Australian Capital Territory · Postcode 2600
Parkes postcode and suburb data
Australian Capital Territory · Phone area code 02 · 2 km from Canberra
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Parkes at a glance vs ACT
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Benchmarks against ACT
Where Parkes ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of ACT suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in ACT.
ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021Postcode 2600 covers Parkes, an inland suburb of Canberra about 2 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Australian Capital Territory region of Australian Capital Territory. Local government services are provided by Unincorporated ACT.
Parkes is part of the South Canberra statistical area in Australian Capital Territory.
Parkes details
Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.
| Postcode | 2600 |
| State | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
| Phone Area Code | 02 |
| Median Age | 32 years |
| Median Personal Income (Census 2021) | $225/week |
| Area | 3.1 km² |
| Latitude | -35.3 |
| Longitude | 149.133333 |
| Distance from Canberra | 2 km |
| Region (SA4) | Australian Capital Territory |
| Area (SA3) | South Canberra |
| Local Government | Unincorporated ACT |
| Federal Electorate | Canberra |
| State Electorate | Murrumbidgee |
| Time Zone | AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time) |
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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.