Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Thomastown then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Thomastown, VIC (postcode 3074) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-1.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,542 | 20,523 | 20,234 | -308 · -1.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 38 | 39 | +1 · +2.6% |
| Median household income | $900/wk | $1,018/wk | $1,225/wk | +$325 · +36.1% |
| Median personal income | $360/wk | $425/wk | $502/wk | +$142 · +39.4% |
| Median rent | $275/wk | $311/wk | $350/wk | +$75 · +27.3% |
| Median mortgage | $1,518/mo | $1,517/mo | $1,690/mo | +$172 · +11.3% |
| Average household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | -0.3 · -10.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Thomastown trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
20,234
was 20,523 in 2016
-289 · -1.4%
Median rent
$350/wk
was $311/wk in 2016
+$39 · +12.5%
Household income
$1,225/wk
was $1,018/wk in 2016
+$207 · +20.3%
Median age
39
was 38 in 2016
+1 · +2.6%
Dig deeper: Thomastown population growth · Thomastown then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.