Census 2011 → 2021

Balaclava population growth

How the population of Balaclava, VIC (3183) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+3.1% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

5,229

2016 population

5,396

2021 population

5,392

2011 → 2021

+3.1%

-4 since 2016

Balaclava trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

5,392

was 5,396 in 2016

-4 · -0.1%

Median rent

$386/wk

was $364/wk in 2016

+$22 · +6%

Household income

$2,026/wk

was $1,653/wk in 2016

+$373 · +22.6%

Median age

was 33 in 2016

+2 · +6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology