Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Watermans Bay then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Watermans Bay, WA (postcode 6020) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+17% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,170 | 1,281 | 1,369 | +199 · +17% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 | 49 | +1 · +2.1% |
| Median household income | $1,575/wk | $1,927/wk | $2,190/wk | +$615 · +39% |
| Median personal income | $801/wk | $941/wk | $1,085/wk | +$284 · +35.5% |
| Median rent | $310/wk | $400/wk | $410/wk | +$100 · +32.3% |
| Median mortgage | $2,860/mo | $2,134/mo | $2,934/mo | +$74 · +2.6% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.1 · +4.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Watermans Bay trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,369
was 1,281 in 2016
+88 · +6.9%
Median rent
$410/wk
was $400/wk in 2016
+$10 · +2.5%
Household income
$2,190/wk
was $1,927/wk in 2016
+$263 · +13.6%
Median age
49
was 46 in 2016
+3 · +6.5%
Dig deeper: Watermans Bay population growth · Watermans Bay then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.