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The median house price in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton is $948k, with units at $666k. House values have moved 7.7% a year compounded over five years.
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Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton has an estimated 19,022 residents, up from 18,536 at the 2021 Census — a change of 486 people, or 2.6%. That puts 3,124 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 indicate that the population of Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton stands at approximately 19,022 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 486 people (2.6%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 18,536 people. These updated figures are derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 18,979 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 75 validated new addresses documented since the Census date. With a density of 3,123 persons per square kilometer, the locality sits within the upper quartile of areas nationwide tracked by AreaSearch.
Furthermore, the 2.6% post-census expansion recorded in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton trails the broader SA3 area (3.7%) by only 1.1 percentage points, highlighting solid local growth dynamics. Natural growth served as the primary driver of this demographic expansion, accounting for roughly 53.4% of total population additions in recent periods. Projections compiled by the ABS/Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as a base year, are utilized by AreaSearch across SA2 locations, supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 figures released in 2022 using 2021 as a base year where required. Age-cohort growth trajectories from these sources are extended to all regions for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Over the long term, population expansion is projected to track within the lower quartile of statistical areas across the country. Current annual ERP numbers indicate that Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton will add 353 persons to 2041, representing an overall increase of 1.6% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
295 new dwellings have been approved in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton over the past five years, an average of 59 a year. That is 3.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 58 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 90% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. 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 building activity in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton has averaged roughly 59 new homes approved annually, culminating in 295 homes approved across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this same span of the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), the area recorded an average influx of just 0.5 people per year for every dwelling constructed, demonstrating that incoming housing supply matches or outpaces local demand. This pipeline provides extensive options for prospective purchasers and establishes headroom for future demographic expansion. Furthermore, newly approved residential properties reflect an average construction cost of $204,000, sitting below regional benchmarks and highlighting relative affordability.
Alongside residential construction, commercial approvals have reached $19.8 million this financial year, underscoring ongoing commercial development. Residential construction volume in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton remains comparatively solid against Greater Sydney, tracking 13.0% above regional average per person over the 5 year period. This steady supply maintains healthy buyer choice while supporting local property demand, though rates remain lower than the national average due to market maturity and potential planning constraints. Detached houses comprise 90.0% of recent residential building approvals, with medium and high-density housing accounting for 10.0%, preserving the traditional low-density suburban landscape focused on family residences. A ratio of roughly 351 people per approval underscores the mature nature of the local market. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate, Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton is projected to welcome 310 residents through to 2041. Ongoing building trajectories indicate that future residential construction will comfortably accommodate this growth, sustaining advantageous market conditions for purchasers and supporting population gains above baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, worth an estimated $4.51 billion. A further 96 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $79.6 billion. 30 are already under construction and 53 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development 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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Major infrastructure developments and urban planning projects play a critical role in shaping local development and connectivity. AreaSearch has pinpointed 16 projects likely to influence the region. Significant initiatives include the Marsden Park Data Centre Campus, Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Passenger Rail Corridor, Richmond Road Upgrade - M7 to Townson Road, and M12 Motorway (Western Sydney Airport Motorway), with surrounding documentation outlining the key schemes of greatest relevance.
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CDC Marsden Park Data Centre Campus
The Marsden Park Campus is set to become the largest data centre campus in the southern hemisphere, providing over 504 MW of planned capacity with scalability towards 1 GW. The facility is designed to support high-density AI and liquid cooling workloads with 24/7 on-site security and Tier IV equivalent resiliency to support the growing digital economy in Western Sydney.
Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre Splash Pad Upgrade
Installation of a new outdoor splash pad water play facility and the relocation of beach volleyball courts at Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre in Emerton. Funded under the Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants (WSIG) program, the upgrade delivers interactive water play elements to enhance community aquatic recreation and family amenities.
Ropes Creek Corridor Walkway Construction
Construction of a new shared pedestrian and cycle walkway along the Ropes Creek corridor spanning Whalan and Mount Druitt. Funded under the NSW Government Public Spaces Legacy Program in partnership with Blacktown City Council, the active transport link enhances parkland connectivity and integrates with the regional Great West Walk.
Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Passenger Rail Corridor
The Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Corridor is a planned passenger rail link of approximately 15 kilometres connecting Sydney's North West and South West Growth Areas, with proposed stations at Schofields and serving the Marsden Park growth area. The corridor will define and protect land for two potential rail services: a future extension of Sydney Metro North West terminating at Schofields, and a new metro style service between Schofields and St Marys, providing an interchange with the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line.Identified in the Long Term Transport Master Plan 2012 as one of Sydney's 19 major transport corridors requiring preservation, the preferred corridor from Tallawong through Marsden Park has been protected for future transport infrastructure. In March 2026 the proposed north-south rail link, which includes the T2SM corridor, was added to Infrastructure Australia's 2026 Infrastructure Priority List as a potential investment opportunity within the 2 to 4 year pipeline. Final business case work is being progressed, with land acquisition not required until closer to the time the infrastructure is delivered.
