Postal Codes

6701 Postcode

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Postcode 6701 covers Babbage Island, 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
5,259
Median age
40
Median household income
A$1,399
Median rent
A$209
Degree or higher
10.8%
Unemployment
4.8%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 6701 is

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

People
Residents5,259
Median age40
Born overseas18.5%971
Speaks a language other than English at home12.7%666
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander16.3%857
Australian citizens3,972
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,399
The same, over a yearA$72,748
Median personal income, weeklyA$793
Median family income, weeklyA$1,911
Unemployment rate4.8%
Labour force participation56%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%
Housing
Dwellings1,774
Median rent, weeklyA$209
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,300
Owned outright31.2%
Owned with a mortgage21%
Rented41.7%
Average household size2.3
People per bedroom0.9
Against the national median
Median age40The same, over a yearA$72,748Median rentA$209Unemployment4.8%Degree or higher10.8%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright31.2%
Owned with a mortgage21%
Rented41.7%
People
Born overseas18.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.7%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander16.3%

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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