Census 2011 → 2021

Bega population growth

How the population of Bega, NSW (2550) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.7% over 10 years

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

2011 population

4,612

2016 population

4,668

2021 population

5,013

2011 → 2021

+8.7%

+345 since 2016

Bega trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

5,013

was 4,668 in 2016

+345 · +7.4%

Median rent

$320/wk

was $270/wk in 2016

+$50 · +18.5%

Household income

$1,196/wk

was $974/wk in 2016

+$222 · +22.8%

Median age

was 43 in 2016

0 · 0%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology