Census 2011 → 2021
Cardiff population growth
How the population of Cardiff, NSW (2285) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+10.8% over 10 years
2011 population
5,704
2016 population
5,830
2021 population
6,318
2011 → 2021
+10.8%
+488 since 2016
Cardiff trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,318
was 5,830 in 2016
+488 · +8.4%
Median rent
$375/wk
was $340/wk in 2016
+$35 · +10.3%
Household income
$1,512/wk
was $1,231/wk in 2016
+$281 · +22.8%
Median age
38
was 37 in 2016
+1 · +2.7%
Dig deeper: Cardiff population growth · Cardiff then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology