Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Broken Hill then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Broken Hill, NSW (postcode 2880) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-5.1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,652 | 17,814 | 17,706 | -946 · -5.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 45 | 44 | +1 · +2.3% |
| Median household income | $789/wk | $968/wk | $1,176/wk | +$387 · +49% |
| Median personal income | $417/wk | $528/wk | $650/wk | +$233 · +55.9% |
| Median rent | $150/wk | $189/wk | $220/wk | +$70 · +46.7% |
| Median mortgage | $953/mo | $953/mo | $867/mo | $86 · -9% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Broken Hill trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
17,706
was 17,814 in 2016
-108 · -0.6%
Median rent
$220/wk
was $189/wk in 2016
+$31 · +16.4%
Household income
$1,176/wk
was $968/wk in 2016
+$208 · +21.5%
Median age
44
was 45 in 2016
-1 · -2.2%
Dig deeper: Broken Hill population growth · Broken Hill then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.