Postal Codes

2042 Postcode

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Postcode 2042 covers Newtown, New South Wales. Australian postcodes are four digits. The Bureau of Statistics publishes census results for Postal Areas, its own approximation of them, so the figures below describe this postcode rather than the suburb or the council.

Residents
18,673
Median age
34
Median household income
A$2,328
Median rent
A$540
Degree or higher
54%
Unemployment
4.2%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2042 is

Newtown, New South Wales โ€” the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People
Residents18,673
Median age34
Born overseas30.4%5,679
Speaks a language other than English at home17.4%3,241
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1.3%247
Australian citizens15,371
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$2,328
The same, over a yearA$121,056
Median personal income, weeklyA$1,297
Median family income, weeklyA$3,339
Unemployment rate4.2%
Labour force participation74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher54%
Housing
Dwellings8,179
Median rent, weeklyA$540
Median mortgage, monthlyA$3,000
Owned outright17.6%
Owned with a mortgage24.7%
Rented55.9%
Average household size2.1
People per bedroom1
Against the national median
Median age34The same, over a yearA$121,056Median rentA$540Unemployment4.2%Degree or higher54%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright17.6%
Owned with a mortgage24.7%
Rented55.9%
People
Born overseas30.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.4%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1.3%

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census, published for Postal Areas — the ABS approximation of Australia Post postcodes, built from mesh blocks. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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