Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Birrong then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Birrong, NSW (postcode 2143) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,900 | 3,103 | 3,331 | +431 · +14.9% |
| Median age | 37 | 35 | 36 | -1 · -2.7% |
| Median household income | $1,095/wk | $1,373/wk | $1,575/wk | +$480 · +43.8% |
| Median personal income | $420/wk | $473/wk | $548/wk | +$128 · +30.5% |
| Median rent | $250/wk | $430/wk | $440/wk | +$190 · +76% |
| Median mortgage | $2,000/mo | $1,948/mo | $2,033/mo | +$33 · +1.7% |
| Average household size | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +0.1 · +3.2% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Birrong trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,331
was 3,103 in 2016
+228 · +7.3%
Median rent
$440/wk
was $430/wk in 2016
+$10 · +2.3%
Household income
$1,575/wk
was $1,373/wk in 2016
+$202 · +14.7%
Median age
36
was 35 in 2016
+1 · +2.9%
Dig deeper: Birrong population growth · Birrong then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.