Cocos Islands – Country Code 61-8-9162

Dialing sequence

• Within the nine-digit number, 8 is the Australian area code for the central and west region, 9162 is the exchange for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands within are code 8.
• Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in the Australian phone system for domestic long distance calls.
• A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
• Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
• Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.

… to a mobile (cellular) phone

Use the same call sequence.

In the Australian phone system, area codes ‘4’ and ‘5’ are reserved for mobiles.

Calling a mobile phone registered in Christmas Island but roaming outside of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australia: dial the regular call sequence to a Cocos (Keeling) Island / Australian mobile phone.

Calling a mobile phone user currently roaming in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australia with a phone is registered outside of Australia: dial the country where the mobile phone is registered.

… to a VoIP (internet) phone

Use the same call sequence.

VoIP numbers use area code ‘5’ and the local number starts with ’50’.

Calling a VoIP phone registered in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australia with the user roaming outside of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australia: dial the regular call sequence to an Australian VoIP phone.

Calling a VoIP phone user currently roaming in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australia with a phone is registered outside of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Australia: call the country where the VoIP phone is registered.

… to a satellite phone

Phone numbers beginning with ’14’ are designated for Australian satellite phone services. For these phone numbers used the same call sequence.

Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.

… sending a fax

Use the same call sequence.

Calling within the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (domestic calling)

Local calling (within the same area code)

Dial all calls within the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as local calls.

Use only the eight digit local number (starting with 9162)

Long distance

There is no long distance calling across the Cocos (Keeling) Islands – all calls are local

‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix used when calling within Australia.

Cocos (Keeling) Island phone numbers explained

Phone number structure

Australian country code: +61 – the country code for Australia in the international phone system.

Area code: 8 – used primarily for Western and Central Australia, area code ‘8’ also includes Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Exchange: 9162 – the exchange for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands within Australia’s area code ‘8’.

Local phone number: four digits.

Example

The Cocos Keeling Islands Visitor Center lists its phone number as +61 8 9162 6790.

Number breakdown

Local example – dialing from another location in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Only the eight-digit local phone number is dialed when calling between locations on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Australian phone system – dialing from Australia or Christmas Island

_{… but not dialing from Norfolk Island or the Australian Antarctic Territory – (see the international example)}

Calls between the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Australia / Christmas Island are dialed the same as an Australian domestic phone call.

International example – dialing from outside Australia

_{(including calls from Norfolk Island or the Australian Antarctic Territory)}

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Calling internationally from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

… to Australia and Christmas Island

Dial the call as an Australian domestic call.

… to everywhere else

(including Norfolk Island and the Australian Antarctic Territory)

‘0011’ is used as an international exit code when dialing an international call from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Phone books, directories, and number lookup

Many Cocos (Keeling) Island listings may also be accessible through Australian phone directories.

• Yellow Pages (business) – Largest business directory covering all of Australia. Has the ability to filter for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
• White Pages (residential & alphabetical) – Alphabetical listing of people and places in Australia. Has the ability to filter for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
• Shire of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Directory – Government directory for the Shire of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (local administrative body).

Sources and more resources

• ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) – Regulatory body including oversight and management of the telephone numbering system.
• ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
• International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
• International Telecommunications Union – Australia (country code +61) Communication of 25.V.2011 – Details of Australia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 September 2016
• Legislation.gov.au – Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015 (2016) – Legislation on the numbering plan for Australia’s phone system. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
• Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Australia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Australia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
• Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
• Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development – Cocos (Keeling) Islands traveler information – Summary of useful information for visits to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.