Census 2011 → 2021

Katoomba population growth

How the population of Katoomba, NSW (2780) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+3.1% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

8,016

2016 population

7,964

2021 population

8,268

2011 → 2021

+3.1%

+304 since 2016

Katoomba trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

8,268

was 7,964 in 2016

+304 · +3.8%

Median rent

$350/wk

was $300/wk in 2016

+$50 · +16.7%

Household income

$1,171/wk

was $976/wk in 2016

+$195 · +20%

Median age

was 46 in 2016

+2 · +4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology