Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Dapto then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Dapto, NSW (postcode 2530) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,735 | 10,730 | 10,954 | +219 · +2% |
| Median age | 39 | 40 | 39 | 0 · 0% |
| Median household income | $1,051/wk | $1,238/wk | $1,475/wk | +$424 · +40.3% |
| Median personal income | $485/wk | $557/wk | $686/wk | +$201 · +41.4% |
| Median rent | $250/wk | $340/wk | $400/wk | +$150 · +60% |
| Median mortgage | $1,733/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,880/mo | +$147 · +8.5% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 · -3.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Dapto trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
10,954
was 10,730 in 2016
+224 · +2.1%
Median rent
$400/wk
was $340/wk in 2016
+$60 · +17.6%
Household income
$1,475/wk
was $1,238/wk in 2016
+$237 · +19.1%
Median age
39
was 40 in 2016
-1 · -2.5%
Dig deeper: Dapto population growth · Dapto then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.