Australia Zip Code

Australia Post code / Australia Postal Codes

Postcode in Australia also known, Australia zipcode, Postal code system was deveoped by the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) in 1967 are used to make it easier to sort and send mail. Australia postcode is well established postal code system in the world used a 4-digit postal code XXXX. Today, all these are managed by AustraliaPost.

The correct Australia postcode Format

The Australia Post code follows the end of the address to the destination. The correct sequence is as follows: SYDNEY NSW 2000.

On the envelopes in the bottom right corner, there are usually four orange rectangles where you can input your postal code. This design was introduced in 1990 to boost postal code reading rates.

The system

The initial two digits of the ZIP code identify the state or region. Zip Codes are classified according to their location: New South Wales has the mixes somewhere in the range of 1000 and 1999, 2000-2599 and 2619-2898, Norfolk Island has the postal division: 2899, New South Wales from 2921 to 2999, the Australian Capital Territory 0200-0299, 2600-2618 and 2900-2920, Victoria 3000-3999 and 8000-8999, Queensland from 4000 to 4999 and 9000-9999, South Australia has 5000-5799 and 5800-5999, Western Australia from 6000 to 6797.

The Christmas Islands have 6798 postal codes; Cocos Islands have 6791 postal codes; Western Australia has 6999 postal codes, Tasmania 7000 to 7150 and 7800 to 7999. The Northern Territory's postal codes range from 0800 to 0899 or 0900 to 0999.

Necessary Australia ZIP Code list

Do you need a zip code in Sydney? It can be found between 1000 and 1299. The Melbourne CAP runs from 3000 to 3051. In Perth, the postal code ranges from 6000 and goes up to 6152, while in Brisbane, it is 4000 to 4179. Adelaide is located in South Australia, with the 50000 postal code, with numbers ranging from 2600 to 2609 assigned to the state capital (Canberra). The Australian postcode system, which was expanded in January 2017, covers Australia's external territories as well. 

Allocation within states
The first number of a postcode typically shows the state or territory, whereas the second number usually indicates a region within the state. However, similar-second-number postcodes are not necessarily adjacent to each other. Sydney's south-eastern suburbs and the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, and Newcastle regions of New South Wales are split between postcodes 2200–2299.

Address Format of Australia

Australian postcodes consist of four digits, and are written after the name of the city, suburb, or town, and the state.

Example:-

Ms H Williams
Finance and Accounting, Wesfarmers
219–241 Cleveland St
STRAWBERRY HILLS  NSW  1427

Therefore, in Australia:
Exceptionally, the postcodes of individual municipalities are sometimes different from their actual location. For example, the postcode 2750 in Penrith, New South Wales, was originally assigned to a rural area but has since been suburbanized and incorporated into a metropolitan area, such as Penrith.

Australia zip codes are assigned in ascending order within each area with the same second number as one travels further from the state's capital city along major highways and railways.

Australian states and territories

FAQs on Zip code for Australia

1. What is the 4 digit zip code in Australia?
The first 2-digit represent the state or region. and the last 2-digit indicat the disctrict and delivery area.

2. What is melbourne zip code?
Melbourne zip code is range from 3000 to 3207.

3. What is area code Australia?
Area code of Australia is +61

4. How to find zip code?
You can find a zip code by selecting a country or use our Zip code lookup tool

5. What is the impordant zip code in Australia ?
Sydney(1000), Melbourne(3000), Perth(6000), Brisbane(4000) and Canberra(2580)  are impordant city and use our Seach zipcode tool .

6. What is Australia postcodes?
Postcodes of Australia is similar to zip code.