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Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Phillip then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Phillip, ACT (postcode 2606) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric20162021Change
Population2,9365,197+2,261 · +77%
Median age32320 · 0%
Median household income$1,772/wk$2,075/wk+$303 · +17.1%
Median personal income$1,145/wk$1,342/wk+$197 · +17.2%
Median rent$360/wk$440/wk+$80 · +22.2%
Median mortgage$1,745/mo$1,608/mo$137 · -7.9%
Average household size1.91.90 · 0%

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

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+149.6% over 10 years

20112,08220162,93620215,197
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

Population

5,197

was 2,936 in 2016

+2,261 · +77%

Median rent

$440/wk

was $360/wk in 2016

+$80 · +22.2%

Household income

$2,075/wk

was $1,772/wk in 2016

+$303 · +17.1%

Median age

32

was 32 in 2016

0 · 0%

Dig deeper: Phillip population growth · Phillip then and now

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2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.