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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Bushfield then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Bushfield, VIC (postcode 3281) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+3.8% over 10 years

201157420165712021596
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population574571596+22 · +3.8%
Median age374143+6 · +16.2%
Median household income$1,544/wk$1,854/wk$2,125/wk+$581 · +37.6%
Median personal income$670/wk$787/wk$829/wk+$159 · +23.7%
Median rent$252/wk$305/wk$350/wk+$98 · +38.9%
Median mortgage$1,566/mo$1,733/mo$1,625/mo+$59 · +3.8%
Average household size3.13.13.0-0.1 · -3.2%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

596

was 571 in 2016

+25 · +4.4%

Median rent

$350/wk

was $305/wk in 2016

+$45 · +14.8%

Household income

$2,125/wk

was $1,854/wk in 2016

+$271 · +14.6%

Median age

43

was 41 in 2016

+2 · +4.9%

Dig deeper: Bushfield population growth · Bushfield then and now

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.