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The median house price in Annandale (NSW) is $2.40m, with units at $1.00m. House values have moved 0.8% a year compounded over five years.
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Annandale (NSW) has an estimated 10,004 residents, up from 9,464 at the 2021 Census — a change of 540 people, or 5.7%. Overseas migration accounts for 79.1% of that increase. That puts 6,714 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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Demographic evaluations by AreaSearch place the community count for Annandale at roughly 10,004 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 540 people (5.7%) above the 9,464 people documented in the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 10,004 alongside 39 validated new addresses confirmed following the Census. Consequently, local density reaches 6,714 persons per square kilometer, positioning the suburb among the top 10% nationwide and highlighting the intense demand for local real estate. Outpacing the broader SA3 area (4.1%), Annandale's 5.7% expansion established it as a regional frontrunner in demographic growth.
Net overseas migration served as the core catalyst, generating roughly 79.1% of recent net gains in residents. Projections for each SA2 area are sourced from ABS/Geoscience Australia modeling published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year, while NSW State Government SA2 forecasts released in 2022 using 2021 as the base year are referenced wherever gaps occur. These cohort models additionally inform age-bracket expansion rates spanning from 2032 to 2041 across every district. Under this forecasting approach, long-range demographic patterns point toward a gradual contraction, with overall headcount shrinking by 175 persons by 2041. Despite this macro trend, specific brackets will expand, headed by the 75 to 84 age group which is projected to gain 202 people. Full breakdowns are available in the dedicated age analysis.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
70 new dwellings have been approved in Annandale (NSW) over the past five years, an average of 14 a year. That is 1.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential planning consents in Annandale have averaged roughly 14 dwellings per annum, totaling 70 homes authorized across the last 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Historically, demographic demand tracked closely with construction, absorbing an average of 1.1 people per year per completed dwelling across those 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26) to preserve balanced conditions; however, demand intensified over the past 2 financial years to 16.5 people per dwelling, signaling a constriction of available stock. Approved residential projects carry an average expected construction cost of $465,000 per dwelling.
Furthermore, the local focus on housing is underscored by the registration of $1.3 million in non-residential commercial approvals during the current financial year. Per capita construction in Annandale reaches approximately 75% of the benchmark set by Greater Sydney, placing the suburb in the 9th percentile across Australia. This modest building rate constrains new housing choices while driving buyer competition toward existing dwellings. Such subdued building activity sits below the national median, reflecting established urban density alongside local zoning boundaries. Of all consented homes, 21.0% are standalone houses, while 79.0% are configured as medium-to-high density townhouses or apartments. This prevailing high-density orientation delivers accessible price brackets that cater well to downsizers, property investors, and market entrants. Demonstrating the suburb's mature urban profile, there are around 2211 people per dwelling approval. Given that forward demographic models anticipate static or contracting population levels, pressure on local housing requirements is set to ease, offering favorable conditions for prospective purchasers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Annandale (NSW)
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Annandale (NSW), worth an estimated $893 million. A further 125 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $95.5 billion. 34 are already under construction and 51 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local economic momentum and property dynamics are heavily shaped by planning frameworks, urban works, and civil infrastructure. AreaSearch has highlighted 17 designated developments positioned to influence the district. Prominent undertakings include The Joinery Annandale, West End Residences, OTTO Annandale Student Accommodation (45-57 Parramatta Road), and Annandale Mixed Use Build-to-Rent Development, with key project specifics outlined below.
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The Joinery Annandale
The Joinery Annandale is Landcom’s mixed-use redevelopment of the 1.1-hectare former WestConnex dive site at 160-186 Parramatta Road and 79-95 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale. The precinct is planned for around 577 apartments, including a 21-storey build-to-rent tower of 220 homes for essential workers at discounted rents, plus market and affordable apartments, ground-floor retail and services, a central public plaza and new pedestrian links between Parramatta Road and Pyrmont Bridge Road. In December 2025 the site was rezoned to Mixed Use (MU1) and the State Significant Development Application for the build-to-rent tower (SSD-82714716) was approved on 23 December 2025.Construction of the essential-worker building is targeted to start in 2026, with first move-ins expected around late 2028; remaining lots are intended for sale to private developers for further apartment delivery.
The Joinery Annandale
Landcom is transforming the former WestConnex dive site into The Joinery Annandale, a mixed-use precinct with around 577 homes, including 220 build-to-rent apartments for essential workers, potential additional market and affordable rental apartments, ground-floor shops and services, landscaped public space, a central plaza and new pedestrian links between Parramatta Road and Pyrmont Bridge Road. The site has been rezoned to MU1 Mixed Use and the build-to-rent state significant development application has been approved, with construction expected to start in 2026 and essential workers expected to move in around 2028, subject to approvals and weather.
OTTO Annandale Student Accommodation (45-57 Parramatta Road)
A new six-storey mixed-use development comprising ground floor retail and 102 co-living student accommodation studios, with partial demolition and retention of existing building facades. Branded as OTTO Stay Annandale, the project is designed for inner-west Sydney students with access to universities, public transport, and local amenities. Originally referred to the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel (DA/2023/0718, CIV $31M), the matter was returned to Inner West Council and a fresh DA was submitted in August 2024.Architect is DesignInc Sydney.
Annandale Mixed Use Build-to-Rent Development
State Significant Development proposal for a mixed-use tower with approximately 275 build-to-rent apartments (with around 15% affordable housing for key workers), ground floor retail, landscaping and active transport links. The site was previously the subject of a private hospital SSD approval and is now progressing a concurrent rezoning and development proposal.
Camperdown Modern Private Hospital
Camperdown Modern is a state-of-the-art 10,280 square metre private hospital and health services facility. The 8-storey development includes day surgeries, pathology, radiology, and consulting suites, serving as a gateway site for the Camperdown-Ultimo Health and Education Precinct. The project features a 6-star Green Star sustainability rating and public domain improvements including a new plaza on Mathieson Street.
Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA)
The $780 million Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA) is a co-funded partnership between the University of Sydney, Sydney Local Health District and the NSW Government. Two new interconnected buildings spanning 36,000 square metres will bridge the University's Camperdown campus and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, housing over 1,200 researchers and clinician scientists. The Isaac Wakil Biomedical Building (university side, ~28,200m2) and Building B at RPAH (~8,000m2) will provide PC2/PC3 wet labs, GMP cleanrooms, a biobank, high-performance computing suites, a start-up hub, and clinical trial spaces.Builder is Richard Crookes Constructions; architects are Denton Corker Marshall and HDR. Located within the Tech Central precinct.
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment
The most significant transformation of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in its 140-year history, backed by $940 million from the NSW Government. The project delivers a new 15-storey East Tower along with vertical and horizontal expansions and major refurbishments to existing facilities. Key features include an expanded Emergency Department (doubling to 91 spaces), an enhanced Intensive Care Unit (increasing to 74 beds), new state-of-the-art operating theatres, and expanded neonatal, maternity, and paediatric units. The redevelopment also delivers a new rooftop helipad, a new northern arrival zone, and an open garden courtyard.Main works commenced in March 2024 with builder CPB Contractors, and by early 2026 the East Tower had reached Level 5 slab pour. Completion is expected in 2028/29.
Annandale Town Hall Refurbishment
Heritage refurbishment of historic Annandale Town Hall and Community Centre including structural upgrades, accessibility improvements, and enhanced community facilities. Preserving heritage character while modernising for contemporary use.
6,318 residents of Annandale (NSW) are employed, from a labour force of 6,595. Unemployment sits at 4.2%, with participation at 77.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 8,286, about 83% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labor pool is exceptionally qualified, displaying prominent specialization across the technology sector alongside a jobless rate of 4.2%. Employed persons numbered 6,318 as of March 2026, with local unemployment mirroring the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%. Concurrently, labor participation stands at an elevated 77.2%, well above the Greater Sydney proportion of 68.9%. Census records further showed that 63.3% of workers carried out their roles from home, a metric partly influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time. Locally resident workers are heavily clustered within professional & technical services, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
The district exhibits deep technical expertise, generating a professional & technical employment concentration 1.5 times the wider regional baseline. Conversely, construction accounts for only 5.7% of the resident workforce, trailing the Greater Sydney mark of 8.6%. With local workplace counts falling well short of total working residents, this largely residential enclave offers fewer direct commercial job hubs internally. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM releases shows that over the recent 12-month period, the local labor pool contracted by 1.6% alongside a 1.8% drop in total employment, shifting the unemployment rate upward by 0.1 percentage points. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced 1.9% employment growth and a 1.9% expansion in its labor force, accompanied by a slight decrease in joblessness. Broader industry hiring expectations released by Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide further context on potential occupational shifts. Over the coming five and ten-year horizons, nationwide workforce counts are projected to rise by 6.6% and 13.7% respectively, with performance varying widely by sector. When modeled against the suburb's occupational profile, local employment is projected to expand by 7.4% across five years and 14.9% over ten years (representing a baseline sectoral weighting model that excludes localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Annandale (NSW) is $2,677 a week (about $139,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,441 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $80,570 a year against an average of $120,557. The average runs 50% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation statistics for financial year 2023 place Annandale SA2 personal earnings in the topmost percentile across Australia, with median individual earnings reaching $80,570 and average earnings achieving $120,557. These metrics significantly exceed Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in the 10.32% Wage Price Index increase observed since financial year 2023 yields updated modeled estimates of $88,885 for median earnings and $132,998 for average earnings as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household tiers, Census 2021 metrics locate local earnings between the 93rd and 97th percentiles nationwide.
The dominant weekly earnings tier is $4000+, accounting for 35.0% of local earners (3,501 people), divergent from the broader region where 30.9% fall in the $1,500 - 2,999 band. Furthermore, 46.5% of earners exceed $3,000 weekly, providing substantial spending capacity. While housing costs absorb 18.4% of total income, robust earning power keeps disposable income at the 91st percentile and elevates the suburb into the 10th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Annandale (NSW) had 3,781 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 23% detached houses and 29% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 42% rented and 26% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $570 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,467 a month, a total housing cost higher than 98% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the most recent Census indicates that detached standalone houses make up 22.8% of local residential structures, while 77.2% consist of attached dwellings such as apartments, semi-detached residences, and other non-freestanding formats; across Sydney metro, standalone houses represent 55.9% compared to 44.1% for attached stock. Outright property ownership stands at 26.4%, slightly trailing Sydney metro levels, while mortgaged properties account for 31.4% and rental accommodation represents 42.2%. Monthly mortgage commitments average a median of $3,467, substantially higher than the Sydney metro median of $2,427, while typical weekly rent stands at $570 versus $470 across Sydney metro.
When viewed against national figures, local mortgage servicing costs far exceed the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents sit well above the nationwide average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Annandale (NSW) counted 3,781 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,997 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 28% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 32% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary living arrangement, accounting for 62.6% of local households; this is divided into couples with children at 28.1%, childless couples at 26.3%, and single parent families at 7.2%. Non-family setups make up the remaining 37.4%, consisting of single-person households at 31.6% and share houses at 5.7%. The typical household size sits at 2.3 people, which is below the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
60.8% of adults in Annandale (NSW) hold a university qualification, including 37.8% with a bachelor degree and 18.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 85% of areas nationally. A further 9.8% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 982 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,122 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational qualifications in Annandale track far above state and national medians, with 60.8% of individuals aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees, compared to 32.2% across NSW and 30.4% across Australia. This substantial educational profile strongly supports the area's knowledge-intensive workforce. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 37.8%, with postgraduate qualifications at 18.9% and graduate diplomas at 4.1%. Technical and vocational credentials represent 19.2% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided between certificates (9.8%) and advanced diplomas (9.4%). Study engagement is exceptionally strong throughout the suburb, with 29.9% of residents actively participating in formal courses.
This cohort comprises 9.2% enrolled in university or tertiary institutions, 9.0% attending primary school, and 6.1% engaged in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Annandale (NSW) reaches 39 stops on 19 routes, timetabled for about 5,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.8 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport connectivity within Annandale is underpinned by 39 operational transit stops spanning light rail and bus services. These hubs are connected by 19 separate transit lines, delivering a collective 5,821 weekly passenger trips. Commuter access is rated as top-tier, with typical walking distances to a stop averaging 166 meters. Given the residential makeup of the area, daily travel is mostly outbound; private vehicles remain the leading transport choice at 61%, followed by walking at 12% and bus travel at 11%. Vehicle ownership stands at 0.8 per dwelling, trailing the regional norm.
Additionally, 63.3% of the workforce indicated working from home in the 2021 Census, reflecting pandemic-era operational practices. Transit schedules generate an average of 831 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 149 weekly trips per stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.3% of residents in Annandale (NSW) report no long-term health condition. 3.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 78.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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General health benchmarks for Annandale residents remain highly positive, with mortality rates and illness patterns matching broader Australian standards. Diagnoses of standard ailments remain uncommon across both younger and older age brackets, while private health insurance membership reaches an elevated 78% of all residents (7,833 people). This exceeds coverage levels seen across Greater Sydney (59.9%) and the nationwide benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma constitute the two most prevalent reported illnesses, diagnosed in 9.3 and 7.3% of the community respectively, whereas 72.3% of locals indicated no chronic conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
Working-age cohorts maintain strong wellness indicators with low long-term illness rates. Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 14.0% of the population (1,397 people), tracking below the 15.5% share across Greater Sydney. Overall well-being among older residents is above standard, aligning with nationwide rankings for the total population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
27.3% of Annandale (NSW) residents were born overseas and 14.4% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.8%) and Australian (21.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced across Annandale relative to most domestic markets, with 27.3% of residents born abroad and 14.4% using a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the most widely held religious affiliation, practiced by 36.8% of the community. A notable deviation from regional norms is seen in Judaism, which accounts for 0.9% of locals, compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding parental heritage, the three most common backgrounds among residents are English at 24.8% (outstripping the regional share of 19.0%), Australian at 21.4%, and Irish at 10.4%. Other backgrounds show distinct local proportions: French ancestry represents 0.8% locally (compared to 0.5% regionally), Russian ancestry stands at 0.5% (against 0.4%), and Lebanese ancestry accounts for 1.0% (versus 2.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Annandale (NSW) is 38. 29.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The local community is predominantly younger in its demographic profile. Adults aged 25 - 44 represent 35.3% of the population as at August 2026, exceeding the 31.4% recorded across Greater Sydney, while youths and young adults aged 0 - 24 comprise 25.4%, compared to the regional figure of 30.4%. The median age is an estimated 38 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census result and 1 year older than Greater Sydney's median of 37 at that Census. Since the Census, the 25 - 44 bracket expanded from 34.0% to an estimated 35.3%.
Looking forward to 2041, retirees and senior residents aged 65+ will generate the largest volume of growth, increasing by 401 (29%) to reach 1,799. In contrast, both the 25 - 44 cohort and the 0 - 24 demographic are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Annandale (NSW)
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 7 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 39 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (9,464 at the 2021 Census → 10,004 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (120021674). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.