Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Manly West then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Manly West, QLD (postcode 4179) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+11% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,206 | 11,978 | 12,436 | +1,230 · +11% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 | 41 | +3 · +7.9% |
| Median household income | $1,458/wk | $1,637/wk | $2,039/wk | +$581 · +39.8% |
| Median personal income | $646/wk | $741/wk | $897/wk | +$251 · +38.9% |
| Median rent | $360/wk | $400/wk | $430/wk | +$70 · +19.4% |
| Median mortgage | $2,058/mo | $2,000/mo | $2,053/mo | $5 · -0.2% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.1 · -3.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Manly West trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
12,436
was 11,978 in 2016
+458 · +3.8%
Median rent
$430/wk
was $400/wk in 2016
+$30 · +7.5%
Household income
$2,039/wk
was $1,637/wk in 2016
+$402 · +24.6%
Median age
41
was 39 in 2016
+2 · +5.1%
Dig deeper: Manly West population growth · Manly West then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.