Postal Codes

2257 Postcode

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Postcode 2257 covers Hardys Bay, 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
30,403
Median age
47
Median household income
A$1,390
Median rent
A$400
Degree or higher
18.5%
Unemployment
5%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2257 is

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

People
Residents30,403
Median age47
Born overseas16.9%5,152
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%1,947
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4.1%1,249
Australian citizens27,221
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,390
The same, over a yearA$72,280
Median personal income, weeklyA$697
Median family income, weeklyA$1,871
Unemployment rate5%
Labour force participation51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%
Housing
Dwellings12,410
Median rent, weeklyA$400
Median mortgage, monthlyA$2,140
Owned outright38.9%
Owned with a mortgage27.6%
Rented29.9%
Average household size2.3
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age47The same, over a yearA$72,280Median rentA$400Unemployment5%Degree or higher18.5%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright38.9%
Owned with a mortgage27.6%
Rented29.9%
People
Born overseas16.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4.1%

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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