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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Thomastown then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Thomastown, VIC (postcode 3074) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-1.5% over 10 years

201120,542201620,523202120,234
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population20,54220,52320,234-308 · -1.5%
Median age383839+1 · +2.6%
Median household income$900/wk$1,018/wk$1,225/wk+$325 · +36.1%
Median personal income$360/wk$425/wk$502/wk+$142 · +39.4%
Median rent$275/wk$311/wk$350/wk+$75 · +27.3%
Median mortgage$1,518/mo$1,517/mo$1,690/mo+$172 · +11.3%
Average household size2.92.82.6-0.3 · -10.3%

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

20,234

was 20,523 in 2016

-289 · -1.4%

Median rent

$350/wk

was $311/wk in 2016

+$39 · +12.5%

Household income

$1,225/wk

was $1,018/wk in 2016

+$207 · +20.3%

Median age

39

was 38 in 2016

+1 · +2.6%

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