Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Short then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Short, SA (postcode 5279) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-12% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25 | 11 | 22 | -3 · -12% |
| Median age | 43 | 63 | 47 | +4 · +9.3% |
| Median household income | $1,069/wk | $725/wk | $1,149/wk | +$80 · +7.5% |
| Median personal income | $585/wk | $674/wk | $725/wk | +$140 · +23.9% |
| Median rent | $110/wk | — | $0/wk | $110 · -100% |
| Median mortgage | — | — | $1,513/mo | — |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | +0.4 · +16% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Short trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
22
was 11 in 2016
+11 · +100%
Household income
$1,149/wk
was $725/wk in 2016
+$424 · +58.5%
Median age
47
was 63 in 2016
-16 · -25.4%
Dig deeper: Short population growth · Short then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.