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The median house price in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff is $2.05m, with units at $1.26m. House values have moved 0.7% a year compounded over five years.
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Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff has an estimated 12,161 residents, up from 11,957 at the 2021 Census — a change of 204 people, or 1.7%. That puts 753 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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Based on AreaSearch's evaluation, the population of Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff stands at approximately 12,161 as of May 2026. This represents an expansion of 204 people (1.7%) relative to the 11,957 individuals recorded during the 2021 Census. The fluctuation is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 12,148 alongside 79 validated new addresses registered after the Census. This population count translates to a density of 752 persons per square kilometer, which aligns closely with typical values observed across regions analyzed by AreaSearch. Population expansion was largely propelled by overseas migration, which made up roughly 70.1% of the overall population increases in recent times.
AreaSearch implements ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 region, which were published in 2024 using 2022 as the baseline year. For any SA2 regions lacking this data, projections from the NSW State Government released in 2022 with a 2021 baseline are applied. Age bracket growth trends from these collections are also projected forward for all regions from 2032 to 2041. Future demographic movements point to a population rise slightly under the median for regional parts of Australia, with the locality projected to expand by 915 persons by 2041 relative to the most recent annual ERP data, marking an overall growth of 7.4% across the 16 years.
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278 new dwellings have been approved in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff over the past five years, an average of 55 a year. That places the area in the 54th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 43 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 53% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 38, 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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Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff has seen approximately 55 residential approvals per year, summing to 278 homes over the previous 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, 35 approvals have been registered. With an average of only 0.8 residents moving to the district per year for every home built between FY-21 and FY-25, new home building is matching or exceeding demand, providing buyers with broader options and supporting population growth that may outpace current projections, with new homes constructed at an average cost of $613,000, showing that builders are prioritizing upmarket properties in the premium sector.
Additionally, $9.2 million in commercial approvals were registered this financial year, showing a modest emphasis on commercial construction. Compared to the Rest of NSW, Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff experiences roughly three-quarters of the residential building activity per capita, placing in the 69th percentile of areas evaluated throughout the nation. Recent building activity consists of 53.0% detached houses and 47.0% semi-detached properties or units, indicating a growing selection of medium-density choices that provide options across different price points, ranging from traditional family residences to more economical compact selections. This is a clear deviation from the current housing stock (where houses represent 82.0%), pointing to a shrinking volume of buildable land, evolving lifestyle trends, and the demand for more varied, economical housing. The area has roughly 194 residents for every residential approval, pointing to a low density market. Demographic projections suggest that Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff will add 902 residents by 2041 (calculated from the latest quarterly AreaSearch estimates). Given current building volumes, the supply of homes is expected to satisfy demand, creating positive conditions for buyers and potentially allowing growth to outpace current projections.
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 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff, worth an estimated $85 million. A further 94 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $51.4 billion. 26 are already under construction and 64 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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Nothing affects local performance as much as changes to infrastructure, major developments, and urban planning initiatives. AreaSearch has identified 4 projects that are likely to impact the locality. Key initiatives include the McCauley Lodge Redevelopment, Thirroul Plaza Redevelopment, Electrify 2515 Community Pilot, and Bulli Bypass Feasibility Study, with the details of the most significant projects shown below.
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McCauley Lodge Redevelopment
The McCauley Lodge Redevelopment, approved by the Land and Environment Court in March 2025, involves the transformation of the former McCauley Lodge and Tasman Court sites into a modern seniors living precinct. The project delivers 38 independent living units (ILUs) across two locations: 18 units at 10 Tasman Parade and 20 units at 19-23 Tasman Parade. The development features 2-3 storey residential buildings, basement parking for residents and visitors, a swimming pool, and landscaped communal open spaces designed to foster community interaction.
Thirroul Plaza Redevelopment
Redevelopment of Thirroul Plaza into a mixed-use precinct combining residential apartments, an expanded Coles supermarket, additional retail and community spaces. A previous 82-apartment, six-tower proposal was rejected by the NSW Land and Environment Court in 2022. Developer Thirroul Plaza Developments Pty Ltd has engaged development manager SolidVoid to lead a community-inclusive master planning process. An 829-person Big Ideas Community Survey was completed in 2024 and workshops are underway. In early 2025 the developer lodged an Expression of Interest with the NSW Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) for State Significant Development status; this was deferred pending further information.A revised proposal with fewer apartments than the rejected scheme is expected to be submitted via either the HDA or an alternative planning pathway.
Electrify 2515 Community Pilot
The Electrify 2515 Community Pilot is an $11.8 million Australian-first initiative providing subsidies and expert support to 500 households across the 2515 and 2516 postcodes in northern Illawarra, NSW, to replace gas appliances with efficient electric alternatives, install smart energy management devices, and access home battery subsidies. Delivered by Rewiring Australia, Brighte, and Endeavour Energy with $5.4 million in ARENA funding, the project collects real-world data on consumer behaviour, grid impacts, and barriers to electrification to inform nationwide household energy transition policy.Stage one (60 homes) was completed by mid-2025. The main rollout of 440 homes is underway (September 2025 to August 2026). In March 2026, the pilot expanded southward into Bulli (2516 postcode), with more than 100 households now participating across Austinmer, Clifton, Coledale, Scarborough, Thirroul, Wombarra, and Bulli. Research and analysis continues until September 2027.
Bulli Hospital Site Redevelopment
Landcom is transforming the former 2.44 hectare Bulli Hospital site into a residential subdivision of approximately 50 homes, including freestanding houses, duplexes, terraces, and above-garage studios. Ten percent of homes are designated as affordable rental housing for low to moderate income households. The development features a new 2500sqm park, native landscaping with tiered rain gardens, stormwater retention basins, and 58 on-street parking spaces within a new internal street. The Southern Regional Planning Panel approved the subdivision DA in June 2025, demolition and remediation finished in early 2026, with earthworks and landscaping progressing.A revised DA for two-stage subdivision delivery was lodged in late 2025 due to boundary complexities.
Bulli Bypass Feasibility Study
Transport for NSW is undertaking a 20 million dollar investigation to extend Memorial Drive and bypass the Bulli town centre. Following extensive community consultation and technical reviews in late 2025, options involving tunnels or routes across the Illawarra Escarpment were excluded due to environmental impacts and terrain complexity. Planning now focuses on northern extension options along the existing transport corridor to improve traffic flow, safety, and network resilience.
Sandon Point Seniors Housing Development
Proposed seniors housing development at Sandon Point, Bulli by Anglicare Sydney. The concept includes a residential aged care facility, independent living units, communal facilities, services, access and car parking to support a retirement village community. The NSW Planning Portal lists SSD-68529462 with current status as SEARs Expired, indicating the most recent SSD process is not currently progressing through active assessment.
The Plaza Woonona Specialist Retail and Recreational Centre
A mixed-use specialist retail and recreational development featuring six individual retail spaces, a gymnasium, a health spa with a 25m swimming pool, and a 0-6 year old childcare centre. The facility includes secure basement parking with allocated spaces for each tenancy and visitor parking, ideally located along the Princes Highway with street access.
Woonona Place
IRT Group's Woonona Place is an approved seniors housing redevelopment of the existing IRT Woonona site. The project will deliver five buildings with 98 independent living units, new basement parking, additions and refurbishment to the Flametree Residential Care Services, a social and wellness centre with hydrotherapy and allied health spaces, a clubhouse, landscaped open spaces and adaptive reuse of the heritage church as a restaurant and community hub.
6,674 residents of Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff are employed, from a labour force of 6,842. Unemployment sits at 2.5%, with participation at 68.8%. 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 10,101, 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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Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff has a highly educated workforce with a significant concentration of professionals, a low unemployment rate of 2.5%, and an estimated job growth rate of 2.3% over the prior year. In March 2026, 6,674 local residents were employed, while the jobless rate was 1.6% lower than the 4.1% rate in Regional NSW, and labor force participation stood well above the norm (68.8% vs 60.6% in Regional NSW). Census details indicate that a substantial 49.1% of employees worked from home, though this may have been influenced by COVID-19 lock-downs.
The primary employment fields for residents are health care & social assistance, education & training, and professional & technical services. The locality displays a strong concentration in professional & technical services, with an employment share 2.2 times higher than the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing represents a minor portion at 0.5% of jobs, compared to 5.3% regionally. This highly residential locality appears to offer few local jobs, as shown by comparing the count of working residents against the local working population in the Census. Based on AreaSearch's evaluation of SALM and ABS statistics, during the twelve months leading to March 2026, the number of employed people rose by 2.3% and the total labor force grew by 2.7%, resulting in a 0.4 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate. In contrast, Regional NSW experienced a 0.9% decrease in employment, a 0.4% contraction in the labor force, and a 0.5 percentage point increase in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment projections from May-25 offer additional perspective on prospective future demand in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff. These five and ten-year projections have been aligned with the local workforce structure to model future growth. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though rates vary significantly by sector. Applying these sector-specific forecasts to the job profile of Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff suggests local employment will rise by 7.0% over five years and 14.4% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted projection for visualization and does not integrate local population growth estimates).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff is $2,423 a week (about $126,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,014 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,438 a year against an average of $93,811. The average runs 50% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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 compilation of postcode-level ATO statistics released for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff SA2 recorded a median income of $62,438 and an average income of $93,811. These figures are among the highest in the country, compared to $52,390 and $65,215 across Regional NSW. Adjusted for a Wage Price Index rise of 10.32% since financial year 2023, current projections estimate these figures at approximately $68,882 (median) and $103,492 (average) as of March 2026. Census details show that household, family, and individual incomes are all highly positioned, falling in the 80th to 88th percentiles nationally.
