Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Black River then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Black River, QLD (postcode 4818) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+2.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,457 | 1,476 | 1,493 | +36 · +2.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 39 | 41 | +1 · +2.5% |
| Median household income | $1,517/wk | $1,539/wk | $1,883/wk | +$366 · +24.1% |
| Median personal income | $616/wk | $708/wk | $844/wk | +$228 · +37% |
| Median rent | $200/wk | $300/wk | $320/wk | +$120 · +60% |
| Median mortgage | $1,777/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,625/mo | $152 · -8.6% |
| Average household size | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.1 · -3.6% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Black River trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,493
was 1,476 in 2016
+17 · +1.2%
Median rent
$320/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
+$20 · +6.7%
Household income
$1,883/wk
was $1,539/wk in 2016
+$344 · +22.4%
Median age
41
was 39 in 2016
+2 · +5.1%
Dig deeper: Black River population growth · Black River then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.