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The median house price in Wiley Park is $1.59m, with units at $545k. House values have moved 8.7% a year compounded over five years.
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Wiley Park has an estimated 10,721 residents, up from 10,135 at the 2021 Census — a change of 586 people, or 5.8%. Overseas migration accounts for 75.8% of that increase. That puts 7,713 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 from AreaSearch, the resident count of Wiley Park reaches approximately 10,721 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 586 residents (5.8%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 10,135 people. This shift draws on an ABS estimated resident population figure of 10,697 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 31 validated new addresses identified post-Census. With 7,712 persons per square kilometer, the locality places within the highest 10% across the nation in AreaSearch assessments, highlighting intense competition for residential space. Furthermore, Wiley Park's 5.8% expansion rate outpaced the broader SA3 area (5.3%), establishing it as an outperforming pocket regionally.
Inbound overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 75.8% of aggregate population increases over recent timeframes. Projections compiled by ABS/Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 baseline figures, are implemented by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. In instances where SA2 boundaries lack coverage, NSW State Government SA2 forecasts issued in 2022 with a 2021 baseline are applied instead. Age cohort growth rates derived through these models are similarly utilized for all districts between 2032 and 2041. Looking forward, demographic growth is slated to track slightly beneath the nationwide statistical area midpoint, with an anticipated influx of 1,305 individuals through 2041 under latest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall 11.9% rise across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
64 new dwellings have been approved in Wiley Park over the past five years, an average of 12 a year. That is 1.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Annual residential approvals in Wiley Park have averaged roughly 12 units, accumulating to 64 homes over the preceding 5 financial years. With merely 0.9 new residents per year entering for every completed dwelling across the previous 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to stock have matched or exceeded incoming requirements, providing buyers with substantial selection while accommodating demographic increases beyond baseline projections. Meanwhile, construction costs for new dwellings average $262,000—a figure below broader regional benchmarks that reflects relatively budget-friendly housing creation. Additionally, $4.5 million in commercial building consents have been documented this financial year, underscoring the area's predominantly residential character.
Residential building output in Wiley Park trails Greater Sydney significantly, registering 52.0% below regional average per person. Such subdued building volume typically bolsters buyer competition and asset values for established dwellings. Construction volumes also fall short of national standards, denoting an established urban setting with potential development hurdles. Of recent residential approvals, 69.0% represent separate houses while 31.0% encompass medium and high-density housing, delivering a diversifying blend of townhouses and units tailored to diverse financial capacities, ranging from family residences to affordable compact alternatives. Notably, detached home delivery is outpacing baseline community proportions (30.0% at Census), signaling persistent demand for standalone residences amidst ongoing urban consolidation. A metric of approximately 886 people per approval illustrates the mature nature of the suburb. Moving forward, population projections indicate Wiley Park will add 1,281 residents through to 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update. Should current building paces persist, residential additions could fall behind local expansion, potentially fueling competition among prospective purchasers and encouraging upward price momentum.
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 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Wiley Park, worth an estimated $1.92 billion. A further 88 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $66.7 billion. 24 are already under construction and 41 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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Community outcomes are significantly shaped by surrounding civil infrastructure, major project pipelines, and planning frameworks. A total of 16 key projects with expected local impacts have been catalogued by AreaSearch. Prominent schemes include the 280-300 Lakemba Street Wiley Park Plaza Development, the 64-70 King Georges Road Wiley Park Residential Development, the Wiley Park Station Sydney Metro Upgrade, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan 2022, alongside additional initiatives outlined below.
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Wiley Park Station Sydney Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Wiley Park Station to metro standards as part of the T3 Bankstown Line conversion to the Sydney Metro Southwest (M1 line extension). Works include new lifts installed for the first time in the station's history, platform screen doors, level access between platforms and trains, a refreshed concourse, new station entry plaza with seating, lighting and bicycle parking, and new platform canopies. The line closed in September 2024 to enable final conversion works. Metro services between Sydenham and Bankstown are scheduled to open in the second half of 2026, with trains running every four minutes in the peak (15 per hour), delayed from the original 2025 target due to industrial action impacts.
