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The median house price in Seven Hills - Prospect is $1.29m, with units at $670k. House values have moved 6.4% a year compounded over five years.
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Seven Hills - Prospect has an estimated 15,245 residents, up from 14,866 at the 2021 Census — a change of 379 people, or 2.5%. 154 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 2,009 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 investigations by AreaSearch, the population of Seven Hills - Prospect stands at approximately 15,245 as of May 2026. This represents an expansion of 379 individuals (2.5%) relative to the 2021 Census, which recorded 14,866 residents. This growth calculation is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 15,220 recorded in June 2025 alongside 154 validated new addresses identified after the Census. The resulting population density reaches 2,008 persons per square kilometer, which exceeds the typical density of national locations evaluated by AreaSearch. The post-census growth rate of 2.5% in Seven Hills - Prospect trails the broader SA3 area (4.3%) by 1.8 percentage points, showing competitive local demand.
This population increase was mostly fueled by overseas migration, which represented approximately 69.2% of the overall population gains in recent times. Projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia, issued in 2024 using 2022 as a baseline, are utilized for each SA2 region. For any SA2 regions where this data is unavailable, projections from the NSW State Government released in 2022 with a 2021 baseline are applied instead. Age bracket growth trends derived from these sources are projected forward to the years 2032 to 2041. Based on these expected demographic transformations, the locality is projected to experience population expansion slightly below the median of national statistical regions, with an projected increase of 1,756 individuals to 2041 relative to the most recent annual ERP figures, representing an overall growth of 11.3% over the 16 years.
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402 new dwellings have been approved in Seven Hills - Prospect over the past five years, an average of 80 a year. That places the area in the 52nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 49 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 65% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 57, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Approximately 80 residential properties receive development approvals annually in Seven Hills - Prospect, amounting to 402 dwellings over the preceding 5 financial years. In the current FY-26 period, 53 approvals have been documented so far. With an average of only 0.1 new residents arriving per new home annually between FY-21 and FY-25, the volume of new supply is matching or exceeding demand, providing buyers with diverse options and establishing capacity for growth beyond current estimates. Newly approved dwellings carry an average construction value of $239,000, which falls below regional averages and points to more budget-friendly purchasing options.
Furthermore, commercial approvals have reached $7.2 million this financial year, highlighting that the locality remains predominantly residential. Per capita development activity in Seven Hills - Prospect mirrors Greater Sydney levels, sustaining market stability in alignment with wider regional trends. Newly approved construction is composed of 65.0% standalone houses and 35.0% apartments or townhouses, with the rising proportion of multi-dwelling structures offering options at various price ranges to suit both families and those seeking compact living. This represents a distinct departure from the current housing stock, which consists of 81.0% houses, signaling a reduction in vacant residential land and reflecting changing household needs and demand for diverse, budget-friendly choices. The ratio of approximately 209 people per dwelling approval characterizes a low-density development market. According to the latest quarterly estimates from AreaSearch, Seven Hills - Prospect is projected to gain 1,731 residents by 2041. Current construction trends suggest that upcoming housing completions will comfortably satisfy this demand, supporting favorable conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling population gains that exceed current expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 13 current infrastructure and development projects inside Seven Hills - Prospect, worth an estimated $4.12 billion. A further 79 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $21.1 billion. 13 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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Local infrastructure updates, major construction projects, and zoning plans have a significant impact on local performance. AreaSearch has identified 41 active projects likely to influence the area. Principal developments include the Westmead Innovation Quarter, the Seven Hills Town Centre Planning, the Westmead Rise Stage 2 - Aspect by Deicorp, and the Seven Hills Plaza Ambience Upgrade, with key details of the most relevant projects provided below.
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Seven Hills Community Hub (Betty Malthus Library)
A $35.8 million two-storey community hub featuring a state-of-the-art library (to be named Betty Malthus Library), study spaces, meeting and event rooms, recording studio, multi-use function room for up to 250 people, enclosed children's play area, public plaza, and over 45 parking spaces.
Seven Hills Plaza Ambience Upgrade
Comprehensive modernisation of Seven Hills Plaza shopping centre at 224 Prospect Highway, serving the community for over 44 years. Works include a mall upgrade in front of Woolworths, full refurbishment of customer amenities, a new accessible bathroom in the food court, improved food court lighting and circulation, updated external vehicle wayfinding signage, new internal wayfinding and mall furniture, replacement of the existing up travelator with a new unit, removal of the ramp replaced by a new travelator, and installation of a new lift between the existing lift and travelator.The centre remained open throughout construction. Works ran from late May 2025 through January 2026.
Seven Hills Town Centre Planning
Urban renewal precinct planning for Seven Hills Town Centre. Blacktown Council leading finalisation of precinct planning studies to support new community facilities, jobs and homes near Blacktown and Parramatta CBDs.
George Apartments - The Hills Village (Stage 3)
The third stage in The Hills Village development by Civic Properties. Features 97 residential apartments over 6 storeys with double basement. Designed by UrbanLink. Part of the broader Hills Village community master plan.
Grove Apartments
6-storey boutique apartment development at 9-11 Alice Street. Features 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments with electric car charging stations and modern amenities. Located 3 minutes walk from Seven Hills train station. Developed by Mineow Pty Ltd.
University of Sydney Parramatta-Westmead Campus
The University of Sydney is progressing plans for a multidisciplinary Parramatta-Westmead campus as part of its Western Sydney Strategy. The proposed expansion builds on the existing Westmead campus and health precinct, with future teaching, research and industry collaboration focused on medicine, health, engineering, science and innovation. Current university planning targets approximately 6,000 students at Westmead by 2030 while longer-term investigations continue for a larger Parramatta-Westmead campus.
Huntingwood Logistics Estate
Development of a large-scale logistics estate in Huntingwood, Sydney, with strong connectivity to transport infrastructure, offering world-class A-Grade warehousing and office space.
Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program - Blacktown LGA
A NSW Government funded portfolio of 14 transformational community infrastructure projects across the Blacktown local government area, totalling around 239 million dollars. The program (formerly known as WestInvest) is administered by the NSW Premier's Department and delivered by Blacktown City Council, with The APP Group engaged as program manager. Headline projects include the 77.2 million dollar Blacktown Aquatic Centre upgrade (new indoor 50 metre pool, indoor 25 metre learn-to-swim pool, refurbished outdoor 50 metre pool, gymnasium and cafe), the 40.6 million dollar Mount Druitt Swimming Centre Renewal, the 39.9 million dollar Blacktown City Arts and Cultural Centre, the 35.8 million dollar Seven Hills Portal Community Resource Hub, the 26.8 million dollar Revitalisation of Mount Druitt Hub, the 25.4 million dollar PCYC Mount Druitt Police and Community Youth Centre, the 19.5 million dollar First Nations Cultural Hub, plus reserve embellishments at Tallawong, Rosenthal Park and Ashley Brown Reserve North, local traffic and green space programs, and the refurbishment of Richard Johnson Anglican School Hall.Several projects are in design development with construction tendering through a five-year contractor panel established in 2025; major works including the Blacktown Aquatic Centre are scheduled to start in early 2026 with completion of headline projects through 2027 and 2028.
8,671 residents of Seven Hills - Prospect are employed, from a labour force of 8,971. Unemployment sits at 3.3%, with participation at 70.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,820, about 84% 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 workforce of Seven Hills - Prospect is characterized by high levels of educational attainment, strong representation in professional services, an unemployment rate of only 3.3%, and a 1.7% rise in estimated employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, 8,671 residents are employed, with the local unemployment rate sitting 0.8% below the 4.1% recorded across Greater Sydney, while workforce participation aligns closely with the Greater Sydney rate of 69.1%. Census records show that a substantial 37.5% of workers performed their duties from home, though this figure reflects the influence of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. The community displays a pronounced concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, employing residents at 1.6 times the regional rate. Conversely, the professional & technical sector is underrepresented, accounting for only 7.6% of the local workforce compared to 11.5% across Greater Sydney. Comparing the number of local jobs held by residents against the total working-age population suggests that this heavily residential district offers few local employment options. According to AreaSearch's examination of SALM and ABS figures, the period spanning twelve months up to March 2026 saw a 1.7% rise in employment and a 1.3% expansion in the labour force, leading to a 0.4 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate. This trend stands in slight contrast to Greater Sydney, where both employment and the labour force grew by 1.9%, resulting in only a marginal drop in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment outlooks released in May-25 provide additional context regarding anticipated demand in Seven Hills - Prospect. These forecasts, which extend over five and ten year horizons, have been cross-referenced with the local employment composition to project growth trajectories. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, sectoral growth rates vary considerably. When these industry-level estimates are applied to the employment structure of Seven Hills - Prospect, the area is expected to experience a 6.5% increase in employment over five years and a 13.6% increase over ten years, though this calculation represents a basic weighted extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Seven Hills - Prospect is $1,960 a week (about $102,000 a year), with median personal income at $796 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $55,732 a year against an average of $64,723. 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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Aggregated postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for the 2023 financial year show that the median taxpayer income in the Seven Hills - Prospect SA2 is $55,732, with an average taxpayer income of $64,723. This is lower than the national average and contrasts with Greater Sydney's median taxpayer income of $60,817 and average taxpayer income of $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since the 2023 financial year, current estimated values as of March 2026 are approximately $61,484 for the median and $71,402 for the average. Census data places household, family, and personal incomes in the area around the 55th percentile nationally.
The local earning distribution is dominated by the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket, which contains 34.8% of residents (5,305 people), mirroring regional trends where 30.9% of the population falls into this category. High housing expenses demand 16.4% of household income, yet solid overall earnings keep disposable income at the 62nd percentile, and the local SEIFA ranking for income falls in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Seven Hills - Prospect had 4,999 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 81% detached houses and 9% apartments. 39% are owned with a mortgage, 30% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. Rent absorbs 21.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census data reveals that the housing mix in Seven Hills - Prospect is dominated by standalone houses at 81.3%, while semi-detached properties, apartments, and other dwellings make up 18.6%, contrasting with the Sydney metropolitan average of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. The rate of home ownership in Seven Hills - Prospect stands above the Sydney metropolitan average at 31.0%, with the remaining properties occupied by mortgagors (38.6%) or tenants (30.4%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $2,167 is well below the Sydney metropolitan median of $2,427, and the median weekly rent of $420 is lower than the metropolitan median of $470.
