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Postcodes in Australia - Quiz
Contributed by: Ogden
  • 1. Which organization uses postcodes to assign specific numbers for each bus stop in Greater Sydney?
A) Insurance companies
B) Australian Bureau of Statistics
C) Transport for NSW
D) Australia Post
  • 2. How many digits long might the sorting number printed on a letter as an orange-coloured barcode be?
A) 5 digits
B) 7 digits
C) 4 digits
D) 12 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) Rapid Addressing Tool (RATS)
C) Postcode Allocation System
D) Mail Sorting Machine
  • 4. What is the size range of articles that flat multi-level OCR can read, imprint and sort?
A) A4 to A5 sized articles
B) B5 to B6 sized articles
C) Letter to Legal size articles
D) C5 to A3 sized articles
  • 5. Which organization publishes statistics by postcode for business and social planning activities?
A) Australian Bureau of Statistics
B) Australia Post
C) Transport for NSW
D) Insurance companies
  • 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) Improves delivery speed.
B) Reduces postage costs.
C) Eliminates the need for manual sorting or using mail sorting machines.
D) Ensures privacy.
  • 8. What does each Delivery Point in Australia (DPID) have?
A) A unique postcode
B) A specific sorting machine
C) An assigned mail carrier
D) Its own number
  • 9. Which companies often use postcodes to calculate insurance costs?
A) Transport for NSW
B) Australian Bureau of Statistics
C) Insurance companies
D) Australia Post
  • 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) Only the last three digits are used for identifying bus stops.
D) Postcodes are not used for bus stops.
  • 11. What is one of the uses of postcodes by companies that produce metropolitan street maps?
A) Listing the postcodes for each suburb in indexes and on the maps themselves.
B) Creating new postal codes.
C) Assigning delivery routes.
D) Calculating insurance premiums.
  • 12. What is a common use of postcodes by spatial representation companies?
A) Sorting mail manually.
B) Defining sales and franchise territories.
C) Calculating insurance costs.
D) Assigning delivery points.
  • 13. What is the purpose of the orange-coloured barcode printed on a letter?
A) To calculate postage fees.
B) To identify the sender's address.
C) To track the recipient's location.
D) It contains a sorting number to help place items in delivery order.
  • 14. What is the size limit for letters sorted by barcode sorter machines?
A) Up to C5 size
B) A3 size only
C) B4 size and smaller
D) Letter size
  • 15. What happens when new postcodes are added or existing ones are split?
A) Postcodes become longer.
B) Insurance costs decrease.
C) Areas referenced to a specific postal code tend to change.
D) Mail sorting becomes faster.
  • 16. What is the role of mail generating software in relation to postcodes?
A) It prints Customer Addressed Barcodes.
B) It can automatically sort outward mail by postcode before it is generated.
C) It calculates delivery routes.
D) It assigns new postal codes.
  • 17. When were postcode squares introduced?
A) March 1975
B) July 2000
C) June 1990
D) January 1985
  • 18. In what year were postcodes introduced in Australia?
A) 1975
B) 1990
C) 1967
D) 1980
  • 19. Which department initially introduced postcodes in Australia?
A) Postmaster-General's Department
B) Australia Post
C) Department of Communications
D) Australian Postal Service
  • 20. What color are the boxes for postcodes on Australian envelopes?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Green
D) Orange
  • 21. Which organization now manages Australian postcodes?
A) Australian Postal Service
B) Postmaster-General's Department
C) Australia Post
D) Department of Communications
  • 22. What percentage of mail was using postcodes by 1968?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 50%
  • 23. What was introduced in 1968 to assist with mail sorting?
A) Post office preferred-size envelopes
B) International postal codes
C) Digital postal tracking
D) Automated mail delivery systems
  • 24. Which postcode is associated with Fremantle, Western Australia?
A) 6160
B) 2570
C) 3221
D) 2150
  • 25. How many towns and suburbs are covered by the 2570 postcode in New South Wales?
A) Thirty
B) Fifteen
C) Ten
D) Twenty-two
  • 26. What is the population range served by postcode 4350 in Toowoomba, Queensland?
A) About 50,000 people
B) Around some 100,000 people
C) Less than 10,000 people
D) Over 200,000 people
  • 27. What is the postcode for Cannonvale in Queensland?
A) 9944
B) 2150
C) 4350
D) 3221
  • 28. Which postcode was originally assigned to the Australian National University before changing to 2601?
A) 2124
B) 4029
C) 0200
D) 3221
  • 29. What postcode is used for street deliveries in Parramatta, Sydney?
A) 2124
B) 6160
C) 4029
D) 2150
  • 30. Which postcode was assigned to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital as a Large Volume Receiver (LVR)?
A) 4029
B) 3221
C) 0200
D) 2150
  • 31. When did Australia Post start discontinuing the LVR programme?
A) 1990
B) 1985
C) 2006
D) 2010
  • 32. What is the postcode for a PO Box in Parramatta, Sydney?
A) 2124
B) 4029
C) 3221
D) 2150
  • 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) Tasmania
C) Northern Territory
D) Australian Capital Territory
  • 35. Which postcode covers localities across WA, SA, and NT?
A) 3000
B) 2620
C) 2000
D) 0872
  • 36. Which state's postcodes start with the numeral '3'?
A) Victoria
B) New South Wales
C) South Australia
D) Queensland
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