Census 2011 → 2021
Whitsundays population growth
How the population of Whitsundays, QLD (4802) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+30.9% over 10 years
2011 population
1,743
2016 population
2,269
2021 population
2,281
2011 → 2021
+30.9%
+12 since 2016
Whitsundays trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,281
was 2,269 in 2016
+12 · +0.5%
Median rent
$356/wk
was $320/wk in 2016
+$36 · +11.3%
Household income
$1,902/wk
was $1,656/wk in 2016
+$246 · +14.9%
Median age
29
was 28 in 2016
+1 · +3.6%
Dig deeper: Whitsundays population growth · Whitsundays then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology