Postal Codes

2603 Postcode

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Postcode 2603 covers Forrest, 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
10,306
Median age
41
Median household income
A$2,991
Median rent
A$481
Degree or higher
59.1%
Unemployment
3.2%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2603 is

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

People
Residents10,306
Median age41
Born overseas27.1%2,789
Speaks a language other than English at home20.7%2,130
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.8%87
Australian citizens9,200
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$2,991
The same, over a yearA$155,532
Median personal income, weeklyA$1,596
Median family income, weeklyA$4,094
Unemployment rate3.2%
Labour force participation69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%
Housing
Dwellings4,119
Median rent, weeklyA$481
Median mortgage, monthlyA$2,500
Owned outright30.8%
Owned with a mortgage32.4%
Rented34%
Average household size2.3
People per bedroom0.9
Against the national median
Median age41The same, over a yearA$155,532Median rentA$481Unemployment3.2%Degree or higher59.1%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright30.8%
Owned with a mortgage32.4%
Rented34%
People
Born overseas27.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.7%
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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