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The median house price in Marrickville - North is $2.05m, with units at $1.17m. House values have moved 1.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Marrickville - North has an estimated 13,333 residents, up from 12,317 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,016 people, or 8.2%. Growth has averaged 1.1% a year over five years. 415 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 79.4% of that increase. That puts 4,728 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 research from AreaSearch, the resident count in Marrickville - North stands at approximately 13,333 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 12,317 people recorded in the 2021 Census, this represents a gain of 1,016 people (8.2%). This updated figure is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 13,274 as of June 2025 alongside 415 validated new addresses added following the Census date. With a density of 4,728 persons per square kilometer, the district ranks within the highest 10% of areas nationally evaluated by AreaSearch, underscoring intense demand for local land.
The locality's 8.2% expansion rate outpaced both the SA3 area (6.2%) and the state overall, establishing it as a regional standout for growth. Inward overseas migration served as the principal catalyst, accounting for roughly 79.4% of aggregate net population additions in recent times, supplemented by positive inflows from natural increase and interstate movements. Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 using 2022 as the base year are adopted by AreaSearch across SA2 locations, supplemented where needed by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 figures based on 2021. For the period spanning 2032 to 2041, age-specific growth trajectories from these sources are integrated across all territories. Future demographic outlooks indicate an expansion rate tracking slightly beneath the Australian statistical area median, with the locality projected to add 1,167 persons by 2041 relative to the latest annual ERP numbers, reflecting an aggregate increase of 8.3% across the 16 years.
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1,007 new dwellings have been approved in Marrickville - North over the past five years, an average of 201 a year. That places the area in the 83rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 15 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 202 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 authorisations in Marrickville - North have run at roughly 201 new homes per year, accumulating to 1,007 homes over the last 5 financial years. With an average of only 0.7 new residents per year per dwelling constructed across the last 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to housing stock match or outstrip demand, expanding opportunities for purchasers while creating room for demographic growth beyond baseline forecasts; concurrently, newly built stock records an average construction value of $615,000—exceeding broader regional benchmarks—pointing toward a premium development orientation. Furthermore, approvals for non-residential commercial work have reached $54.3 million in the current financial year, highlighting robust commercial investment in the district.
Marrickville - North generates 183.0% more building activity (per person) than Greater Sydney, affording purchasers an extensive range of options. This volume sits substantially above national averages, reflecting high confidence among property developers. Recent residential development is weighted heavily toward medium and high density, comprising 2.0% detached houses and 98.0% townhouses or apartments. This emphasis on compact living offers accessible price brackets suited to first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers. It also signals a pronounced transition from the existing built form (which stands at 32.0% houses), driven by scarce land supplies, evolving buyer requirements, and the necessity for attainable housing diversity. The presence of roughly 1299 people per dwelling approval reflects a mature real estate market. Demographic forecasts indicate that Marrickville - North will expand by 1,108 residents by 2041 (benchmarked against the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate). Given prevailing construction activity, incoming dwelling supply appears well-positioned to satisfy future requirements, establishing favourable market circumstances for buyers while potentially accommodating population expansion above baseline forecasts.
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 12 current infrastructure and development projects inside Marrickville - North, worth an estimated $4.91 billion. A further 145 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $70.9 billion. 39 are already under construction and 40 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. 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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Urban performance is heavily shaped by major works, capital investments, and strategic planning schemes. AreaSearch has pinpointed 29 projects expected to influence the district. Prominent undertakings encompass the Sydney Local Health District Hospital Redevelopment Program - RPA and Canterbury, the Victoria Road Precinct Rezoning, The Timberyards, and the Henson Park Grandstand Redevelopment, with primary initiatives detailed in the accompanying overview.
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Sydney Local Health District Hospital Redevelopment Program - RPA and Canterbury
Major NSW Health hospital redevelopment program in the Sydney Local Health District led by Health Infrastructure, encompassing the $940 million Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment at Camperdown and the Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment at Campsie. Major construction is underway across the program to expand emergency, ICU, operating theatres, and clinical inpatient services to meet future community healthcare needs.
Henson Park Grandstand Redevelopment
The $20 million redevelopment of the historic King George V Memorial Grandstand at Henson Park is now complete. Stage 1 (completed September 2025) delivered new female-friendly change rooms, gymnasium, multi-use function room, and grandstand accessibility upgrades including an elevator. Stage 2 (completed February 2026) added a new multipurpose building featuring public toilets, canteen, coaches boxes, and media broadcast facilities. The venue serves as a premier AFLW home ground for the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants while remaining the historic home of the Newtown Jets.
Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre Upgrade
Two-stage upgrade of the Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre to replace end-of-life building services and improve sustainability. Stage 1, including replacement of aluminium composite cladding for fire safety, was completed in October 2024. Stage 2 remains in planning and will deliver a fully electrified heat pump and chiller system, expanded rooftop solar, and replacement roof louvers and skylights. Construction for Stage 2 is currently scheduled for April to September 2028.
Victoria Road Precinct Urban Renewal
Long-term urban renewal of the former Victoria Road industrial precinct into a mixed-use neighbourhood. The precinct is being delivered across multiple developments including Wicks Place and the approved Timberyards project, providing build-to-rent, affordable housing, co-living, retail, creative industries, public open space and improved pedestrian connections.
The Timberyards
Approved mixed-use build-to-rent precinct redeveloping a 2.2 hectare former industrial site into a neo-industrial neighbourhood. The project includes 1,188 rental dwellings comprising 484 build-to-rent apartments, 589 co-living dwellings and 115 affordable homes across seven buildings, together with retail, commercial space, a retained heritage warehouse, public open space and community facilities. State Significant Development consent was granted by the Independent Planning Commission on 17 February 2026.
The Joinery Annandale
The Joinery Annandale is Landcom’s mixed-use redevelopment of the 1.1-hectare former WestConnex dive site at 160-186 Parramatta Road and 79-95 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale. The precinct is planned for around 577 apartments, including a 21-storey build-to-rent tower of 220 homes for essential workers at discounted rents, plus market and affordable apartments, ground-floor retail and services, a central public plaza and new pedestrian links between Parramatta Road and Pyrmont Bridge Road. In December 2025 the site was rezoned to Mixed Use (MU1) and the State Significant Development Application for the build-to-rent tower (SSD-82714716) was approved on 23 December 2025.Construction of the essential-worker building is targeted to start in 2026, with first move-ins expected around late 2028; remaining lots are intended for sale to private developers for further apartment delivery.
Sydenham Station Metro Upgrade
$301 million completed upgrade of Sydenham Station as key interchange for Sydney Metro City & Southwest. Includes new entrances at Burrows Road and Railway Parade, new concourse with lifts and stairs to all platforms, platform screen doors, improved accessibility, and easy interchange between Sydney Metro, Sydney Trains, and bus services.
Farr St, Marrickville
A $70-million six-storey residential development featuring 51 luxury apartments, with over 50% being three-bedroom units. First residential project approved under the newly rezoned Timber Yards Precinct, designed by PBD Architecture.
7,286 residents of Marrickville - North are employed, from a labour force of 7,736. Unemployment sits at 5.8%, with participation at 66.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 14,438, about 108% 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 workforce in Marrickville - North is distinguished by high qualifications and an outsized presence in the technology sector, accompanied by a 5.8% unemployment rate and 1.2% estimated employment growth over the past year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 7,286, while joblessness sits 1.7% above the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney, and the participation rate tracks slightly lower at 66.8% versus 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records showed 58.8% of workers operating from home, an outcome influenced by pandemic lockdown restrictions. Major sectors employing local residents include professional & technical, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
The district demonstrates a pronounced concentration in professional & technical fields, where the local employment proportion is 1.3 times the regional standard. Conversely, the construction sector is less represented, engaging only 5.4% of workers in Marrickville - North against 8.6% across Greater Sydney. The Census recorded a ratio of 0.7 workers for each resident, reflecting a relatively strong pool of nearby employment opportunities. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics indicates that in the 12 months to March 2026, jobs grew by 1.2% against a 0.8% increase in the labour pool, reducing local unemployment by 0.3 percentage points. Across Greater Sydney over the same timeframe, job counts grew by 1.9%, the labour force expanded by 1.9%, and unemployment declined slightly. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future labour requirements in Marrickville - North. When calibrated against the local industry composition across five- and ten-year intervals, these national estimates—projecting overall growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years—suggest that Marrickville - North's industry profile aligns with local job gains of 7.0% over five years and 14.2% over ten years (calculated via simple weighted extrapolation for illustration without incorporating local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Marrickville - North is $2,358 a week (about $123,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,160 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $69,684 a year against an average of $86,744. 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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Aggregated ATO data by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicates an average income of $86,744 and a median taxpayer income of $69,684 in the Marrickville - North SA2, substantially exceeding the Greater Sydney average of $83,003 and median of $60,817. Accounting for a Wage Price Index rise of 10.32% since financial year 2023, local figures are estimated at approximately $76,875 (median) and $95,696 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, local personal, family, and household earnings placed between the 86th and 88th percentiles nationally. The largest earnings band covers 29.6% of residents (3,946 people) earning $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the wider area share of 30.9%.
Affluence is evident with 39.1% generating over $3,000 per week, underpinning demand for higher-end retail and local services. Although residential overheads absorb 18.9% of income, strong remuneration sustains disposable earnings at the 81st percentile, placing the district in the 9th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Marrickville - North had 4,818 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 32% detached houses and 40% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 24% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,817 a month, a total housing cost higher than 96% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 23.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.6%. 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 residential property in Marrickville - North was distributed between 32.1% houses and 67.9% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and other structures), differing noticeably from Sydney metro where houses accounted for 55.9% and other dwellings made up 44.1%. Full home ownership was lower than the metropolitan standard at 24.4%, while 30.5% carried a mortgage and 45.1% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment reached $2,817 and median weekly rent stood at $550, exceeding Sydney metro levels of $2,427 and $470. These housing expenses sit well above national benchmarks, where average monthly mortgage repayments are $1,863 and rents average $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Marrickville - North counted 4,818 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,215 today, averaging 2.4 people each. 25% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.0 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the predominant living arrangement at 62.4% of households, consisting of 26.9% couples without children, 24.8% couples with children, and 9.5% single parent families. Non-family dwellings comprise 37.6% of the total, with lone person households representing 27.2% and group households making up 10.3%. Average household occupancy stands at 2.4 people, lower than the Greater Sydney median of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
49.3% of adults in Marrickville - North hold a university qualification, including 32.0% with a bachelor degree and 13.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 76% of areas nationally. A further 12.0% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 1,523 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,090 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 profiles in Marrickville - North sit well above broader benchmarks, with university credentials held by 49.3% of residents aged 15+, outperforming NSW at 32.2% and Australia at 30.4%. This strong academic foundation equips the workforce for knowledge-intensive sectors. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 32.0%, alongside postgraduate qualifications at 13.6% and graduate diplomas at 3.7%. Technical and vocational training accounts for 21.3% of credentials among people aged 15+, divided into certificates (12.0%) and advanced diplomas (9.3%). Study enrollment remains strong across the suburb, with 26.3% of the community engaged in formal study.
This cohort includes 7.3% enrolled in tertiary institutions, 7.2% in primary education, and 5.5% attending secondary schools.
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Public transport in Marrickville - North reaches 56 stops on 15 routes, timetabled for about 5,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.7 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 networks in Marrickville - North encompass 56 bus stops served by 15 separate routes, delivering 5,191 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is rated as excellent, with typical walk distances to the nearest stop averaging 173 meters. As an outward-commuting residential community, private vehicles account for 60% of travel to work, alongside 12% by train and 11% on foot. Vehicle availability averages 0.7 per dwelling, trailing metropolitan averages, while 58.8% of workers logged their duties from home according to the 2021 Census (under prevailing COVID-19 settings). Across all transit lines, scheduled service frequency averages 741 trips per day, translating to roughly 92 weekly trips for each transport stop.
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70.7% of residents in Marrickville - North report no long-term health condition. 5.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 63.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments from AreaSearch indicate positive health metrics in Marrickville - North across both younger and older cohorts, marked by low chronic disease rates and reduced mortality. Private health insurance coverage is extensive, held by approximately 63% of residents (8,439 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney and 55.7% across Australia. Asthma and mental health conditions are the most prevalent ailments locally, reported by 7.7% and 10.7% of residents respectively, while 70.7% indicated having no diagnosed chronic medical issues, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Health indicators are positive for residents under 65 years of age.
Older residents aged 65 and over account for 13.6% of the populace (1,813 people), below the 15.5% share observed across Greater Sydney, with local seniors achieving health ratings that outperform general population benchmarks nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.6% of Marrickville - North residents were born overseas and 29.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 76% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (20.4%) and Australian (17.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Marrickville - North exhibits significant cultural breadth, with 34.6% of its population born overseas and 29.8% using a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the most common faith, accounting for 35.9% of residents. The local population also exhibits an overrepresentation in Judaism, which encompasses 0.6% of community members compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Looking at parental lineage, the primary ancestries identified are English at 20.4%, Australian at 17.2%, and Other at 12.5%. Distinct variations also appear across other heritage backgrounds, including Greek representation at 5.5% (versus 1.9% regionally), Vietnamese at 4.4% (versus 1.8%), and Lebanese at 1.6% (versus 2.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Marrickville - North is 37. 32.0% 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 structure of Marrickville - North shows fewer older residents relative to Greater Sydney. Residents aged 25 - 44 represent 40.7% of the community as at August 2026 compared to 31.4% regionally, whereas children and youth aged 0 - 24 comprise 22.6% against 30.4% across the broader metropolitan area. The median age is an estimated 37 as at August 2026, matching both the 2021 Census level and the Greater Sydney 2021 Census benchmark of 37. The proportion of young to middle aged adults has risen from 39.4% at the Census to an estimated 40.7%.
Looking ahead to 2041, the senior demographic aged 65+ is projected to record the largest increase, adding 751 residents (41%) to reach 2,564, while numbers in the 0 - 24 age bracket are forecast to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Marrickville - North
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 · 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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 12 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 — 415 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,317 at the 2021 Census → 13,333 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 (117021636). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.