Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Salt Ash then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Salt Ash, NSW (postcode 2318) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+0.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,099 | 1,128 | 1,103 | +4 · +0.4% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 | 46 | +4 · +9.5% |
| Median household income | $1,150/wk | $1,289/wk | $1,461/wk | +$311 · +27% |
| Median personal income | $453/wk | $530/wk | $610/wk | +$157 · +34.7% |
| Median rent | $180/wk | $300/wk | $310/wk | +$130 · +72.2% |
| Median mortgage | $1,387/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,950/mo | +$563 · +40.6% |
| Average household size | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.1 · -3.6% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Salt Ash 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 1,128 in 2016
-25 · -2.2%
Median rent
$310/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
+$10 · +3.3%
Household income
$1,461/wk
was $1,289/wk in 2016
+$172 · +13.3%
Median age
46
was 43 in 2016
+3 · +7%
Dig deeper: Salt Ash population growth · Salt Ash then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.