Telephone Codes in Australia

Australian Country Code (from outside Australia) = +61
To call an international Country Code (IDD) on a landline (from within Australia) = 0011
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Emergency calls (from within Australia) (Fire / Police / Ambulance) = 000

Area Code Region State
041 Mobiles Australia-wide
021 Central East Australian Capital Territory (ACT) & New South Wales (NSW)
031 South East Tasmania (Tas.) & Victoria (Vic.)
071 North East Queensland (Qld)
081 Central & West Northern Territory (NT), South Australia (SA) & Western Australia (WA)
0002 Emergency Australia-wide
00113 International Australia-wide

Notes:
1. Always delete the "0" when calling from outside Australia.
2. When calling Emergency, only the Area code is required, no further number is required.

Example of how to put together an Australian number when calling from Overseas
You have a number 9999 9999 in Sydney.
Sydney is in New South Wales.
The Area Code for New South Wales above is 02.
The local number with Area Code (for calling within Australia) is 02 9999 9999.
Remove the first "0".
Call +61 2 9999 9999.

Example of how to put together an International number when calling from Australia
You have a number 07 999 999 999 in London.
London is in UK.
The Country Code for the UK is +44
Remove the first "0".
Call 0011 44 7 999 999 999.

 

Area Code Region State
18004 Free call Australia-wide
1905 Premium services, such as recorded information, competition lines, etc. Australia-wide
13006 Information service Australia-wide

Notes:
3. When calling from a mobile or anything using VoIP, you can replace 0011 above with a + to exit Australia. So the above number to the UK now becomes +44 7 999 999 999.
4. 1800 is free from a landline, but may incur costs, for example using Mobile, VoIP, Skype, etc. Only available in Australia.
5. 190 is payable from a landline, Mobile, VoIP, Skype, etc. and can be expensive. Only available in Australia.
6. 13 and 1300 is payable from a landline, Mobile, VoIP, Skype, etc. and are usually the same cost as a local call. Only available in Australia.

Fequently Asked Qestions:

 

 

Area Region State Area Code
Christmas Island Central & west Territory of Australia administered by Attorney General's Dept 08
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Central & west Territory of Australia administered by Attorney General's Dept 08
Norfolk Island NSW Self-governing Territory of Australia International +672 3
Ashmore Island Central & west Territory of Australia administered by Attorney General's Dept Uninhabited
Cartier Island Central & west Territory of Australia administered by Attorney General's Dept Uninhabited
Coral Sea Islands including Willis Island, Heralds Beacon Island, Osprey Reef, the Willis Group, and fifteen other reef/island groups North east Territory of Australia administered by Attorney General's Dept 07
Lord Howe Island Central East NSW 02
Heard Island & McDonald Islands South East (Southern Ocean) Territory of Australia administered by Department of the Environment & Water Resources Uninhabited
Jervis Bay Territory ACT Territory of Australia administered by Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development & Local Government 02
MacQuarie Island South East (Southern Ocean) Tasmania International +672 1
Australian Antarctic Territory South East (Southern Ocean) Territory claimed by Australia and administered by Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities International +672 1
Torres Strait Islands North East (Torres Strait) Territory that is part of Queensland, with a special status fitting the native (Melanesian) land rights, administered by the Torres Strait Regional Authority 07
Badu Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Bamaga Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Boigu Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Dauan Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Erub (Darnley) Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Kerriri (Hammond) Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Iama Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Kubin Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Mabuiag Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Mer Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Poruma Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Saibai Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Seisia Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
St Pauls Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Ugar Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Waiben (Thursday) Island (TI) North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Warraber Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07
Yorke Island North East (Torres Strait) See Torres Strait Islands 07