As the holiday season approaches, it's important to be aware of the delivery times provided by Australia Post. This information will help you plan your purchases and ensure you order and send before the cut-off dates stipulated below from the Australia Post website. Be sure to add on 2 business days handling time to give your parcels the best chance of arriving on time.

Warehouse closed these dates: Wed 24 Dec, Thu 25 Dec, Fri 26 Dec, Wed 31 Dec, Thu 1 Jan. Orders placed on these dates will be packed from the next business day.

Sending within Australia

Parcel Post
Dates are for items sent to and from metro locations collected by Australia Post trucks or vans and taken directly to their processing facility. For items sent outside a metro area, allow additional time. For items lodged over the counter, there is a 2.30 pm cut-off time.

Sending from	To NSW*	To ACT	To VIC*	To QLD*	To SA	To WA	To TAS	To NT
NSW*	22/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	18/12/25	19/12/25	16/12/25
ACT	19/12/25	22/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	18/12/25	19/12/25	16/12/25
VIC*	19/12/25	19/12/25	22/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	18/12/25	19/12/25	16/12/25
QLD*	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	22/12/25	19/12/25	17/12/25	18/12/25	12/12/25
SA	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	22/12/25	18/12/25	19/12/25	17/12/25
WA	18/12/25	18/12/25	18/12/25	17/12/25	18/12/25	22/12/25	16/12/25	12/12/25
TAS	19/12/25	19/12/25	19/12/25	18/12/25	19/12/25	16/12/25	22/12/25	12/12/25
NT	16/12/25	16/12/25	16/12/25	17/12/25	17/12/25	17/12/25	12/12/25	22/12/25

* Parcels sent to and from Geelong, Gold Coast, and Newcastle follow the above metro location cut-off dates.

Express Post

Sending to and from metro only	Cut-off date
NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, SA, and within same state*	23/12/25
NT, TAS, and WA	22/12/25

* Parcels sent to and from Geelong, Gold Coast, and Newcastle follow the above metro location last sending dates.

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Sending parcels overseas

XTM only posts to Australia and New Zealand at this time. Parcels sent after the dates below will be delivered as quickly as possible, but they may not arrive until after Christmas.

Sending to	Courier parcels and letters	Express parcels and letters	Standard parcels	Economy Air parcels and International Post Registered letters
New Zealand	15 December 2025	15 December 2025	11 December 2025	4 December 2025

See our regular Delivery Policy.

For the latest information, visit Australia Post’s Christmas sending dates.