Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Prospect then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Prospect, SA (postcode 5082) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric	2016	2021	Change
Population	13,280	14,584	+1,304 · +9.8%
Median age	37	37	0 · 0%
Median household income	$1,567/wk	$2,001/wk	+$434 · +27.7%
Median personal income	$727/wk	$954/wk	+$227 · +31.2%
Median rent	$300/wk	$350/wk	+$50 · +16.7%
Median mortgage	$1,900/mo	$1,929/mo	+$29 · +1.5%
Average household size	2.5	2.5	0 · 0%

Prospect trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+13.7% over 10 years

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

Population

14,584

was 13,280 in 2016

+1,304 · +9.8%

Median rent

$350/wk

was $300/wk in 2016

+$50 · +16.7%

Household income

$2,001/wk

was $1,567/wk in 2016

+$434 · +27.7%

Median age

was 37 in 2016

0 · 0%

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