2880 Broken Hill
New South Wales · 2 of 6 official tables
Official list last changed 5 Apr 2025 · checked 19 Oct 2026
As of 19 Oct 2026, postcode 2880 (Broken Hill, NSW) appears in 2 of the six Home Affairs specified-work tables. 417 visa: all work types except tourism & hospitality, bushfire recovery. 462 visa: farm work, construction, disaster recovery.
| Type of work | 417 Working Holiday | 462 Work and Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Farm work (plant and animal cultivation) | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia |
| Fishing and pearling | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Not listed |
| Tree farming and felling | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Not listed |
| Mining | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Not listed |
| Construction | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia |
| 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: Tourism & hospitality, Bushfire recovery.
✓ Listed appears in a table for that work. ! Listed appears, with date conditions.
What to know about 2880
- Recovery work in a declared area can be paid or volunteer. For volunteer work, each day worked counts as one day.
- Mining is listed for the 417 visa only. It is never specified work for the 462 visa.
- On a 462 visa, these don't count in 2880: fishing & pearling, tree farming, mining. They do count on a 417.
It's the postcode where you physically work that counts, not your employer's office. How days are counted.
Questions about 2880
Does farm work in Broken Hill (2880) count for the 88 days?
Yes. Farm work (plant and animal cultivation) in 2880 is on the official list for both the 417 and the 462 visa.
Does mining in Broken Hill (2880) count for the 88 days?
On a 417 visa, yes, including mining support services and cleaning on a mine site. Mining never counts on a 462 visa.
Does construction work in Broken Hill (2880) count?
Yes. Construction in 2880 is on the official list for both the 417 and the 462 visa.
Does fishing or pearling work in Broken Hill (2880) count?
On a 417 visa, yes. On a 462 visa, no: 2880 isn't in the areas listed for fishing and pearling on the 462.
Does tree farming or felling in Broken Hill (2880) count?
On a 417 visa, yes. On a 462 visa, no: 2880 isn't in the areas listed for tree farming and felling on the 462.
Guides for working here
- Does mining count? FIFO, shutdowns and 12-hour shifts
- Volunteer recovery work and the 88 days
- Harvest calendar: when the farm work is
- 417 vs 462: what counts on each visa
- What evidence to keep
Sources
- Tables matched for 2880 on the 417: Table 4 (Regional Australia, NSW row); 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.