area stringclasses 4
values | state stringclasses 8
values | postcode_from float64 872 7.47k ⌀ | postcode_to float64 872 7.47k ⌀ | all_postcodes_in_state bool 2
classes | counts_for_work stringclasses 2
values | note stringclasses 2
values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,311 | 2,312 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,328 | 2,411 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,420 | 2,490 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,536 | 2,551 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,575 | 2,594 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,618 | 2,739 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NSW | 2,787 | 2,898 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,139 | 3,139 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,211 | 3,334 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,340 | 3,424 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,430 | 3,649 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,658 | 3,749 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,753 | 3,753 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,756 | 3,756 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,758 | 3,758 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,762 | 3,762 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,764 | 3,764 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,778 | 3,781 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,783 | 3,783 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,797 | 3,797 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,799 | 3,799 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,810 | 3,909 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,921 | 3,925 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,945 | 3,974 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,979 | 3,979 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | VIC | 3,981 | 3,996 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,124 | 4,125 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,133 | 4,133 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,211 | 4,211 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,270 | 4,272 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,275 | 4,275 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,280 | 4,280 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,285 | 4,285 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,287 | 4,287 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,307 | 4,499 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,510 | 4,510 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,512 | 4,512 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,515 | 4,519 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | QLD | 4,522 | 4,899 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | SA | null | null | true | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | TAS | null | null | true | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,041 | 6,044 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,055 | 6,056 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,069 | 6,069 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,076 | 6,076 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,083 | 6,084 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,111 | 6,111 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,121 | 6,126 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | WA | 6,200 | 6,799 | false | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | NT | null | null | true | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Regional Australia | Norfolk Island | null | null | true | farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,472 | 4,472 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,478 | 4,478 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,481 | 4,481 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,482 | 4,482 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,680 | 4,680 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,694 | 4,695 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,697 | 4,697 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,699 | 4,707 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,709 | 4,714 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,717 | 4,717 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,720 | 4,728 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,730 | 4,733 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,735 | 4,746 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,750 | 4,751 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,753 | 4,754 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,756 | 4,757 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,798 | 4,812 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,814 | 4,825 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,828 | 4,830 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,849 | 4,849 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,850 | 4,850 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,852 | 4,852 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,854 | 4,856 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,858 | 4,861 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,865 | 4,865 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,868 | 4,888 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,890 | 4,892 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | QLD | 4,895 | 4,895 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 872 | 872 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,537 | 6,537 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,642 | 6,642 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,646 | 6,646 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,701 | 6,701 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,705 | 6,705 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,707 | 6,707 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,710 | 6,714 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,716 | 6,716 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,718 | 6,718 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,720 | 6,722 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,725 | 6,726 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,728 | 6,728 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,740 | 6,740 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,743 | 6,743 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,751 | 6,751 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,753 | 6,754 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,758 | 6,758 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,760 | 6,760 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,762 | 6,762 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
Northern Australia | WA | 6,765 | 6,765 | false | tourism_hospitality | null |
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Australian postcodes eligible for specified work (the "88 days")
Working Holiday Maker visa holders (subclass 417, and 462 under a near-identical instrument) need 88 days of "specified work" in eligible areas of Australia to apply for a second-year visa, and 179 days for a third. The official list of eligible areas is a legal instrument published as a PDF, with postcodes written as ranges inside the text. This dataset turns it into one CSV row per range, with the kind of work each area counts for.
Maintained by 88mates, a free app for Working Holiday makers in Australia.
- Check a postcode online: https://88mates.com/en/88-days-postcode-checker
- Where to do your 88 days, region by region: https://88mates.com/en/88-days
Source
Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 417 visas) Instrument 2022 (LIN 22/012), Schedule 1, compilation in force on 5 April 2025, Department of Home Affairs. https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2022L00271/latest/details
Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 3 November 2026 (latest compilation checked on that date). For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.
The subclass 462 instrument (LIN 22/013) has a near-identical Schedule 1; check it for a 462 visa.
File
specified_work_postcode_ranges.csv, 234 rows:
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
area |
Regional Australia, Northern Australia, Remote and Very Remote Australia, or a postcode listed on its own |
state |
State or territory |
postcode_from, postcode_to |
Inclusive range of 4-digit postcodes (empty when the whole state counts) |
all_postcodes_in_state |
true when every postcode of the state or territory counts (e.g. Northern Territory, Tasmania, South Australia for Regional Australia) |
counts_for_work |
farm_fishing_forestry_construction_mining or tourism_hospitality |
note |
Remarks on a row |
How the rules work
- Farm work, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling, construction and mining count in Regional Australia.
- Tourism and hospitality count only in Northern Australia and Remote and Very Remote Australia, plus four postcodes listed on their own (4406, 4416, 4498, 7215). A postcode can therefore be eligible for a farm job and not for a hotel job.
- Ranges are copied as written: a range can include numbers that are not real postcodes.
Limits
- Areas affected by bushfires, floods, cyclones or other severe weather are defined by local government area (LGA), not by postcode, and are not included.
- The official text prints one Remote Australia range in NSW as "2832 to 283", a typo. It is widened here
to 2832–2839 (see the
notecolumn). - This is not legal advice. The Department of Home Affairs decides whether work counts.
Licence
CC BY 4.0. Please credit "88mates (https://88mates.com), based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation".
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