The Australian telephone numbering plan describes the allocation of phone numbers in

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Overview

For landline telephony, Australia is now geographically divided into four large areas, three of which cover more than one state and/or territory. All local telephone numbers within these four areas are of eight digits, consisting (mainly) of a four digit exchange code plus a four digit number. The national significant number consists of a single digit area code followed by the local eight digit number – a total of nine digits. Within Australia, to access the number of a landline telephone in an area other than that in which the caller is located (including callers using mobile phones), it is first necessary to dial the Australian trunk code of 0 plus the area code, followed by the local number. Thus, the full national number (FNN) has ten digits: 0x xxxx xxxx. *00 International and Emergency access (see below for details) *01 Alternative phone services **014 Satellite phones **0163 Pager numbers **0198 Data numbers (e.g. 0198 308 888 is the dial-up PoP number for Telstra) *02 Geographic: Central East region (

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, TAS) *04 Digital Mobile services ( 3G, 4G, 5G and GSM) *0550 Location Independent Communication Services *07 Geographic: North-east region (

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) *08 Geographic: Central and West region ( SA, NT, WA) *1 Non-geographic numbers (mostly for domestic use only; see below for details) The current numbering plan would appear to be sufficient to cope with potential increase in demand for services for quite some time to come. The 06 and 09 area codes are completely unused. In addition, each current area code has large number ranges unallocated. When dialling from outside Australia, after dialling the appropriate International Access Code it is necessary to dial the Country Code for Australia (61) followed by the nine digit national significant number. (The + symbol is used to represent the International Access Code, e.g. +61 3 xxxx xxxx for a number in Victoria/Tasmania or +61 4xx xxx xxx for a mobile number). Some numbers beginning with a 1 may be dialled without any replacement, after dialling the required international access code and the country code for Australia (+61). (see below) Australian local area numbers are eight digits in length, conventionally written in the form xxxx xxxx. Mobile numbers are written in the form of ten digits in length, when dialed within Australia, the 0 must be included, plus 4, which indicates the service required is a mobile number. Mobile numbers are conventionally written 04xx xxx xxx. If a landline or mobile number is written where it may be viewed by an international audience (e.g. in an email signature or on a website) then the number is often written as +61 x xxxx xxxx or +61 4xx xxx xxx respectively. (The "Australian national trunk access code" of 0 is not used for calls originated from locations outside Australia.)

Geographic numbers

Fixed line telephone numbers in Australia (Within Australia, to access a number in another area it is first necessary to dial the trunk code of 0, followed by the area code and then the specific local number). In major centres, the first four digits specify the CCA (Call Collection Area, also known as an exchange), and the remaining digits specify a number at that exchange, up to 10,000 of which may be connected. Smaller exchanges in more remote areas may mean that no more than 100 numbers could be connected to such exchanges. To access numbers in the same area, it is necessary only to dial the eight digits concerned. To access a number in another area it is first necessary to dial the trunk code of 0, followed by the area code (2, 3, 7 or 8) and then the specific local number. The area codes do not exactly match state/territory boundaries. Notable are the part of New South Wales around

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(a large part of the state's area but less than 1% of its population), which uses (08) 80xx numbers, and Wodonga, which is in Victoria but is within the New South Wales (02) area code. Similarly New South Wales border towns including Deniliquin and Buronga are within the South East (Victorian) (03) area code. Physical exchanges can be allocated one or more prefixes and modern technology allows sub-sets of these number ranges to be allocated to switching entities physically located at a distance from the exchange in which their controlling terminal is located. (Thus, the concept of what a "telephone exchange" is can become somewhat blurred.) Landlines use an

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: if the caller's phone shares the same area code as the called phone, the area code ''may'' be omitted. For example, a call from the number (02) 5551 5678, to the number (02) 7010 1111, will be connected if the caller dials only 7010 1111. Similarly, a person who dials 7010 5678 on a land-line or mobile phone in Melbourne (i.e., within the 03 area) will be connected to 03 7010 5678. For this reason, landline numbers are often specified without the area code. If a person's number and the destination number share the same area code, then the area code is not required, even if it is not a local (untimed) call. However, the full international number must always be dialled, since the Australian telephone network has the capability to recognise when the destination required is either international, in a different national area or within the local area and to switch and charge the call accordingly. Thus, it is strongly recommended that telephone numbers should be stored in mobile phones in the form of the full international number, should the owner of the phone be likely to use the phone concerned in an area away from home, either within Australia or internationally.

