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The median house price in Goonellabah is $752k, with units at $600k. House values have moved 5.3% a year compounded over five years.
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Goonellabah has an estimated 14,253 residents, up from 13,591 at the 2021 Census — a change of 662 people, or 4.9%. Growth has averaged 0.9% a year over five years. 276 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 565 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 demographic evaluations by AreaSearch, the resident count in Goonellabah stands at approximately 14,253 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 13,591 people tallied during the 2021 Census, this represents an addition of 662 people (4.9%). Such growth draws from the ABS figure of 14,177 for the estimated resident population recorded as of June 2025 alongside 276 validated new addresses documented post-Census. With 564 persons per square kilometer, the locality maintains a generous spatial density that could readily accommodate additional settlement. Outpacing both the wider SA4 territory and the SA3 area (0.1%), Goonellabah's 4.9% expansion established it as a regional frontrunner in demographic gains.
While all elements including natural growth and interstate migration made positive contributions, the primary catalyst was overseas migration, generating roughly 45.0% of recent population increases. Projections generated by ABS/Geoscience Australia (issued in 2024 using 2022 as a baseline) serve as AreaSearch's primary modeling foundation for SA2 localities, supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 datasets (issued in 2022 based on 2021) wherever required. For the 2032 to 2041 horizon, age-bracket growth trajectories from these sources are integrated across all analyzed districts. Projected demographic shifts point toward an overall expansion slightly beneath the median for non-metropolitan locations, adding 769 persons to 2041 according to recent annual ERP data, which equates to an increase of 4.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
313 new dwellings have been approved in Goonellabah over the past five years, an average of 62 a year. That places the area in the 62nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 63 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 76% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential planning approvals across Goonellabah have averaged roughly 62 dwellings each year, totaling 313 homes greenlit across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this same span (between FY-22 and FY-26), net migration averaged 2 people annually for each completed home, indicating a well-balanced supply-demand equilibrium that underpins local market stability. The expected construction cost for incoming properties averages $403,000. Additionally, commercial development consents reached $5.8 million this financial year, reinforcing the predominantly residential environment. Per capita residential construction in Goonellabah exceeds the Rest of NSW benchmark by 75.0%, expanding opportunities for purchasers.
Detached houses account for 76.0% of freshly approved stock while apartments or townhouses represent 24.0%, sustaining the neighborhood's open, suburban character and catering to buyers seeking separate homes. With roughly 252 people per approval, the district highlights a low density development footprint. Looking ahead to 2041, demographic models indicate Goonellabah will welcome 693 residents relative to the most recent quarterly calculation from AreaSearch. Incoming residential builds appear well positioned to absorb this anticipated intake, fostering favorable conditions for property seekers and creating capacity for expansion beyond initial baseline expectations.
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 15 current infrastructure and development projects inside Goonellabah, worth an estimated $671 million. A further 110 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $7.1 billion. 27 are already under construction and 42 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Strategic planning, infrastructure additions, and major construction projects play a fundamental role in shaping local community outcomes. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 22 key initiatives with significant local relevance. Major developments slated to influence the area include the Platypus Park Residential Development, the Invercauld Road Subdivision - 226 Invercauld Road, the Goonellabah Urban Release Area - 1055 Bruxner Highway, and Points North Estate, with the most pertinent projects summarized below.
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Mount Pleasant Estate Resilient Lands Program
NSW Reconstruction Authority masterplanned subdivision in Goonellabah delivering flood-resilient housing under the Resilient Lands Program. The finalised masterplan comprises 18 land lots (559 to 1300 sqm), 6 one and two bedroom community title units, and 4 relocated and renovated character homes, totalling 28 housing options. Four buyback homes were relocated to the site during 2024 and renovated during 2025. The sales process for lots and relocated homes officially launched in June 2026, with flood-affected buyback participants given first access.Community title units remain in design and development and are expected to complete mid to late 2027.
Points North Estate
A DA approved residential subdivision development on 73.9 hectares in the Northern Ridges of Goonellabah. The estate will offer 65 dwellings with breathtaking northerly views and is strategically located near shopping centres, schools, sporting facilities and amenities. The project includes an existing 3-bedroom home.
Goonellabah Urban Release Area - 1055 Bruxner Highway
A 75-hectare master-planned community and mixed-use development on the flood-free fringe of Goonellabah. The project will deliver over 400 residential dwellings, alongside 100 commercial and industrial lots across R1, R3, MU1, and E4 zones. Rezoned in July 2025, the site addresses the urgent need for elevated housing and employment lands in Lismore. Infrastructure delivery and precinct planning are currently progressing.
Goonellabah Affordable Housing - Bristol Circuit & Cynthia Wilson Drive
Delivery of 56 affordable rental townhouses across two Goonellabah sites: 16 homes at 44 Bristol Circuit (DA lodged and on public exhibition to 19 August 2025) and 40 homes at 69 Cynthia Wilson Drive (DA to follow). Partnership between Landcom and Lismore City Council, with a community housing provider to be appointed in late 2025. Funded by Homes NSW, NSW Reconstruction Authority and the Commonwealth Building Better Regional Cities Grant. Construction is scheduled to commence 2026 with residents moving in 2027.
Service NSW Customer Service Centre Relocation Goonellabah
Relocation of Service NSW to a new $2.56 million purpose-built facility in The Village Shopping Centre, Goonellabah. The permanent centre will provide the full suite of government services, including driver testing, replacing the temporary Molesworth Street location. The facility will be located behind Rivers and The Reject Shop with an entrance facing Simeoni Drive.
Eastwood Estate Goonellabah
Residential community developed by McCloy Group, offering 312 homesites across 57 hectares in Goonellabah near Lismore. Features include mature street trees, public art installations, children's playgrounds, cycleways, and recreational areas. Precinct One completed with ongoing sales, Precinct Two expansion to 176 additional lots approved in March 2025, addressing housing needs in the region.
Invercauld Road Subdivision - 226 Invercauld Road
A 176-lot residential subdivision by McCloy Group at 226 Invercauld Road, Goonellabah, expanding the Eastwood Estate. The proposal was approved by Lismore City Council on March 25, 2025, after lot numbers were revised down from a previously rejected proposal to address environmental and planning concerns.
11 Centenary Drive Industrial Units, Goonellabah
Construction of a new industrial building containing two industrial units with associated civil works and strata subdivision on Lot 19 DP 262233 within the established Goonellabah Industrial Estate. Application lodged by Newton Denny Chapelle and publicly exhibited by Lismore City Council in November 2024 (DA24/287).
6,656 residents of Goonellabah are employed, from a labour force of 6,931. Unemployment sits at 4.0%, with participation at 60.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,269, about 86% 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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Goonellabah maintains a capable local workforce anchored by key service industries, registering an unemployment rate of only 4.0% alongside an estimated 3.6% annual uptick in local hiring. Across the district as of March 2026, 6,656 residents are employed. The jobless rate sits 0.1% beneath the 4.1% seen across Regional NSW, while local labor participation closely mirrors the 60.6% recorded throughout Regional NSW. Working from home accounted for just 12.4% of employed locals at the Census, though pandemic-related movement restrictions must be factored into that measurement. Local workforce engagement is heavily concentrated within education & training, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
In particular, health care & social assistance employment is prominent, tracking at 1.4 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 2.7% of resident employment versus 5.3% regionally. A comparison between the Census-counted local working population and resident employee figures suggests internal job creation within the boundary is somewhat constrained. An examination of ABS and SALM metrics by AreaSearch indicates that during the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 3.6% against a 3.9% rise in the labor pool, generating a 0.3 percentage points rise in unemployment. In contrast, Regional NSW observed a 0.9% drop in total employment and a 0.4% contraction in the labor force, while unemployment climbed 0.5 percentage points. Broad-scale employment modeling from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provides broader context for future workforce requirements in Goonellabah over five and ten-year intervals. While nationwide employment is projected to climb 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, industry paths diverge. Projecting these industry projections onto Goonellabah's specific occupational makeup indicates local employment gains of 6.7% over five years and 14.2% over ten years (note that this represents a straightforward proportional weighting for illustrative comparison and omits localized population shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Goonellabah is $1,325 a week (about $69,000 a year), with median personal income at $707 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,895 a year against an average of $58,456. 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 records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that Goonellabah SA2 recorded a median individual taxpayer earnings level of $48,895 and an average figure of $58,456. These figures trail nationwide benchmarks as well as Regional NSW, where median and average figures stood at $52,390 and $65,215 respectively. Factoring in a Wage Price Index lift of 10.32% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $53,941 for the median and $64,489 for the average as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, Goonellabah's personal, family, and household income brackets placed modestly between the 21st and 29th percentiles.
From a distributional perspective, 31.4% of local residents (4,475 individuals) earn within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, aligning with the 29.9% observed more broadly. Affordability pressures remain intense, with remaining income at only 83.8%, placing the suburb in the 22nd percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Goonellabah had 5,355 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 78% detached houses and 4% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 30% rented and 37% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month. Rent absorbs 24.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.2%. 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 most recent Census, the local housing landscape in Goonellabah comprised 78.0% standalone houses and 21.9% other dwelling types including townhouses, units, and alternative formats, compared against 82.6% houses and 17.4% other dwellings across Regional NSW. Unencumbered property ownership involved 37.3% of homes, trailing Regional NSW, while mortgaged properties accounted for 33.2% and rented dwellings comprised 29.6%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $1,560, below the Regional NSW average of $1,733, while median weekly rent was $320 versus $330 regionally. Benchmarked nationally, local home loan repayments sit substantially below the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents sit well under the national standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Goonellabah counted 5,355 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 31% 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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Family units constitute the bulk of local living arrangements at 65.5%, made up of couple families with children (24.4%), couples without children (25.7%), and single parent households (14.2%). Non-family setups make up the remaining 34.5%, comprising solo occupancies at 31.0% and shared living arrangements at 3.6%. The typical household size sits at 2.4 people, matching the benchmark for Regional NSW.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.3% of adults in Goonellabah hold a university qualification, including 14.7% with a bachelor degree and 3.9% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 28.0% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 1,331 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 953 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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Higher education rates present development opportunities across the district, with 21.3% of residents holding tertiary degrees compared to 32.2% across NSW overall. Undergraduate bachelor degrees comprise 14.7% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate awards (3.9%) and graduate diplomas (2.7%). In contrast, technical and vocational pathways are strongly represented, with 38.0% of individuals aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, divided between certificate programs (28.0%) and advanced diplomas (10.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial across Goonellabah, encompassing 28.2% of the local population. Breaking down current learners, 9.8% attend primary school, 7.6% are enrolled in high school, and 3.9% undertake tertiary coursework.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Goonellabah reaches 361 stops on 61 routes, timetabled for about 900 services a week. The typical home sits about 110 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 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 transit infrastructure in Goonellabah encompasses 361 active bus stops distributed throughout the suburb. These access points are integrated into 61 individual transit routes, generating 896 weekly passenger trips. Proximity to transit is strong, with typical walking distances to the nearest stop averaging 107 meters. As an outward-commuting residential area, private vehicles dominate travel choices at 96%, with household vehicle ownership averaging 1.3 per dwelling (below the regional benchmark). A comparatively modest 12.4% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census, a metric potentially impacted by COVID-19 settings. Transit services maintain an average timetable frequency of 128 trips per day across the network, translating to approximately 2 weekly trips per individual stop.
The accompanying mapping highlights the 100 nearest stops positioned relative to the center of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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59.8% of residents in Goonellabah report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 84% of areas nationally. 8.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.2% 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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Health assessments by AreaSearch surrounding chronic illness and mortality highlight clear wellbeing hurdles for Goonellabah, with elevated rates of common health ailments across both younger and older cohorts. Meanwhile, private health insurance coverage is notably restrained at approximately 48% of the community (~6,869 people), trailing the 51.9% recorded across Regional NSW and the Australian average of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the most widespread local diagnoses, affecting 11.1 and 9.9% of residents respectively. Conversely, 59.8% of individuals reported being entirely free of medical conditions, compared with 63.3% in Regional NSW.
Working-age adults encounter considerable health burdens related to chronic illness. Older residents aged 65 and over total 3,225 people (22.6% of the population), exhibiting health patterns that generally track broader national cohorts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Goonellabah is largely Australian-born, at 89.7% of residents, with 6.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (30.1%) and English (30.0%). 5.2% 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 homogeneity is pronounced in Goonellabah, where 89.7% of residents were born in Australia, 91.4% hold Australian citizenship, and 93.6% speak exclusively English at home. Christianity forms the dominant faith tradition, accounting for 55.5% of the local population. However, the most distinct variation appears in the Other religious category, which constitutes 1.6% locally versus 0.8% across Regional NSW. Looking at parental heritage, Australian ancestry is the most common at 30.1%, followed closely by English at 30.0% and Irish at 9.3%. Notable demographic variations also emerge across other identities: Australian Aboriginal representation reaches 5.2% (compared to 4.6% regionally), Scottish ancestry stands at 8.0% (vs 8.0%), and Italian heritage accounts for 3.2% (vs 2.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Goonellabah is 42. 23.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Goonellabah's age distribution closely mirrors the broader Regional NSW pattern, showing a maximum variance of only 1.0 percentage points across cohorts. The estimated median age is 42, identical to the 2021 Census and 1 year below the Regional NSW median of 43 recorded at that Census. Following the Census, the cohort of mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) declined from 24.3% to an estimated 22.8%. Looking forward to 2041, the most substantial demographic addition is forecast among younger to mid-career adults (25 - 44), rising by 429 residents (12%) to reach 3,898, while younger adults and children are expected to diminish.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Goonellabah
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) | 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 · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 15 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 — 276 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,591 at the 2021 Census → 14,253 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 (112021246). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.