Postal Codes

2221 Postcode

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Postcode 2221 covers South Hurstville, 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
17,065
Median age
42
Median household income
A$2,261
Median rent
A$520
Degree or higher
32.8%
Unemployment
4%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2221 is

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

People
Residents17,065
Median age42
Born overseas36%6,138
Speaks a language other than English at home47.8%8,158
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.8%135
Australian citizens14,895
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$2,261
The same, over a yearA$117,572
Median personal income, weeklyA$851
Median family income, weeklyA$2,512
Unemployment rate4%
Labour force participation57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%
Housing
Dwellings5,472
Median rent, weeklyA$520
Median mortgage, monthlyA$3,000
Owned outright42.1%
Owned with a mortgage36.9%
Rented18.3%
Average household size3
People per bedroom0.9
Against the national median
Median age42The same, over a yearA$117,572Median rentA$520Unemployment4%Degree or higher32.8%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright42.1%
Owned with a mortgage36.9%
Rented18.3%
People
Born overseas36%
Speaks a language other than English at home47.8%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.8%

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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