Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Rathmines then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Rathmines, NSW (postcode 2283) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,941 | 1,905 | 2,076 | +135 · +7% |
| Median age | 45 | 46 | 47 | +2 · +4.4% |
| Median household income | $1,133/wk | $1,287/wk | $1,517/wk | +$384 · +33.9% |
| Median personal income | $518/wk | $594/wk | $728/wk | +$210 · +40.5% |
| Median rent | $263/wk | $330/wk | $400/wk | +$137 · +52.1% |
| Median mortgage | $1,700/mo | $1,613/mo | $1,733/mo | +$33 · +1.9% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | +0.1 · +4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Rathmines trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,076
was 1,905 in 2016
+171 · +9%
Median rent
$400/wk
was $330/wk in 2016
+$70 · +21.2%
Household income
$1,517/wk
was $1,287/wk in 2016
+$230 · +17.9%
Median age
47
was 46 in 2016
+1 · +2.2%
Dig deeper: Rathmines population growth · Rathmines then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.