Wiley Park Plaza Mixed-Use Development
Wiley Park Plaza is a large-scale mixed-use development adjacent to Wiley Park railway station, comprising 280 residential apartments, a public plaza, supermarket, retail specialty shops, commercial office space and 3-storey basement car parking with 248 spaces. Designed by Marchese Partners (Life3A), the site received DA approval and was sold via Expressions of Interest in June 2023 to an incoming developer.
Wiley Park Plaza
Approved mixed-use development comprising 142 residential apartments across 4 podiums (up to 8 storeys). The project features a 1,191sqm public plaza, a 1,030sqm supermarket, 2,195sqm of total retail floor space, and a 3-storey basement with 248 car spaces and rooftop communal open space.
Belmore Sydney Metro Station Upgrade
The upgrade of the 130-year-old Belmore Station is part of the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project. It involves converting the existing T3 Bankstown Line to metro standards, featuring the installation of platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers for level access, and heritage restoration of station buildings. As of May 2026, the project is in the final testing and commissioning phase, with intensive weekend closures scheduled through July to facilitate trial running and system integration before services commence in the second half of 2026.
Sydney Metro City and Southwest
A 30km metro rail line extending the M1 Northwest Line from Chatswood to Bankstown via twin tunnels under Sydney Harbour and the CBD. The Chatswood to Sydenham section opened in August 2024, with conversion of the 13.5km Sydenham to Bankstown section scheduled for completion in late 2026. Once fully operational, the 66km corridor with 31 stations will deliver driverless metro services running every four minutes during peak periods.
Canterbury-Bankstown Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan 2022
Council-wide infrastructure contributions plan that funds local infrastructure required to support population growth across the City of Canterbury-Bankstown. The plan enables contributions towards parks, roads, footpaths, cycleways, libraries, community facilities and other local infrastructure. Originally adopted in June 2022 and commenced on 1 September 2022, it was amended in March 2024 and further housekeeping amendments were adopted in July 2025.
Punchbowl Station Upgrade - Sydney Metro City & Southwest
Conversion of the heritage-listed Punchbowl Station, originally opened in 1909, to fully automated metro standards as part of the Sydenham to Bankstown extension of the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line. The station closed on 30 September 2024 to allow conversion works, with new lifts installed for the first time, level access between platforms and trains via mechanical gap fillers, platform screen doors, refurbished station buildings, upgraded platform surfaces and a new kiss and ride zone.The works are part of the Dulwich Hill, Campsie and Punchbowl station package delivered by Downer EDI Works (valued around 107 million AUD), with broader corridor works including 28.3 kilometres of new railway fencing, road-over-rail bridge upgrades and platform screen door installation. Once open, customers will have a new air-conditioned metro train every four minutes in the peak, equating to 15 trains an hour compared to eight previously. High-speed dynamic testing at up to 100 km/h commenced in November 2025, with around 9,000 hours and 30,000 kilometres of testing required before opening. Services are scheduled to commence in the second half of 2026, with a target opening of September 2026, after delays attributed to industrial action and the complexity of converting a 130-year-old line.
Lakemba Station Sydney Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Lakemba Station to Sydney Metro standards as part of the City and Southwest project, delivered by Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards. Works include platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers, level access between trains and platforms, accessibility upgrades, new signage, seating, public artwork, and interchange improvements. The T3 Bankstown Line closed in 2024 to enable conversion, with fare-free Southwest Link buses replacing services during construction. Testing reached 85 per cent completion of station conversion works by early 2026, with integrated multi-train system testing underway.When the Southwest Metro opens in the second half of 2026, customers will have air-conditioned metro trains every four minutes in the peak - 15 trains per hour - with Lakemba to Victoria Cross reduced to 37 minutes, saving 24 minutes on current travel times.
