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Designated Area - Sponsor
Your sponsoring relative must live in a Designated Area and must have lived there for at least 12 months immediately before the sponsorship and be living there at the time the visa application is assessed
| State or Territory | Designated Areas (by Post Codes) |
| ACT | Anywhere |
| New South Wales | 2311-2312, 2328-2333, 2336-2490, 2535-2551, 2575-2739, 2787-2898 (anywhere except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong) |
| Northern Territory | Anywhere |
| Queensland | 4019-4028, 4037-4050, 4079-4100, 4114, 4118, 4124-4150, 4158-4168, 4180-4899 (anywhere except Brisbane metropolitan area) |
| South Australia | Anywhere |
| Tasmania | Anywhere |
| Victoria | Anywhere |
| Western Australia | 6042-6044, 6051, 6126, 6200-6799 (anywhere except Perth metropolitan region) |
To find the postcode of a suburb in Australia or to find the name of a suburb that you already know the postcode of use the Australia Post - postcode search .