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The median house price in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg is $1.32m, with units at $668k. House values have moved 8.7% a year compounded over five years.
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Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg has an estimated 17,521 residents, up from 17,154 at the 2021 Census — a change of 367 people, or 2.1%. That puts 3,376 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 evaluation by AreaSearch indicates that the resident count in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg stands at roughly 17,521 as of Aug 2026. Relative to the 17,154 individuals enumerated in the 2021 Census, this represents a net expansion of 367 persons (2.1%). This updated total is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population of 17,333 as of June 2025 alongside an intake of 76 validated new addresses following the Census period. Density is presently estimated at 3,375 persons per square kilometer, placing the community in the top quartile of assessed Australian regions.
During the preceding ten-year timeframe, the locality exhibited steady momentum with a 0.5% compound annual growth rate that outstripped the wider SA3 boundary. The principal driver of this demographic uplift has been net overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 75.9% of total population additions in recent times. SA2 demographic forecasts rely on ABS/Geoscience Australia projections released in 2024 (using 2022 as the base reference), supplemented where needed by NSW State Government SA2-level series published in 2022 (anchored to 2021). Projected age-cohort growth rates from these datasets are further utilized across all areas covering 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, local demographic gains are anticipated to exceed the national median, expanding by 3,384 persons through to 2041 relative to latest annual ERP baselines, translating to a cumulative 16-year increase of 18.2%.
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238 new dwellings have been approved in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg over the past five years, an average of 47 a year. That is 2.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 47 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 85% 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 planning permissions across Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg have averaged roughly 47 dwellings per year, accumulating to 238 residential approvals over the preceding 5 financial years. With incoming population gains averaging just 0.2 people per year for each newly constructed home across the last 5 financial years (from FY-22 through FY-26), additions to the housing stock have matched or exceeded inbound demand. This balance offers prospective purchasers wider selection while supporting capacity for higher-than-expected resident absorption. Furthermore, approved residential projects reflect an average construction valuation of $349,000—a figure below broader regional benchmarks that underpins affordable residential delivery.
Non-residential building activity remains modest, with $6.1 million in commercial building approvals authorized across the current financial year. On a per-capita basis, construction volume in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg sits at approximately 59% of the Greater Sydney benchmark and places within the 49th percentile across Australia, which limits overall dwelling availability and directs purchasing focus toward established stock, despite recent upticks in building approvals. This performance falls below national averages, highlighting the established suburban framework and potential land or planning constraints. Low-density detached houses comprise 85.0% of recent residential approvals, while medium-to-high density formats (townhouses and apartments) make up the remaining 15.0%, preserving the traditional low-density urban form sought after by families seeking land. A ratio of approximately 344 residents per authorized dwelling highlights an established, lower-turnover housing landscape. According to the latest quarterly population projections from AreaSearch, the resident population of Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg is slated to expand by 3,195 people by 2041. Should future housing additions remain at current rates, local residential construction may fall short of demographic expansion, tightening market conditions and providing upward support for dwelling capital values.
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Development applications around Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 10 current infrastructure and development projects inside Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, worth an estimated $2.27 billion. A further 28 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $7.9 billion. 12 are already under construction and 18 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans education & training, residential development and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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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Infrastructure investments, urban renewal initiatives, and major civil works play a vital role in shaping community development and property performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 21 major infrastructure and development projects expected to influence the local area. Key undertakings feature Canvas at Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Estate Renewal - Humphries Precinct (Canvas), Bonnyrigg Town Hub Precinct (Stages 12-13), and the broader Bonnyrigg Estate Renewal program, with prominent initiatives outlined below.
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Bonnyrigg Estate Renewal - Humphries Precinct (Canvas)
An essential phase of the $400 million Bonnyrigg Estate redevelopment (stages 8 to 11) known as the Humphries Precinct. This masterplanned community, branded as Canvas, is transforming the former social housing estate into a mixed-tenure precinct with 210 private land lots and 65 social housing units managed by SGCH. The project includes the new Junior Play Park, extensions to Bishop Crescent, and enhanced road connectivity to the Bonnyrigg town hub. Current progress includes civil works and the final release of land lots to the private market.
Bonnyrigg Town Hub Precinct (Stages 12-13)
A key phase of the 30-year Bonnyrigg Renewal, Stages 12 and 13 focus on the Town Hub Precinct. The project involves the delivery of approximately 600 new homes in a mixed-tenure model, including 185 social housing units. Infrastructure works include a new link road between Bonnyrigg Avenue and Tarlington Parade, a 9,000sqm junior play park, and super lots for future mid-rise apartment buildings (up to six storeys) and townhouses. Construction of the link road and site preparation commenced in early 2026.
Canvas at Bonnyrigg
Canvas is a masterplanned community within the 81-hectare Bonnyrigg Estate renewal (Stages 8-11), delivering 210 private land lots and 65 new social housing dwellings. The precinct features a landmark 9,000sqm junior play park with a basketball court, picnic areas, and bike loops. As of May 2026, the project is in the final stages of subdivision and home construction, with the final land release nearly sold out. The development is a partnership between Traders In Purple and Homes NSW to revitalize the area with new roads and high-quality residential infrastructure.
Bonnyrigg Estate Renewal
Major 18-stage urban renewal project transforming the former 81 hectare Bonnyrigg public housing estate into a mixed-tenure community. The approved masterplan delivers 2,998 dwellings including around 900 social housing homes, new parks, roads, community facilities and 13 hectares of open space. Construction is progressing through Stages 8 to 11 with Traders In Purple delivering the Canvas precinct, while planning and early works continue for Stages 12 and 13 near the town centre.
Edensor Park Public Preschool
A new public preschool co-located with Edensor Park Public School, part of the NSW Government's $769 million program to deliver 100 new public preschools by 2027. It will provide up to 40 places for children in the year before school, featuring two purpose-designed rooms, a quality outdoor play area, and administration, amenities and staff facilities. Construction is now underway, with groundworks, the retaining wall, concrete stairs and pathways completed. The building's slab, frame, roof, windows, doors and exterior walls are the next stages of works.
Kinara Place
Kinara Place is a 112 million AUD mixed-use urban renewal project in Villawood, delivered by Traders In Purple in partnership with Homes NSW. The 1.5-hectare development will provide up to 400 new homes, including 55 social dwellings and key worker housing. The precinct includes over 3000sqm of public open space and nearly 5000sqm of retail, commercial, and community space, featuring a new supermarket, medical centre, and childcare facilities.
Bonnyrigg Plaza Revitalisation Project
Revitalisation project completed in late 2018/early 2019 to modernise the 30-year-old shopping centre. The works included upgrading the food and retail offerings, creating a new food market hall and fresh food precinct, adding new food and beverage tenancies, reconfiguring existing spaces, and adding an alfresco dining area.
Bonnyrigg Heights Estate - The Outlook Release
The Outlook Release was the final stage of Landcom's involvement in the Bonnyrigg Heights master-planned community (part of the larger Bonnyrigg Renewal Project). It featured premium elevated lots with views across Western Sydney. Landcom completed its part of the overall renewal project, including a community centre (The Hub @ Bonnyrigg (Dhanawi)), which opened in February 2023. Subsequent stages of the Bonnyrigg Renewal are being managed by other partners like Homes NSW/LAHC and Traders In Purple.
7,877 residents of Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg are employed, from a labour force of 8,377. Unemployment sits at 6.0%, with participation at 57.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 14,598, 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 labour force in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg displays notable technical and trade skills, characterized by substantial concentration in industrial and manufacturing operations, a 6.0% unemployment rate, and a 4.5% annual increase in employed persons. Total employed residents numbered 7,877 as of March 2026. The area's jobless rate exceeds the Greater Sydney average of 4.1% by 1.8%, while labour force participation is considerably lower (57.8% versus 68.9% regionally). Census records also showed that 28.4% of working residents carried out their duties from home, an outcome influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time.
Resident employment is heavily concentrated across manufacturing, retail trade, and health care & social assistance. Local industrial orientation is particularly pronounced in manufacturing, where resident participation is 2.3 times the Greater Sydney average. In contrast, professional & technical occupations are underrepresented, engaging 5.5% of workers locally against an 11.5% regional benchmark. Comparing resident worker totals with local job counts demonstrates that this predominantly residential precinct generates relatively few employment positions within its own boundaries. Analysis of SALM and ABS data by AreaSearch indicates that from the year to March 2026, employment levels rose by 4.5% and the labour force grew by 5.0%, which caused the unemployment rate to increase by 0.4 percentage points. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced employment growth of 1.9%, labour force growth of 1.9%, and a marginal decline in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia’s national employment forecasts from Mar-26 provide additional perspective on potential future demand in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg. These projections, which span five and ten-year periods, have been overlaid with the local employment profile to estimate future growth patterns. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, these growth rates vary considerably across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific projections are applied to the employment mix in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, it is suggested that local employment should grow by 5.8% over five years and 12.4% over ten years (please note this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg is $1,571 a week (about $82,000 a year), with median personal income at $513 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,589 a year against an average of $57,561. 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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According to individual tax return statistics from the ATO for financial year 2023 published by AreaSearch, the median taxable income across the Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg SA2 was $50,589, with a mean of $57,561. These earnings sit below nationwide levels and trail Greater Sydney metrics, where the median reaches $60,817 and the mean is $83,003. Applying a 10.32% Wage Price Index adjustment since financial year 2023 indicates modeled income levels of approximately $55,810 (median) and $63,501 (average) as of March 2026. Census results position individual earnings at the 4th percentile nationally ($513 weekly), whereas combined household earnings track higher at the 39th percentile.
