Census 2011 → 2021
Scarborough population growth
How the population of Scarborough, QLD (4020) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.4% over 10 years
2011 population
8,025
2016 population
8,705
2021 population
9,178
2011 → 2021
+14.4%
+473 since 2016
Scarborough trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
9,178
was 8,705 in 2016
+473 · +5.4%
Median rent
$350/wk
was $320/wk in 2016
+$30 · +9.4%
Household income
$1,336/wk
was $1,150/wk in 2016
+$186 · +16.2%
Median age
53
was 49 in 2016
+4 · +8.2%
Dig deeper: Scarborough population growth · Scarborough then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology