Postal district numbers of Melbourne explained

Postal district numbers for the addressing and sorting of mail were used in the suburban area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from February 1928[1] until their 1967 replacement by the Australia-wide postcodes. They were based on the London codes with a letter (or letters) denoting the direction from the main city post office and a number appended to, generally, correlate with the relative distance. An earlier system from around 1923 with twelve districts or 54[1] [2] which had failed due to neglect was replaced.

Most postal districts were named from the post office from which delivery of mail was effected although a small number of districts contained no post offices. 99 districts were created and suburbs which were developed after 1928 were not allocated postal district numbers, the structure being retained substantially unchanged until 1967. The street directory issued in connection with the system allocated a postal district name and number to all streets in the metropolitan area.[3]

The table below shows the district numbers used, the date being 1928 if a post office was open then or earlier. An asterisk identifies a name as a postal district.

Post Office PDN Date Suburb now Notes
(Carnegie North) SE.10
  • no Post Office
(Hawthorn East) E. 3
  • no Post Office
(Williamstown West) W.17
  • no Post Office
Abbotsford N. 9 1928
    • name of district
W. 6 1938 .
Albert Park SC. 6 1928
Albert Park South SC. 6 1947 .
Alphington N.20 1928 .
Altona W.18 1928
Altona East W.15 1960 .
Altona North W.18 1960 .
Argyle Street W.12 1937 .
Armadale SE. 3 1928
Armadale North SE. 3 1940 .
Ascot Vale W. 2 1928
Ascot Vale East W. 2 1928 .
Ascot Vale RAAF W. 2 1943 .
Ascot Vale West W. 2 1935 .
Ashburton SE.11 1928
  • Ashburton South
Ashburton East SE.11 1949 .
Ashwood SE.11 1951 .
Aspendale S.13 1928
Auburn E. 2 1928 .
Auburn South E. 2 1928 .
Balaclava S.16 1928 .
Balwyn E. 8 1928
Balwyn East E. 8 1951 .
Balwyn North E. 9 1937
Balwyn West E. 4 1928 .
Barker E. 2 1952 .
Batman N.13 1934 .
Beaumaris S.10 1928
Beaumaris South S.10 1957 .
Beevers W.21 1966 .
Bentleigh SE.14 1928
Bentleigh Central SE.15 1928 .
Bentleigh East SE.15 1928
Bentleigh North SE.14 1949 . to Mckinnon 1964
Black Rock S. 9 1928
Black Rock North S. 9 1936 .
Booran Road SE. 9 1934 .
Bourke Street East C. 1 1928 .
Box Hill E.11 1928
Box Hill North E.12 1955
Box Hill South E.11 1928 .
Braybrook W.19 1928
Braybrook North W.19 1960 .
Brighton S. 5 1928
Brighton Beach S. 5 1928 .
Brighton East S. 6 1935
Brighton Road S. 3 1938 .
Brighton West S. 5 1928 .
Brunswick N.10 1928
Brunswick East N.11 1928
Brunswick North N.10 1949 .
Brunswick South N.12 1929 .
Brunswick West N.12 1928
Burke Road E. 9 1941 .
Burnley E. 1 1928 .
Burnley North E. 1 1938 .
Burwood E.13 1928
Burwood East E.13 1928 .
Burwood West E.13 1938 .
Camberwell E. 6 1928
Camberwell East E. 7 1928 .
Camberwell North E. 6 1928 .
Camberwell South E. 6 1928 .
Camp Pell N. 2 1943 .
Canterbury E. 7 1928
Carlton N. 3 1928
Carlton North N. 4 1928
Carlton South N. 3 1928 .
Carnegie SE. 9 1928
Carnegie South SE. 9 1947 .
Castlefield S. 7 1950 .
Caulfield SE. 8 1928
Caulfield East SE. 5 1929 .
Caulfield Junction SE. 7 1928 .
Caulfield Military SE. 7 1940 .
Caulfield Military Hospital SE. 8 1933 .
Caulfield South SE. 8 1928 .
Caulfield North SE. 7 1928
Central Park SE. 5 1928 .
Chadstone SE.10 1957 .
Chadstone Centre SE.10 1960 .
Charman S.11 1954 .
Chelsea S.15 1928
Cheltenham S.22 1928
Cheltenham East S.22 1961 .
Cheltenham North S.22 1961 .
City Road SC. 4/SC. 5 1928 .
