Australia's standard telephone
number now has ten digits which
starts with "0" for both fixed line
and mobile telephone numbers.
However, for fixed lines, the 0
followed by the single digit area
code does not need to be dialled
when calling locally.
Mobile phone numbers are
prefixed with 04, followed by two
digits and the subscriber's number,
dialled in full. Eg. 0402 xxx xxx.
The two digit codes 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. |
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Current
Telephone Numbering Plan - Fixed
Line & Mobile |
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| 02 |
|
9xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Sydney (now also 02 8xxx
xxxx) |
| 02 |
|
62xx |
|
xxxx |
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Australian Capital
Territory |
| 02 |
|
6xxx |
|
xxxx |
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New South Wales central
regional areas* |
| 02 |
|
4xxx |
|
xxxx |
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New South Wales coastal
regional areas* |
| 03 |
|
9xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Melbourne (now also 03
8xxx xxxx) |
| 03 |
|
6xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Tasmania (Hobart 03 62xx
xxxx) |
| 03 |
|
5xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Victoria regional areas |
| 04 |
|
xxxx |
|
xxxx |
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Mobile phone services |
| 07 |
|
3xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Brisbane |
| 07 |
|
xxxx |
|
xxxx |
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Queensland regional
areas |
| 08 |
|
8xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Adelaide |
| 08 |
|
8xxx |
|
xxxx |
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South Australia regional
areas |
| 08 |
|
89xx |
|
xxxx |
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Northern Territory |
| 08 |
|
9xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Perth (now also 08 6xxx
xxxx) |
| 08 |
|
9xxx |
|
xxxx |
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Western Australia
regional areas |
| 08 |
|
9162 |
|
xxxx |
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Christmas Island |
| 08 |
|
9164 |
|
xxxx |
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Cocos Keeling Islands |
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Parts of
regional New South Wales may
also use the 08 and 03 area
codes. Parts of regional
Victoria may use the 02 area
code. |
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Emergency
Services Number |
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000 is the emergency
telephone number in Australia, but
the internationally recognised GSM
mobile emergency telephone number is
112 which also works for
mobile telephones. |
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Free call, Toll
Free & Premium Rate Numbers |
Australia uses the free call prefix
of 1800 for calls from land
line telephones. Calls to 1800
numbers may incur a charge.
Similarly, 190x is the prefix
for premium rate services such as
recorded information, competition
lines, psychics, etc.
There are also 13 and 1300 numbers
which are charged at the cost
similar to a local call. All these
types of telephone numbers are not
accessible from outside Australia. |
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International
Access Code / International Dialling
Code |
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The main international prefix is
0011 for voice calls and 0015
for fax calls. However, there are
also others for special purposes,
such as 0018, a Telstra
product for charging in half-hour
blocks and 0014, a Primus
product for discounted rates. For
more information about dialling
internationally to a specific
country see the
country codes page. |
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Questions,
Comments & Suggestions |
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