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Australia (AU, AUS) is a country in Australia and New Zealand, with Canberra as its capital. The currency is the Australian Dollar (AUD, A$). The international dialling code is +61 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0412 345 678. There are 12 time zones: Australia/Lord_Howe, Antarctica/Macquarie, Australia/Hobart, Australia/Melbourne, Australia/Sydney, and Australia/Broken_Hill and more. Main languages: English and Traditional Chinese.

CurrencyAUDA$
Dial code+61e.g. 0412 345 678
Time zone12 zonesUTC+10:30 … UTC+10:00
LanguageEnglish+1 more
CapitalCanberra
Population26.8M7.7M km²

Overview

Official name
Commonwealth of Australia
Native name
Australia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
AU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
AUS
ISO 3166-1 numeric
036
IOC code
AUS
Demonym
Australian
Capital
Canberra
Region
Oceania › Australia and New Zealand
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • Australasia
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.au
Coordinates
-27, 133
Area
7,692,024 km²
Population
26,768,600
GDP
$1.6T ($59.2K per person)
Literacy
99%
Landlocked
No
Land borders
None

Currency

Australian Dollar AUD

Symbol
A$ narrow $
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
$1,234.50

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
English enDe facto official96% (25.7M)
Traditional Chinese zh-Hant2.1% (562.1K)
Italian it1.9% (508.6K)
Warlpiri wbp0.0093% (2.5K)
Hmong Njua hnj0.0082% (2.2K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Australia/Lord_HoweUTC+10:30UTC+11:00Lord Howe Standard Time
Antarctica/MacquarieUTC+10:00UTC+11:00Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/HobartUTC+10:00UTC+11:00Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/MelbourneUTC+10:00UTC+11:00Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/SydneyUTC+10:00UTC+11:00Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/Broken_HillUTC+09:30UTC+10:30Australian Central Standard Time
Australia/BrisbaneUTC+10:00noneAustralian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/LindemanUTC+10:00noneAustralian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/AdelaideUTC+09:30UTC+10:30Australian Central Standard Time
Australia/DarwinUTC+09:30noneAustralian Central Standard Time
Australia/PerthUTC+08:00noneAustralian Western Standard Time
Australia/EuclaUTC+08:45noneAustralian Central Western Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+61
Dial-out prefix
001[14-689]|14(?:1[14]|34|4[17]|[56]6|7[47]|88)0011 preferred 0011
Trunk prefix
0
National number length
5–12 digits
Emergency number
0 pattern 000|1(?:06|12)

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line(02) 1234 5678+61 2 1234 5678(XX) XXXX XXXX9
Mobile0412 345 678+61 412 345 678XXXX XXX XXX9
Toll free1800 123 456+61 1800 123 456XXXX XXX XXX7, 10
Premium rate1900 123 456+61 1900 123 456XXXX XXX XXX10
Shared cost1300 123 456+61 1300 123 456XXXX XXX XXX6, 8, 10, 12
VoIP0147 101 234+61 147 101 234XXXX XXX XXX9
Pager016 312 34+61 16 312 34XXX XXX XX[5-9]
Show the 10 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{2})(\d{3,4})16$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})13$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{3})19$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{3})(\d{4})180 | 1802$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{4})(\d{3,4})19$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2,4})16$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})14|4$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d)(\d{4})(\d{4})[2378]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{4})(\d{3})(\d{3})1(?:30|[89])$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{4})(\d{4})(\d{4})130$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Organization}
{Name}
{Street address}
{City} {State/province} {Postal code}
Required fields
Street address, City, State/province, Postal code
Uppercase fields
City, State/province
Region label
state
Predefined regions
9

Postal code

Pattern
\d{4}
Examples
2060 · 3171 · 6430 · 4000 · 4006 · 3001

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Monday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle
12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4

Number and date formats

As written by the Australian English locale (en-AU), amounts in AUD.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (AUD)
$1,234,567.89
Accounting
($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 Australian dollars
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2 million
Scientific
1.235e6
Speed
88 kilometres per hour
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long
27 March 2026
Date, medium
27 Mar 2026
Date, short
27/3/26
Time, medium
3:04:05 pm
Time, short
3:04 pm
Date and time
27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year
March 2026
Weekday
Friday
Relative time
yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and
A, B and C
List: or
A, B or C

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