Census 2011 → 2021
Leigh Creek population growth
How the population of Leigh Creek, SA (5731) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-82% over 10 years
2011 population
505
2016 population
245
2021 population
91
2011 → 2021
-82%
-154 since 2016
Leigh Creek trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
91
was 245 in 2016
-154 · -62.9%
Median rent
$84/wk
was $50/wk in 2016
+$34 · +68%
Household income
$1,625/wk
was $1,458/wk in 2016
+$167 · +11.5%
Median age
40
was 37 in 2016
+3 · +8.1%
Dig deeper: Leigh Creek population growth · Leigh Creek then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology