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This analysis uses ABS Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries, which can materially differ from Suburbs and Localities (SAL) even when sharing similar names.
SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
Suburbs and Localities (SAL) represent commonly-used suburb/locality names (postal-style areas) and may use different geographic boundaries. For comprehensive analysis, consider reviewing both boundary types if available.
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The median house price in Ryde - North is $2.59m, with units at $689k. House values have moved 3.2% a year compounded over five years.
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Ryde - North has an estimated 22,029 residents, up from 20,291 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,738 people, or 8.6%. Growth has averaged 0.9% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 87.8% of that increase. That puts 3,858 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 resident count for Ryde - North stands at roughly 22,029 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,738 people (8.6%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 20,291 people. This adjustment is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 21,909 recorded as of June 2025 alongside address validation tracked since the Census date. With a density of 3,858 persons per square kilometer, the locality ranks in the top 10% nationwide across AreaSearch evaluations, highlighting intense local land demand. Outpacing the broader state benchmark of 7.3%, Ryde - North's 8.6% expansion since the 2021 census establishes it as an area pacesetter.
Inbound international migration served as the primary catalyst, generating roughly 87.8% of aggregate population gains throughout recent periods. Projections developed by ABS/Geoscience Australia (issued in 2024 using 2022 as the base year) are incorporated by AreaSearch for SA2 modeling, supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 forecasts (issued in 2022 using 2021 as the base year) where gaps exist. Age-specific trajectory rates across these series are extended locally for the span covering 2032 to 2041. Looking ahead, future population expansion is slated to sit slightly under the median for Australian statistical zones, with local numbers projected to rise by 1,933 persons to 2041 according to recent annual ERP calculations, translating to an overall growth rate of 8.2% across the 16 years.
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808 new dwellings have been approved in Ryde - North over the past five years, an average of 161 a year. That places the area in the 74th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 7 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 163 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 29% 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 building approvals across Ryde - North averaged roughly 161 annually, reaching a combined total of 808 homes. Between FY-22 and FY-26, the arrival of 1.2 people annually per completed residence points to a well-balanced supply-demand dynamic that underpins stable property market conditions. New dwellings register an average construction value of $568,000, exceeding regional standards and demonstrating an emphasis on premium builds. Concurrently, commercial building permits totaled $6.4 million this financial year, reflecting modest non-residential building activity. New building activity per capita in Ryde - North sits 16.0% below the Greater Sydney average, positioning the neighborhood in the 73rd percentile across the country.
Recent building starts consist of 71.0% attached dwellings alongside 29.0% detached houses. This orientation toward higher-density housing creates attainable buying options while appealing to investors, downsizers, and entry-level buyers. Marking a pronounced pivot from the existing built environment (where houses make up 48.0%), this trend addresses emerging lifestyle preferences, affordability pressures, and site constraints. Accommodating roughly 157 people per dwelling approval, the precinct displays clear hallmarks of an expanding urban center. Based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate, long-term projections anticipate Ryde - North gaining 1,813 residents by 2041. Sustained building momentum should comfortably absorb this influx, fostering advantageous conditions for purchasers and potentially facilitating expansion above baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Ryde - North
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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 Ryde - North, worth an estimated $700 million. A further 111 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $81.8 billion. 35 are already under construction and 57 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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Local capital works, master plans, and major public projects serve as primary catalysts for regional evolution. AreaSearch has pinpointed a combined 23 initiatives poised to influence the precinct. Prominent developments include Ryde Hospital Redevelopment, Ryde Central, Gannan Park Upgrades, and Victoria Rd, Ryde, with key details provided below.
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Ryde Hospital Redevelopment
The $526.8 million Ryde Hospital Redevelopment is a major expansion delivering a new seven-storey Acute Services Building (ASB) on the existing Eastwood campus. Delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW with builder AW Edwards, the project consolidates services previously spread across 21 buildings into a single modern facility. The ASB will feature an expanded emergency department, intensive care unit, operating theatres and procedure rooms, medical imaging including MRI, ambulatory care centre, paediatric short-stay unit, and additional adult inpatient beds.Interim facilities including a new ICU/CCU opened in May 2025. A key milestone was reached in March 2026 with the first major concrete pour for the ASB foundations, using a sustainable mix replacing 40 per cent of traditional cement with recycled materials. Construction of the ASB is on track for completion in late 2027, with main entrance works, demolition of legacy buildings, and landscaping to follow through 2028.
Ryde Central
The redevelopment of the former Ryde Civic Centre site into a flagship civic and cultural hub. The plan includes a 700-person multi-purpose performance hall, public meeting rooms, council offices, childcare facilities, commercial and retail spaces, and a landscaped public plaza. Following the rejection of all long-term lease tenders in February 2026, the City of Ryde is currently reviewing its delivery strategy to ensure financial sustainability while maintaining public ownership of the iconic site.
741-747 Victoria Road Mixed Use
Council-owned site redevelopment for mixed residential, commercial and retail use. Designed as an ongoing revenue stream for Council while providing community benefit. The development includes approximately 150 apartments, ground floor retail, first floor commercial space, and two levels of basement parking. Community consultation was completed and the project is in the pre-construction phase awaiting commencement.
Gannan Park Upgrades
Construction of a new amenities building with two unisex change rooms, public toilets with accessible facilities, canteen with accessible servery window, referee/umpire change room and multiple storage areas. Park upgrades include expanded playground, loop pathway/scooter track, two fitness nodes, relocated and enclosed cricket nets, expanded bush regeneration area, sports field lighting with four 22m tall light poles, garden bed enhancements and new pathway connections. Construction commenced in April 2023.
apt.Meadowbank Build-to-Rent Precinct
A $280 million mixed-use build-to-rent precinct at 1-20 Railway Road, Meadowbank, comprising 291 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments across four low-rise buildings. The precinct sits above Meadowbank Corner, a retail hub anchored by a 2,500 sqm Coles Local and 16 specialty retailers. Developed by apt.Residential in partnership with Dutch pension fund PGGM, constructed by Buildcorp and designed by AJC Architects. The project is fully electric and targeting 5 Star Green Star, WELL and WeIS ratings.Structure topped out in May 2025, with construction progressing to facade, interiors and landscaping. Completion scheduled for late 2026.
Victoria Rd, Ryde
Mixed-use development featuring two residential flat buildings and one mixed-use building including a centre-based childcare facility, comprising 168 residential apartments and a 130-place childcare centre above three levels of basement parking. The project includes a shared vehicular and pedestrian laneway, through-site pedestrian link, on-site landscaping, and communal open space.
Chatham West Ryde
Chatham West Ryde is a shop-top housing development by Scion Group at 2-6 Chatham Road. The project comprises 62 apartments and 4 ground-floor retail spaces, with communal open space on the ground floor and rooftop. Development consent was granted in 2023 and a 2024 modification was approved. Scion reported construction progress through 2025, including presales achieved, finance approved, construction certificate complete, slab-on-ground pours finished and basement works progressing. Completion is targeted for 2026.
Kingston Quarter
A multi-stage waterfront urban renewal precinct in Shepherds Bay featuring approximately 2,000 apartments. The masterplan includes the Kingston Quarter trio of buildings (01, 02, and 03), premium retail and dining tenancies, a 3,000 sqm public park, foreshore plaza, and a public jetty. The development emphasizes lifestyle amenity with a fitness centre, lap pool, and landscaped podiums, integrated with the Ryde Riverwalk.
12,643 residents of Ryde - North are employed, from a labour force of 13,218. Unemployment sits at 4.4%, with participation at 71.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 18,235, about 83% 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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Ryde - North is distinguished by a well-educated labor base—particularly within technology disciplines—alongside an unemployment rate of 4.4% and trailing twelve-month employment growth of 1.1%. As of March 2026, employed residents total 12,643, joblessness sits 0.2% higher than Greater Sydney's 4.1%, and the participation rate remains solid at 71.0% compared to 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records showed 46.5% of local workers operating from home, an outcome that warrants contextualization against Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Resident employment centers primarily around health care & social assistance, professional & technical roles, and retail trade.
Wholesale trade represents a distinct local concentration, capturing an employment share 1.4 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, transport, postal & warehousing comprises merely 4.0% of local jobs, trailing the 5.3% observed across Greater Sydney. Comparison between Census local workplace counts and the resident labor force highlights the area's predominantly residential character with constrained on-site employment. Analysis by AreaSearch utilizing ABS and SALM figures indicates that in the twelve months leading to March 2026, local employment expanded by 1.1% while the workforce grew by 0.9%, pulling the unemployment rate down by 0.3 percentage points. Over the same span, Greater Sydney posted a 1.9% increase in jobs and a 1.9% increase in its labor force alongside a slight unemployment contraction. For prospective trajectory modeling, Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26 provide indicative sectoral demand trends. Over five-year and ten-year horizons, nationwide employment is projected to climb 6.6% and 13.7% respectively, with divergent performance across specific industries. Applying these sector-level expectations to the local workforce distribution implies potential employment gains for Ryde - North of 7.0% over five years and 14.3% over ten years (offered as an illustrative weighted extrapolation without localized demographic adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Ryde - North is $1,889 a week (about $98,000 a year), with median personal income at $880 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,605 a year against an average of $82,884. 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's evaluation of ATO postcode data for financial year 2023, earnings throughout the Ryde - North SA2 rank among the country's highest, generating a median taxable return of $62,605 and an average of $82,884, in contrast to Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modeled figures reach roughly $69,066 (median) and $91,438 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census places overall personal, family, and household earnings around the 61st percentile nationally.
The largest segment accounts for 29.4% of residents (6,476 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the regional proportion of 30.9%. While housing commitments absorb 18.6% of income, robust earnings maintain disposable cash flow at the 55th percentile, supporting an 8th decile SEIFA income placement.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Ryde - North had 7,666 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 48% detached houses and 40% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 41% rented and 29% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month, a total housing cost higher than 82% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 22.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing stock in Ryde - North is split between 48.2% standalone houses and 51.8% alternative formats (including apartments and semi-detached residences), compared with 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings throughout metropolitan Sydney. Outright home ownership matches Sydney metro at 28.8%, while remaining properties are mortgaged (30.3%) or tenanted (40.9%). Local median monthly mortgage payments reached $2,500 compared to the Sydney metro benchmark of $2,427, while weekly median rent stood at $430 against $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 level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ryde - North counted 7,666 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 8,323 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 36% are couples with children, against 21% couples without children. 28% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the bulk of local living arrangements at 68.5%, consisting of couples with children (35.6%), couples without children (21.4%), and single parent families (9.9%). The remaining 31.5% comprises non-family setups, led by single-person residences at 27.7% and group households representing 3.8%. An average household size of 2.5 people sits slightly beneath the Greater Sydney norm of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
42.2% of adults in Ryde - North hold a university qualification, including 28.0% with a bachelor degree and 11.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 87% of areas nationally. A further 15.4% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 3,985 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,116 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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Academic credentials in Ryde - North outstrip broader standards, with 42.2% of individuals aged 15+ possessing tertiary degrees compared to 30.4% across Australia, providing a robust base for knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees represent 28.0% of qualifications, complemented by postgraduate awards (11.9%) and graduate diplomas (2.3%). Vocational qualifications are likewise prevalent, with 26.4% of residents aged 15+ holding technical certifications—specifically advanced diplomas (11.0%) and certificates (15.4%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 30.2% of the populace actively enrolled in education. This proportion includes 9.0% attending primary school, 7.0% in secondary education, and 7.0% engaged in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Ryde - North reaches 138 stops on 75 routes, timetabled for about 6,600 services a week. The typical home sits about 130 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 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 infrastructure within Ryde - North includes 138 dedicated bus stops served across 75 distinct routes, delivering a collective 6,591 scheduled journeys each week. Proximity to transit is outstanding, with typical distances to the nearest pickup point averaging 125 meters. Given the residential makeup of the area, outbound commuting prevails, with private vehicles accounting for 77% of trips, followed by bus transit at 11% and train travel at 5%. Vehicle ownership sits below regional standards at an average of 1.0 per household, while 46.5% of working residents operated from home during the 2021 Census under prevailing pandemic circumstances.
Network schedules provide an average of 941 services each day across all corridors, which translates to roughly 47 weekly departures per individual transit stop. The accompanying graphic displays the 100 closest stops relative to the area centroid.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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76.1% of residents in Ryde - North report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 93% of areas nationally. 5.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 60.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.8 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality patterns and chronic illnesses demonstrate exceptional health metrics across Ryde - North, characterized by minimal prevalence of widespread conditions across all demographics. Private health insurance coverage is remarkably high, encompassing approximately 61% of residents (13,393 people), well above the national rate of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions constitute the most prevalent diagnosed concerns locally, reported by 6.0 and 5.9% of the population respectively, while 76.1% of residents reported no medical conditions at all, outperforming the Greater Sydney proportion of 74.6%. The community includes 3,716 people aged 65 and over (16.9%), exceeding the 15.5% share across Greater Sydney.
Health outcomes among older residents remain notably positive, even if slightly lower when measured against national senior rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
46.6% of Ryde - North residents were born overseas and 48.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 89% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (15.8%) and English (14.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Ryde - North exhibits substantial cultural breadth, with 46.6% of residents born abroad and 48.3% utilizing a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 54.6% of residents. A distinct divergence appears in Judaism, which makes up 0.4% of the local demographic compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Examining parental heritage, the most common backgrounds reported in Ryde - North are Other (18.1%), Chinese (15.8%, notably higher than the regional level of 8.4%), and English (14.0%, trailing the regional proportion of 19.0%). Other notable cultural variations include Korean ancestry at 2.4% locally (versus 1.1% regionally), Italian at 7.6% (versus 3.4%), and Lebanese at 1.9% (versus 2.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ryde - North is 39. 28.9% 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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Age distributions across Ryde - North mirror Greater Sydney closely across all four main brackets, with the maximum divergence measuring just 2.9 percentage points. The estimated median age stands at 39 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census reading and 2 years older than Greater Sydney's median of 37 at that count. Since that Census, the proportion of mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) declined from 25.2% to an estimated 23.6%. By 2041, the senior bracket (65+) is anticipated to experience the most substantial expansion, adding 1,813 residents (49%) to reach 5,529, whereas youth and child cohorts are expected to decrease over the same duration.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ryde - North
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 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago 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 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago 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 7 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) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 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. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (20,291 at the 2021 Census → 22,029 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 (126021724). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.