To view on a map any of 2,507 postal area boundaries at full resolution (as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Census 2006 population and housing data) just follow this simple URL pattern:
http://www.aus-emaps.com/svs/ref/map.php?kmzl=2000&svs=2
Multiple postcodes can be added to the map as follows (at this stage one at a time only):
?kmzl=2000,3000&svs=2,2
A set of simple instructions on how to configure other map parameters can be found on aus-emaps.com web widgets page.
Since this reference map can be embedded in a website page, a simple javascript code can add additional functionality to render the content dynamically. It means you can now start serving postal boundaries and/or any other data in kmz or geoRSS format directly on your web site! Here is a link to a simple example showing you exactly how to do it.
And this file will also be handy to script the functionality: list of postal areas (Census 2006 version in csv format). Please note, Northern Territory postal area boundary data are named with leading "0" (ie. 0800).
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