Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Lake Macdonald then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Lake Macdonald, QLD (postcode 4563) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+12% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,207 | 1,363 | 1,352 | +145 · +12% |
| Median age | 46 | 46 | 49 | +3 · +6.5% |
| Median household income | $1,125/wk | $1,321/wk | $1,771/wk | +$646 · +57.4% |
| Median personal income | $502/wk | $608/wk | $721/wk | +$219 · +43.6% |
| Median rent | $318/wk | $373/wk | $420/wk | +$102 · +32.1% |
| Median mortgage | $1,615/mo | $1,712/mo | $1,733/mo | +$118 · +7.3% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Lake Macdonald trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,352
was 1,363 in 2016
-11 · -0.8%
Median rent
$420/wk
was $373/wk in 2016
+$47 · +12.6%
Household income
$1,771/wk
was $1,321/wk in 2016
+$450 · +34.1%
Median age
49
was 46 in 2016
+3 · +6.5%
Dig deeper: Lake Macdonald population growth · Lake Macdonald then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.