Census 2011 → 2021
Surfers Paradise population growth
How the population of Surfers Paradise, QLD (4217) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+34.3% over 10 years
2011 population
19,668
2016 population
23,689
2021 population
26,412
2011 → 2021
+34.3%
+2,723 since 2016
Surfers Paradise trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
26,412
was 23,689 in 2016
+2,723 · +11.5%
Median rent
$410/wk
was $355/wk in 2016
+$55 · +15.5%
Household income
$1,323/wk
was $1,136/wk in 2016
+$187 · +16.5%
Median age
42
was 37 in 2016
+5 · +13.5%
Dig deeper: Surfers Paradise population growth · Surfers Paradise then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology