List of postal codes in Australia

Postal codes were introduced in Australia in the early 1970s when Australia Post introduced automated sorting. They are four digits long, and written after the name of the city, suburb, or town, and the state or territory:

400 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia

Contents

1 Format 2 State and territory capitals 3 Post Codes for PO Box and large users 4 See also 5 External link

Format

Although the first digit of the post code indicates the state or territory, an abbreviation is also used:

State/Territory	Abbreviation	Post Code
New South Wales	NSW	2xxx
Australian Capital Territory	ACT	26xx and 29xx
Victoria	Vic	3xxx
Queensland	Qld	4xxx
South Australia	SA	5xxx
Western Australia	WA	6xxx
Tasmania	Tas	7xxx
Northern Territory	NT	08xx

This does not apply to Australia's External Territories of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands:

Norfolk Island 2899
Christmas Island 6798
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 6799

State and territory capitals

Each state or territory's capital has two separate post codes, for street addresses (ending with the digits '00') and PO Box addresses (ending with the digits '01'):

City	State/Territory	Street Address		PO Box Address
Sydney	NSW	2000		2001
Canberra	ACT	2600		2601
Melbourne	Vic	3000		3001
Brisbane	Qld	4000		4001
Adelaide	SA	5000		5001
Perth	WA	6000		6001
Hobart	Tas	7000		7001
Darwin	NT	0800		0801

Post Codes for PO Box and large users

In the late 1990s, new post code ranges were introduced for PO Box and large users in the following cities:

City	State/Territory	Post Code
Canberra	ACT	02xx
Sydney	NSW	1xxx
Melbourne	Vic	8xxx
Brisbane	Qld	9xxx

See also

1. List of postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory
2. List of postcodes in New South Wales (A-M)
3. List of postcodes in New South Wales (N-Z)
4. List of postcodes in the Northern Territory
5. List of postcodes in Queensland (A-K)
6. List of postcodes in Queensland (L-Z)
7. List of postcodes in South Australia
8. List of postcodes in Tasmania
9. List of postcodes in Victoria
10. List of postcodes in Western Australia

External link

• Australia Post