Postcodes in Australia - Quiz
Postcodes in Australia
  • 1. Which organization uses postcodes to assign specific numbers for each bus stop in Greater Sydney?
A) Insurance companies
B) Transport for NSW
C) Australia Post
D) Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • 2. How many digits long might the sorting number printed on a letter as an orange-coloured barcode be?
A) 7 digits
B) 5 digits
C) 12 digits
D) 4 digits
  • 3. What is the name of the tool that companies can use to print Customer Addressed Barcodes above an address?
A) Delivery Point Identifier
B) Mail Sorting Machine
C) Rapid Addressing Tool (RATS)
D) Postcode Allocation System
  • 4. What is the size range of articles that flat multi-level OCR can read, imprint and sort?
A) B5 to B6 sized articles
B) C5 to A3 sized articles
C) A4 to A5 sized articles
D) Letter to Legal size articles
  • 5. Which organization publishes statistics by postcode for business and social planning activities?
A) Transport for NSW
B) Australia Post
C) Insurance companies
D) Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • 6. What is the inherent problem with spatial representation of postcodes mentioned in the text?
A) Postcodes are only used by Australia Post.
B) Postcodes are too long for practical use.
C) Areas referenced to a specific postal code tend to change over time.
D) Postcodes do not cover rural areas.
  • 7. What is the purpose of pre-sorting mail into postcode order?
A) Reduces postage costs.
B) Eliminates the need for manual sorting or using mail sorting machines.
C) Improves delivery speed.
D) Ensures privacy.
  • 8. What does each Delivery Point in Australia (DPID) have?
A) A specific sorting machine
B) An assigned mail carrier
C) Its own number
D) A unique postcode
  • 9. Which companies often use postcodes to calculate insurance costs?
A) Australian Bureau of Statistics
B) Transport for NSW
C) Australia Post
D) Insurance companies
  • 10. How are postcode numbers used in the context of bus stops in Greater Sydney?
A) The first four digits are the postcode, followed by 1 to 3 additional numbers for the specific bus stop.
B) They are used as a whole without any additional numbers.
C) Postcodes are not used for bus stops.
D) Only the last three digits are used for identifying bus stops.
  • 11. What is one of the uses of postcodes by companies that produce metropolitan street maps?
A) Creating new postal codes.
B) Listing the postcodes for each suburb in indexes and on the maps themselves.
C) Assigning delivery routes.
D) Calculating insurance premiums.
  • 12. What is a common use of postcodes by spatial representation companies?
A) Calculating insurance costs.
B) Defining sales and franchise territories.
C) Assigning delivery points.
D) Sorting mail manually.
  • 13. What is the purpose of the orange-coloured barcode printed on a letter?
A) It contains a sorting number to help place items in delivery order.
B) To track the recipient's location.
C) To calculate postage fees.
D) To identify the sender's address.
  • 14. What is the size limit for letters sorted by barcode sorter machines?
A) A3 size only
B) Up to C5 size
C) Letter size
D) B4 size and smaller
  • 15. What happens when new postcodes are added or existing ones are split?
A) Postcodes become longer.
B) Insurance costs decrease.
C) Mail sorting becomes faster.
D) Areas referenced to a specific postal code tend to change.
  • 16. What is the role of mail generating software in relation to postcodes?
A) It assigns new postal codes.
B) It can automatically sort outward mail by postcode before it is generated.
C) It prints Customer Addressed Barcodes.
D) It calculates delivery routes.
  • 17. When were postcode squares introduced?
A) June 1990
B) January 1985
C) March 1975
D) July 2000
  • 18. In what year were postcodes introduced in Australia?
A) 1990
B) 1975
C) 1980
D) 1967
  • 19. Which department initially introduced postcodes in Australia?
A) Australia Post
B) Department of Communications
C) Australian Postal Service
D) Postmaster-General's Department
  • 20. What color are the boxes for postcodes on Australian envelopes?
A) Red
B) Blue
C) Orange
D) Green
  • 21. Which organization now manages Australian postcodes?
A) Australian Postal Service
B) Department of Communications
C) Australia Post
D) Postmaster-General's Department
  • 22. What percentage of mail was using postcodes by 1968?
A) 90%
B) 60%
C) 75%
D) 50%
  • 23. What was introduced in 1968 to assist with mail sorting?
A) Automated mail delivery systems
B) Post office preferred-size envelopes
C) Digital postal tracking
D) International postal codes
  • 24. Which postcode is associated with Fremantle, Western Australia?
A) 2570
B) 2150
C) 6160
D) 3221
  • 25. How many towns and suburbs are covered by the 2570 postcode in New South Wales?
A) Thirty
B) Ten
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty-two
  • 26. What is the population range served by postcode 4350 in Toowoomba, Queensland?
A) Less than 10,000 people
B) About 50,000 people
C) Over 200,000 people
D) Around some 100,000 people
  • 27. What is the postcode for Cannonvale in Queensland?
A) 4350
B) 9944
C) 3221
D) 2150
  • 28. Which postcode was originally assigned to the Australian National University before changing to 2601?
A) 2124
B) 0200
C) 4029
D) 3221
  • 29. What postcode is used for street deliveries in Parramatta, Sydney?
A) 6160
B) 2124
C) 2150
D) 4029
  • 30. Which postcode was assigned to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital as a Large Volume Receiver (LVR)?
A) 3221
B) 0200
C) 4029
D) 2150
  • 31. When did Australia Post start discontinuing the LVR programme?
A) 1985
B) 2006
C) 1990
D) 2010
  • 32. What is the postcode for a PO Box in Parramatta, Sydney?
A) 2150
B) 3221
C) 2124
D) 4029
  • 33. Which postcode area includes twenty places around Geelong with very few people?
A) 3221
B) 2570
C) 4350
D) 6160
  • 34. Which Australian territories do not have their own unique first numeral for postcodes?
A) Jervis Bay Territory
B) Australian Capital Territory
C) Northern Territory
D) Tasmania
  • 35. Which postcode covers localities across WA, SA, and NT?
A) 2620
B) 2000
C) 0872
D) 3000
  • 36. Which state's postcodes start with the numeral '3'?
A) Victoria
B) South Australia
C) Queensland
D) New South Wales
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