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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Back Forest then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Back Forest, NSW (postcode 2535) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+18.2% over 10 years

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2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population778491+14 · +18.2%
Median age515056+5 · +9.8%
Median household income$1,615/wk$1,875/wk$1,374/wk$241 · -14.9%
Median personal income$549/wk$725/wk$632/wk+$83 · +15.1%
Median rent$300/wk$252/wk$48 · -16%
Median mortgage$1,300/mo$3,640/mo$4,768/mo+$3,468 · +266.8%
Average household size2.52.52.9+0.4 · +16%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

91

was 84 in 2016

+7 · +8.3%

Household income

$1,374/wk

was $1,875/wk in 2016

$501 · -26.7%

Median age

56

was 50 in 2016

+6 · +12%

Dig deeper: Back Forest population growth · Back Forest then and now

Full suburb profileBack Forest population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.