Postal Codes

2579 Postcode

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Postcode 2579 covers Big Hill, 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
4,646
Median age
46
Median household income
A$1,589
Median rent
A$380
Degree or higher
19.6%
Unemployment
3.3%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2579 is

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

People
Residents4,646
Median age46
Born overseas13.4%622
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%219
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander3.6%168
Australian citizens4,157
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,589
The same, over a yearA$82,628
Median personal income, weeklyA$744
Median family income, weeklyA$1,903
Unemployment rate3.3%
Labour force participation56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%
Housing
Dwellings1,687
Median rent, weeklyA$380
Median mortgage, monthlyA$2,000
Owned outright44%
Owned with a mortgage37.6%
Rented13.3%
Average household size2.5
People per bedroom0.7
Against the national median
Median age46The same, over a yearA$82,628Median rentA$380Unemployment3.3%Degree or higher19.6%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright44%
Owned with a mortgage37.6%
Rented13.3%
People
Born overseas13.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander3.6%

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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