Postcodes in Australia are used to more efficiently sort and route mail within the Australian postal system. Postcodes in Australia have four digits and are placed at the end of the Australian address, before the country. Postcodes were introduced in Australia in 1967 by the Postmaster-General's Department and are now managed by Australia Post, Australia's national postal service. Postcodes are published in booklets available from post offices or online from the Australia Post website.
Australian postcodes have four digits; many envelopes for posting within Australia have four square boxes, one for each digit of the postcode.
A postal code is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.
Post office sign in Farrer, Australian Capital Territory, showing postcode 2607
1977 Soviet stamp promoting the use of postal codes