Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Port Douglas then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Port Douglas, QLD (postcode 4877) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+13% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,231 | 3,504 | 3,650 | +419 · +13% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 | 44 | +6 · +15.8% |
| Median household income | $1,068/wk | $1,246/wk | $1,370/wk | +$302 · +28.3% |
| Median personal income | $663/wk | $755/wk | $824/wk | +$161 · +24.3% |
| Median rent | $278/wk | $320/wk | $350/wk | +$72 · +25.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,626/mo | $1,647/mo | $1,474/mo | $152 · -9.3% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Port Douglas trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,650
was 3,504 in 2016
+146 · +4.2%
Median rent
$350/wk
was $320/wk in 2016
+$30 · +9.4%
Household income
$1,370/wk
was $1,246/wk in 2016
+$124 · +10%
Median age
44
was 41 in 2016
+3 · +7.3%
Dig deeper: Port Douglas population growth · Port Douglas then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.