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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

St Helens then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for St Helens, VIC (postcode 3285) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-22.7% over 10 years

201144201647202134
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population444734-10 · -22.7%
Median age374551+14 · +37.8%
Median household income$933/wk$1,166/wk$1,792/wk+$859 · +92.1%
Median personal income$393/wk$556/wk$877/wk+$484 · +123.2%
Median rent$150/wk$100/wk$50 · -33.3%
Median mortgage$1,199/mo$0/mo$1,199 · -100%
Average household size2.72.72.3-0.4 · -14.8%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

34

was 47 in 2016

-13 · -27.7%

Household income

$1,792/wk

was $1,166/wk in 2016

+$626 · +53.7%

Median age

51

was 45 in 2016

+6 · +13.3%

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.