Whitlam Postcode

Australian Capital Territory

Inner Regional

2611

Postcode for Whitlam, ACT
Phone area code: 02 · 50 km from Canberra · Pop. 7

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

N/A/10

SEIFA Advantage

3.3

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Whitlam ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of ACT suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in ACT.

How Whitlam Compares

Whitlam vs the ACT average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Whitlam	ACT avg	AU avg	Greater Canberra
Household income/wk	$900 -ACT	$2,444	$1,836	$2,445
Mortgage/month	$2,750 +ACT	$2,115	$1,958	$2,115
Median age	27	37.5	45.0	37.0
Unemployment	133.3% +ACT	4.0%	5.0%	4.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the ACT average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Whitlam is a locality 50 km from Canberra in Australian Capital Territory, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2611. It falls within the Australian Capital Territory region. The local government area is Unincorporated ACT.

According to the 2021 Census, Whitlam has a population of 7 with a median age of 27. The median weekly household income is $900, below the ACT average. The unemployment rate is 133.3%, higher than the ACT average.

Housing in Whitlam includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,750. These housing costs sit above the ACT average.

Whitlam is part of the Uriarra - Namadgi statistical area in Australian Capital Territory.

Whitlam Details

Postcode	2611
State	Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	7
Median Age	27 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$75/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,750
Average Household Size	6 persons
Area	3.3 km²
Population Density	2/km²
Australian Citizens	71.4%
Unemployment Rate	133.3%
Latitude	-35.5731418
Longitude	148.7089808
Distance from Canberra	50 km
Region (SA4)	Australian Capital Territory
Area (SA3)	Uriarra - Namadgi
Local Government	Unincorporated ACT
Federal Electorate	Bean

Age Profile

57.1%

85.7%

0–14 (57.1%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (85.7%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	4 (57.1%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	6 (85.7%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Whitlam

Coree 0.0 km Stromlo 0.0 km Pierces Creek 28.3 km Tharwa 33.0 km Top Naas 33.0 km Uriarra Forest 34.1 km Uriarra Village 36.3 km Gordon 36.6 km Banks 36.7 km Tuggeranong 36.8 km Greenway 36.8 km Bonython 37.3 km

Same Postcode (2611)

More Whitlam Data

Unincorporated ACT LGA 148 suburbs, 27 postcodes, 453,263 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Canberra (50.2 km) Fuel Prices Australian Capital Territory fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated ACT LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.