Delivery speeds and coverage
View delivery speeds and coverage for sending within Australia and overseas.
Calculate the cost and time to send your item
Use our online calculator to estimate the postage price and delivery time to send your letter or parcel within Australia or overseas. If you need more assistance, visit your local Post Office and talk to our friendly team.
Delivery speeds and coverage within Australia
Delivery times vary depending on the delivery speed you choose, and where you’re sending from, and where you’re sending to.
| Service | Delivery speed | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel Post | Delivery speed Same state: 2-4 business days1
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Coverage Australia-wide |
| Express Post parcels and Express Post letters | Delivery speed Same state: 1-2+ business days2
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Coverage Australia-wide |
| Regular letters | Delivery speed Same state: 3-5 business days1
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Coverage Australia-wide |
| Priority letters | Delivery speed Same state: Up to 3 business days1
Interstate: Up to 4 business days1 |
Coverage Australia-wide |
Sending an item overseas?
Get estimated international delivery times and find out which countries are currently accepting deliveries.
Choose the right delivery service
To help you choose the appropriate delivery service and postage price for your item, use our online calculator, download our Post Charges Booklet or visit your local Post Office.
Express Post next business day delivery2 is only available within the Express Post next business day delivery network. Depending on where you are posting from, Express Post next business day delivery may be available to the below postcodes. To check eligibility, enter the postcodes you’re sending from and to in our Postage Calculator.
City/State |
Eligible postcodes |
|---|---|
Canberra |
Eligible postcodes 0200, 2600-2620, 2900-2914 |
| Sydney | Eligible postcodes 1000-1920, 2000-2234, 2555-2574, 2740-2786 |
Melbourne |
Eligible postcodes 3000-3207, 3340-3341, 3750, 3755-3757, 8001-8785 |
Brisbane |
Eligible postcodes 4000-4209, 9016-9464 |
| Gold Coast | Eligible postcodes 2484-2490, 4210-4275, 9726 |
Adelaide |
Eligible postcodes 5000-5174, 5800-5950 |
Perth CBD3 |
Postcode range(s) 6000-6005, 6800-6892 |
| Tasmania | Postcode range(s) 7000-7019, 7050-7053; 7055; 7248-7250, 7258, 7275-7300; 7315; 7320 |
In addition to these postcodes, you can get next business day delivery to additional postcodes within the same state or territory where you lodge your Express Post item. If you're sending outside of the postcodes in the table, you can use our online calculator to calculate the postage cost and delivery time for your Express Post item.
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Mail delivery policy
We aim to provide a mail delivery service which is reasonably accessible to all people in Australia on an equitable basis, wherever they reside or carry on business.
1 While we endeavour to meet this timetable, the actual delivery speed will depend on where in each state/territory the item is being posted from/to, and the level of congestion in our delivery network at the relevant time. All delivery times are based on the number of business days items take to arrive following the day of posting. See delivery times for specific routes.
2 Next business day delivery is only available within the Express Post next business day delivery network. The national next business day delivery network operates between capital cities (excluding Darwin; and for Perth, delivery into the CBD only) and some major centres. Express eParcel is not covered in the Express Post guarantee.
3 Deliveries in Perth CBD only (Perth CBD not included for lodgements).
4 Devonport township only.
