Chart Color Schemes
This analysis uses ABS Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries, which can materially differ from Suburbs and Localities (SAL) even when sharing similar names.
SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
Suburbs and Localities (SAL) represent commonly-used suburb/locality names (postal-style areas) and may use different geographic boundaries. For comprehensive analysis, consider reviewing both boundary types if available.
est. as @ -- *
ABS ERP | -- people | --
2021 Census | -- people
The median house price in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin is $865k, with units at $391k. House values have moved 8.6% a year compounded over five years.
Curious about local property values? Filter the chart to assess the volume and appreciation (including resales) trends and regional comparisons, or scroll to the map below view this information at an individual property level.
Find a Recent Sale
Sales Detail
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin has an estimated 17,374 residents, up from 12,770 at the 2021 Census — a change of 4,604 people, or 36.1%. Growth has averaged 6.0% a year over five years, faster than 96% of areas nationally. 1,824 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 76.2% of that increase. Density is about 44 people per square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
Detail
According to AreaSearch, the population of Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin stands at approximately 17,374 as of May 2026. This figure represents an increase of 4,604 individuals, or 36.1%, compared to the 2021 Census count of 12,770 people. The projection is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 16,414 recorded as of June 2025, combined with 1,824 newly validated addresses since the Census date. This population level corresponds to a density of 44 persons per square kilometer, indicating generous space allocation per resident. The 36.1% expansion since the 2021 census significantly outpaced the Rest of NSW at 4.9% and the state average, identifying the locality as a regional growth leader.
Recent population gains have been largely attributed to interstate migration, which accounted for roughly 76.2% of the total increase, while natural growth and overseas migration also contributed positively. AreaSearch relies on ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, published in 2024 with 2022 as the base year. For SA2 areas lacking this data, the NSW State Government's SA2 level projections, released in 2022 with 2021 as the base year, are used instead. Age group growth rates from these aggregations are applied to all areas for the years 2032 to 2041. Looking ahead, exceptional growth is anticipated, positioning the area in the top 10 percent of Australia's non-metropolitan regions, with an expected expansion of 9,669 persons by 2041 based on the latest annual ERP population numbers, reflecting a total gain of 50.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,983 new dwellings have been approved in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin over the past five years, an average of 396 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 23 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 323 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 77% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 334, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
Detail
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin has recorded approximately 396 residential approvals annually, totaling 1,983 approvals across the financial period from FY-21 to FY-25, with an additional 307 approvals registered in FY-26. Over the same five-year span between FY-21 and FY-25, an average of 2.1 people moved into the region for every new home built, a movement pattern that signals strong demand and helps sustain property values. New residences are currently being constructed at an average cost of $331,000. The area has also recorded $46.9 million in commercial approvals during this financial year, which highlights significant local commercial engagement.
When compared to the Rest of NSW, Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin exhibits 185.0% greater construction activity per person, a figure that should offer buyers a wide selection of properties even as recent construction momentum has slowed slightly. This level of activity exceeds national averages and points to solid developer confidence regarding the locality. The housing mix consists of 77.0% detached houses and 23.0% attached dwellings, preserving the region's traditional low density layout while prioritizing family-oriented homes that cater to residents wanting more space. This distribution marks a clear departure from the current housing stock, which is 95.0% houses, suggesting that fewer developable plots remain available and that shifting lifestyle preferences are driving demand for more varied and cost-effective housing types. With roughly 48 people per approval, Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin fits the profile of an emerging area. Projections indicate the area will gain 8,708 new residents by 2041 according to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Assuming current development paces continue, the supply of new housing should adequately satisfy demand, creating favorable conditions for purchasers and possibly enabling expansion that exceeds present population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin
Loading development applications…
| Lodged | Address | Description | Type | Distance | Status |
|---|
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 24 current infrastructure and development projects inside Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin, worth an estimated $10.8 billion. A further 96 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $30.7 billion. 45 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.
Detail
Local infrastructure shifts, significant construction efforts, and planning strategies can profoundly affect how an area functions. AreaSearch has pinpointed 42 projects that are expected to influence the region, with the following selections being particularly relevant. These major initiatives include the Woolworths Development - Huntlee, Huntlee New Town, Huntlee Local Water Centre 2, and the Wyndham Street Bridge Replacement, Greta.
