Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Carlton then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Carlton, VIC (postcode 3053) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+16% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 13,835 | 18,535 | 16,055 | +2,220 · +16% |
| Median age | 25 | 24 | 27 | +2 · +8% |
| Median household income | $649/wk | $572/wk | $1,292/wk | +$643 · +99.1% |
| Median personal income | $374/wk | $336/wk | $659/wk | +$285 · +76.2% |
| Median rent | $343/wk | $385/wk | $365/wk | +$22 · +6.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,902/mo | $1,894/mo | $1,898/mo | $4 · -0.2% |
| Average household size | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 · -5.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Carlton trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
16,055
was 18,535 in 2016
-2,480 · -13.4%
Median rent
$365/wk
was $385/wk in 2016
$20 · -5.2%
Household income
$1,292/wk
was $572/wk in 2016
+$720 · +125.9%
Median age
27
was 24 in 2016
+3 · +12.5%
Dig deeper: Carlton population growth · Carlton then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.