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Australia address examples & format

How to write an 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.

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:

  1. Address line - The recipient's name. If the recipient has a title, such as Sheila of Sunnies, include it here.
  2. Business or department name - If applicable, add the organization or department name.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. COUNTRY - AUS, written in all capital letters.
Australia address example

Australia address examples

Typical address example

19 Woronora Ave

Leumeah NSW 2560

AUS

Address example with units

U 1/56 Pirrama Rd

Pyrmont NSW 2009

AUS

Postal box example

PO BOX 115

Balhannah SA 5242

AUS

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Australia addresses, plus addresses in 240+ 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 6,313,580 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 Terrority - NT

Austrlian Capital Terrority - ACT

Term to describe postal codes
postcode
Postal code in language
postcode
Postal code format
9999
Postal service provider and website

Country information

Discover interesting details about Australia’s letter address format.

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
7,692,024 KM²
Capital
Canberra
Other major cities
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide

Population information

Total population
26,638,544 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
91% / 9%
Urban population
24,241,075
Rural population
2,397,469
Official language
English
All languages spoken
English
Most commonly used postal language
English
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Now that you've seen our Australia address examples and have become as wizard at Australian address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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