Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Sunshine Beach then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Sunshine Beach, QLD (postcode 4567) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric	2016	2021	Change
Population	2,460	2,480	+20 · +0.8%
Median age	46	49	+3 · +6.5%
Median household income	$1,340/wk	$1,735/wk	+$395 · +29.5%
Median personal income	$738/wk	$902/wk	+$164 · +22.2%
Median rent	$400/wk	$495/wk	+$95 · +23.8%
Median mortgage	$1,733/mo	$2,167/mo	+$434 · +25%
Average household size	2.3	2.2	-0.1 · -4.3%

Sunshine Beach trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.4% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

Population

2,480

was 2,460 in 2016

+20 · +0.8%

Median rent

$495/wk

was $400/wk in 2016

+$95 · +23.8%

Household income

$1,735/wk

was $1,340/wk in 2016

+$395 · +29.5%

Median age

was 46 in 2016

+3 · +6.5%

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