Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Melrose then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Melrose, QLD (postcode 4613) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2021
+680% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5 | — | 39 | +34 · +680% |
| Median age | 46 | — | 51 | +5 · +10.9% |
| Median household income | $604/wk | — | $900/wk | +$296 · +49% |
| Median personal income | $304/wk | — | $466/wk | +$162 · +53.3% |
| Median rent | $205/wk | — | $175/wk | $30 · -14.6% |
| Median mortgage | $693/mo | — | $548/mo | $145 · -20.9% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | — | 2.4 | -0.2 · -7.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.