Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Airlie Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Airlie Beach, QLD (postcode 4802) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+44.3% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 909 | 1,208 | 1,312 | +403 · +44.3% |
| Median age | 37 | 35 | 41 | +4 · +10.8% |
| Median household income | $1,120/wk | $1,474/wk | $1,562/wk | +$442 · +39.5% |
| Median personal income | $700/wk | $845/wk | $932/wk | +$232 · +33.1% |
| Median rent | $300/wk | $350/wk | $380/wk | +$80 · +26.7% |
| Median mortgage | $2,547/mo | $2,184/mo | $1,925/mo | $622 · -24.4% |
| Average household size | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -0.1 · -5.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Airlie Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,312
was 1,208 in 2016
+104 · +8.6%
Median rent
$380/wk
was $350/wk in 2016
+$30 · +8.6%
Household income
$1,562/wk
was $1,474/wk in 2016
+$88 · +6%
Median age
41
was 35 in 2016
+6 · +17.1%
Dig deeper: Airlie Beach population growth · Airlie Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.