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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Welshpool then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Welshpool, WA (postcode 6106) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-5.9% over 10 years

201117201619202116
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population171916-1 · -5.9%
Median age483753+5 · +10.4%
Median household income$2,750/wk$575/wk$2,175 · -79.1%
Median personal income$924/wk$1,125/wk$724/wk$200 · -21.6%
Median rent$265/wk
Median mortgage$1,000/mo
Average household size7.01.5-5.5 · -78.6%

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

16

was 19 in 2016

-3 · -15.8%

Median age

53

was 37 in 2016

+16 · +43.2%

Dig deeper: Welshpool population growth · Welshpool then and now

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