Australia Post - Parcel Tracking Information

What is Parcel Tracking?
How it Works.
Expected Delivery Times.

What is Parcel Tracking
Australia Post tracks parcels as they travel through their freight network.  The delivery status of your parcel can be checked on the Australia Post Delivery Tracking website at http://www.ausposttracking.com.au/

How it works.
Each parcel carries a barcoded, which is scanned once it reaches your local delivery center (one day Australia Post may scan the parcel when they receive them from us, unfortunately this is not the case yet)

A tracking record for your parcel should appear around the expected delivery day when your parcel arrives at your local delivery centre. 

Australia Post collects parcel from our warehouse each afternoon and they are taken to our local parcel centre and sent on from there.

Your parcel number is included on your shipping confirmation email. eg.

Items Shipped on 16-Oct-03
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Title                                                   Qty ItemPrice Price
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NBA Street 2                                          1     $89.95   $89.95
for PlayStation 2
By: eParcel Post           Article ID: xxxxxxxxxxx                 $6.00
--------------------------------------- ---- --------- ---------
Paid by: <Payment Method>                                        $95.95
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NB: For Registered Post parcels we include an RP in front of the number this is not a part of the Australia Post article id and you will need to remove this RP from your article number to find it in the Australia Post system.

Once the parcel has reach your local delivery centre a scan event will be created and checking at http://www.ausposttracking.com.au using your Article number XXXXXXXXX number will show you something like this:

07/07/2008 07:51   Transferred to facility   ALEXANDRIA PDC
07/07/2008 05:54   In transit   ALEXANDRIA PDC

The local parcel contractor in your area will attempt to deliver your parcel and on delivery a signature is required (for registered and eparcel articles). If no one is at the delivery address to receive the parcel a card will be left advising that the parcel can be collected from the nearest post office.

Expected Delivery Times provided by Australia Post
 

From Games Warehouse in Sydney to	Applicable Postcodes	Delivery Standard (Business Days)
Sydney	1000-2249;2555-2574;2740-2786	1
Canberra	0200-0299;2600-2620;2900-2920	1
Newcastle	2282-2310	1
Wollongong	2500-2506;2515-2530	1
Gosford	2250-2263	1
NSW Country	2264-2281;2311-2499;2507-2514;2531-2554;2575-2599;2631-2739;2787-2899	2
Melbourne	3000-3210;3335-3341;3425-3443;3750-3811;3910-3920;3926-3944;3972-3978;3980-3983;8000-8999	2
Geelong + Ballarat	3214-3220;3350;3353-3356	3
Victoria Country	3211-3213;3221-3334;3342-3349;3351-3352;3357-3424;3444-3749;3812-3909;3921-3925;3945-3971;3979;3984-3999	3
Brisbane	4000-4209;4500-4549;4999;9000-9799	2
Gold Coast	4210-4229	3
Sunshine Coast	4550-4575	3
Ipswich	4300-4307	3
QLD Country Near	4230-4299;4308-4499;4576-4689	3
QLD Country Far	4690-4899	3
Adelaide	5000-5199;5800-5999	3
SA Country	5200-5749	4
Perth	6000-6205;6800-6999	4
WA Country Near	6206-6699	5
WA Country Far	6700-6799	5
Tasmania	7000-7099;7100-7500,7151	5,6
Northern Territory	0800-0834;0835-0899	5,6