Lawson: landline numbers and carriers

Lawson is one of the town-level numbering areas the ACMA register uses under area code 02 (NSW & ACT). The register lists 37 number blocks for it with about 83,000 allocated numbers, held by 21 carriers, all under the 0247… dialling prefix. That makes Lawson the 56th largest of 576 numbering areas under 02 by block count, with 0.2% of the area code's allocated numbers. A landline that calls you from one of these blocks was issued for the Lawson area — though the line may since have been ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.

Source: ACMA register, data as of 15/10/2026

37blocks in the register
21carriers with allocations
83,000allocated numbers
1991first allocation

Where Lawson is

State or territory
New South Wales
Council area
Blue Mountains
Local time
— AEST, UTC+10; AEDT, UTC+11 in summer
Number format
02 47xx xxxx; from overseas +61 2 47xx xxxx
Nearest numbering areas
Katoomba (14 km), Mulgoa (23 km), Mount Wilson (24 km), Penrith (25 km), Kurrajong Heights (27 km)

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

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

How Lawson was numbered

The oldest block in Lawson 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 — 11 of 37 — date from 2005–2009, but allocations here span 35 years. 27 of the blocks are the standard 1,000-number size, 2 are 100-number blocks of the kind the ACMA has issued to VoIP and wholesale carriers since the mid-2000s. 10 allocated blocks have changed hands since they were first issued: the register still names ENGIN PTY LIMITED, GOTALK LIMITED, HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, IPTEL PTY LIMITED, IVOX PTY LTD, POWERTEL LIMITED, RSL COM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED and TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD as original allocatees of blocks now held by other carriers.

PeriodBlocks allocated
1990–19943
1995–19991
2000–20043
2005–200911
2010–20142
2015–20196
2020–20247
2025–20294

The carriers in Lawson

TELSTRA LIMITED holds the largest share here with 44.6% of allocated numbers across 3 blocks; TPG TELECOM LIMITED is second with 12%, and 19 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. TPG TELECOM LIMITED (1), SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD (6) and SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED (1) hold blocks originally allocated to another carrier.

CarrierBlocksNumbersShareFirst blockLatest block
TELSTRA LIMITED337,00044.6%30/06/199130/06/1991
TPG TELECOM LIMITED110,00012%24/08/199824/08/1998
SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD87,1008.6%06/06/200519/08/2026
OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED44,9005.9%06/06/200529/09/2020
SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED24,0004.8%30/03/200014/07/2016
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED33,0003.6%24/12/200403/02/2012
NETSIP PTY LTD22,0002.4%14/02/201826/10/2021
OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED12,0002.4%26/10/200726/10/2007
ADARGA PTY LTD11,0001.2%16/09/202516/09/2025
AGILE PTY LTD11,0001.2%03/04/200703/04/2007
C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.11,0001.2%13/07/202313/07/2023
CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD11,0001.2%31/01/202231/01/2022
CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD11,0001.2%14/07/200414/07/2004
GENNEXT ENTERPRISES PTY LTD11,0001.2%03/10/201903/10/2019
LMGPS LTD11,0001.2%23/11/202323/11/2023
NETERA PTY LTD11,0001.2%24/10/202524/10/2025
PIPE INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD11,0001.2%25/07/200725/07/2007
PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED11,0001.2%16/04/202516/04/2025
THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST11,0001.2%21/10/201921/10/2019
VIRTUTEL PTY LTD11,0001.2%20/12/201520/12/2015
WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD11,0001.2%10/05/201810/05/2018

Number blocks registered for Lawson

Every registered block for this area is allocated to a carrier. All 37 blocks, ascending:

Block startNumbersOriginal allocateeCurrent holderAllocatedTransferred
0247003000…3,000IPTEL PTY LIMITEDSOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED30/03/200001/12/2004
0247016000…1,000=CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD14/07/2004—
0247031000…1,000ENGIN PTY LIMITEDPRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED24/12/200411/08/2015
0247037000…1,000TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD24/09/202015/10/2020
0247038000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/06/2020—
0247041000…1,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED23/05/2005—
0247045000…100=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED06/06/2005—
0247045100…100OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD06/06/200517/06/2011
0247045200…800=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED06/06/2005—
0247050000…1,000GOTALK LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD22/06/200512/07/2013
0247059000…1,000=AGILE PTY LTD03/04/200703/09/2012
0247064000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED24/04/2007—
0247067000…1,000GOTALK LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD25/10/200712/07/2013
0247085000…1,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED03/02/2012—
0247092000…1,000IVOX PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD18/06/201220/06/2014
0247100000…1,000=VIRTUTEL PTY LTD20/12/2015—
0247105000…1,000=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED14/07/2016—
0247110000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD14/02/2018—
0247118000…1,000=LMGPS LTD23/11/2023—
0247120000…1,000=THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST21/10/2019—
0247127000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD26/10/2021—
0247133000…1,000=WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD10/05/2018—
0247138000…1,000=CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD31/01/2022—
0247146000…1,000=GENNEXT ENTERPRISES PTY LTD03/10/2019—
0247151000…3,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED29/09/2020—
0247159000…1,000=C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.13/07/2023—
0247165000…1,000=PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED16/04/2025—
0247173000…1,000=ADARGA PTY LTD16/09/2025—
0247178000…1,000=NETERA PTY LTD24/10/2025—
0247183000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/08/2026—
0247421000…1,000POWERTEL LIMITEDPIPE INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD25/07/200724/03/2026
0247500000…10,000HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITEDTPG TELECOM LIMITED24/08/199828/04/2017
0247530000…5,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0247570000…30,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0247604000…2,000=OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED26/10/2007—
0247781000…1,000RSL COM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD16/01/200701/10/2009
0247803000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—

Numbering areas next to Lawson in the register

Immediately below and above Lawson's blocks in the 0247… prefix sit Katoomba, Mount Wilson, Mulgoa and Penrith.

Numbering areaFirst blockBlocksCarriers
Katoomba0247000000…4222
Mount Wilson0247006000…2918
Mulgoa0247010000…3320
Penrith0247013000…9023

Had a call from a Lawson 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.

Lawson numbers: questions and answers

Where is the Lawson numbering area?

Lawson is in New South Wales, in the Blue Mountains council area. The nearest other numbering areas are Katoomba (14 km), Mulgoa (23 km) and Mount Wilson (24 km).

What area code does Lawson use?

Lawson numbers use area code 02. Its register blocks start with 02 47. From overseas, drop the 0 and dial +61 2 followed by the eight-digit local number.

What time zone is Lawson in?

Lawson 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 Lawson phone numbers?

The ACMA register lists 21 carriers with allocated blocks in Lawson. By allocated numbers the largest are Telstra (44.6%), TPG Telecom (12%) and Symbio Networks (8.6%). A number can since have been ported to another provider.

When were Lawson numbers first allocated?

The oldest block on record for Lawson 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 Lawson 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 Lawson

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