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The median house price in Lakemba is $1.51m, with units at $535k. House values have moved 5.6% a year compounded over five years.
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Lakemba has an estimated 17,957 residents, up from 17,092 at the 2021 Census — a change of 865 people, or 5.1%. 159 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 79.2% of that increase. That puts 8,200 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 evaluation by AreaSearch, the resident count in Lakemba stands at approximately 17,957 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 865 people (5.1%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 17,092 people. This movement is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 17,756 as of June 2025 alongside 159 validated new addresses registered following the Census date. With this population base, the locality records a density of 8,199 persons per square kilometer, placing it among the highest 10% of nationwide territories reviewed by AreaSearch and underlining intense competition for local land.
The 5.1% post-census rise trails the broader SA3 area (5.3%) by only 0.2 percentage points, highlighting solid underlying growth. Net overseas arrivals served as the primary growth engine, driving roughly 79.2% of all recent demographic increases. Projections published jointly by the ABS and Geoscience Australia in 2024, utilising 2022 as the base year, form the foundation of AreaSearch's SA2 modelling. Where local coverage is unavailable, AreaSearch incorporates the NSW State Government's SA2 dataset issued in 2022 using 2021 as its baseline. Cohort-specific expansion rates derived from these sources are extended across all districts for the 2032 to 2041 timeframe. Looking ahead, the suburb is forecast to surpass the national median pace, expanding by 2,162 persons by 2041 relative to current annual ERP figures, which translates to a cumulative 16-year increase of 10.9%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
85 new dwellings have been approved in Lakemba over the past five years, an average of 17 a year. That is 1.0 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building authorisations in Lakemba have averaged roughly 17 dwellings per annum, delivering a 5-year aggregate of 85 homes across recent financial years. In the context of recent demographic contraction, this volume of construction represents a sound rate of delivery that supports prospective purchasers, with an average expected construction cost of $326,000 per dwelling sitting below regional benchmarks to provide accessible price points. Concurrently, commercial building approvals reached $13.4 million during the present financial year, pointing to steady non-residential development. Relative to Greater Sydney, building activity across Lakemba is considerably restrained, tracking 62.0% below regional average per person.
This constrained addition of new dwellings generally exerts upward pressure on demand and asset values across established homes. The pace also sits under the nationwide benchmark, reflecting an established urban fabric alongside potential regulatory restrictions. Contemporary construction is weighted heavily towards standalone houses at 76.0% compared to 24.0% attached dwellings, reinforcing the low-density character favoured by families seeking functional space. This emphasis on detached houses diverges from the existing profile (26.0% at Census), illustrating durable interest in traditional homes despite broader urban consolidation. A ratio of roughly 1120 people per dwelling approval further underlines the area's established standing. Demographic projections indicate that Lakemba will expand by 1,961 residents by 2041 based on AreaSearch's latest quarterly calculations. If building output remains at current paces, dwelling completions could fail to match population intake, potentially heightening competition among purchasers and sustaining capital appreciation.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Lakemba, worth an estimated $700 million. A further 87 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $46.1 billion. 25 are already under construction and 51 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal 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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Capital investments and urban planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping local performance. AreaSearch has identified 23 infrastructure undertakings with the potential to influence the suburb. Prominent works include the Lakemba Station Sydney Metro Upgrade, the Lakemba Transport Oriented Development Masterplan, 677 & 687 Canterbury Road Belmore - Mixed Use Development, and 754-774 Canterbury Road Belmore, with significant initiatives outlined below.
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Lakemba Transport Oriented Development Masterplan
The Lakemba Transport Oriented Development Masterplan is a place-based urban renewal scheme led by the City of Canterbury-Bankstown and finalised by the NSW Government in early February 2026. It supersedes the State's blanket TOD SEPP controls with a tailored alternative that, together with the Belmore precinct, creates capacity for more than 18,000 new homes within walking distance of the Lakemba and Belmore Sydney Metro stations. The plan permits buildings up to 18 storeys in strategic locations near the station, while revitalising Haldon Street and surrounding main streets with shop-top housing, retail and services.It is paired with public domain investment including the completed Lakemba Lights upgrade at the Haldon and Oneata Streets intersection (delivered with Transport for NSW under the Your High Street program), wider Belmore and Lakemba Town Centre Renewal works, supporting amendments to the Canterbury-Bankstown Development Control Plan, and updates to the Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan. Growth is timed to coincide with the opening of metro services on the Sydenham to Bankstown line, scheduled for the second half of 2026.
Lakemba Station Sydney Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Lakemba Station to Sydney Metro standards as part of the City and Southwest project, delivered by Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards. Works include platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers, level access between trains and platforms, accessibility upgrades, new signage, seating, public artwork, and interchange improvements. The T3 Bankstown Line closed in 2024 to enable conversion, with fare-free Southwest Link buses replacing services during construction. Testing reached 85 per cent completion of station conversion works by early 2026, with integrated multi-train system testing underway.When the Southwest Metro opens in the second half of 2026, customers will have air-conditioned metro trains every four minutes in the peak - 15 trains per hour - with Lakemba to Victoria Cross reduced to 37 minutes, saving 24 minutes on current travel times.