The income distribution is led by the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, containing 28.1% of residents (3,417 people), which mirrors the metropolitan area where 29.9% are in this bracket. The large share of high-income earners (41.1% receiving over $3,000/week) demonstrates substantial financial capacity in the community. Housing costs consume 13.7% of income, while high earnings place residents in the 89th percentile for disposable income and the SEIFA index ranks the area in the 9th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff had 4,220 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 82% detached houses and 8% apartments. 38% are owned with a mortgage, 19% rented and 43% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month, a total housing cost higher than 76% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 22.7% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of housing types in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff at the time of the latest Census consisted of 81.6% detached houses and 18.4% other dwelling styles (such as townhouses, units, and alternative structures), compared to Regional NSW's breakdown of 82.6% houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Furthermore, home ownership in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff exceeded the Regional NSW level at 43.1%, with the rest of the households holding a mortgage (38.1%) or renting (18.8%). The median monthly home loan payment of $2,600 was well above the Regional NSW median of $1,733, and the median weekly rent of $550 was also higher than the Regional NSW figure of $330.
Nationally, mortgage costs in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff are much higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and rent prices are notably above the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff counted 4,220 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.7 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 76% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 19% 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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Families make up the majority of households at 78.4%, consisting of 38.9% couples with children, 30.8% couples without children, and 8.2% single parent households. The remaining 21.6% are non-family households, with lone person households representing 19.0% and group households making up 2.5% of the total. The median household size of 2.7 people is higher than the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
44.9% of adults in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff hold a university qualification, including 26.7% with a bachelor degree and 13.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 95% of areas nationally. A further 18.9% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 977 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,115 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 qualifications in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff are significantly higher than broader reference levels, with 44.9% of residents aged 15 and over holding a university degree, compared to 21.3% in the Rest of NSW and 25.2% in the SA4 region. This high concentration of degrees positions the area well for professional and knowledge-based careers. Bachelor degrees are the most common at 26.7%, followed by postgraduate degrees (13.6%) and graduate diplomas (4.6%). Vocational training and technical capabilities are also well represented, with 29.7% of residents aged 15 and over holding trade qualifications, comprising advanced diplomas (10.8%) and certificates (18.9%).
Enrolment in education is remarkably strong, with 30.4% of the population currently engaged in formal learning. This group includes 10.2% in primary schools, 8.4% in secondary schools, and 5.8% enrolled in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff reaches 113 stops on 28 routes, timetabled for about 1,400 services a week. The typical home sits about 260 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.6 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 data shows 113 active transit stops in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff, consisting of both rail and bus services. These locations are connected by 28 separate routes, which combine to offer 1,370 weekly passenger trips. Transport convenience is rated as good, with residents living an average of 261 meters from their closest transit stop. Because this is a mainly residential suburb, many workers commute out of the area; cars are the primary mode of travel at 88%, while 4% walk. Car ownership averages 1.6 vehicles per household. A high 49.1% of residents worked from home (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 lockdown circumstances).
Transit service frequency averages 195 daily runs across all routes, which is equivalent to approximately 12 weekly trips per stop. The map highlights the 100 closest stops relative to the center of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.1% of residents in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 92% of areas nationally. 3.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 67.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators demonstrate highly positive results in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff, according to AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and the occurrence of chronic conditions, showing a low presence of common health problems across all age brackets. The share of residents with private health insurance is exceptionally high at approximately 68% of the population (8,208 people), compared to 51.9% in Regional NSW and a national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent health issues recorded in the area were arthritis and mental health challenges, affecting 8.0% and 6.8% of the population, respectively.
Meanwhile, 72.1% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 63.3% in Regional NSW. Working-age residents show high levels of health with low rates of chronic illnesses. The area has 21.2% of residents aged 65 and over (2,581 people), which is below the Regional NSW share of 23.4%. Senior citizens display strong health profiles, with national health standings generally matching the rest of the local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff is largely Australian-born, at 82.9% of residents, with 6.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.5%) and Australian (25.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff exhibits lower cultural diversity than average, with 82.9% of the population born in Australia, 92.7% holding citizenship, and 94.0% speaking only English in the home. Christianity stands as the primary religion, followed by 44.0% of the population. The most prominent statistical difference is for Judaism, which is practiced by 0.3% of residents compared to 0.1% across Regional NSW. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (the birthplace of residents' parents), the three most common groups in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff are English at 29.5%, Australian at 25.3%, and Irish at 11.3%.
There are also notable differences in the share of other backgrounds: Welsh represents 1.0% of the population (compared to 0.5% regionally), Scottish is at 9.5% (compared to 8.0% regionally), and Macedonian is at 0.4% (compared to 0.4% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff is 43. 21.0% 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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With a median age of 43, Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff matches the Regional NSW figure of 43 and sits well above the national average of 38. The age distribution shows a high share of 45 - 54 year-olds (13.9%), while the 25 - 34 bracket is smaller (9.1%) than in Regional NSW. Since the 2021 Census, the 75 to 84 cohort has expanded from 4.9% to 6.8% of the population, and the 15 to 24 group has risen from 10.7% to 12.0%. In contrast, the 55 to 64 bracket has fallen from 15.0% to 13.3%.
Looking forward to 2041, demographic projections show major changes in the age distribution. The 75 to 84 cohort will rise by 48% (392 people) to reach 1,217 from 824. The combined 65+ age groups are expected to make up 52% of overall population growth, showing an aging population profile, while the 5 to 14 and 15 to 24 age groups are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
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 | Apr 2026 4 months ago all 2 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 Apr 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 79 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (11,957 at the 2021 Census → 12,161 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 (107041148). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.