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The median house price in Hill Top - Colo Vale is $960k. House values have moved 4.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Hill Top - Colo Vale has an estimated 6,611 residents, up from 6,393 at the 2021 Census — a change of 218 people, or 3.4%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. 241 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Density is about 38 people per 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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As of Aug 2026, the population across Hill Top - Colo Vale stands at approximately 6,611 according to research from AreaSearch, expanding by 218 people (3.4%) compared to the 6,393 people recorded in the 2021 Census. This progression is based on an ABS estimated resident population figure of 6,602 in June 2025 alongside 241 validated new addresses registered following the Census. With a density of 37 persons per square kilometer, residents enjoy a spacious living environment. The locality outpaced both the broader SA4 region and the surrounding SA3 area (2.6%) in terms of expansion since the 2021 census, establishing itself as a regional growth leader.
Natural growth served as the primary catalyst for these gains, accounting for roughly 81.7% of recent population additions. Projections published in 2024 using 2022 as a base year from ABS/Geoscience Australia are incorporated by AreaSearch for SA2 areas, supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 projections released in 2022 based on 2021 where coverage is missing. Age cohort growth rates derived from these datasets are applied across all locations for the period covering 2032 to 2041. Looking ahead, population growth within the district is projected to rank in the upper quartile among non-metropolitan areas, expanding by 1,824 persons by 2041 according to recent annual ERP data, which represents an overall gain of 27.4% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
103 new dwellings have been approved in Hill Top - Colo Vale over the past five years, an average of 20 a year. That is 3.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 20 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 95% 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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Annual residential approvals within Hill Top - Colo Vale have tracked at roughly 20 dwellings, reaching a total of 103 homes across the past 5 financial years. Construction demand remains solid with 2.2 new residents per dwelling each year across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), underpinning local residential values where new dwellings carry an average construction value of $435,000. Non-residential activity remains modest, with $550,000 recorded in commercial approvals for the current financial year to reflect a predominantly residential development landscape. Per capita residential construction in Hill Top - Colo Vale is around half the rate seen in Rest of NSW and places the area in the 44th percentile across Australia, constraining supply choices for buyers while reinforcing demand for established dwellings.
This below-average building volume relative to national figures mirrors the established nature of the suburb and potential planning limits. Building activity is heavily concentrated in low-density product, with standalone homes comprising 95.0% and medium and high-density housing accounting for 5.0%, preserving its spacious character for family-oriented buyers. An average ratio of 442 people per approved dwelling highlights the quiet development pace in the district. According to the latest quarterly estimate by AreaSearch, Hill Top - Colo Vale is projected to grow by 1,815 residents through to 2041. In the event that building activity continues at current rates, housing creation may fall short of demographic growth, creating tighter market conditions and upward momentum for local property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Hill Top - Colo Vale
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 130 current infrastructure and development projects close to Hill Top - Colo Vale, worth an estimated $53.6 billion. 45 are already under construction and 48 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Major infrastructure developments, planning frameworks, and significant public projects play a defining role in shaping local growth. AreaSearch has identified a single project expected to influence the district. Prominent projects in the wider regional pipeline include the Tahmoor South Coal Project, Maldon to Dombarton Freight Rail Line, Illawarra-Shoalhaven Regional Transport Plan 2041, and South Pacific Offshore Wind Project, with key initiatives outlined below.
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Mittagong Playhouse Restoration
Federal government funded restoration of historic Mittagong Playhouse integrating with School of Arts and Old Administration Building to create world-class cultural facility. Addresses structural integrity, accessibility, fire safety, and asbestos removal.
Tahmoor South Coal Project
Underground longwall extension of the Tahmoor Colliery into the Bargo area, approved by the Independent Planning Commission in April 2021 (SSD-8445) and modified through to May 2025. The project was approved to extract up to 33 Mt of ROM coking coal from the Bulli seam via longwall mining, extending mine life to approximately 2032. The mine has been shut since February 2025 after owner SIMEC Mining (GFG Alliance) exhausted cash reserves. Liberty Primary Metals Australia entered voluntary administration in November 2025, and the NSW Supreme Court ordered liquidation in March 2026 with McGrathNicol appointed as liquidator.238 of 328 workers were made redundant in March 2026, with 90 retained for care and maintenance. The mine is being offered for sale with expressions of interest sought by the liquidator.
Waterbrook Bowral Retirement Resort
Collection of 135 residences on 17 hectare site developed by City Developments Limited (CDL Australia). Luxury retirement lifestyle resort on former Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart School site with resort-style facilities and services.
