2302 Newcastle West
New South Wales · 1 of 6 official tables
Official list last changed 5 Apr 2025 · checked 19 Oct 2026
As of 19 Oct 2026, postcode 2302 (Newcastle West, NSW) appears only in Table 6 (Natural disaster declared areas) of the Home Affairs lists. Only recovery work is listed there; farm, construction, mining and hospitality work in 2302 are not listed.
| Type of work | 417 Working Holiday | 462 Work and Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Flood, cyclone and storm recovery (paid or volunteer) | Listed Table 6: Natural disaster declared areas · work done from 1 Jan 2022 · applications lodged from 5 Apr 2025 | Listed Table 6: Natural disaster declared areas · work done from 1 Jan 2022 · applications lodged from 5 Apr 2025 |
Not listed for either visa: Farm work, Fishing & pearling, Tree farming, Mining, Construction, Tourism & hospitality, Bushfire recovery.
✓ Listed appears in a table for that work. ! Listed appears, with date conditions.
What to know about 2302
- Recovery work in a declared area can be paid or volunteer. For volunteer work, each day worked counts as one day.
It's the postcode where you physically work that counts, not your employer's office. How days are counted.
Nearby listed postcodes
On the lists for at least one type of work. Open one to see which.
- 2303 Hamilton · 1 km
- 2300 Cooks Hill · 1 km
- 2293 Maryville · 1 km
- 2294 Carrington · 2 km
- 2296 Islington · 2 km
- 2292 Broadmeadow · 3 km
Questions about 2302
Does farm work in Newcastle West (2302) count for the 88 days?
No. 2302 isn't on the official list for farm work (plant and animal cultivation) on either visa, so it won't count towards your days.
Guides for working here
Sources
- Tables matched for 2302 on the 417: Table 6 (Natural disaster declared areas, NSW row). From Home Affairs (417, 462) and the legal instrument, checked 19 Oct 2026.
- How this page is made: built automatically from those tables and ABS postcode data (ASGS 2021, CC BY 4.0). How we check · Report a mistake.