Telephone Country and Area Codes
The phone country code to use when telephoning Australia from another country is 61. The area codes for the capital cities are:
- Adelaide - 8
- Brisbane - 7
- Canberra - 2
- Darwin - 8
- Hobart - 3
- Melbourne - 3
- Perth - 8
- Sydney - 2
For example, if you are calling Canberra from outside Australia, first dial your country's international access number, then dial 61, then dial 2, then dial the local phone number.
