Census 2011 → 2021

Blackheath population growth

How the population of Blackheath, NSW (2785) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+5% over 10 years

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

2011 population

4,451

2016 population

4,396

2021 population

4,672

2011 → 2021

+5%

+276 since 2016

Blackheath trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

4,672

was 4,396 in 2016

+276 · +6.3%

Median rent

$380/wk

was $320/wk in 2016

+$60 · +18.8%

Household income

$1,332/wk

was $1,077/wk in 2016

+$255 · +23.7%

Median age

was 51 in 2016

+2 · +3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology