Data Product Identification

Title

Postcode Boundaries

Alternate Titles

Postcode Boundaries for Australia

Abstract

This Postcode Boundaries Product Description is an ISO 19131 compliant description.

Purpose

This dataset provides the definitive postcode dataset for the entire Australian extent – see Extent below. It has been developed jointly by Geoscape and Australia Post to support the spatial analysis and visualisation of postcode areas.

Topic Category

Polygons defined by coordinate spatial data (latitude and longitude) with associated textual metadata.

Geographic Description

The Postcode Boundaries dataset covers the addresses within the complete national geography of Australia (AUS). The Bounding Box for this data is as follows:

  • North bounding latitude: -8˚

  • South bounding latitude: -45˚

  • East bounding longitude: 168˚

  • West bounding longitude: 96˚

This area covers the land masses of Australia, including External Territories and offshore islands (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island). The spatial domain is described by the polygon:

Postcode Boundaries Extent.

Geographic Extent Name

AUSTRALIA INCLUDING EXTERNAL TERRITORIES – AUS – Australia – Australia

The States and Territories within Australia are represented by the following:

State or Territory Name

Abbreviation

Character Code

New South Wales

NSW

1 (or 01)

Victoria

VIC

2 (or 02)

Queensland

QLD

3 (or 03)

South Australia

SA

4 (or 04)

Western Australia

WA

5 (or 05)

Tasmania

TAS

6 (or 06)

Northern Territory

NT

7 (or 07)

Australian Capital Territory

ACT

8 (or 08)

Other Territories

OT

9 (or 09)

Note

Geoscape has adopted the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) definition of ‘Other Territories’ (OT). It includes the Territory of Christmas Island, Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jervis Bay Territory and Norfolk Island. OT does not include any other external Territory.