Postal Codes

6398 Postcode

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Postcode 6398 covers Walpole, 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
552
Median age
58
Median household income
A$794
Median rent
A$210
Degree or higher
14.8%
Unemployment
3.5%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 6398 is

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

People
Residents552
Median age58
Born overseas21.2%117
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%21
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander3.3%18
Australian citizens498
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$794
The same, over a yearA$41,288
Median personal income, weeklyA$493
Median family income, weeklyA$1,088
Unemployment rate3.5%
Labour force participation46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%
Housing
Dwellings252
Median rent, weeklyA$210
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,070
Owned outright55.2%
Owned with a mortgage19%
Rented22.2%
Average household size1.9
People per bedroom0.6
Against the national median
Median age58The same, over a yearA$41,288Median rentA$210Unemployment3.5%Degree or higher14.8%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright55.2%
Owned with a mortgage19%
Rented22.2%
People
Born overseas21.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander3.3%

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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