Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Gilles Plains then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Gilles Plains, SA (postcode 5086) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+22.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,339 | 3,576 | 4,101 | +762 · +22.8% |
| Median age | 35 | 37 | 36 | +1 · +2.9% |
| Median household income | $897/wk | $1,062/wk | $1,446/wk | +$549 · +61.2% |
| Median personal income | $432/wk | $492/wk | $678/wk | +$246 · +56.9% |
| Median rent | $200/wk | $275/wk | $295/wk | +$95 · +47.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,400/mo | $1,500/mo | $1,536/mo | +$136 · +9.7% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | +0.2 · +8.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Gilles Plains trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,101
was 3,576 in 2016
+525 · +14.7%
Median rent
$295/wk
was $275/wk in 2016
+$20 · +7.3%
Household income
$1,446/wk
was $1,062/wk in 2016
+$384 · +36.2%
Median age
36
was 37 in 2016
-1 · -2.7%
Dig deeper: Gilles Plains population growth · Gilles Plains then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.