Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Highbury then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Highbury, SA (postcode 5089) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5.1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,618 | 6,586 | 6,956 | +338 · +5.1% |
| Median age | 41 | 42 | 41 | 0 · 0% |
| Median household income | $1,510/wk | $1,705/wk | $2,038/wk | +$528 · +35% |
| Median personal income | $649/wk | $726/wk | $856/wk | +$207 · +31.9% |
| Median rent | $300/wk | $330/wk | $369/wk | +$69 · +23% |
| Median mortgage | $1,543/mo | $1,602/mo | $1,733/mo | +$190 · +12.3% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Highbury trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,956
was 6,586 in 2016
+370 · +5.6%
Median rent
$369/wk
was $330/wk in 2016
+$39 · +11.8%
Household income
$2,038/wk
was $1,705/wk in 2016
+$333 · +19.5%
Median age
41
was 42 in 2016
-1 · -2.4%
Dig deeper: Highbury population growth · Highbury then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.