What is the country code for Australia?

The country code for Australia is +61. Written in full, a number looks like +61 412 345 678.

How do I call Australia from the United States?

Dial 011, then 61 412 345 678. On a mobile phone you can dial +61 412 345 678 instead.

Do I dial the 0 at the start of an Australia number from abroad?

No. The 0 is the trunk prefix used for calls inside Australia (0412 345 678). From abroad it is dropped after +61 (+61 412 345 678).

How many digits is an Australia phone number?

Mobile numbers have 9 digits after the country code. Landline numbers have 9 digits.

How do I call another country from Australia?

Dial 0011, then the country code and the number. On a mobile phone, + replaces 0011.

Which other places use +61?

Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island also use +61, so the digits after the code are what tell the places apart.

Country code

Australia: +61

Australia uses country code +61. From the United States, dial 011 61 412 345 678. A number is written +61 412 345 678.

Country code +61AUTrunk prefix 0Exit code 0011Shared with 2 places

How to call Australia

The table uses the example number below. Replace it with the number you are calling. Drop the 0 at the start of the national number when you dial from abroad.

How to dial Australia from other countries
Calling from	Exit code	Dial
Any mobile phone	None	+61 412 345 678
United States	011	011 61 412 345 678
Canada	011	011 61 412 345 678
United Kingdom	00	00 61 412 345 678
Australia	None	0412 345 678
Germany	00	00 61 412 345 678
France	00	00 61 412 345 678
India	00	00 61 412 345 678
Japan	010	010 61 412 345 678
Mexico	00	00 61 412 345 678
South Africa	00	00 61 412 345 678

How a Australia number is built

Digit counts are the national number only, after the country code and without the 0 trunk prefix.

Number structure for Australia
Line	Digits	Pattern
Mobile	9 digits	A pattern of 94 characters, applied by the validator below
Landline	9 digits	A pattern of 429 characters, applied by the validator below
Toll free	7 or 10 digits	180(?:0\d{3}\|2)\d{3}
Premium rate	10 digits	190[0-26]\d{6}

Example, national form: 0412 345 678
Example, international form: +61 412 345 678

Validate a Australia number

Paste a number and the tool checks it against the numbering plan. It returns the standard formats and the line type the plan assigns.

Type the number the way it is written in Australia, or start with + and the country code.

Area codes and places in Australia

The start of a number shows the place its range was first assigned to. 60558 ranges are listed in the source.

Area codes for Australia
Starts with	Place
+61 20	New South Wales
+61 21	New South Wales
+61 22	New South Wales
+61 230	New South Wales
+61 231	New South Wales
+61 232	New South Wales
+61 233	Gosford
+61 234	New South Wales
+61 235	New South Wales
+61 236	New South Wales
+61 237	New South Wales
+61 23822	Wombeyan Caves/Yerrinbool/Woodhouselee/Bowral/Braidwood/Breadalbane/Bundanoon/Bungonia/Crookwell

