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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Major Plains then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Major Plains, VIC (postcode 3725) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+24.1% over 10 years

201129201637202136
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population293736+7 · +24.1%
Median age515858+7 · +13.7%
Median household income$772/wk$1,125/wk$1,624/wk+$852 · +110.4%
Median personal income$402/wk$425/wk$724/wk+$322 · +80.1%
Median rent$103/wk$0/wk$103 · -100%
Median mortgage$1,279/mo$758/mo$1,500/mo+$221 · +17.3%
Average household size2.42.42.40 · 0%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

36

was 37 in 2016

-1 · -2.7%

Household income

$1,624/wk

was $1,125/wk in 2016

+$499 · +44.4%

Median age

58

was 58 in 2016

0 · 0%

Dig deeper: Major Plains population growth · Major Plains then and now

Full suburb profileMajor Plains population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.