Professional plan users can use the search below to filter and access additional projects.
INFRASTRUCTURE SEARCH
Denotes AI-based impression for illustrative purposes only, not to be taken as definitive under any circumstances. Please follow links and conduct other investigations from the project's source for actual imagery. Developers and project owners wishing us to use original imagery please Contact Us and we will do so.
Frequently Asked Questions - Infrastructure
Huntlee New Town
Huntlee is the Hunter Valley's first new town in over 50 years, a 1,500-hectare masterplanned community by LWP Group designed to grow into a town of around 20,000 residents across three villages surrounding a 200-hectare mixed-use town centre. Around half the site is set aside for parklands and conservation land, with 7,500 homes planned at full build-out. Village 1, Katherine's Landing, is well established, while the Caphilly precinct in the town centre is the current sales focus, with around eight stages planned, the early stages largely sold, and a new builders' display village opening in 2026.The town centre already supports a Coles-anchored shopping centre, Huntlee Tavern, medical centre, chemist, childcare and other services. A NSW Government education precinct at 32 Persoonia Boulevard, North Rothbury, was approved under the Review of Environmental Factors process in February 2026 and the construction contract was awarded to Richard Crookes Constructions in March 2026, keeping the integrated public preschool (60 places), primary school (500 places) and high school (1,000 places) on track to open in Term 1, 2028. The town has direct access to the M15 Hunter Expressway linking Newcastle, the Central Coast, the Upper Hunter and Sydney.
Woolworths Development - Huntlee
Regionally significant development application by Fabcot Pty Ltd for a Woolworths supermarket centre in the Huntlee town centre. The proposal includes a full-line Woolworths supermarket, liquor outlet, kiosk, nine commercial premises, direct to boot and home delivery facilities, 404 car spaces, landscaping and associated works. Cessnock City Council's May 2026 assessment report recommends approval, with the application remaining before the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel.
Anvil Creek Urban Release Area
A 423-hectare master-planned mixed-use development on the former Greta Army and Migrant Camp site. The approved scheme includes 1,364 residential dwellings, a Graham Marsh-designed 18-hole international golf course, a 150-room dual key hotel, 85 tourist villas, a 16,000sqm education precinct, 8,700sqm of commercial and retail space, and a 20-hectare working vineyard. The site was acquired by Belford Land (linked to the Medich family) around 2021, with the current owner indicating no immediate development plans while the approved DA remains in place.Cessnock City Council's 2025 housing strategy actively references the Anvil Creek area for future residential growth, and a Floodplain Risk Management Study for the Anvil Creek catchment is underway. The existing Voluntary Planning Agreement for local infrastructure contributions remains active.
Waterford by AVID Property Group - Chisholm
A 2,000-lot masterplanned community across 173 hectares in Chisholm, 23km north of Newcastle. Developed over more than a decade by AVID Property Group, the community encompasses multiple released neighbourhoods including Woodhaven and the final stage, The Haven (300 lots), which commenced construction in early 2026. Surrounded by 74 hectares of green space, wetlands and 7km of cycling and walking paths. The adjacent Chisholm Plaza retail centre ($180M) is under construction and due to open late 2026.
Huntlee Master Planned Community
Huntlee is the first new town in the Hunter Valley in over 50 years, designed to accommodate 20,000 residents across approximately 7,500 to 8,000 dwellings. The development comprises three residential villages surrounding a 200-hectare town centre featuring a Coles supermarket, Liquorland, medical centre, chemist, childcare and the Huntlee Tavern. A new primary school, preschool and high school are under planning assessment (P5-2025-152, exhibited October to November 2025), with the high school set to open in 2028.Stage 2, covering approximately 5,000 additional lots across Villages 2, 3 and 4 plus a large lot residential area, is currently at the Response to Submissions stage under SSD-70748466 following public exhibition in July to August 2024. The Huntlee Local Water Centre 2 planning proposal (PP-2024-868), rezoning land to SP2 Infrastructure to support Stage 1 sewerage, has received gateway determination. The project features over 160 hectares of internal parklands and a recycled water system.
Greta Central Park & Oval Masterplan
Council masterplan for the staged upgrade of Greta Central Park and Oval. Works include new sporting amenities, changerooms, improved recreation facilities, skate park improvements, lighting, irrigation, paths, landscaping and other community recreation infrastructure. Delivery has progressed into implementation, with a new amenities building entering procurement during 2026.
