Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Waurn Ponds then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Waurn Ponds, VIC (postcode 3216) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+26.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,917 | 5,046 | 4,956 | +1,039 · +26.5% |
| Median age | 28 | 25 | 27 | -1 · -3.6% |
| Median household income | $1,649/wk | $1,902/wk | $2,286/wk | +$637 · +38.6% |
| Median personal income | $553/wk | $520/wk | $642/wk | +$89 · +16.1% |
| Median rent | $349/wk | $390/wk | $430/wk | +$81 · +23.2% |
| Median mortgage | $1,819/mo | $1,733/mo | $1,755/mo | $64 · -3.5% |
| Average household size | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 · -3.2% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Waurn Ponds trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,956
was 5,046 in 2016
-90 · -1.8%
Median rent
$430/wk
was $390/wk in 2016
+$40 · +10.3%
Household income
$2,286/wk
was $1,902/wk in 2016
+$384 · +20.2%
Median age
27
was 25 in 2016
+2 · +8%
Dig deeper: Waurn Ponds population growth · Waurn Ponds then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.