DataTools Address Lists
Empower your business with accurate & precise Australian address data
Harness the power of Australia’s most premium dataset of addresses – Australia Post’s (PAF) for unmatched accuracy.
Gain access to over 15 million+ Australian addresses
Immediate Access to Address List Files
Up To Date Address Data
Simple & Readable Files
Secure Payment
DataTools Address Lists
Empower your business with accurate & precise Australian address data
A platform designed for purchasing bulk Australian address data.
Harness the power of Australia’s most premium dataset of addresses – Australia Post’s Postal Address File (PAF)
Gain access to over 15 million+ Australian addresses
Immediate Access to
Address List Files
Up To Date
Address Data
Simple &
Readable Files
Secure
Payment
Australian Address Data that’s accurate, is pure gold for business.
Australian Address Data that’s accurate, is pure gold for business.
The PAF is Australia’s best file of verified deliverable addresses.
It contains every deliverable address point in Australia – currently over 15 million addresses. It includes not only street addresses but unit information and postal addresses such as PO Boxes. Compiled and maintained by Australia Post, the PAF was designed primarily to assist them with the delivery of mail. Data is sourced from local, state and territory government land records and Commonwealth government agencies. The quality is extremely high. Data is sourced from local government and then verified by Post delivering the mail.
Effortless Search, Precise Results.
With our intuitive search functionality, finding the exact addresses you need is as easy as ever. Seamlessly navigate through our vast database of over 15 million+ verified addresses, and enjoy seamless searches on both postcode and state levels. Whether you’re targeting a specific region or analysing broader trends, DataTools Address Lists has you covered.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Here’s the answer to the most common asked questions about Address Lists.
DataTools Address Lists is a service that provides businesses with accurate and precise Australian address data sourced from Australia Post’s Postal Address File (PAF).
The Postal Address File (PAF) is Australia’s most premium dataset of addresses. It contains every deliverable address point in Australia, including street addresses, unit information, and postal addresses like PO Boxes. It is maintained by Australia Post and sourced from local, state, and territory government land records and Commonwealth government agencies.
The PAF currently contains over 15 million verified deliverable addresses in Australia.
The PAF’s quality is extremely high, as the data is sourced from local government and verified by the postal workers (Posties) who deliver the mail.
Yes, the data files are designed to be simple to view and load into other software applications. The data is provided in a standard text delimited file format with fields delimited by a bar character “|”.
Example:
| 1 | The Old Bank Building | Unit 1 20 Aberdeen St | GLEBE | TAS | 7000 | S | Y | Y | N | -42.87229219 | 147.32676278 | P |
What fields are included?
The file contains the following columns\fields.
Field Name | Description | Example |
ROW_NUM | Row number | 1 |
BUILDING_NAME | The Building Name of the address when available. Normally used as the first address line after the person and business name. | The Old Bank Building |
ADDRESS_LINE_1 | The address line formatted and ready for print. | Unit 1 20 Aberdeen St |
LOCALITY | The Locality\Suburb\Town | GLEBE |
STATE | The State | TAS |
POSTCODE | The Postcode | 7000 |
ADDRESS_TYPE | Address Type. S=Street address and P=Postal address, for example “PO Box”. | S |
HAS_UNIT_NUMBER | Identifies if the address contains Unit\Apartment numbers. Y=Yes and N=No | Y |
RESIDENTIAL | Indicates whether primary purpose of the address is for residential use. Y=Yes and N=No
| Y |
NON_RESIDENTIAL | Indicates whether the address is used for commercial or non-residential purposes. A business operating from a residential address may be indicated if there is visible signage of the business. Y=Yes and N=No
| N |
LATITUDE | Latitude Coordinates | -42.87229219 |
LONGITUDE | Longitude Coordinates | 147.32676278 |
GEOTYPE | Returns a code that indicates the level to which the address could be geocoded. P=Premise or Building Match, S=Street Level Match and L=Locality Level Match | P |
How should I present the addresses fields provided when printing the address onto an envelope?
| Notes | |
| To the Household | Or something similar. This is where the person or business name normally goes. |
| [BUILDING_NAME] | Note, building names are not commonly available. Don’t print blank line if missing. |
| [ADDRESS_LINE_1] | The data comes pre-formatted ready for print. |
| [LOCALITY] [STATE] [POSTCODE] | Print the Locality, State and Postcode on a single line, the last address line. Separate each field by 2 spaces. Print the locality and state in uppercase (the data is already pre-formatted in uppercase). |
You can start using the address data right away. Once you complete your purchase, you will receive immediate access to the data files. We provide instant download links via the Address Lists website and we’ll send you a copy of the download link via email, along with your invoice.
If you lose your download link to the address file, don’t worry! Our customer support team is here to assist you. Simply reach out to our support team via form, email or phone, and they will provide you with a new download link so you can access your purchased address data.
You can use major credit cards like Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Additionally, we support Apple Pay, Google Pay, UnionPay and other providers for a seamless payment experience.
We take pride in providing our customers with the most up-to-date address data available. The Address List Data is regularly updated to ensure accuracy and relevancy. We release new updates of the address lists quarterly, in the months of March, June, September and December.
You as a customer can use the Data to:
- Market and communicate to your existing customers or list of addresses in the Data dataset;
- Perform analytics and data integration for your own internal use;
- Add attributes to the Data dataset for your own internal use; and
- Assist with planning and allocating resources and products or providing services to your existing customers.
You as a customer cannot:
- Supply or make the Data dataset available to a third party unless that third party is using the Data dataset on behalf of you the Customer to provide services to the Customer and that third party does not retain or use the Data dataset for any other purposes;
- Sell, transfer, distribute or otherwise deal with the Data dataset; or
- Use the Data dataset to validate addresses or create a product that validates addresses or similar.
Australian Address Lists
A platform designed for purchasing bulk Australian address data.
Gain access to over 15 million+ Australian addresses
Australian
Address Lists
A platform designed for purchasing bulk Australian address data.
Gain access to over 15 million+ Australian addresses