Huntlee New Town Masterplanned Community
A $1.5 billion masterplanned new town accommodating up to 20,000 residents across three residential villages and a central commercial town centre in the Lower Hunter growth corridor.
Wyndham Street Bridge Replacement, Greta
Replacement of the ageing timber Wyndham Street Bridge with a new concrete bridge to improve safety, restore heavy vehicle access, reduce maintenance requirements and improve local connectivity. The project is funded by the Australian Government through the Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program together with Cessnock City Council. Council's 2025-26 delivery reporting indicates the bridge upgrade is underway as part of the bridge renewal program.
8,050 residents of Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin are employed, from a labour force of 8,228. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 64.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
Detail
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin features a diverse labor pool encompassing both white and blue collar roles, with manufacturing and industrial fields holding substantial presence. The region records an unemployment rate of 2.2% and demonstrates an estimated employment growth of 1.6% during the previous twelve months. By March 2026, 8,050 individuals are employed, while the local unemployment rate stands at 1.9%, which is 1.9% lower than the 4.1% observed across Regional NSW. Workforce participation reaches 64.2%, slightly above the 60.6% typical for Regional NSW. Census data indicates that 20.0% of residents work from home, though this figure may reflect lingering effects from Covid-19 lockdowns.
Employment clusters primarily within mining, health care & social assistance, and accommodation & food sectors. Mining stands out as a dominant industry, accounting for 6.2 times the employment share found at the regional level. Conversely, health care & social assistance employs only 11.5% of the local workforce, falling short of the 16.9% seen in Regional NSW. The disparity between the Census working population and resident population suggests fewer local job opportunities. Analysis of SALM and ABS data by AreaSearch reveals that over the last 12-month period, employment grew by 1.6% and the labor force expanded by 1.5%, which reduced the unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage points. This trend opposes Regional NSW, where employment dropped by 0.9%, the labor force decreased by 0.4%, and unemployment increased by 0.5 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts dated May-25 provide additional perspective on future demand in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin. These projections span five and ten-year horizons and have been overlaid with local employment data to anticipate growth trajectories. National employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral growth varies considerably. When these industry-specific forecasts are applied to Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin's employment composition, local employment is expected to grow by 5.5% over five years and 12.1% over ten years. This projection relies on a basic weighting extrapolation for illustrative use and does not incorporate localized population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin is $2,128 a week (about $111,000 a year), with median personal income at $897 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,416 a year against an average of $75,767. 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.
Detail
The income level for the Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin SA2 area exceeds the national average according to Australian Taxation Office data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. Taxpayer median income in this locality is $62,416 while the mean income reaches $75,767, which contrasts with Regional NSW figures of $52,390 and $65,215 for median and average respectively. Applying Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% from financial year 2023 yields projected values of approximately $68,857 for median and $83,586 for average income as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census indicate that household, family and personal incomes in the Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin area fall near the 70th percentile on a national scale.
The largest income group accounts for 34.8% of residents, specifically 6,046 people earning between $1,500 and $2,999 per week, aligning with metropolitan patterns where 29.9% reside in this bracket. Housing costs consume 14.5% of income, and robust earnings position locals at the 75th percentile for disposable income, with the area's SEIFA income ranking situated in the 5th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin had 4,427 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 0% apartments. 49% are owned with a mortgage, 22% rented and 29% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. Rent absorbs 18.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
Detail
According to the most recent Census, the residential composition of Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin showed that 94.8% of dwellings were houses, whereas 5.2% consisted of other types such as semi-detached units, apartments, or other dwellings. This distribution contrasts with Regional NSW, where 82.6% of housing was made up of houses and the remaining 17.4% fell into other dwelling categories. Home ownership rates in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin were lower than the Regional NSW benchmark, standing at 29.1%, with 49.1% of dwellings being mortgaged and 21.8% rented. The median monthly mortgage payment in the locality reached $1,950, which is higher than the Regional NSW average of $1,733, while the median weekly rent was $400 compared to $330 in the broader region.