Clifton Hill N. 8 1928
Clifton Hill East N. 8 1934 .
Coatesville SE.15 1955 .
Coburg N.13 1928
Coburg East N.13 1929 .
Coburg North N.14 1957
Coburg West N.13 1936 .
Collingwood N. 5 1928
Collingwood North N. 5 1948 .
Collins Street C. 1 1928 .
Coonans Hill W. 7 1957 .
Cotham E. 4 1938 .
Cromer S.10 1954 .
Cross Keys W. 5 1929 .
Croxton N.16 1928 .
Dandenong Road S. 1 1938 .
Darebin N.21 1929 .
Darling SE. 5 1928 .
Darling South SE. 5 1928 .
Deepdene E. 8 1928 .
Degraves Street C. 1 1956 .
Dendy S. 5 1947 .
Dennis N.16 1928 .
Domain Road SE. 1 1936 .
Doutta Galla 1957 .
Draytonville 1952 .
Eaglemont N.22 1929 .
East Melbourne C. 2 1928
Edithvale S.14 1928
Elgar Park E.10 1929 .
Elizabeth Street C. 1 1928 .
Elsternwick S. 4 1928
Elsternwick East S. 4 1929 .
Elsternwick North S. 4 1934 .
Elwood S. 3 1928
Elwood East S. 3 1935 .
Elwood North S. 3 1938 .
Essendon W. 5 1928
Essendon Airport W. 6 1949 .
Essendon West W. 5 1928 .
Exhibition R.A.A.F N. 3 1941 .
Exhibition Street C. 1 1959 .
Fairfield N.20 1928
Faversham E.10 1957 .
Fawkner N.15 1928
Fawkner North 1961 .
Fawkner South N.15 1960 .
Fawkner West W. 9 1962 .
Fitzroy N. 6 1928
Fitzroy Central N. 7 1948 .
Fitzroy North N. 7 1928
Fitzroy South N. 6 1936 .
Flemington W. 1 1928
Flinders Street C. 1 1929 .
Footscray W.11 1928
Footscray North W.11 1928 .
Footscray Park W.11 1951 .
Footscray West W.12 1928
Fortuna E. 9 1957 .
Garden City SC. 8 1945 .
Gardenvale S. 4 1928 .
Gardenvale West S. 4 1928 .
Gardiner SE. 6 1928 .
Geelong Road, Footscray W.12 1936 .
Gilberton N.18 1928 .
Glen Iris SE. 6 1928
Glen Iris Upper 1947 .
Glenbervie W. 5 1938 .
Glenferrie E. 2 1928 .
Glenferrie South E. 2 1929 .
Glengala W.20 1957 .
Glenhuntly SE. 9 1928 .
Glenroy W. 9 1928
Glenroy East W. 9 1958 .
Greythorn E. 9 1951 .
Hadfield W. 9 1957 .
S. 9 1928 .
Hampton S. 7 1928
Hampton East S. 7 1947 .
Hampton North S. 7 1957 .
Hartwell E. 6/E. 13 1928 .
Hawksburn S. 1/SE. 2 1928 .
Hawthorn E. 2 1928
Hawthorn North E. 2 1928 .
Hawthorn South E. 6 1928 .
Hawthorn West E. 2 1928 .
Heidelberg N.22 1928
Heidelberg Heights N.23 1950 .
Heidelberg Military Hospital N.22 1941 .
Heidelberg North N.23 1958 .
Heidelberg West N.23 1952
Highett S.21 1928
Hopetoun Gardens S. 4 1951 .
Hotham Hill N. 1 1928 .
Houston E.11 1961 .
Hughesdale SE.12 1928 .
Huntingdale SE.12 1955 .
Ivanhoe N.21 1928
Ivanhoe East N.21 1939 .
Ivanhoe North N.21 1928 .
Ivanhoe West 1955 .
Kensington W. 1 1928 .
Kerrimuir E.12 1955 .
Kew E. 4 1928
Kew East E. 5 1928 .
Kew North E. 5 1936
King Street C. 1 1965 .
Kingsville W.12 1928 .
Kingsville South W.14 1948
Kingsville West W.13 1964 .
Kooyong SE. 4 1928 .
Kooyong Road SE. 7 1938 to Crimea 1946
Law Courts C. 1 1928 .
Lonsdale Street C. 1 1929 .
Maidstone W.19 1928 .
Maidstone North W.10 1950 .
Malvern SE. 4 1928
Malvern East SE. 5 1935
Malvern North SE. 4 1928 .
Malvern South SE. 4 1948 .
Manchester Road SE.14 1928 . to Bentleigh North 1949
Maribyrnong W. 3 1928
Market Street C. 1 1928 .
McKinnon SE.14 1964 .
Melbourne (GPO) C. 1 1928
Melbourne Airport W. 6 1956 .
Melbourne University N. 3 1928 .
Mentone S.11 1928
Mentone East S.11 1959 .
Mentone South S.11 1928 .
Merlynston N.14 1928 .
Merri N. 7 1948 .
Middle Brighton Pier S. 5 1934 .
Middle Camberwell E. 6 1928 .
Middle Footscray 1937 .
Middle Park SC. 6 1928 .
Middle Park West SC. 6 1937 .
Mont Albert E.10 1928 .
Mont Albert North E.12 1957 .
Montague SC. 5 1928 .
Moonee Ponds W. 4 1928
Moonee Ponds East W. 4 1937 .
Moonee Ponds North W. 4 1936 .
Moonee Ponds West W. 4 1935 .
Moonee Vale N.12 1928 .
Moorabbin S.20 1928
Moorabbin East 1960 .
Moorleigh SE.13 1954 .
Mordialloc S.12 1928
Mordialloc North S.12 1956 .
Moreland N.13 1928 .
Moreland East N.11 1928 .
Moreland West N.12 1928 .
Murrumbeena SE. 9 1928 .
Newlands Estate N.14 1949 .
North Road, Brighton S. 6 1930 .
Northcote N.16 1928
Northcote Central N.16 1928 .
Northcote North N.16 1935 .
Northcote South N.16 1945 .
North Melbourne N. 1 1928
North Essendon W. 5/W. 6 1928
North Brighton S. 5 1928 .
Niddrie W. 6 1928 .
Nicholson Street North N.11 1929 .
Newport W.15 1928
Newport West W.15 1928 .
Oak Park W. 8/W. 9 1957 .
Oakleigh SE.12 1928
Oakleigh East SE.12 1928 .
Oakleigh North SE.12 1928 .
Oakleigh South SE.12/SE.13 1936
Ormond SE.14 1928 .
Ormond East SE.14 1951 .
Parkdale S.11 1928 .
Parkville N. 2 1928
Pascoe Vale W. 8 1928
Pascoe Vale South W. 7 1928
Pascoe Vale West W. 8 1928 .
Patterson S.20 1948 .
Patterson West S.20 1961 .
Pender N.18 1963 .
Pennydale S.22 1958 .
Port Melbourne SC. 7 1928
Port Melbourne West SC. 7 1928
Prahran S. 1 1928
Prahran East S. 1 1928 .
Preston N.18 1928
Preston East N.19 1928 .
Preston South N.18 1928 .
Preston West N.18 1928 .
Public Offices C. 2 1928 .
Regent N.18/N.19 1928 .
Regent West N.18 1947 .
Reservoir N.19 1928
Reservoir East N.19 1959 .
Reservoir North 1965 .
Rialto C. 1 1928 .
Richmond E. 1 1928
Richmond East E. 1 1928 .
Richmond North E. 1 1928 .
Richmond South E. 1 1928 .
Ripponlea S. 2 1928 .
Robinson W.19 1955 .
Rosanna N.22 1928 .
Rosanna East N.22 1960 .
Royal Park Mil. P.O. N. 2 1940 .
Russell Street C. 1 1928 .
Sandringham S. 8 1928
Seaholme W.18 1951 .
Seddon W.11 1935 .
Seddon West W.11 1928 .
Sinclair 1959 .
Solway SE.11 1954 .
South Melbourne SC. 5 1928
South Yarra SE. 1 1928
Spencer Street C. 1 1928 .
Spotswood W.15 1928
St George's Road, Thornbury N.17 1936 .
St Kilda S. 2 1928
St Kilda Junction S. 2 1936 .
St Kilda Road SC. 2 1938 .
St Kilda Road Central SC. 2 1960
(St Kilda Road North) SC. 1
  • no Post Office
(St Kilda Road South) SC. 3
  • no Post Office
St Kilda South S. 2 1928 .
St Kilda Railway Station S. 2 1928 .
State Parliament C. 1 1928 .
Stock Exchange C. 1 1928 .
Stocksville SE.11 1955 .
Stradbroke Park E. 5 1951 .
Strathmore W. 6 1953 .
Sturt Street SC. 4 1938
  • City South
Sumner N.11 1947 .
Sunshine W.20 1928
Sunshine North W.20 1958 .
Sunshine West W.20 1939 .
Surrey Hills E.10 1928
Surrey Hills North E.10 1928 .
Surrey Hills South E.10 1928 .
Sylvester N.18 1950 .
Thornbury N.17 1928
Thornbury East N.17 1938 .
Thornbury North N.17 1936 .
Thornbury West N.17 1928 .
Toorak SE. 2 1928
Toorak Road E. 6 1938 .
Tooronga SE. 6 1928 .
Tottenham Central W.19 1947 .
Tottenham East W.12 1935 .
C. 3 1934 .
Victoria Market C. 1 1928 .
Wattle Park E.11 1960 .
Wattletree Road SE. 5 1928 .
Were Street, Brighton S. 5 1928 .
West Melbourne C. 3 1937
Westbreen W. 8 1954 .
Williamstown W.16 1928
Williamstown Beach W.16 1946 .
Williamstown Central W.16 1945 .
Williamstown North W.16 1928 .
Willsmere E. 5 1955 .
Windsor S. 1 1928 .
Wishart S.20 1955 .
Yarraville W.13 1928
Yarraville West W.13 1942 .
Yooralla E. 8 1954 .

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: METROPOLITAN MAILS./REORGANISING DELIVERIES./ NEW POSTAL DISTRICTS.. . 11 January 1928. 10 June 2012. 19. National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Postal Districts. The Horsham Times. 3 July 1923. 10 June 2012. 3. National Library of Australia.
  3. Book: Melbourne Metropolitan Postal District System STREET DIRECTORY 1936 . Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster-General's Department.

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