Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Daylesford then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Daylesford, VIC (postcode 3460) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+12.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,463 | 2,548 | 2,781 | +318 · +12.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 53 | 55 | +6 · +12.2% |
| Median household income | $764/wk | $932/wk | $1,185/wk | +$421 · +55.1% |
| Median personal income | $463/wk | $546/wk | $715/wk | +$252 · +54.4% |
| Median rent | $197/wk | $280/wk | $331/wk | +$134 · +68% |
| Median mortgage | $1,219/mo | $1,377/mo | $1,532/mo | +$313 · +25.7% |
| Average household size | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 · -5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Daylesford trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,781
was 2,548 in 2016
+233 · +9.1%
Median rent
$331/wk
was $280/wk in 2016
+$51 · +18.2%
Household income
$1,185/wk
was $932/wk in 2016
+$253 · +27.1%
Median age
55
was 53 in 2016
+2 · +3.8%
Dig deeper: Daylesford population growth · Daylesford then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.