Postal Codes

2506 Postcode

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Postcode 2506 covers Berkeley, 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
7,798
Median age
40
Median household income
A$1,217
Median rent
A$290
Degree or higher
10.8%
Unemployment
6.2%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2506 is

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

People
Residents7,798
Median age40
Born overseas21.5%1,677
Speaks a language other than English at home19.8%1,547
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander6.4%502
Australian citizens6,962
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,217
The same, over a yearA$63,284
Median personal income, weeklyA$568
Median family income, weeklyA$1,541
Unemployment rate6.2%
Labour force participation48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%
Housing
Dwellings2,875
Median rent, weeklyA$290
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,733
Owned outright31.4%
Owned with a mortgage27.2%
Rented37.7%
Average household size2.5
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age40The same, over a yearA$63,284Median rentA$290Unemployment6.2%Degree or higher10.8%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright31.4%
Owned with a mortgage27.2%
Rented37.7%
People
Born overseas21.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.8%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander6.4%

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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