Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Portsea then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Portsea, VIC (postcode 3944) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+76.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 446 | 510 | 787 | +341 · +76.5% |
| Median age | 65 | 67 | 68 | +3 · +4.6% |
| Median household income | $1,841/wk | $1,863/wk | $2,470/wk | +$629 · +34.2% |
| Median personal income | $968/wk | $1,147/wk | $1,541/wk | +$573 · +59.2% |
| Median rent | $550/wk | $519/wk | $577/wk | +$27 · +4.9% |
| Median mortgage | $2,167/mo | $2,000/mo | $2,806/mo | +$639 · +29.5% |
| Average household size | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 · -5.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Portsea trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
787
was 510 in 2016
+277 · +54.3%
Median rent
$577/wk
was $519/wk in 2016
+$58 · +11.2%
Household income
$2,470/wk
was $1,863/wk in 2016
+$607 · +32.6%
Median age
68
was 67 in 2016
+1 · +1.5%
Dig deeper: Portsea population growth · Portsea then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.