Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Palm Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Palm Beach, NSW (postcode 2108) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+2.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,616 | 1,593 | 1,652 | +36 · +2.2% |
| Median age | 53 | 56 | 58 | +5 · +9.4% |
| Median household income | $1,864/wk | $2,111/wk | $2,807/wk | +$943 · +50.6% |
| Median personal income | $888/wk | $1,052/wk | $1,295/wk | +$407 · +45.8% |
| Median rent | $451/wk | $698/wk | $895/wk | +$444 · +98.4% |
| Median mortgage | $3,000/mo | $3,000/mo | $4,000/mo | +$1,000 · +33.3% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Palm Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,652
was 1,593 in 2016
+59 · +3.7%
Median rent
$895/wk
was $698/wk in 2016
+$197 · +28.2%
Household income
$2,807/wk
was $2,111/wk in 2016
+$696 · +33%
Median age
58
was 56 in 2016
+2 · +3.6%
Dig deeper: Palm Beach population growth · Palm Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.