Australia Designated Regional Area Postcodes

Australia Designated Regional Area Postcodes

The regional definition is comprised of 3 categories and offers regional incentives for skilled migrants who migrate to locations classified as Category 2 ‘Cities and Major Regional Centres’ or Category 3 ‘Regional Centres and Other Regional Areas’ The Department of Home Affairs has released the list of postcodes considered as regional areas for the purposes of the below Australian visas:
Category 2 – ‘Cities and Major Regional Centres’ of Perth, Adelaide, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, Wollongong/Illawarra, Geelong and Hobart
Category 3 – ‘Regional Centres and Other Regional Areas (Include Designated regional area postcodes as per below table)
State or Territory
Category
Postcodes
New South Wales
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
2259, 2264 to 2308, 2500 to 2526, 2528 to 2535 and 2574
2250 to 2258, 2260 to 2263, 2311 to 2490, 2527, 2536 to 2551, 2575 to 2739, 2753 to 2754, 2756 to 2758 and 2773 to 2898
Victoria
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
3211 to 3232, 3235, 3240, 3328, 3330 to 3333, 3340 and 3342
3097 to 3099, 3139, 3233 to 3234, 3236 to 3239, 3241 to 3325, 3329, 3334, 3341, 3345 to 3424, 3430 to 3799, 3809 to 3909, 3912 to 3971 and 3978 to 3996
Queensland
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
4207 to 4275, 4517 to 4519, 4550 to 4551, 4553 to 4562, 4564 to 4569 and 4571 to 4575
4124 to 4125, 4133, 4183 to 4184, 4280 to 4287, 4306 to 4498, 4507, 4552, 4563, 4570 and 4580 to 4895
Western Australia
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
6000 to 6038, 6050 to 6083, 6090 to 6182, 6208 to 6211, 6214 and 6556 to 6558
All postcodes in Western Australia not mentioned in ‘Cities and major regional centres’ category above
South Australia
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
5000 to 5171, 5173 to 5174, 5231 to 5235, 5240 to 5252, 5351 and 5950 to 5960
All postcodes in South Australia not mentioned in ‘Cities and major regional centres’ category above
Tasmania
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
7000, 7004 to 7026, 7030 to 7109, 7140 to 7151 and 7170 to 7177
All postcodes in Tasmania not mentioned in ‘Cities and major regional centres’ category above
Australian Capital Territory
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
All postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory
None
Northern Territory
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
None
All postcodes in the Northern Territory
Norfolk Island
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
None
All postcodes in Norfolk Island
Other Territories
Cities and major regional centres

Regional centres and other regional areas
None
All postcodes in a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or Norfolk Island