Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Lower Plenty then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Lower Plenty, VIC (postcode 3093) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+4.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,782 | 3,891 | 3,962 | +180 · +4.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 | 45 | +3 · +7.1% |
| Median household income | $1,588/wk | $1,822/wk | $2,160/wk | +$572 · +36% |
| Median personal income | $723/wk | $793/wk | $955/wk | +$232 · +32.1% |
| Median rent | $290/wk | $341/wk | $400/wk | +$110 · +37.9% |
| Median mortgage | $2,000/mo | $2,054/mo | $2,200/mo | +$200 · +10% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Lower Plenty trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,962
was 3,891 in 2016
+71 · +1.8%
Median rent
$400/wk
was $341/wk in 2016
+$59 · +17.3%
Household income
$2,160/wk
was $1,822/wk in 2016
+$338 · +18.6%
Median age
45
was 43 in 2016
+2 · +4.7%
Dig deeper: Lower Plenty population growth · Lower Plenty then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.