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The median house price in Newcastle - Cooks Hill is $1.95m, with units at $985k. House values have moved 5.6% a year compounded over five years.
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Newcastle - Cooks Hill has an estimated 15,105 residents, up from 12,805 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,300 people, or 18.0%. Growth has averaged 2.9% a year over five years, faster than 88% of areas nationally. 681 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 59.4% of that increase. That puts 3,795 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 Newcastle - Cooks Hill stands at approximately 15,105 as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 2,300 residents (18.0%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 12,805 people. This update draws on an ABS estimated resident population figure of 14,632 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 681 validated new addresses identified post-Census. With 3,795 persons per square kilometer, the locality's density ranks within the top quarter across nationwide communities evaluated by AreaSearch. Surpassing both the wider SA4 territory and the Rest of NSW (5.1%), the district's 18.0% expansion since the 2021 census positions it at the forefront of regional growth.
While natural increase and interstate arrivals also contributed positively, net overseas migration served as the core catalyst, generating roughly 59.4% of total population gains in recent times. SA2 geographic modeling by AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 using 2022 as their baseline year, turning to NSW State Government SA2 releases from 2022 (benchmarked to 2021) wherever coverage gaps exist. Cohort-specific growth trajectories across these datasets are extended forward to cover 2032 to 2041 across all markets. Looking ahead, long-term expansion is anticipated to sit within the top 10 percent of regional territories across the country, with latest annual ERP benchmarks pointing toward an influx of 6,439 persons through to 2041, representing a cumulative 39.5% increase across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,062 new dwellings have been approved in Newcastle - Cooks Hill over the past five years, an average of 212 a year. That places the area in the 92nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 14 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 212 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 Newcastle - Cooks Hill have averaged roughly 212 homes per annum, accumulating to 1,062 residences across the preceding 5 financial years. With incoming population running at 1.8 new residents per year per completed dwelling across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), market fundamentals reflect balanced supply-demand dynamics and support a stable environment. New dwellings feature an average construction value of $577,000, moderately higher than regional benchmarks and indicative of a focus on higher-end builds. Concurrently, commercial consent values have reached $207.4 million during this financial year, underscoring substantial non-residential investment locally.
Per capita residential development in Newcastle - Cooks Hill exceeds the Rest of NSW by 196.0%, providing prospective purchasers with an extensive array of property options. This construction rate sits substantially above nationwide norms, highlighting strong developer confidence. Medium-to-high density formats dominate recent supply, with attached dwellings accounting for 98.0% of activity versus 2.0% for standalone houses. This heavy orientation toward compact living delivers accessible pricing for market entrants while drawing first-time buyers, investors, and downsizing owner-occupiers. The surrounding district records roughly 158 people per dwelling approval, reflecting an expanding property sector. Demographic projections indicate that Newcastle - Cooks Hill is on track to add 5,966 residents through to 2041 based on the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Current building volumes align well with expected future requirements, underpinning orderly market conditions without generating sharp 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 27 current infrastructure and development projects inside Newcastle - Cooks Hill, worth an estimated $70 billion. A further 71 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $81.6 billion. 26 are already under construction and 31 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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Strategic planning policies, major developments, and civil infrastructure investments exert a decisive impact on local performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 53 active schemes likely to influence the immediate region. Prominent developments among these include East End Newcastle, Dairy Farmers Towers, The Store Newcastle, and Pottery Lane Residential Development - Newcastle, with the key undertakings outlined below.
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East End Newcastle
Iris Capital is delivering a $1 billion urban renewal project transforming four city blocks in Newcastle's historic East End. The final phase, comprising Stages 3 and 4, includes five distinct buildings: Lyrique, Kingston, Portline, Gibbs and Moore, and Bluebell. This release adds luxury apartments and a new Italian-inspired public Market Square with approximately 1,731 square metres of retail space. The project integrates heritage preservation of the former David Jones and Municipal buildings with modern resident amenities including a rooftop pool, gym, and hydrotherapy spa.The precinct is designed to reconnect the city with the harbor and is supported by significant public domain upgrades by the City of Newcastle.
East End Village - Hunter Street Revitalisation
Multimillion-dollar revitalisation project for Hunter Street's eastern precinct, reinstating it as a traditional high street with new paving, roadway, footpaths, multi-function street lighting, street furniture, landscaping, new public spaces, enhanced pedestrian facilities, and cycleway extensions. It is being delivered across multiple stages with more than $16 million invested in the initial three phases and an additional $16.7 million in federal funding for the upcoming fourth phase.
Harbour Foreshore Precinct - Foreshore Park Inclusive Playspace
City of Newcastle is delivering the centerpiece of the Harbour Foreshore Masterplan: an 8,500m2 regional inclusive playspace known as Livvis Place. The project features four distinct zones including a major waterplay area, a nature-based play zone, and industrial-themed play structures like the nuts and bolts towers and a whale-themed swing set. Recent milestones include the February 2026 opening of the Sunnyboy Park kiosk and accessible amenities building. Current construction activities involve concrete pours for the waterplay area, footing installation for the elevated play structures, and offsite fabrication of bespoke heritage-themed equipment.Completion remains on track for late 2026.
Port of Newcastle Master Plan 2040
The Port Master Plan 2040 is a strategic framework for diversifying the Port's trade beyond coal[cite: 1]. Key pillars include the Clean Energy Precinct (CEP) on Kooragang Island, a 220-hectare hub for green hydrogen and ammonia production with construction set for 2027[cite: 1]. It also encompasses the Newcastle Deepwater Container Terminal (NDCT) and the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) berth extension to accommodate larger vessels[cite: 1].
High Speed Rail - Newcastle to Sydney (Line 1)
High Speed Rail Line 1 will connect Newcastle to Sydney on a new dedicated 194km rail line with trains capable of speeds up to 320 km/h on surface sections and 200 km/h in tunnels. Around 115km of the route will run through tunnels. The line will reduce travel time between Newcastle and Sydney to around one hour, with Central Coast trips of about 30 minutes. Six stations are proposed at central Newcastle (Broadmeadow), Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast (Gosford), Sydney Central, Parramatta and Western Sydney International Airport.Following release of the business case in early 2026, the project moved into a two-year Development Phase, with the Australian Government investing a further $230 million for design refinement, environmental and planning approvals, and corridor preservation. The first two major contract packages went to tender in 2026: Area Package 1 (around 35km of twin TBM tunnels, an underground station and associated civil works) and Trains, Systems and Systems Integration (supply of trains, design of all systems, rail depot and operations control centre). The Newcastle to Sydney section is estimated to cost around $61.2 billion by 2039, with a further $32 billion to extend to Western Sydney International Airport by 2042. The project is forecast to support up to 15,000 construction jobs annually at peak and add around $250 billion to the Australian economy over a 50-year appraisal period.
Sovereign Park | The Hill
Sovereign Park is a residential development of 158 apartments, penthouses and terraced townhomes across four low-rise buildings on a 1.22-hectare site at 11-17 Mosbri Crescent, The Hill, Newcastle, on the former NBN Studios site. Designed by Marchese Partners with landscaping by Arcadia Landscape Architects, the project includes a rooftop infinity pool, outdoor gym, residents pavilion and about 2000 sq m of green space. Construction commenced in 2023 and was well underway as of January 2026, with slab pours largely complete and vertical construction progressing on Building A and B.The project is being delivered by Stronach Property with construction by MARS Building.
Rail Bridge Row Affordable Housing Development
Transforming a 4,125 sqm former heavy rail corridor site into a mixed-use affordable housing development. Delivered in partnership with Home in Place, it features 48 affordable housing units above ground-floor commercial space, complete with a new laneway and commuter cycleway connection.
59 Darby Street, Cooks Hill Apartments
A five-storey, mid-rise mixed-use development comprising 24 residences, with a bar/restaurant, boutique deli, and gallery space proposed for the ground floor. The site was previously zoned B4 Mixed Use with a 2.5:1 FSR and 14m height limit. A BASIX certificate summary for the mixed-use development was prepared in November 2019.
