Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Oakleigh then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Oakleigh, VIC (postcode 3166) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+12% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,535 | 7,893 | 8,442 | +907 · +12% |
| Median age | 36 | 37 | 38 | +2 · +5.6% |
| Median household income | $1,393/wk | $1,571/wk | $1,926/wk | +$533 · +38.3% |
| Median personal income | $563/wk | $658/wk | $865/wk | +$302 · +53.6% |
| Median rent | $346/wk | $371/wk | $410/wk | +$64 · +18.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,996/mo | $2,000/mo | $2,100/mo | +$104 · +5.2% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.2 · -7.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Oakleigh trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
8,442
was 7,893 in 2016
+549 · +7%
Median rent
$410/wk
was $371/wk in 2016
+$39 · +10.5%
Household income
$1,926/wk
was $1,571/wk in 2016
+$355 · +22.6%
Median age
38
was 37 in 2016
+1 · +2.7%
Dig deeper: Oakleigh population growth · Oakleigh then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.