Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Cardiff then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Cardiff, NSW (postcode 2285) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+10.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,704 | 5,830 | 6,318 | +614 · +10.8% |
| Median age | 37 | 37 | 38 | +1 · +2.7% |
| Median household income | $1,123/wk | $1,231/wk | $1,512/wk | +$389 · +34.6% |
| Median personal income | $546/wk | $623/wk | $780/wk | +$234 · +42.9% |
| Median rent | $280/wk | $340/wk | $375/wk | +$95 · +33.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,737/mo | $1,690/mo | $1,733/mo | $4 · -0.2% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 · -4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Cardiff trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,318
was 5,830 in 2016
+488 · +8.4%
Median rent
$375/wk
was $340/wk in 2016
+$35 · +10.3%
Household income
$1,512/wk
was $1,231/wk in 2016
+$281 · +22.8%
Median age
38
was 37 in 2016
+1 · +2.7%
Dig deeper: Cardiff population growth · Cardiff then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.