Salisbury: landline numbers and carriers

Salisbury is one of the town-level numbering areas the ACMA register uses under area code 08 (SA, WA & NT). The register lists 69 number blocks for it with about 481,000 allocated numbers, held by 21 carriers and spread over the 08737…, 08728…, 08718…, 08848…, 08738…, 08828…, 08748…, 08818…, 08825…, 08820…, 08830…, 08722…, 08833…, 08838…, 08839… and 08840… dialling prefixes. That makes Salisbury the 7th largest of 640 numbering areas under 08 by block count, with 1.72% of the area code's allocated numbers. A landline that calls you from one of these blocks was issued for the Salisbury area — though the line may since have been ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.

Source: ACMA register, data as of 16/10/2026

69blocks in the register
21carriers with allocations
481,000allocated numbers
1991first allocation

Where Salisbury is

State or territory
South Australia
Council area
Salisbury
Local time
— ACST, UTC+9:30; ACDT, UTC+10:30 in summer
Number format
08 73xx xxxx; from overseas +61 8 73xx xxxx
Nearest numbering areas
Adelaide (18 km), Two Wells (21 km), Gawler (21 km), Woodside (SA) (32 km), Mallala (38 km)

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

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

How Salisbury was numbered

The oldest block in Salisbury was allocated on 30 June 1991 and is held today by TELSTRA LIMITED; the newest on 1 October 2026 to TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Most of the area's blocks — 15 of 69 — date from 2005–2009, but allocations here span 35 years. 32 of the blocks are the standard 1,000-number size, and 22 are 10,000 numbers or larger. 13 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, NZ 3 PTY LIMITED, POWERTEL LIMITED and RSL COM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED as original allocatees of blocks now held by other carriers.

PeriodBlocks allocated
1990–199413
1995–19995
2000–20046
2005–200915
2010–20145
2015–201912
2020–20247
2025–20296

The carriers in Salisbury

TELSTRA LIMITED holds the largest share here with 56.1% of allocated numbers across 22 blocks; SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD is second with 14.8%, and 19 other carriers hold the rest. TELSTRA LIMITED has the longest tenure, with a block dated 30/06/1991; TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD received the newest, on 01/10/2026. SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD (6), OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED (1) and SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED (1) hold blocks originally allocated to another carrier.

CarrierBlocksNumbersShareFirst blockLatest block
TELSTRA LIMITED22270,00056.1%30/06/199102/03/2020
SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD1071,00014.8%23/06/200519/08/2026
OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED532,0006.7%06/02/199708/09/2010
SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED526,0005.4%30/03/200017/06/2021
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED523,0004.8%28/10/200215/03/2017
OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED422,0004.6%31/05/200711/04/2008
PIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED212,0002.5%14/07/199906/05/2004
CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD110,0002.1%14/07/200414/07/2004
NETSIP PTY LTD33,0000.6%14/02/201810/07/2026
ADARGA PTY LTD11,0000.2%16/09/202516/09/2025
AGILE PTY LTD11,0000.2%31/05/200531/05/2005
C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.11,0000.2%13/07/202313/07/2023
CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD11,0000.2%31/01/202231/01/2022
GENNEXT ENTERPRISES PTY LTD11,0000.2%03/10/201903/10/2019
LMGPS LTD11,0000.2%23/11/202323/11/2023
NETERA PTY LTD11,0000.2%24/10/202524/10/2025
PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED11,0000.2%16/04/202516/04/2025
THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST11,0000.2%21/10/201921/10/2019
TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD11,0000.2%01/10/202601/10/2026
VIRTUTEL PTY LTD11,0000.2%20/12/201520/12/2015
WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD11,0000.2%10/05/201810/05/2018

Number blocks registered for Salisbury

Every registered block for this area is allocated to a carrier. All 69 blocks, ascending:

Block startNumbersOriginal allocateeCurrent holderAllocatedTransferred
0871800000…10,000=CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD14/07/2004—
0871845000…1,000TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD24/09/202015/10/2020
0871848000…1,000OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITEDOPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED31/05/2007—
0871851000…1,000NZ 3 PTY LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD18/08/200824/06/2014
0871853000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED28/05/2007—
0871880000…10,000=OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED11/01/2008—
0872280000…1,000RSL COM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD17/01/200706/10/2009
0872823000…1,000VOXBONESYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD10/09/201021/02/2011
0872829000…1,000=VIRTUTEL PTY LTD20/12/2015—
0872840000…10,000=OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED11/04/2008—
0872850000…9,000=TELSTRA LIMITED06/10/2009—
0872862000…1,000IVOX PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD18/06/201224/06/2014
0872864000…1,000VOCUS PTY LTDPRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED11/02/201408/07/2016
0872867000…1,000=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED14/07/2016—
0872869000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD14/02/2018—
0872890000…10,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED24/08/2006—
0873700000…20,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD10/11/2016—
0873720000…1,000=ADARGA PTY LTD16/09/2025—
0873721000…1,000=THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST21/10/2019—
0873722000…6,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED15/03/2017—
0873728000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD26/10/2021—
0873729000…1,000=WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD10/05/2018—
0873730000…1,000=CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD31/01/2022—
0873731000…7,000=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED17/09/2019—
0873738000…1,000=GENNEXT ENTERPRISES PTY LTD03/10/2019—
0873739000…1,000=C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.13/07/2023—
0873740000…20,000=TELSTRA LIMITED11/12/2018—
0873760000…20,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD14/11/2019—
0873780000…5,000=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED17/06/2021—
0873785000…1,000=LMGPS LTD23/11/2023—
0873786000…1,000=PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED16/04/2025—
0873787000…1,000=NETERA PTY LTD24/10/2025—
0873788000…5,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/08/2026—
0873793000…1,000=TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD01/10/2026—
0873800000…1,000=OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED05/09/2007—
0873808000…20,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD28/04/2016—
0873828000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED02/03/2020—
0873830000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED28/04/2009—
0873890000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED28/04/2009—
0874801000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED20/06/2005—
0874802000…3,000=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED18/12/2009—
0874805000…5,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED03/02/2012—
0874854000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED08/09/2010—
0881800000…10,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED28/10/2002—
0881820000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED13/01/1998—
0881851000…1,000=AGILE PTY LTD31/05/200508/02/2011
0881855000…1,000GOTALK LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD23/06/200518/07/2013
0882079000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882090000…7,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882500000…30,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882540000…30,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882580000…20,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882800000…60,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882860000…10,000SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LIMITEDOPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED06/02/199710/02/2003
0882870000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0882880000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED11/06/1996—
0882890000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0883074000…4,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0883079000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0883350000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED16/10/1995—
0883800000…10,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0883932000…4,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0884068000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0884800000…10,000AAPT LIMITEDPIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED14/07/199924/03/2026
0884820000…10,000IPTEL PTY LIMITEDSOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED30/03/200001/12/2004
0884860000…2,000POWERTEL LIMITEDPIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED06/05/200424/03/2026
0884862000…1,000ENGIN PTY LIMITEDPRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED24/12/200411/08/2015
0884869000…1,000=NETSIP PTY LTD10/07/2026—
0884870000…10,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED30/06/2004—

Numbering areas next to Salisbury in the register

Immediately below and above Salisbury's blocks in the 08737…, 08728…, 08718…, 08848…, 08738…, 08828…, 08748…, 08818…, 08825…, 08820…, 08830…, 08722…, 08833…, 08838…, 08839… and 08840… prefixes sit Adelaide, Woodside (SA), Mount Barker (SA) and Mclaren Vale.

Numbering areaFirst blockBlocksCarriers
Adelaide0871000000…22514
Woodside (SA)0871201000…4220
Mount Barker (SA)0871203000…4619
Mclaren Vale0871830000…5520

Had a call from a Salisbury 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.

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  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.

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  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 South Australia Police. If your identity documents or passwords were shared, IDCARE's free support service can help you lock things down.

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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.

Salisbury numbers: questions and answers

Where is the Salisbury numbering area?

Salisbury is in South Australia, in the Salisbury council area. The nearest other numbering areas are Adelaide (18 km), Two Wells (21 km) and Gawler (21 km).

What area code does Salisbury use?

Salisbury numbers use area code 08. Its register blocks start with 08 73, 08 72, 08 71, 08 84, 08 82, 08 74, 08 81 and 08 83. From overseas, drop the 0 and dial +61 8 followed by the eight-digit local number.

What time zone is Salisbury in?

Salisbury is on Australian Central Time (ACST, UTC+9:30), with daylight saving (ACDT, UTC+10:30) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.

Which carriers hold Salisbury phone numbers?

The ACMA register lists 21 carriers with allocated blocks in Salisbury. By allocated numbers the largest are Telstra (56.1%), Symbio Networks (14.8%) and Optus Networks (6.7%). A number can since have been ported to another provider.

When were Salisbury numbers first allocated?

The oldest block on record for Salisbury was allocated on 30 June 1991 and is held by Telstra; the newest on 1 October 2026, to Twilio Australia.

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

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

Check a number from Salisbury

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