ISO 3166-2:AUis the entry forAustraliainISO 3166-2,part of theISO 3166standardpublished by theInternational Organization for Standardization(ISO), which definescodesfor the names of the principalsubdivisions(e.g., provinces orstates) of allcountriescoded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Australia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for6 states and 2 territories.Lesser territories that are under the administration of the commonwealth government, such as theJervis Bay Territory,theAshmore and Cartier Islands,and theCoral Sea Islands,are not listed.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isAU,theISO 3166-1 alpha-2code of Australia. The second part is two or three letters, which is the conventional abbreviation of the state or territory (defined in Australian Standard AS 4212-1994).
Current codes
editSubdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|
| AU-NSW |  New South Wales
|
state |
| AU-QLD |  Queensland
|
state |
| AU-SA |  South Australia
|
state |
| AU-TAS |  Tasmania
|
state |
| AU-VIC |  Victoria
|
state |
| AU-WA |  Western Australia
|
state |
| AU-ACT |  Australian Capital Territory
|
territory |
| AU-NT |  Northern Territory
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territory |
The external territories ofChristmas Island,theCocos (Keeling) IslandsandNorfolk Islandhave their ownISO 3166-1codes and are not included in Australia's entry in ISO 3166-2. There are no ISO 3166-2 codes for:
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Australian Antarctic Territory(part ofAntarcticawith country code AQ)
- Coral Sea Islands
- Jervis Bay Territory
Changes
editThe following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Change of subdivision code in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4212-1994 | Codes: New South Wales:AU-NS→AU-NSW Queensland:AU-QL→AU-QLD Tasmania:AU-TS→AU-TAS Victoria:AU-VI→AU-VIC Australian Capital Territory:AU-CT→AU-ACT |
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
| Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) |
|---|---|
| 2015-11-27 | Update List Source |
| 2016-11-15 | Update List Source; update Code Source |
External territories
editFour of the external territories of Australia are officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1, with the following alpha-2 codes:
Under the definitions in ISO 3166-1, theAshmore and Cartier Islandsand theCoral Sea Islandsare covered by Australia, and theAustralian Antarctic Territoryis covered byAntarctica,with alpha-2 codeAQ.