Little Creek Waterway Masterplan Stage 1
Stage 1 of the Little Creek Waterway Masterplan by Blacktown City Council focuses on the naturalisation and ecological restoration of the waterway corridor through Popondetta Park. The works span from Jersey Road in Emerton to Bougainville Road in Lethbridge Park, delivering bank stabilisation, stormwater management, weed removal, revegetation, and public parkland upgrades.
Mount Druitt Town Centre Renewal and WSIG Projects
Blacktown City Council is delivering a major Mount Druitt town centre renewal program funded through the NSW Government Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants program. Current works include the $40.6 million renewal of Mount Druitt Swimming Centre, where construction has commenced after the centre closed on 27 January 2026, and the $26.8 million revitalisation of Mount Druitt Hub, planned to start construction in early to mid 2026 and open in late 2027. The program also includes a new First Nations Cultural Hub, public garden, public domain and access improvements, and planning changes for a new developable mixed-use site in Mount Street to support the Mount Druitt Town Centre Masterplan.
Expanded Mount Druitt Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
Approved $25.4 million expansion of the existing Mount Druitt PCYC to provide a larger youth, sport and community facility. The project retains the existing club and adds a new expanded wing with two multipurpose indoor courts, youth hub, new entry, reception and administration area, amenities, storage, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, improved car and bus parking, landscaping and tree planting. Blacktown City Council states the DA was approved on 28 October 2025, construction is expected to start in late 2026 and the expanded facility is expected to open by the end of 2027.
Halcyon Gables
Halcyon Gables is Stockland's first NSW land lease community, delivering 231 architecturally designed manufactured homes for over-60s across 12 hectares within the broader Gables masterplanned community in Sydney's Hills district. The gated community features resort-style facilities including a wellness centre with heated mineral pool, gym, sauna, pickleball courts, bowling green, and a recreational clubhouse with library and cinema. Construction began in 2024 and the first stage of 91 homes is welcoming its first residents in early 2026, with homes priced from around 1.07 million to 1.55 million dollars.
6,368 residents of Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton are employed, from a labour force of 7,790. Unemployment sits at 18.3%, with participation at 54.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 15,968, about 84% 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 labour market in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton includes a mix of white and blue collar vocations across various industries, recording an unemployment rate of 18.3% and estimated employment growth of 3.3% across the past year. In total, 6,368 residents were employed as of March 2026. However, the local unemployment rate exceeds Greater Sydney's rate of 4.1% by 14.1%, while overall workforce participation stands at 54.8%, trailing the Greater Sydney level of 68.9%. Census records indicate that 17.6% of employed locals worked from home, a figure influenced by Covid-19 lockdown measures at the time.
The primary employment sectors for the local workforce include health care & social assistance, retail trade, and transport, postal & warehousing. Transport, postal & warehousing represents a major area of local industrial concentration, maintaining an employment share 2.3 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 2.4% of resident jobs, compared to 11.5% regionally. Given the disparity between the working-age population residing in the area and the count of local jobs reported in the Census, this predominantly residential community offers limited employment opportunities within its own boundaries. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM data show that during the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 3.3% against a 1.3% increase in the labour force, driving a 1.6 percentage points reduction in the unemployment rate. Across the same timeframe, Greater Sydney saw employment and labour force levels both rise by 1.9%, alongside a slight decline in unemployment. Looking at prospective workforce trends, Jobs and Skills Australia forecasts from Mar-26 project national employment to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories vary by industry. Applying these sectoral weightings to Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton's workforce indicates projected local job gains of 5.9% over five years and 12.6% over ten years (noting this illustrative weighting model does not incorporate local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton is $1,216 a week (about $63,000 a year), with median personal income at $525 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,539 a year against an average of $50,855. 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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Taxation statistics from the ATO for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch show that personal earnings in the Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton SA2 remain below national benchmarks. Taxpayers in the Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton SA2 recorded a median income of $46,539 and an average income of $50,855, contrasting with Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 and $83,003 respectively. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, estimated earnings as of March 2026 are approximately $51,342 (median) and $56,103 (average). Results from the 2021 Census place local personal, family, and household earnings between the 5th and 14th percentiles across Australia.
The largest earning segment comprises 29.6% of residents (5,630 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 category, aligning closely with the 30.9% regional proportion. Severe housing cost pressures persist locally, leaving residents with only 78.3% of income remaining and placing the area in the 11th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton had 5,598 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 85% detached houses and 3% apartments. 27% are owned with a mortgage, 53% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 24.7% of household income here and mortgage repayments 32.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to findings from the latest Census, the housing stock in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton is made up of 84.8% houses and 15.2% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached homes, apartments, and other residential types), compared with Sydney metro where houses account for 55.9% and other dwellings make up 44.1%. Outright home ownership within Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton stands at 21.0%, lower than the Sydney metro level, while 26.5% of properties are mortgaged and 52.5% are rented. Typical housing costs are noticeably lower than metropolitan benchmarks, with median monthly mortgage repayments of $1,733 and median weekly rents of $300, against Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470.
These costs are also below national standards, where Australian median monthly mortgage repayments sit at $1,863 and weekly rents average $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton counted 5,598 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.9 people each. 31% are couples with children, against 17% couples without children. 21% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The domestic landscape is predominantly composed of family households, representing 76.3% of all households. Among these, couples with children account for 31.3%, single parent families represent 26.1%, and couples without children constitute 16.6%. Non-family living arrangements make up the remaining 23.7%, consisting of 21.0% lone person households and 2.6% group households. The median household size stands at 2.9 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
12.3% of adults in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton hold a university qualification, including 9.0% with a bachelor degree and 2.5% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 93% of areas nationally. A further 24.2% hold a vocational qualification. 10 schools serve the area, with 3,306 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 862 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 attainment in the region shows that 12.3% of residents hold university qualifications, trailing the Greater Sydney level of 38.0%. Among tertiary degree holders, bachelor degrees are held by 9.0% of the population, postgraduate qualifications by 2.5%, and graduate diplomas by 0.8%. Vocational education represents a substantial focus for the community, with 32.6% of residents aged 15+ possessing trade or technical credentials, including 24.2% holding certificates and 8.4% holding advanced diplomas. A significant share of the population is actively engaged in study, with 36.1% of residents enrolled in formal education.
This student cohort includes 14.8% attending primary school, 10.9% in secondary education, and 3.5% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton reaches 133 stops on 30 routes, timetabled for about 2,600 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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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Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton contains 133 active public transport stops, primarily facilitating local bus connectivity. A network of 30 individual routes operates through these stops, generating 2,559 weekly passenger trips. Transport access is strong throughout the neighbourhood, with typical walking distances of 150 meters to the closest stop. Outward commuting characterizes this residential area, with private vehicles serving as the primary travel choice for 85% of commuters, alongside 8% traveling by train. Vehicle ownership stands at an average of 1.1 per dwelling, while 17.6% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census under prevailing pandemic circumstances.
Transit services maintain an average volume of 365 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 19 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 nearest stops positioned around the central coordinate of the locality.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
65.2% of residents in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 92% of areas nationally. 8.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.3 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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Health assessments by AreaSearch indicate noticeable wellbeing challenges across Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, reflected in chronic condition rates and mortality metrics that impact both younger and older demographics. Private health insurance coverage is particularly low, encompassing approximately 46% of the population (~8,769 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney and a national average of 55.7%. The most widespread chronic ailments among residents are asthma and arthritis, which affect 10.2% and 8.4% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 65.2% of residents reported having no long-term health conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
Chronic conditions are notably elevated among working-age individuals. Residents aged 65 and over number 2,697 people (14.2% of the local population), which is lower than the Greater Sydney proportion of 15.5%, with senior health metrics broadly mirroring national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.1% of Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton residents were born overseas and 34.2% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 78% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (20.5%) and English (18.6%). 7.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. 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 in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, where 34.1% of residents were born overseas and 34.2% communicate in a language other than English at home. Christianity is the dominant religious affiliation, accounting for 57.0% of the community. Additionally, Islamic representation is elevated, comprising 10.0% of local residents compared with 6.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding parental lineage and ancestry, the primary reported backgrounds in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton are Other at 20.7%, Australian at 20.5%, and English at 18.6%. Furthermore, several cultural groups show significant local representation relative to regional benchmarks, including Samoan backgrounds at 5.6% of the area (against 0.5% regionally), Filipino ancestry at 4.1% (versus 2.0%), and Australian Aboriginal heritage at 7.9% (compared to 1.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton is 32, younger than 92% of areas nationally. 28.9% 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 demographic profile of Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton is comparatively youthful when measured against Greater Sydney. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 indicate that 40.7% of the community comprises children and young adults (0 - 24), exceeding the Greater Sydney figure of 30.4%, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up 24.5%, below the regional benchmark of 31.4%. The median age is estimated at 32 as at August 2026, remaining unchanged from the 2021 Census and sitting 5 years below the Greater Sydney median of 37 from that census, alongside a national median of 38.
The middle aged and young retiree demographic (45 - 64) has decreased from 22.3% at the Census to an estimated 20.7%. Long-term projections to 2041 indicate that retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) will experience the largest expansion, growing by 986 residents (37%) to 3,683, while cohorts spanning children, young adults, and young to middle aged adults are expected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 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
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago 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 2 months ago 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 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| 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 Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 5 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 7 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) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month 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 — 75 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (18,536 at the 2021 Census → 19,022 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 (116031313). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.