In terms of earnings distribution, the largest cohort includes 31.3% of workers (5,484 residents) earning between $1,500 - 2,999 weekly, aligning with the 30.9% regional proportion. Mortgage and rental costs impose noticeable pressure on household budgets, leaving 81.4% of income remaining and placing the SA2 at the 37th percentile for affordability.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg had 4,862 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 83% detached houses and 4% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 35% rented and 32% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 25.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential stock in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg during the most recent Census was composed of 82.8% standalone houses and 17.2% alternative structures (including apartments, townhouses, and other dwellings), presenting a much higher standalone share than Sydney metro's 55.9% houses and 44.1% alternative formats. Outright property ownership reached 32.2%, substantially exceeding the Sydney metro benchmark, with the balance comprising mortgaged properties (33.1%) and private rentals (34.8%). The typical monthly mortgage commitment was $2,000, and typical weekly rent was $400, both sitting lower than the corresponding Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470.
Relative to national figures, however, local mortgage costs surpass the Australian average of $1,863, and rents sit above the nationwide benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg counted 4,862 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.3 people each. 45% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 18% couples without children. 13% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local domestic arrangements, accounting for 85.7% of all households; this includes 44.6% couple families with children, 17.7% couples without children, and 21.6% single-parent households. Non-family living situations represent 14.3% of the total, divided into lone-person residences at 13.3% and group shared dwellings at 1.1%. The typical household size stands at 3.3 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney norm of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.9% of adults in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg hold a university qualification, including 13.9% with a bachelor degree and 2.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 16.2% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 5,852 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 995 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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University qualification rates in the area stand at 16.9, which is significantly lower than the 38.0 average seen across Greater Sydney. This gap presents both a challenge and a chance for focused educational programs. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher education credential, held by 13.9 of residents. Postgraduate qualifications are less common, at 2.3, while graduate diplomas account for 0.7. Vocational training is a strong area, with 25.9 of residents aged 15 and older holding trade or technical credentials. Advanced diplomas make up 9.7 of these qualifications, and certificates account for 16.2.
Schools and educational attainment remain key areas of attention in addressing these disparities. A significant proportion of the population is actively engaged in studies, with 31.9% of residents enrolled across various educational institutions. Secondary schooling accounts for 10.2% of the population, primary school attendance represents 9.8%, and 6.0% are participating in tertiary education programs.
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Public transport in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg reaches 127 stops on 71 routes, timetabled for about 4,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 140 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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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The local passenger transport network comprises 127 active transit stops across Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, primarily catering to bus operations. These stops are served by 71 dedicated routes that run 4,298 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is very convenient, with local residents living an average distance of 135 meters from the nearest stop. Given the suburban character of the area, outbound commuting is common, with private cars accounting for 88% of journeys to work and trains utilized by 6%. Household motor vehicle availability stands at 1.7 vehicles per dwelling, above regional averages.
A sizable 28.4% of workers reported working from home during the 2021 Census, reflecting conditions during the pandemic. Transit service density delivers an average of 614 trips per day across all operational routes, providing around 33 weekly trips per individual transit stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 nearest transport stops relative to the geographic central point of the area.
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75.6% of residents in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg report no long-term health condition. 8.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.2 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 indicators across Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg are largely encouraging, with AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and medical diagnoses broadly matching national standards, alongside a subdued incidence of chronic health conditions across both younger demographics and older cohorts. Private hospital and health insurance uptake is comparatively low, covering approximately 48% of the local population (~8,339 people), which trails the Greater Sydney figure of 59.9% and the national baseline of 55.7%. The two most prevalent chronic medical diagnoses among residents are diabetes and arthritis, affecting 6.6 and 6.0% of the population, respectively.
Concurrently, 75.6% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, marginally above the 74.6% recorded across Greater Sydney. Health status among residents aged under 65 is favorable. Senior residents aged 65 and over make up 18.3% of the community (3,199 people), a larger share than the 15.5% seen across Greater Sydney, with older residents maintaining above-average health outcomes that align well with national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
55.9% of Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg residents were born overseas and 73.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 97% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Vietnamese (20.2%) and Chinese (12.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg ranks among the nation's most multicultural localities, with 55.9% of residents born abroad and 73.8% using a non-English language at home. Christianity is the most widespread religious affiliation, followed by 49.1% of the community. Notably, Buddhism exhibits significant local concentration, practiced by 26.9% of the population compared to the broader Greater Sydney average of 4.1%. Looking at parental lineage, the three largest ancestral cohorts in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg comprise Other backgrounds at 31.1% (compared to 16.0% regionally), Vietnamese ancestry at 20.2% (against 1.8% regionally), and Chinese heritage at 12.0%.
Other distinct community groups show noticeable concentration relative to the regional benchmark, including Serbian at 4.0% (vs 0.5%), Spanish at 0.9% (vs 0.6%), and Samoan ancestry at 1.2% (vs 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg 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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Age distributions in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg closely mirror Greater Sydney benchmarks across major life stages, with the greatest variance across any single bracket being 5.9 percentage points. The median age is estimated at 38 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census outcome and 1 year older than the Greater Sydney median of 37 at that time. The most visible shift since the Census is the expansion of the retiree and senior demographic (65+), which grew from 15.2% to an estimated 18.3% of total residents. Projections to 2041 suggest that retirees and seniors will account for the majority of local growth, expanding by 1,835 residents (57%) to reach a cohort size of 5,034.
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Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 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 | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 10 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 — 76 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (17,154 at the 2021 Census → 17,521 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 (127021509). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.