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Census comparison · 2016 · 2021

Potts Hill then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Potts Hill, NSW (postcode 2143) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2016 to 2021.

Population

Census 2016 → 2021

+62.8% over 5 years

201689320211,454
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change
Population8931,454+561 · +62.8%
Median age3031+1 · +3.3%
Median household income$1,973/wk$2,223/wk+$250 · +12.7%
Median personal income$785/wk$893/wk+$108 · +13.8%
Median rent$550/wk$500/wk$50 · -9.1%
Median mortgage$2,700/mo$2,600/mo$100 · -3.7%
Average household size3.33.2-0.1 · -3%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

1,454

was 893 in 2016

+561 · +62.8%

Median rent

$500/wk

was $550/wk in 2016

$50 · -9.1%

Household income

$2,223/wk

was $1,973/wk in 2016

+$250 · +12.7%

Median age

31

was 30 in 2016

+1 · +3.3%

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.