Sydney Metro City and Southwest
A 30km metro rail line extending the M1 Northwest Line from Chatswood to Bankstown via twin tunnels under Sydney Harbour and the CBD. The Chatswood to Sydenham section opened in August 2024, with conversion of the 13.5km Sydenham to Bankstown section scheduled for completion in late 2026. Once fully operational, the 66km corridor with 31 stations will deliver driverless metro services running every four minutes during peak periods.
Lakemba Town Centre Upgrades
Public domain upgrades in Lakemba Town Centre to improve public spaces on Haldon Street and surrounding streets. Includes enhanced streetscape, lighting upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements, and upgrades to Gillies Reserve to provide a more permanent place for the community to enjoy.
Belmore Sydney Metro Station Upgrade
The upgrade of the 130-year-old Belmore Station is part of the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project. It involves converting the existing T3 Bankstown Line to metro standards, featuring the installation of platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers for level access, and heritage restoration of station buildings. As of May 2026, the project is in the final testing and commissioning phase, with intensive weekend closures scheduled through July to facilitate trial running and system integration before services commence in the second half of 2026.
5-7, 7A and 9 Croydon Street Lakemba Residential Development
Three residential flat buildings (approved) ranging from five to 10 storeys with basement car parking, communal open space and a new roadway to be dedicated to Council. Sydney South Planning Panel granted development consent in Aug 2022 for 144 dwellings (DA-55/2021). A Section 4.55(2) modification was publicly exhibited Jan-Feb 2025 proposing internal/external changes and an updated apartment count of 147.
Wiley Park Station Sydney Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Wiley Park Station to metro standards as part of the T3 Bankstown Line conversion to the Sydney Metro Southwest (M1 line extension). Works include new lifts installed for the first time in the station's history, platform screen doors, level access between platforms and trains, a refreshed concourse, new station entry plaza with seating, lighting and bicycle parking, and new platform canopies. The line closed in September 2024 to enable final conversion works. Metro services between Sydenham and Bankstown are scheduled to open in the second half of 2026, with trains running every four minutes in the peak (15 per hour), delayed from the original 2025 target due to industrial action impacts.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Centre of Excellence
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Centre of Excellence is a state-of-the-art $60 million high-performance training and administration hub at Belmore Sports Ground. The three-storey facility features an 800sqm indoor training space, NRL and NRLW standard change rooms, aquatic recovery pools, a 70-person theatrette, and medical facilities. It serves as a community hub with integrated spaces for local programs, education, and a public cafe, designed to foster inclusivity and support elite athlete development pathways.
7,080 residents of Lakemba are employed, from a labour force of 7,839. Unemployment sits at 9.7%, with participation at 57.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 15,517, 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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Lakemba features a highly educated population with varied industry representation, an unemployment rate of 9.7%, and an estimated employment growth of 1.4% over the previous year. As of March 2026, the area has 7,080 residents in work, with an unemployment rate of 5.6% that sits above Greater Sydney's rate of 4.1%, indicating potential for improvement, while workforce participation remains significantly lower at 57.9% compared to Greater Sydney's 68.9%. Census data reveals that a high 25.3% of residents worked from home, although the effects of Covid-19 lockdowns should be taken into account.
Major employers of local residents include retail trade, health care & social assistance, as well as transport, postal & warehousing. Transport, postal & warehousing exhibits marked concentration locally, capturing an employment share 2.2 times the metropolitan average. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 7.3% of the resident workforce, trailing Greater Sydney's 11.5%. Given the gap between resident workers and local job numbers in Census data, this predominantly residential community generates a modest volume of employment internally. AreaSearch examination of ABS and SALM figures indicates that over the twelve months to March 2026, workforce headcount rose 1.4% while total labour supply expanded 4.0%, lifting the jobless rate by 2.2 percentage points. Over the equivalent period, Greater Sydney saw both employment and labour force size rise by 1.9%, accompanied by a minor decline in joblessness. Further direction on prospective local demand is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia forecasts published in Mar-26 across five- and ten-year horizons. Across the nation, total employment is projected to grow by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely by sector. When mapped against Lakemba's current industry composition, these rates suggest local employment could rise by 6.2% across five years and 13.0% over ten years (noting this is a baseline weighted extrapolation that excludes localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lakemba is $1,227 a week (about $64,000 a year), with median personal income at $521 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $37,236 a year against an average of $46,350. 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 taxation data at postcode level for financial year 2023 analysed by AreaSearch indicates that Lakemba SA2 earnings track below national norms, recording a median of $37,236 and an average of $46,350. These figures compare against Greater Sydney averages of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in 10.32% Wage Price Index growth recorded since financial year 2023, adjusted estimates reach roughly $41,079 for median income and $51,133 for average earnings as of March 2026. Across 2021 Census metrics, household, family, and individual incomes all rank between the 4th and 15th percentiles nationally.
