Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Reservoir then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Reservoir, VIC (postcode 3073) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 47,320 | 50,474 | 51,096 | +3,776 · +8% |
| Median age | 38 | 37 | 38 | 0 · 0% |
| Median household income | $973/wk | $1,197/wk | $1,541/wk | +$568 · +58.4% |
| Median personal income | $434/wk | $541/wk | $741/wk | +$307 · +70.7% |
| Median rent | $275/wk | $312/wk | $360/wk | +$85 · +30.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,734/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,986/mo | +$252 · +14.5% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.1 · -4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Reservoir trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
51,096
was 50,474 in 2016
+622 · +1.2%
Median rent
$360/wk
was $312/wk in 2016
+$48 · +15.4%
Household income
$1,541/wk
was $1,197/wk in 2016
+$344 · +28.7%
Median age
38
was 37 in 2016
+1 · +2.7%
Dig deeper: Reservoir population growth · Reservoir then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.