Postcodes in Australia

Australian postcodes are within post addresses the sorting and delivery of letters, parcels or packages in Australia. They are managed and issued by Australia Post.

History

The currently effective in Australia zip codes are four digits are written after the destination in addition to an alphabetical extraction codes. They were introduced by the Postmaster - General's Department (PMG ) in 1967. Each post office was assigned a zip code. They replaced older systems, such as alphanumeric sorting code in Melbourne (N3 or N5) and some areas of New South Wales.

Format

The postal code is written at the end of the address:

In handadressierbaren envelopes there are usually at the bottom right four orange rectangles in which the zip code is written. This system of post- squares code was introduced in 1990 to increase the read rate at that time still error-prone OCR technology.

Geographical classification

The first two digits usually give to the state or the region.