Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Surprise then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Surprise, QLD (postcode 4871) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+9.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 126 | 169 | 138 | +12 · +9.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 55 | 48 | +4 · +9.1% |
| Median household income | $652/wk | $747/wk | $875/wk | +$223 · +34.2% |
| Median personal income | $487/wk | $575/wk | $591/wk | +$104 · +21.4% |
| Median rent | — | — | $150/wk | — |
| Median mortgage | $800/mo | — | $834/mo | +$34 · +4.3% |
| Average household size | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | +0.1 · +5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mount Surprise trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
138
was 169 in 2016
-31 · -18.3%
Household income
$875/wk
was $747/wk in 2016
+$128 · +17.1%
Median age
48
was 55 in 2016
-7 · -12.7%
Dig deeper: Mount Surprise population growth · Mount Surprise then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.