Census 2011 → 2021
Main Beach population growth
How the population of Main Beach, QLD (4217) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.4% over 10 years
2011 population
3,496
2016 population
3,883
2021 population
3,998
2011 → 2021
+14.4%
+115 since 2016
Main Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,998
was 3,883 in 2016
+115 · +3%
Median rent
$500/wk
was $443/wk in 2016
+$57 · +12.9%
Household income
$1,682/wk
was $1,534/wk in 2016
+$148 · +9.6%
Median age
57
was 51 in 2016
+6 · +11.8%
Dig deeper: Main Beach population growth · Main Beach then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology