Census 2011 → 2021

Merewether population growth

How the population of Merewether, NSW (2291) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.9% over 10 years

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

2011 population

10,820

2016 population

10,964

2021 population

11,788

2011 → 2021

+8.9%

+824 since 2016

Merewether trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

11,788

was 10,964 in 2016

+824 · +7.5%

Median rent

$420/wk

was $360/wk in 2016

+$60 · +16.7%

Household income

$2,287/wk

was $1,830/wk in 2016

+$457 · +25%

Median age

was 38 in 2016

+1 · +2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology