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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

May Downs then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for May Downs, QLD (postcode 4746) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+25.7% over 10 years

201174201696202193
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population749693+19 · +25.7%
Median age3833380 · 0%
Median household income$1,591/wk$2,416/wk$2,187/wk+$596 · +37.5%
Median personal income$789/wk$1,181/wk$1,036/wk+$247 · +31.3%
Median rent$350/wk
Median mortgage$0/mo
Average household size3.22.53.0-0.2 · -6.3%

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

93

was 96 in 2016

-3 · -3.1%

Household income

$2,187/wk

was $2,416/wk in 2016

$229 · -9.5%

Median age

38

was 33 in 2016

+5 · +15.2%

Dig deeper: May Downs population growth · May Downs then and now

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