Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Bittern then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Bittern, VIC (postcode 3918) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+20.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,543 | 3,705 | 4,276 | +733 · +20.7% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 | 46 | +8 · +21.1% |
| Median household income | $1,279/wk | $1,449/wk | $1,615/wk | +$336 · +26.3% |
| Median personal income | $547/wk | $659/wk | $725/wk | +$178 · +32.5% |
| Median rent | $228/wk | $295/wk | $366/wk | +$138 · +60.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,731/mo | $1,700/mo | $1,842/mo | +$111 · +6.4% |
| Average household size | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -0.3 · -10.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Bittern trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,276
was 3,705 in 2016
+571 · +15.4%
Median rent
$366/wk
was $295/wk in 2016
+$71 · +24.1%
Household income
$1,615/wk
was $1,449/wk in 2016
+$166 · +11.5%
Median age
46
was 41 in 2016
+5 · +12.2%
Dig deeper: Bittern population growth · Bittern then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.