Bathurst: landline numbers and carriers

Bathurst is one of the town-level numbering areas the ACMA register uses under area code 02 (NSW & ACT). The register lists 63 number blocks for it with about 137,000 allocated numbers, held by 19 carriers and spread over the 0253… and 0263… dialling prefixes. That makes Bathurst the 20th largest of 576 numbering areas under 02 by block count, with 0.32% of the area code's allocated numbers. A landline that calls you from one of these blocks was issued for the Bathurst area — though the line may since have been ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.

Source: ACMA register, data as of 14/10/2026

63blocks in the register
19carriers with allocations
137,000allocated numbers
1991first allocation

Where Bathurst is

State or territory
New South Wales
Council area
Bathurst
Local time
— AEST, UTC+10; AEDT, UTC+11 in summer
Number format
02 53xx xxxx; from overseas +61 2 53xx xxxx
Nearest numbering areas
Yetholme (22 km), Limekilns (25 km), Killongbutta (29 km), Meadow Flat (31 km), Rockley (32 km)

Locality, council and state: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0). Distances are straight-line between localities.

Map of the Bathurst numbering area in New South Wales and the nearest other numbering areas
Shaded: Bathurst council area. The ACMA doesn't publish numbering-area boundaries, so the dot marks the Bathurst locality rather than an exact outline; the inset shows where the map sits in Australia. Boundaries: ABS (CC BY 4.0).

How Bathurst was numbered

The oldest block in Bathurst was allocated on 30 June 1991 and is held today by TELSTRA LIMITED; the newest on 19 August 2026 to SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD. Most of the area's blocks — 14 of 63 — date from 2020–2024, but allocations here span 35 years. 27 of the blocks are the standard 1,000-number size, 20 are 100-number blocks of the kind the ACMA has issued to VoIP and wholesale carriers since the mid-2000s, and 3 are 10,000 numbers or larger. 10 allocated blocks have changed hands since they were first issued: the register still names AAPT LIMITED, ENGIN PTY LIMITED, GOTALK LIMITED, IPTEL PTY LIMITED, IVOX PTY LTD, TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD and VOCUS PTY LTD as original allocatees of blocks now held by other carriers.

PeriodBlocks allocated
1990–19947
1995–19993
2000–20046
2005–20099
2010–20148
2015–201911
2020–202414
2025–20295

The carriers in Bathurst

TELSTRA LIMITED holds the largest share here with 54.7% of allocated numbers across 10 blocks; SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD is second with 11.2%, and 17 other carriers hold the rest. TELSTRA LIMITED has the longest tenure, with a block dated 30/06/1991; SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD received the newest, on 19/08/2026. SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD (4), OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED (2) and PIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED (2) hold blocks originally allocated to another carrier.

CarrierBlocksNumbersShareFirst blockLatest block
TELSTRA LIMITED1075,00054.7%30/06/199122/07/2005
SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD1015,40011.2%12/11/200419/08/2026
OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED1214,10010.3%26/10/200428/08/2020
PIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED211,0008%14/07/199930/11/2000
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED78,2006%24/12/200415/03/2017
SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED34,1003%30/03/200014/07/2016
NETSIP PTY LTD42,2001.6%14/02/201802/06/2022
OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED12,0001.5%15/10/200715/10/2007
AGILE PTY LTD21,1000.8%03/04/200707/08/2019
NETERA PTY LTD21,1000.8%24/10/202524/10/2025
VIRTUTEL PTY LTD21,1000.8%20/12/201501/08/2021
CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD11,0000.7%14/07/200414/07/2004
ADARGA PTY LTD11000.1%16/09/202516/09/2025
C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.11000.1%13/07/202313/07/2023
CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD11000.1%31/01/202231/01/2022
LMGPS LTD11000.1%23/11/202323/11/2023
PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED11000.1%16/04/202516/04/2025
THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST11000.1%21/10/201921/10/2019
WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD11000.1%10/05/201810/05/2018

Number blocks registered for Bathurst

Every registered block for this area is allocated to a carrier. All 63 blocks, ascending:

Block startNumbersOriginal allocateeCurrent holderAllocatedTransferred
0253000300…100TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD24/09/202027/10/2020
0253000800…100=VIRTUTEL PTY LTD20/12/2015—
0253003900…100VOCUS PTY LTDOPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED28/04/2008—
0253025700…100=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED14/07/2016—
0253031000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED01/02/2010—
0253040000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED07/06/2005—
0253172000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED09/09/2009—
0253176000…1,000VOCUS PTY LTDOPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED12/08/201022/11/2010
0253182000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/11/2012—
0253183000…1,000=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED20/11/2012—
0253221000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED10/06/2011—
0253224000…3,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED17/02/2016—
0253247600…100=NETSIP PTY LTD14/02/2018—
0253248000…1,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED26/07/2016—
0253259000…1,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED07/11/2016—
0253260900…100=LMGPS LTD23/11/2023—
0253261000…4,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED15/03/2017—
0253266200…100=THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST21/10/2019—
0253287600…100=NETSIP PTY LTD26/10/2021—
0253293800…100=WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD10/05/2018—
0253300000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED28/08/2020—
0253335000…1,000IVOX PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD06/06/201720/03/2023
0253387000…1,000=AGILE PTY LTD07/08/2019—
0253399000…1,000=VIRTUTEL PTY LTD01/08/2021—
0253405000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD04/08/2021—
0253406000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/06/2020—
0253411300…100=CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD31/01/2022—
0253423600…100=C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.13/07/2023—
0253427000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD02/06/2022—
0253429000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD02/06/2022—
0253475900…100=PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED16/04/2025—
0253495200…100=ADARGA PTY LTD16/09/2025—
0253513500…100=NETERA PTY LTD24/10/2025—
0253525800…100=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/08/2026—
0253527000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED28/08/2020—
0253550000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED24/04/2007—
0253590000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED28/08/2020—
0253614000…10,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD04/09/2024—
0253624000…1,000=NETERA PTY LTD24/10/2025—
0263000000…1,000ENGIN PTY LIMITEDPRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED24/12/200411/08/2015
0263013000…3,000IPTEL PTY LIMITEDSOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED30/03/200001/12/2004
0263019100…100=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED24/05/2005—
0263019200…100=AGILE PTY LTD03/04/200703/09/2012
0263019400…100=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED03/02/2012—
0263019500…100IVOX PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD18/06/201224/06/2014
0263019600…100=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD24/04/2014—
0263056000…1,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED09/04/2009—
0263230000…10,000AAPT LIMITEDPIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED14/07/199924/03/2026
0263240000…1,000AAPT LIMITEDPIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED30/11/200024/03/2026
0263241000…1,000GOTALK LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD12/11/200416/07/2013
0263245000…2,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED26/10/2004—
0263251000…1,000=CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD14/07/2004—
0263288000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED09/02/1999—
0263300000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED21/07/1997—
0263310000…40,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263368000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263371000…3,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263376000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263381000…6,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263394000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263397000…3,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0263580000…6,000=TELSTRA LIMITED22/07/2005—
0263767000…2,000=OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED15/10/2007—

Numbering areas next to Bathurst in the register

Immediately below and above Bathurst's blocks in the 0253… and 0263… prefixes sit Baldry, Leadville, Birriwa, Lue, Blayney, Boorowa, Bribbaree and Mudgee.

Numbering areaFirst blockBlocksCarriers
Baldry0253000000…2918
Leadville0253000100…2918
Birriwa0253000900…2818
Lue0253001100…2918
Blayney0253001300…3519
Boorowa0253001800…3020
Bribbaree0253001900…2818
Mudgee0253002100…4319

Had a call from a Bathurst number?

No clear pattern in reports on these numbers yet. If a call worried you:

  1. Call back on a number you trust

    If a caller says they're your bank, the ATO, Services Australia, a courier or your telco, hang up and ring the organisation on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.

  2. Report the call to Scamwatch

    The National Anti-Scam Centre uses Scamwatch reports to warn others and to get scam numbers blocked. Note the number, the time and what the caller claimed to be. If anyone is in danger, call 000.

    Report to Scamwatch ↗

  3. Register on the Do Not Call Register

    Registering landlines and mobiles is free and stops most telemarketing calls within 30 days. Charities, political parties, surveys and scammers aren't covered.

    Do Not Call Register ↗

  4. If you lost money or shared details

    Call your bank straight away on the number on your card and ask it to stop the payment. Then report it through ReportCyber, which passes cybercrime reports to the NSW Police Force. If your identity documents or passwords were shared, IDCARE's free support service can help you lock things down.

    ReportCyber ↗IDCARE ↗

Nationally, Scamwatch recorded $72.5 million lost to scams that started with a phone call in 2025 (down from $107.2 million), with a median loss of $3,800 per report that lost money, and phone-call scam reports are 73.7% below their 2021 level. Telcos blocked 109.3 million scam calls and 45.2 million scam texts in January to March 2026. Sources: Targeting scams 2025 (National Anti-Scam Centre); ACMA quarterly report, Jan–Mar 2026.

Bathurst numbers: questions and answers

Where is the Bathurst numbering area?

Bathurst is in New South Wales, in the Bathurst council area. The nearest other numbering areas are Yetholme (22 km), Limekilns (25 km) and Killongbutta (29 km).

What area code does Bathurst use?

Bathurst numbers use area code 02. Its register blocks start with 02 53 and 02 63. From overseas, drop the 0 and dial +61 2 followed by the eight-digit local number.

What time zone is Bathurst in?

Bathurst is on Australian Eastern Time (AEST, UTC+10), with daylight saving (AEDT, UTC+11) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.

Which carriers hold Bathurst phone numbers?

The ACMA register lists 19 carriers with allocated blocks in Bathurst. By allocated numbers the largest are Telstra (54.7%), Symbio Networks (11.2%) and Optus Networks (10.3%). A number can since have been ported to another provider.

When were Bathurst numbers first allocated?

The oldest block on record for Bathurst was allocated on 30 June 1991 and is held by Telstra; the newest on 19 August 2026, to Symbio Networks.

How do I report a scam call from a Bathurst number?

Report it to Scamwatch. If you lost money, call your bank first, then report it through ReportCyber, which passes it to the NSW Police Force. Unwanted sales calls go to the Do Not Call Register's complaint form (1300 792 958).

Check a number from Bathurst

Scammers spoof local landline numbers to look nearby. Guides: Australian area codes, how caller ID spoofing works.