Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Margate then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Margate, QLD (postcode 4019) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+6.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,117 | 7,405 | 7,575 | +458 · +6.4% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 | 46 | +4 · +9.5% |
| Median household income | $847/wk | $1,062/wk | $1,231/wk | +$384 · +45.3% |
| Median personal income | $491/wk | $576/wk | $687/wk | +$196 · +39.9% |
| Median rent | $251/wk | $295/wk | $320/wk | +$69 · +27.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,797/mo | $1,625/mo | $1,733/mo | $64 · -3.6% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Margate trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
7,575
was 7,405 in 2016
+170 · +2.3%
Median rent
$320/wk
was $295/wk in 2016
+$25 · +8.5%
Household income
$1,231/wk
was $1,062/wk in 2016
+$169 · +15.9%
Median age
46
was 43 in 2016
+3 · +7%
Dig deeper: Margate population growth · Margate then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.