Mobile phones

Within Australia, mobile phone numbers begin with 04 or 05 – the Australian national trunk code" 0, plus the mobile indicator 4 or 5 – followed by eight digits. This is generally written as 04XX XXX XXX within Australia, or as +61 4XX XXX XXX for an international audience. Whilst this format may be viewed as incorrect, it is the result of mobile carriers advertising numbers in such a way so as to clearly identify the owning telco prior to mobile number portability, introduced on 25 September 2001. Prior to MNP, mobile operators generally reserved number ranges in blocks of 04 xy z. The xy-digit codes (sometimes xy z) are allocated per network, although with the introduction of number portability, there is no longer a fixed relationship between the mobile phone number and the network it uses. In 2015 the 05 prefix (other than 0550) was also reserved for digital mobile phones as a part of the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015. However, as of 2019 no numbers have been allocated with this prefix. Within Australia, mobile numbers must always be dialed with all 10 digits, regardless of the caller's location.

Geographic numbers

Geographical areas are identified by the first few digits of the local number:

Central-East region (02)

*02 37 Armidale, Tamworth, Northern Tablelands *02 38 Bowral, Crookwell, Goulburn, Marulan *02 39

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, Wagga Wagga, Riverina *02 40 Newcastle, Lower Hunter *02 41 Newcastle, Lower Hunter *02 42 Wollongong *02 43 Gosford, Central Coast *02 44 Batemans Bay,

Moruya Moruya is a town located on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Moruya River. The Princes Highway runs through the town that is about south of Sydney and from Canberra. At the , Moruya had a population of 4 ...

, Nowra *02 45 Windsor,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

*02 46 Campbelltown *02 47 Penrith, Blue Mountains *02 48 Bowral, Crookwell, Goulburn, Marulan *02 49 Newcastle, Lower Hunter *02 50 Albury, Corryong, Wodonga *02 51

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

Queanbeyan Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...

Yass Yass may refer to: People * Catherine Yass (born 1963), painter * Yazz, a British pop singer from the 1980s and 1990s * Jeff Yass (born 1956), options trader, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna I ...

*02 52 Canberra, Queanbeyan, Yass *02 53 Bathurst, Orange *02 54 Bega,

Merimbula Merimbula is a town on the Merimbula Lake, located on the Far South Coast or Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia. At the , the population was 3,544. The population within 10 km of the Merimbula Post office is over 18,000 people. ...

, Tathra, Cooma *02 55 Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Taree, Lord Howe Island, Muswellbrook *02 56 Murwillumbah,

Grafton Grafton may refer to: Places Australia * Grafton, New South Wales Canada * Grafton, New Brunswick * Grafton, Nova Scotia * Grafton, Ontario England * Grafton, Cheshire * Grafton, Herefordshire *Grafton, North Yorkshire * Grafton, Oxfordshi ...

, Lismore *02 57 Armidale, Tamworth, Northern Tablelands *02 58 Bourke,

Dubbo Dubbo () is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021. The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Gol ...

, Far West *02 59 Griffith, Wagga Wagga, Riverina *02 60 Albury, Corryong, Wodonga *02 61 Canberra, Queanbeyan, Yass *02 62 Canberra, Queanbeyan, Yass *02 63 Bathurst, Orange, Cowra *02 64 Bega, Merimbula, Tathra, Cooma *02 65 Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Taree, Lord Howe Island, Muswellbrook *02 66

Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...

, Grafton, Lismore, Murwillumbah *02 67 Armidale, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Inverell, Moree, Narrabri, Tamworth *02 68 Bourke, Dubbo, Cobar *02 69 Griffith, Wagga Wagga, Riverina *02 7

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

*02 8 Sydney *02 9 Sydney

South-east region (03)

*03 32

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

, Colac *03 33

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

*03 34

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...

