Census 2011 → 2021

Boston population growth

How the population of Boston, SA (5607) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+89.2% over 10 years

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

2011 population

618

2016 population

969

2021 population

1,169

2011 → 2021

+89.2%

+200 since 2016

Boston trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

1,169

was 969 in 2016

+200 · +20.6%

Median rent

$345/wk

was $328/wk in 2016

+$17 · +5.2%

Household income

$2,199/wk

was $1,789/wk in 2016

+$410 · +22.9%

Median age

was 36 in 2016

+4 · +11.1%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology