Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
El Arish then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for El Arish, QLD (postcode 4855) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+0.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 334 | 344 | 337 | +3 · +0.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 48 | 47 | +1 · +2.2% |
| Median household income | $875/wk | $992/wk | $1,148/wk | +$273 · +31.2% |
| Median personal income | $478/wk | $516/wk | $652/wk | +$174 · +36.4% |
| Median rent | $160/wk | $260/wk | $273/wk | +$113 · +70.6% |
| Median mortgage | $1,655/mo | $1,083/mo | $1,170/mo | $485 · -29.3% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.1 · -4.2% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
El Arish trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
337
was 344 in 2016
-7 · -2%
Median rent
$273/wk
was $260/wk in 2016
+$13 · +5%
Household income
$1,148/wk
was $992/wk in 2016
+$156 · +15.7%
Median age
47
was 48 in 2016
-1 · -2.1%
Dig deeper: El Arish population growth · El Arish then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.