All states and territories are part of the Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV) regional area scheme. However, in each state and territory only certain areas are included in the ‘regional area’ for SHEV holders. These are defined by postcode.

The areas considered part of regional Australia for the Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV) arrangements are:

State/territory	Eligible postcodes:	Notes
Australian Capital territory	All postcodes
New South Wales	2311–2312 2328–2411 2420–2490 2536–2551 2575–2594 2618–2739 2787–2898	Excludes Sydney Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong
	2320–2323 2415	Includes Dungog Shire, Maitland City and Mid-Coast Council Region
Northern Territory	All postcodes
Queensland	4019–4022 4037 4114 4118 4119 4124–4125 4127–4133 4157–4161 4163–4165 4183–4184 4205 4211 4270–4272 4275 4280 4285 4287 4300–4301 4303–4305 4307–4499 4500–4511 4512 4514 4515 4519 4521–4899
South Australia	All postcodes
Tasmania	All postcodes
Victoria	3211–3227 3233–3234 3236–3239 3241–3243 3249–3251 3254 3256 3260 3264–3287 3289 3293 3301 3303–3304 3311 3314 3317–3319 3321–3325 3328 3334 3340 3342 3345 3350–3352 3355–3357 3360 3361 3363 3373–3374 3377 3380–3381 3384–3385 3387–3388 3390–3393 3395–3396 3400–3402 3412–3414 3418–3419 3423–3424 3460 3463 3465 3467–3468 3472 3475 3477–3478 3480 3485 3487–3491 3494 3496 3498 3500–3501 3505 3507 3509 3512 3516–3518 3520 3525 3537 3540 3542 3544 3546 3549–3551 3555 3557 3559 3561–3568 3570–3571 3572 3573 3575–3576 3579–3581 3583–3586 3588–3591 3594–3597 3599 3608 3610 3612 3614 3616 3618 3620 3624 3629–3631 3633–3634 3646 3658 3660 3666 3670–3673 3677 3683 3685 3687–3691 3694–3695 3711–3715 3717–3719 3726 3747 3749 3778–3779 3781 3783 3810 3812–3816 3818 3820–3825 3831–3833 3835 3840 3842 3844 3847 3850–3852 3854 3856–3860 3862 3864–3865 3869–3871 3873–3875 3878 3880 3882 3885–3893 3895–3896 3898–3900 3902–3904 3909 3922–3923 3925 3945 3950–3951 3953 3962 3966–3967 3971 3979 3981 3984 3987–3992 3995–3996	Excludes Melbourne Metropolitan and some regional local government areas (Alpine, Ararat, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardinia, Central Goldfields, Hepburn, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moira, Moorabool, Mount Alexander, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Surf Coast, Towong and Yarra Ranges). Even though a local government area is excluded there may be postcodes within that area that are included. Please refer to the listed postcodes for inclusions.
Western Australia	6041–6044 6055–6056 6069 6076 6083–6084 6111 6121–6126 6200–6799	Excludes Perth and some areas of the Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions