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The median house price in Macquarie Park - Marsfield is $2.65m, with units at $940k. House values have moved 2.9% a year compounded over five years.
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Macquarie Park - Marsfield has an estimated 29,177 residents, up from 23,818 at the 2021 Census — a change of 5,359 people, or 22.5%. Growth has averaged 3.6% a year over five years, faster than 91% of areas nationally. 2,215 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 93.1% of that increase. That puts 2,735 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to findings from AreaSearch, the resident count in Macquarie Park - Marsfield reached roughly 29,177 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 5,359 people (22.5%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 23,818 people. These figures are determined using the ABS estimated resident population of 28,887 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 2,215 validated new addresses documented after the census. The resulting density stands at 2,734 persons per square kilometer, positioning the community in the top quartile across all assessed national markets. Outpacing both New South Wales (7.3%) and Greater Sydney, the 22.5% expansion rate since the 2021 census establishes the suburb as a primary regional growth engine.
Inbound overseas migration formed the backbone of these demographic additions, generating around 93.1% of recent net expansion. Projections for each statistical area are drawn from ABS/Geoscience Australia datasets issued in 2024 (using 2022 as baseline data), supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 modeling released in 2022 (using 2021 as a base) where required. Cohort-specific growth rates derived from these series are applied across all locations spanning 2032 to 2041. Forward outlooks place the area among the top 10 percent of territories nationwide for long-term expansion, with expectations to gain 25,050 persons to 2041 based on recent annual ERP statistics, representing an overall surge of 84.9% across the 16 years.
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2,895 new dwellings have been approved in Macquarie Park - Marsfield over the past five years, an average of 579 a year. That places the area in the 93rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 20 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 578 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 2% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals across Macquarie Park - Marsfield have maintained a pace of roughly 579 new homes annually, accumulating to 2,895 homes throughout the preceding 5 financial years. With an inflow rate of 1.6 new residents per year per approved dwelling over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), local supply remains well aligned with population demand to foster steady market conditions, while new dwellings carry an average construction cost of $486,000. Furthermore, $838.5 million in commercial approvals was logged during this financial year, underscoring substantial non-residential investment across the precinct.
On a per-capita basis, building activity in Macquarie Park - Marsfield exceeds Greater Sydney by 137.0%, broadening housing alternatives across the market. This volume sits far above national benchmarks, demonstrating elevated developer appetite. Recent activity is heavily weighted toward high-density formats, consisting of 2.0% standalone homes alongside 98.0% attached dwellings. Such compact dwelling stock creates accessible entry points while serving downsizers, entry-level buyers, and property investors. With roughly 49 people per dwelling approval, the precinct shows clear markers of a growing market. Long-term demographic forecasts indicate Macquarie Park - Marsfield will welcome an extra 24,759 residents by 2041 according to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Should dwelling delivery persist at current levels, housing availability could face capacity pressures against population expansion, which may intensify competition among buyers and reinforce upward price pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 46 current infrastructure and development projects inside Macquarie Park - Marsfield, worth an estimated $33.3 billion. A further 99 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $73.8 billion. 41 are already under construction and 74 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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Local economic momentum is heavily influenced by capital works, large-scale developments, and urban planning frameworks. AreaSearch has tracked a total of 56 key projects within the surrounding catchment. Major pipeline undertakings include Macquarie Centre Redevelopment, MCentral Macquarie Park, Herring Road, Macquarie Park, and Macquarie Rise, with principal schemes outlined in detail below.
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M_Park Macquarie Technology Centre
Stockland's approximately $2 billion M_Park is a multi-stage life sciences and technology innovation precinct in the Macquarie Park Innovation District. Stage 1 includes three premium commercial buildings, a data centre, retail and hospitality, and a 2,500 sqm public park. Building 11 is operational with tenants including CHEP, Demant and WiSE Medical, while Buildings 15 and 17, including Johnson & Johnson's new Australian headquarters, are in the final stages of construction.
Macquarie Centre Redevelopment
A major $1 billion mixed-use expansion of Macquarie Centre. As of 2026, the project is in construction with a $400 million retail expansion underway to create Australia's largest retail footprint by 2027. The masterplan includes four residential towers ranging from 26 to 33 storeys providing approximately 1,000 apartments, 130 new specialty stores, an Olympic-sized ice rink, and 5,000sqm of community facilities. The development provides direct integration with the Macquarie University Metro station and the Macquarie Park Innovation District.
Macquarie Rise
Macquarie Rise is a luxury mixed-use development by TOGA, delivered in partnership with Baptist Union NSW and Morling College. The project features three residential towers ranging from 12 to 14 storeys, containing 268 apartments. These sit above a two-storey commercial podium providing 1,200 sqm of retail and office space. Residents have access to 'Club Rise' amenities including a 20m lap pool, gym, Pilates studio, and cinema room.
MCentral Macquarie Park
Multi-stage commercial development at 63-71 Waterloo Road comprising two office towers with ground-floor retail, a new public road and basement parking. Designed by A+ Design Group, the development integrates expansive public open spaces and contemporary architecture. Approved by the Sydney North Planning Panel on 31 March 2022 (DA LDA2021/0184); construction commenced in December 2025 with a total project value of approximately $218 million.
Midtown MacPark (Ivanhoe Estate Redevelopment)
Midtown MacPark is the staged redevelopment of the former Ivanhoe Estate into an 8.2 hectare mixed-tenure urban renewal precinct in Macquarie Park. The project is led by Homes NSW with the Aspire consortium, including Frasers Property Australia and Mission Australia Housing. It will deliver around 3,300 homes, including 954 social housing units, 130 affordable rental units and more than 2,000 private homes, plus open space, parks, shops, cafes, restaurants, two childcare centres, a new primary school, a community centre, pool, gym and new road links.Stage 1 is complete and Stage 2 construction is underway, with later stages scheduled through to 2036.
Macquarie Park Bus Depot
Sydney's first purpose-built battery electric bus depot, part of the NSW Government's Zero Emission Buses Program. The facility is designed to house 165 battery electric buses and includes comprehensive charging infrastructure, maintenance bays, a bus wash, and an underground car park for 150 staff. The project involves upgrading and widening Pittwater Road to facilitate depot access and is a key step in transitioning the state's bus fleet to zero emissions by 2047.
Herring Road, Macquarie Park
Australia's tallest Volumetric Modular Construction (VMC) project, this 20-storey Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) development features 528 studio units. Located 100 metres from Macquarie University metro station, the project includes extensive communal amenities such as a gym, media room, study spaces, and level 15 terrace. Designed by Cox Architecture, it targets a 5-Star Green Star rating and utilizes innovative modular steel technology for rapid delivery.
Macquarie Park Innovation District
Australia's largest non-CBD innovation district is a 170 hectare technology, research, health, life sciences and education precinct around Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde. NSW planning controls for the Macquarie Park TOD Accelerated Precinct came into effect on 27 November 2024, enabling capacity for about 9,600 new homes, affordable housing contributions of 3 to 10 percent, up to 14 hectares of new or improved open space, and better walking and cycling links. Development applications can now be lodged with City of Ryde Council under the new controls.Major active investment includes Stockland's MPark commercial campus at Khartoum Road, a $2 billion mixed-use precinct developed in partnership with Ivanhoe Cambridge which reached topping out on its final office building in 2026, alongside ongoing Macquarie University campus investment, new school sites in the Midtown and Lachlan's Line areas, and transport interchange upgrades. The NSW Government has committed $520 million toward active transport links and public open space across the TOD Accelerated Precincts, with delivery of new homes expected to occur in stages over the next 10 to 15 years and beyond.
17,994 residents of Macquarie Park - Marsfield are employed, from a labour force of 18,596. Unemployment sits at 3.2%, with participation at 72.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 52,178, about 179% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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 resident talent pool is characterized by advanced qualifications and heavy concentration in tech-related fields, accompanied by a low unemployment rate of 3.2% and annual jobs growth of 0.5%. By March 2026, employed residents reached 17,994, keeping local joblessness 0.9% beneath the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%, while participation remains robust at 72.9% relative to 68.9% regionally. Census returns noted that 55.2% of local workers performed their duties from home, though this figure reflects the influence of pandemic restrictions during that period. Resident employment is anchored by professional & technical services, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
The professional & technical discipline exhibits an especially prominent footprint, tracking at 1.4 times regional levels. Conversely, the construction sector is relatively small, employing 4.5% of local workers compared to 8.6% across Greater Sydney. Reflecting an employment-to-resident ratio of 2.2 workers for every resident at the Census, the area operates as a major business district that draws substantial daily workforces from surrounding suburbs. According to an analysis by AreaSearch using SALM and ABS figures, the period leading up to March 2026 saw employment levels grow by 0.5% and the labour force expand by 0.8%, which led to a 0.3 percentage point increase in unemployment. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced employment growth of 1.9% and labour force growth of 1.9%, with unemployment declining slightly. National employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia for Mar-26 provide additional context for anticipated future demand in Macquarie Park - Marsfield. These projections span five and ten-year horizons and have been overlaid with the local employment structure to project growth trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though these rates vary considerably across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific growth rates are applied to the employment composition of Macquarie Park - Marsfield, local employment is estimated to grow by 7.2% over five years and by 14.5% over ten years. Please note that this figure results from a basic weighting extrapolation intended for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield is $1,924 a week (about $100,000 a year), with median personal income at $900 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,515 a year against an average of $78,122. 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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Taxation records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer compensation in the Macquarie Park - Marsfield SA2 at elevated levels nationally. Median taxable earnings reached $57,515 against an average of $78,122, compared with $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average) across Greater Sydney. Applying the 10.32% Wage Price Index increase recorded since financial year 2023 brings modeled estimates to around $63,451 (median) and $86,184 (average) as of March 2026. Across the 2021 Census, aggregate household, family, and individual incomes situated the area around the 63rd percentile nationally. In terms of earnings brackets, the $1,500 - 2,999 cohort forms the largest segment at 34.8% (10,153 people), matching the broader metropolitan pattern where this tier accounts for 30.9%.
While housing commitments account for 20.4% of total income, solid baseline compensation maintains disposable earnings at the 55th percentile, yielding an overall SEIFA income placement in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Macquarie Park - Marsfield had 9,618 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 16% detached houses and 55% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 54% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month, a total housing cost higher than 91% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 24.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.6%. 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 records show that the housing inventory in Macquarie Park - Marsfield is composed of 16.3% houses and 83.7% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, townhouses, and attached formats), differing markedly from Greater Sydney's split of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright ownership sits at 20.7%, trailing regional benchmarks, while remaining homes are split between mortgaged properties (25.6%) and tenant-occupied rentals (53.7%). Median monthly mortgage costs stood at $2,383, sitting beneath the metropolitan median of $2,427, while typical weekly rent matched the wider Sydney level at $470. On a nationwide comparison, local mortgage servicing costs far exceed the Australian benchmark of $1,863, with weekly rent tracking well above the countrywide figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Macquarie Park - Marsfield counted 9,618 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 11,782 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 25% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 31% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of local living arrangements at 61.7%, consisting of 24.7% couples with children, 27.4% couples without children, and 7.6% single parent families. Non-family residences represent 38.3% of the total, with single-person households accounting for 31.3% and group shared homes making up 7.0%. The average household size stands at 2.2 people, which is more compact than the 2.7 benchmark recorded across Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
58.3% of adults in Macquarie Park - Marsfield hold a university qualification, including 34.0% with a bachelor degree and 21.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 8.8% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 2,785 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,057 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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Academic credentials throughout Macquarie Park - Marsfield track well above state and national norms, with 58.3% of individuals aged 15+ possessing tertiary degrees compared with 30.4% across Australia and 32.2% across NSW. This concentration of advanced qualifications underpins the area's knowledge-intensive economy. Bachelor degrees represent the largest proportion at 34.0%, followed by postgraduate awards (21.6%) and graduate diplomas (2.7%). Technical and vocational accreditations account for 17.9% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (9.1%) and certificates (8.8%). Participation in study is elevated, with 32.7% of the population actively pursuing formal educational courses.
Tertiary students make up 15.4% of all residents, alongside 6.7% attending primary schools and 4.3% in secondary programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Macquarie Park - Marsfield reaches 170 stops on 52 routes, timetabled for about 15,200 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 0.6 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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The local transit network features 170 active public transport stops providing bus and light rail connections throughout Macquarie Park - Marsfield. These stations and stops are served by 52 individual routes that deliver a combined 15,219 weekly passenger trips. Commuter accessibility is strong, with typical walking distances of 143 meters to the nearest transit point. Private vehicles remain the primary commuting mode for the outward-traveling resident base at 59%, followed by 17% using trains and 12% utilizing buses. Vehicle availability stands at an average of 0.6 per dwelling, sitting below regional averages, while 55.2% of residents worked remotely according to 2021 Census returns collected during COVID-19 conditions.
Across all transit lines, scheduled service frequency averages 2,174 daily trips, delivering roughly 89 weekly departures for each individual stop. The spatial distribution of the 100 closest stops relative to the center of the area is illustrated on the accompanying map.
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78.8% of residents in Macquarie Park - Marsfield report no long-term health condition. 4.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 58.0% 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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Community wellness measures in Macquarie Park - Marsfield demonstrate positive outcomes across all age groups based on AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic illness rates, with low incidence of common conditions among both younger and older cohorts. In addition, private health insurance coverage is extensive, taken up by approximately 58% of the total population (~16,922 people). The most prevalent diagnosed conditions across the suburb are mental health disorders and asthma, reported by 5.5 and 5.2% of residents respectively, whereas 78.8% of the population reported no long-term illnesses, exceeding the Greater Sydney figure of 74.6%.
Older residents aged 65 and over comprise 11.7% of the community (3,404 people), tracking below the regional share of 15.5%. Health indicators within this senior demographic remain strong, aligning closely with national averages across the wider population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
61.4% of Macquarie Park - Marsfield residents were born overseas and 59.7% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 96% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (26.6%) and English (12.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced across Macquarie Park - Marsfield, with 59.7% of residents using a non-English language in the home and 61.4% born overseas. Christianity represents the most common religious affiliation at 37.1% of the population. In terms of proportional variation from regional averages, Judaism shows noticeable divergence at 0.6% compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Ancestry data based on parents' birthplace highlights Chinese heritage as the primary background at 26.6% of the population, tracking well above the 8.4% regional level. Other ancestries represent 17.1%, while English ancestry accounts for 12.3%, remaining below the Greater Sydney average of 19.0%.
Other distinct demographic concentrations include Korean at 3.6% (compared to 1.1% regionally), Indian at 6.5% (against 3.6%), and Filipino at 3.0% (versus 2.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Macquarie Park - Marsfield is 33, younger than 84% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 43.9% 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.
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The demographic profile of Macquarie Park - Marsfield leans heavily toward young, pre-family adults. Estimates updated to August 2026 show that 43.1% of residents fall into the young to middle-aged category (25 - 44), compared to 31.4% across Greater Sydney, while mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) make up 15.4% versus 22.6% regionally. The estimated median age stood at 33 as at August 2026, declining from 34 at the 2021 Census, and sitting 4 years younger than the Greater Sydney median of 37 recorded during that Census (compared to 38 nationally).
Since the Census, the 25 - 44 cohort has expanded from 40.4% to an estimated 43.1%. Looking ahead to 2041, the largest numerical expansion is forecast for young to middle-aged adults, adding 9,703 residents (77%) to reach 22,275, while the fastest proportional expansion will occur among mature adults and early retirees, rising 121% to 9,937.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Macquarie Park - Marsfield
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 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 | Sep 2026 last month all 46 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 Sep 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 — 2,215 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (23,818 at the 2021 Census → 29,177 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 (126021500). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.