On a national level, monthly mortgage payments in Seven Hills - Prospect are notably higher than the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents are considerably above the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Seven Hills - Prospect counted 4,999 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.8 people each. 41% are couples with children, more than in 82% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the vast majority of households at 77.5%, consisting of couples with children at 41.3%, couples without children at 23.8%, and single-parent households at 11.0%. Non-family households represent the remaining 22.5%, which is split between single-person households at 19.6% and group households at 2.9%. The median household size of 2.8 individuals is slightly larger than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
32.4% of adults in Seven Hills - Prospect hold a university qualification, including 21.2% with a bachelor degree and 9.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.7% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 1,963 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,011 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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Educational attainment levels in Seven Hills - Prospect are lower than the regional averages, with 32.4% of residents aged 15 and over holding a university degree compared to 38.0% across Greater Sydney, suggesting opportunities for further academic and professional training. Among degree holders, bachelor degrees are the most common at 21.2%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 9.3% and graduate diplomas at 1.9%. Vocational and technical qualifications are highly prevalent, with 29.3% of residents aged 15 and over holding credentials in these fields, consisting of advanced diplomas at 10.6% and certificates at 18.7%.
The level of educational participation is high, with 29.8% of the local population currently enrolled in a course of study. This cohort includes 8.9% attending primary school, 7.6% attending secondary school, and 6.1% enrolled in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Seven Hills - Prospect reaches 79 stops on 43 routes, timetabled for about 8,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport infrastructure consists of 79 active stops within Seven Hills - Prospect, offering a combination of train and bus services. These stops support 43 distinct routes, which combine to deliver 8,487 passenger trips each week. Transport accessibility is excellent, with residents living an average of 172 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the residential character of the area, most residents travel out of the suburb for work, with private cars remaining the primary mode of travel at 80% and train travel at 12%. Vehicle ownership averages 1.4 cars per household, which is higher than the regional average.
A high 37.5% of residents work from home, based on 2021 Census records captured during Covid-19 restrictions. Transit service frequency averages 1,212 daily trips across all active routes, which represents approximately 107 weekly trips per transit stop.
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73.2% of residents in Seven Hills - Prospect report no long-term health condition. 5.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.3 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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Evaluations of health data point to positive outcomes across Seven Hills - Prospect, based on AreaSearch assessments of death rates and the occurrence of long-term health conditions. The prevalence of common illnesses remains low among the general population, including older and vulnerable demographics. The proportion of residents with private health insurance is relatively low at approximately 51% of the population (~7,805 people), which compares to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Arthritis and asthma are the most common chronic conditions in the locality, each affecting 6.5% of residents, while 73.2% of the population reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
Health outcomes for residents under the age of 65 are better than national averages. The local population includes 17.2% of residents aged 65 and over (2,628 people), which exceeds the Greater Sydney average of 15.5%, though this group ranks lower on national health benchmarks compared to the broader local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
48.5% of Seven Hills - Prospect residents were born overseas and 50.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 89% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (15.4%) and English (13.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Seven Hills - Prospect ranks highly in cultural diversity, with 48.5% of the local population born overseas and 50.6% speaking a language other than English in their homes. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, representing 50.7% of local residents. The most significant religious overrepresentation is Hinduism, which is practiced by 16.8% of the local population, a figure substantially higher than the Greater Sydney average of 5.2%. Ancestry details show that the top three parent countries of birth for residents in Seven Hills - Prospect are Other at 24.0% (higher than the regional average of 16.0%), Australian at 15.4%, and English at 13.7% (lower than the regional average of 19.0%).
There are also notable differences in the concentration of other backgrounds: Indian ancestry is represented at 10.9% (compared to 3.6% regionally), Maltese ancestry at 2.9% (compared to 1.0%), and Filipino ancestry at 3.9% (compared to 2.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Seven Hills - Prospect is 37. 27.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age in Seven Hills - Prospect is 37 years, which is identical to the Greater Sydney median of 37 and comparable to the national median of 38 years. The 65 - 74 age bracket is strongly represented at 9.5% relative to Greater Sydney, while the 25 - 34 bracket is less common at 15.0%. Since 2021, the proportion of residents aged 75 to 84 has increased from 4.8% to 6.1%, while the 55 to 64 cohort has decreased from 11.6% to 10.7%. Long-term demographic forecasts to 2041 point to shifts in the local age structure, with the 45 to 54 cohort projected to expand by 27% (an increase of 511 people, growing from 1,869 to 2,381), while the 25 to 34 cohort is expected to shrink by 47 individuals.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Seven Hills - Prospect
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 last month all 13 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 Jul 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) | Jul 2026 last 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 — 154 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (14,866 at the 2021 Census → 15,245 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (116011626). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.