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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Fords then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Fords, SA (postcode 5373) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+15.7% over 10 years

201170201675202181
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population707581+11 · +15.7%
Median age384539+1 · +2.6%
Median household income$1,292/wk$1,875/wk$2,083/wk+$791 · +61.2%
Median personal income$662/wk$900/wk$1,050/wk+$388 · +58.6%
Median rent$174/wk$248/wk+$74 · +42.5%
Median mortgage$1,673/mo$1,300/mo$1,700/mo+$27 · +1.6%
Average household size2.82.52.9+0.1 · +3.6%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

81

was 75 in 2016

+6 · +8%

Household income

$2,083/wk

was $1,875/wk in 2016

+$208 · +11.1%

Median age

39

was 45 in 2016

-6 · -13.3%

Dig deeper: Fords population growth · Fords then and now

Full suburb profileFords population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.