Census 2011 → 2021

Rainbow Beach population growth

How the population of Rainbow Beach, QLD (4581) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+13.5% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

1,075

2016 population

1,249

2021 population

1,220

2011 → 2021

+13.5%

-29 since 2016

Rainbow Beach trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

1,220

was 1,249 in 2016

-29 · -2.3%

Median rent

$280/wk

was $260/wk in 2016

+$20 · +7.7%

Household income

$972/wk

was $902/wk in 2016

+$70 · +7.8%

Median age

was 50 in 2016

+6 · +12%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology