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The median house price in Wollongong - East is $1.37m, with units at $780k. House values have moved -2.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Wollongong - East has an estimated 18,304 residents, up from 16,020 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,284 people, or 14.3%. Growth has averaged 2.8% a year over five years, faster than 82% of areas nationally. 877 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 92.9% of that increase. That puts 3,328 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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Demographic assessments by AreaSearch indicate that the population of Wollongong - East stood at roughly 18,304 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 2,284 individuals (14.3%) relative to the 16,020 residents counted in the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated utilizing the ABS estimated resident population figure of 18,274 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 877 validated new addresses added after the Census benchmark. Density stands at 3,328 persons per square kilometer, placing the locality within the upper quartile of territories analyzed across Australia by AreaSearch. Outpacing both the broader SA3 region (4.8%) and the Rest of NSW, Wollongong - East's 14.3% rate of increase positions it among the leading growth districts regionally.
Net overseas migration served as the principal driver of this expansion, accounting for approximately 92.9% of recent demographic increases, complemented by positive contributions from natural increase and interstate arrivals. Forecast modeling relies on ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections published in 2024 (taking 2022 as their baseline year), alongside NSW State Government SA2 forecasts issued in 2022 (using a 2021 baseline) for districts omitted from the primary dataset. Age-specific expansion trajectories derived from these series are applied forward across 2032 to 2041. Future demographic outlooks point to remarkable gains that rank within the upper 10 percent of non-metropolitan Australian regions. Projections anchored on the latest annual ERP indicate the locality is set to add 12,802 persons by 2041, representing an overall expansion of 69.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,750 new dwellings have been approved in Wollongong - East over the past five years, an average of 350 a year. That places the area in the 91st percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 19 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 350 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 1% 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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Residential construction across Wollongong - East has seen an annual average of approximately 350 dwelling approvals, culminating in 1,750 homes over the preceding 5 financial years. With an intake rate of 1.3 incoming residents each year for every home built over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), housing supply matches demographic demand effectively, fostering balanced conditions while average construction values stand at $417,000 per dwelling. Furthermore, the current financial year has logged $126.5 million in commercial approvals, underscoring solid development activity in non-residential property. Per-capita development volumes in Wollongong - East exceed the Rest of NSW by 216.0%, broadening purchasing opportunities in the local market.
This elevated level of activity comfortably surpasses the national standard, highlighting strong confidence among builders and developers. Medium and high-density formats dominate current construction, with townhouses or apartments constituting 99.0% of new supply versus 1.0% for detached houses. This orientation toward higher density provides accessible price points that cater to entry-level purchasers, investors, and downsizing households. Recording approximately 38 people per dwelling approval, the precinct displays clear markers of an expanding urban centre. Based on the most recent quarterly calculation from AreaSearch, Wollongong - East is slated to welcome an additional 12,772 residents by 2041. While ongoing building pipelines remain aligned with this projected trajectory, incoming residents could face heightened buyer competition as overall numbers expand.
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 27 current infrastructure and development projects inside Wollongong - East, worth an estimated $46.4 billion. A further 85 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $61 billion. 27 are already under construction and 62 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities. 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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Urban development, public infrastructure investments, and strategic planning decisions play a fundamental role in shaping neighborhood outcomes. A total of 38 key initiatives have been catalogued by AreaSearch as having a direct bearing on the precinct. Major undertakings include the Wollongong to Coniston Rail Infrastructure Upgrade, The Globe Wollongong, Illawarra Renewable Energy Zone, and Atchison & Kenny, with significant projects itemized in the accompanying documentation.
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Wollongong to Coniston Rail Infrastructure Upgrade
Part of the Rail Service Improvement Program, this project involves upgrading the rail corridor between Wollongong and Coniston. Works include replacing electrical cables and overhead wiring at the Coniston substation, installing new signalling equipment, and completing civil and structural activities to support the new Mariyung fleet. These upgrades facilitate more frequent services on the South Coast Line, targeting 15-minute peak and 30-minute off-peak intervals between Wollongong and Sydney CBD.
Avani Wollongong Hotel and Aspen Mixed-Use Development
Approved 18-storey mixed-use development at 22-30 Kenny Street, anchored by the planned Avani Wollongong Hotel and residential apartments above. The approved scheme includes 107 hotel suites, 105 apartments, ground-floor food, drink and commercial uses, basement parking, communal open space, a gym and pool. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2027. A later proposal to increase hotel rooms and add six levels was lodged, with the NSW Planning Portal showing the SSD alterations application as withdrawn.
Illawarra Renewable Energy Zone
NSW's first urban Renewable Energy Zone is in early planning, with EnergyCo coordinating development of a declared REZ intended to provide 1 GW of network capacity. Current work focuses on community and industry engagement, network planning with Endeavour Energy, use of existing energy, port and transport infrastructure, and integration of rooftop solar, batteries, community-scale batteries and future low-carbon industries such as green hydrogen and green steel.
Keira Place Mixed-Use Masterplanned Precinct
A landmark multi-stage masterplanned residential and commercial precinct at the gateway to Wollongong CBD facing Mount Keira. Stage 1 is under construction delivering 150 thoughtfully designed apartments (including affordable and NDIS specialist disability housing) alongside ground-floor retail and communal open spaces. Stage 2 proposes three towers expanding the precinct with an additional 391 apartments and 266 co-living homes.
The Globe Wollongong
The Globe is a $230 million mixed-use precinct redeveloping the former David Jones site and City Diggers Club in Wollongong CBD. Construction commenced in mid-2025 across three staged phases: a 6-storey rebuilt City Diggers Club with revised 88-room motel (operated by Wollongong Golf Club), an 8-storey A-grade commercial office tower with over 8,300 sqm of floor space, and a 15-storey 5-star hotel with 236 rooms including a rooftop Sky Bar and pool. The precinct features 567 basement car spaces (130 fast-charging), new public laneways connecting Crown Street Mall to MacCabe Park, and retail and hospitality at street level.Phases 1 and 2 (club and office) are targeted for mid-2028 completion, with the hotel following as the final phase. A planning proposal to increase approved building heights is progressing through Wollongong City Council.
Keira Place (Smith Street Development)
A significant mixed-use precinct known as Keira Place, featuring four buildings ranging from 8 to 10 storeys. The development delivers 150 high-quality apartments, including a dedicated 15% to 17% component of in-fill affordable housing and specialized NDIS units. The site includes ground-floor retail and commercial tenancies, three levels of basement parking, and extensive communal open spaces with rooftop facilities, located on the historic former Wollongong gasworks site.
Flinders Street Apartments
A mixed-use shop-top housing development by Level 33. Originally approved for 201 units following a 2023 Land and Environment Court ruling, the project underwent a significant modification in early 2026 to add 2-3 additional levels. The revised plan delivers approximately 249 apartments across two buildings, featuring ground-floor commercial tenancies, communal green spaces, and 230 basement parking spots.
Aspen (Avani Wollongong Hotel & Apartments)
Aspen is a landmark 24-storey mixed-use development in the Wollongong CBD, featuring the 140-room Avani Wollongong Hotel and 164 residential apartments, including 41 affordable units. Slated for completion in 2027, the project includes a ground-floor restaurant, hotel bar, gym, and five levels of podium and basement parking designed to support regional tourism and housing diversity.
10,589 residents of Wollongong - East are employed, from a labour force of 11,274. Unemployment sits at 6.1%, with participation at 66.3%. 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 25,057, about 137% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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 force in Wollongong - East is characterized by high educational attainment and prominent representation across professional fields, accompanied by an unemployment rate of 6.1% and a 2.8% annual expansion in employment. As of March 2026, employed residents total 10,589, with local unemployment tracking 2.0% above the 4.1% recorded for Regional NSW. Labour force engagement remains distinctly elevated, registering a 66.3% participation rate against 60.6% across Regional NSW. Census findings showed 35.4% of working residents operating from home, an outcome influenced by Covid-19 lockdown measures in place at the time.
Healthcare & social assistance, education & training, alongside accommodation & food comprise the primary industry sectors engaging local workers. Professional & technical roles display notable concentration, tracking at 1.8 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.1% of local employment, well beneath the 5.3% observed throughout Regional NSW. Generating 1.4 jobs for each resident worker at the time of the Census, the suburb serves as an employment destination that draws incoming commuters from neighboring areas. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics indicates that over the twelve months to March 2026, employment grew by 2.8% while the local labor pool expanded by 2.7%, bringing about a 0.1 percentage point reduction in the unemployment rate. This contrasted with Regional NSW, where employment shrank by 0.9%, the labor force contracted by 0.4%, and unemployment climbed 0.5 percentage points. Future workplace demand can be evaluated using national industry projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 across five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, jobs are projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying by sector. Aligning these industry benchmarks to the local employment distribution suggests Wollongong - East could experience employment gains of 7.0% over five years and 14.3% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighted extrapolation that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Wollongong - East is $1,578 a week (about $82,000 a year), with median personal income at $892 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,652 a year against an average of $74,708. 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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ATO taxpayer records for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate that taxpayers in the Wollongong - East SA2 earned a median income of $57,652 and an average of $74,708. These earnings outstrip regional benchmarks, where Regional NSW recorded a $52,390 median and a $65,215 average. Factoring in a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 reach approximately $63,602 for median income and $82,418 for average earnings. The 2021 Census positioned weekly personal income at the 65th percentile ($892 weekly), contrasted with household earnings at the 40th percentile.
Earners bringing in $1,500 - 2,999 make up 33.2% of the local population (6,076 individuals), tracking near the regional share of 29.9%. Mortgage and rental costs create notable financial pressure, leaving 80.2% of income remaining to place the area in the 36th percentile, while SEIFA income scoring allocates the locality to the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wollongong - East had 7,790 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 9% detached houses and 86% apartments. 18% are owned with a mortgage, 56% rented and 26% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,987 a month. Rent absorbs 26.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Housing stock recorded in Wollongong - East at the latest Census showed a heavy concentration of multi-unit dwellings, with 91.5% falling into semi-detached, apartments, or other dwelling categories and 8.5% classified as separate houses, whereas Regional NSW recorded 82.6% separate houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Outright property ownership sat at 25.8%, trailing regional levels, while mortgaged residences accounted for 18.0% and rental accommodation comprised 56.2%. Monthly mortgage payments commanded a median of $1,987 and median weekly rent stood at $410, surpassing the Regional NSW metrics of $1,733 and $330 respectively.
On a broader scale, local mortgage commitments exceed the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents outpace the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wollongong - East counted 7,790 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 8,901 today, averaging 1.9 people each. 11% are couples with children, fewer than in 97% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 39% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 49.7% of local households, consisting of couples without children (31.0%), couples with children (11.0%), and single parent arrangements (6.6%). Non-family living situations represent 50.3% of the total, with single-person residences comprising 39.4% and group dwellings accounting for 10.9%. The median household occupancy of 1.9 people sits below the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
41.3% of adults in Wollongong - East hold a university qualification, including 26.1% with a bachelor degree and 12.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 19.6% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 2,693 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,059 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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Qualifications among residents aged 15+ in Wollongong - East are distinctly elevated, with 41.3% holding tertiary degrees compared to 21.3% in Rest of NSW and 25.2% in the SA4 region, establishing a solid foundation for professional and knowledge-based vocations. Bachelor degree holders constitute 26.1% of the cohort, followed by postgraduate award recipients at 12.2% and graduate diploma holders at 3.0%. Vocational education is likewise prevalent, encompassing 30.0% of the population aged 15+ across advanced diplomas (10.4%) and certificate credentials (19.6%). Participation in study is considerable across the community, with 27.5% of residents actively attending educational institutions.
This comprises 14.4% enrolled in higher education, 3.6% attending primary schools, and 3.1% undertaking secondary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Wollongong - East reaches 107 stops on 75 routes, timetabled for about 5,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.8 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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The transit network in Wollongong - East encompasses 107 active stops spanning bus and train services. Operating across 75 distinct routes, these services deliver a total of 5,859 weekly passenger trips. Proximity to transit is high, with residents situated an average of 115 meters from the nearest boarding point. Reflecting its commuter profile, private vehicles serve as the main travel method for 75% of trips, while 14% walk. Household vehicle access averages 0.8 per dwelling, trailing regional figures. In addition, 35.4% of working residents conducted their jobs from home according to the 2021 Census, reflecting prevailing COVID-19 settings at the time.
Public transport operations generate an average of 837 trips per day across the collective route network, representing approximately 54 weekly trips per stop. The adjacent mapping details the 100 nearest stops surrounding the central point of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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67.6% of residents in Wollongong - East report no long-term health condition. 5.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.6 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 across Wollongong - East track favorably against standard benchmarks, reflected in AreaSearch measures of chronic illness and mortality showing subdued disease incidence across older and vulnerable brackets. Private health insurance coverage is extensive, taken up by approximately 56% of residents (~10,268 people), compared to 51.9% throughout Regional NSW. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments locally, diagnosed in 10.0 and 8.5% of the population respectively, whereas 67.6% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions compared to 63.3% in Regional NSW. Working-age cohorts display typical health profiles.
Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 20.3% of the local population (3,724 people), tracking beneath the 23.3% benchmark seen across Regional NSW, while registering below the broader demographic in nationwide standings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
30.8% of Wollongong - East residents were born overseas and 24.4% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.5%) and Australian (19.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Wollongong - East sits well above typical regional levels, with 30.8% of the community born abroad and 24.4% using a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the primary faith, practiced by 45.8% of local residents. Islam shows a notable relative presence locally, accounting for 4.1% of the population compared to 0.8% across Regional NSW. Looking at parental heritage, the most frequently reported backgrounds in Wollongong - East are English at 24.5% (under the regional 30.5%), Australian at 19.9% (below the regional 30.0%), and Other ancestries at 11.7% (well above the regional 4.8%).
Specific European heritages also show distinct concentrations, including Macedonian at 1.8% (against 0.4% regionally), alongside Serbian and Spanish each representing 0.8% (versus 0.2% and 0.3% respectively across the region).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wollongong - East is 35. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 41.8% 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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Demographics in Wollongong - East lean heavily toward younger cohorts before family formation. AreaSearch figures for August 2026 allocate 39.8% of residents to the young to middle aged adult band (25 - 44), compared to 23.5% in Regional NSW, whereas children and youth (0 - 24) represent 21.2% versus 29.3% regionally. The median age is estimated at 35, showing a reduction from 36 at the 2021 Census and sitting 8 years beneath the Regional NSW standard of 43 from that same Census. The 25 - 44 cohort has expanded its local share from 34.9% at the Census to an estimated 39.8%.
Looking forward to 2041, young to middle aged adults will generate the largest numeric addition, increasing by 6,200 residents (85%) to reach 13,485.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wollongong - East
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| 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 Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 27 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 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 877 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (16,020 at the 2021 Census → 18,304 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 (107041548). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.