Commonwealth legislation

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Working Holiday Visa - Definitions of Seasonal Work and Regional Australia - IMMI 06/069

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This legislative instrument defines which parts of Australia count as regional areas for people on Working Holiday Visas (subclasses 417 and 462).

If you hold one of these visas, you can qualify for a second or third year in Australia by doing specified work—such as harvesting crops, working in fisheries, or mining—in these designated locations.

The instrument operates as a postcode lookup table:

In New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, only the listed postcode ranges qualify as regional (generally covering rural and outer metropolitan areas, excluding major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth).
Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania are entirely classified as regional.

Employers and visa holders use this list to confirm whether a particular job location will count towards the visa extension requirements.

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Schedule

AREAS	POSTCODES INCLUSIVE
NEW SOUTH WALES	2311 to 23122328 to 24112420 to 24902536 to 25512575 to 25942618 to 27392787 to 2898
NORTHERN TERRITORY	Entire Territory
QUEENSLAND	4124 to 4125413342114270 to 427242754280428542874307 to 449945154517 to 45194522 to 4899
SOUTH AUSTRALIA	Entire State
TASMANIA	Entire State
VICTORIA	3211 to 33343340 to 34243430 to 36493658 to 37493753, 3756, 3758, 3762, 37643778 to 37813783, 3797, 37993810 to 39093921 to 39253945 to 397439793981 to 3996
WESTERN AUSTRALIA	6041 to 60446083 to 60846121 to 61266200 to 6799

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Schedule

AREAS	POSTCODES INCLUSIVE
NEW SOUTH WALES	2311 to 23122328 to 24112420 to 24902536 to 25512575 to 25942618 to 27392787 to 2898
NORTHERN TERRITORY	Entire Territory
QUEENSLAND	4124 to 4125413342114270 to 427242754280428542874307 to 449945154517 to 45194522 to 4899
SOUTH AUSTRALIA	Entire State
TASMANIA	Entire State
VICTORIA	3211 to 33343340 to 34243430 to 36493658 to 37493753, 3756, 3758, 3762, 37643778 to 37813783, 3797, 37993810 to 39093921 to 39253945 to 397439793981 to 3996
WESTERN AUSTRALIA	6041 to 60446083 to 60846121 to 61266200 to 6799