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The median house price in North Sydney - Lavender Bay is $3.92m, with units at $1.29m. House values have moved 2.6% a year compounded over five years.
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North Sydney - Lavender Bay has an estimated 13,776 residents, up from 12,441 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,335 people, or 10.7%. Growth has averaged 1.6% a year over five years. 543 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 87.7% of that increase. That puts 7,213 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 the analysis by AreaSearch, the population of North Sydney - Lavender Bay stands at approximately 13,776 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 1,335 individuals (10.7%) from the 12,441 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. This adjustment is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 13,776 alongside 543 validated new addresses identified after the Census. Consequently, the local density reaches 7,212 persons per square kilometer, positioning it within the top 10% of all areas evaluated nationwide by AreaSearch and highlights the high demand for local land.
The area's 10.7% growth rate since the 2021 census outpaced the broader SA4 region (5.9%) and the SA3 area, establishing it as a primary driver of regional growth. This population expansion was mostly fueled by overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 87.7% of the total population increase in recent times. AreaSearch implements the projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline for each SA2. In instances where these are unavailable, SA2 projections from the NSW State Government released in 2022 using a 2021 baseline are applied instead. Age bracket growth rates derived from these datasets are projected forward for all sectors between the years 2032 and 2041. Based on recent annual ERP statistics, the area is projected to experience population expansion exceeding the median of locations analyzed by AreaSearch, climbing by 2,906 residents by 2041, which translates to a overall increase of 21.1% over the 16 years.
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44 new dwellings have been approved in North Sydney - Lavender Bay over the past five years, an average of 8 a year. That is 0.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 339, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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North Sydney - Lavender Bay has seen an average of roughly 8 residential building approvals annually, translating to 44 residential dwellings over the preceding 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, there have been 311 registered approvals. An average of 23.6 people moved to the area for every new dwelling constructed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), indicating that demand is outstripping supply, a trend that typically escalates buyer competition and boosts property prices. Concurrently, the average construction value for new dwellings stands at $1,197,000, indicating that developers are focusing on the upscale market with premium structures.
Furthermore, commercial approvals have reached $837.7 million this financial year, pointing to robust local business development. Relative to Greater Sydney, North Sydney - Lavender Bay exhibits significantly reduced development volumes, coming in at 67.0% below the regional per capita average. This limited introduction of new housing stock generally reinforces the demand and values of established properties. This rate also sits below the national average, highlighting the mature character of the suburb and suggesting the presence of planning restrictions. The breakdown of new residential construction consists of 11.0% detached houses and 89.0% apartments or townhouses. This emphasis on higher-density projects provides more accessible price points and appeals to buyers looking to downsize, investors, and those entering the property market for the first time. The ratio of approximately 7754 people per approval underscores the mature, built-out nature of North Sydney - Lavender Bay. Demographic projections suggest that North Sydney - Lavender Bay will add 2,906 inhabitants by 2041, according to the most recent quarterly projections from AreaSearch. If the current pace of development persists, the delivery of new housing may not keep up with this population increase, which could intensify competition among buyers and support upward pressure on prices.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 18 current infrastructure and development projects inside North Sydney - Lavender Bay, worth an estimated $6.82 billion. A further 176 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $113.5 billion. 48 are already under construction and 71 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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Changes to local infrastructure, major construction projects, and zoning adjustments are key drivers of local performance. A total of 39 projects have been identified by AreaSearch as having a potential impact on this locality. Significant developments include Affinity Place, East Walker Residences, Victoria Cross Station and Tower, and the adaptive reuse of the MLC Building North Sydney (105-153 Miller Street), with the subsequent list outlining those most likely to be relevant.
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Victoria Cross Station and Tower
An integrated station development by Lendlease featuring the 42-storey Victoria Cross Tower and a vibrant retail precinct. The precinct officially opened in March 2026, marking the completion of the premium net-zero carbon commercial tower which provides 58,000 sqm of office space. The project includes a multi-level dining hub named Miller House and over 20 retail outlets, seamlessly integrated with the Sydney Metro station which has been operational since 2024.
Affinity Place
51-storey premium office tower by Stockland, designed by Hassell. Set to be North Sydney's tallest office building. The project features approximately 59,000 sqm of commercial and retail space, a public sky garden, and high sustainability targets including 6 Star Green Star and 5.5 Star NABERS Energy.
Warringah Freeway Upgrade
The Warringah Freeway Upgrade is a major road infrastructure project upgrading a four-kilometre corridor between High Street at North Sydney and Willoughby Road at Naremburn. The upgrade streamlines traffic flow, integrates with the Western Harbour Tunnel, improves public transport with dedicated continuous southbound bus lanes, and delivers new active transport connections including upgraded pedestrian and cyclist paths.
East Walker Street, North Sydney
Approved State Significant Development for two residential flat buildings with five shared basement levels, providing 239 apartments including in-fill affordable housing. ALAND acquired the former East Walker Street site in 2025 and plans a luxury and key worker housing project near Victoria Cross Metro Station. Modification 2 has been approved and Modification 3 for substation and stormwater amendments is under assessment.
Kurraba Point Luxury Development by PB & Co
Melbourne developer PB & Co's first Sydney project designed by Koichi Takada. Prime waterfront site with 10 luxury residences including 6 apartments and 4 dual occupancy residences. Designed to be carbon neutral operation.
100-102 Walker Street Commercial Tower, North Sydney
DA-approved redevelopment of an existing B-grade office at 100-102 Walker Street into a 45-48 storey next-generation commercial tower designed by Bates Smart for Pro-invest Group. The scheme delivers approx. 37,000 sqm of commercial NLA, three levels of retail and dining, end-of-trip facilities, and a new public laneway connection linking Walker Street to Little Spring Street and the Victoria Cross Metro. Sydney North Planning Panel granted development approval in August 2022. As of mid-2025, construction is not currently planned; Pro-invest has been reported in talks to sell the DA-approved site.The existing B-grade building remains in use.
MLC Building North Sydney - Adaptive Reuse (105-153 Miller Street)
State Significant Development approval for the adaptive reuse of the State heritage-listed former MLC Building in North Sydney into a tertiary education campus. The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure approved the project on 19 March 2026. The scheme, designed by FJC Studio using Bates Smart's original building design, refurbishes the 14-storey Miller Street wing and demolishes and replaces the Denison Street wing with a new 22-storey education building. The project delivers more than 48,000sqm of gross floor area to accommodate about 5,740 students and staff, ground-floor retail and a student hub, flood mitigation works, and public domain upgrades linking to Victoria Cross Metro Station and Miller Place.A separate local DA for a commercial office scheme on the same site (Bates Smart design) was approved by North Sydney Council in late 2025; the previously proposed build-to-rent scheme has been withdrawn. The building has been vacant since 2022.
Warada on Walker
A 22-level premium commercial office tower planned for North Sydney, designed by Woods Bagot with a curved red facade inspired by the waratah flower. The scheme comprises approx. 27,000 sqm of net lettable area within 33,000 sqm GFA, a 1,000 sqm rooftop garden, end of trip facilities, 12 retail tenancies, and a through-site link connecting Walker Street to Little Walker Street. Development approval was granted by the North Sydney Planning Panel in 2022 and Roberts Co was appointed as builder in 2023, but as of mid-2026 there is no confirmed evidence construction has commenced; the site's original Q3 2025 completion target has passed unmet, and Woods Bagot's own project page still lists the tower as being marketed to prospective tenants rather than under construction.
9,138 residents of North Sydney - Lavender Bay are employed, from a labour force of 9,432. Unemployment sits at 3.1%, with participation at 75.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 40,332, about 2.9 times 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 workforce in North Sydney - Lavender Bay is highly qualified, with a particularly strong concentration of professionals in the technology sector, a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, and an estimated job growth rate of 1.9% over the past year. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 9,138, while the unemployment rate was 1.0% below the 4.1% average for Greater Sydney. Furthermore, the labor force participation rate is exceptionally high at 75.2%, compared to 69.1% across Greater Sydney. Census responses indicated that a substantial 67.5% of the local workforce operated from home, though this figure may be influenced by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are professional & technical services, finance & insurance, and health care & social assistance. The local concentration in professional & technical services is especially pronounced, running at 2.1 times the average for the wider region. Conversely, the retail trade sector is less represented, accounting for only 5.3% of the workforce in North Sydney - Lavender Bay compared to 9.3% in Greater Sydney. Recording 4.5 workers for every resident at the time of the Census, the locality serves as a major employment destination, offering more job positions than it has working residents and drawing commuters from other districts. According to AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS figures, employment rose by 1.9% during the twelve months leading up to March 2026, whereas the labour force grew by 1.4%, which led to a 0.5 percentage point decline in unemployment. Meanwhile, Greater Sydney saw employment and labour force both expand by 1.9%, yielding a minimal change in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts released in May-25 provide additional perspective on anticipated future demand in North Sydney - Lavender Bay. These outlooks span five and ten-year horizons and have been overlaid onto the local employment structure to gauge expected growth trajectories. National employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though expansion varies considerably across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific forecasts are applied to the employment composition of North Sydney - Lavender Bay, local employment is anticipated to rise by 7.7% over five years and by 15.1% over ten years (this represents a basic weighted extrapolation for illustrative use and does not incorporate local population projections).
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Median household income in North Sydney - Lavender Bay is $2,709 a week (about $141,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,683 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $82,775 a year against an average of $130,328. The average runs 57% 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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According to the latest postcode-level ATO statistics released by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, the median income for taxpayers in the North Sydney - Lavender Bay SA2 is $82,775, with an average income of $130,328. This places the area in the highest income percentiles across the nation, compared to a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003 in Greater Sydney. Accounting for a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, current estimates for March 2026 are approximately $91,317 for the median and $143,778 for the average.
Census statistics show that household, family, and individual incomes in North Sydney - Lavender Bay are all highly ranked, placing between the 93rd and 99th percentiles nationwide. The local income distribution shows that 34.8% of the community (4,794 individuals) falls into the $4000+ weekly earnings bracket, which differs from the wider region where the $1,500 - 2,999 range is the most common at 30.9%. The suburb displays notable wealth, with 47.3% of residents earning more than $3,000 per week, which helps sustain high-end retail and local services. Although elevated housing costs account for 17.3% of resident incomes, strong overall earnings ensure that disposable income remains in the 92nd percentile, and the area's SEIFA ranking for income is in the 10th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
North Sydney - Lavender Bay had 6,021 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 6% detached houses and 84% apartments. 16% are owned with a mortgage, 60% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $600 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,850 a month, a total housing cost higher than 97% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 22.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The composition of residential properties in North Sydney - Lavender Bay at the time of the latest Census consisted of 5.6% detached houses and 94.4% other dwelling types (such as semi-detached homes, apartments, and alternative housing), compared to 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings across metropolitan Sydney. At the same time, the rate of home ownership in North Sydney - Lavender Bay was lower than the Sydney metropolitan average, standing at 23.3%, with the remaining properties being held under a mortgage (16.4%) or occupied by renters (60.3%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was significantly higher than the Sydney metropolitan average at $2,850, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $600, compared to regional averages of $2,427 and $470 respectively.
On a national scale, mortgage repayments in North Sydney - Lavender Bay are substantially higher than the Australian median of $1,863, and rent levels are well above the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
North Sydney - Lavender Bay counted 6,021 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,667 today, averaging 1.9 people each. 15% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 34% couples without children. 40% 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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Family households represent the majority of local residences at 55.3%, consisting of couples without children at 33.7%, couples with children at 14.7%, and single-parent households at 5.8%. Non-family households account for the remaining 44.7% of the total, with single-person households making up 40.3% and group households representing 4.3%. The median household size is 1.9 persons, which is smaller than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
68.3% of adults in North Sydney - Lavender Bay hold a university qualification, including 40.7% with a bachelor degree and 23.5% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 95% of areas nationally. A further 7.3% hold a vocational qualification. 11 schools serve the area, with 8,324 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,169 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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The level of formal education in North Sydney - Lavender Bay is notably higher than regional and national averages, with 68.3% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 30.4% across Australia and 32.2% in NSW. This high level of educational attainment positions the local population well for employment in knowledge-based industries. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 40.7%, followed by postgraduate degrees (23.5%) and graduate diplomas (4.1%). Vocational training accounts for 16.6% of qualifications for those aged 15 and older, consisting of advanced diplomas (9.3%) and certificates (7.3%).
