Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Waratah then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Waratah, NSW (postcode 2298) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,560 | 4,491 | 4,927 | +367 · +8% |
| Median age | 40 | 39 | 41 | +1 · +2.5% |
| Median household income | $943/wk | $1,116/wk | $1,511/wk | +$568 · +60.2% |
| Median personal income | $487/wk | $600/wk | $785/wk | +$298 · +61.2% |
| Median rent | $221/wk | $300/wk | $350/wk | +$129 · +58.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,769/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,827/mo | +$58 · +3.3% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Waratah trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,927
was 4,491 in 2016
+436 · +9.7%
Median rent
$350/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
+$50 · +16.7%
Household income
$1,511/wk
was $1,116/wk in 2016
+$395 · +35.4%
Median age
41
was 39 in 2016
+2 · +5.1%
Dig deeper: Waratah population growth · Waratah then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.