Census 2011 → 2021

Cardwell population growth

How the population of Cardwell, QLD (4849) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+5.5% over 10 years

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

2011 population

1,251

2016 population

1,309

2021 population

1,320

2011 → 2021

+5.5%

+11 since 2016

Cardwell trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

1,320

was 1,309 in 2016

+11 · +0.8%

Median rent

$250/wk

was $230/wk in 2016

+$20 · +8.7%

Household income

$846/wk

was $845/wk in 2016

+$1 · +0.1%

Median age

was 57 in 2016

+3 · +5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology