Census 2011 → 2021
Footscray population growth
How the population of Footscray, VIC (3011) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+29.8% over 10 years
2011 population
13,203
2016 population
16,345
2021 population
17,131
2011 → 2021
+29.8%
+786 since 2016
Footscray trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
17,131
was 16,345 in 2016
+786 · +4.8%
Median rent
$355/wk
was $310/wk in 2016
+$45 · +14.5%
Household income
$1,763/wk
was $1,314/wk in 2016
+$449 · +34.2%
Median age
34
was 32 in 2016
+2 · +6.3%
Dig deeper: Footscray population growth · Footscray then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology