Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Skye then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Skye, VIC (postcode 3977) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+8.1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,484 | 8,096 | 8,088 | +604 · +8.1% |
| Median age | 31 | 33 | 36 | +5 · +16.1% |
| Median household income | $1,474/wk | $1,660/wk | $2,004/wk | +$530 · +36% |
| Median personal income | $658/wk | $713/wk | $844/wk | +$186 · +28.3% |
| Median rent | $321/wk | $360/wk | $410/wk | +$89 · +27.7% |
| Median mortgage | $1,733/mo | $1,668/mo | $1,733/mo | $0 · 0% |
| Average household size | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.2 · -6.5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Skye trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
8,088
was 8,096 in 2016
-8 · -0.1%
Median rent
$410/wk
was $360/wk in 2016
+$50 · +13.9%
Household income
$2,004/wk
was $1,660/wk in 2016
+$344 · +20.7%
Median age
36
was 33 in 2016
+3 · +9.1%
Dig deeper: Skye population growth · Skye then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.