Waterbrook Bowral Lifestyle Resort
A luxury retirement living community on a 17ha historic site, featuring 135 independent living units, refurbished heritage buildings, and extensive resort-style amenities including a restaurant, cafe, lounge bar, pool, gym, cinema, wellness centres, and more.
Retford Farm Stormwater Detention Basin
Construction of an earthen embankment dam wall to form a stormwater detention basin across Mittagong Creek, designed to mitigate local flooding issues in Bowral by storing approximately 320 million litres of stormwater during high rainfall events.
Bowral High School HPGE Upgrade
NSW Government $50 million investment in High Potential and Gifted Education Partner School program. Significant upgrade to Bowral High School facilities and infrastructure.
Bowral to Moss Vale 700mm Water Main Duplication
Wingecarribee Shire Council is progressing the detailed design of a duplicate trunk water main between the Wingecarribee Water Treatment Plant at Bowral and the Hill Road Reservoir at Moss Vale. The project will improve water supply security, network resilience and capacity for future population growth. Council's current capital works program targets completion of the detailed design before construction funding and delivery stages.
Bowral and District Hospital Redevelopment - Stage 2
The $55 million Bowral and District Hospital Redevelopment Stage 2 refurbishes existing campus infrastructure to consolidate modern outpatient, allied health, and clinical support facilities. Delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW with builder Donnelley Constructions, the project established a new Outpatient Centre in the former administration building and refurbishes the historic Milton Park building into a three-storey General Services Building. Following the opening of outpatient services, final works on the back-of-house support facilities are concluding in 2026.
3,492 residents of Hill Top - Colo Vale are employed, from a labour force of 3,560. Unemployment sits at 1.9%, with participation at 67.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,135, about 78% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour force in Hill Top - Colo Vale displays a healthy balance of blue and white collar roles, marked by substantial employment in construction, an unemployment rate sitting at just 1.9%, and resilient labor market conditions over the prior year. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 3,492, the jobless rate stood 2.2% lower than the 4.1% recorded in Regional NSW, and participation reached 67.2%, well above the 60.6% seen in Regional NSW. Census findings show that 18.5% of working residents operated from home, though these figures were captured during Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
Key sectors employing local residents include construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. Construction represents a distinct regional specialization, recording an employment share 1.5 times the regional average. Conversely, health care & social assistance accounts for 12.1% of the workforce, trailing the 16.9% benchmark across Regional NSW. Comparing Census resident workers against local employment counts indicates that locally based jobs remain limited. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM figures indicates that during the 12 months leading to March 2026, the local workforce expanded by 1.3% while employment rose by 0.3%, driving a 1.0 percentage points increase in unemployment. In contrast, Regional NSW experienced a 0.9% drop in jobs, a 0.4% contraction in the labour pool, and a 0.5 percentage points increase in unemployment. Future employment demand across Hill Top - Colo Vale can be evaluated against national forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. These national five and ten-year projections show overall job gains of 6.6% and 13.7% respectively, though sectoral trends vary. Applying these broad industry trajectories to the local workforce composition points to projected employment increases of 5.9% across five years and 12.4% across ten years (representing an illustrative weighted calculation that excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Hill Top - Colo Vale is $1,937 a week (about $101,000 a year), with median personal income at $819 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $56,104 a year against an average of $93,729. The average runs 67% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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 data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicates that taxpayers in the Hill Top - Colo Vale SA2 recorded a median income of $56,104 alongside an average of $93,729. These figures compare favorably to Regional NSW averages of $52,390 and $65,215 respectively, placing local earnings at exceptionally high levels nationally. Adjusting for a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 produces updated March 2026 estimates of $61,894 for median earnings and $103,402 for average earnings. Findings from the 2021 Census position personal, family, and household earnings around the national 56th percentile, with 38.0% of residents (2,512 people) situated in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, compared to 29.9% across the surrounding region.
