Census 2011 → 2021

Mer Island population growth

How the population of Mer Island, QLD (4875) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+11.2% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

365

2016 population

450

2021 population

406

2011 → 2021

+11.2%

-44 since 2016

Mer Island trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

406

was 450 in 2016

-44 · -9.8%

Median rent

$150/wk

was $120/wk in 2016

+$30 · +25%

Household income

$1,262/wk

was $1,020/wk in 2016

+$242 · +23.7%

Median age

was 25 in 2016

+2 · +8%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology