Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Big Desert then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Big Desert, VIC (postcode 3490) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+166.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3 | 3 | 8 | +5 · +166.7% |
| Median age | 61 | — | 40 | -21 · -34.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | $5,500/wk | — |
| Median personal income | — | — | $524/wk | — |
| Median rent | — | — | $0/wk | — |
| Median mortgage | — | — | $0/mo | — |
| Average household size | 2.0 | — | 5.0 | +3 · +150% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Big Desert trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
8
was 3 in 2016
+5 · +166.7%
Dig deeper: Big Desert population growth · Big Desert then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.