While local housing expenses absorb 16.3% of earnings, disposable income ranks at the 61st percentile and the district sits within the 5th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Hill Top - Colo Vale had 2,182 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 1% apartments. 55% are owned with a mortgage, 14% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 22.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.8%. 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 data reveals that standalone houses make up 99.0% of dwellings in Hill Top - Colo Vale, with alternative formats (including apartments, semi-detached, and 'other' dwellings) representing 1.0%, in contrast to Regional NSW where houses comprise 82.6% and other dwellings account for 17.4%. Outright ownership sits at 30.8%, below the regional benchmark, while 55.2% of homes are mortgaged and 14.0% are leased. Monthly mortgage repayments average a median of $2,000, exceeding the Regional NSW figure of $1,733 and the national benchmark of $1,863. Median weekly rent is recorded at $430, notably higher than both the regional level of $330 and the Australian average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Hill Top - Colo Vale counted 2,182 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.8 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 78% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 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 79.7%, consisting of couples with children at 39.4%, couples without children at 27.3%, and single parent families at 12.0%. The remaining 20.3% of homes are non-family arrangements, including 18.2% lone person households and 2.2% group households. The typical household size is 2.8 people, higher than the Regional NSW median of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
15.0% of adults in Hill Top - Colo Vale hold a university qualification, including 10.2% with a bachelor degree and 2.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 35.5% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 277 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 947 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 qualification levels in the area remain low, with university degree attainment standing at 15.0% relative to the NSW benchmark of 32.2%, highlighting an opportunity for focused educational support. Among degree holders, bachelor degrees represent 10.2%, postgraduate qualifications make up 2.7%, and graduate diplomas account for 2.1%. Non-university and vocational training is widely held, with 45.7% of residents aged 15+ holding technical credentials, comprising certificates (35.5%) and advanced diplomas (10.2%). Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 28.4% of the population participating in education. This proportion includes 10.2% attending primary school, 8.4% enrolled in secondary education, and 2.6% undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Hill Top - Colo Vale reaches 144 stops on 28 routes, timetabled for about 2,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 2.0 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 across Hill Top - Colo Vale consists of 144 active stops spanning bus and train services. A network of 28 distinct routes provides 2,008 passenger trips each week, delivering excellent physical access with typical distances of 192 meters from dwellings to the nearest stop. The community is largely commuter-oriented, with private vehicle travel accounting for 97% of transport journeys and households holding an average of 2.0 vehicles, surpassing regional norms. Census data from 2021 indicated that 18.5% of workers worked from home, though lockdown conditions were in place at that time.
Network schedules provide an average of 286 trips daily across the service footprint, translating to roughly 13 departures per stop each week. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 closest transit stops relative to the centre of the statistical area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
67.3% of residents in Hill Top - Colo Vale report no long-term health condition. 5.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 67.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 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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Analysis by AreaSearch of chronic illness and mortality metrics highlights notable health considerations in Hill Top - Colo Vale, with common ailments affecting both older and younger demographics. Private health insurance coverage is prominent, with roughly 68% of the community (4,462 people) maintaining private cover, exceeding the 51.9% regional rate and the national benchmark of 55.7%. Arthritis and asthma are the most prevalent diagnosed conditions locally, recorded among 9.3 and 8.6% of the population respectively, while 67.3% of residents report no long-term medical conditions compared to 63.3% in Regional NSW.
Working-age residents experience higher than average rates of chronic illness. Residents aged 65 and over total 1,006 people (15.2% of the population), below the 23.3% regional benchmark, with broader national health comparisons aligning closely with wider population trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Hill Top - Colo Vale is largely Australian-born, at 87.9% of residents, with 4.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.9%) and Australian (30.6%). 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Hill Top - Colo Vale is comparatively limited, with 87.9% of residents born in Australia, 93.1% holding citizenship, and 95.7% speaking only English at home. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, practiced by 56.2% of residents compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. The primary parental ancestries identified across the population are English at 31.9%, Australian at 30.6%, and Scottish at 8.2%. Certain other backgrounds show distinct local patterns, with Maltese representing 1.1% of residents (compared to 0.4% regionally), Hungarian at 0.4% (against 0.2%), and Macedonian at 0.3% (against 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Hill Top - Colo Vale is 36. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 25.1% 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, Hill Top - Colo Vale is younger than Regional NSW overall. Updated Aug 2026 data shows that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 27.2% of the community versus 23.5% across the region, while those aged 65+ make up 15.2% compared to 23.3% regionally. The estimated median age of 36 sits below the 37 years recorded at the 2021 Census and remains 7 years younger than the Regional NSW median of 43 at that Census. Young to middle aged adults expanded from 25.1% at the Census to an estimated 27.2%, and this cohort is projected to capture the majority of future gains, increasing by 714 residents (40%) to reach 2,515 by 2041.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Hill Top - Colo Vale
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
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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, Local governments Daily | May 2026 4 months ago all 2 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 May 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 — 241 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (6,393 at the 2021 Census → 6,611 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 (114021285). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.