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Census 2011 → 2021

Acton population growth

How the population of Acton, ACT (2601) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+44.9% over 10 years

20111,96520162,08620212,848
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

1,965

2016 population

2,086

2021 population

2,848

2011 → 2021

+44.9%

+762 since 2016

Acton trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

2,848

was 2,086 in 2016

+762 · +36.5%

Median age

19

was 20 in 2016

-1 · -5%

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Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology