 Moira Moira, Shire of Rural North East
50 Moorabool Moorabool, Shire of Rural North West
53 Mount alexander Mount Alexander, Shire of Rural North Central
54 Moyne Moyne, Shire of Rural South West
55 Murrindindi Murrindindi, Shire of Rural North East
57 Northern Grampians Northern Grampians, Shire of Rural North West
59 Pyrenees Pyrenees, Shire of Rural North West
60 Queenscliff Queenscliffe, Borough of Rural South West
61 South Gippsland South Gippsland, Shire of Rural Gippsland
62 Southern Grampians Southern Grampians, Shire of Rural South West
64 Strathbogie Strathbogie, Shire of Rural North East
65 Surf Coast Surf Coast, Shire of Rural South West
66 Swan Hill Swan Hill, Rural City of Rural North Central
67 Towong Towong, Shire of Rural North East
68 Wangaratta Wangaratta, Rural City of Rural North East
69 Warnambool Warrnambool, City of Rural South West
70 Wellington Wellington, Shire of Rural Gippsland
71 West Wimmera West Wimmera, Shire of Rural North West
74 Wodonga Wodonga, Rural City of Rural North East
78 Yarriambiack Yarriambiack, Shire of Rural North West
79 Benalla Benalla, Rural City of Rural North East
80 Mansfield Mansfield ,Shire of Rural North East
81 Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort Rural Gippsland
82 Mt Buller Alpine Resort Mt Buller Alpine Resort Rural North East
83 Falls Creek Alpine Resort Falls Creek Alpine Resort Rural North East
84 Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Rural North East
86 Mt Stirling Alpine Resort Mt Stirling Alpine Resort Rural North East

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