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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Wedge Island then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Wedge Island, WA (postcode 6044) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-89% over 10 years

2011163201632202118
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population1633218-145 · -89%
Median age425464+22 · +52.4%
Median household income$877/wk$833/wk$1,812/wk+$935 · +106.6%
Median personal income$737/wk$383/wk$749/wk+$12 · +1.6%
Median rent$12/wk$0/wk$12 · -100%
Median mortgage$1,300/mo$1,850/mo+$550 · +42.3%
Average household size2.61.61.8-0.8 · -30.8%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

18

was 32 in 2016

-14 · -43.7%

Median rent

$0/wk

was $12/wk in 2016

$12 · -100%

Household income

$1,812/wk

was $833/wk in 2016

+$979 · +117.5%

Median age

64

was 54 in 2016

+10 · +18.5%

Dig deeper: Wedge Island population growth · Wedge Island then and now

Full suburb profileWedge Island population growthFastest growing in Perth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.