Show the other 388 rows

Area codes for Australia, continued
Starts with	Place
+61 23823	Golspie/Gunning/Taralga/Goulburn/Nerriga/Paddys/River/Reidsdale/Robertson/Rugby/Tarago
+61 2383	Goulburn
+61 2384	New South Wales
+61 2385	Goulburn
+61 2386	Goulburn
+61 2387	New South Wales
+61 2388	Goulburn
+61 2389	New South Wales
+61 24014	Newcastle
+61 24015	Maitland
+61 24016	Newcastle
+61 24017	Newcastle
+61 24023	Newcastle
+61 24028	Newcastle
+61 24029	Newcastle
+61 24030	Maitland
+61 24031	Newcastle
+61 24032	Newcastle
+61 24033	Newcastle
+61 24034	Newcastle
+61 24037	Newcastle
+61 24041	Newcastle
+61 24044	Newcastle
+61 24047	Newcastle
+61 24048	Newcastle
+61 24049	Newcastle
+61 24053	Newcastle
+61 24055	Newcastle
+61 24056	Newcastle
+61 24057	Maitland
+61 24063	Newcastle
+61 24064	Newcastle
+61 24067	Newcastle
+61 24078	Swansea
+61 24079	Swansea
+61 24080	Newcastle
+61 24081	Newcastle/Raymond Terrace
+61 24082	Cessnock/Newcastle/Maitland/Wards River/Wootton
+61 24083	Nelson Bay/Newcastle/Karuah/Bandon Grove/Branxton/Bulahdelah/Cessnock/Clarence Town
+61 24084	Dungog/East Gresford/Eccleston/Karuah/Laguna/Maitland/Mulbring/Nelson Bay
+61 24085	Maitland/Nelson Bay/Newcastle/Raymond Terrace/Stroud/Swansea
+61 24086	Tea Gardens/Wards River/Wootton/Maitland/Newcastle
+61 24087	Cessnock/Maitland/Newcastle
+61 24088	Newcastle
+61 24089	Newcastle
+61 24090	Newcastle
+61 24091	Newcastle/Maitland
+61 24092	Newcastle
+61 24099	Newcastle
+61 241	Clarence Town/Dungog/Eccleston/East Gresford/Maitland/Mulbring/Karuah/Laguna/Wards River/Wootton/Tea Gardens/Swansea/Newcastle/Nelson Bay/Raymond Terrace/Stroud/Newcastle
+61 24200	Wollongong
+61 24201	Wollongong
+61 24203	Kiama
+61 24205	Kiama
+61 24206	Wollongong
+61 24209	Wollongong
+61 24210	Wollongong
+61 24211	Wollongong
+61 24212	Wollongong
+61 24213	Wollongong
+61 24215	Wollongong
+61 24216	Kiama/Wollongong
+61 24217	Helensburgh/Kiama/Wollongong
+61 2422	Wollongong
+61 2423	Kiama
+61 24231	Wollongong
+61 24238	Wollongong
+61 24239	Wollongong
+61 24240	Wollongong
+61 24242	Wollongong
+61 24243	Wollongong
+61 24244	Wollongong
+61 24245	Wollongong
+61 24246	Wollongong
+61 24247	Wollongong
+61 24248	Wollongong
+61 2425	Wollongong
+61 24256	Kiama
+61 24257	Kiama
+61 24260	Wollongong
+61 24261	Wollongong
+61 24262	Wollongong
+61 24267	Wollongong
+61 24268	Wollongong
+61 24271	Wollongong
+61 24272	Wollongong
+61 24273	Wollongong
+61 24274	Wollongong
+61 24275	Wollongong
+61 24276	Wollongong
+61 24283	Wollongong
+61 24284	Wollongong
+61 24285	Wollongong
+61 24286	Wollongong
+61 24287	Wollongong
+61 24288	Wollongong
+61 24289	Wollongong
+61 24291	Helensburgh
+61 24292	Helensburgh
+61 24294	Helensburgh
+61 24295	Wollongong
+61 24296	Wollongong
+61 24297	Wollongong
+61 24298	Wollongong
+61 24299	Helensburgh
+61 24300	Gosford
+61 24301	Gosford
+61 24302	Gosford
+61 2432	Gosford
+61 2435	Wyong
+61 2436	Gosford
+61 2437	Gosford
+61 2443	Batemans Bay/Narooma/Nowra
+61 2457	Windsor
+61 2462	Campbelltown
+61 2472	Penrith
+61 2473	Penrith
+61 2482	Goulburn
+61 2490	Newcastle
+61 2492	Newcastle
+61 2493	Maitland
+61 2494	Newcastle
+61 2495	Newcastle
+61 2496	Newcastle
+61 2497	Swansea
+61 2503	Little Billabong/Nariel/Oaklands/Ournie/Rand/Rennie/Talgarno/Tallangatta/Tallangatta Valley/Talmalmo/Walla Walla/Walwa/Yackandandah
+61 2510	Canberra
+61 2513	Cavan/Canberra/Gearys Gap/Gundaroo/Bungendore/Michelago/Burrinjuck/Rye Park/The Mullion/Captains Flat/UriarraForest/Yass
+61 2514	Canberra/Gearys Gap/Gundaroo/Michelago/Rye Park/The Mullion/Uriarra Forest/Yass/Anembo/Binalong/Bungendore/Burrinjuck/Captains Flat/Cavan
+61 2515	Canberra
+61 2516	Canberra
+61 2558	Scone/Singleton/Smithtown/Stuarts Point/Taree/Taylors Arm/Telegraph Point/Toorooka/Widden Valley/Muswellbroo/kPacific Palms/Port Macquarie/Putty/Ravensworth/Rawdon Vale/Rookhurst
+61 2567	Thora/Tyalgum/Tyringham/Ulong/Urbenville/Whiporie/Wiangaree/Woodburn/Woodenbong/Wooli/Coffs Harbour/Mullumbimby
+61 261	Canberra
+61 262	Canberra
+61 2633	Bathurst
+61 2635	Lithgow
+61 2636	Orange
+61 2657	Singleton
+61 2658	Port Macquarie
+61 2662	Lismore
+61 2665	Coffs Harbour
+61 2667	Murwillumbah
+61 2693	Wagga Wagga
+61 272	Sydney
+61 2800	Sydney
+61 2801	Sydney
+61 2802	Sydney
+61 2803	Sydney
+61 2805	Sydney
+61 2806	Sydney
+61 2807	Sydney
+61 2808	Sydney
+61 2820	Sydney
+61 2821	Sydney
+61 2822	Sydney
+61 2823	Sydney
+61 2824	Sydney
+61 2825	Sydney
+61 2827	Sydney
+61 2828	Sydney
+61 2829	Sydney
+61 2830	Sydney
+61 2831	Sydney
+61 2832	Sydney
+61 2833	Sydney
+61 2834	Sydney
+61 2857	Sydney
+61 2859	Sydney
+61 2872	Bankstown
+61 2875	Sydney
+61 2880	Blacktown
+61 2883	Parramatta
+61 2884	Parramatta
+61 2885	Parramatta
+61 2886	Parramatta
+61 2887	Sydney
+61 2888	Blacktown
+61 2889	Parramatta
+61 2890	Sydney
+61 2896	Sydney
+61 290	Sydney
+61 2913	Sydney
+61 2915	Sydney
+61 2919	Sydney
+61 292	Sydney
+61 2930	Sydney
+61 2931	Sydney
+61 2932	Sydney
+61 2933	Sydney
+61 2934	Sydney
+61 2935	Sydney
+61 2936	Sydney
+61 2938	Sydney
+61 2939	Sydney
+61 294	Sydney
+61 2947	Terrey Hills
+61 2948	Terrey Hills
+61 2950	Sydney
+61 2951	Sydney
+61 2952	Sutherland
+61 2954	Sutherland
+61 2955	Sydney
+61 2956	Sydney
+61 2957	Sydney
+61 2958	Sydney
+61 2959	Sydney
+61 2960	Liverpool
+61 2962	Blacktown
+61 2963	Parramatta
+61 2964	Sydney
+61 2965	Dural
+61 2966	Sydney
+61 2967	Blacktown
+61 2968	Parramatta
+61 2969	Sydney
+61 2970	Sydney
+61 2971	Sydney
+61 2972	Bankstown
+61 2974	Sydney
+61 2977	Sydney
+61 2978	Bankstown
+61 2979	Bankstown
+61 2980	Sydney
+61 2981	Sydney
+61 2982	Liverpool
+61 2983	Blacktown
+61 2984	Parramatta
+61 2985	Sydney
+61 2988	Sydney
+61 2989	Parramatta
+61 299	Sydney
+61 349	Cowes/Cranbourne/Emerald/Healesville/Koo Wee Rup/Marysville/Mornington/Pakenham/Red Hill/Rosebud/Tankerton/Warburton
+61 3513	Morwell
+61 3522	Geelong
+61 3524	Geelong
+61 3525	Geelong
+61 3527	Geelong
+61 3533	Ballarat
+61 3544	Bendigo
+61 3582	Shepparton
+61 3585	Kyabram
+61 3598	Rosebud
+61 3621	Hobart
+61 3622	Hobart
+61 3623	Hobart
+61 3624	Hobart
+61 3627	Hobart
+61 3632	Launceston
+61 3634	Launceston
+61 3642	Devonport
+61 3643	Burnie
+61 3701	Melbourne
+61 3830	Melbourne
+61 3831	Melbourne
+61 3832	Melbourne
+61 3834	Melbourne
+61 3837	Melbourne
+61 3850	Melbourne
+61 3851	Clayton
+61 3853	Melbourne
+61 3854	Clayton
+61 3859	Melbourne
+61 3876	Dandenong
+61 3879	Dandenong
+61 3881	Ringwood
+61 3884	Melbourne
+61 390	Melbourne
+61 3922	Melbourne
+61 3927	Melbourne
+61 3929	Melbourne
+61 3930	Melbourne
+61 3932	Melbourne
+61 3933	Melbourne
+61 3936	Melbourne
+61 3939	Melbourne
+61 3940	Eltham
+61 3942	Melbourne
+61 3943	Eltham
+61 3944	Melbourne
+61 3945	Melbourne
+61 3946	Melbourne
+61 3948	Melbourne
+61 3950	Melbourne
+61 3952	Melbourne
+61 3953	Melbourne
+61 3954	Clayton
+61 3957	Melbourne
+61 3958	Clayton
+61 3959	Melbourne
+61 3970	Dandenong
+61 3971	Whittlesea
+61 3972	Croydon
+61 3973	Croydon
+61 3975	Croydon
+61 3976	Croydon
+61 3977	Dandenong
+61 3978	Dandenong
+61 3980	Melbourne
+61 3981	Melbourne
+61 3983	Melbourne
+61 3987	Ringwood
+61 3989	Melbourne
+61 3990	Melbourne
+61 3993	Melbourne
+61 7303	Brisbane
+61 7305	Brisbane
+61 7306	Brisbane
+61 7308	Brisbane
+61 7311	Brisbane
+61 7313	Brisbane
+61 7314	Brisbane
+61 7317	Brisbane
+61 7318	Brisbane
+61 7322	Brisbane
+61 7323	Brisbane
+61 7326	Brisbane
+61 7330	Brisbane
+61 7335	Brisbane
+61 7336	Brisbane
+61 7337	Brisbane
+61 7339	Brisbane
+61 7342	Brisbane
+61 7353	Brisbane
+61 7354	Brisbane
+61 7363	Brisbane
+61 7371	Brisbane
+61 7380	Beenleigh
+61 7382	Cleveland
+61 7388	Redcliffe
+61 7389	Brisbane
+61 7404	Cairns
+61 7415	Bundaberg
+61 7463	Toowoomba
+61 7472	Townsville
+61 7492	Rockhampton
+61 7545	Nambour
+61 7550	Southport
+61 7552	Tweed Heads
+61 7557	Southport
+61 7558	Southport
+61 8513	Marble Bar/Millstream/Mitchell/Mount Bruce/Newman/Onslow/Ord/Pannawonica/Paraburdoo/Port Hedland/Roebuck/Sandfire/Telfer/Tom Price/Whaleback/Wittenoom/Wyndham/Derby/Broome/Christmas Island/Cocos Island/Dampier/De Grey/Fitzroy Crossing/Great Sandy/Hall's Creek/Karratha/Kununurra/Leopold
+61 8514	Roebuck /Sandfire /Tom Price/Telfer/Wyndham/Whaleback /Wittenoom/Wyndham
+61 855	Bakers Hill/Bindoon/Bullsbrook East/Byford/Dwellingup/Gidgegannup/Gingin/Guilderton/Mandurah/Mount Helena/Mount Wells/Pinjarra/Rockingham/Toodyay/Yanchep
+61 8611	Perth
+61 8614	Perth
+61 8616	Perth
+61 8620	Wanneroo
+61 8624	Perth
+61 8631	Perth
+61 8636	Perth
+61 8646	Perth
+61 8700	Adelaide
+61 8707	Adelaide
+61 8712	Adelaide
+61 8722	Adelaide
+61 8732	Adelaide
+61 8820	Adelaide
+61 8821	Adelaide
+61 8823	Adelaide
+61 8825	Salisbury
+61 8826	Adelaide
+61 8830	Adelaide
+61 8833	Adelaide
+61 8834	Adelaide
+61 8840	Adelaide
+61 8841	Adelaide
+61 8892	Darwin
+61 8894	Darwin
+61 8895	Alice Springs
+61 8898	Darwin
+61 8920	Perth
+61 8922	Perth
+61 8923	Perth
+61 8925	Perth
+61 8926	Perth
+61 8927	Perth
+61 8929	Kalamunda
+61 8933	Perth
+61 8934	Perth
+61 8937	Perth
+61 8938	Perth
+61 8939	Armadale
+61 8940	Wanneroo
+61 8941	Spearwood
+61 8942	Perth
+61 8944	Perth
+61 8972	Bunbury

Showing 400 of 60558 rows in the source. Names are where the range was first assigned; numbers move between places and carriers.

Who first issued each range in Australia

108 ranges are listed in the source with the network that first held them. Numbers port between networks, so the current network can differ.

First issuers of Australia number ranges
Starts with	First issued to
+61 400	Telstra
+61 401	Optus
+61 402	Optus
+61 403	Optus
+61 404	Vodafone
+61 405	Vodafone
+61 406	Vodafone
+61 407	Telstra
+61 408	Telstra
+61 409	Telstra
+61 410	Vodafone
+61 411	Optus

Show the other 96 rows

First issuers of Australia number ranges, continued
Starts with	First issued to
+61 412	Optus
+61 413	Optus
+61 414	Vodafone
+61 415	Vodafone
+61 416	Vodafone
+61 417	Telstra
+61 418	Telstra
+61 419	Telstra
+61 420	Vodafone
+61 42000	Rail Corporation NSW
+61 42001	Rail Corporation NSW
+61 42002	Dialogue Communications
+61 42003	MessageBird
+61 42004	Symbio Networks
+61 4201	Pivotel Satellite
+61 421	Optus
+61 422	Optus
+61 423	Optus
+61 424	Vodafone
+61 425	Vodafone
+61 426	Vodafone
+61 427	Telstra
+61 428	Telstra
+61 429	Telstra
+61 430	Vodafone
+61 431	Optus
+61 432	Optus
+61 433	Vodafone
+61 434	Optus
+61 435	Optus
+61 436	Telstra
+61 437	Telstra
+61 438	Telstra
+61 439	Telstra
+61 440	MessageBird
+61 4400	Aazad distribution discretionary trust
+61 4444	Telstra
+61 4445	Telstra
+61 447	Telstra
+61 448	Telstra
+61 449	Vodafone
+61 4493	Soul Pattinson
+61 45	Telstra
+61 450	Vodafone
+61 451	Vodafone
+61 452	Vodafone
+61 46	Telstra
+61 466	Optus
+61 468	Optus
+61 469	Lycamobile
+61 4700	Lycamobile
+61 4701	Lycamobile
+61 4702	Lycamobile
+61 4703	Lycamobile
+61 4704	Lycamobile
+61 4705	Lycamobile
+61 4706	Lycamobile
+61 4707	Telstra
+61 472	Telstra
+61 473	Telstra
+61 474	Telstra
+61 475	Telstra
+61 476	Telstra
+61 477	Telstra
+61 478	Optus
+61 479	Optus
+61 4800	Pivotel Satellite
+61 4801	Telstra
+61 4802	Telstra
+61 4803	Telstra
+61 4804	Telstra
+61 4805	Telstra
+61 4806	Telstra
+61 4807	Telstra
+61 4808	Pivotel Satellite
+61 481	Optus
+61 482	Optus
+61 483	Telstra
+61 4839	Optus
+61 484	Telstra
+61 485	Optus
+61 4858	Pivotel Satellite
+61 4859	TravelSIM
+61 486	Telstra
+61 487	Telstra
+61 488	Telstra
+61 4888	My Number
+61 4890	Optus
+61 4891	Optus
+61 4892	Optus
+61 4893	Optus
+61 48984	Victorian Rail Track
+61 48985	MessageBird
+61 4899	Pivotel Satellite
+61 49	Telstra
+61 495	Optus

108 rows. The first issuer of the range; numbers port between carriers, so the current carrier can differ.

Other places that use +61

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Christmas Island

Questions about calling Australia

What is the country code for Australia?: The country code for Australia is +61. Written in full, a number looks like +61 412 345 678.
How do I call Australia from the United States?: Dial 011, then 61 412 345 678. On a mobile phone you can dial +61 412 345 678 instead.
Do I dial the 0 at the start of an Australia number from abroad?: No. The 0 is the trunk prefix used for calls inside Australia (0412 345 678). From abroad it is dropped after +61 (+61 412 345 678).
How many digits is an Australia phone number?: Mobile numbers have 9 digits after the country code. Landline numbers have 9 digits.
How do I call another country from Australia?: Dial 0011, then the country code and the number. On a mobile phone, + replaces 0011.
Which other places use +61?: Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island also use +61, so the digits after the code are what tell the places apart.

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