*03 40 Mildura, Balranald *03 41 Traralgon, Bairnsdale *03 42

, Colac *03 43

*03 44

*03 45 Warrnambool *03 47 Wangaratta *03 48 Deniliquin, Numurkah,

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

*03 49 Mornington *03 50 Mildura, Balranald *03 51 Traralgon, Bairnsdale *03 52 Colac, Geelong *03 53 Ballarat *03 54 Bendigo *03 55 Warrnambool, Casterton, Portland *03 56 Drouin, Foster, Warragul, Wonthaggi *03 57 Wangaratta *03 58 Deniliquin, Shepparton *03 59 Mornington, Pakenham, Rosebud, Warburton, Yarra Ranges *03 61

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

*03 62

*03 63 Launceston *03 64 Devonport, Burnie, Queenstown *03 65 Devonport, Burnie, Queenstown *03 67 Launceston *03 7 Melbourne *03 8 Melbourne *03 9 Melbourne

North-east region (07)

*07 2 Brisbane,

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

*07 3 Brisbane, Bribie Island *07 40

Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...

*07 41

Bundaberg Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

, Kingaroy, Maryborough *07 42 Cairns *07 43 Bundaberg, Kingaroy *07 44 Townsville,

North Queensland North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been ...

*07 45 Toowoomba,

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

, south-west *07 46 Toowoomba, Roma, South West *07 47 Townsville, North Queensland *07 48

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

Mackay Mackay may refer to: *Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia * Mackay Region, a local government area ** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region *** Mackay Airport ...

*07 49 Rockhampton, Mackay,

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

*07 52

Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to: * Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia **Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region **Sunshine Coast Stadium * Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...

, Esk, Nambour, Gatton,

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

*07 53 Sunshine Coast, Esk, Nambour, Gatton, Caboolture *07 54 Sunshine Coast, Esk, Nambour, Gatton, Caboolture *07 55 Gold Coast, Tweed Heads (NSW), Beaudesert *07 56 Gold Coast, Beaudesert *07 57 Gold Coast, Beaudesert *07 70

*07 75

Inglewood Inglewood may refer to: Places Australia *Inglewood, Queensland * Shire of Inglewood, Queensland, a former local government area *Inglewood, South Australia *Inglewood, Victoria * Inglewood, Western Australia Canada * Inglewood, Ontario *Inglewo ...

, Toowoomba *07 76 Inglewood, Toowoomba *07 77 Townsville, North Queensland *07 79 Rockhampton, Mackay,

Central and West region (08)

*08 25 Riverland, Murraylands *08 26

Ceduna Ceduna may refer to: *Ceduna, South Australia, a town and locality *Ceduna Airport Ceduna Airport is a public airport in Ceduna, South Australia. The airport, which is owned by the District Council of Ceduna is located adjacent to the Eyre ...

*08 51 Port Hedland *08 52 Perth *08 53 Perth *08 54 Perth *08 55 Bullsbrook East, Northam, Pinjarra (

Mandurah Mandurah () is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 107,641 as of the 2021 Australian census, 2 ...

) *08 58 Albany *08 60

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...

, Merredin, Goldfields-Esperance *08 61 Perth *08 62 Perth *08 63 Perth *08 64 Perth *08 65 Perth *08 66 Moora *08 67 Bridgetown, Bunbury *08 68 Albany *08 69 Geraldton *08 70 Adelaide *08 71 Adelaide *08 72 Adelaide *08 73 Adelaide *08 74 Adelaide *08 75 Riverland, Murraylands *08 76 Ceduna *08 77 South East *08 78 Mid North *08 79 Northern Territory (

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Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

) *08 80

(NSW) *08 81 Adelaide *08 82 Adelaide *08 83 Adelaide *08 84 Adelaide *08 85 Riverland, Murraylands *08 86 Ceduna *08 87 South East *08 88 Mid North *08 89 Northern Territory (Alice Springs, Darwin) *08 90 Kalgoorlie *08 91 Derby Cocos/Keeling & Telephone numbers in Christmas Island">Christmas Islands Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the ...

Overview

Geographic numbers

Mobile phones

Geographic numbers

Central-East region (02)

South-east region (03)

North-east region (07)

Central and West region (08)

Notes

Non-geographic numbers

Mobile phone numbers (04, 05)

Satellite phone numbers (014)

Location independent communications service (0550)

Data numbers (0198)

Obsolete numbers

Non-geographic numbers (domestic use)

Emergency services numbers (000, 106, 112)

Local Rate and FreeCall numbers (13, 180)

Premium numbers (19)

International access

Carrier selection codes

Supplementary control services

Other numbers and codes

Test numbers

Historic numbering plans

2010s

1990s

1960s

See also

References

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