Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Skennars Head then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Skennars Head, NSW (postcode 2478) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+7.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,211 | 1,158 | 1,303 | +92 · +7.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 | 47 | +4 · +9.3% |
| Median household income | $1,084/wk | $1,364/wk | $1,674/wk | +$590 · +54.4% |
| Median personal income | $549/wk | $624/wk | $794/wk | +$245 · +44.6% |
| Median rent | $389/wk | $460/wk | $550/wk | +$161 · +41.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,882/mo | $1,733/mo | $2,297/mo | +$415 · +22.1% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 · -3.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Skennars Head trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,303
was 1,158 in 2016
+145 · +12.5%
Median rent
$550/wk
was $460/wk in 2016
+$90 · +19.6%
Household income
$1,674/wk
was $1,364/wk in 2016
+$310 · +22.7%
Median age
47
was 48 in 2016
-1 · -2.1%
Dig deeper: Skennars Head population growth · Skennars Head then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.