comparesuburbs.au

Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Butler then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Butler, WA (postcode 6036) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric20162021Change
Population13,27813,473+195 · +1.5%
Median age2932+3 · +10.3%
Median household income$1,616/wk$1,710/wk+$94 · +5.8%
Median personal income$728/wk$785/wk+$57 · +7.8%
Median rent$360/wk$340/wk$20 · -5.6%
Median mortgage$2,017/mo$1,733/mo$284 · -14.1%
Average household size2.92.8-0.1 · -3.4%

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

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+39.6% over 10 years

20119,653201613,278202113,473
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

Population

13,473

was 13,278 in 2016

+195 · +1.5%

Median rent

$340/wk

was $360/wk in 2016

$20 · -5.6%

Household income

$1,710/wk

was $1,616/wk in 2016

+$94 · +5.8%

Median age

32

was 29 in 2016

+3 · +10.3%

Dig deeper: Butler population growth · Butler then and now

Full suburb profileButler population growthFastest growing in Perth

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