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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

South Geelong then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for South Geelong, VIC (postcode 3220) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+7.1% over 10 years

2011947201699320211,014
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population9479931,014+67 · +7.1%
Median age363537+1 · +2.8%
Median household income$1,234/wk$1,549/wk$1,642/wk+$408 · +33.1%
Median personal income$658/wk$792/wk$937/wk+$279 · +42.4%
Median rent$248/wk$300/wk$350/wk+$102 · +41.1%
Median mortgage$1,345/mo$1,703/mo$1,700/mo+$355 · +26.4%
Average household size2.22.32.20 · 0%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

1,014

was 993 in 2016

+21 · +2.1%

Median rent

$350/wk

was $300/wk in 2016

+$50 · +16.7%

Household income

$1,642/wk

was $1,549/wk in 2016

+$93 · +6%

Median age

37

was 35 in 2016

+2 · +5.7%

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.