Census 2011 → 2021

Watsonia population growth

How the population of Watsonia, VIC (3087) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+5.8% over 10 years

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

2011 population

5,060

2016 population

5,214

2021 population

5,352

2011 → 2021

+5.8%

+138 since 2016

Watsonia trends (2016 → 2021)

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

Population

5,352

was 5,214 in 2016

+138 · +2.6%

Median rent

$385/wk

was $331/wk in 2016

+$54 · +16.3%

Household income

$1,883/wk

was $1,448/wk in 2016

+$435 · +30%

Median age

was 38 in 2016

0 · 0%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology