ISO 3166-2:AU
ISO 3166-2:AU is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Australia. It describes six states and two territories. The first part is the ISO 3166-1 code AU for Australia, the second part of the code was two-digit-alphabetic. Now it varies.
| Code | Region | Type |
|---|---|---|
AU-ACT |
 Australian Capital Territory |
Territory |
AU-NSW |
 New South Wales |
State |
AU-NT |
 Northern Territory |
Territory |
AU-QLD |
 Queensland |
State |
AU-SA |
 South Australia |
State |
AU-TAS |
 Tasmania |
State |
AU-VIC |
 Victoria |
State |
AU-WA |
 Western Australia |
State |
Four external territories of Australia have ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes:
| Code | External Territory |
|---|---|
CC |
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
CX |
 Christmas Island |
HM |
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
NF |
 Norfolk Island |
Comparison with postal abbreviations
Australia also uses 4-digit numeric postcodes, such as Sydney NSW 2000.
Note these were different from the standard Australian postal abbreviations. Now ISO 3166-2:AU is in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4212-1994. Those changes were announced in ISO ISO 3166-2:2004-03-08 Newsletter I-6.
| State/Territory | ISO 3166-2 (old) | Postal & ISO 3166-2 (new) |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | AU-NS |
NSW |
| Queensland | AU-QL |
QLD |
| South Australia | AU-SA |
SA |
| Tasmania | AU-TS |
TAS |
| Victoria | AU-VI |
VIC |
| Western Australia | AU-WA |
WA |
| Australian Capital Territory | AU-CT |
ACT |
| Northern Territory | AU-NT |
NT |
See also
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands, an Australian external territory
- Australian Antarctic Territory, an Australian external territory
- Coral Sea Islands Territory, an Australian external territory
- ISO 3166-2, the reference table for all country region codes.
- ISO 3166-1, the reference table for all country codes, mostly as used for domain names on the Internet.
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