This postcode list applies only to:
- sponsored applicants for the Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) visa
- Subsequent Skilled Regional (Residence) visa (subclass 887) visa applicants
If you are applying for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) via the Extended pathway, and you were sponsored by a relative for your current skilled visa, you must nominate to live and work in a specified area of Australia listed below. The designated regional areas postcode list that came into effect on 16 November 2019 does not apply to you.
For this visa, specified area means any one of the following:
State | Regional areas | Postcode |
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Australian Capital Territory | Everywhere in the territory | All postcodes |
New South Wales | Everywhere except Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong | 2311 to 2312, 2328 to 2333, 2336 to 2490, 2535 to 2551, 2575 to 2739, 2787 to 2898 |
Northern Territory | Everywhere in the territory | All postcodes |
Queensland | Everywhere except the greater Brisbane area | 4019 to 4028, 4037 to 4050, 4079 to 4100, 4114, 4118, 4124 to 4150, 4158 to 4168, 4180 to 4899 |
South Australia | Everywhere in the state | All postcodes |
Tasmania | Everywhere in the state | All postcodes |
Victoria | Everywhere in the state | All postcodes |
Western Australia | Everywhere in the state | All postcodes
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