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02 · NSW & ACT

Phone numbers beginning with 02 (Sydney, Canberra, New South Wales, ACT).

30 numbers

Numbers beginning with 02 are landlines from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, covering Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra and the regional centres in between. Although mobile usage has overtaken landlines for personal calls, 02 numbers remain heavily used by businesses, government departments and hospitals across the state. Common scams reported on 02 numbers include fake bank fraud-team callbacks (often with a Sydney CBD prefix displayed), tradie cold-calls, and political fundraising during campaigns. Because 02 is the largest landline pool in Australia, neighbour-spoofing scams are especially prevalent. See our guide on caller ID spoofing for how that works.

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