Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Five Dock then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Five Dock, NSW (postcode 2046) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+10.3% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,905 | 9,356 | 9,823 | +918 · +10.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 40 | 41 | +2 · +5.1% |
| Median household income | $1,707/wk | $2,077/wk | $2,328/wk | +$621 · +36.4% |
| Median personal income | $761/wk | $876/wk | $1,079/wk | +$318 · +41.8% |
| Median rent | $440/wk | $550/wk | $570/wk | +$130 · +29.5% |
| Median mortgage | $2,806/mo | $2,617/mo | $3,000/mo | +$194 · +6.9% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Five Dock trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
9,823
was 9,356 in 2016
+467 · +5%
Median rent
$570/wk
was $550/wk in 2016
+$20 · +3.6%
Household income
$2,328/wk
was $2,077/wk in 2016
+$251 · +12.1%
Median age
41
was 40 in 2016
+1 · +2.5%
Dig deeper: Five Dock population growth · Five Dock then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.