On a national scale, mortgage repayments in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin exceed the Australian mean of $1,863, and weekly rental costs surpass the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin counted 4,427 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,023 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 31% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
Detail
Family households account for 80.0% of all households, consisting of 37.4% couples with children, 30.7% couples without children, and 11.4% single parent families. The remaining 20.0% are non-family households, which include 18.0% lone person households and 1.9% group households. The median household size of 2.8 people exceeds the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.4% of adults in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin hold a university qualification, including 12.0% with a bachelor degree and 2.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 35.8% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 1,041 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 957 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
Detail
University qualification rates stand at 16.4%, which is significantly lower than the New South Wales average of 32.2%. This gap presents both a difficulty and a chance for focused educational programs. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher education credential, held by 12.0% of the population. Postgraduate qualifications account for 2.8%, while graduate diplomas are held by 1.6%. Vocational training is widely represented, with 46.6% of residents aged 15 and over possessing trade or technical credentials. Advanced diplomas make up 10.8% of these credentials, and certificates account for 35.8%. School and university participation remains strong, as 29.7% of residents are currently attending formal classes.
Of those enrolled, 11.5% are in primary school, 7.5% are in secondary school, and 3.2% are studying at the tertiary level.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin reaches 184 stops on 73 routes, timetabled for about 820 services a week. The typical home sits about 300 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.9 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.
Detail
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin features 184 active transport stops that combine train and bus services. These stops are linked by 73 distinct routes, offering 824 weekly passenger trips in total. Accessibility scores as good, with households generally situated 300 meters from the closest stop. Being mainly residential, the majority of people commute out of the area, with cars accounting for 96% of travel modes. Home-based work reaches 20.0% of residents based on 2021 Census data, which might reflect COVID-19 conditions. Vehicle ownership stands at 1.9 per dwelling, exceeding the regional average.
Daily service across all routes reaches 117 trips, translating to roughly 4 weekly trips per stop. A map displays the 100 closest stops relative to the area centrepoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
67.8% of residents in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin report no long-term health condition. 4.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.8 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
Detail
Branxton Greta Pokolbin exhibits superior health indicators according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates, with common health conditions occurring at lower levels in the general population than the national average for older and at risk groups, while private health insurance coverage remains very high at roughly 57% of the total population (~9,833 people). This figure contrasts with 51.9% in Regional NSW. Mental health problems and arthritis were identified as the leading medical conditions, affecting 8.8% and 8.6% of residents respectively, whereas 67.8% of locals reported being entirely free of medical issues compared to 63.3% in Regional NSW.
Adults of working age demonstrate above average rates of chronic health conditions. The community includes 14.0% of residents aged 65 and over (2,434 people), which is less than the 23.4% observed in Regional NSW. Health results for older adults present certain difficulties, ranking worse nationally than the wider population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin is largely Australian-born, at 90.7% of residents, with 3.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (31.7%) and English (31.1%). 4.9% 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.
Detail
The area of Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin shows below average cultural diversity, as 90.7% of residents were born in Australia, 93.4% hold citizenship, and 96.3% use only English at home. Christianity is the predominant religion in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin, accounting for 57.9% of the local population, whereas the figure stands at 55.9% for Regional NSW. When examining ancestry based on parents' country of birth, the leading groups in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin are Australian at 31.7%, English at 31.1%, and Irish at 8.1%. Certain ethnic groups also show distinct representation patterns: Polish residents make up 1.2% of Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin compared to 0.5% regionally, Australian Aboriginal people represent 4.9% versus 4.6%, and Welsh individuals account for 0.6% against a regional rate of 0.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin is 35. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 27.5% 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.
Detail
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin has a median age of 35 years, which is considerably lower than the Regional NSW average of 43 and slightly younger than the national median of 38. The 25 - 34 age group is disproportionately large at 15.5% compared to the regional benchmark, whereas the 65 - 74 segment is comparatively small at 8.4%. After the 2021 Census, the 25 to 34 demographic expanded from 14.2% to 15.5% of the total population, and the 35 to 44 group rose from 13.8% to 15.0%. In contrast, the 45 to 54 bracket shrank from 12.4% down to 10.8%.
Projections indicate that Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin will undergo substantial changes in its age composition by 2041. The 25 to 34 segment is expected to experience the most rapid expansion, rising by 58% and bringing in 1,554 new people to total 4,246 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin
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
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this 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 this month all 26 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 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 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 — 1,824 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (12,770 at the 2021 Census → 17,374 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 May 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 (106011107). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.