Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Safety Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Safety Beach, NSW (postcode 2456) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+43.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 769 | 930 | 1,103 | +334 · +43.4% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 | 46 | -4 · -8% |
| Median household income | $1,025/wk | $1,550/wk | $1,837/wk | +$812 · +79.2% |
| Median personal income | $548/wk | $665/wk | $787/wk | +$239 · +43.6% |
| Median rent | $335/wk | $380/wk | $500/wk | +$165 · +49.3% |
| Median mortgage | $1,422/mo | $1,800/mo | $2,058/mo | +$636 · +44.7% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | +0.2 · +8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Safety Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,103
was 930 in 2016
+173 · +18.6%
Median rent
$500/wk
was $380/wk in 2016
+$120 · +31.6%
Household income
$1,837/wk
was $1,550/wk in 2016
+$287 · +18.5%
Median age
46
was 48 in 2016
-2 · -4.2%
Dig deeper: Safety Beach population growth · Safety Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.