What is zip code Australia?
A zip code is a four-digit code that Australia uses to sort and deliver mail. These codes are used to more efficiently sort and route mail across the country, and are commonly found on envelopes for posting within Australia. Australian postcodes were introduced in 1967 by the Postmaster-General’s Department (PMG) to replace older postal sorting systems, such as Melbourne’s alphanumeric codes and a similar system then used in rural New South Wales. They are now managed by Australia Post. Typically, the first digit indicates which state or territory the postcode belongs to, with the second usually showing a region within that state. For example, the postcode 2200-2299 in Sydney is divided between the southern suburbs of the city and the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle regions. Postcodes in Australia are not always in ascending order and may be grouped together or broken down by geography and demographics to ensure they can deliver mail as quickly as possible. For example, a postcode 6160 in Fremantle belongs only to that town, while a postcode 2570 in Camden is grouped together with twenty other towns and suburbs that share a mail centre with that area. In some instances, large businesses, government departments and other institutions receiving high volumes of mail have their own postcodes as a Large Volume Receiver (LVR), such as the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. These postcodes often have a +4 Code, which is either the last four digits of the box number or zero plus the last three digits.
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