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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Braddon then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Braddon, ACT (postcode 2612) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+40% over 10 years

20114,55820165,50020216,383
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population4,5585,5006,383+1,825 · +40%
Median age282930+2 · +7.1%
Median household income$1,679/wk$1,969/wk$2,259/wk+$580 · +34.5%
Median personal income$972/wk$1,134/wk$1,512/wk+$540 · +55.6%
Median rent$416/wk$400/wk$495/wk+$79 · +19%
Median mortgage$2,167/mo$2,000/mo$1,803/mo$364 · -16.8%
Average household size1.81.81.80 · 0%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

6,383

was 5,500 in 2016

+883 · +16.1%

Median rent

$495/wk

was $400/wk in 2016

+$95 · +23.8%

Household income

$2,259/wk

was $1,969/wk in 2016

+$290 · +14.7%

Median age

30

was 29 in 2016

+1 · +3.4%

Dig deeper: Braddon population growth · Braddon then and now

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.