4,605 residents of Wiley Park are employed, from a labour force of 5,011. Unemployment sits at 8.1%, with participation at 59.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 8,621, about 80% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour pool exhibits strong educational credentials across a wide range of industries, accompanied by an 8.1% unemployment rate and estimated job gains of 3.3% across the past twelve months. As of March 2026, employed residents number 4,605, while the jobless rate sits 4.0% above the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney, pointing to latent capacity, and the local labour participation rate of 59.8% falls well behind the regional benchmark of 68.9%. Census records further reveal that 25.7% of local workers performed their duties from home, though this figure was influenced by Covid-19 lockdown measures.
Resident workers are primarily concentrated within retail trade, health care & social assistance, alongside transport, postal & warehousing. Retail trade displays a notable concentration locally, capturing a workforce proportion 1.8 times the broader regional benchmark. In contrast, professional & technical positions register lower engagement at 7.2% against the regional standard of 11.5%. The heavily residential layout of the community generates relatively few local jobs, as highlighted by Census comparisons between resident workers and local employment counts. AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS figures indicate that across the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 3.3% while the labour force grew by 3.8%, lifting the jobless rate by 0.4 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Sydney recorded a 1.9% gain in employment, a 1.9% rise in the labour pool, and a slight softening in unemployment. Future workplace requirements within Wiley Park can be evaluated using national employment forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. These five- and ten-year projections have been applied across local industry distributions to project potential workforce trends. Against nationwide projections of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, sector trajectories diverge substantially. Mapping these structural parameters to Wiley Park's local industry profile suggests employment expansion of 6.2% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (noting this is a weighted baseline extrapolation provided for illustration and excludes standalone demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Wiley Park is $1,248 a week (about $65,000 a year), with median personal income at $550 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $37,330 a year against an average of $46,452. 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, personal earnings in the Wiley Park SA2 track below the national median, showing a median outcome of $37,330 and an average of $46,452. These figures compare against Greater Sydney's median earnings of $60,817 and average earnings of $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index gains of 10.32% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $41,182 (median) and $51,246 (average) as of March 2026. Across the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household earnings within Wiley Park consistently placed between the 6th and 17th percentiles nationally.
The dominant earnings band is $800 - 1,499, accounting for 30.1% of residents (3,227 people), diverging from broader regional trends where 30.9% earn within the $1,500 - 2,999 range. Living cost constraints remain pronounced, with residents retaining 76.9% of income, positioning the area in the 11th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wiley Park had 3,095 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 30% detached houses and 65% apartments. 23% are owned with a mortgage, 56% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,703 a month. Rent absorbs 28.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 31.5%. 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 landscape in Wiley Park was divided between 29.7% detached houses and 70.3% other dwellings (including semi-detached units, apartments, and alternative structures), in contrast to the Sydney metropolitan profile of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Full homeownership in Wiley Park tracked behind the metropolitan rate at 20.6%, with remaining homes occupied under a mortgage (23.0%) or through rental agreements (56.4%). Typical mortgage payments stood at a median of $1,703 per month, significantly below the Sydney metropolitan median of $2,427, while weekly median rents sat at $350 versus $470 across greater Sydney.
On a national scale, Wiley Park mortgage commitments remain below the Australian midpoint of $1,863, with rental costs tracking under the nationwide level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wiley Park counted 3,095 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,274 today, averaging 3.0 people each. 43% are couples with children, more than in 84% of areas nationally, against 14% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local living arrangements at 71.3%, with couples with children accounting for 42.5%, childless couples representing 14.4%, and single parent families making up 12.0%. Non-family households comprise the remaining 28.7%, encompassing single-person households at 21.5% and group arrangements at 7.2%. The typical household size stands at 3.0 people, exceeding the 2.7 average found across Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
36.0% of adults in Wiley Park hold a university qualification, including 21.9% with a bachelor degree and 12.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 11.7% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,543 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 982 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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Attainment levels across the district are notable, with higher education credentials held by 36.0% of residents aged 15+, exceeding the Australian norm of 30.4% as well as the SA3 area figure of 31.0%. Bachelor degrees form the primary category at 21.9%, alongside postgraduate qualifications at 12.6% and graduate diplomas at 1.5%. Meanwhile, vocational qualifications represent 22.4% of credentials among people aged 15+, divided into advanced diplomas (10.7%) and certificates (11.7%). Enrolment rates across the suburb are elevated, with 38.8% of the local population engaged in structured educational courses. This participation breaks down into 12.1% attending primary schools, 8.6% pursuing higher education programs, and 7.4% enrolled in secondary schooling.
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Public transport in Wiley Park reaches 26 stops on 13 routes, timetabled for about 3,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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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Transit network mapping identifies 26 operational transport stops within Wiley Park, comprising bus connections. These locations are connected via 13 separate transit routes that together generate 3,282 passenger services each week. Network proximity is high, with typical walking distances of 160 meters from residences to the nearest access point. Given the residential orientation of the suburb, outbound travel predominates, with private vehicles serving 73% of commuters and rail capturing 18%. Household vehicle availability averages 0.9 per dwelling, trailing the regional standard, while 25.7% of workers operated from home during the 2021 Census period amid prevailing pandemic conditions.
Network scheduling delivers an average of 468 trips per day across local transit corridors, representing roughly 126 departures each week per boarding point.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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80.5% of residents in Wiley Park report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 82% of areas nationally. 5.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.9 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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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and illness rates, Wiley Park records strong public health outcomes, highlighted by low rates of common health conditions among younger groups. Private health insurance participation is low, with roughly 46% of residents (~4,963 people) holding coverage, compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney and a 55.7% national baseline. Diabetes and asthma constitute the most frequently reported long-term conditions in the locality, affecting 6.3 and 4.7% of the community respectively, while 80.5% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, outperforming the Greater Sydney rate of 74.6%.
The working-age population displays strong health markers with minimal chronic illness. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 10.6% of the population (1,133 people), sitting below Greater Sydney's 15.5%. While health metrics for older residents exceed general standards, their national relative standing is somewhat lower than that of the wider community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
63.0% of Wiley Park residents were born overseas and 80.1% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Lebanese (10.2%) and Australian (8.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Wiley Park ranks among the nation's most culturally diverse communities, with 63.0% of the local population born overseas and 80.1% using a non-English language in their homes. Islam represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 60.6% of residents, in contrast to 6.8% across Greater Sydney. Looking at ancestral background based on parental country of birth, the leading cohort in Wiley Park is Other at 45.2%, substantially exceeding the regional benchmark of 16.0%, followed by Lebanese background at 10.2% (well above the regional 2.6%) and Australian ancestry at 8.8% (tracking below the regional standard of 17.8%).
Other cultural communities also display distinctive local concentrations: Vietnamese ancestry represents 3.9% locally versus 1.8% regionally, Indian ancestry comprises 7.8% compared to 3.6%, and Greek ancestry stands at 3.0% against 1.9%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wiley Park is 31, younger than 95% of areas nationally. 34.7% 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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Wiley Park exhibits a younger demographic profile than Greater Sydney, with less concentration in older age brackets. As of updated estimates to August 2026, younger residents and children aged 0 - 24 represent 35.3% of the community compared to 30.4% across Greater Sydney, while senior and retiree groups (65+) account for 10.6% against a regional benchmark of 15.5%. The estimated median age is 31, holding steady from the 2021 Census and sitting 6 years below the Greater Sydney Census median of 37 and underneath the national Census median of 38.
By 2041, seniors and retirees are projected to lead local expansion, increasing by 563 residents (50%) to reach 1,696.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wiley Park
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 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 5 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 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 31 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,135 at the 2021 Census → 10,721 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 (119021574). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.