Regulation 1.15M of the Migration Regulations 1994 defines ‘designated regional areas’ as:
- City or major regional centre that is designated in the legislative instrument.
- regional centre or other regional area that is designated in the legislative instrument.
Designated city or major regional centre
The following table is a specified designated city or major regional centre:
| Item | State or Territory | Postcodes |
| 1 | New South Wales | 2259, 2264 to 2308, 2500 to 2526, 2528 to 2535, 2574 |
| 2 | Victoria | 3211 to 3232, 3235, 3240, 3328, 3330 to 3333, 3340, 3342 |
| 3 | Queensland | 4019 to 4022, 4025, 4037, 4074, 4076 to 4078, 4207 to 4275, 4300, 4301, 4303 to 4305, 4500 to 4506, 4508 to 4512, 4514 to 4519, 4521, 4550, 4551, 4553 to 4562, 4564 to 4569, 4571 to 4575 |
| 4 | Western Australia | 6000 to 6038, 6050 to 6083, 6090 to 6182, 6208 to 6211, 6214, 6556 to 6558 |
| 5 | South Australia | 5000 to 5171, 5173, 5174, 5231 to 5235, 5240 to 5252, 5351, 5950 to 5960 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 7000, 7004 to 7026, 7030 to 7109, 7140 to 7151, 7170 to 7177 |
| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | All postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory |
Designated city or major regional centre
The following table is a specified regional centre or other regional area:
| Item | State or Territory | Postcodes |
| 1 | New South Wales | 2250 to 2258, 2260 to 2263, 2311 to 2490, 2527, 2536 to 2551, 2575 to 2739, 2753, 2754, 2756 to 2758, 2773 to 2898 |
| 2 | Victoria | 3097 to 3099, 3139, 3233, 3234, 3236 to 3239, 3241 to 3325, 3329, 3334, 3341, 3345 to 3424, 3430 to 3799, 3809 to 3909, 3912 to 3971, 3978 to 3996 |
| 3 | Queensland | 4124, 4125, 4133, 4183, 4184, 4280 to 4287, 4306 to 4498, 4507, 4552, 4563, 4570, 4580 to 4895 |
| 4 | Western Australia | All postcodes in Western Australia not mentioned in subsection (1) |
| 5 | South Australia | All postcodes in South Australia not mentioned in subsection (1) |
| 6 | Tasmania | All postcodes in Tasmania not mentioned in subsection (1) |
| 7 | Northern Territory | All postcodes in the Northern Territory |
| 8 | Norfolk Island | All postcodes in Norfolk Island |
| 9 | Other territories | All postcodes in a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island |
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