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The median house price in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill is $1.34m, with units at $865k. House values have moved -4.4% a year compounded over five years.
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Pitt Town - McGraths Hill has an estimated 13,362 residents, up from 11,414 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,948 people, or 17.1%. Growth has averaged 2.1% a year over five years, faster than 87% of areas nationally. 1,019 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 62.7% of that increase. That puts 166 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 Pitt Town - McGraths Hill stands at roughly 13,362 as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 1,948 people (17.1%) relative to the 2021 Census, when 11,414 people were counted. This demographic shift is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 12,591 recorded in June 2025 alongside 1,019 validated new addresses confirmed post-Census. With 166 persons per square kilometer, the locality maintains a low density profile, offering abundant space per resident as well as scope for prospective expansion.
Outpacing both Greater Sydney and the broader state benchmark (7.3%), the 17.1% expansion achieved by Pitt Town - McGraths Hill establishes it among the premier growth districts across the region. Inward interstate migration served as the primary growth engine, delivering approximately 62.7% of recent population additions, while overseas migration and natural growth also generated positive contributions. Projections for the SA2 level are drawn from ABS/Geoscience Australia models released in 2024 (benchmarked to 2022), with any uncovered sectors supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 forecasts published in 2022 (using 2021 as the baseline year). Age-specific growth trajectories across these models are likewise incorporated for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Based on expected demographic trends, the district is anticipated to experience exceptional expansion, ranking in the top 10 percent of statistical areas nationwide. Over the 16 years running to 2041, latest annual ERP population figures suggest the community will add 9,291 persons, representing an overall increase of 63.8%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
908 new dwellings have been approved in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill over the past five years, an average of 181 a year. That places the area in the 88th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 14 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 182 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 99% 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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Over the preceding 5 financial years, residential approvals across Pitt Town - McGraths Hill have averaged approximately 181 dwellings annually, amounting to 908 homes in total. Across the past 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26), an average of 1.3 people settled in the district for each home constructed, pointing to an equilibrium between housing supply and resident demand that reinforces market stability. New builds carry an average construction value of $533,000. In addition, commercial planning approvals tallied $19.3 million during this financial year, highlighting a moderate tempo of non-residential construction.
On a per-capita basis, construction activity in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill tracks at around 59% of the Greater Sydney level, yet ranks within the 94th percentile across the nation, bolstered by an acceleration in recent building approvals. This performance sits well above the national norm, demonstrating substantial builder confidence. Residential construction is heavily weighted toward standalone houses at 99.0%, with medium and high-density housing accounting for 1.0%, thereby preserving the low-density, family-oriented neighborhood aesthetic favored by households seeking open surrounds. An approval ratio of roughly 52 people per dwelling further underlines its active growth corridor profile. Moving forward to 2041, the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate projects that Pitt Town - McGraths Hill will incorporate an additional 8,520 residents. While current development pipelines are adjusting well to anticipated expansion, prospective purchasers may encounter tighter competition as the population base grows.
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 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Pitt Town - McGraths Hill, worth an estimated $999 million. A further 139 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $73.4 billion. 70 are already under construction and 66 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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Planning initiatives, major urban projects, and infrastructure investments play a defining role in shaping regional outcomes. AreaSearch has monitored a total of 32 key projects with the potential to influence the local area. Prominent undertakings include the Pitt Town Bypass, Ridgehaven Estate Box Hill, Melonba Woolworths Neighbourhood Shopping Centre, and Newpark Estate, with primary projects detailed below.
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Fernadell Park and Community Facility Redevelopment
Hawkesbury City Council is delivering a multi-stage sports and community precinct redevelopment at Fernadell Park in Pitt Town. The project features natural turf playing fields for soccer and cricket, outdoor netball and basketball courts, a multipurpose community centre building, playground, shared active transport paths, lighting, and associated car parking.
Pitt Town Bypass
Transport for NSW is constructing the Pitt Town Bypass to divert regional and heavy vehicle traffic away from historic Bathurst Street. The project connects Pitt Town Road directly to Old Stock Route Road with new roundabout junctions, upgraded flood mitigation culverts, and shared pedestrian pathways. It enhances local amenity, improves road safety, and boosts transport efficiency through Hawkesbury's growth corridors.
Pitt Town Bypass
State-funded road project delivering a bypass linking Pitt Town Road and Cattai Road with two new single-lane roundabouts and new bridge crossings over Hortons Creek. The bypass extends Pitt Town Road past Bathurst Street through to Cattai Road, diverting through-traffic, including heavy vehicles, away from the Pitt Town village centre to improve safety and travel efficiency. Main construction began on 1 August 2025 and is being delivered by Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure, with work continuing through 2026.
Ridgehaven Estate Box Hill
Residential estate development in Box Hill featuring contemporary homes designed for modern families. The development emphasizes sustainable design principles and community connectivity with nearby parks and transport links.
Section 64 Stormwater Infrastructure Plan - Pitt Town Catchment 4 Cattai Precinct
Hawkesbury City Council is delivering regional trunk stormwater treatment basins, drainage infrastructure, and land acquisition across Catchment 4 of the Cattai Precinct. The Section 64 development contributions plan manages local hydrology, water quality, and overland flood mitigation to support master-planned urban expansion in Pitt Town.
Newpark Estate
Newpark Estate is a 3,000 plus lot, 381 hectare masterplanned house and land community at the end of Elara Boulevard in Melonba, within the North West Growth precinct of Marsden Park. The project delivers residential lots and home and land packages around three major parks, two large playgrounds, sporting fields, walking and bike paths and a central lake, with a future school, retail centre and childcare planned inside the estate and major retailers and public transport nearby.
Gables Public School and Public Preschool
New public primary school and preschool at 1 Pennant Way, Gables, delivered by School Infrastructure NSW. The school will cater for approximately 1000 students across 44 modern classrooms and 3 support learning classrooms, with a library, canteen, multipurpose hall, covered outdoor learning area, OOSH care, play spaces and a sports court. The co-located preschool will accommodate 60 children per day across 3 rooms with a dedicated outdoor play area. The project also delivers a bus zone, two kiss-and-drop zones, upgraded pedestrian walkways and wombat crossings.As of mid-2026, preschool construction is complete and awaiting BCA and ECEC regulatory sign-off, while the primary school buildings are weathertight with internal fit-out and external landscaping underway. Both facilities are forecast to open Day 1, Term 1, 2027.
Stockland The Gables Masterplanned Community
The Gables is a 293 hectare masterplanned community by Stockland in Sydney's Hills District, planned to accommodate around 13,000 residents across approximately 4,500 dwellings. The Woolworths anchored Gables Town Centre is operating, Halcyon Gables over-60s community is under staged delivery, the lake foreshore has opened, and Gables Public School is progressing toward a 2027 opening. Additional community infrastructure including a sports precinct and community facility remains under assessment while residential neighbourhoods continue to be delivered.
6,662 residents of Pitt Town - McGraths Hill are employed, from a labour force of 6,987. Unemployment sits at 4.7%, with participation at 68.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% 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. 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 Pitt Town - McGraths Hill displays an even distribution across white-collar and blue-collar occupations, anchored by an especially prominent construction sector, a jobless rate of 4.7%, and consistent labor conditions over the preceding year. There are 6,662 employed residents as of March 2026. The local unemployment rate tracks 0.5% above the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%, while the labor force participation rate matches Greater Sydney's 68.9%. Census records indicate that 32.7% of workers operated from home, a metric influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors for local workers include construction, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
Workforce concentration in construction is particularly pronounced, registering at 2.6 times the broader metropolitan level. In contrast, professional & technical roles are comparatively sparse, comprising 5.5% of local employment versus 11.5% throughout Greater Sydney. While the district maintains internal employment options, comparisons between Census resident employment figures and local employment counts indicate that a substantial share of the workforce travels outside the area for employment. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics, the local labor pool contracted by 0.2% over the 12-month period alongside a 0.1% decline in jobs, maintaining a largely stable jobless rate. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced 1.9% employment growth and a 1.9% increase in its labor force, alongside a slight drop in unemployment. Broader labor trends from Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment projections provide additional perspective on prospective hiring requirements within Pitt Town - McGraths Hill. Projected nationwide job growth is estimated at 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge widely across individual sectors. When these national industry expectations are weighted against the local occupational distribution, employment in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill is projected to increase by 6.1% over five years and 12.5% over ten years (note that this extrapolation uses sector weighting for illustrative analysis without factoring in local population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill is $2,340 a week (about $122,000 a year), with median personal income at $920 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $64,638 a year against an average of $76,734. 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 ATO tax statistics by postcode published by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the Pitt Town - McGraths Hill SA2 recorded a median income of $64,638 and an average income of $76,734. These figures represent strong standings nationally, comparing 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, updated estimates as of March 2026 place median earnings at approximately $71,309 and average earnings at $84,653. The 2021 Census positioned local personal, family, and household earnings between the 70th and 85th percentiles nationally.
Individual weekly earnings are concentrated in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, capturing 31.7% of the population (4,235 people), aligning closely with the surrounding regional rate of 30.9%. High-income earners making above $3,000 weekly comprise 36.7% of residents, underscoring affluent segments that bolster commercial vitality. Housing expenditure represents 14.7% of total earnings, while disposable income levels sit within the 85th percentile and the SEIFA income score places the area in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Pitt Town - McGraths Hill had 3,567 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 5% apartments. 44% are owned with a mortgage, 16% rented and 40% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month, a total housing cost higher than 79% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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As recorded in the most recent Census, the housing landscape across Pitt Town - McGraths Hill consisted of 92.1% separate houses alongside 7.8% other formats such as apartments, semi-detached properties, and alternative dwellings, contrasting with the Sydney metro split of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright homeownership was significantly elevated compared to the wider metropolitan region, reaching 40.2%, while the remaining residential stock was held under a mortgage (44.0%) or leased (15.8%). The median monthly mortgage payment stood at $2,600, exceeding the Sydney metro benchmark of $2,427, while typical weekly rent reached $500 compared to $470 across Sydney metro.
