Postal Codes

2218 Postcode

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Postcode 2218 covers Carlton, 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
16,182
Median age
37
Median household income
A$1,833
Median rent
A$440
Degree or higher
34.8%
Unemployment
6.1%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2218 is

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

People
Residents16,182
Median age37
Born overseas53.7%8,691
Speaks a language other than English at home61.6%9,971
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.7%115
Australian citizens11,961
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,833
The same, over a yearA$95,316
Median personal income, weeklyA$763
Median family income, weeklyA$2,036
Unemployment rate6.1%
Labour force participation59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%
Housing
Dwellings5,853
Median rent, weeklyA$440
Median mortgage, monthlyA$2,167
Owned outright29.1%
Owned with a mortgage27.6%
Rented40.3%
Average household size2.6
People per bedroom1
Against the national median
Median age37The same, over a yearA$95,316Median rentA$440Unemployment6.1%Degree or higher34.8%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright29.1%
Owned with a mortgage27.6%
Rented40.3%
People
Born overseas53.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home61.6%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.7%

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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