.au TLD information
Registry, RDAP server, WHOIS server, DNSSEC and IDN support for .au.
Overview
- TLD
- .au
- Type
- ccTLD
- IDN TLD
- Not supported
- Registry
- .au Domain Administration (auDA)
- Country
- Australia
- Registration start date
- 1986-03-05
- DNSSEC
- Enabled
- RDAP server
- https://rdap.cctld.au/rdap/
- WHOIS server
- whois.auda.org.au
General registration information
Eligibility
- Registration category
- Restricted registration
- Individual registration
- Supported
- Organization registration
- Supported
- Local address requirement
- No restriction
- Local entity/agent requirement
- No
- Trademark requirement
- No
Length & IDN support
- Allowed length (ASCII letters, digits and hyphens)
- 2–63 characters
- IDN registration
- Not supported
- Allowed length (IDN)
- -
Second-level registration categories
- com.au
- net.au
- org.au
- asn.au
- id.au
- edu.au
- qld.edu.au
- nsw.edu.au
- eq.edu.au
- act.edu.au
- vic.edu.au
- sa.edu.au
- wa.edu.au
- nt.edu.au
- catholic.edu.au
- schools.nsw.edu.au
- education.tas.edu.au
- tas.edu.au
- sa.au
- wa.au
- nt.au
- qld.au
- nsw.au
- vic.au
- tas.au
- act.au
- gov.au
- act.gov.au
- nsw.gov.au
- qld.gov.au
- sa.gov.au
- tas.gov.au
- vic.gov.au
- wa.gov.au
- nt.gov.au
.au domain power ranking
| Rank | Change | Domain | Power Rank | Referring Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | － | google.com.au | 80.3 | 43,565 |
| 2 | ▲ 3 | auspost.com.au | 78.3 | 7,740 |
| 3 | ▼ 1 | abc.net.au | 77.4 | 87,711 |
| 4 | ▲ 2 | news.com.au | 77.2 | 34,822 |
| 5 | ▼ 2 | nsw.gov.au | 77.1 | 67,205 |
| 6 | ▼ 2 | oaic.gov.au | 76.5 | 31,085 |
| 7 | － | butterfly.org.au | 76.5 | 1,192 |
| 8 | － | amazon.com.au | 76.2 | 34,946 |
| 9 | ▲ 1 | smh.com.au | 73.9 | 47,564 |
| 10 | ▲ 4 | esafety.gov.au | 73.3 | 6,525 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between a gTLD and a ccTLD?
- gTLDs are generic top-level domains, while ccTLDs are assigned to countries or territories. Eligibility rules differ per TLD.
- What does DNSSEC support mean?
- It means the TLD supports DNSSEC signing. Whether it is actually enabled depends on each domain's configuration.
- Is this information up to date?
- TLD and registry information is sourced from public data such as IANA. Eligibility rules can change, so please also check each registry's official information for the latest details.