Census 2011 → 2021
Sydney population growth
How the population of Sydney, NSW (2000) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+16% over 10 years
2011 population
14,372
2016 population
17,252
2021 population
16,667
2011 → 2021
+16%
-585 since 2016
Sydney trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
16,667
was 17,252 in 2016
-585 · -3.4%
Median rent
$600/wk
was $690/wk in 2016
$90 · -13%
Household income
$2,227/wk
was $1,949/wk in 2016
+$278 · +14.3%
Median age
32
was 30 in 2016
+2 · +6.7%
Dig deeper: Sydney population growth · Sydney then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology