Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Booker Bay then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Booker Bay, NSW (postcode 2257) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,257 | 1,326 | 1,442 | +185 · +14.7% |
| Median age | 49 | 55 | 54 | +5 · +10.2% |
| Median household income | $782/wk | $1,002/wk | $1,218/wk | +$436 · +55.8% |
| Median personal income | $469/wk | $555/wk | $659/wk | +$190 · +40.5% |
| Median rent | $289/wk | $350/wk | $400/wk | +$111 · +38.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,671/mo | $1,733/mo | $2,167/mo | +$496 · +29.7% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Booker Bay trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,442
was 1,326 in 2016
+116 · +8.7%
Median rent
$400/wk
was $350/wk in 2016
+$50 · +14.3%
Household income
$1,218/wk
was $1,002/wk in 2016
+$216 · +21.6%
Median age
54
was 55 in 2016
-1 · -1.8%
Dig deeper: Booker Bay population growth · Booker Bay then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.