A significant share of 32.5% of residents (5,836 people) falls within the $800 - 1,499 bracket, contrasting with the wider metropolitan tendency where 30.9% earn between $1,500 - 2,999. Housing affordability is markedly constrained, with 76.7% of income remaining after housing costs, placing the suburb in the 10th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lakemba had 4,950 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 26% detached houses and 70% apartments. 19% are owned with a mortgage, 60% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,712 a month. Rent absorbs 28.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 32.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the latest Census shows that Lakemba's housing stock consists of 25.6% detached houses and 74.4% other formats including apartments and semi-detached units, whereas Sydney metro records 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright ownership stands at 20.9%, trailing metropolitan averages, with remaining properties distributed between mortgaged tenures (19.2%) and private rentals (59.9%). The median monthly mortgage payment was $1,712, well under the Sydney metro figure of $2,427, while typical weekly rent was $350 compared to $470 across the metropolis. On a broader scale, local mortgage commitments fall below the Australian norm of $1,863, and weekly rents sit beneath the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lakemba counted 4,950 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,201 today, averaging 3.1 people each. 45% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 15% couples without children. 20% 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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Family units account for 71.5% of local households, comprising 44.5% couples with children, 14.6% childless couples, and 10.4% single parent families. The remaining 28.5% comprises non-family arrangements, with single-person residences representing 19.5% and group households making up 8.9%. Average household occupancy sits at 3.1 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
39.5% of adults in Lakemba hold a university qualification, including 24.1% with a bachelor degree and 14.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 10.7% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 3,221 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,001 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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Educational attainment is a key feature of the community, with 39.5% of residents aged 15+ possessing university qualifications, outperforming both the Australian average of 30.4% and the wider SA3 area (31.0%). Bachelor degrees constitute 24.1% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate awards (14.0%) and graduate diplomas (1.4%). In addition, technical and vocational training accounts for 20.3% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas (9.6%) and certificates (10.7%). A substantial 39.7% of the population is actively engaged in formal study. Within this student cohort, 13.9% attend primary education, 7.9% are enrolled in tertiary education, and 7.7% are completing secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lakemba reaches 83 stops on 25 routes, timetabled for about 4,300 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 0.8 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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The local public transit network comprises 83 active transport stops served by a mix of buses. These stops operate across 25 distinct routes that generate 4,281 weekly passenger trips. Overall transport access is strong, with residents situated an average distance of 109 meters from the closest stop. Given the suburb's residential profile, outward commuting is standard; private vehicles account for 66% of journeys, followed by 20% by train and 4% walking. Motor vehicle ownership stands at 0.8 per dwelling, under metropolitan levels, while 25.3% of the workforce worked from home at the 2021 Census under prevailing COVID-19 conditions.
Transit schedules deliver an average frequency of 611 trips per day across all available routes, translating to roughly 51 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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81.3% of residents in Lakemba report no long-term health condition. 5.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.3 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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AreaSearch data on chronic conditions and mortality rates shows notable health considerations within Lakemba, with common health conditions somewhat prevalent across both younger and older age cohorts. Furthermore, private health insurance coverage is limited to roughly 46% of the population (~8,314 people), sitting well below the Greater Sydney average of 59.9% and the national figure of 55.7%. Diabetes and arthritis represent the primary long-term conditions recorded locally, impacting 5.5 and 4.6% of residents, respectively. Meanwhile, 81.3% of the community reported having no long-term health diagnoses, outperforming the Greater Sydney level of 74.6%.
The suburb includes 1,865 residents aged 65 and over (10.4% of the population), below the Greater Sydney figure of 15.5%, with older cohorts recording health outcomes generally consistent with wider national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
65.2% of Lakemba residents were born overseas and 81.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 99% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Indian (10.5%) and Australian (8.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Reflecting exceptional cultural diversity, 65.2% of Lakemba's population was born overseas and 81.5% speak a primary language other than English in their households. Islam represents the primary religious affiliation, encompassing 68.3% of local residents, compared to 6.8% across Greater Sydney. Parental country of birth statistics identify the three most prominent ancestry groups as Other at 49.8% (well above the regional average of 16.0%), Indian at 10.5% (exceeding the regional average of 3.6%), and Australian at 8.2% (below the regional average of 17.8%). Divergences also appear across other heritages, with Lebanese ancestry representing 6.3% of Lakemba (vs 2.6% regionally), Vietnamese accounting for 3.5% (vs 1.8%), and Greek comprising 2.8% (vs 1.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lakemba is 32, younger than 92% of areas nationally. 31.5% 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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Working-age family households form the primary demographic in Lakemba. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 position 36.4% of the population within the 25 - 44 age cohort compared to 31.4% across Greater Sydney, whereas seniors and retirees (65+) represent 10.4% against a regional share of 15.5%. The median age is estimated at 32 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census result and sitting 5 years below Greater Sydney's median of 37 and below the national median of 38 at that same Census. Long-term projections indicate that older cohorts (65+) will record the highest net increase by 2041, growing by 977 (52%) to reach 2,843 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lakemba
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 · Jun 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 6 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 — 159 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (17,092 at the 2021 Census → 17,957 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 (119021573). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.