Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Downer then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Downer, ACT (postcode 2602) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+20.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,555 | 3,662 | 4,296 | +741 · +20.8% |
| Median age | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 · 0% |
| Median household income | $1,547/wk | $1,868/wk | $2,267/wk | +$720 · +46.5% |
| Median personal income | $792/wk | $836/wk | $1,125/wk | +$333 · +42% |
| Median rent | $361/wk | $380/wk | $420/wk | +$59 · +16.3% |
| Median mortgage | $2,167/mo | $2,167/mo | $2,167/mo | $0 · 0% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 · +4.2% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Downer trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,296
was 3,662 in 2016
+634 · +17.3%
Median rent
$420/wk
was $380/wk in 2016
+$40 · +10.5%
Household income
$2,267/wk
was $1,868/wk in 2016
+$399 · +21.4%
Median age
35
was 35 in 2016
0 · 0%
Dig deeper: Downer population growth · Downer then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.