Postal Codes

2609 Postcode

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Postcode 2609 covers Canberra International Airport, 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
1,136
Median age
47
Median household income
A$1,116
Median rent
A$322
Degree or higher
15.3%
Unemployment
8.2%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 2609 is

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

People
Residents1,136
Median age47
Born overseas17.6%200
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%133
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.7%31
Australian citizens766
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,116
The same, over a yearA$58,032
Median personal income, weeklyA$823
Median family income, weeklyA$1,850
Unemployment rate8.2%
Labour force participation48%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%
Housing
Dwellings371
Median rent, weeklyA$322
Median mortgage, monthlyA$2,800
Owned outright51.2%
Owned with a mortgage5.4%
Rented39.1%
Average household size1.9
People per bedroom0.9
Against the national median
Median age47The same, over a yearA$58,032Median rentA$322Unemployment8.2%Degree or higher15.3%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright51.2%
Owned with a mortgage5.4%
Rented39.1%
People
Born overseas17.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.7%

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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