Select the State or Territory Code port to write a single-digit code to an Australia address that identifies the state or territory to which the address belongs.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics also recognizes the name of the state or territory. To return the state or territory name, select the State or Territory Name port.

The following table provides the location and default precision of the State or Territory Code port:

The Australian Statistical Geography Standard recognizes 12 states and territories. However, the Australian Statistical Geography Standard combines four territories into a single unit for statistical purposes. The State or Territory Code port returns the codes that the Australian Statistical Geography Standard uses.

The following table lists the state or territory codes that the port can return:

The Australian Statistical Geography Standard organizes the following territories into a single unit with the code 9 and the name

Other Territories

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The Australian Statistical Geography Standard added Norfolk Island to the group of Other Territories in 2016.