Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Blackheath then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Blackheath, NSW (postcode 2785) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,451 | 4,396 | 4,672 | +221 · +5% |
| Median age | 47 | 51 | 53 | +6 · +12.8% |
| Median household income | $919/wk | $1,077/wk | $1,332/wk | +$413 · +44.9% |
| Median personal income | $529/wk | $606/wk | $740/wk | +$211 · +39.9% |
| Median rent | $245/wk | $320/wk | $380/wk | +$135 · +55.1% |
| Median mortgage | $1,625/mo | $1,616/mo | $1,733/mo | +$108 · +6.6% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 · -9.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
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
53
was 51 in 2016
+2 · +3.9%
Dig deeper: Blackheath population growth · Blackheath then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.