Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Thursday Island then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Thursday Island, QLD (postcode 4875) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+7.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,610 | 2,938 | 2,805 | +195 · +7.5% |
| Median age | 28 | 28 | 30 | +2 · +7.1% |
| Median household income | $1,712/wk | $1,987/wk | $2,136/wk | +$424 · +24.8% |
| Median personal income | $707/wk | $788/wk | $902/wk | +$195 · +27.6% |
| Median rent | $115/wk | $151/wk | $200/wk | +$85 · +73.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,733/mo | $1,690/mo | $1,408/mo | $325 · -18.8% |
| Average household size | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 · -5.9% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Thursday Island trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,805
was 2,938 in 2016
-133 · -4.5%
Median rent
$200/wk
was $151/wk in 2016
+$49 · +32.5%
Household income
$2,136/wk
was $1,987/wk in 2016
+$149 · +7.5%
Median age
30
was 28 in 2016
+2 · +7.1%
Dig deeper: Thursday Island population growth · Thursday Island then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.