Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Long Plains then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Long Plains, SA (postcode 5501) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+24% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 68 | 62 | +12 · +24% |
| Median age | 41 | 28 | 29 | -12 · -29.3% |
| Median household income | $864/wk | $1,083/wk | $1,625/wk | +$761 · +88.1% |
| Median personal income | $410/wk | $612/wk | $850/wk | +$440 · +107.3% |
| Median rent | $97/wk | — | $310/wk | +$213 · +219.6% |
| Median mortgage | $724/mo | $1,105/mo | $867/mo | +$143 · +19.8% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | +0.9 · +33.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Long Plains trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
62
was 68 in 2016
-6 · -8.8%
Household income
$1,625/wk
was $1,083/wk in 2016
+$542 · +50%
Median age
29
was 28 in 2016
+1 · +3.6%
Dig deeper: Long Plains population growth · Long Plains then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.