Australian phone number formats

Australian numbers are ten digits long (with a few exceptions). NumberCheck accepts any of these forms — with spaces, dashes, brackets, a leading zero, or the international +61 prefix — and normalises them to a single page per number.

Mobile

04xx xxx xxx

+61 4xx xxx xxx

All Australian mobiles start with 04 (and some newer ranges with 05). Ten digits in total.

Landline — NSW / ACT

(02) xxxx xxxx

+61 2 xxxx xxxx

Sydney, Canberra, regional NSW and the ACT.

Landline — VIC / TAS

(03) xxxx xxxx

+61 3 xxxx xxxx

Melbourne, regional Victoria and Tasmania.

Landline — QLD

(07) xxxx xxxx

+61 7 xxxx xxxx

Brisbane, Gold Coast and the rest of Queensland.

Landline — SA / WA / NT

(08) xxxx xxxx

+61 8 xxxx xxxx

Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and surrounding regions.

Toll free

1800 xxx xxx

+61 1800 xxx xxx

Free to call from Australian landlines. Widely used by call centres — and by scammers spoofing them.

Local rate

1300 xxx xxx / 13 xx xx

+61 1300 xxx xxx

Charged at a local rate. The short 13 form has only six digits.

Premium rate

190x xxx xxx

+61 190x xxx xxx

Charged at premium rates. Treat unexpected calls and call-backs with caution.

Satellite

014x xxx xxx

+61 14x xxx xxx

Satellite services, used mainly in remote areas.

Converting to international format

Drop the leading 0 and add +61. So 0412 345 678 becomes +61 412 345 678, and (02) 9123 4567 becomes +61 2 9123 4567. Service numbers such as 1300 and 1800 keep all their digits after +61.