Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mapoon then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mapoon, QLD (postcode 4874) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+70.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 275 | 317 | 469 | +194 · +70.5% |
| Median age | 31 | 28 | 29 | -2 · -6.5% |
| Median household income | $872/wk | $949/wk | $1,010/wk | +$138 · +15.8% |
| Median personal income | $296/wk | $364/wk | $395/wk | +$99 · +33.4% |
| Median rent | $53/wk | $122/wk | $120/wk | +$67 · +126.4% |
| Median mortgage | — | — | $0/mo | — |
| Average household size | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | +0.2 · +6.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mapoon trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
469
was 317 in 2016
+152 · +47.9%
Median rent
$120/wk
was $122/wk in 2016
$2 · -1.6%
Household income
$1,010/wk
was $949/wk in 2016
+$61 · +6.4%
Median age
29
was 28 in 2016
+1 · +3.6%
Dig deeper: Mapoon population growth · Mapoon then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.