Census 2011 → 2021
Freshwater population growth
How the population of Freshwater, NSW (2096) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+10.1% over 10 years
2011 population
8,340
2016 population
8,866
2021 population
9,186
2011 → 2021
+10.1%
+320 since 2016
Freshwater trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
9,186
was 8,866 in 2016
+320 · +3.6%
Median rent
$600/wk
was $530/wk in 2016
+$70 · +13.2%
Household income
$2,726/wk
was $2,268/wk in 2016
+$458 · +20.2%
Median age
37
was 35 in 2016
+2 · +5.7%
Dig deeper: Freshwater population growth · Freshwater then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology