[talk-au] The Paradox of Postcodes (Was Re: Victorian Vicmap Address Import Proposal - Suburb and Postcode discussion)

[Andrew Davidson]

On 19/6/21 3:54 am, stevea wrote:

> In the USA (in OSM) we say rather bluntly "ZIP codes are not
> boundaries."  (ZIP codes are USA postcodes).

The situation in Australia is different. Over here they *are* boundaries 
and our local postal service will sell you a copy of them:

https://geoscape.com.au/documentation/postcode-boundaries-metadata-statement/

The paradox I was referring to is why would I buy a copy?