Regional migration · Victoria · postcode 3064

Is Craigieburn regional for migration?

No. Craigieburn (postcode 3064) is inside Greater Melbourne, one of the three metropolitan areas excluded from the designated regional areas. Living or working there does not qualify for the 491, 494 or 191, and does not earn regional points. Part of Greater Melbourne — not regional.

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Regional status: Not regional — Greater Melbourne
Postcode: 3064
Category: Excluded metropolitan area
Visas opened: Non-regional visas only (189/190/482/186)
Regional points: None

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No — Craigieburn is not a designated regional area. Part of Greater Melbourne — not regional. The rule for skilled migration is simple: every postcode in Australia is regional except Greater Sydney, Greater Melbourne and Greater Brisbane. In Victoria that means everything outside Greater Melbourne qualifies, and Craigieburn (3064) is inside that boundary.

Why Craigieburn does not qualify

Craigieburn falls inside the Greater Melbourne postcode band, so time spent living, working or studying there does not count toward the 491, 494 or 191, and does not attract regional points. You can still use the non-regional routes — the 189, 190, 482 and 186 — but they carry higher points cut-offs or stricter sponsorship settings than the regional equivalents.

Other places inside Greater Melbourne that people often assume are regional: Melbourne, Frankston, Dandenong, Werribee, Point Cook, Bundoora, Tarneit, Cranbourne.

Nearest regional areas to Craigieburn

Each of these is a designated regional area in Victoria — a job or study place there changes the visa options completely. Full picture on Regional areas in Victoria.

Wollert (3750)
Pakenham (3810)
Mornington (3931)
Bacchus Marsh (3340)
Healesville (3777)
Geelong (3220)

Check the postcode, not the suburb name

Designated regional areas are defined by postcode ranges in a legislative instrument, and the ranges are reviewed. Craigieburn's representative postcode is 3064; if your workplace or campus uses a different postcode, look that one up on the Department of Home Affairs regional postcode list before you sign a lease or accept an offer. The visa condition follows where you actually live, work and study.

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General information at the city/town level, not migration advice. Regional boundaries are set by legislative instrument and can change — verify the exact postcode with the Department of Home Affairs. Migration advice is provided by Keshab Chapagain (MARN 1576536) only after a paid consultation under the Migration Agents Code of Conduct.

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482 salary threshold — CSIT A$79,423 · SSIT A$146,576 (2026–27)

Processing times — 482 nomination 64 days – 9 months · all subclasses, Home Affairs 29 September 2026

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Is Craigieburn a regional area for migration purposes?

What is the closest regional area to Craigieburn?

The nearest designated regional areas in Victoria include Wollert, Pakenham, Mornington, Bacchus Marsh, Healesville, Geelong. Any postcode outside the Greater Melbourne boundary qualifies, so the practical question is where you can find a job or study place — the visa condition attaches to where you live, work and study, not to where you first applied.

Is the regional status of Craigieburn decided by postcode or by council area?

By postcode. Designated regional areas are set out in a legislative instrument that lists postcode ranges (this page reads the Home Affairs list as at 30 August 2026). Craigieburn's postcode 3064 falls inside the Greater Melbourne band. Because boundaries can change and outer suburbs can sit either side of a line, always confirm the exact postcode of your workplace or campus against the Department of Home Affairs list before relying on it.

What is the PR pathway from Craigieburn?

Because Craigieburn is not a designated regional area, the regional PR route (491/494 then the 191) does not run through it. From Craigieburn the permanent routes are the points-tested 189 and 190, or employer-sponsored 186 — all with higher cut-offs or stricter settings than the regional equivalents. Relocating to a regional postcode in Victoria reopens the regional pathway.

Does Craigieburn give me extra points for the 491?

No. The 491's 15 regional points require nomination or sponsorship tied to a designated regional area, and Craigieburn is not one. You would need to relocate to a regional postcode — in Victoria that means anywhere outside Greater Melbourne.

Keep reading

Is my city regional? — checker All 2551 cities and towns in one searchable list. Regional areas in Victoria Where the line falls across the whole state. 491 Skilled Work Regional visa Points, conditions and the path to the 191. 494 employer-sponsored regional visa For regional employers who want to sponsor. 191 permanent residence (regional) The PR step after three years on a 491/494. Victoria state nomination Current 190/491 streams and how selection works.