Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Upper Ferntree Gully then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC (postcode 3156) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+0.3% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,407 | 3,416 | 3,417 | +10 · +0.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 41 | 41 | +2 · +5.1% |
| Median household income | $1,410/wk | $1,628/wk | $2,039/wk | +$629 · +44.6% |
| Median personal income | $584/wk | $697/wk | $847/wk | +$263 · +45% |
| Median rent | $280/wk | $311/wk | $369/wk | +$89 · +31.8% |
| Median mortgage | $1,655/mo | $1,675/mo | $2,000/mo | +$345 · +20.8% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 · -3.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Upper Ferntree Gully trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,417
was 3,416 in 2016
+1 · 0%
Median rent
$369/wk
was $311/wk in 2016
+$58 · +18.6%
Household income
$2,039/wk
was $1,628/wk in 2016
+$411 · +25.2%
Median age
41
was 41 in 2016
0 · 0%
Dig deeper: Upper Ferntree Gully population growth · Upper Ferntree Gully then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.