88 Days Postcode Checker
Type a postcode and find out instantly whether it counts toward your 88 days (417 visa) or 6 months (462 visa) of specified work. Covers farm work, fishing, tree farming, construction, mining, and tourism and hospitality.
Bushfire and flood recovery work counts in declared local government areas (not postcodes). Check Home Affairs for those.
Based on Migration Instruments LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013 (as amended 5 April 2025). Always verify with the Department of Home Affairs before accepting work — your visa depends on it.
Farm work postcodes — 417 visa (and 462 plant & animal cultivation)
Plant and animal cultivation, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling, construction and mining all count in these postcodes on the 417. The same list applies to plant and animal cultivation and construction on the 462.
| State / territory | Eligible postcodes |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2311–2312, 2328–2411, 2420–2490, 2536–2551, 2575–2594, 2618–2739, 2787–2898 |
| Victoria | 3139, 3211–3334, 3340–3424, 3430–3649, 3658–3749, 3753, 3756, 3758, 3762, 3764, 3778–3781, 3783, 3797, 3799, 3810–3909, 3921–3925, 3945–3974, 3979, 3981–3996 |
| Queensland | 4124–4125, 4133, 4211, 4270–4272, 4275, 4280, 4285, 4287, 4307–4499, 4510, 4512, 4515–4519, 4522–4899 |
| South Australia | All postcodes |
| Western Australia | 6041–6044, 6055–6056, 6069, 6076, 6083–6084, 6111, 6121–6126, 6200–6799 |
| Tasmania | All postcodes |
| Northern Territory | All postcodes |
| Norfolk Island | All postcodes |
Northern Australia postcodes — 462 fishing, pearling, tree farming and felling
On the 462, fishing, pearling, tree farming and felling only count in Northern Australia.
| State / territory | Eligible postcodes |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 4472, 4478, 4481–4482, 4680, 4694–4695, 4697, 4699–4707, 4709–4714, 4717, 4720–4728, 4730–4733, 4735–4746, 4750–4751, 4753–4754, 4756–4757, 4798–4812, 4814–4825, 4828–4830, 4849–4850, 4852, 4854–4856, 4858–4861, 4865, 4868–4888, 4890–4892, 4895 |
| Western Australia | 0872, 6537, 6642, 6646, 6701, 6705, 6707, 6710–6714, 6716, 6718, 6720–6722, 6725–6726, 6728, 6740, 6743, 6751, 6753–6754, 6758, 6760, 6762, 6765, 6770 |
| Northern Territory | All postcodes |
Tourism and hospitality postcodes — both visas
Tourism and hospitality work counts in Northern Australia plus remote and very remote areas (both visas).
| State / territory | Eligible postcodes |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2356, 2386–2387, 2396, 2405–2406, 2672, 2675, 2825–2826, 2829, 2832–2836, 2838–2840, 2873, 2878–2879, 2898–2899 |
| Victoria | 3424, 3506, 3509, 3512, 3889–3892 |
| Queensland | 4025, 4183, 4406, 4416–4420, 4422–4423, 4426–4428, 4454, 4461–4462, 4465, 4467–4468, 4470, 4472, 4474–4475, 4477–4482, 4486–4494, 4496–4498, 4680, 4694–4695, 4697, 4699–4707, 4709–4714, 4717, 4720–4728, 4730–4733, 4735–4746, 4750–4751, 4753–4754, 4756–4757, 4798–4812, 4814–4825, 4828–4830, 4849–4850, 4852, 4854–4856, 4858–4861, 4865, 4868–4888, 4890–4892, 4895 |
| South Australia | 5220–5223, 5302–5304, 5440, 5576–5577, 5582–5583, 5602–5607, 5611, 5630–5633, 5640–5642, 5650–5655, 5660–5661, 5670–5671, 5680, 5690, 5713, 5715, 5717, 5719–5720, 5722–5725, 5730–5734 |
| Western Australia | 0872, 6161, 6335–6338, 6341, 6343, 6346, 6348, 6350–6353, 6355–6359, 6361, 6363, 6365, 6367–6369, 6373, 6375, 6385–6386, 6418–6429, 6431, 6434, 6436–6438, 6440, 6443, 6445–6448, 6450, 6452, 6466–6468, 6470, 6472–6473, 6475–6477, 6479–6480, 6484, 6487–6490, 6515, 6517–6519, 6536–6537, 6605–6606, 6608–6609, 6612–6614, 6616, 6620, 6623, 6625, 6627–6628, 6630–6632, 6635, 6638–6640, 6642, 6646, 6701, 6705, 6707, 6710–6714, 6716, 6718, 6720–6722, 6725–6726, 6728, 6731, 6733, 6740, 6743, 6751, 6753–6754, 6758, 6760, 6762, 6765, 6770, 6798–6799 |
| Tasmania | 7139, 7215, 7255–7257, 7466–7470 |
| Northern Territory | All postcodes |
Postcode checker FAQs
Does my postcode count for the 88 days?
Use the checker above. For farm work (plant and animal cultivation) on the 417 visa, most of regional Australia qualifies — but Greater Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, the Gold Coast and the ACT do not.
Are the postcode lists different for the 417 and 462 visas?
Yes. The 417 covers farm work across all of regional Australia. The 462 covers plant and animal cultivation and construction in regional Australia, but fishing, pearling and tree felling only count in Northern Australia. The 462 also requires 6 months of work, not 88 days, for the visa extension.
Does Tasmania count for the 88 days?
Yes. Every Tasmanian postcode qualifies for farm work on both the 417 and 462.
Does the Northern Territory count for the 88 days?
Yes. Every NT postcode qualifies, and the whole territory is also Northern Australia, so tourism and hospitality work counts there too.
Does Canberra or the ACT count for the 88 days?
No. No ACT postcode qualifies for farm work on either visa.
What about bushfire or flood recovery work?
Recovery work counts in declared disaster areas, but those are defined by local government area rather than postcode, so a postcode checker cannot confirm them. Check the declared LGA list on the Home Affairs website.
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