Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Stratford then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Stratford, VIC (postcode 3862) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+23.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,419 | 2,617 | 2,980 | +561 · +23.2% |
| Median age | 42 | 41 | 39 | -3 · -7.1% |
| Median household income | $996/wk | $1,208/wk | $1,419/wk | +$423 · +42.5% |
| Median personal income | $507/wk | $597/wk | $719/wk | +$212 · +41.8% |
| Median rent | $165/wk | $240/wk | $290/wk | +$125 · +75.8% |
| Median mortgage | $1,300/mo | $1,343/mo | $1,308/mo | +$8 · +0.6% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Stratford trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,980
was 2,617 in 2016
+363 · +13.9%
Median rent
$290/wk
was $240/wk in 2016
+$50 · +20.8%
Household income
$1,419/wk
was $1,208/wk in 2016
+$211 · +17.5%
Median age
39
was 41 in 2016
-2 · -4.9%
Dig deeper: Stratford population growth · Stratford then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.