Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Machans Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Machans Beach, QLD (postcode 4878) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+0.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 941 | 1,051 | 943 | +2 · +0.2% |
| Median age | 42 | 45 | 47 | +5 · +11.9% |
| Median household income | $1,167/wk | $1,367/wk | $1,610/wk | +$443 · +38% |
| Median personal income | $622/wk | $708/wk | $829/wk | +$207 · +33.3% |
| Median rent | $275/wk | $320/wk | $370/wk | +$95 · +34.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,369/mo | $1,613/mo | $1,600/mo | +$231 · +16.9% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -0.1 · -4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Machans Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
943
was 1,051 in 2016
-108 · -10.3%
Median rent
$370/wk
was $320/wk in 2016
+$50 · +15.6%
Household income
$1,610/wk
was $1,367/wk in 2016
+$243 · +17.8%
Median age
47
was 45 in 2016
+2 · +4.4%
Dig deeper: Machans Beach population growth · Machans Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.