Census 2011 → 2021

Swansea population growth

How the population of Swansea, NSW (2281) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+2.2% over 10 years

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

2011 population

4,935

2016 population

5,058

2021 population

5,044

2011 → 2021

+2.2%

-14 since 2016

Swansea trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

5,044

was 5,058 in 2016

-14 · -0.3%

Median rent

$330/wk

was $290/wk in 2016

+$40 · +13.8%

Household income

$1,037/wk

was $874/wk in 2016

+$163 · +18.6%

Median age

was 52 in 2016

+1 · +1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology