Salmon Gums: landline numbers and carriers

Salmon Gums is one of the town-level numbering areas the ACMA register uses under area code 08 (SA, WA & NT). The register lists 32 number blocks for it with about 17,100 allocated numbers, held by 18 carriers and spread over the 0860… and 0890… dialling prefixes. That makes Salmon Gums the 104th largest of 640 numbering areas under 08 by block count, with 0.06% of the area code's allocated numbers. A landline that calls you from one of these blocks was issued for the Salmon Gums area — though the line may since have been ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.

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

32blocks in the register
18carriers with allocations
17,100allocated numbers
1991first allocation

Where Salmon Gums is

State or territory
Western Australia
Council area
Esperance
Local time
— AWST, UTC+8, no daylight saving
Number format
08 60xx xxxx; from overseas +61 8 60xx xxxx
Nearest numbering areas
Grass Patch (43 km), Dundas (Ext) (48 km), Scaddan West (62 km), Gibson (88 km), Cascade (89 km)

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

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

How Salmon Gums was numbered

The oldest block in Salmon Gums 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 — 8 of 32 — date from 2015–2019, but allocations here span 35 years. 8 of the blocks are the standard 1,000-number size, 21 are 100-number blocks of the kind the ACMA has issued to VoIP and wholesale carriers since the mid-2000s. 6 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 and TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD as original allocatees of blocks now held by other carriers.

PeriodBlocks allocated
1990–19944
2000–20043
2005–20093
2010–20144
2015–20198
2020–20246
2025–20294

The carriers in Salmon Gums

Salmon Gums is spread across carriers: TELSTRA LIMITED leads with 35.1% of allocated numbers ahead of SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED on 18.1%, and 18 carriers hold blocks in total. TELSTRA LIMITED has the longest tenure, with a block dated 30/06/1991; SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD received the newest, on 19/08/2026. SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED (1), SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD (3) and PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED (1) hold blocks originally allocated to another carrier.

CarrierBlocksNumbersShareFirst blockLatest block
TELSTRA LIMITED46,00035.1%30/06/199130/06/1991
SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED23,10018.1%30/03/200014/07/2016
SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD72,50014.6%28/06/200519/08/2026
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED42,20012.9%24/12/200415/03/2017
CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD11,0005.8%14/07/200414/07/2004
OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED11,0005.8%16/06/200516/06/2005
NETSIP PTY LTD22001.2%14/02/201826/10/2021
ADARGA PTY LTD11000.6%16/09/202516/09/2025
C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.11000.6%13/07/202313/07/2023
CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD11000.6%31/01/202231/01/2022
GENNEXT ENTERPRISES PTY LTD11000.6%03/10/201903/10/2019
LMGPS LTD11000.6%23/11/202323/11/2023
NETERA PTY LTD11000.6%24/10/202524/10/2025
PIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED11000.6%24/09/201224/09/2012
PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED11000.6%16/04/202516/04/2025
THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST11000.6%21/10/201921/10/2019
VIRTUTEL PTY LTD11000.6%20/12/201520/12/2015
WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD11000.6%10/05/201810/05/2018

Number blocks registered for Salmon Gums

Every registered block for this area is allocated to a carrier. All 32 blocks, ascending:

Block startNumbersOriginal allocateeCurrent holderAllocatedTransferred
0860026100…100=VIRTUTEL PTY LTD20/12/2015—
0860064000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD30/05/2016—
0860078300…100=SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED14/07/2016—
0860084500…100=NETSIP PTY LTD14/02/2018—
0860091700…100=ADARGA PTY LTD16/09/2025—
0860097900…100=THE TRUSTEE FOR READING FAMILY TRUST21/10/2019—
0860110300…100=WHY PAY MORE 4 LESS PTY LTD10/05/2018—
0860174700…100=GENNEXT ENTERPRISES PTY LTD03/10/2019—
0860186100…100=NETSIP PTY LTD26/10/2021—
0860198300…100=CHECK TECHNOLOGY GROUP PTY LTD31/01/2022—
0860226500…100=C2A INTERNET.COM.AU PTY. LTD.13/07/2023—
0860238700…100=LMGPS LTD23/11/2023—
0860252900…100=PIVOTEL SATELLITE PTY LIMITED16/04/2025—
0860266100…100=NETERA PTY LTD24/10/2025—
0860273000…1,000=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/06/2020—
0860278300…100=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD19/08/2026—
0860295100…100TWILIO AUSTRALIA PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD24/09/202024/02/2021
0890173000…3,000IPTEL PTY LIMITEDSOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED30/03/200001/12/2004
0890254000…1,000ENGIN PTY LIMITEDPRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED24/12/200411/08/2015
0890361100…100=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED25/05/2005—
0890361200…100GOTALK LIMITEDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD28/06/200519/08/2013
0890361400…100=SYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD24/04/2014—
0890361500…100=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED03/02/2012—
0890361600…100IVOX PTY LTDSYMBIO NETWORKS PTY LTD18/06/201223/06/2014
0890361700…100AAPT LIMITEDPIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED24/09/201224/03/2026
0890526000…1,000=OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED16/06/2005—
0890758000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0890760000…1,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0890784000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0890796000…2,000=TELSTRA LIMITED30/06/1991—
0890830000…1,000=PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED15/03/2017—
0890966000…1,000=CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD14/07/2004—

Numbering areas next to Salmon Gums in the register

Immediately below and above Salmon Gums's blocks in the 0860… and 0890… prefixes sit Narembeen, Narembeen East, Neridup, Norseman, Nullarbor (Ext), Nungarin, Scaddan West, Shackleton, South Kumminin, Southern Cross, Speddingup East and Warralakin.

Numbering areaFirst blockBlocksCarriers
Narembeen0860025500…3119
Narembeen East0860025600…2919
Neridup0860025700…2919
Norseman0860025800…3219
Nullarbor (Ext)0860025900…3019
Nungarin0860026000…2919
Scaddan West0860026200…2918
Shackleton0860026300…2919
South Kumminin0860026400…2919
Southern Cross0860026500…3119
Speddingup East0860026600…2919
Warralakin0860026700…2919

Had a call from a Salmon Gums 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 Western Australia 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.

Salmon Gums numbers: questions and answers

Where is the Salmon Gums numbering area?

Salmon Gums is in Western Australia, in the Esperance council area. The nearest other numbering areas are Grass Patch (43 km), Dundas (Ext) (48 km) and Scaddan West (62 km).

What area code does Salmon Gums use?

Salmon Gums numbers use area code 08. Its register blocks start with 08 60 and 08 90. From overseas, drop the 0 and dial +61 8 followed by the eight-digit local number.

What time zone is Salmon Gums in?

Salmon Gums is on Australian Western Time (AWST, UTC+8), with no daylight saving.

Which carriers hold Salmon Gums phone numbers?

The ACMA register lists 18 carriers with allocated blocks in Salmon Gums. By allocated numbers the largest are Telstra (35.1%), Soul Pattinson Telecommunications (18.1%) and Symbio Networks (14.6%). A number can since have been ported to another provider.

When were Salmon Gums numbers first allocated?

The oldest block on record for Salmon Gums 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 Salmon Gums number?

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

Check a number from Salmon Gums

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