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The median house price in Wolli Creek is $1.40m, with units at $818k. House values have moved 0.0% a year compounded over five years.
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Wolli Creek has an estimated 12,585 residents, up from 10,731 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,854 people, or 17.3%. Growth has averaged 4.1% a year over five years, faster than 88% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 81.5% of that increase. That puts 18,507 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Wolli Creek stands at approximately 12,585 as of Aug 2026. This figure represents an expansion of 1,854 people (17.3%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 10,731 people. This adjustment is derived by combining the ABS estimated resident population of 12,585 recorded as of June 2025 with 67 validated new addresses identified following the Census. Consequently, the local population density reaches 18,507 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb within the highest 10% of areas evaluated nationwide and underscoring intense demand for local real estate.
Outpacing both the broader state and the SA4 region (6.6%), Wolli Creek's 17.3% expansion since the 2021 census highlights its position as a regional pace-setter. The primary driver of this demographic expansion has been international migration, which generated roughly 81.5% of total population additions in recent times. SA2-level projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as a base year, form the foundation of AreaSearch's demographic model. Where SA2 areas lack coverage in this series, figures are supplemented by NSW State Government projections issued in 2022 against a 2021 base year. For the 2032 to 2041 timeframe, age-cohort growth rates derived from these datasets are applied across all locations. Long-term forecasts place the locality among the upper quartile across the country for demographic expansion, with the latest annual ERP population numbers pointing to an addition of 3,673 persons by 2041, translating to an overall growth rate of 29.2% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
224 new dwellings have been approved in Wolli Creek over the past five years, an average of 44 a year. That places the area in the 92nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 3 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 45 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 0% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Over the preceding 5 financial years, residential building consents in Wolli Creek have run at an annual average of approximately 44 new dwelling approvals, representing a cumulative 224 homes. Between FY-22 and FY-26, an average of 10.3 people arrived in the community each year for every new home completed across the past 5 financial years, creating an environment where demand significantly outstrips new supply and exerts upward pressure on prices through heightened buyer rivalry. Concurrently, newly approved dwellings carry an average construction valuation of $317,000, sitting beneath broader regional benchmarks to provide a more attainable price point for buyers.
Non-residential building activity remains subdued, evidenced by commercial approvals of $848,000 during this financial year. Relative to Greater Sydney, Wolli Creek generates approximately three-quarters the volume of per-capita residential consents, placing it around the 81st percentile nationally despite a recent acceleration in building projects. High-density and attached housing typologies represent all recent construction approvals, delivering entry-level affordability that appeals directly to first-home buyers, investors, and downsizing owner-occupiers. Demonstrating a highly established urban footprint, the area records around 818 people per dwelling approval. According to the latest quarterly projections from AreaSearch, Wolli Creek is anticipated to welcome an additional 3,673 residents by 2041. Should current construction volumes persist, housing delivery could fail to keep pace with incoming population, potentially intensifying buyer competition and reinforcing 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 12 current infrastructure and development projects inside Wolli Creek, worth an estimated $1.33 billion. A further 127 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $33.3 billion. 29 are already under construction and 44 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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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Strategic planning policies, major civil works, and civic infrastructure delivery serve as crucial drivers of neighborhood performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 19 distinct local initiatives expected to shape the district. Prominent projects encompass the Wolli Creek and T8 Airport Line Power Supply Upgrade, Bayou Wolli Creek, Duncan Street Apartment Development, and the Rail Service Improvement Program (formerly MTMS) - Central to Hurstville Capital Works, with key undertakings highlighted below.
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Rail Service Improvement Program - Central to Hurstville Capital Works
Upgrades along the T4/T8 corridor between Central and Hurstville to boost rail capacity and reliability. Scope includes the Sydney Terminal Area Reconfiguration (track reconfiguration and platform extensions around Central to Erskineville Junction), the Hurstville crossover, targeted station works and power/signalling upgrades. Delivered by the Next Rail partnership (John Holland and Jacobs) for Transport for NSW.
Bayou Wolli Creek
A premium residential development featuring two eight-level apartment buildings comprising 98 apartments with three levels of basement parking. The project offers luxurious amenities including a rooftop garden with panoramic views of parklands, river and Sydney skyline, modern fitness facilities, collaborative coworking spaces, and access to riverside walking trails along the Cooks River. The development emphasizes sustainability with solar-powered homes, energy-efficient systems and eco-friendly materials, and has been awarded a 4-Star iCIRT rating for construction quality and reliability.
Arncliffe Central
Arncliffe Central is a mixed-tenure urban renewal redevelopment of the former Arncliffe Estate between Eden Street and the Princes Highway. The project is replacing 142 ageing social housing dwellings with 806 new apartments across four buildings, including 311 social housing apartments, 291 affordable housing apartments and 204 private market apartments. It also includes a 4000 sqm public park, shops, community facilities, a childcare centre, pedestrian links and landscaped public spaces. Construction is underway, with social homes on track for 2027 and the wider precinct expected to complete in 2028.
Discovery Point
Discovery Point is a completed masterplanned community featuring 1,929 apartments across 14 buildings, offering resort-style living with waterfront access to Cooks River, expansive parklands, swimming pools, gymnasiums, a retail village square, and its own train station. The project has won state and national accolades for excellence in mixed-use design.
M6 Stage 1
M6 Stage 1 is a NSW Government motorway project delivering twin four-kilometre tunnels between the M8 Motorway at Arncliffe and President Avenue at Kogarah, with entry and exit ramps, future tunnel stubs, local road upgrades, a pedestrian and cyclist shared path, bridges and landscaping. Construction remains delayed after 2024 subsidence events and tunnelling issues, with the tunnel targeted to open to traffic in late 2028. Surface works and community-facing road, path and landscaping works have continued, while Transport for NSW has issued a default notice requiring the CGU joint venture to resume substantive works including tunnelling.
Ice Zoo Wolli Creek
Olympic-sized ice skating rink providing year-round facilities for public skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and other ice sports. It serves as a community hub and training ground for athletes, featuring sustainable design elements, parking, cafe, and gym.
Wolli Creek Mixed Use (Princes Highway)
Completed mixed-use development featuring a flagship Woolworths supermarket, Dan Murphy's liquor store, retail spaces, and residential apartments in a modern precinct adjacent to Wolli Creek railway station. The 4,200 square meter Woolworths store opened in October 2012 with the latest technology and features. The development transformed the former industrial site into a vibrant retail and residential hub serving the growing Wolli Creek community.
Wolli Creek and T8 Airport Line Power Supply Upgrade
A critical rail infrastructure project that delivered a new traction substation at Wolli Creek Junction and upgraded power supply along the T8 Airport Line tunnel from Central to Wolli Creek. The project involved the installation of 6km of new overhead wiring, high-voltage feeders to Green Square and Mascot, and signaling upgrades. These enhancements support the introduction of new train fleets and increased service frequency across the T4 Illawarra and T8 Airport lines. Final works in mid-2025 included the decommissioning and removal of the redundant Undercliffe Substation at Spark Lane.
10,105 residents of Wolli Creek are employed, from a labour force of 10,211. Unemployment sits at 1.0%, with participation at 88.9%. 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, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 8,255, about 66% 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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A distinctly skilled talent pool characterizes Wolli Creek, highlighted by substantial concentrations of professional services talent, an exceptionally low unemployment rate of 1.0%, and annual employment gains estimated at 3.4%. As of March 2026, employed locals number 10,105, while the jobless rate sits 3.1% beneath the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%. Labor participation is notably elevated at 88.9%, significantly above the 68.9% recorded across Greater Sydney. Census records showed 50.4% of employed residents working remotely, although pandemic-related lockdown settings during that period should be taken into account. The primary employment sectors for local residents include professional & technical services, finance & insurance, and accommodation & food services.
Specialization in professional & technical activities is particularly pronounced, registering 1.5 times the regional proportion. Conversely, the health care & social assistance sector accounts for only 8.7% of resident employment, trailing the 14.1% seen across Greater Sydney. Comparing the Census daytime workforce against the resident population demonstrates that this predominantly residential enclave provides relatively few jobs within its immediate borders. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM figures show that through the year to March 2026, local employment expanded by 3.4% alongside a 3.5% increase in the labor pool, resulting in a 0.1 percentage point uptick in the unemployment rate. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced matching 1.9% increases across both employment and labor force metrics, accompanied by a slight decrease in joblessness. Further perspectives on medium- to long-term labor demand emerge from Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26. These five- and ten-year models, when aligned with the local industry breakdown, provide projected employment trajectories. Across the nation, total jobs are projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with wide variation across individual sectors. Weighting these sectoral projections against Wolli Creek's workforce structure points to local employment growth of 7.0% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (noting this calculation represents a simple illustrative weighting model that excludes localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Wolli Creek is $2,160 a week (about $112,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,069 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $55,685 a year against an average of $67,631. 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 ATO postcode statistics released by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, resident earnings in the Wolli Creek SA2 align closely with national medians, registering a median of $55,685 alongside an average income of $67,631. These figures sit below the Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 reach roughly $61,432 for median earnings and $74,611 on average. Results from the 2021 Census place personal, family, and household earnings comfortably between the 75th and 84th percentiles nationally.
The largest earnings bracket encompasses 42.0% of local earners (5,285 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 range, mirroring broader metropolitan patterns where 30.9% occupy this tier. Although accommodation expenses absorb 23.2% of income, strong baseline wages sustain disposable earnings at the 64th percentile, placing the district in the 9th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wolli Creek had 4,629 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 1% detached houses and 99% apartments. 28% are owned with a mortgage, 64% rented and 8% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $540 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month, a total housing cost higher than 98% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 25.0% 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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According to the latest Census findings, standalone detached houses constituted just 1.2% of local housing stock in Wolli Creek, while multi-unit and attached formats (apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings) comprised 98.8%, in sharp contrast to the Sydney metro profile of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in the suburb lagged broader metropolitan trends at 7.6%, with remaining households holding a mortgage (28.3%) or renting (64.1%). The median monthly mortgage payment locally was $2,383, sitting beneath the Sydney metro benchmark of $2,427, whereas median weekly rents were higher at $540 compared to $470 across Sydney metro.
When benchmarked against national figures, Wolli Creek homeowners face significantly higher monthly repayments than the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents substantially exceed the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wolli Creek counted 4,629 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,429 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 14% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 38% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the majority of local living arrangements at 58.8%, split between couples without children (38.1%), couples with children (14.1%), and single parent families (3.7%). Non-family setups make up the remaining 41.2% of homes, consisting of solo-occupant households (25.9%) and group households (15.2%). Typical household occupancy stands at a median of 2.2 people, lower than the 2.7 average recorded across Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
62.8% of adults in Wolli Creek hold a university qualification, including 39.2% with a bachelor degree and 21.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 8.0% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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Tertiary credentials among Wolli Creek residents significantly exceed state and national averages, with 62.8% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university degrees, compared to 32.2% across NSW and 30.4% nationally. This prominent educational foundation creates strong alignment with knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees constitute the primary qualification at 39.2%, supplemented by postgraduate degrees at 21.2% and graduate diplomas at 2.4%. Technical and vocational certifications account for 18.9% of adult qualifications, comprising advanced diplomas (10.9%) and certificates (8.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the suburb, with 35.0% of the local population actively participating in academic programs.
This cohort includes 14.7% undertaking university or higher education, 2.3% enrolled in primary education, and 1.5% attending secondary schools.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Wolli Creek reaches 11 stops on 7 routes, timetabled for about 8,400 services a week. The typical home sits about 250 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure in Wolli Creek features 11 active transport stops spanning rail and bus services. Connected by 7 individual routes, this network generates 8,426 weekly passenger trips. Commuter convenience is high, with local dwellings situated an average of 246 meters from their nearest transit node. Reflecting the area's residential function, most residents commute outward, led by train travel at 45% and bus transit at 8%. Motor vehicle availability averages 0.3 per dwelling, below broader regional levels. Remote work was recorded by 50.4% of workers in the 2021 Census, potentially influenced by prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Transit services provide an average of 1,203 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 766 weekly trips for each transport stop.
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88.6% of residents in Wolli Creek report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 97% of areas nationally. 1.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.1 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of morbidity and mortality statistics reveal exceptional general wellbeing throughout Wolli Creek, characterized by minimal rates of chronic illnesses across every demographic group. Furthermore, private healthcare membership outpaces the typical SA2 area, encompassing roughly 53% of all residents (~6,619 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most prevalent reported ailments, affecting 4.0 and 3.8% of the local population, respectively. Meanwhile, 88.6% of residents reported having no long-term health disorders, substantially above the 74.6% benchmark across Greater Sydney. Older residents aged 65 and over comprise 4.3% of the community (539 people), markedly below the 15.5% share across Greater Sydney.
Seniors in the locality exhibit robust health indicators, maintaining national ratings consistent with the broader resident base.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
75.3% of Wolli Creek residents were born overseas and 72.1% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (32.3%) and English (8.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Displaying exceptional multiculturalism, Wolli Creek records 72.1% of its resident population speaking a non-English language in the home and 75.3% born outside Australia. Christianity represents the most widespread religious affiliation at 28.3%. Notably, Buddhist adherence is heavily overrepresented at 10.9% of the local population, compared to just 4.1% across Greater Sydney. Looking at parental birthplace data, the primary ancestral backgrounds in Wolli Creek consist of Chinese at 32.3% (well above the regional 8.4%), Other at 27.5% (above the 16.0% regional level), and English at 8.6% (below the regional benchmark of 19.0%).
Other specific lineages demonstrate distinctive local concentrations: Korean background represents 1.5% locally compared to 1.1% regionally, Vietnamese comprises 2.8% versus 1.8%, and Spanish stands at 0.8% against 0.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wolli Creek is 32, younger than 97% of areas nationally. That is 2 years older than at the 2021 Census. 51.4% 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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Wolli Creek displays a demographic structure weighted heavily toward pre-family cohorts. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 show that 65.7% of residents are young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), compared to 31.4% throughout Greater Sydney, while children and young adults (0 - 24) account for just 18.8% locally versus 30.4% across the broader metropolis. The median age is estimated at 32 as at August 2026, rising from 30 at the 2021 Census and remaining 5 years younger than the Greater Sydney median of 37 recorded during that Census, where the Australian median was 38.
The share of children and young adults has contracted from 22.3% at the Census to an estimated 18.8%. This structural shift is concentrated within early adulthood: the 25 to 34 age bracket declined from 46.4% to an estimated 41.3%, while the 35 to 44 cohort climbed from 18.2% to 24.4% without any replacement influx among younger groups. Looking toward 2041, the largest numerical gain is forecast in children and young adults, rising by 1,536 residents (65%) to 3,907. In relative terms, the retiree and senior age bracket (65+) will expand the fastest, increasing 145% to reach 1,325 residents, whereas young to middle aged adults are projected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wolli Creek
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 12 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 — 67 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,731 at the 2021 Census → 12,585 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 (119041671). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.