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 

Format

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

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'):

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:

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 (http://www.auspost.com.au)