I got into the Graphic Design, and it's what I really want to do. I got acceptance letter on the 5th as well. Took their time with the post. They were sent out on the 19th of December.
TAFE really wasn't a back up for me. I wanted to it or Design Computing @ USYD. It would have been a hard choice for me if I got both. But I didn't get the UAI. I would have been really dissappointed if I didn't get into tafe.