Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Sorrento then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Sorrento, VIC (postcode 3943) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+39% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,448 | 1,592 | 2,013 | +565 · +39% |
| Median age | 63 | 65 | 64 | +1 · +1.6% |
| Median household income | $892/wk | $1,136/wk | $1,658/wk | +$766 · +85.9% |
| Median personal income | $539/wk | $678/wk | $936/wk | +$397 · +73.7% |
| Median rent | $230/wk | $322/wk | $462/wk | +$232 · +100.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,410/mo | $1,733/mo | $2,167/mo | +$757 · +53.7% |
| Average household size | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Sorrento trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,013
was 1,592 in 2016
+421 · +26.4%
Median rent
$462/wk
was $322/wk in 2016
+$140 · +43.5%
Household income
$1,658/wk
was $1,136/wk in 2016
+$522 · +46%
Median age
64
was 65 in 2016
-1 · -1.5%
Dig deeper: Sorrento population growth · Sorrento then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.