Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Scarness then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Scarness, QLD (postcode 4655) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,471 | 3,519 | 3,646 | +175 · +5% |
| Median age | 45 | 50 | 51 | +6 · +13.3% |
| Median household income | $661/wk | $766/wk | $933/wk | +$272 · +41.1% |
| Median personal income | $377/wk | $470/wk | $546/wk | +$169 · +44.8% |
| Median rent | $230/wk | $250/wk | $300/wk | +$70 · +30.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,542/mo | $1,320/mo | $1,244/mo | $298 · -19.3% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -0.1 · -4.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Scarness trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,646
was 3,519 in 2016
+127 · +3.6%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $250/wk in 2016
+$50 · +20%
Household income
$933/wk
was $766/wk in 2016
+$167 · +21.8%
Median age
51
was 50 in 2016
+1 · +2%
Dig deeper: Scarness population growth · Scarness then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.