What is Telephone numbers in Australia?
'''[[Country Code]]: +61'''<br> '''International Call Prefix: 0011'''<br> '''Trunk Prefix: 0''' The '''Australian telephone numbering plan''' is how [[phone number]]s work in [[Australia]]. It has changed many times. The most recent major change was between 1994 and 1998.<ref>Telecommunications Numbering Plan – 1997 as amended 4th January, 2008</ref> == Present numbering plan Overview == Australia is divided geographically into four large area codes. The standard telephone number in Australia has ten digits. The first digit is '0'. The first digits are for the type of service. The following list is a high level of numbering plan presented in domestic format. Geographical region boundaries do not exactly follow state borders. *'''00''' Emergency and International access *'''01''' Alternative phone services *'''02''' Geographic: Central East region ([[New South Wales|NSW]], [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]]) *'''03''' Geographic: South-east region ([[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]], [[Tasmania|TAS]]) *'''04''' Digital Mobile services (GSM and 3G) *'''05''' Universal/Personal numberings *'''07''' Geographic: North-east region ([[Queensland|QLD]]) *'''08''' Geographic: Central and West region ([[South Australia|SA]], [[Northern Territory|NT]], [[Western Australia|WA]]) *'''09''' Internet of things service <ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L00409/latest/text Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025]</ref> *'''1''' Non-geographic numbers (mostly for domestic use only) == Overview of plan between 1980s and 1994 == * '''00''' [[Tasmania|TAS]], toll-free, premium, satellite telephones * '''01''' AMPS mobile services * '''02''' [[Sydney]] * '''03''' [[Melbourne]] * '''04''' [[New South Wales|NSW]] regional areas less than 200 km away from Sydney * '''05''' [[Victoria (Australian state)|VIC]] regional areas * '''06''' [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]], NSW regional areas more than 200 km away from Sydney * '''07''' [[Queensland|QLD]] * '''08''' [[South Australia|SA]], [[Northern Territory|NT]] * '''09''' [