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The median house price in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is $1.80m, with units at $818k. House values have moved 3.9% a year compounded over five years.
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Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills has an estimated 18,953 residents, up from 17,581 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,372 people, or 7.8%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. 974 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 65.2% of that increase. That puts 2,191 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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As of Aug 2026, demographic assessments by AreaSearch estimate the population of Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills at approximately 18,953. This represents an addition of 1,372 people, or 7.8%, compared to the 17,581 people recorded at the 2021 Census. This figure is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 18,838 as of June 2025 combined with 974 validated new addresses added since the Census date. With a density of 2,191 persons per square kilometer, the locality sits above the nationwide average tracked by AreaSearch. Furthermore, the 7.8% expansion in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills outpaced the wider state benchmark of 7.3% since the 2021 census, establishing the district as a regional growth leader.
Net overseas migration served as the primary catalyst, supplying roughly 65.2% of total population gains over recent periods, alongside positive contributions from both interstate migration and natural growth. Projections utilized by AreaSearch incorporate ABS/Geoscience Australia data released in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year) across SA2 areas, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 modeling (with a 2021 base year) where necessary. Cohort growth rates by age group from these models are also applied across all areas for the years 2032 to 2041. Future demographic trajectories anticipate exceptional expansion, ranking the community within the top 10 percent of Australian statistical areas. Based on the latest annual ERP figures, the population is expected to expand by 9,661 persons to 2041, culminating in an overall rise of 50.4% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
600 new dwellings have been approved in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills over the past five years, an average of 120 a year. That is 6.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 120 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 14% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building activity in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills has generated an average of around 120 new dwelling approvals annually, delivering 600 homes across the past 5 financial years. Across this 5 financial years span (between FY-22 and FY-26), an average of 1.9 people arrived per dwelling built, maintaining balanced conditions between supply and demand. However, this metric escalated to 15.4 people per dwelling across the past 2 financial years, highlighting heightened demand alongside potential supply constraints. The average expected construction cost for newly built dwellings stands at $318,000, which sits below regional averages and fosters more accessible housing choices for buyers.
Additionally, commercial development approvals reached $7.7 million this financial year, demonstrating the district's primarily residential character. Per capita residential construction in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is 73.0% below the broader Greater Sydney benchmark, reflecting constrained building volume that generally supports strong demand and values for established homes. Medium- and high-density formats dominate incoming projects, with townhouses or apartments comprising 86.0% of approvals compared to 14.0% for detached dwellings. This structural orientation creates more affordable entry points suited to downsizers, first-home buyers, and investors, while representing a notable transition away from existing housing where 84.0% are houses. This shift highlights decreasing availability of developable sites alongside evolving lifestyle needs for varied, affordable housing typologies. With around 1305 people per approval, the urban environment demonstrates the features of a mature, established area. Long-term demographic forecasts from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate project an addition of 9,545 residents in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills by 2041. Should current development rates continue, housing supply may not keep pace with population growth, potentially intensifying competition among buyers and supporting stronger price growth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills
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AreaSearch tracks 14 current infrastructure and development projects inside Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills, worth an estimated $3.81 billion. A further 107 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $52.6 billion. 53 are already under construction and 54 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and education & training. 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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Major infrastructure, public planning initiatives, and strategic developments significantly shape local performance. AreaSearch has identified a total of 40 projects likely to impact the area. Prominent initiatives include the Tallawong Station Precinct Development, Rouse Hill Town Centre Expansion, Samantha Riley Drive Affordable Housing, and Rouse Hill Hospital, with key schemes detailed below.
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Rouse Hill Town Centre Expansion
A 200 million dollar expansion of Rouse Hill Town Centre by The GPT Group and GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund, adding more than 10,600 square metres of new retail space linking Big W and Kmart. The project delivers 45 plus new specialty stores, 4 mini-majors, dining and leisure options, a brand new Town Green with family-friendly play area, and over 200 additional car spaces with improved access from Rouse Hill Drive. ADCO Constructions is the construction partner, with site works having commenced in early 2025 following a sod-turning ceremony on 7 May 2025.The expansion retains the centre's signature indoor-outdoor design and seamless walking loop. Upon completion, the centre will exceed 80,000 square metres of total floor space, supporting rapid population growth in Sydney's north-west corridor and the Hills Shire which is forecast to grow 30 percent over the next decade. The project is expected to create more than 300 construction jobs and over 400 new retail positions.
Annangrove Road Mixed Use Development
A 1.6-hectare DA-approved mixed-use development featuring a service station with convenience store, childcare facility, office premises, and indoor recreation facility/gym. The precinct includes multiple quick-service restaurants with drive-thru facilities, vehicle repair station, and extensive parking. It is situated on a high-exposure frontage within the Box Hill and Rouse Hill growth corridor.
Reserve 945 Sportsfield Embellishment
A 7-hectare embellishment project delivering new community sporting facilities and improved stormwater management, including two new playing fields, an amenities building, bioretention basins, pathways, and landscaping.
Annangrove Road Upgrade (Windsor Road to Edwards Road)
Major arterial road expansion upgrading Annangrove Road from a rural two-lane thoroughfare into a four-lane sub-arterial road with central medians, new signalised intersections at Withers Road and The Water Lane, roundabouts, and shared pedestrian/cycle paths.
Hills Hub (328-334 Annangrove Road)
A planned lifestyle and retail destination providing approximately 60,000sqm of floor space, including 16 large-format retail (LFR) and service tenancies (300sqm-1,558sqm), a central food and beverage precinct, and workspace units adjacent to the Edwards Road precinct.
Beaumont Hills Public School Expansion
Integration and upgrade works at Beaumont Hills Public School in the Hills district of north west Sydney. The primary school currently enrols around 600 K-6 students and sits within The Ponds network of schools. The project delivers additional and modernised learning spaces, accessibility improvements and specialist facilities to better support students with disability, building on earlier Building the Education Revolution classroom additions and subsequent toilet, LED lighting and ventilation upgrades delivered under NSW Government school renewal programs.
Tempus Street Rouse Hill Mixed Use BTR Development
State Significant Development approved for a mixed-use precinct comprising three towers of 11, 18 and 23 storeys with 332 build-to-rent apartments, 216 co-living studios, ground floor retail, commercial and wellness space, co-working facilities, landscaped public areas and basement parking. The project will be delivered using volumetric modular construction opposite Rouse Hill Metro Station.
Rouse Hill Hospital
The new Rouse Hill Hospital is a $910 million healthcare project delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW with head contractor Lendlease. Located at the intersection of Windsor Road and Commercial Road, the greenfield facility provides an emergency department, acute inpatient beds, day surgery, comprehensive maternity and paediatric services, and a multi-deck carpark. Site preparation and early construction works are actively underway.
11,259 residents of Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills are employed, from a labour force of 11,619. Unemployment sits at 3.1%, with participation at 75.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 16,414, about 87% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local workforce in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is highly educated, featuring strong representation in professional services, a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, and steady employment stability over the past year. As of March 2026, 11,259 residents are in work, while the local jobless rate sits 1.0% below the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney. Labor force participation is well beyond standard at 75.8%, compared to 68.9% in Greater Sydney. Additionally, Census responses indicated that a high 50.1% of residents worked from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
Employment among residents is concentrated in professional & technical, retail trade, and health care & social assistance sectors. In contrast, the transport, postal & warehousing industry accounts for a modest 4.0% of local employment, compared to 5.3% regionally. The predominantly residential area appears to offer limited employment opportunities locally, as shown by Census working population versus resident population counts. An assessment of ABS and SALM data by AreaSearch reveals that over the 12-month period, employment remained completely flat while the labour force contracted by 0.2%, causing the unemployment rate to fall by 0.2 percentage points. This compares to Greater Sydney, where employment grew by 1.9%, labour force expanded by 1.9%, and unemployment fell marginally. Looking ahead, Jobs and Skills Australia national employment forecasts from Mar-26 provide further insight into potential demand within Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills over five and ten-year periods. Nationally, employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying across sectors. Applying these industry-specific projections to the local employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 6.8% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (noting this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is $3,206 a week (about $167,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,059 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $66,355 a year against an average of $81,889. 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 AreaSearch aggregation of ATO data for financial year 2023, personal earnings in the Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills SA2 rank among the highest nationally. Taxpayer median income reached $66,355 and the average income stood at $81,889, compared to Greater Sydney figures of $60,817 and $83,003 respectively. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, current estimates indicate approximately $73,203 (median) and $90,340 (average) as of March 2026. Findings from Census 2021 show personal, family, and household incomes all place between the 83rd and 98th percentiles nationally.
Income tiers show 35.4% of the population (6,709 individuals) fall in the $4000+ bracket, diverging from the region where the $1,500 - 2,999 category predominates at 30.9%. High earners form a substantial presence with 54.5% exceeding $3,000 weekly, reflecting strong purchasing power. Although housing costs consume 15.8% of income, strong earnings position disposable income at the 97th percentile, and the area sits in the 9th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills had 5,132 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 84% detached houses and 5% apartments. 56% are owned with a mortgage, 21% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $610 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,900 a month, a total housing cost higher than 98% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 19.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, dwelling structure across Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills comprised 83.6% houses and 16.5% other dwellings (including semi-detached, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Sydney metro's 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership in the locality lagged Sydney metro at 22.3%, with remaining homes either mortgaged (56.3%) or rented (21.4%). The median monthly mortgage repayment was well above the Sydney metro average at $2,900, while the median weekly rent reached $610, compared to Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470. Compared to Australian benchmarks, local mortgage repayments are significantly higher than the national average of $1,863, while rents sit substantially above the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills counted 5,132 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,532 today, averaging 3.4 people each. 62% are couples with children, more than in 99% of areas nationally, against 19% couples without children. 8% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households represent the dominant living arrangement at 90.9% of all households, consisting of couples with children (62.0%), couples without children (18.7%), and single parent families (9.4%). Non-family households account for the remaining 9.1%, split between lone person households at 8.3% and group households comprising 0.9% of the total. The median household size of 3.4 people is larger than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
39.9% of adults in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills hold a university qualification, including 26.2% with a bachelor degree and 11.3% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 88% of areas nationally. A further 15.7% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 3,815 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,100 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 educational profile of Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is prominent regionally, with university qualification rates (39.9% of residents aged 15+) exceeding both NSW (32.2%) and the Australian average of 30.4%, reflecting strong community emphasis on higher learning. Bachelor degrees lead at 26.2%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (11.3%) and graduate diplomas (2.4%). Vocational and technical credentials feature strongly, with 27.5% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, comprising certificates (15.7%) and advanced diplomas (11.8%). Educational participation is notably elevated, with 34.6% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. By level of schooling, this comprises 11.6% in primary education, 10.7% in secondary education, and 6.5% pursuing tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills reaches 146 stops on 122 routes, timetabled for about 13,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.8 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit networks in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills encompass 146 active transport stops providing a mix of buses and lightrail. These stops are served by 122 individual routes that deliver 13,217 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is rated as excellent, with residents located an average of 145 meters from their nearest stop. Reflecting a primarily residential area, most workers commute outward, with cars remaining the dominant mode at 85% and trains accounting for 7%. Vehicle ownership averages 1.8 per dwelling, exceeding the regional standard. A high 50.1% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect COVID-19 conditions.
Network schedules average 1,888 trips per day across all routes, equating to approximately 90 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying map displays the 100 nearest stops relative to the location centrepoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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78.7% of residents in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 96% of areas nationally. 2.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 2.4 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 outcomes data evaluated by AreaSearch demonstrates outstanding results in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills across chronic condition prevalence and mortality rates, showing very low prevalence of common health conditions across all age groups. In addition, private health cover uptake is exceptionally high, encompassing approximately 60% of the total population (11,352 people). Asthma and mental health issues were identified as the most common medical conditions locally, impacting 5.9 and 5.1% of residents respectively, while 78.7% reported being completely clear of medical ailments compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Residents aged 65 and over account for 11.7% of the population (2,217 people), which is lower than the 15.5% in Greater Sydney.
Health outcomes among seniors remain particularly strong, though ranking lower nationally than the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
40.1% of Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills residents were born overseas and 36.4% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 82% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (18.8%) and English (18.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced across Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills, where 40.1% of the population was born overseas and 36.4% speak a non-English language at home. Christianity forms the main religion, accounting for 56.9% of people in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills. Hinduism displays the most apparent overrepresentation, making up 7.2% of the population compared to 5.2% across Greater Sydney. Examining ancestry (parents' country of birth), the three most represented backgrounds in Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills are Australian (18.8%), English (18.0%), and Other (15.3%). Furthermore, notable differences emerge across several other ethnic groups, with Filipino representation at 4.2% (vs 2.0% regionally), Maltese at 1.9% (vs 1.0%), and South Australian at 1.3% (vs 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is 38. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 24.5% 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 Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills is weighted toward younger age brackets. As at August 2026, middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) comprise 28.5% of residents, compared to 22.6% across Greater Sydney, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 25.8% against a regional share of 31.4%. The median age is an estimated 38 as at August 2026, up from 37 at the 2021 Census, which was 1 year above the Greater Sydney figure of 37 at that Census. Since the Census, children and young adults (0 - 24) contracted from 38.2% of residents to an estimated 34.0%.
By 2041, retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) are expected to add the most residents, rising by 4,555 (205%) to 6,773, whereas children and young adults are expected to shrink in relative terms.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 14 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 — 974 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (17,581 at the 2021 Census → 18,953 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 (115041625). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.