Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Brown Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Brown Beach, SA (postcode 5222) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-25% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4 | 12 | 3 | -1 · -25% |
| Median age | 51 | 57 | 62 | +11 · +21.6% |
| Median household income | $690/wk | $725/wk | $2,250/wk | +$1,560 · +226.1% |
| Median personal income | $423/wk | $350/wk | $3,250/wk | +$2,827 · +668.3% |
| Median rent | $185/wk | — | $0/wk | $185 · -100% |
| Median mortgage | $800/mo | — | $0/mo | $800 · -100% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 · -52.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Brown Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3
was 12 in 2016
-9 · -75%
Household income
$2,250/wk
was $725/wk in 2016
+$1,525 · +210.3%
Median age
62
was 57 in 2016
+5 · +8.8%
Dig deeper: Brown Beach population growth · Brown Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.