When viewed against national figures, local mortgage costs substantially outstrip the Australian average of $1,863, and rents sit well above the nationwide benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Pitt Town - McGraths Hill counted 3,567 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,176 today, averaging 3.1 people each. 46% are couples with children, more than in 91% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 16% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the vast majority of local residences at 82.8%, comprising couples with children at 46.4%, couples without children at 25.3%, and single parent households at 10.3%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 17.2%, consisting of single-person households at 16.1% and group living situations at 1.1%. With a median household size of 3.1 people, the locality exceeds the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.3% of adults in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill hold a university qualification, including 11.8% with a bachelor degree and 2.9% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 32.9% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 2,749 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,003 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 educational attainment presents an area for development, as university qualification rates stand at 16.3%, trailing the SA4 region benchmark of 40.4%. This gap highlights key potential for focused educational programs. Among degree holders, bachelor qualifications lead at 11.8%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 2.9% and graduate diplomas at 1.6%. Conversely, vocational and technical credentials are broad-based, with 43.9% of individuals aged 15+ holding vocational certificates (32.9%) or advanced diplomas (11.0%). Community participation in learning programs is strong, with 29.6% of the local population currently undertaking formal study. This cohort comprises 11.1% attending primary education, 9.0% enrolled in secondary education, and 3.2% undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill reaches 217 stops on 62 routes, timetabled for about 2,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 300 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 2.2 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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Local public transit infrastructure features 217 active transport stops across Pitt Town - McGraths Hill, incorporating both buses and train services. These facilities are supported by 62 individual routes generating 2,164 weekly passenger trips. Accessibility across the network is favorable, with residents living an average distance of 297 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the suburban residential setting, external commuting is typical, and private vehicles serve as the primary transport mode at 94%. Vehicle density stands at an average of 2.2 cars per dwelling, higher than the regional level.
Furthermore, 32.7% of workers indicated working from home (2021 Census; potentially influenced by COVID-19 conditions). Transit services provide an average frequency of 309 trips per day across all available routes, translating to roughly 9 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying mapping highlights the 100 nearest stops relative to the center of the locality.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.6% of residents in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 83% of areas nationally. 3.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 57.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.9 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic condition incidence show strong health outcomes across Pitt Town - McGraths Hill, characterized by an exceptionally low rate of standard medical conditions among younger cohorts. Private health insurance participation is substantial, with approximately 57% of residents (~7,616 people) covered, compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Asthma and arthritis represent the most widespread medical issues locally, affecting 6.7% and 7.8% of the community, respectively, while 72.6% of residents reported having no diagnosed chronic conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Health profiles among working-age individuals remain solid with minimal chronic disease.
Residents aged 65 and over constitute 16.7% of the community (2,231 people), slightly above Greater Sydney's 15.5%. Older residents demonstrate robust health outcomes, though their standing relative to the broader population ranks somewhat lower nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Pitt Town - McGraths Hill is largely Australian-born, at 86.8% of residents, with 9.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (28.9%) and English (27.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The demographic profile of Pitt Town - McGraths Hill reflects modest cultural diversity, with 86.8% of residents born in Australia, 92.5% holding Australian citizenship, and 91.0% speaking only English at home. Christianity is the predominant faith, practiced by 68.4% of the population, compared to 49.2% throughout Greater Sydney. Examining parental country of birth, the primary ancestries identified in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill are Australian at 28.9% (exceeding the regional average of 17.8%), English at 27.9% (surpassing the regional rate of 19.0%), and Irish at 7.2%. Notable variations also appear across other cultural backgrounds, with Maltese heritage significantly overrepresented at 6.6% compared to 1.0% regionally, Italian ancestry comprising 4.2% versus 3.4%, and Lebanese heritage at 1.0% compared to 2.6% across the broader region.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Pitt Town - McGraths Hill is 39. 25.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure of Pitt Town - McGraths Hill is defined by a substantial youth cohort paired with mature middle-aged parents. Estimates as of August 2026 show children and young adults (0 - 24) representing 35.1% of residents compared to 30.4% in Greater Sydney, while adults aged 25 - 44 account for 23.0% against a regional benchmark of 31.4%. The median age is estimated at 39 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 2 years above the Greater Sydney median of 37 recorded during that Census.
The most noticeable demographic adjustment since the Census occurred among the 45 - 64 age group, which shifted from 27.1% down to an estimated 25.3%. Looking forward to 2041, youth and young adult demographics are projected to drive absolute expansion by adding 2,493 residents (53%) to total 7,179. In relative terms, the senior and retiree segment (65+) will expand at the fastest rate, growing 94% to reach 4,322 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Pitt Town - McGraths Hill
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 6 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 1,019 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (11,414 at the 2021 Census → 13,362 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 (115041301). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.