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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Fish Creek then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Fish Creek, VIC (postcode 3959) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.1% over 10 years

201179420168272021858
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population794827858+64 · +8.1%
Median age484651+3 · +6.3%
Median household income$884/wk$1,039/wk$1,281/wk+$397 · +44.9%
Median personal income$485/wk$570/wk$687/wk+$202 · +41.6%
Median rent$55/wk$120/wk$235/wk+$180 · +327.3%
Median mortgage$1,135/mo$1,135/mo$1,400/mo+$265 · +23.3%
Average household size2.42.42.40 · 0%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

858

was 827 in 2016

+31 · +3.7%

Median rent

$235/wk

was $120/wk in 2016

+$115 · +95.8%

Household income

$1,281/wk

was $1,039/wk in 2016

+$242 · +23.3%

Median age

51

was 46 in 2016

+5 · +10.9%

Dig deeper: Fish Creek population growth · Fish Creek then and now

Full suburb profileFish Creek population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.