Parcel service standards

When it comes to sending your parcels with Parcel Post, we aim to deliver your items within 1-5 working days. We encourage you to check with your local post office to confirm regular parcel delivery times.

Based on weight, size and destination, estimated delivery times are as follows:

Sending parcels within the same state
Service Posted for delivery Delivery by
(business day after posting)
Regular parcel Within metropolitan areas of capital cities, or within the same city or town or environs Next day 
  Between a metropolitan area of a capital city and country locations *† 1-3 days
  Between country locations * 1-4 days
Express Post parcel Between places in the Express Post network Next day

 

Sending parcels to other states
Service Posted for delivery Delivery by
(business day after posting)
Regular parcel Between Sydney / Brisbane;
Sydney / Melbourne;
Melbourne / Canberra;
Melbourne / Adelaide 		Second day
(between metropolitan areas)
  Between Sydney / Adelaide;
Melbourne / Brisbane;
Melbourne / Tasmania;
Adelaide / Brisbane;
Adelaide / Canberra		 3 days
(between metropolitan areas)
  Between other capital cities * 4-5 days
(between metropolitan areas)
  To other interstate locations Please ask at your local Australia Post retail outlet.
Express Post parcel Between places in the Express Post network Next day

*For more information, call 13 POST (13 7678).
† Wider coverage is provided in some states.

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