Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Breakwater then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Breakwater, VIC (postcode 3219) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+4.1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,018 | 1,014 | 1,060 | +42 · +4.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 | 40 | +2 · +5.3% |
| Median household income | $802/wk | $807/wk | $1,077/wk | +$275 · +34.3% |
| Median personal income | $429/wk | $506/wk | $655/wk | +$226 · +52.7% |
| Median rent | $192/wk | $260/wk | $300/wk | +$108 · +56.3% |
| Median mortgage | $1,387/mo | $1,288/mo | $1,213/mo | $174 · -12.5% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Breakwater trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,060
was 1,014 in 2016
+46 · +4.5%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $260/wk in 2016
+$40 · +15.4%
Household income
$1,077/wk
was $807/wk in 2016
+$270 · +33.5%
Median age
40
was 41 in 2016
-1 · -2.4%
Dig deeper: Breakwater population growth · Breakwater then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.