Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Golden Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Golden Beach, QLD (postcode 4551) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+12.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,016 | 5,575 | 5,646 | +630 · +12.6% |
| Median age | 53 | 53 | 55 | +2 · +3.8% |
| Median household income | $782/wk | $1,011/wk | $1,154/wk | +$372 · +47.6% |
| Median personal income | $456/wk | $548/wk | $658/wk | +$202 · +44.3% |
| Median rent | $304/wk | $345/wk | $400/wk | +$96 · +31.6% |
| Median mortgage | $1,809/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,907/mo | +$98 · +5.4% |
| Average household size | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | +0.1 · +5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Golden Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
5,646
was 5,575 in 2016
+71 · +1.3%
Median rent
$400/wk
was $345/wk in 2016
+$55 · +15.9%
Household income
$1,154/wk
was $1,011/wk in 2016
+$143 · +14.1%
Median age
55
was 53 in 2016
+2 · +3.8%
Dig deeper: Golden Beach population growth · Golden Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.