Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Fountain then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Fountain, SA (postcode 5607) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+200% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3 | 14 | 9 | +6 · +200% |
| Median age | 42 | 49 | 58 | +16 · +38.1% |
| Median household income | $1,528/wk | — | $1,624/wk | +$96 · +6.3% |
| Median personal income | $525/wk | $749/wk | $900/wk | +$375 · +71.4% |
| Median rent | $188/wk | — | $140/wk | $48 · -25.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,083/mo | — | $867/mo | $216 · -19.9% |
| Average household size | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -0.6 · -20.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Fountain trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
9
was 14 in 2016
-5 · -35.7%
Median age
58
was 49 in 2016
+9 · +18.4%
Dig deeper: Fountain population growth · Fountain then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.