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SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
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The median house price in Dubbo - East is $645k, with units at $423k. House values have moved 8.4% a year compounded over five years.
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Dubbo - East has an estimated 10,769 residents, up from 10,633 at the 2021 Census — a change of 136 people, or 1.3%. 126 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 123 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 research conducted by AreaSearch, the population residing in Dubbo - East stands at approximately 10,769 as of Aug 2026. Relative to the 2021 Census tally of 10,633 people, this represents an addition of 136 people (1.3%). These demographic shifts are calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 10,736 as of June 2025 alongside 126 validated new addresses recorded post-Census. With 122 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers generous living room and substantial capacity for future urban infill. The 1.3% post-census population rise in Dubbo - East trails the broader SA4 region (2.9%) by only 1.6 percentage points, highlighting sound demographic momentum.
Inbound overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 50.1% of recent net population additions. AreaSearch integrates SA2 demographic projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia published in 2024 (taking 2022 as baseline), turning to 2022 NSW State Government SA2 modeling (with 2021 as baseline) for any unrepresented districts. Cohort-specific growth trajectories derived from these series are applied across all locations between 2032 and 2041. In line with prevailing trends, expansion is projected to track within the lower quartile of regional Australian benchmarks, yielding an increase of 359 persons by 2041 under current annual ERP figures—a cumulative gain of 3.0% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
159 new dwellings have been approved in Dubbo - East over the past five years, an average of 31 a year. That is 3.0 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 32 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 63% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals across Dubbo - East have averaged roughly 31 new homes each year, totaling 159 homes approved over the preceding 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26). Given prior downward population movements, this flow of residential stock has likely satisfied demand and provided ample selection for purchasers, with mean construction costs sitting at $400,000 in alignment with regional building norms. In parallel, non-residential activity has been robust, supported by $106.4 million in commercial development approvals recorded during this financial year. Relative to Rest of NSW on a per-capita basis, building activity across Dubbo - East is lower by roughly half, positioning the locality in the 42nd percentile across Australia; this constrained building pace limits purchasing options while reinforcing demand for established housing stock.
This subdued volume falls below national benchmarks as well, underscoring the established fabric of the area and potential planning constraints. Compositionally, recent building approvals encompass 62.0% detached dwellings alongside 38.0% townhouses or apartments, delivering greater diversity across lower and mid-tier price brackets spanning family residences to compact options. This marks a clear structural divergence from the existing dwelling stock (which is 83.0% houses), signaling diminished greenfield capacity along with evolving lifestyle preferences toward attached, attainable housing formats. A ratio of 641 people for every residential approval highlights the subdued nature of the local building market. Projections indicate that Dubbo - East will gain 326 residents by 2041 according to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Under prevailing construction trajectories, incoming residential supply appears well placed to absorb forecast demand, sustaining favorable buyer dynamics and potentially enabling population outcomes beyond baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Dubbo - East
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Dubbo - East, worth an estimated $470 million. A further 120 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $60 billion. 34 are already under construction and 39 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans energy, residential development and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local capital investments, major projects, and strategic planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping the area's development. AreaSearch has pinpointed 18 projects expected to influence the district, with prominent examples including the PCYC Western NSW Sports Hub, New Dubbo Bridge, NSW SES Western Zone Headquarters Dubbo, and Blueridge Business Park, alongside the key undertakings detailed below.
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New Dubbo Bridge (Aunty Pearl Gibbs Bridge)
Construction of a 660-metre, dual-lane, 20-span, high-level bridge over the Macquarie River and floodplain, using 89 piles and 123 reinforced concrete girders to carry an approximately 5,000-tonne deck. The project includes 2.2km of new Newell Highway realignment and intersection upgrades at Whylandra, River, Thompson and Bourke Streets. Designed to ease central Dubbo congestion and maintain flood-event access, it supports future development of around 5,500 new homes in the region. In December 2025 the bridge was officially named the Aunty Pearl Gibbs Bridge, honouring the Aboriginal rights activist.As of mid-2026 the structure is complete, with surfacing, lighting, drainage and intersection works underway; opening to traffic is targeted for mid-2026, with full project completion including approach roads expected by late 2026, weather permitting.
Blueridge Business Park
Blueridge Business Park is a commercial and industrial precinct located on the Mitchell Highway on the eastern fringe of Dubbo. The park offers flexible land for commercial, industrial, and bulky goods uses, supported by NBN connectivity, childcare, fitness facilities, and cafes. Developed by Blueridge Projects and Hunterland, it provides full design-and-construct services to occupants. The precinct has grown through multiple stages, with established tenants including Century Yuasa Batteries, Devils Hollow Brewery, Midwest Foods, Findex, and NSW SES.A Blueridge Precinct Development Control Plan (DCP23-004) was formally adopted by Dubbo Regional Council in August 2025, guiding future development across the expanded precinct area.
Dubbo Base Hospital Redevelopment Stages 3 & 4
A $150 million NSW Government investment that delivered a new three-storey clinical building (the Macquarie Building) at Dubbo Hospital. Key features include an expanded Emergency Department, medical imaging, ambulatory care, a critical care floor with ICU and cardiac catheter laboratory, and a surgical inpatient unit. The project was delivered alongside the $35 million Western Cancer Centre to enhance regional healthcare for Western NSW.
Concrete World Warehouse and Cafe
Two-stage industrial development approved for an 11,197sqm site at 14 Fiscal Way in Dubbo's Blueridge Business Park. Originally proposed by Concrete World Industries, stage one comprised a concrete supply warehouse with showroom and office, and stage two comprised 11 light industrial units and a cafe. Dubbo Regional Council approved the $6.8 million development application in June 2023. The site was later marketed for sale by Raine and Horne Commercial as a shovel-ready, DA-approved parcel, with expressions of interest closing in May 2025; the listing is now marked sold.Council infrastructure pipeline records list Drayton Group as the current holder of the approval. Construction has not yet commenced and the new owner's development intentions are unconfirmed.
NSW SES Western Zone Headquarters Dubbo
A new purpose-built headquarters for the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Western Zone, currently nearing completion in the Blueridge Business Park on the eastern edge of Dubbo. The 3.1 million dollar facility replaces the existing Wingewarra Street office and will serve as the primary regional base for SES operations across western New South Wales. The development includes a Level 3 Incident Control Centre to coordinate large-scale emergencies, an open-plan operations room with significantly expanded capacity, flood rescue coordination areas, dedicated media and briefing rooms, expanded logistics space, an administration office, kitchen, amenities, secure warehouse and 61 car parking spaces.The site fronts both the Mitchell Highway (Wellington Road) and Blueridge Drive, with palisade fencing, motorised sliding gates, illuminated signage and 24/7 operational capability. The project forms part of a 27 million dollar NSW Government investment to upgrade five regional SES headquarters across the state, alongside facilities at Wagga Wagga, Goulburn, Lismore and Beresfield.
Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone
Australia's first Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) spans approximately 20,000 square kilometres around Dubbo and Dunedoo. The project involves constructing 90km of 500kV and 150km of 330kV transmission lines, energy hubs at Merotherie and Elong Elong, and a switching station at Barigan Creek to unlock initial network capacity growing to 6 GW by 2038. Construction commenced in June 2025 with energisation targeted for 2028, led by EnergyCo and delivery partner ACEREZ.
Dubbo Urban Release Areas
The Dubbo Regional Local Environmental Plan 2022 defines key Urban Release Areas for future residential, commercial and industrial development. This includes the North-West Dubbo Urban Release Area and the South-East Dubbo Residential Urban Release Area.
Southlakes Estate
Southlakes Estate is Dubbo's premier master-planned community, currently expanding to accommodate over 2300 dwellings. The development features an integrated lifestyle design with eight permanent lakes, landscaped parklands, and extensive cycleways. A major milestone for 2026 is the opening of 'The Village Southlakes', a $32 million retail hub anchored by Coles and Liquorland, scheduled for completion in July 2026. The estate offers diverse housing options including land lots, semi-detached dwellings, and the Delta Shores gated community.
5,275 residents of Dubbo - East are employed, from a labour force of 5,392. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 64.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 11,711, about 109% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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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Dubbo - East features a capable local workforce anchored by essential service industries and a low jobless rate of 2.2%. As of March 2026, employed residents total 5,275, while local unemployment sits 1.9% under the Regional NSW benchmark of 4.1%, accompanied by a sound participation rate of 64.5% (versus 60.6% across Regional NSW). Census records indicated that 7.9% of workers performed their duties from home, though pandemic-related movement restrictions at the time should be taken into account. Key employment sectors among residents are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction.
The community displays notable economic concentration in health care & social assistance, where workforce representation reaches 1.2 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for a smaller proportion of employment, employing 1.9% of workers in Dubbo - East against 5.3% regionally. A measure of 0.7 workers for every local resident at the Census indicates a comparatively favorable depth of local job opportunities. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM series shows that across the 12 months to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 2.1% while total jobs fell by 1.1%, leading to a 1.0 percentage points reduction in the unemployment rate. This trend diverged from Regional NSW, where employment shrank by 0.9%, the overall labor pool declined by 0.4%, and the jobless rate climbed by 0.5 percentage points. Broader hiring prospects can be assessed through Jobs and Skills Australia national projections issued in Mar-26. Projected forward across five- and ten-year horizons against the local industry baseline, these indicators provide a guide for future labor demand. Nationally, total employment is anticipated to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories fluctuate widely by sector. Weighting these sectoral expectations against the existing job distribution of Dubbo - East suggests local job growth of 6.5% across five years and 13.8% over ten years (note that this represents a baseline weighting exercise for context and excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Dubbo - East is $1,679 a week (about $87,000 a year), with median personal income at $850 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $55,984 a year against an average of $65,374. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Taxation records compiled by AreaSearch from postcode-level ATO statistics for financial year 2023 indicate a median individual income of $55,984 and a mean of $65,374 across the Dubbo - East SA2. This performance sits marginally below national figures, while comparing favorably against Regional NSW benchmarks of $52,390 (median) and $65,215 (average). Factoring in Wage Price Index expansion of 10.32% following financial year 2023, modeled earnings reach roughly $61,762 for the median and $72,121 for the average as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household measures, Census metrics place local incomes near the 52nd percentile throughout Australia.
In total, 36.4% of local earners (comprising 3,919 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket, broadly tracking the regional incidence of 29.9%. Following housing outlays, residents retain 86.2% of income for non-housing expenditure.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Dubbo - East had 3,661 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 83% detached houses and 3% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 37% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. Rent absorbs 17.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to Census findings, the residential profile in Dubbo - East was divided between 82.7% houses and 17.3% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), closely matching the Regional NSW split of 82.6% houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Dubbo - East sat lower than the wider regional rate at 27.9%, with remaining homes held under a mortgage (35.0%) or rented (37.1%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $1,517, coming in well below the Regional NSW figure of $1,733, while median weekly rental payments of $295 compared with $330 regionally.
On a national scale, mortgage payments in Dubbo - East sit substantially below the Australian benchmark of $1,863, with local rents also tracking considerably under the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Dubbo - East counted 3,661 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 29% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 25% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The domestic landscape is primarily composed of family households at 71.8%, containing couples with children at 29.2%, couples without children at 27.4%, and single parent families at 13.7%. The remaining 28.2% is made up of non-family living arrangements, which include lone person households at 25.1% and group households at 3.2%. The typical household size stands at 2.6 people, exceeding the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
20.6% of adults in Dubbo - East hold a university qualification, including 14.3% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 78% of areas nationally. A further 30.5% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 1,945 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 896 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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Tertiary attainment levels highlight educational hurdles within the locality, as the proportion of residents holding higher education degrees (20.6%) sits well beneath the NSW figure of 32.2%. In terms of specific qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 14.3%, postgraduate awards account for 4.4%, and graduate diplomas comprise 1.9%. Applied technical qualifications are widespread throughout the community, with 39.9% of people aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, distributed between certificates (30.5%) and advanced diplomas (9.4%). Community participation in learning programs remains robust, with 32.3% of the population enrolled in an educational course. Broken down across tiers, 12.8% attend primary education, 8.5% are in secondary education, and 2.9% are undertaking tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Dubbo - East reaches 327 stops on 83 routes, timetabled for about 1,700 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 1.5 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport connectivity across Dubbo - East encompasses 327 active transport stops spanning train and bus services. These facilities are linked by 83 individual routes that deliver a combined 1,732 weekly passenger trips. Overall public transit convenience is strong, with typical walking distances of 142 meters to the nearest stop. Given the predominantly residential character of the neighborhood, outward travel dominates, with private vehicles accounting for 95% of trips and households owning an average of 1.5 vehicles. Working from home accounted for 7.9% of workers in the 2021 Census, subject to the potential influence of COVID-19 settings.
Transit schedules provide a mean of 247 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 5 weekly trips per individual stop. The spatial layout of the 100 nearest stops relative to the centerpoint is illustrated in the accompanying map.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
63.8% of residents in Dubbo - East report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 85% of areas nationally. 5.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.4 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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Public health metrics compiled by AreaSearch indicate notable challenges across Dubbo - East regarding chronic illnesses and mortality rates, with chronic conditions appearing across both younger cohorts and older demographics, while private health insurance uptake of approximately 52% (~5,589 people) trails the broader SA2 norm. Asthma and mental health conditions are the most prevalent ailments locally, diagnosed in 10.5 and 10.2% of the population, respectively, while 63.8% of individuals reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW. Health burdens are pronounced among the working-age demographic due to elevated rates of chronic illness.
Older residents aged 65 and over make up 17.2% of the populace (1,852 people), representing a smaller share than the 23.3% observed across Regional NSW, with senior health indicators broadly mirroring national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Dubbo - East is largely Australian-born, at 90.3% of residents, with 8.1% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (32.8%) and English (26.8%). 13.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures place Dubbo - East below broader averages, with Australian citizens accounting for 85.0% of residents, 90.3% born in Australia, and 91.9% speaking only English at home. Christianity forms the predominant faith, practiced by 63.4% of the local population in comparison to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Regarding parental birthplace and ancestry, the primary identified backgrounds in Dubbo - East are Australian at 32.8%, English at 26.8%, and Australian Aboriginal at 13.3%, with the latter noticeably exceeding the Regional NSW proportion of 4.6%. Differences are also evident across other ethnic backgrounds: Indian ancestry represents 1.1% (vs 0.6% regionally), Lebanese ancestry accounts for 0.2% (vs 0.2%), and Samoan ancestry comprises 0.1% (vs 0.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Dubbo - East is 35, younger than 79% of areas nationally. 26.2% 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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Dubbo - East maintains a younger demographic composition than Regional NSW overall. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 show children and young adults (0 - 24) representing 34.9% of the population versus 29.3% regionally, whereas retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) constitute 17.2% compared to 23.3% across Regional NSW. This establishes an estimated median age of 35, matching the 2021 Census and remaining 8 years lower than the Regional NSW median of 43 at that Census. Since the Census, the retiree and senior demographic expanded from 15.1% to an estimated 17.2%. Through to 2041, the largest numerical expansion is projected among young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), growing by 347 residents (13%) to reach 3,114, whereas contraction is anticipated among children and young adults as well as middle aged and young retiree cohorts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Dubbo - East
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 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 126 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,633 at the 2021 Census → 10,769 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 (105031100). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.