Postal Codes

2087 Postcode

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Postcode 2087 covers Forestville, 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
13,161
Median age
43
Median household income
A$2,794
Median rent
A$720
Degree or higher
40.5%
Unemployment
3.3%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2087 is

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

People
Residents13,161
Median age43
Born overseas33.1%4,361
Speaks a language other than English at home25.2%3,312
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.4%52
Australian citizens11,749
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$2,794
The same, over a yearA$145,288
Median personal income, weeklyA$975
Median family income, weeklyA$3,328
Unemployment rate3.3%
Labour force participation62%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%
Housing
Dwellings4,307
Median rent, weeklyA$720
Median mortgage, monthlyA$3,400
Owned outright42%
Owned with a mortgage37.5%
Rented17.1%
Average household size3
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age43The same, over a yearA$145,288Median rentA$720Unemployment3.3%Degree or higher40.5%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright42%
Owned with a mortgage37.5%
Rented17.1%
People
Born overseas33.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.2%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.4%

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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