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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Northwood then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Northwood, NSW (postcode 2066) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+1% over 10 years

201190720169822021916
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population907982916+9 · +1%
Median age424546+4 · +9.5%
Median household income$2,918/wk$4,152/wk$5,012/wk+$2,094 · +71.8%
Median personal income$1,100/wk$1,387/wk$1,526/wk+$426 · +38.7%
Median rent$1,060/wk$1,000/wk$1,200/wk+$140 · +13.2%
Median mortgage$4,333/mo$3,250/mo$4,200/mo$133 · -3.1%
Average household size3.23.13.1-0.1 · -3.1%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

916

was 982 in 2016

-66 · -6.7%

Median rent

$1,200/wk

was $1,000/wk in 2016

+$200 · +20%

Household income

$5,012/wk

was $4,152/wk in 2016

+$860 · +20.7%

Median age

46

was 45 in 2016

+1 · +2.2%

Dig deeper: Northwood population growth · Northwood then and now

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.