Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Bligh Park then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Bligh Park, NSW (postcode 2756) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-4.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,493 | 6,366 | 6,220 | -273 · -4.2% |
| Median age | 28 | 31 | 32 | +4 · +14.3% |
| Median household income | $1,460/wk | $1,763/wk | $2,029/wk | +$569 · +39% |
| Median personal income | $688/wk | $794/wk | $935/wk | +$247 · +35.9% |
| Median rent | $315/wk | $390/wk | $410/wk | +$95 · +30.2% |
| Median mortgage | $1,954/mo | $1,950/mo | $2,167/mo | +$213 · +10.9% |
| Average household size | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | -0.2 · -6.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Bligh Park trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,220
was 6,366 in 2016
-146 · -2.3%
Median rent
$410/wk
was $390/wk in 2016
+$20 · +5.1%
Household income
$2,029/wk
was $1,763/wk in 2016
+$266 · +15.1%
Median age
32
was 31 in 2016
+1 · +3.2%
Dig deeper: Bligh Park population growth · Bligh Park then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.