Countries API - CountriesDB

Australia

ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Australia. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.

About Australia codes

Need Australia (AU) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.

This guide covers ISO 3166-1 identifiers for Australia. No official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions are currently listed in CountriesDB for this country.

For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Australia from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.

ISO codes

  • Alpha-2AU
  • Alpha-3AUS
  • Numeric036
  • Independenttrue
  • StatusOfficially assigned

Official subdivisions (0)

No official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions are listed for this country in CountriesDB.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Australia?
Australia uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AU, alpha-3 AUS, and numeric 036. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Australia have?
CountriesDB does not list official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Australia. Some territories have no ISO 3166-2 entries, or only use the country-level code.
How do I use Australia country and subdivision data in a form?
Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Australia, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.

Use Australia in your app

Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Australia (AU) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.