Census 2011 → 2021
Fern Bay population growth
How the population of Fern Bay, NSW (2295) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+149% over 10 years
2011 population
1,625
2016 population
2,763
2021 population
4,046
2011 → 2021
+149%
+1,283 since 2016
Fern Bay trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,046
was 2,763 in 2016
+1,283 · +46.4%
Median rent
$510/wk
was $430/wk in 2016
+$80 · +18.6%
Household income
$1,435/wk
was $1,049/wk in 2016
+$386 · +36.8%
Median age
43
was 53 in 2016
-10 · -18.9%
Dig deeper: Fern Bay population growth · Fern Bay then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology