Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Deception Bay then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Deception Bay, QLD (postcode 4508) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-0.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 19,672 | 19,850 | 19,573 | -99 · -0.5% |
| Median age | 34 | 37 | 40 | +6 · +17.6% |
| Median household income | $960/wk | $1,111/wk | $1,270/wk | +$310 · +32.3% |
| Median personal income | $487/wk | $547/wk | $620/wk | +$133 · +27.3% |
| Median rent | $285/wk | $305/wk | $325/wk | +$40 · +14% |
| Median mortgage | $1,733/mo | $1,538/mo | $1,517/mo | $216 · -12.5% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -0.2 · -7.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Deception Bay trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
19,573
was 19,850 in 2016
-277 · -1.4%
Median rent
$325/wk
was $305/wk in 2016
+$20 · +6.6%
Household income
$1,270/wk
was $1,111/wk in 2016
+$159 · +14.3%
Median age
40
was 37 in 2016
+3 · +8.1%
Dig deeper: Deception Bay population growth · Deception Bay then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.