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The median house price in Port Macquarie - West is $892k, with units at $648k. House values have moved 6.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Port Macquarie - West has an estimated 24,508 residents, up from 21,147 at the 2021 Census — a change of 3,361 people, or 15.9%. Growth has averaged 3.3% a year over five years, faster than 85% of areas nationally. 1,497 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 88.7% of that increase. That puts 452 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 conducted by AreaSearch, the population of Port Macquarie - West stands at roughly 24,508 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 2021 Census tally of 21,147 people, this represents an expansion of 3,361 people (15.9%). This estimate incorporates the ABS Estimated Resident Population of 23,991 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 1,497 validated new addresses identified following the Census. With 452 persons per square kilometer, the locality maintains a density that affords ample room per resident and substantial headroom for subsequent expansion. Outpacing both Rest of NSW (5.1%) and the broader SA4 region, the 15.9% expansion since the 2021 census positions Port Macquarie - West at the forefront of regional growth.
Inward migration from other states served as the primary catalyst, generating roughly 88.7% of all recent demographic increases. Projections generated jointly by ABS and Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as a baseline, serve as AreaSearch's primary modeling foundation for SA2 districts, supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 forecasts released in 2022 using 2021 as a base where required. The resulting age-stratified expansion trajectories are applied across every district for 2032 to 2041. Future demographic modelling places this locality within the upper quartile of regional expansion across non-metropolitan Australia, with the latest annual ERP figures projecting a gain of 5,472 persons through to 2041, representing a 20.2% overall increase across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,464 new dwellings have been approved in Port Macquarie - West over the past five years, an average of 292 a year. That places the area in the 95th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 12 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 289 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 69% 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 past 5 financial years, residential building approvals across Port Macquarie - West have totalled 1,464 homes, representing an annual run-rate of approximately 292 new dwelling approvals. Across the 5 financial years spanning FY-22 and FY-26, the district added an average of 2.4 new residents per year for every home constructed, underscoring healthy underlying demand that underpins local property values, with residential construction averaging $402,000 per dwelling. Furthermore, non-residential investment has proven strong, with $79.0 million worth of commercial approvals lodged during this financial year. On a per-capita basis, residential approvals in Port Macquarie - West surpass the Rest of NSW benchmark by 76.0%, widening available stock for prospective purchasers.
This volume sits well clear of nationwide norms, highlighting strong appetite among residential builders. Approvals over recent periods encompass 69.0% standalone homes alongside 31.0% attached dwellings, providing a diverse spectrum of housing formats extending from larger detached houses to accessible medium-density options. With a metric of roughly 85 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays typical traits of an expanding growth precinct. Based on the most recent quarterly projections from AreaSearch, Port Macquarie - West is anticipated to add 4,955 residents by 2041. The prevailing pace of construction indicates that residential completions will adequately accommodate incoming demand, fostering favorable purchasing conditions and potentially paving the way for expansion above baseline forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Port Macquarie - West
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AreaSearch tracks 18 current infrastructure and development projects inside Port Macquarie - West, worth an estimated $3.21 billion. A further 93 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $10.5 billion. 36 are already under construction and 40 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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 civic investments and planning frameworks play a defining role in shaping local community outcomes. Within Port Macquarie - West, AreaSearch has highlighted 21 key projects expected to influence the district, highlighted by initiatives including the Port Macquarie Base Hospital Mechanical and Clinical Infrastructure Upgrade, the Pacific Highway - Oxley Highway Interchange Upgrade, the Tuffins Lane Sporting Precinct Drainage scheme, and the Thrumster Business Park development.
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Port Macquarie Base Hospital Mechanical and Clinical Infrastructure Upgrade
The NSW Government is investing $265 million to upgrade Port Macquarie Base Hospital. The project is in master planning and concept design and will deliver a new four-storey inpatient unit building, an expanded and refurbished Emergency Department, new maternity and neonatal units, link bridges, a landscaped courtyard and essential mechanical system upgrades across existing hospital buildings. Survey works have been undertaken to support planning, with community feedback invited on the proposed designs.
Thrumster Business Park
Thrumster Business Park is an eco-friendly industrial precinct in Port Macquarie covering 120,000 sqm across 60+ lots. The development features two distinct zones: Precinct 1 for community-oriented businesses and Precinct 2 for traditional industrial use. A major expansion approved in late 2025 (PP-2023-2079) rezoned 5.5 hectares to E3 Productivity Support to accommodate 170 residential units, commercial spaces, and medical facilities. As of early 2026, Stages 1, 2, and 3 are registered, with civil works and wastewater infrastructure upgrades currently underway to support the expanded master plan.
Thrumster Wastewater Scheme
A State Significant Infrastructure project delivering a new regional wastewater treatment plant, 11.4km of sewer mains, three new sewage pump stations, and recycled water facilities to support up to 40,000 residents across the expanding Fernbank Creek, Sancrox, and Thrumster corridors.
Sovereign Place Town Centre
The commercial heart of the Sovereign Hills master planned community. Stage One is complete. The Town Centre is planned to expand to over 60,000sqm, incorporating diverse retail, a Business and Technology Park, a Health and Wellbeing Precinct, commercial offices, and a community library and town green.
The Sanctuary Port Macquarie
Masterplanned residential community offering 245 premium homesites in a relaxed coastal lifestyle setting. Located 10 minutes from Port Macquarie CBD, the development includes 30 hectares of protected nature reserves with flat, elevated blocks.
Sovereign Hills Master Planned Community
A $1.5 billion master-planned community by Lewis Land Group spanning 350 hectares in the Thrumster urban release area, planned for over 2,000 residential dwellings and supporting over 3,000 residents[cite: 1]. The community features the Sovereign Place Town Centre, a dedicated Health and Wellbeing precinct, Business and Technology Park, local schools, open parklands, and the Sovereign Rise land lease community[cite: 1]. Active construction continues across residential stages and town centre precinct expansions[cite: 1].
Hastings Residences Port Macquarie
Boutique development featuring 16 residential apartments with high-quality finishes, engineered timber floors, premium Miele appliances, and Davinci Blanco Smartstone benchtops. Only 5 residences remain available for sale. Mix of 2 and 3-bedroom apartments designed for relaxed coastal living with leafy park outlook and Hastings River views.
Akoya Apartments
A boutique development of 40 premium two and three-bedroom apartments over four levels at 28-30 Waugh Street, Port Macquarie. Designed by Stewart Architecture, Akoya occupies a natural rise directly opposite Westport Park and the Hastings River, with upper-level apartments capturing panoramic views across the marina, harbour foreshores and far northern waterways. Each apartment features floor-to-ceiling windows, engineered timber flooring, ducted air conditioning, stone kitchens with Bosch appliances and opulent ensuites. Now under construction.
10,473 residents of Port Macquarie - West are employed, from a labour force of 10,868. Unemployment sits at 3.6%, with participation at 53.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.1% 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. The working-day population is estimated at 27,077, about 110% 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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Port Macquarie - West maintains a capable labour market featuring strong representation across vital services and an unemployment rate standing at only 3.6%. As of March 2026, employed residents number 10,473, with local joblessness sitting 0.5% beneath the Regional NSW benchmark of 4.1%, even as local participation of 53.2% falls well short of the 60.6% recorded across Regional NSW. Census findings showed that 11.7% of employed locals conducted their duties from home, an outcome influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. The bulk of local employment is anchored in health care & social assistance, retail trade, as well as accommodation & food.
In particular, health care & social assistance displays deep local specialisation, claiming a workforce share 1.4 times that of the wider region. In contrast, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for merely 0.9% of local workers in Port Macquarie - West, compared to 5.3% regionally across Regional NSW. A Census ratio of 0.7 workers for each resident points to a local job base that exceeds typical regional levels. Analysis of data from SALM and the ABS indicates that over the preceding 12-month period, the local labour force shrank by 3.3% while overall jobs fell by 3.9%, driving an increase in the unemployment rate of 0.6 percentage points. Across Regional NSW over the same timeframe, jobs contracted by 0.9%, the labour pool decreased by 0.4%, and joblessness rose by 0.5 percentage points. Broad-scale insights from Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment projections outline potential employment trends for Port Macquarie - West over five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge widely by sector. When modeled against the industry profile of Port Macquarie - West, local employment is projected to grow by 7.1% over five years and 14.6% over ten years (calculated via weighted industry share for illustrative purposes without factoring in localized population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Port Macquarie - West is $1,193 a week (about $62,000 a year), with median personal income at $644 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $49,519 a year against an average of $62,880. 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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Analysis of ATO taxation figures for financial year 2023 indicates that earnings throughout the Port Macquarie - West SA2 sit below nationwide benchmarks, showing a median income of $49,519 and a mean of $62,880. These figures trail Regional NSW, where median and average figures reached $52,390 and $65,215 respectively. Factoring in cumulative Wage Price Index gains of 10.32% since financial year 2023, baseline estimates adjust to roughly $54,629 (median) and $69,369 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household levels during the 2021 Census, local earnings ranked between the 12th and 18th percentiles nationally.
The single largest income bracket comprises 27.3% of workers earning $800 - 1,499 weekly (6,690 residents), diverging from capital city areas where the $1,500 - 2,999 band predominates at 29.9%. Affordability challenges remain pronounced, with residual earnings after shelter costs standing at 79.5%, placing the area in the 10th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Port Macquarie - West had 8,705 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 64% detached houses and 15% apartments. 25% are owned with a mortgage, 36% rented and 39% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $385 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month. Rent absorbs 32.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 35.2%. 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 landscape across Port Macquarie - West consisted of 64.4% houses alongside 35.7% other dwellings including apartments and townhouses, diverging from Regional NSW where houses comprised 82.6% and other dwellings made up 17.4%. Outright home ownership matched the broader Regional NSW benchmark of 38.9%, while remaining properties were divided between mortgaged homes (25.1%) and rental tenancies (36.0%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations of $1,820 and weekly rental payments of $385 both exceeded regional benchmarks of $1,733 and $330 across Regional NSW. Against countrywide metrics, Port Macquarie - West sits below the Australian average mortgage of $1,863 but above the nationwide median rent of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Port Macquarie - West counted 8,705 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 10,089 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 20% are couples with children, fewer than in 87% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 33% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements constitute the majority of dwellings at 63.4%, comprising couples without children (30.5%), couples with children (19.9%), and single parent families (12.0%). Non-family living situations account for the remaining 36.6%, consisting of lone person households (33.0%) and group households (3.6%). The typical occupancy size of 2.2 people per dwelling sits lower than the Regional NSW standard of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
18.2% of adults in Port Macquarie - West hold a university qualification, including 12.8% with a bachelor degree and 3.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 30.0% hold a vocational qualification. 13 schools serve the area, with 5,191 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 996 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 ongoing development area, as the proportion of degree holders in the area (18.2%) tracks well below the statewide average of 32.2% across NSW, highlighting a key target for skill-building programs. Among higher education qualifications, Bachelor degrees account for 12.8%, postgraduate qualifications comprise 3.6%, and graduate diplomas make up 1.8%. Technical and trade credentials are widespread, with 41.0% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational certificates (30.0%) or advanced diplomas (11.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 27.7% of the population enrolled in an educational course.
Breaking down these cohorts, 8.6% attend primary education, 7.1% are in secondary education, and 5.6% are enrolled in tertiary education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Port Macquarie - West reaches 163 stops on 128 routes, timetabled for about 2,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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The local transit network in Port Macquarie - West encompasses 163 active transport stops providing bus connections across 128 individual routes, generating 2,130 weekly passenger trips. Network proximity is strong, with typical households situated 221 meters from their nearest transit node. Due to the area's predominantly residential character, work travel is largely outbound, with private vehicles accounting for 93% of commuter trips and 4% walking. Vehicle availability averages 1.1 per dwelling, falling below regional averages, while 11.7% of workers operated from home at the 2021 Census amidst pandemic conditions. Across all operating routes, local public transit delivers an average frequency of 304 trips per day, translating to roughly 13 weekly trips per individual stop, with the accompanying spatial mapping identifying the 100 nearest stops relative to the area centrepoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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57.5% of residents in Port Macquarie - West report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 86% of areas nationally. 9.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.4 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 compiled by AreaSearch highlight significant local challenges across mortality and illness metrics in Port Macquarie - West, with widespread chronic ailments evident across younger as well as older demographics, while private health cover is held by roughly 50% of the total population (~12,352 people), trailing the countrywide rate of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health issues represent the two most widespread conditions, affecting 11.6 and 10.5% of the local population respectively, whereas 57.5% of residents reported having no diagnosed conditions, below the 63.3% recorded across Regional NSW. Chronic conditions are elevated within the local working-age demographic.
Furthermore, residents aged 65 and over make up 28.3% of the community (6,945 people), higher than the 23.3% share across Regional NSW, with senior health indicators broadly matching overall nationwide distributions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Port Macquarie - West is largely Australian-born, at 84.4% of residents, with 6.6% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (32.4%) and Australian (30.1%). 4.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Port Macquarie - West exhibits modest cultural diversity by Australian standards, with 84.4% of residents born in Australia, 89.8% holding citizenship, and 93.4% using English only at home. Christianity constitutes the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 57.6% of residents in Port Macquarie - West compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Examining parental heritage, the three most common backgrounds across Port Macquarie - West are English (32.4%), Australian (30.1%), and Irish (8.6%). Specific community representations also diverge from broader trends, with Australian Aboriginal residents making up 4.7% (compared to 4.6% regionally), Filipino residents comprising 0.9% (vs 0.6%), and Maltese residents accounting for 0.5% (vs 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Port Macquarie - West is 46, older than 84% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 24.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Port Macquarie - West leans older relative to Regional NSW as a whole. Senior cohorts aged 65+ comprise 28.3% of the population as at August 2026 versus 23.3% across Regional NSW, while residents aged 45 - 64 make up 20.6% locally compared to 23.8% regionally. The estimated median age stood at 46 as at August 2026, dropping slightly from 47 at the 2021 Census yet exceeding both the Regional NSW median of 43 and the Australian median of 38 from that Census. The most noticeable cohort shift since the Census occurred among persons aged 25 - 44, who expanded from 21.3% to an estimated 23.7% of the population.
Looking toward 2041, this 25 - 44 demographic is forecast to drive local growth, adding 1,724 residents (30%) to reach a total of 7,535.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Port Macquarie - West
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
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 this 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 this 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 this month headline measures · Jun 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 — 1,497 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (21,147 at the 2021 Census → 24,508 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 (108041164). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.