PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED

Allocations in the Australian numbering plan according to the ACMA register. The register's oldest allocation still held by PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED is dated 30 June 1991, its newest 14 October 2026. 2,161 of its ranges were originally allocated to another company — chiefly ENGIN PTY LIMITED (2,074), VOCUS PTY LTD (86) and SILK TELECOM (WA) PTY LTD (1). The register names the holder of each range; individual numbers may have been ported and operate on another network today.

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

6,132landline blocks
2,100numbering areas with allocations
0mobile ranges
77,648smartnumbers held

Landline footprint

On the fixed network, PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED's 6,132 blocks add up to about 7,013,600 numbers across 2,100 numbering areas — around 5.5% of all allocated geographic numbering in Australia. The blocks are spread over 4 area codes: 1,583 under 02 (576 areas), 1,335 under 03 (475 areas), 1,330 under 07 (409 areas) and 1,884 under 08 (640 areas). The first landline block was allocated in 1996, the latest in 2026. Block size comes from the allocation register; it doesn't say how many numbers are actually in service.

Area codeBlocksNumbersNumbering areasFirst blockLatest block
021,5832.1m57605/12/199604/03/2026
031,3351.9m47505/12/199609/04/2026
071,3301.3m40905/12/199604/03/2026
081,8841.7m64005/12/199604/03/2026

Ranges taken over from other allocatees

Register rows where PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED is the current holder but another company was the original allocatee — the trace of acquisitions, mergers and wholesale transfers.

Original allocateeRanges now heldFirst transferLatest transfer
ENGIN PTY LIMITED2,07411/08/201511/08/2015
VOCUS PTY LTD8608/07/201608/07/2016
SILK TELECOM (WA) PTY LTD108/12/200908/12/2009

The numbering areas with the most allocated capacity

Numbering areas with allocations for PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED (60 of 2,100)

Numbering areaArea codeBlocksNumbers
Sydney0228675,000
Melbourne0331580,000
Brisbane0719378,000
Perth0825339,000
Adelaide0815215,000
Southport071360,000
Canberra02955,000
Darwin081144,000
Wollongong021043,000
Hobart031333,000
Newcastle021029,000
Dandenong03628,000
Blacktown02527,000
Gosford02826,000
Clayton03524,000
Parramatta02624,000
Salisbury08523,000
Liverpool02522,000
Bankstown02521,000
Townsville071120,100
Toowoomba071120,000
Cairns07919,000
Geelong03919,000
Mackay07918,200
Nambour07918,000
Redcliffe07518,000
Ipswich07517,000
Terrey Hills02517,000
Beenleigh07516,000
Eltham03516,000
Wanneroo08516,000
Albury02915,000
Campbelltown02615,000
Fremantle08515,000
Warragul03615,000
Cleveland07414,000
Croydon03514,000
Geraldton08913,200
Armadale08413,000
Avalon Beach02413,000
Ballarat03713,000
Caboolture07713,000
Craigieburn03413,000
Dural02413,000
Engadine02413,000
Herne Hill08413,000
Kalamunda08413,000
Kalkallo03413,000
Launceston03813,000
Mclaren Vale08413,000
Mount Barker (SA)08413,000
Point Cook03413,000
Ringwood03413,000
Samford07413,000
Spearwood08413,000
Sunbury03413,000
Sutherland02413,000
Sydenham03413,000
Werribee03413,000
Whittlesea03413,000

Sorted by allocation size; the remaining areas are in the numbering-area catalogue.

Smartnumber holdings

Individual 13, 1300 and 1800 numbers the register lists with PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED as holder.

FamilyNumbers heldCapacityFirst allocation
1800 freephone17,70820,42230/06/1991
13 / 1300 local rate59,94063,62130/06/1991