Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Blacks Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Blacks Beach, QLD (postcode 4740) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+41.1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,943 | 3,861 | 4,153 | +1,210 · +41.1% |
| Median age | 29 | 28 | 31 | +2 · +6.9% |
| Median household income | $2,507/wk | $1,479/wk | $2,013/wk | $494 · -19.7% |
| Median personal income | $997/wk | $735/wk | $949/wk | $48 · -4.8% |
| Median rent | $460/wk | $275/wk | $390/wk | $70 · -15.2% |
| Median mortgage | $2,739/mo | $2,167/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,006 · -36.7% |
| Average household size | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.2 · -6.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Blacks Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,153
was 3,861 in 2016
+292 · +7.6%
Median rent
$390/wk
was $275/wk in 2016
+$115 · +41.8%
Household income
$2,013/wk
was $1,479/wk in 2016
+$534 · +36.1%
Median age
31
was 28 in 2016
+3 · +10.7%
Dig deeper: Blacks Beach population growth · Blacks Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.