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The median house price in Glendenning - Dean Park is $1.05m, with units at $1.23m. House values have moved 6.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Glendenning - Dean Park has an estimated 8,342 residents, down from 8,374 at the 2021 Census. The population has thinned by an average 0.5% a year over five years, slower than 93% of areas nationally. That puts 1,623 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 findings from AreaSearch, the resident count of Glendenning - Dean Park stands at roughly 8,342 as of Aug 2026. Relative to the 2021 Census tally of 8,374 people, this indicates a contraction of 32 people (0.4%). This demographic shift is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 8,317 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 18 validated new addresses registered following the Census. The resulting population density is 1,623 persons per square kilometer, outperforming the benchmark across all nationwide locations reviewed by AreaSearch. In recent times, population additions were predominantly spurred by overseas migration, which made up around 64.8% of aggregate population gains.
AreaSearch is applying ABS and Geoscience Australia forecasts for every SA2 region, using data published in 2024 with 2022 as the reference year. Where these projections do not exist for certain SA2 regions, AreaSearch draws on SA2 level estimates provided by the NSW State Government in 2022 with 2021 as the reference year. Age group growth rates derived from these datasets are then applied nationwide for the period 2032 to 2041. Demographic changes suggest that the lower quartile of statistical areas across Australia will experience slower expansion, with this particular area projected to grow by 126 persons by 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP population figures, which represents a 1.2% increase over the 16 year span.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
107 new dwellings have been approved in Glendenning - Dean Park over the past five years, an average of 21 a year. That is 2.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 21 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 90% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Over the past 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26), Glendenning - Dean Park has recorded 107 homes approved, maintaining a yearly average of approximately 21 new dwelling approvals. Although local population shrank over the preceding timeframe, residential construction volumes have proved comparatively sufficient to the benefit of property purchasers, with newly constructed dwellings carrying an average expected construction cost of $243,000—a figure lower than the broader regional benchmark that highlights more budget-friendly purchasing opportunities. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $45.7 million during this financial year, demonstrating considerable commercial development progress.
Per-capita development volumes in Glendenning - Dean Park align closely with Greater Sydney, mirroring broader regional stability even as local construction has gained pace over recent periods. Nevertheless, this building pace sits beneath the nationwide average, underscoring the established nature of the suburb alongside possible planning limitations. Residential building is heavily oriented toward traditional low-density living suited to space-seeking families, with detached houses accounting for 90.0% of approvals and townhouses or apartments comprising 10.0%. A figure of approximately 483 people per dwelling approval confirms the mature status of the local property market. Longer-term projections indicate that Glendenning - Dean Park will welcome an additional 101 residents by 2041 according to the latest quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Under current building trends, upcoming housing additions appear well positioned to absorb local demand, creating favorable market conditions for purchasers and potentially paving the way for resident growth above projected levels.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Glendenning - Dean Park
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Glendenning - Dean Park, worth an estimated $3.07 billion. A further 80 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $52.2 billion. 25 are already under construction and 44 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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 economic and property performance is heavily shaped by major project delivery, transport links, and planning frameworks, with AreaSearch cataloging 14 infrastructure initiatives expected to influence the district. Prominent developments include the Australian Development Group 860-Apartment Project, the Marsden Park Strategic Town Centre, the Richmond Road Upgrade - Elara Boulevard to Heritage Road, and the Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan, with key local works outlined below.
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Marsden Park Strategic Town Centre
A major town centre development currently in the master planning phase, led by Blacktown City Council. It is designed to serve as the civic, commercial, and retail heart of the Marsden Park precinct and is formally identified as a Strategic Centre. The plan envisions a high-density mixed-use hub featuring residential, commercial, and retail facilities, capable of supporting up to 3000 jobs. Planning is being coordinated with future transport infrastructure, including the potential Metro passenger rail link between Tallawong and St Marys and upgrades to Richmond Road.
Australian Development Group 860-Apartment Project
A major residential development by Australian Development Group in Marsden Park, comprising 860 apartments, community facilities, and retail spaces. Designed by Rothelowman architects, it is the first multi-unit development in the area, enhancing local infrastructure and community amenities.
Richmond Road Upgrade - Elara Boulevard to Heritage Road
Upgrade of approximately 1.6 km of Richmond Road between Elara Boulevard and Heritage Road in Marsden Park. The project widens the road from two to four lanes, raises the road for improved flood evacuation, delivers a new signalised intersection, upgraded access roads, shared walking and cycling paths, drainage improvements, bus priority measures and utility relocations to support the North West Growth Area. Early works commenced in late 2025 with major construction beginning in January 2026.
Glendenning Road Data Centre
A State Significant Development proposal for the staged construction and operation of three 5-storey data centre buildings (DC01, DC02, and DC03) with a combined IT power capacity of approximately 202.4MW, including internal substations, underground diesel fuel storage, and associated infrastructure.
Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan
The Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan (WSIP) is a joint Australian and NSW Government 4.4 billion dollar road investment program delivering major upgrades across Western Sydney to support population growth and the opening of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport in late 2026. The flagship M12 Motorway, linking the M7 Motorway to The Northern Road and providing direct airport access, opened to traffic on 14 March 2026, though the M7-M12 interchange section remains under construction and is due to open later in 2026.Other WSIP components including The Northern Road, Bringelly Road, Werrington Arterial Road and the Glenbrook intersection upgrade are complete, while the 200 million dollar Local Roads Package continues to fund minor works across seven Western Sydney councils, with several Round 4 projects still in construction or design.
Richmond Road Upgrade - M7 to Townson Road
A major $720 million infrastructure project to widen a 2.2km section of Richmond Road from four to six lanes between the M7 Motorway and Townson Road. Key features include a new 250m flyover bridge from the M7 off-ramp to Richmond Road northbound to bypass traffic lights, a new concrete bridge over Bells Creek, and upgraded signalised intersections at Hollinsworth and Townson Roads. The project also delivers a 3.5m wide shared path for cyclists and pedestrians, improved bus priority, and enhanced flood resilience for the North West Growth Area.
Akuna Vista
Akuna Vista is a 136-hectare masterplanned community by Defence Housing Australia in Nirimba Fields. The estate is planned to deliver about 1,100 residential lots, including around 200 DHA homes, with parks, playgrounds, sports courts and fields, a village green, and local services. In 2026 DHA is progressing neighbourhood streetscape works including more than 600 new street trees, over 2 km of footpaths and road sealing. The Akuna Vista local centre, including a Woolworths supermarket, supporting retail, commercial space, parking and landscaping, was approved in December 2025.Nirimba Fields Public School permanent facilities are under construction and expected to open in May 2026, with the co-located preschool planned for Term 1 2027.
Crawford Public Preschool
Construction is underway for a new public preschool at Crawford Public School as part of the NSW Government's 100 New Public Preschools program. The facility will include 2 preschool rooms, an outdoor play area, administration and staff facilities, and accommodate up to 40 children per day. Completion remains scheduled for Day 1, Term 1 2027. Richard Crookes Construction is delivering the project with BKA Architecture as architect.
4,775 residents of Glendenning - Dean Park are employed, from a labour force of 4,959. Unemployment sits at 3.7%, with participation at 75.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market in Glendenning - Dean Park is defined by a skilled workforce across varied sectors, featuring an unemployment rate of merely 3.7% alongside estimated employment growth of 1.6% across the prior twelve months. Employed locals numbered 4,775 as of March 2026, while the local jobless rate sat 0.4% beneath the Greater Sydney figure of 4.1%, supported by an exceptionally strong labour force participation rate of 75.9% compared to 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records further show that 27.5% of workers operated from home, though this metric should be viewed alongside the influence of Covid-19 restrictions.
Local residents are most commonly employed across health care & social assistance, retail trade, and transport, postal & warehousing. The community demonstrates an especially pronounced cluster in transport, postal & warehousing, capturing an employment proportion 2.1 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 4.1% of the resident workforce, trailing the Greater Sydney level of 11.5%. A Census ratio of 0.7 workers for every resident reflects a stronger-than-average supply of local jobs. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM figures shows that over the twelve-month period to March 2026, a 1.6% gain in employment alongside a 1.3% expansion in the labour pool lowered the local unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points. Over the equivalent timeframe, Greater Sydney posted a 1.9% rise in employment and a 1.9% increase in its labour force, alongside a marginal drop in joblessness. Further perspectives on long-term occupational demand emerge from Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26. Calibrated against the local workforce structure across five and ten-year horizons, national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, albeit with wide sectoral disparities. Applying these industry growth rates to the employment profile of Glendenning - Dean Park suggests local job numbers could rise by 6.1% over five years and 13.0% over ten years (noting this illustrative weighting model does not incorporate localized population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Glendenning - Dean Park is $2,073 a week (about $108,000 a year), with median personal income at $813 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,122 a year against an average of $65,146. 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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ATO postcode statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that the Glendenning - Dean Park SA2 recorded a taxpayer median income of $59,122 and an average income of $65,146, both lagging national norms as well as the respective Greater Sydney figures of $60,817 and $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $65,223 (median) and $71,869 (average) as of March 2026. According to the 2021 Census, weekly household earnings ($2,073) placed in the 70th percentile, whereas personal earnings stood at the 51st percentile.
Income distribution is concentrated in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, taking in 43.6% of local residents (3,637 people) compared to 30.9% regionally. Although residential expenses absorb 18.4% of earnings, solid household revenue levels maintain disposable income at the 66th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Glendenning - Dean Park had 2,456 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 96% detached houses and 1% apartments. 51% are owned with a mortgage, 30% rented and 19% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month, a total housing cost higher than 89% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 20.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census findings indicate that the dwelling landscape across Glendenning - Dean Park was dominated by houses at 96.4%, with semi-detached, apartments, and 'other' structures accounting for just 3.6%, differing markedly from the Sydney metro split of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership trailed metropolitan benchmarks at 18.7%, with mortgaged properties comprising 50.9% and rental housing representing 30.4%. Typical monthly mortgage costs were $2,167 and median weekly rent stood at $420, both sitting lower than Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470. On a nationwide scale, however, local monthly mortgage obligations exceed the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents track well over the national rate of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Glendenning - Dean Park counted 2,456 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.2 people each. 51% are couples with children, more than in 95% of areas nationally, against 19% couples without children. 12% 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.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 86.2%, consisting of couples with children (51.4%), couples without children (18.5%), and single-parent households (15.1%). The remaining 13.8% consists of non-family arrangements, with single-person residences representing 12.1% and group households making up 1.8%. Typical occupancy stands at a median household size of 3.2 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
26.0% of adults in Glendenning - Dean Park hold a university qualification, including 19.6% with a bachelor degree and 5.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 22.1% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,267 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,024 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 poses a notable challenge within the locality, with only 26.0% of residents holding higher education degrees compared to the Greater Sydney proportion of 38.0%, opening avenues for dedicated learning programs. Bachelor qualifications are most prevalent at 19.6%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 5.4% and graduate diplomas at 1.0%. Conversely, vocational and technical credentials represent a major strength, with 33.6% of individuals aged 15+ holding trade or vocational qualifications, divided between certificates (22.1%) and advanced diplomas (11.5%). Participation in study is substantial across the suburb, as 32.9% of all residents are currently enrolled in formal schooling or higher education.
This cohort comprises 12.1% attending primary schools, 8.6% in secondary education, and 5.3% undertaking tertiary courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Glendenning - Dean Park reaches 63 stops on 30 routes, timetabled for about 1,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.6 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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An assessment of public transit infrastructure shows 63 active transport stops within Glendenning - Dean Park, comprised of bus connections. These stops are served by 30 separate bus lines that combine to deliver 1,509 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is ranked as excellent, with typical walking distances of 192 meters to the nearest transit point. Given the predominantly residential setting, outward commuting prevails, with car use dominating at 85% and train travel capturing 8%. Vehicle ownership is above regional levels at an average of 1.6 per dwelling, while 27.5% of residents were recorded working from home (2021 Census; potential COVID-19 influence).
Transit service schedules deliver an average of 215 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 23 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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73.4% of residents in Glendenning - Dean Park report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 83% of areas nationally. 5.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 9.3 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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An evaluation of health metrics by AreaSearch indicates notable wellness challenges in Glendenning - Dean Park, reflected in local mortality statistics and the incidence of chronic conditions spanning both younger and older demographics. Furthermore, private healthcare coverage lags the typical SA2 standard, with roughly 52% of the population (~4,329 people) insured, compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Asthma and diabetes stand out as the primary medical conditions reported locally, diagnosed in 7.5% and 6.5% of residents respectively, whereas 73.4% of the population reported no chronic conditions against 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
Health outcomes for residents aged under 65 are above average. The community includes 989 people aged 65 and over (11.9% of the population), below the 15.5% share across Greater Sydney. Senior health outcomes present specific hurdles, with national rankings aligning generally with the broader populace.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
44.8% of Glendenning - Dean Park residents were born overseas and 48.0% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 88% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (16.8%) and English (13.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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A strong degree of cultural diversity characterizes Glendenning - Dean Park, where 44.8% of the populace was born overseas and 48.0% converse in a non-English language at home. Christianity forms the leading religious faith, practiced by 57.3% of the community. In addition, the Other category displays a pronounced concentration at 8.8%, substantially exceeding the Greater Sydney average of 1.4%. Regarding ancestral backgrounds based on parental birthplace, the primary cohorts in Glendenning - Dean Park are Other at 21.8% (above the 16.0% regional level), Australian at 16.8%, and English at 13.3% (trailing the regional figure of 19.0%).
Substantial differences also appear across specific ethnicities, with Filipino ancestry notably elevated at 12.2% compared to 2.0% across the region, Samoan at 2.1% against 0.5%, and Hungarian at 1.2% versus 0.3%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Glendenning - Dean Park is 34, younger than 84% of areas nationally. 27.7% 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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Demographically, Glendenning - Dean Park maintains a youthful age profile, with children and young adults (0 - 24) representing 34.3% of the population as at August 2026 versus 30.4% in Greater Sydney, and seniors (65+) comprising 11.9% compared to 15.5% regionally. AreaSearch assesses the median age at 34 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 3 years younger than the Greater Sydney median of 37 at that Census. The most noticeable demographic adjustment since the Census occurred among the 0 - 24 cohort, which decreased from 36.5% to 34.3%.
Looking forward to 2041, retirees and elderly residents are forecast to drive the bulk of local expansion, increasing by 602 residents (61%) to reach 1,591, whereas children, young adults, and young-to-middle-aged adult cohorts are projected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Glendenning - Dean Park
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 | Aug 2026 last month all 4 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 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 — 18 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,374 at the 2021 Census → 8,342 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 (116031314). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.