Census 2011 → 2021

Birkenhead population growth

How the population of Birkenhead, SA (5015) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+4.8% over 10 years

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

2011 population

1,716

2016 population

1,663

2021 population

1,798

2011 → 2021

+4.8%

+135 since 2016

Birkenhead trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

1,798

was 1,663 in 2016

+135 · +8.1%

Median rent

$315/wk

was $290/wk in 2016

+$25 · +8.6%

Household income

$1,598/wk

was $1,233/wk in 2016

+$365 · +29.6%

Median age

was 41 in 2016

-2 · -4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology