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The median house price in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale is $1.62m, with units at $888k. House values have moved 3.7% a year compounded over five years.
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Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale has an estimated 20,989 residents, up from 20,761 at the 2021 Census — a change of 228 people, or 1.1%. 132 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 1,330 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 demographic evaluations by AreaSearch, the resident count for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale stands at approximately 20,989 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 228 people (1.1%) relative to the 20,761 people counted in the 2021 Census. Such adjustments are derived from ABS estimated resident population statistics of 20,974 as of June 2025 alongside 132 validated new addresses registered following the Census. Consequently, population density reaches 1,330 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the nationwide benchmarks tracked by AreaSearch. Inbound international migration served as the core growth engine, generating around 79.1% of recent net demographic gains.
SA2 projections published in 2024 (anchored to a 2022 baseline) by ABS/Geoscience Australia form the primary forecasting foundation for AreaSearch, supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 models from 2022 (using a 2021 baseline) where coverage gaps exist. Age-specific growth trajectories from these sources are likewise mapped across all localities for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Factoring in these generational shifts, projected demographic expansion sits marginally under the regional Australian median, with the community anticipated to grow by 1,299 persons by 2041 under prevailing annual ERP figures, translating to a cumulative rise of 6.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
369 new dwellings have been approved in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale over the past five years, an average of 73 a year. That is 3.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 73 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 48% 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 building authorisations in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale have maintained a steady pace of roughly 73 new homes annually, amounting to 369 homes during the preceding 5 financial years. With an incoming ratio averaging 0.4 new residents annually for each newly consented residence between FY-22 and FY-26, construction volume is matching or outstripping demographic influx. This dynamic expands inventory options for purchasers and establishes headroom for expansion beyond anticipated levels. Concurrently, newly approved dwellings carry an average construction cost of $602,000, underscoring a strategic emphasis among builders on higher-tier, premium stock.
In the commercial sphere, approvals total $6.8 million during this financial year, reflecting modest non-residential activity. Per capita building activity across Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale registers at roughly 56% of the level observed in Rest of NSW, positioning the locality at the 51st percentile among evaluated areas across Australia. The incoming residential pipeline is divided between 48.0% detached dwellings and 52.0% townhouses or apartments. This pivot toward medium and higher density development provides more attainable price points that attract first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers. Moreover, it represents a pronounced shift away from the established built environment (where standalone houses comprise 70.0%), signaling tighter supplies of greenfield land alongside shifting lifestyle demands and price pressures. With roughly 287 people per dwelling approval, the precinct maintains the profile of a low density market. Demographic forecasts indicate that Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale will absorb an extra 1,284 residents by 2041, based on the most recent quarterly figures from AreaSearch. At prevailing construction velocities, housing additions appear well-positioned to satisfy upcoming absorption needs, fostering supportive conditions for buyers and potentially facilitating expansion rates above baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 10 current infrastructure and development projects inside Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, worth an estimated $538 million. A further 90 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $51.2 billion. 27 are already under construction and 64 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities 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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Strategic infrastructure upgrades, civic master plans, and capital works exert a profound influence on neighbourhood growth trajectories. A total of 17 key development projects have been catalogued by AreaSearch as having significant relevance to the catchment. Among the most prominent initiatives are Woonona Place, The Plaza Woonona Specialist Retail and Recreational Centre, the Bulli Hospital Site Redevelopment, and the 3A Cooper Avenue Woonona Development, with key details provided below.
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Woonona Place
IRT Group's Woonona Place is an approved seniors housing redevelopment of the existing IRT Woonona site. The project will deliver five buildings with 98 independent living units, new basement parking, additions and refurbishment to the Flametree Residential Care Services, a social and wellness centre with hydrotherapy and allied health spaces, a clubhouse, landscaped open spaces and adaptive reuse of the heritage church as a restaurant and community hub.
The Plaza Woonona Specialist Retail and Recreational Centre
A mixed-use specialist retail and recreational development featuring six individual retail spaces, a gymnasium, a health spa with a 25m swimming pool, and a 0-6 year old childcare centre. The facility includes secure basement parking with allocated spaces for each tenancy and visitor parking, ideally located along the Princes Highway with street access.
Electrify 2515 Community Pilot
The Electrify 2515 Community Pilot is an $11.8 million Australian-first initiative providing subsidies and expert support to 500 households across the 2515 and 2516 postcodes in northern Illawarra, NSW, to replace gas appliances with efficient electric alternatives, install smart energy management devices, and access home battery subsidies. Delivered by Rewiring Australia, Brighte, and Endeavour Energy with $5.4 million in ARENA funding, the project collects real-world data on consumer behaviour, grid impacts, and barriers to electrification to inform nationwide household energy transition policy.Stage one (60 homes) was completed by mid-2025. The main rollout of 440 homes is underway (September 2025 to August 2026). In March 2026, the pilot expanded southward into Bulli (2516 postcode), with more than 100 households now participating across Austinmer, Clifton, Coledale, Scarborough, Thirroul, Wombarra, and Bulli. Research and analysis continues until September 2027.
Bulli Hospital Site Redevelopment
Landcom is transforming the former 2.44 hectare Bulli Hospital site into a residential subdivision of approximately 50 homes, including freestanding houses, duplexes, terraces, and above-garage studios. Ten percent of homes are designated as affordable rental housing for low to moderate income households. The development features a new 2500sqm park, native landscaping with tiered rain gardens, stormwater retention basins, and 58 on-street parking spaces within a new internal street. The Southern Regional Planning Panel approved the subdivision DA in June 2025, demolition and remediation finished in early 2026, with earthworks and landscaping progressing.A revised DA for two-stage subdivision delivery was lodged in late 2025 due to boundary complexities.
MH Property Woonona-Bulli RSL Townhouse Development
26-townhouse development on the former Woonona-Bulli RSL car park at 15 Nicholson Road, Woonona. Features 52 resident parking spaces and 7 visitor spaces. Court approval granted by the NSW Land and Environment Court in September 2024 following a deemed refusal by Wollongong City Council, which had raised flooding concerns. The court found the stormwater design adequate and rejected the council's conditions.
481-485 Princes Highway Multi Dwelling Housing Development
Demolition of an existing warehouse storage facility and construction of 12 double-storey dwelling houses, each with double garages and associated landscaping and infrastructure. Development includes a common driveway, visitor car parking, communal open space areas, and on-site stormwater detention. The application (DA-2020-572) was assessed by the Wollongong Local Planning Panel with MMJ Wollongong acting as planning consultant.
3A Cooper Avenue Woonona Development
This residential development consists of six two-storey, three-bedroom dwellings situated above a basement car park for 12 vehicles and two visitor spaces. Designed by PRD Architects, the project includes vegetation management within an onsite riparian corridor and upgrades to Parraweena Way to enhance safety. The development was approved in late 2022 and aims to provide high-quality housing in the Woonona area while preserving established natural landscapes.
Bulli Bypass Feasibility Study
Transport for NSW is undertaking a 20 million dollar investigation to extend Memorial Drive and bypass the Bulli town centre. Following extensive community consultation and technical reviews in late 2025, options involving tunnels or routes across the Illawarra Escarpment were excluded due to environmental impacts and terrain complexity. Planning now focuses on northern extension options along the existing transport corridor to improve traffic flow, safety, and network resilience.
10,883 residents of Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale are employed, from a labour force of 11,292. Unemployment sits at 3.6%, with participation at 65.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 17,580, about 84% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale is characterised by high qualifications and solid representation across essential services, underpinned by an unemployment rate of just 3.6% and a 2.3% uptick in job growth over the preceding year. There were 10,883 employed residents recorded as of March 2026, keeping the local jobless rate 0.5% beneath the 4.1% seen across Regional NSW. Simultaneously, the participation rate of 65.8% substantially exceeds the Regional NSW baseline of 60.6%. In addition, 38.8% of workers reported working from home during the Census, though prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time should be factored into that figure.
The primary sectors supporting local employment include health care & social assistance, education & training, along with construction. Specialisation is exceptionally pronounced within education & training, where local participation reaches 1.5 times the regional norm. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for merely 0.3% of resident employment, trailing the 5.3% benchmark recorded across Regional NSW. Given the contrast between resident workers and the daytime Census working population, the district remains mostly residential with constrained local commercial employment generation. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM releases show that throughout the twelve months to March 2026, local headcount grew by 2.3% while the workforce expanded by 2.6%, producing an increase in the unemployment rate of 0.2 percentage points. Over the identical timeframe, Regional NSW witnessed a 0.9% drop in total employment alongside a 0.4% shrinkage in the labour force, accompanied by a 0.5 percentage point rise in unemployment. Additional forward-looking perspective comes from national workforce models released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. Projected across five and ten-year horizons, these sectoral forecasts provide indicative demand pathways when mapped against local industry composition. Nationally, job numbers are modeled to grow by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with wide variation across individual sectors. Aligning these sectoral projections with the area's existing industry distribution indicates potential local job expansion of 6.8% over five years and 14.0% across ten years (this represents a baseline weighting exercise for context and excludes local population dynamics).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale is $1,968 a week (about $102,000 a year), with median personal income at $843 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $61,691 a year against an average of $81,588. 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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Data from the ATO compiled by AreaSearch at the postcode level for financial year 2023 shows taxpayers in the Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale SA2 earning a median income of $61,691 and an average income of $81,588. These returns rank exceptionally high across the country, contrasting with the Regional NSW median of $52,390 and average of $65,215. Incorporating a Wage Price Index lift of 10.32% since financial year 2023 elevates estimated remuneration to roughly $68,058 (median) and $90,008 (average) as of March 2026. From the 2021 Census, household, family, and personal income tiers across the area sit near the 60th percentile nationally.
Income distribution shows a notable clustering in the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly band, capturing 27.8% of residents (5,834 people), aligning closely with the 29.9% regional rate. Local spending capacity is further bolstered by 31.3% of households generating top-tier weekly earnings above $3,000. Despite residential accommodation costs absorbing 15.5% of receipts, robust earnings maintain disposable income at the 64th percentile and place the district within the 7th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale had 7,572 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 70% detached houses and 15% apartments. 39% are owned with a mortgage, 24% rented and 37% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,349 a month. Rent absorbs 19.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The residential landscape recorded at the most recent Census featured 69.8% standalone houses and 30.3% attached or multi-unit dwellings (comprising semi-detached residences, apartments, and other configurations), standing in contrast to the Regional NSW breakdown of 82.6% houses and 17.4% alternative dwellings. Outright homeownership was slightly beneath the regional benchmark at 37.1%, while 39.1% of properties were owned with a mortgage and 23.8% were tenant-occupied. Monthly mortgage obligations averaged $2,349 at the median, significantly outstripping the Regional NSW median of $1,733 as well as the national standard of $1,863. In the rental sector, the local median rate of $390 per week topped both the $330 figure for Regional NSW and the nationwide median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale counted 7,572 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 25% couples without children. 25% 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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Family structures comprise the vast majority of local living arrangements at 73.2%, consisting of 36.7% couples with children, 24.7% couples without children, and 11.1% single parent families. Non-family living formats represent the remaining 26.8%, driven primarily by single-person residences at 24.9% and group homes at 1.8%. Typical household density stands at 2.6 people at the median, exceeding the Regional NSW benchmark of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
30.3% of adults in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale hold a university qualification, including 19.0% with a bachelor degree and 7.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 77% of areas nationally. A further 24.8% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 3,876 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,060 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 throughout the community are notably elevated relative to broader regional metrics, with 30.3% of persons aged 15+ possessing a tertiary university qualification compared to 21.3% across Rest of NSW and 25.2% across the SA4 region. Bachelor degrees constitute the largest component at 19.0%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications at 7.9% and graduate diplomas at 3.4%. Technical and trade qualifications are also broadly held, with 36.5% of persons aged 15+ holding vocational credentials, including 11.7% with advanced diplomas and 24.8% with certificates. Learning engagement remains high across the locality, with 31.0% of all residents actively participating in formal study.
This cohort includes 10.9% attending primary education, 8.8% enrolled in secondary education, and 5.1% undertaking tertiary education courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale reaches 117 stops on 38 routes, timetabled for about 2,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.5 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 local transit framework encompasses 117 active transport stops across Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, providing combined access to rail and bus networks. These facilities are connected by 38 individual routes that generate 2,011 weekly passenger trips in aggregate. Public transit access is favourable, with residents situated an average of 227 meters from their closest boarding point. Because the area functions primarily as a dormitory residential community, outward travel is prevalent, and private vehicle use dominates at 92%. Vehicle availability averages 1.5 per dwelling. At the 2021 Census, 38.8% of workers carried out their duties from home, an outcome influenced by prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Transit route frequency averages 287 trips per day across the collective network, which translates to roughly 17 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying geographical layout displays the 100 nearest stops surrounding the central reference point.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
67.6% of residents in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 79% of areas nationally. 6.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.0 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Evaluations by AreaSearch regarding mortality metrics and chronic illness patterns indicate notable healthcare burdens in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, with widespread prevalence across both younger and mature demographics. At the same time, private hospital and medical insurance coverage is remarkably high, protecting approximately 60% of residents (12,572 people), which surpasses the 51.9% proportion observed across Regional NSW. Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the two most prevalent diagnosed ailments, affecting 9.4 and 8.2% of the local population, respectively. Meanwhile, 67.6% of residents indicated no long-term medical conditions, compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW.
Overall wellness across the working-age bracket aligns with standard national distributions. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.1% of the population (4,019 people), below the 23.3% level recorded for Regional NSW, with health indicators in this older demographic posing specific considerations while tracking broader countrywide norms.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale is largely Australian-born, at 85.4% of residents, with 6.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.5%) and Australian (29.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural diversity place Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale below national averages, with 85.4% of the population born in Australia, 92.9% holding Australian citizenship, and 93.6% speaking only English within their households. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, claimed by 51.8% of the local community compared to 55.9% throughout Regional NSW. Looking at parental birthplaces, the primary ancestries reported across Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale are English at 29.5%, Australian at 29.2%, and Irish at 8.9%. Certain cultural lineages also show distinctive concentrations relative to regional baselines: Welsh ancestry accounts for 0.9% locally (against 0.5% regionally), Dutch represents 1.7% (against 1.0%), and Scottish comprises 8.9% (against 8.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale is 41. 22.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale mirrors broader Regional NSW trends closely, with the greatest variance across the four main age groupings reaching only 4.2 percentage points. AreaSearch places the median age at 41 as at August 2026, matching the level from the 2021 Census and sitting 2 years younger than the Regional NSW median of 43 from that same Census. Looking ahead to 2041, the largest numerical gain is anticipated across the retiree and senior demographic (65+), which is projected to expand by 835 residents (21%) to reach 4,854, while younger cohorts and children are expected to experience contraction over the timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
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 | Apr 2026 5 months ago all 10 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Apr 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 132 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (20,761 at the 2021 Census → 20,989 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 (107041150). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.