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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Sweers Island then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Sweers Island, QLD (postcode 4809) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-33.3% over 10 years

201162016520214
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population654-2 · -33.3%
Median age262637+11 · +42.3%
Median household income$970/wk$0/wk$970 · -100%
Median personal income$287/wk$1,125/wk+$838 · +292%
Median rent$60/wk$0/wk$60 · -100%
Median mortgage$0/mo
Average household size4.00.0-4 · -100%

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

was 5 in 2016

-1 · -20%

Median age

37

was 26 in 2016

+11 · +42.3%

Dig deeper: Sweers Island population growth · Sweers Island then and now

Full suburb profileSweers Island population growth

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