A significant portion of the local population, 24.3%, is currently enrolled in formal education. This group includes 8.7% of residents attending tertiary institutions, 4.7% in primary school, and 4.5% enrolled in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in North Sydney - Lavender Bay reaches 111 stops on 98 routes, timetabled for about 23,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 110 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.4 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 data shows that there are 111 active transit stops operating within North Sydney - Lavender Bay, including a combination of ferry wharves, train stations, light rail stops, and bus stops. These points are connected by 98 separate transit routes, which together accommodate 23,061 passenger trips each week. Transport access is classified as excellent, with residents living an average of 107 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the suburb's residential nature, the majority of working residents travel out of the area for employment, with private cars remaining the primary mode of travel at 46%, followed by trains at 21% and walking at 19%.
The average rate of vehicle ownership is 0.4 cars per dwelling, which is below the metropolitan average. Additionally, 67.5% of working residents worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-related conditions. The average service frequency across all transport routes is 3,294 trips per day, which equates to roughly 207 weekly trips for each transit stop. The accompanying map displays the 100 closest transit stops to the central point of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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78.0% of residents in North Sydney - Lavender Bay report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 99% of areas nationally. 1.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 80.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 2.8 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 indicators show excellent outcomes throughout North Sydney - Lavender Bay, based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and the occurrence of chronic illnesses, which reveals a very low rate of common health conditions across all age brackets. Additionally, the rate of private health insurance is exceptionally high, covering approximately 80% of the population (11,075 people). This compares to 59.9% across Greater Sydney and a national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent chronic conditions recorded in the suburb were asthma and mental health disorders, affecting 6.0% and 5.9% of the population respectively.
Meanwhile, 78.0% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared to 74.6% in Greater Sydney. In terms of age distribution, 17.7% of the population is aged 65 or older (2,439 people), which is higher than the Greater Sydney average of 15.5%. Health measures among this older demographic are particularly positive, with national standings generally matching those of the wider local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
49.0% of North Sydney - Lavender Bay residents were born overseas and 32.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 85% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (22.5%) and Australian (13.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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North Sydney - Lavender Bay demonstrates a high degree of cultural diversity, with 32.6% of residents speaking a language other than English in their homes and 49.0% of the population born outside of Australia. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, representing 40.9% of the local population. However, the most distinct variation from broader regional patterns is in Judaism, which represents 0.6% of the local population compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. In terms of family heritage and parental country of birth, the three most common ancestries in North Sydney - Lavender Bay are English at 22.5%, Australian at 13.9%, and Other at 13.5%.
There are also notable concentrations of other background groups relative to regional trends: French ancestry is represented at 1.1% in North Sydney - Lavender Bay (compared to 0.5% across the region), Spanish is at 0.9% (compared to 0.6%), and Russian is at 0.7% (compared to 0.4%).
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The median resident of North Sydney - Lavender Bay is 38. 32.4% 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 median age of residents in North Sydney - Lavender Bay is 38 years, which is close to the Greater Sydney average of 37 and matches the national median of 38. Compared to the wider Sydney metropolitan area, the suburb has a larger proportion of residents aged 25 - 34 (23.6%) but a smaller proportion of children aged 5 - 14 (5.6%). This concentration of young adults aged 25 - 34 is also significantly higher than the national average of 14.6%. Since the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents aged 75 to 84 has risen from 5.6% to 6.9%, while the 45 to 54 age bracket has decreased from 12.1% to 11.0%.
By 2041, the age profile of North Sydney - Lavender Bay is projected to undergo notable changes. The 75 to 84 cohort is expected to increase by 74% (708 people), growing from 954 to 1,663 individuals. This aging trend is prominent, with residents aged 65 and older representing 68% of the projected population growth. Conversely, population declines are forecast for the 35 to 44 and 0 to 4 age groups.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for North Sydney - Lavender Bay
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) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 this month all 18 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 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 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 — 543 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (12,441 at the 2021 Census → 13,776 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 May 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 (121041417). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.