Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Capalaba then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Capalaba, QLD (postcode 4157) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric	2016	2021	Change
Population	17,333	18,002	+669 · +3.9%
Median age	37	39	+2 · +5.4%
Median household income	$1,484/wk	$1,747/wk	+$263 · +17.7%
Median personal income	$703/wk	$804/wk	+$101 · +14.4%
Median rent	$350/wk	$385/wk	+$35 · +10%
Median mortgage	$1,850/mo	$1,785/mo	$65 · -3.5%
Average household size	2.6	2.6	0 · 0%

Capalaba trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.2% over 10 years

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

Population

18,002

was 17,333 in 2016

+669 · +3.9%

Median rent

$385/wk

was $350/wk in 2016

+$35 · +10%

Household income

$1,747/wk

was $1,484/wk in 2016

+$263 · +17.7%

Median age

was 37 in 2016

+2 · +5.4%

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