Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Doncaster then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Doncaster, VIC (postcode 3108) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+34.3% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,625 | 20,946 | 25,020 | +6,395 · +34.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 42 | 40 | -4 · -9.1% |
| Median household income | $1,244/wk | $1,363/wk | $1,592/wk | +$348 · +28% |
| Median personal income | $525/wk | $572/wk | $719/wk | +$194 · +37% |
| Median rent | $369/wk | $416/wk | $450/wk | +$81 · +22% |
| Median mortgage | $2,001/mo | $1,993/mo | $2,167/mo | +$166 · +8.3% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.2 · -7.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Doncaster trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
25,020
was 20,946 in 2016
+4,074 · +19.5%
Median rent
$450/wk
was $416/wk in 2016
+$34 · +8.2%
Household income
$1,592/wk
was $1,363/wk in 2016
+$229 · +16.8%
Median age
40
was 42 in 2016
-2 · -4.8%
Dig deeper: Doncaster population growth · Doncaster then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.