Designated regional area postcodes
Australia's regional visas use a list of “designated regional area” postcodes set by a legislative instrument. This tool tells you which category a postcode is in under that instrument — a fact about the postcode, not an assessment of any person's eligibility. Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are not designated regional areas.
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Content verified 14 July 2026.
The categories
Cities and major regional centres (s 3(1))
- New South Wales
- 2259, 2264–2308, 2500–2526, 2528–2535, 2574
- Victoria
- 3211–3232, 3235, 3240, 3328, 3330–3333, 3340, 3342
- Queensland
- 4019–4022, 4025, 4037, 4074, 4076–4078, 4207–4275, 4300, 4301, 4303–4305, 4500–4506, 4508–4512, 4514–4519, 4521, 4550, 4551, 4553–4562, 4564–4569, 4571–4575
- Western Australia
- 6000–6038, 6050–6083, 6090–6182, 6208–6211, 6214, 6556–6558
- South Australia
- 5000–5171, 5173, 5174, 5231–5235, 5240–5252, 5351, 5950–5960
- Tasmania
- 7000, 7004–7026, 7030–7109, 7140–7151, 7170–7177
- Australian Capital Territory
- All postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory
Regional centres and other regional areas (s 3(2))
- New South Wales
- 2250–2258, 2260–2263, 2311–2490, 2527, 2536–2551, 2575–2739, 2753, 2754, 2756–2758, 2773–2898
- Victoria
- 3097–3099, 3139, 3233, 3234, 3236–3239, 3241–3325, 3329, 3334, 3341, 3345–3424, 3430–3799, 3809–3909, 3912–3971, 3978–3996
- Queensland
- 4124, 4125, 4133, 4183, 4184, 4280–4287, 4306–4498, 4507, 4552, 4563, 4570, 4580–4895
- Western Australia
- All postcodes in Western Australia not mentioned in subsection (1)
- South Australia
- All postcodes in South Australia not mentioned in subsection (1)
- Tasmania
- All postcodes in Tasmania not mentioned in subsection (1)
- Northern Territory
- All postcodes in the Northern Territory
- Norfolk Island
- All postcodes in Norfolk Island
- Other territories
- All postcodes in a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island
Postcodes as specified by the instrument. A postcode's category is a fact about the instrument — it is not an eligibility assessment. Major cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane) are not designated regional areas. The Federal Register of Legislation holds the authoritative text (verified InForce, compilation 0 on 14 July 2026).