Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Shearwater then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Shearwater, TAS (postcode 7307) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+35.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,512 | 1,764 | 2,051 | +539 · +35.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 55 | 58 | +9 · +18.4% |
| Median household income | $871/wk | $1,032/wk | $1,104/wk | +$233 · +26.8% |
| Median personal income | $461/wk | $558/wk | $581/wk | +$120 · +26% |
| Median rent | $249/wk | $270/wk | $295/wk | +$46 · +18.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,401/mo | $1,491/mo | $1,500/mo | +$99 · +7.1% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -0.2 · -8.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Shearwater trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,051
was 1,764 in 2016
+287 · +16.3%
Median rent
$295/wk
was $270/wk in 2016
+$25 · +9.3%
Household income
$1,104/wk
was $1,032/wk in 2016
+$72 · +7%
Median age
58
was 55 in 2016
+3 · +5.5%
Dig deeper: Shearwater population growth · Shearwater then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.