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Australia address format & examples
How to write a Australian address
Have your Australian friends saying, “good on ya” when they see that you know how to address a letter to them. You can look at our bonza Australian address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for Australian mail below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address in a jiffy.
Australia address examples
Residential address example19 Woronora Ave
Leumeah NSW 2560
AUS
Address example with unitsU 1/56 Pirrama Rd
Pyrmont NSW 2009
AUS
Postal box examplePO BOX 115
Balhannah SA 5242
AUS
Commercial address exampleSportsgirl Prahan
G10/12 Commercial Road
Prahran VIC 3181
Smarty address validation tools
Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Australia addresses, plus addresses in 250+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Australian address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.
Postal information
Australia's national postal system, "Australia Post," was established in 1809. As of recent data, Australia Post services approximately 6313580 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Australia. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
6 states, 2 territories
Administration area names and abbreviations
New South Wales - NSW
Queensland - QLD
South Australia - SA
Tasmania - TAS
Victoria - VIC
Western Australia - WA
Northern Territory - NT
Australian Capital Territory - ACT
Term to describe postal codes
postcode
Postal code in language
postcode
Postal code format
9999
Postal service provider and website
Australia Post
Country information
Now, let's get into it with the basics. The Australian address format will teach you how to address a letter for shipping or mailing, and should be written in all capital letters as follows:
- Address line - The recipient's name. If the recipient has a title, such as Sheila of Sunnies, include it here.
- Business or department name - If applicable, add the organization or department name.
- Building number - House or building number are listed here. If there are other address elements, this information should go on a separate line above this one (e.g. locked bag 100).
- Post town (city) and territory/state abbreviation and postal code - This is separated from the locality name by preferably 2 spaces. No punctuation marks are necessary as the extra space notates the separation of address components on this line.
- COUNTRY - AUS, written in all capital letters.
Country/territory name
Australia
ISO3
AUS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
AU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
AUS
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
036
Endonym
Australia
Total land area
7692024 KM²
Capital
Canberra
Other major cities
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
Population information
Total population
26638544 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
91% / 9%
Urban population
24241075
Rural population
2397469
Official language
English
All languages spoken
English
Most commonly used postal language
English
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Now that you've seen our Australian address examples and have become a wizard at Australia address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
Visit the global address formats page or Oceania/Australia address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.
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