Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Ripley then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Ripley, QLD (postcode 4306) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+317.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,026 | 1,405 | 4,288 | +3,262 · +317.9% |
| Median age | 35 | 32 | 29 | -6 · -17.1% |
| Median household income | $1,491/wk | $1,633/wk | $1,906/wk | +$415 · +27.8% |
| Median personal income | $624/wk | $780/wk | $1,011/wk | +$387 · +62% |
| Median rent | $280/wk | $335/wk | $375/wk | +$95 · +33.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,625/mo | $1,668/mo | $1,718/mo | +$93 · +5.7% |
| Average household size | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.5 · -16.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Ripley trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,288
was 1,405 in 2016
+2,883 · +205.2%
Median rent
$375/wk
was $335/wk in 2016
+$40 · +11.9%
Household income
$1,906/wk
was $1,633/wk in 2016
+$273 · +16.7%
Median age
29
was 32 in 2016
-3 · -9.4%
Dig deeper: Ripley population growth · Ripley then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.