Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Whitsundays then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Whitsundays, QLD (postcode 4802) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+30.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,743 | 2,269 | 2,281 | +538 · +30.9% |
| Median age | 28 | 28 | 29 | +1 · +3.6% |
| Median household income | $1,615/wk | $1,656/wk | $1,902/wk | +$287 · +17.8% |
| Median personal income | $790/wk | $906/wk | $942/wk | +$152 · +19.2% |
| Median rent | $330/wk | $320/wk | $356/wk | +$26 · +7.9% |
| Median mortgage | $4,000/mo | $2,134/mo | $1,790/mo | $2,210 · -55.2% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -0.1 · -4.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Whitsundays trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,281
was 2,269 in 2016
+12 · +0.5%
Median rent
$356/wk
was $320/wk in 2016
+$36 · +11.3%
Household income
$1,902/wk
was $1,656/wk in 2016
+$246 · +14.9%
Median age
29
was 28 in 2016
+1 · +3.6%
Dig deeper: Whitsundays population growth · Whitsundays then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.