Census 2011 → 2021

Christmas Island population growth

How the population of Christmas Island, AU (6798) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-18.3% over 10 years

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

2011 population

2,072

2016 population

1,843

2021 population

1,692

2011 → 2021

-18.3%

-151 since 2016

Christmas Island trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

1,692

was 1,843 in 2016

-151 · -8.2%

Median rent

$150/wk

was $152/wk in 2016

$2 · -1.3%

Household income

$2,109/wk

was $2,141/wk in 2016

$32 · -1.5%

Median age

was 38 in 2016

0 · 0%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology