Census 2011 → 2021

Balmain population growth

How the population of Balmain, NSW (2041) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.1% over 10 years

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

2011 population

9,674

2016 population

10,453

2021 population

10,454

2011 → 2021

+8.1%

+1 since 2016

Balmain trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

10,454

was 10,453 in 2016

+1 · 0%

Median rent

$625/wk

was $600/wk in 2016

+$25 · +4.2%

Household income

$3,039/wk

was $2,550/wk in 2016

+$489 · +19.2%

Median age

was 40 in 2016

+2 · +5%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology