Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Wail then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Wail, VIC (postcode 3401) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-12% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 42 | 44 | -6 · -12% |
| Median age | 40 | 37 | 31 | -9 · -22.5% |
| Median household income | $1,158/wk | $1,166/wk | $1,312/wk | +$154 · +13.3% |
| Median personal income | $589/wk | $850/wk | $724/wk | +$135 · +22.9% |
| Median rent | — | — | $200/wk | — |
| Median mortgage | $800/mo | $1,929/mo | $1,290/mo | +$490 · +61.3% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 · -11.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Wail trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
44
was 42 in 2016
+2 · +4.8%
Household income
$1,312/wk
was $1,166/wk in 2016
+$146 · +12.5%
Median age
31
was 37 in 2016
-6 · -16.2%
Dig deeper: Wail population growth · Wail then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.