Postal Codes

2540 Postcode

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Postcode 2540 covers Wreck Bay, Australian Capital Territory. 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
48,267
Median age
49
Median household income
A$1,275
Median rent
A$360
Degree or higher
14.3%
Unemployment
4.9%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2540 is

Wreck Bay, Australian Capital Territory โ€” the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People
Residents48,267
Median age49
Born overseas13.2%6,384
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%2,247
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander6.9%3,347
Australian citizens43,214
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,275
The same, over a yearA$66,300
Median personal income, weeklyA$633
Median family income, weeklyA$1,537
Unemployment rate4.9%
Labour force participation48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%
Housing
Dwellings18,694
Median rent, weeklyA$360
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,733
Owned outright45.4%
Owned with a mortgage28%
Rented21.8%
Average household size2.3
People per bedroom0.7
Against the national median
Median age49The same, over a yearA$66,300Median rentA$360Unemployment4.9%Degree or higher14.3%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright45.4%
Owned with a mortgage28%
Rented21.8%
People
Born overseas13.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander6.9%

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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