Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Old Bar then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Old Bar, NSW (postcode 2430) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+22% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,202 | 4,389 | 5,126 | +924 · +22% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 | 50 | +5 · +11.1% |
| Median household income | $805/wk | $917/wk | $1,170/wk | +$365 · +45.3% |
| Median personal income | $426/wk | $491/wk | $613/wk | +$187 · +43.9% |
| Median rent | $240/wk | $294/wk | $358/wk | +$118 · +49.2% |
| Median mortgage | $1,430/mo | $1,560/mo | $1,690/mo | +$260 · +18.2% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Old Bar trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
5,126
was 4,389 in 2016
+737 · +16.8%
Median rent
$358/wk
was $294/wk in 2016
+$64 · +21.8%
Household income
$1,170/wk
was $917/wk in 2016
+$253 · +27.6%
Median age
50
was 48 in 2016
+2 · +4.2%
Dig deeper: Old Bar population growth · Old Bar then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.