Chart Color Schemes
This analysis uses ABS Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries, which can materially differ from Suburbs and Localities (SAL) even when sharing similar names.
SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
Suburbs and Localities (SAL) represent commonly-used suburb/locality names (postal-style areas) and may use different geographic boundaries. For comprehensive analysis, consider reviewing both boundary types if available.
est. as @ -- *
ABS ERP | -- people | --
2021 Census | -- people
The median house price in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood is $1.50m, with units at $827k. House values have moved 8.4% a year compounded over five years.
Curious about local property values? Filter the chart to assess the volume and appreciation (including resales) trends and regional comparisons, or scroll to the map below view this information at an individual property level.
Find a Recent Sale
Sales Detail
Greenfield Park - Prairiewood has an estimated 8,795 residents, down from 8,855 at the 2021 Census. That puts 2,416 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.
Detail
According to findings from AreaSearch, the resident count in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood stands at roughly 8,795 as of Aug 2026. Relative to the 2021 Census tally of 8,855 people, this represents a reduction of 60 people (0.7%). This calculation draws upon an ABS estimated resident population of 8,772 as of June 2025 alongside 12 validated new addresses registered following the Census. The local population density reaches 2,416 persons per square kilometer, positioning the locality within the upper quartile among areas evaluated nationwide by AreaSearch. In contrast to the 0.7% decrease seen in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood since the census, the surrounding SA3 district expanded by 2.1%, demonstrating contrasting demographic trajectories.
Net overseas migration served as the primary growth contributor locally, accounting for roughly 77.6% of recent population additions. Projections compiled by the ABS and Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as their starting point, are used by AreaSearch for SA2 boundaries. Where coverage is missing, NSW State Government SA2 projections released in 2022 with a 2021 base year are substituted. Age-specific growth trends from these datasets are extended across all territories for the years 2032 to 2041. Looking ahead, the district is projected to track in the lower quartile of population growth nationally, with numbers forecast to increase by 179 persons through to 2041 according to recent annual ERP statistics, representing an overall rise of 1.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
115 new dwellings have been approved in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood over the past five years, an average of 23 a year. That is 2.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 23 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 96% 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.
Detail
Residential building approvals in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood have averaged approximately 23 per year, totalling 115 homes approved during the last 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26). Given the downward population trend in recent times, this incoming supply has likely matched local demand, providing purchasers with ample selection, with residential dwellings being built at an average expected construction cost of $230,000—a figure below regional levels that highlights more accessible price points. Furthermore, $18.7 million in non-residential commercial approvals has been recorded during this financial year, underscoring ongoing commercial capital investment.
Per-capita construction volumes in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood equal roughly 56% of the Greater Sydney benchmark, placing the locality in the 53rd percentile among nationally assessed regions, despite a recent uptick in building activity. This below-average rate of development on a national scale highlights the established nature of the suburb and suggests potential urban planning restrictions. Approvals are overwhelmingly concentrated in standalone houses at 96.0%, with medium and high-density housing representing 4.0%, maintaining the suburban character of the neighbourhood and catering to buyers seeking low-density space. A ratio of approximately 273 people per dwelling approval further underlines its low-density residential structure. Demographic modelling suggests Greenfield Park - Prairiewood will add 156 residents by 2041, based on recent quarterly estimates by AreaSearch. Sustaining the current pace of residential construction should easily accommodate forecast demand, maintaining favourable market conditions for buyers and potentially facilitating growth beyond projected demographic figures.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Greenfield Park - Prairiewood
Loading development applications…
| Lodged | Address | Description | Type | Distance | Status |
|---|
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, worth an estimated $738 million. A further 63 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $10.4 billion. 14 are already under construction and 39 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, education & training 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.
Detail
Infrastructure upgrades, major developments, and urban planning policies play a vital role in shaping community growth and area performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 17 major projects expected to influence the district, highlighted by the Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment, Fairfield Showground Community and Events Centre, Bonnyrigg Estate Renewal - Humphries Precinct (Canvas), and the Villawood Town Centre Renewal, with key developments outlined below.
Professional plan users can use the search below to filter and access additional projects.
INFRASTRUCTURE SEARCH
Denotes AI-based impression for illustrative purposes only, not to be taken as definitive under any circumstances. Please follow links and conduct other investigations from the project's source for actual imagery. Developers and project owners wishing us to use original imagery please Contact Us and we will do so.
Frequently Asked Questions - Infrastructure
Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment
The $630 million Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment delivers modern acute healthcare facilities to support the expanding community in South Western Sydney. The project delivers a new multi-storey clinical services building housing an expanded Emergency Department, new Intensive Care Unit, modern operating theatres, medical imaging suites, and upgraded inpatient wards. Led by Health Infrastructure NSW with lead architect Architectus, site preparation and construction works are progressing across the Prairiewood campus.
Fairfield Showground Community and Events Centre
A $60 million state-of-the-art Community and Events Centre at Fairfield Showground. The multi-purpose indoor venue will feature a 3,000-capacity exhibition and performance hall, main stage, multipurpose indoor spaces, function rooms, and a covered forecourt. Funded by the NSW Government and Fairfield City Council, it is designed to be a landmark destination for sports, live performances, conferences, and community events.
Fairfield Showground Community and Events Centre
The Fairfield Showground Community and Events Centre is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility. It features a large exhibition and performance hall with seating for 3,000, multipurpose sports courts for basketball, futsal, volleyball, and gymnastics, a spacious foyer, function rooms, an open-air courtyard, and a covered forecourt. Approved in April 2026, it will host major trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, and indoor sports.
Bonnyrigg Estate Renewal - Humphries Precinct (Canvas)
An essential phase of the $400 million Bonnyrigg Estate redevelopment (stages 8 to 11) known as the Humphries Precinct. This masterplanned community, branded as Canvas, is transforming the former social housing estate into a mixed-tenure precinct with 210 private land lots and 65 social housing units managed by SGCH. The project includes the new Junior Play Park, extensions to Bishop Crescent, and enhanced road connectivity to the Bonnyrigg town hub. Current progress includes civil works and the final release of land lots to the private market.
Kinara Place
Kinara Place is a 112 million AUD mixed-use urban renewal project in Villawood, delivered by Traders In Purple in partnership with Homes NSW. The 1.5-hectare development will provide up to 400 new homes, including 55 social dwellings and key worker housing. The precinct includes over 3000sqm of public open space and nearly 5000sqm of retail, commercial, and community space, featuring a new supermarket, medical centre, and childcare facilities.
Bonnyrigg Town Hub Precinct (Stages 12-13)
A key phase of the 30-year Bonnyrigg Renewal, Stages 12 and 13 focus on the Town Hub Precinct. The project involves the delivery of approximately 600 new homes in a mixed-tenure model, including 185 social housing units. Infrastructure works include a new link road between Bonnyrigg Avenue and Tarlington Parade, a 9,000sqm junior play park, and super lots for future mid-rise apartment buildings (up to six storeys) and townhouses. Construction of the link road and site preparation commenced in early 2026.
Edensor Park Public Preschool
A new public preschool co-located with Edensor Park Public School, part of the NSW Government's $769 million program to deliver 100 new public preschools by 2027. It will provide up to 40 places for children in the year before school, featuring two purpose-designed rooms, a quality outdoor play area, and administration, amenities and staff facilities. Construction is now underway, with groundworks, the retaining wall, concrete stairs and pathways completed. The building's slab, frame, roof, windows, doors and exterior walls are the next stages of works.
Prairievale Public Preschool
New co-located public preschool being delivered at Prairievale Public School as part of the NSW Government's 100 Public Preschools program. The project will provide 2 preschool rooms, an outdoor play area, administration and support spaces for up to 40 children per day. Planning approval remains in progress, with construction expected to commence following approval and completion targeted for Day 1 Term 1, 2027.
3,604 residents of Greenfield Park - Prairiewood are employed, from a labour force of 3,856. Unemployment sits at 6.5%, with participation at 52.0%. 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.
Detail
A qualified labour force characterizes Greenfield Park - Prairiewood across several industries, recording an unemployment rate of 6.5% alongside a 5.1% estimated annual rise in employment. As of March 2026, employed residents total 3,604, while the local jobless rate sits 2.4% higher than the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney, and the participation rate of 52.0% falls considerably short of the regional figure of 68.9%. Census records indicate that 32.1% of local workers performed their duties from home, though this figure was likely influenced by prevailing Covid-19 health restrictions. Health care & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing represent the primary employment sectors for local residents.
Manufacturing stands out with a notable concentration, employing residents at 1.7 times the broader regional proportion. On the other hand, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, engaging 5.8% of the local workforce compared with the regional norm of 11.5%. The heavily residential landscape generates comparatively few jobs within its borders, as evidenced by comparing the Census working population against the resident worker base. According to AreaSearch's examination of SALM and ABS figures, the twelve months up to March 2026 saw employment rise by 5.1% alongside a 5.0% increase in the labour force, leaving unemployment levels virtually stable. By comparison, the Greater Sydney region recorded employment growth of 1.9% and labour force growth of 1.9%, accompanied by a slight decline in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment outlooks starting Mar-26 provide additional perspective on anticipated future demand in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood. These forecasts span five and ten year horizons and have been overlaid with local employment data to estimate future growth trajectories. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, expansion varies substantially across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific forecasts are applied to the employment composition of Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, local employment is expected to rise by 6.1% over five years and 12.9% over ten years, keeping in mind that this represents a basic weighted extrapolation for illustrative use and does not incorporate localized population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood is $1,477 a week (about $77,000 a year), with median personal income at $475 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,752 a year against an average of $55,394. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
Detail
According to the latest ATO postcode-level tax data released by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the Greenfield Park - Prairiewood SA2 recorded a median earnings level of $44,752 and an average of $55,394, trailing both the national standard and Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach approximately $49,370 for median income and $61,111 for average income as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed personal weekly earnings at the 2nd percentile ($475 weekly), while household figures fared relatively better at the 34th percentile.
In terms of earnings brackets, the largest group comprises 30.5% of residents (2,682 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 band, closely aligning with the regional share of 30.9%. Affordability constraints are significant, with households retaining only 80.8% of their income, which places the district at the 30th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Greenfield Park - Prairiewood had 2,545 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 87% detached houses and 6% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 32% rented and 38% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,037 a month. Rent absorbs 30.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 31.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
Detail
At the time of the latest Census, standalone houses made up 86.6% of residential stock in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, with semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and other housing types accounting for 13.4%, compared to Sydney metro figures of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership reached 38.3%, well above the Sydney metro average, with remaining homes split between mortgaged properties (30.0%) and rented premises (31.7%). Monthly mortgage costs averaged $2,037 at the median, lower than the Sydney metro benchmark of $2,427, while median weekly rent was $450 against $470 across Sydney metro.
Compared against Australian benchmarks, local median mortgages exceed the national $1,863 figure, and rents remain substantially higher than the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Greenfield Park - Prairiewood counted 2,545 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.3 people each. 47% are couples with children, more than in 91% of areas nationally, against 21% couples without children. 14% 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.
Detail
Family units constitute 85.1% of all local households, divided between couples with children (46.5%), couples without children (21.0%), and single parent families (16.2%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 14.9%, composed of lone person households at 14.1% and group households at 0.7%. An average household size of 3.3 people surpasses the Greater Sydney norm of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.4% of adults in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood hold a university qualification, including 13.0% with a bachelor degree and 2.5% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 87% of areas nationally. A further 16.8% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 2,931 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 948 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
Detail
Educational attainment levels present specific challenges in the area, with 16.4% of residents holding higher education qualifications compared to the Greater Sydney average of 38.0%, highlighting key avenues for educational development. Bachelor degrees comprise the largest segment of qualifications at 13.0%, while postgraduate qualifications account for 2.5% and graduate diplomas represent 0.9%. Technical and vocational credentials are widely held, with 26.3% of individuals aged 15+ possessing vocational qualifications, including 9.5% with advanced diplomas and 16.8% with certificates. Participation in study is substantial, as 30.2% of the local population is enrolled in an educational course.
Breaking this down, 9.7% of residents attend secondary school, 9.2% are in primary education, and 5.3% are enrolled in tertiary programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood reaches 70 stops on 55 routes, timetabled for about 2,900 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 1.6 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.
Detail
A network of 70 public transport stops operates across Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, providing bus connections. These stops are integrated into 55 unique routes that deliver 2,941 scheduled passenger trips each week. Transport connectivity is strong, with residents living an average of 138 meters from their nearest transit stop. Reflecting the area's residential profile, commuting is largely outbound, with private vehicles serving as the predominant travel mode at 91%. Vehicle ownership stands at an average of 1.6 cars per dwelling, higher than the regional benchmark, while 32.1% of workers worked from home according to the 2021 Census, subject to pandemic conditions.
Across all transit lines, service volumes average 420 trips per day, translating to roughly 42 weekly services for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
75.3% of residents in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 85% of areas nationally. 10.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.0 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
Detail
Greenfield Park - Prairiewood exhibits positive health metrics in AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality and chronic illness rates, showing very low incidences of common health conditions across all demographic groups, alongside a private health insurance coverage rate of roughly 47% (~4,168 people). This compares with 59.9% across Greater Sydney and a national benchmark of 55.7%. Arthritis and diabetes represent the most prevalent health conditions locally, diagnosed in 7.3 and 6.6% of residents respectively, whereas 75.3% of the community reported having no long-term medical conditions, slightly higher than the 74.6% recorded across Greater Sydney.
Working-age cohorts show high vitality with low rates of chronic illness. Residents aged 65 and over comprise 21.6% of the population (1,903 people), compared to 15.5% across Greater Sydney, with older demographics experiencing health results that track closely with national general population standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
59.6% of Greenfield Park - Prairiewood residents were born overseas and 76.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Vietnamese (10.1%) and Chinese (8.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
Detail
A high level of cultural diversity defines Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, where 59.6% of community members were born overseas and 76.6% speak a non-English language at home. Christianity forms the dominant religious faith, practiced by 72.4% of the population. Buddhism exhibits a significant local presence at 12.8%, notably above the Greater Sydney proportion of 4.1%. Looking at parental birthplace and ancestry, the largest group in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood is categorized as Other at 46.2%, considerably higher than the 16.0% regional standard, followed by Vietnamese at 10.1% (compared to 1.8% regionally) and Chinese at 8.2%.
Other demographic groups also display distinct concentrations relative to regional figures, including Croatian at 2.9% (versus 0.7% across the region), Spanish at 1.3% (versus 0.6%), and Serbian at 1.0% (versus 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Greenfield Park - Prairiewood is 40. 27.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
Detail
The demographic structure of Greenfield Park - Prairiewood skews toward older cohorts. Updated estimates to August 2026 indicate that senior residents aged 65+ comprise 21.6% of the population, compared to 15.5% across Greater Sydney, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up only 23.6%, below the regional average of 31.4%. The median age remains steady at 40 years as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census figure and 3 years older than Greater Sydney's median of 37 at that time. The 65+ demographic has grown from 18.9% at the Census to an estimated 21.6%, and projections to 2041 suggest this cohort will account for the bulk of future growth, expanding by 560 residents (29%) to reach 2,463, while younger adult cohorts and children are forecast to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Greenfield Park - Prairiewood
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago 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 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 3 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 7 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) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 12 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,855 at the 2021 Census → 8,795 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 (127021517). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.