Census 2011 → 2021
Paddington population growth
How the population of Paddington, NSW (2021) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+3.5% over 10 years
2011 population
12,267
2016 population
12,911
2021 population
12,701
2011 → 2021
+3.5%
-210 since 2016
Paddington trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
12,701
was 12,911 in 2016
-210 · -1.6%
Median rent
$650/wk
was $630/wk in 2016
+$20 · +3.2%
Household income
$3,131/wk
was $2,509/wk in 2016
+$622 · +24.8%
Median age
38
was 36 in 2016
+2 · +5.6%
Dig deeper: Paddington population growth · Paddington then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology