Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Tin Can Bay then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Tin Can Bay, QLD (postcode 4580) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+13.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,021 | 2,242 | 2,293 | +272 · +13.5% |
| Median age | 58 | 62 | 65 | +7 · +12.1% |
| Median household income | $584/wk | $703/wk | $734/wk | +$150 · +25.7% |
| Median personal income | $358/wk | $425/wk | $456/wk | +$98 · +27.4% |
| Median rent | $200/wk | $235/wk | $260/wk | +$60 · +30% |
| Median mortgage | $1,296/mo | $1,100/mo | $1,300/mo | +$4 · +0.3% |
| Average household size | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 · -5.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Tin Can Bay trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,293
was 2,242 in 2016
+51 · +2.3%
Median rent
$260/wk
was $235/wk in 2016
+$25 · +10.6%
Household income
$734/wk
was $703/wk in 2016
+$31 · +4.4%
Median age
65
was 62 in 2016
+3 · +4.8%
Dig deeper: Tin Can Bay population growth · Tin Can Bay then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.