+61Australia
The +61 prefix belongs to Australia. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +61 (calling code 61), it came from Australia. You can also call Australia from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+61
ISO
AU
Region
Oceania
Time zone
Australia/Sydney
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Which country is +61?
The +61 code identifies Australia on the international telephone network. Country code 61 is assigned to Australia under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +61 — written +61 or 0061 — is a Australia number. You can call any Australia number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a Australia phone number
Every Australia number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Australia from abroad, the only fixed part is +61 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Australia.
Mobile example
+XX XXX XXX XXX
Example: +61 412 345 678
Landline example
+61 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call Australia (+61) step by step
Enter the country code +61 when dialing Australia from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Country codes near +61
Dialing codes immediately above and below +61 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The +61 code belongs to Australia. Any phone number that starts with +61 — or with 0061 — is a Australia number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects Australia numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 0061 prefix is Australia. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +61, the Australia country code.
Dialing code 61 (dialed as +61 or 0061) belongs to Australia. Any phone number that starts with +61 is a Australia number.
Country code 61 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Australia. To call Australia from abroad, dial +61 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Australia is +61. To call Australia from abroad, dial +61 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+61 is Australia's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "61 area code". Any phone number starting with +61 is a Australia number.
From TwinPhone, just type +61 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +61, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Australia's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes — we currently rent virtual numbers in the US and Canada, from $3.19/month. Use one as your caller ID so callers see a North American number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser. Numbers for more countries are on the way.
Calling Australia with TwinPhone is pay-as-you-go from your browser, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute, minimum one minute) — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +61 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page, and that figure is the one you pay.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +61 and the Australia number, and the call connects.
A +61 number is not automatically a scam — +61 is simply the country code 61 assigned to Australia under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Australia. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +61 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Australia are shown above.
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