Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Lower Mitcham then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Lower Mitcham, SA (postcode 5062) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,063 | 2,153 | 2,187 | +124 · +6% |
| Median age | 41 | 43 | 45 | +4 · +9.8% |
| Median household income | $1,371/wk | $1,625/wk | $2,045/wk | +$674 · +49.2% |
| Median personal income | $690/wk | $775/wk | $985/wk | +$295 · +42.8% |
| Median rent | $290/wk | $333/wk | $346/wk | +$56 · +19.3% |
| Median mortgage | $1,733/mo | $1,909/mo | $2,000/mo | +$267 · +15.4% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 · +4.2% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Lower Mitcham trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,187
was 2,153 in 2016
+34 · +1.6%
Median rent
$346/wk
was $333/wk in 2016
+$13 · +3.9%
Household income
$2,045/wk
was $1,625/wk in 2016
+$420 · +25.8%
Median age
45
was 43 in 2016
+2 · +4.7%
Dig deeper: Lower Mitcham population growth · Lower Mitcham then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.