comparesuburbs.au

Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

St James then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for St James, WA (postcode 6102) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+9.4% over 10 years

20114,47220164,90520214,894
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population4,4724,9054,894+422 · +9.4%
Median age303232+2 · +6.7%
Median household income$1,222/wk$1,517/wk$1,827/wk+$605 · +49.5%
Median personal income$571/wk$665/wk$888/wk+$317 · +55.5%
Median rent$305/wk$348/wk$330/wk+$25 · +8.2%
Median mortgage$2,000/mo$2,102/mo$1,842/mo$158 · -7.9%
Average household size2.42.52.40 · 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

4,894

was 4,905 in 2016

-11 · -0.2%

Median rent

$330/wk

was $348/wk in 2016

$18 · -5.2%

Household income

$1,827/wk

was $1,517/wk in 2016

+$310 · +20.4%

Median age

32

was 32 in 2016

0 · 0%

Dig deeper: St James population growth · St James then and now

Full suburb profileSt James population growthFastest growing in Perth

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