Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Sydney then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Sydney, NSW (postcode 2000) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+16% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,372 | 17,252 | 16,667 | +2,295 · +16% |
| Median age | 29 | 30 | 32 | +3 · +10.3% |
| Median household income | $1,486/wk | $1,949/wk | $2,227/wk | +$741 · +49.9% |
| Median personal income | $638/wk | $681/wk | $971/wk | +$333 · +52.2% |
| Median rent | $600/wk | $690/wk | $600/wk | $0 · 0% |
| Median mortgage | $2,500/mo | $2,302/mo | $2,691/mo | +$191 · +7.6% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
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
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.