States and Territories of Australia - State and Territory Codes

State and Territory Codes

State/Territory Call signs Postal Telephone numbers in Australia Time zone
AM/FM TV Amateur Abbrev. Postcode Std Summer
Australian Capital Territory 1xx(x)† xx(x)Cn† VK1xx† ACT 02nn*, 26nn, 29nn +61 2 6xxx xxxx +10 +11
New South Wales 2xx(x) xx(x)Nn VK2xx NSW 1nnn*, 2nnn +61 2 xxxx xxxx ^ +10 (+9½) +11
Victoria 3xx(x) xx(x)Vn VK3xx VIC 3nnn, 8nnn* +61 3 xxxx xxxx ^ +10 +11
Queensland 4xx(x) xx(x)Qn VK4xx QLD 4nnn, 9nnn* +61 7 xxxx xxxx +10
South Australia 5xx(x) xx(x)Sn VK5xx SA 5nnn +61 8 8xxx xxxx +61 8 7xxx xxxx +9½ +10½
Western Australia 6xx(x) xx(x)Wn VK6xx WA 6nnn +61 8 9xxx xxxx +61 8 6xxx xxxx +8
Tasmania 7xx(x) xx(x)Tn VK7xx TAS 7nnn +61 3 6xxx xxxx +10 +11
Northern Territory 8xx(x) xx(x)Dn VK8xx NT 08nn +61 8 8xxx xxxx +9½
External Territories
Norfolk Island 2xx(x) xx(x)Nn VK2xx NSW 2899 +672 3 xx xxx +11½
Christmas Island 6xx(x) xx(x)Wn VK9xx WA 6798 +61 8 9164 xxxx +7
Cocos Island 6xx(x) xx(x)Wn VK9xx WA 6799 +61 8 9162 xxxx +6½
Australian Antarctic Territory none VK0xx TAS +672 1 +6 to +8
Macquarie Island none +10 +11
* used for some PO box and Large Users only.
^ Some exceptions apply to numbers in this state's number range
† a number of broadcast stations in the ACT have call signs allocated as if ACT were part of New South Wales.

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