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The median house price in Denistone is $2.30m, with units at $1.66m. House values have moved 1.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Denistone has an estimated 7,223 residents, up from 6,969 at the 2021 Census — a change of 254 people, or 3.6%. That puts 2,855 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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According to the analysis by AreaSearch, the population of Denistone is approximately 7,223 in May 2026. This represents a growth of 254 residents (3.6%) relative to the 2021 Census, which recorded 6,969 individuals. This adjustment is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 7,196 along with 39 validated new addresses registered since the Census. With these numbers, the local density stands at 2,854 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb in the top quartile of all Australian territories evaluated. The primary driver of this demographic expansion was overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 85.0% of the recent population gains.
For each SA2 region, AreaSearch adopts the 2024 projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia, using 2022 as their baseline. In instances where these are unavailable, SA2 projections from the NSW State Government released in 2022 with a 2021 baseline are substituted. The age cohort growth rates from these datasets are applied to all locations for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Looking at upcoming demographic changes, the area is projected to experience population growth slightly under the median of all regions assessed by AreaSearch. Specifically, the population is forecast to rise by 611 residents by 2041 based on the latest annual ERP figures, representing a cumulative increase of 8.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
241 new dwellings have been approved in Denistone over the past five years, an average of 48 a year. That is 6.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 41 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 22% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 36, 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.
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Denistone averages roughly 48 dwelling approvals annually, with 241 residential properties approved throughout the last 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) and 33 recorded in FY-26 so far. Because the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) saw an average of only 0.1 new residents arriving per approved home, housing supply is keeping pace with or outstripping local demand. This scenario offers buyers a wider selection of properties and opens up potential for population growth to outpace projections. Furthermore, new residential constructions carry an average building cost of $456,000—slightly higher than regional averages—pointing to a focus on premium builds.
Additionally, commercial development approvals total $1.6 million this financial year, reinforcing that the suburb remains overwhelmingly residential. In comparison to Greater Sydney, per capita building activity in Denistone is approximately 65%, placing it in the 75th percentile of locations analyzed across the country. Of the recent constructions, 22.0% are detached houses while 78.0% consist of medium and high-density options. This concentration on higher-density projects offers more economical entry points for first-home buyers, downsizers, and investors. This pattern marks a clear departure from the existing housing stock (where houses make up 81.0% of properties), signaling a shrinking volume of developable land alongside evolving resident preferences and a demand for more varied, budget-friendly accommodation. Representing approximately 169 people for every approved dwelling, Denistone remains characterized as a low density area. Long-term projections indicate that Denistone will gain 584 residents by 2041 (calculating from the most recent quarterly estimate by AreaSearch). Under ongoing construction rates, the supply of new dwellings is expected to sufficiently satisfy demand, maintaining favorable purchasing conditions for buyers and potentially supporting population growth that exceeds current projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Denistone, worth an estimated $16 million. A further 181 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $126.6 billion. 56 are already under construction and 83 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure updates, major construction projects, and zoning plans are key drivers of local property performance. AreaSearch has identified a total of 18 projects expected to influence the suburb. Prominent developments include the Ryde Hospital Redevelopment, Bennelong Sports Centre, Eastwood Centre Redevelopment, and Chatham West Ryde, with details provided below for the most significant ones.
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Ryde Hospital Redevelopment
The $526.8 million Ryde Hospital Redevelopment is a major expansion delivering a new seven-storey Acute Services Building (ASB) on the existing Eastwood campus. Delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW with builder AW Edwards, the project consolidates services previously spread across 21 buildings into a single modern facility. The ASB will feature an expanded emergency department, intensive care unit, operating theatres and procedure rooms, medical imaging including MRI, ambulatory care centre, paediatric short-stay unit, and additional adult inpatient beds.Interim facilities including a new ICU/CCU opened in May 2025. A key milestone was reached in March 2026 with the first major concrete pour for the ASB foundations, using a sustainable mix replacing 40 per cent of traditional cement with recycled materials. Construction of the ASB is on track for completion in late 2027, with main entrance works, demolition of legacy buildings, and landscaping to follow through 2028.
Chatham West Ryde
Chatham West Ryde is a shop-top housing development by Scion Group at 2-6 Chatham Road. The project comprises 62 apartments and 4 ground-floor retail spaces, with communal open space on the ground floor and rooftop. Development consent was granted in 2023 and a 2024 modification was approved. Scion reported construction progress through 2025, including presales achieved, finance approved, construction certificate complete, slab-on-ground pours finished and basement works progressing. Completion is targeted for 2026.
Melrose Park High School
A new high school being delivered by School Infrastructure NSW to accommodate growth in Melrose Park. The project includes 31 new classrooms, including 3 support classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, library, outdoor learning areas, and open play spaces. As of April 2026, construction is well underway with structural works nearing completion and enrolment open for Year 7 and 8 students starting in 2027.
Melrose Park Urban Renewal Precinct
A 30-hectare urban renewal precinct transforming former industrial land in Sydney's north-west into a mixed-use community. The masterplan will deliver over 5,500 homes, a 30,000sqm town centre (Melrose Central, expected to open July 2026), and 50,000sqm of green open space. Stage 4 (Melrose Park Village, 421 apartments) is complete. Stage 5 (Dawn, 368 apartments) broke ground in November 2025, with completion expected mid-2027. Stage 6 (Aeris) received development approval in 2025 with construction commencing late 2025.Melrose Park High School is under construction for 1,000-plus students, targeted to open 2027. Over $216 million in planning contributions committed to local and state infrastructure. Future Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 will serve the precinct directly.
Ryde Central
The redevelopment of the former Ryde Civic Centre site into a flagship civic and cultural hub. The plan includes a 700-person multi-purpose performance hall, public meeting rooms, council offices, childcare facilities, commercial and retail spaces, and a landscaped public plaza. Following the rejection of all long-term lease tenders in February 2026, the City of Ryde is currently reviewing its delivery strategy to ensure financial sustainability while maintaining public ownership of the iconic site.
apt.Meadowbank Build-to-Rent Precinct
A $280 million mixed-use build-to-rent precinct at 1-20 Railway Road, Meadowbank, comprising 291 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments across four low-rise buildings. The precinct sits above Meadowbank Corner, a retail hub anchored by a 2,500 sqm Coles Local and 16 specialty retailers. Developed by apt.Residential in partnership with Dutch pension fund PGGM, constructed by Buildcorp and designed by AJC Architects. The project is fully electric and targeting 5 Star Green Star, WELL and WeIS ratings.Structure topped out in May 2025, with construction progressing to facade, interiors and landscaping. Completion scheduled for late 2026.
Bennelong Sports Centre
Bennelong Sports Centre is a major community sports hub redeveloping the former Marsden High School site. The facility includes a 5000sqm indoor building with 4 multipurpose courts, 29 outdoor all-weather hard-surface netball courts, and a basement car park for approximately 296 vehicles. Operated by The Y NSW, it serves as the primary home for the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association (ERNA) and includes a cafe, community spaces, and ecological protection zones. Opening is scheduled for May 2026.
Melrose Central
Melrose Central is a $700 million mixed-use town centre spanning the 55-hectare Melrose Park urban renewal precinct. The project features six residential towers with 494 apartments above a 30,000 sqm four-level retail and lifestyle podium. The hub includes a major supermarket, a 4,700 sqm Asian-inspired street food precinct, childcare, medical centre, and gym. It is strategically located at the future Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 stop. Structural works are progressing rapidly with completion targeted for late 2026.
4,020 residents of Denistone are employed, from a labour force of 4,120. Unemployment sits at 2.4%, with participation at 67.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,737, about 79% 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 workforce is characterized by high levels of education, with particularly strong representation in the technology sector, an unemployment rate of only 2.4%, and an estimated job growth of 0.6% over the preceding year. As of March 2026, there are 4,020 employed residents, and the local unemployment rate sits 1.7% lower than the 4.1% rate of Greater Sydney. Workforce participation levels closely track the 69.1% recorded across Greater Sydney. Census responses indicate that a substantial 52.5% of the local workforce performed their jobs from home, although these figures may reflect the influence of Covid-19 lockdowns.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training. The suburb exhibits a high concentration of jobs in education & training, which stands at 1.3 times the regional average. Conversely, the construction sector employs only 6.4% of local workers, falling below the 8.6% average for Greater Sydney. A comparison of the Census working population against resident workers suggests that this predominantly residential suburb offers a limited number of local employment opportunities. Analysis of SALM and ABS statistics by AreaSearch shows that over the 12-month period, employment rose by 0.6% while the labor force expanded by 0.8%, leading to a 0.2 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Sydney recorded employment growth of 1.9% and labor force growth of 1.9%, with unemployment decreasing slightly. National employment projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 provide additional context regarding future demand in Denistone. These five and ten-year forecasts have been correlated with local employment structures to project growth dynamics. Nationally, employment is predicted to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though these rates vary considerably across different industries. Weighting these national trends against the specific employment mix of Denistone indicates that local employment would grow by 7.2% over five years and 14.6% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and does not incorporate localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Denistone is $2,563 a week (about $133,000 a year), with median personal income at $926 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $61,439 a year against an average of $78,481. 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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Based on AreaSearch's aggregation of postcode-level ATO data from the financial year 2023 release, taxpayers in the Denistone SA2 recorded a median income of $61,439 and an average income of $78,481. These figures are exceptionally high on a national scale and compare to Greater Sydney averages of $60,817 and $83,003 respectively. Factoring in a Wage Price Index increase of 10.32% since financial year 2023, current estimates for March 2026 stand at roughly $67,780 for the median and $86,580 for the average. Census data places household incomes in the top tier at the 91st percentile ($2,563 weekly).
Income distribution details show that 28.6% of residents (representing 2,065 people) earn upwards of $4000 weekly, which contrasts with the wider region where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is the largest at 30.9%. High earners are highly represented, with 43.3% of households earning more than $3,000 per week, pointing to substantial local purchasing power. Housing costs consume 13.7% of income, while strong household earnings place residents in the 92nd percentile for disposable income, and the suburb's SEIFA ranking for income sits in the 9th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Denistone had 2,262 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 81% detached houses and 1% apartments. 38% are owned with a mortgage, 18% rented and 45% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $600 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,817 a month, a total housing cost higher than 81% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 23.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the distribution of housing types in Denistone stood at 80.6% standalone houses and 19.4% alternative dwellings (including semi-detached properties, apartments, and other housing categories), compared to the Sydney metropolitan distribution of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. The rate of outright home ownership in Denistone was 44.8%, significantly higher than the Sydney metropolitan average, with the remaining homes being purchased under a mortgage (37.7%) or occupied by tenants (17.5%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $2,817 in the suburb was well above the Sydney metropolitan average of $2,427, and the median weekly rent was recorded at $600 compared to the metro average of $470.
On a national level, Denistone's mortgage costs are much higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are considerably higher than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Denistone counted 2,262 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.0 people each. 49% are couples with children, more than in 93% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 14% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the vast majority of households at 83.7%, consisting of couples with children at 48.5%, couples without children at 25.4%, and single-parent households at 9.1%. Non-family households represent the remaining 16.3% of the total, with single-person households accounting for 14.2% and group houses making up 1.9%. The median household size is 3.0 people, which is larger than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
49.9% of adults in Denistone hold a university qualification, including 30.8% with a bachelor degree and 15.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 84% of areas nationally. A further 12.0% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 921 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,123 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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Levels of educational attainment in Denistone are significantly higher than broader geographical averages, with 49.9% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 30.4% nationally and 32.2% across NSW. This high level of education positions the population well for professional roles in knowledge-based industries. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 30.8%, followed by postgraduate degrees (15.9%) and graduate diplomas (3.2%). Vocational education accounts for 22.0% of qualifications among residents aged 15+ – consisting of advanced diplomas (10.0%) and certificates (12.0%). Participation in education is high, with 29.9% of the local population enrolled in some form of structured learning.
This group includes 10.0% attending primary school, 8.5% in secondary education, and 6.5% enrolled in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Denistone reaches 28 stops on 21 routes, timetabled for about 3,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 240 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 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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Analysis of public transport options shows 28 active stops operating in Denistone, comprising a combination of train stations and bus stops. These stops are serviced by 21 separate routes, which together provide 3,296 passenger trips weekly. Accessibility is classified as good, with residents living an average of 244 meters from the nearest stop. Because the suburb is primarily residential, the majority of working residents commute outside the area; private vehicles remain the primary mode of travel at 80%, with 10% utilizing the train. Car ownership stands at 1.4 vehicles per household, which is higher than the regional average.
A high 52.5% of residents work from home (based on the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-era conditions). Average service frequency across all transport routes is 470 runs per day, which translates to roughly 117 weekly departures per individual transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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77.3% of residents in Denistone report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 98% of areas nationally. 4.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 58.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.0 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 show outstanding results for Denistone residents, based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality rates and chronic illness rates, showing very low levels of common health problems across all age categories, while the proportion of residents with private health insurance is very high at roughly 58% of the total population (~4,189 people). Arthritis and asthma are the most frequently reported medical conditions in the suburb, affecting 5.6% and 5.5% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 77.3% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. The working-age population is exceptionally healthy with low rates of chronic illness.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 22.0% of the population (1,591 people), which is higher than the 15.5% share in Greater Sydney. Health indicators for seniors are particularly strong, with national rankings matching those of the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
42.8% of Denistone residents were born overseas and 46.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 86% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (25.5%) and English (16.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Denistone exhibits high levels of cultural diversity, with 42.8% of residents born outside Australia and 46.5% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity is the primary religion, representing 50.4% of the local population. However, the most pronounced religious overrepresentation relative to the wider region is observed in Judaism, which accounts for 0.3% of the population compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding ancestry (defined by parents' countries of birth), the three most common ancestries in Denistone are Chinese at 25.5% of the population (significantly higher than the regional average of 8.4%), English at 16.2%, and Australian at 14.8%.
There are also notable differences in other ethnic communities: Korean ancestry is highly represented at 3.8% of the population (compared to 1.1% regionally), Lebanese stands at 2.5% (compared to 2.6% regionally), and Italian represents 4.7% (compared to 3.4% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Denistone is 42. 24.7% 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 median age of 42 years in Denistone is considerably higher than the Greater Sydney average of 37 and the national average of 38 years. The 65 - 74 age bracket is highly represented at 11.9% compared to Greater Sydney, whereas the 25 - 34 cohort has a lower share at 10.3%. Since the 2021 Census, the 15 to 24 age group has expanded from 11.7% to 14.4% of the population, and the 75 to 84 cohort has risen from 4.8% to 6.9%. Conversely, the 5 to 14 cohort declined from 13.9% to 11.6% and the 55 to 64 bracket fell from 14.5% to 12.4%.
Long-term population forecasts for 2041 point to major demographic changes. The 75 to 84 group is projected to lead the transition, expanding by 67% (334 people) to reach 834 residents from a starting point of 499. The combined age brackets of 65 and over will account for 68% of the area's total population growth, highlighting the aging profile of the suburb. Conversely, the 0 to 4 and 45 to 54 brackets are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Denistone
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 |
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| 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 | Apr 2026 4 months ago all 1 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 Apr 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 — 39 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (6,969 at the 2021 Census → 7,223 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 (126021722). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.