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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Retro then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Retro, QLD (postcode 4723) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-12.9% over 10 years

201162201630202154
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population623054-8 · -12.9%
Median age293136+7 · +24.1%
Median household income$2,710/wk$1,874/wk$1,937/wk$773 · -28.5%
Median personal income$1,053/wk$1,025/wk$1,208/wk+$155 · +14.7%
Median rent$15/wk$175/wk+$160 · +1066.7%
Median mortgage$2,000/mo$0/mo$2,000 · -100%
Average household size3.22.82.7-0.5 · -15.6%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

54

was 30 in 2016

+24 · +80%

Household income

$1,937/wk

was $1,874/wk in 2016

+$63 · +3.4%

Median age

36

was 31 in 2016

+5 · +16.1%

Dig deeper: Retro population growth · Retro then and now

Full suburb profileRetro population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.