Census 2011 → 2021
Palm Island population growth
How the population of Palm Island, QLD (4816) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-10.2% over 10 years
2011 population
2,381
2016 population
2,455
2021 population
2,138
2011 → 2021
-10.2%
-317 since 2016
Palm Island trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,138
was 2,455 in 2016
-317 · -12.9%
Median rent
$125/wk
was $120/wk in 2016
+$5 · +4.2%
Household income
$973/wk
was $1,122/wk in 2016
$149 · -13.3%
Median age
27
was 24 in 2016
+3 · +12.5%
Dig deeper: Palm Island population growth · Palm Island then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology