Country:
Australia

Capital:
Canberra

Language:
English (78.5%)

Size:
7,741,220 sq kms

Number of inhabitants:
21.2 million

Number of households:
7.5 million

GDP per head:
US$ 40,000.-

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Australia

Address format
Punctuation should not be used in Australian addresses. Nor should any words be underlined.

Local addresses should be no more than 3 lines long. Always use abbreviations for the state or territory and four-digit code. These should be written on the same line as the town/city/district.

The four digit code depicts state/territory and local areas.

Addresses can be written in capitals if desired, ie:

MR R H SMITH
COMPANY X
LEVEL  2 283 COWARD STREET
MASCOT NSW 2020
AUSTRALIA


Undeliverable mail terms
The postal authorities denote the undeliverable mail reasons in the English language.

  • Address inaccessible
  • Address incomplete 
  • Addressee has gone away
  • Addressee unknown
  • Gone away
  • No such post office
  • Not called for
  • Not known at this address
  • Refused
     

National holidays 2011

1 January New Year's Day
26 January Australia Day
22 April ♦ Good Friday
25 April Anzac Day
26 April Easter Monday (n/a in WA)
13 June  Queen's Birthday (n/a in WA and VIC)
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

Note:
Each state also has a number of local holidays that apply to that state only.