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6385 Kwolyin

Western Australia · 3 of 6 official tables

Official list last changed 5 Apr 2025 · checked 19 Oct 2026
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6385
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As of 19 Oct 2026, postcode 6385 (Kwolyin, WA) appears in 3 of the six Home Affairs specified-work tables. 417 visa: all work types except bushfire recovery. 462 visa: farm work, construction, tourism & hospitality, disaster recovery.

Work types listed for 6385, by visa.
Type of work417 Working Holiday462 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
Tourism and hospitality Listed Table 1: Remote and Very Remote Australia · work done from 22 Jun 2021 · applications lodged from 5 Mar 2022 Listed Table 1: Remote and Very Remote Australia · work done from 22 Jun 2021 · applications lodged from 5 Mar 2022
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: Bushfire recovery.

✓ Listed appears in a table for that work. ! Listed appears, with date conditions.

What to know about 6385

  • The postcode that matters is where you physically work, not your employer's office address.
  • Tourism and hospitality work counts in this area only if it was done from 22 June 2021.
  • 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.
  • The work must be paid at the legal award rate (except volunteer recovery work).
  • On a 462 visa, these don't count in 6385: fishing & pearling, tree farming, mining. They do count on a 417.
  • ABS classes 6385 as remote Australia. That's an ABS statistic and isn't the same as Home Affairs' list of remote areas for hospitality; the tables above are what count.

Nearby listed postcodes

  • 6384 Pantapin · 8 km
  • 6386 Shackleton · 12 km
  • 6383 Quairading · 32 km
  • 6428 Babakin · 34 km
  • 6419 Ardath · 36 km
  • 6410 Kellerberrin · 39 km

Questions about 6385

Does farm work in Kwolyin (6385) count for the 88 days?

Yes. Farm work (plant and animal cultivation) in 6385 is on the official list for both the 417 and the 462 visa.

Does hospitality in Kwolyin (6385) count for the 88 days?

Yes, for work done from 22 June 2021. 6385 is in Northern Australia or a remote area, so cafés, bars, hotels, hostels and tour jobs here count on both the 417 and the 462 visa.

Does mining in Kwolyin (6385) 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 Kwolyin (6385) count?

Yes. Construction in 6385 is on the official list for both the 417 and the 462 visa.

Does it matter where I live or where my employer's office is?

No. What counts is where you physically do the work. If you work in 6385 but your payslips show an office elsewhere, ask your employer for a letter naming the work site and postcode.

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