9,320 residents of Newcastle - Cooks Hill are employed, from a labour force of 9,722. Unemployment sits at 4.1%, with participation at 72.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.5% 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 22,875, about 151% 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 labour pool in Newcastle - Cooks Hill is characterised by strong educational qualifications, significant concentration in knowledge-based services, and an unemployment level of 4.1%. Employed residents numbered 9,320 as of March 2026, with joblessness matching the Regional NSW benchmark of 4.1%. Labour force participation is exceptionally high at 72.5%, compared to 60.6% across Regional NSW. Census records showed 35.1% of workers operating from home, an outcome that must be interpreted in light of prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time. Resident workers are primarily engaged in health care & social assistance, professional & technical disciplines, and education & training.
Specialisation is particularly marked in professional & technical services, where local employment concentration is 2.4 times that of the broader region. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.5% of the Newcastle - Cooks Hill workforce, trailing the 5.3% share seen across Regional NSW. Hosting 1.7 workers for every resident at the time of the Census, the precinct acts as a prominent regional job destination that draws substantial workforce inflows from surrounding communities. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM metrics show that across the year to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 0.4% alongside a 1.9% drop in total employment, pushing the unemployment rate up by 1.5 percentage points. By comparison, Regional NSW recorded a 0.9% drop in employment, a 0.4% contraction in the labour pool, and an unemployment increase of 0.5 percentage points. Future workforce requirements can be assessed using national industry projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26. Projected against the area's existing industry distribution over five- and ten-year horizons, overall employment across the country is slated to rise 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Mapping these sectoral rates to the Newcastle - Cooks Hill employment profile implies prospective employment growth of 7.5% over five years and 15.2% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighted model that does not incorporate bespoke local demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Newcastle - Cooks Hill is $1,929 a week (about $100,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,149 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $63,510 a year against an average of $98,452. The average runs 55% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode statistics for financial year 2023 analysed by AreaSearch position Newcastle - Cooks Hill SA2 earnings in the top national percentile, reporting a median of $63,510 alongside a $98,452 average. These figures notably outpace Regional NSW, where median and mean earnings were $52,390 and $65,215 respectively. Factoring in 10.32% growth in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures near $70,064 (median) and $108,612 (average) by March 2026. According to the 2021 Census, individual weekly remuneration sits in the 88th percentile across Australia at $1,149, whereas household returns track in the 61st percentile.
The single largest earnings bracket comprises 4,894 residents (32.4% of earners) taking home between $1,500 - 2,999 weekly, closely tracking the wider region's 29.9% share. Shelter expenses absorb 17.6% of income; nevertheless, elevated earnings place disposable revenue in the 59th percentile, with the district placed within the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Newcastle - Cooks Hill had 6,129 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 12% detached houses and 64% apartments. 20% are owned with a mortgage, 54% rented and 26% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $445 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,169 a month, a total housing cost higher than 78% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 23.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing stock in Newcastle - Cooks Hill is heavily weighted toward attached structures, with apartments, semi-detached residences, and other non-freestanding formats comprising 88.3% of dwellings, compared to 11.7% separate houses. This differs sharply from Regional NSW, where houses make up 82.6% and other formats represent 17.4%. Outright home ownership stood at 26.1%, trailing Regional NSW benchmarks, while mortgaged properties accounted for 19.7% and tenant-occupied dwellings made up 54.2%. Housing costs are considerably higher locally: the median monthly mortgage payment was $2,169 and the median weekly rental cost was $445, against Regional NSW benchmarks of $1,733 and $330.
Both figures also outstrip nationwide levels, exceeding the Australian average monthly mortgage commitment of $1,863 and the weekly median rent of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Newcastle - Cooks Hill counted 6,129 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,230 today, averaging 1.9 people each. 13% are couples with children, fewer than in 96% of areas nationally, against 29% couples without children. 41% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 49.2% of local domestic arrangements, consisting of couples without offspring (29.1%), couples with dependent children (12.9%), and sole parent households (6.2%). The balance of 50.8% comprises non-family residences, where single-person households account for 40.8% and shared group accommodation represents 10.1%. Average occupancy sits at 1.9 people per household, below the Regional NSW benchmark of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
48.0% of adults in Newcastle - Cooks Hill hold a university qualification, including 30.7% with a bachelor degree and 13.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 16.7% hold a vocational qualification. 8 schools serve the area, with 3,085 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,070 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary qualification rates in Newcastle - Cooks Hill are exceptionally strong, with 48.0% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university degrees, compared to 26.1% across the SA4 region and 21.3% in Rest of NSW. This extensive knowledge base provides a strong foundation for professional industries. Undergraduate awards represent 30.7% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate degrees at 13.3% and graduate diplomas at 4.0%. Technical and vocational credentials are also well established, held by 27.1% of residents aged 15+, divided between certificates (16.7%) and advanced diplomas (10.4%). A substantial 27.5% of the local population is actively engaged in formal study.
This cohort includes 12.8% undertaking tertiary courses, 4.9% attending primary schooling, and 4.5% enrolled at the secondary level.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Newcastle - Cooks Hill reaches 89 stops on 44 routes, timetabled for about 7,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Trams carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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 transport connectivity in Newcastle - Cooks Hill is supported by 89 operational stops spanning a network of buses, light rail, and ferry services. These access points are served by 44 discrete transit routes that provide a total of 7,059 weekly passenger services. Network coverage is exceptional, with properties situated an average of 116 meters from the closest boarding location. Private vehicles remain the primary choice for outbound commuting, utilised by 75% of workers, while 15% travel by foot and 3% commute via bicycle. Vehicle availability sits at 0.9 per dwelling, below broader regional patterns.
Working from home was recorded for 35.1% of the resident workforce in the 2021 Census, reflecting conditions during that period. Transit service volumes average 1,008 scheduled runs daily across the network, generating an average of roughly 79 departures per stop every week.
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68.1% of residents in Newcastle - Cooks Hill report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 80% of areas nationally. 3.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 70.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.6 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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Evaluations by AreaSearch regarding mortality and illness show superior health outcomes across Newcastle - Cooks Hill, marked by minimal rates of common medical conditions across all age brackets. Uptake of private health insurance is remarkably elevated, covering approximately 70% of residents (10,633 people). This compares favourably to the 51.9% rate observed throughout Regional NSW and the Australian benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the two most widespread medical diagnoses in the precinct, reported by 10.7 and 7.9% of the population respectively, while 68.1% of residents reported no long-term illnesses, exceeding the 63.3% share across Regional NSW.
Overall wellness across the working-age population aligns with standard benchmarks. Residents aged 65 and over comprise 20.0% of the community (3,021 people), below the Regional NSW proportion of 23.3%. Health metrics among older age brackets remain especially favourable, matching the area's strong nationwide standings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Newcastle - Cooks Hill is largely Australian-born, at 82.0% of residents, with 10.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.9%) and Australian (22.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Newcastle - Cooks Hill displays relatively limited cultural variation, with Australian citizens accounting for 87.4% of the population, 82.0% born domestically, and 89.7% speaking solely English in the home. Christianity stands as the primary religious affiliation, practiced by 39.2% of residents. The most pronounced proportional divergence appears in Judaism, which makes up 0.2% of the local demographic against 0.1% across Regional NSW. Examining parental background, the three most prominent ancestry groups across Newcastle - Cooks Hill are English (30.9%), Australian (22.6%, trailing the regional benchmark of 30.0%), and Irish (11.2%).
Distinct differences are also evident among other origins: Scottish heritage is notably higher at 9.9% (compared to 8.0% regionally), alongside Polish at 0.9% (versus 0.5%) and Welsh at 0.8% (against 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Newcastle - Cooks Hill is 38. 34.6% 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 local population structure shows a heavy concentration of adults in stages preceding family establishment. Updated August 2026 figures show that 35.3% of the community is aged between 25 - 44, compared to 23.5% across Regional NSW, whereas younger cohorts aged 0 - 24 represent 21.0% compared to 29.3% regionally. This results in an estimated median age of 38, matching the 2021 Census figure and remaining 5 years younger than the Regional NSW median of 43 from the same Census. Since then, the share of seniors aged 65+ has increased from 17.0% to roughly 20.0%.
Looking toward 2041, the largest numerical influx will occur among those aged 25 - 44, climbing by 2,572 residents (48%) to 7,903. The senior bracket is projected to show the sharpest relative acceleration, expanding 56% to reach 4,726 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Newcastle - Cooks Hill
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 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 | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 27 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 — 681 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,805 at the 2021 Census → 15,105 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 (111031229). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.