Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Port Fairy then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Port Fairy, VIC (postcode 3284) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+20.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,098 | 3,340 | 3,742 | +644 · +20.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 | 51 | +3 · +6.3% |
| Median household income | $924/wk | $1,111/wk | $1,450/wk | +$526 · +56.9% |
| Median personal income | $510/wk | $605/wk | $745/wk | +$235 · +46.1% |
| Median rent | $200/wk | $260/wk | $300/wk | +$100 · +50% |
| Median mortgage | $1,587/mo | $1,560/mo | $1,733/mo | +$146 · +9.2% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +0.1 · +4.5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Port Fairy trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,742
was 3,340 in 2016
+402 · +12%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $260/wk in 2016
+$40 · +15.4%
Household income
$1,450/wk
was $1,111/wk in 2016
+$339 · +30.5%
Median age
51
was 50 in 2016
+1 · +2%
Dig deeper: Port Fairy population growth · Port Fairy then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.