Australia country code

How to call Australia using country code ?

Australia is located in Oceania near countries : New Caledonia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and East Timor. The international country code to dial Australia is :

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Phone use and access in Commonwealth of Australia

As many Oceanian countries, the international dialing code 61 is only required to call Australia from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Australia, it is not necessary to dial the Australian country code 61. Finally, to call your correspondent in Australia from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 0061 / 810 61 / 011 61 / +61.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 0011 (to dial when making calls from Australia to abroad)
Australian international dialing code : 61
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 8180000 Australian subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 33.91% of Australians
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 26551000 Australian mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 110.05% of Australians
Internet usage : 88.2% of Australians

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How to call Australia from USA and Canada

Calling Australian landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Australia country code : 61 ;
dial the area code : For example "3 " is Bendigo area phone code ;
add the Australian phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 61 3 XXX XXX.

Calling Australian mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Australia country code : 61 ;
add the Australian mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 61 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

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About Australia

Australia belongs to the Oceanian continent bordering New Caledonia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and East Timor. Australian population is about 21262641 inhabitants with an area of 7,741,220 km². The capital of Australia is Canberra and the iso code is : AUS.

What time is it now in Australia ?

Before calling your Australian correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Australia.
Australian local time :

The current time is 8:38 PM (UTC/GMT 11 hours).

Current day :

We are : Saturday December 2, 2023 .

Australian cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...
2	Wollongong	011612	00612
3	Warrnambool	011613	00613
2	Wagga Wagga	011612	00612
7	Tweed Heads	011617	00617
7	Townsville	011617	00617
7	Toowoomba	011617	00617
2	Tamworth	011612	00612
2	Sydney	011612	00612
7	Sunshine Coast	011617	00617
3	Sunbury	011613	00613
3	Shepparton	011613	00613
8	Rockingham	011618	00618
7	Rockhampton	011617	00617
2	Port Macquarie	011612	00612
8	Perth	011618	00618
2	Orange	011612	00612
2	Newcastle	011612	00612
3	Mildura	011613	00613
3	Melton	011613	00613
3	Melbourne	011613	00613
8	Mandurah	011618	00618
2	Maitland	011612	00612
7	Mackay	011617	00617
3	Launceston	011613	00613
3	Hobart	011613	00613
7	Hervey Bay	011617	00617
2	Gosford	011612	00612
7	Gold Coast	011617	00617
3	Geelong	011613	00613
8	Darwin	011618	00618
2	Canberra	011612	00612
7	Cairns	011617	00617
7	Bundaberg	011617	00617
8	Bunbury	011618	00618
7	Brisbane	011617	00617
3	Bendigo	011613	00613
3	Ballarat	011613	00613
2	Albury-Wodonga	011612	00612
8	Adelaide	011618	00618

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