Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Prairie then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Prairie, VIC (postcode 3572) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-31.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 54 | 66 | 37 | -17 · -31.5% |
| Median age | 41 | 38 | 48 | +7 · +17.1% |
| Median household income | $713/wk | $1,166/wk | $2,125/wk | +$1,412 · +198% |
| Median personal income | $351/wk | $660/wk | $703/wk | +$352 · +100.3% |
| Median rent | $50/wk | $100/wk | $0/wk | $50 · -100% |
| Median mortgage | $650/mo | — | $1,117/mo | +$467 · +71.8% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | +0.1 · +3.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Prairie trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
37
was 66 in 2016
-29 · -43.9%
Median rent
$0/wk
was $100/wk in 2016
$100 · -100%
Household income
$2,125/wk
was $1,166/wk in 2016
+$959 · +82.2%
Median age
48
was 38 in 2016
+10 · +26.3%
Dig deeper: Prairie population growth · Prairie then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.