Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Kembla then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Kembla, NSW (postcode 2526) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 947 | 1,068 | 1,083 | +136 · +14.4% |
| Median age | 40 | 40 | 42 | +2 · +5% |
| Median household income | $1,781/wk | $2,325/wk | $2,824/wk | +$1,043 · +58.6% |
| Median personal income | $678/wk | $830/wk | $1,002/wk | +$324 · +47.8% |
| Median rent | $270/wk | $400/wk | $440/wk | +$170 · +63% |
| Median mortgage | $2,383/mo | $2,383/mo | $2,600/mo | +$217 · +9.1% |
| Average household size | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +0.1 · +3.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mount Kembla trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,083
was 1,068 in 2016
+15 · +1.4%
Median rent
$440/wk
was $400/wk in 2016
+$40 · +10%
Household income
$2,824/wk
was $2,325/wk in 2016
+$499 · +21.5%
Median age
42
was 40 in 2016
+2 · +5%
Dig deeper: Mount Kembla population growth · Mount Kembla then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.