Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Sunset Strip then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Sunset Strip, NSW (postcode 2879) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-63.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 83 | 42 | -72 · -63.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 | 63 | +18 · +40% |
| Median household income | $844/wk | $675/wk | $537/wk | $307 · -36.4% |
| Median personal income | $435/wk | $412/wk | $439/wk | +$4 · +0.9% |
| Median rent | — | — | $95/wk | — |
| Median mortgage | $300/mo | $488/mo | $585/mo | +$285 · +95% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.7 · -31.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Sunset Strip trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
42
was 83 in 2016
-41 · -49.4%
Household income
$537/wk
was $675/wk in 2016
$138 · -20.4%
Median age
63
was 55 in 2016
+8 · +14.5%
Dig deeper: Sunset Strip population growth · Sunset Strip then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.