Census 2011 → 2021
Emerald population growth
How the population of Emerald, QLD (4720) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+7.3% over 10 years
2011 population
13,884
2016 population
14,356
2021 population
14,904
2011 → 2021
+7.3%
+548 since 2016
Emerald trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
14,904
was 14,356 in 2016
+548 · +3.8%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $230/wk in 2016
+$70 · +30.4%
Household income
$2,202/wk
was $1,893/wk in 2016
+$309 · +16.3%
Median age
32
was 31 in 2016
+1 · +3.2%
Dig deeper: Emerald population growth · Emerald then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology