Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Sapphire then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Sapphire, NSW (postcode 2360) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-25.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 43 | 44 | 32 | -11 · -25.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 49 | 47 | +6 · +14.6% |
| Median household income | $831/wk | $1,374/wk | $1,375/wk | +$544 · +65.5% |
| Median personal income | $396/wk | $587/wk | $589/wk | +$193 · +48.7% |
| Median rent | $100/wk | — | $330/wk | +$230 · +230% |
| Median mortgage | $1,500/mo | $1,442/mo | $6,500/mo | +$5,000 · +333.3% |
| Average household size | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | -0.1 · -3.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Sapphire trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
32
was 44 in 2016
-12 · -27.3%
Household income
$1,375/wk
was $1,374/wk in 2016
+$1 · +0.1%
Median age
47
was 49 in 2016
-2 · -4.1%
Dig deeper: Sapphire population growth · Sapphire then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.