Postal Codes

6005 Postcode

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Postcode 6005 covers West Perth, Western Australia. 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
6,102
Median age
35
Median household income
A$1,918
Median rent
A$400
Degree or higher
51.2%
Unemployment
4.7%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 6005 is

West Perth, Western Australia โ€” the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People
Residents6,102
Median age35
Born overseas47.1%2,877
Speaks a language other than English at home29.7%1,811
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.9%53
Australian citizens4,271
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,918
The same, over a yearA$99,736
Median personal income, weeklyA$1,251
Median family income, weeklyA$2,768
Unemployment rate4.7%
Labour force participation72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%
Housing
Dwellings2,949
Median rent, weeklyA$400
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,772
Owned outright14.8%
Owned with a mortgage18.9%
Rented63.5%
Average household size1.8
People per bedroom0.9
Against the national median
Median age35The same, over a yearA$99,736Median rentA$400Unemployment4.7%Degree or higher51.2%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright14.8%
Owned with a mortgage18.9%
Rented63.5%
People
Born overseas47.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.7%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.9%

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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