Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Bamaga then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Bamaga, QLD (postcode 4876) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+13.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,046 | 1,164 | 1,186 | +140 · +13.4% |
| Median age | 22 | 24 | 25 | +3 · +13.6% |
| Median household income | $1,179/wk | $1,337/wk | $1,630/wk | +$451 · +38.3% |
| Median personal income | $554/wk | $568/wk | $749/wk | +$195 · +35.2% |
| Median rent | $60/wk | $112/wk | $120/wk | +$60 · +100% |
| Median mortgage | — | — | $0/mo | — |
| Average household size | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -0.3 · -8.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Bamaga trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,186
was 1,164 in 2016
+22 · +1.9%
Median rent
$120/wk
was $112/wk in 2016
+$8 · +7.1%
Household income
$1,630/wk
was $1,337/wk in 2016
+$293 · +21.9%
Median age
25
was 24 in 2016
+1 · +4.2%
Dig deeper: Bamaga population growth · Bamaga then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.