Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Ocean Reef then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Ocean Reef, WA (postcode 6027) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+0.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,108 | 7,840 | 8,125 | +17 · +0.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 | 44 | +4 · +10% |
| Median household income | $2,096/wk | $2,245/wk | $2,480/wk | +$384 · +18.3% |
| Median personal income | $693/wk | $760/wk | $906/wk | +$213 · +30.7% |
| Median rent | $450/wk | $510/wk | $525/wk | +$75 · +16.7% |
| Median mortgage | $2,167/mo | $2,200/mo | $2,253/mo | +$86 · +4% |
| Average household size | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.2 · -6.5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Ocean Reef trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
8,125
was 7,840 in 2016
+285 · +3.6%
Median rent
$525/wk
was $510/wk in 2016
+$15 · +2.9%
Household income
$2,480/wk
was $2,245/wk in 2016
+$235 · +10.5%
Median age
44
was 42 in 2016
+2 · +4.8%
Dig deeper: Ocean Reef population growth · Ocean Reef then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.