Australia license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for Australia.
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In Australia every state and territory issues its own plates, so the region is read from the caption at the bottom — the name or slogan (NEW SOUTH WALES, QUEENSLAND – SUNSHINE STATE) — and from the colours and serial format. New South Wales uses black on yellow (AB·12·CD), Queensland maroon on white (123·AB4). Plates from the Australian Capital Territory always start with Y, those from South Australia with S. There is no separate region code in the serial itself.
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Region codes
9 regionsHistory
The common 372 × 134 mm size dates back to the 1950s. Under the 1952 federal scheme each state got a block of first letters: New South Wales A–F, Victoria G–M, Queensland N–Q, South Australia R–T, Western Australia U–V, Tasmania W and the capital territory Y; parts of it survived into the 1970s–2000s. The states introduced their current formats at different times — Victoria in 2013, Queensland in 2020.
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Unleaded 91
$1.61 /L
AUD2.34 · €1.44/L
100 of 175
pricier than 57% of countries
Premium 95
$1.72 /L
AUD2.50 · €1.54/L
50 of 103
cheaper than 52% of countries
Premium 98
$1.79 /L
AUD2.60 · €1.60/L
18 of 28
pricier than 61% of countries
Diesel
$1.93 /L
AUD2.80 · €1.73/L
117 of 174
pricier than 67% of countries
Premium Diesel
$1.93 /L
AUD2.80 · €1.73/L
19 of 46
cheaper than 61% of countries
LPG
$0.96 /L
AUD1.40 · €0.86/L
29 of 56
cheaper than 50% of countries
E85
$1.79 /L
AUD2.60 · €1.60/L
6 of 6
pricier than 83% of countries
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