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Brinkin - Nakara has an estimated 3,522 residents, up from 3,430 at the 2021 Census — a change of 92 people, or 2.7%. That puts 1,309 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 AreaSearch's evaluation, the population of Brinkin - Nakara stands at approximately 3,522 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 92 people (2.7%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 3,430 people. This adjustment is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 3,522 recorded as of June 2025 alongside an extra 1 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. With this resident count, population density reaches 1,309 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical benchmark across nationwide areas analyzed by AreaSearch. Inbound overseas migration served as the core growth driver, generating roughly 88.7% of total population additions over recent timeframes.
Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 using 2022 as their starting baseline are utilized by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. For unlisted SA2 zones, as well as for all area modeling extending post-2032, AreaSearch integrates age cohort growth rates sourced from the most recent ABS Greater Capital Region projections (issued in 2023, drawing on 2022 data). Factoring in anticipated demographic changes, the statistical area is slated to achieve an above median rate of population expansion relative to locations assessed by AreaSearch, expanding by 551 persons to 2041 under latest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 15.6% across the 16 years.
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Building activity within Brinkin - Nakara has remained very quiet, recording merely 1 approval across five years. This pattern highlights a mature, established suburb where vacant parcels for new construction are scarce. Such an absence of new building supply generally sustains buyer interest in existing homes and aids price stability. Compared against broader Greater Darwin benchmarks, construction volumes across Brinkin - Nakara are substantially lower. This constrained volume of new supply generally underpins firmer demand and property values for existing housing stock. Activity also tracks below nationwide averages, underscoring the established setting of the suburb and pointing to possible planning constraints.
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AreaSearch tracks 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Brinkin - Nakara, worth an estimated $91 million. A further 13 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $1.34 billion. 7 are already under construction and 6 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans education & training, communities 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 infrastructure programs, capital investments, and urban planning developments play a pivotal role in shaping local performance. AreaSearch has highlighted a total of 6 projects that are expected to influence the district. Prominent initiatives comprise the Royal Darwin Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit and CSSD Upgrade, CDU - Centre for Better Health Futures, Casuarina Square Redevelopment, and CDU - Trades Training Centre, with the summary below outlining the most relevant undertakings.
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Casuarina Square Redevelopment
A major redevelopment of Casuarina Square, the Northern Territory's largest shopping centre, owned and managed by Sentinel Property Group. Work began on 21 July 2025 on the estimated $60 million project, which includes a full Woolworths supermarket fitout and mall specialty upgrade, the Northern Territory's first Woolworths Direct-to-Boot service, a raised and expanded undercover carpark on Trower Rd, and an enclosed, air-conditioned redevelopment of The Quarter dining precinct with an expanded mix of food and entertainment retailers.The centre is remaining fully operational throughout construction, which is scheduled for completion by mid-2026.
CDU - Centre for Better Health Futures
A completed $30.8 million, three-storey health teaching and research facility at Charles Darwin University's Casuarina campus, known as CDU Blue 8. The Centre for Better Health Futures includes clinical and preclinical simulation environments, laboratories, and research infrastructure, including a simulated emergency department and a 10-bed hospital ward. The building is home to CDU's new School of Medicine and the Menzies Medical Program, and more than 2000 students from 10 health disciplines began using the facility throughout 2026.
Royal Darwin Hospital Expansion
A multi-phase expansion of the Northern Territory's primary tertiary hospital located in Tiwi. Key components under construction include a new $57.7 million three-storey Mental Health Inpatient Facility providing 24 beds delivered by Sitzler, and an $18.2 million 32-bed modular multipurpose ward built by Aspire Design & Construct. The expansion significantly improves acute care capacity for bariatric, renal, and general patients while offering modern therapeutic environments.
Royal Darwin Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit and CSSD Upgrade
Construction of a new three-storey mental health inpatient facility providing acute inpatient beds and a Stabilisation Assessment and Referral Area (SARA). The facility connects to the Emergency Department via an elevated enclosed walkway, with internal fitouts currently progressing toward completion. The project also encompasses upgrades to the Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) to meet modern reprocessing standards and clinical safety requirements.
Social Housing Accelerator Payment (SHAP) - Greater Darwin / Nightcliff
The Australian Government committed $50 million to deliver up to 100 new social and accessible homes across the Northern Territory under the Social Housing Accelerator Payment (SHAP). The NT Government is delivering the program, with homes built to adaptable standards to suit seniors and people with mobility issues. In the Top End, the first 8 homes across Rapid Creek, Tiwi and Wanguri were completed in July 2025 by C&R Constructions. A further 6 Top End homes are due to commence October 2025 with completion by mid-2026.Concurrent construction is underway in Katherine East (9 homes), Tennant Creek (3 homes) and Alice Springs (6 homes), all targeting mid-2026 completion.
Nightcliff Village Masterplan
City of Darwin is delivering the Nightcliff Village Masterplan through staged public realm upgrades to revitalise the village centre. Stage 1 streetscape beautification was completed in November 2024, including upgraded pedestrian access, new trees, lighting, stormwater improvements, public art and laneway enhancements. Additional stages will progressively deliver further landscaping, seating, shade, artwork and public space improvements.
CDU - Trades Training Centre
A new $10 million, two-storey Trades Training Centre at Charles Darwin University's Casuarina campus. The facility will be used to deliver in-demand courses to support the Territory's trades, with an initial focus on construction pathways, carpentry, and plumbing.
Northern Suburbs Youth Hub
Purpose-built youth hub to be constructed at Leanyer Recreation Park in Darwin's northern suburbs, providing young people aged 10 to 17 with a safe, structured space to connect, build skills and access support services. The facility will include a large flexible air-conditioned activity space, breakout and meeting rooms, a learning kitchen, accessible amenities, staff areas and outdoor activity spaces, catering for up to 60 young people at a time and up to 100 during special events.The hub replaces the former Rowland Street proposal after Leanyer Recreation Park was confirmed as the preferred site following 2025 community consultation, and will operate as an after-hours and school holiday program alongside existing Sanderson-based youth services.
2,077 residents of Brinkin - Nakara are employed, from a labour force of 2,148. Unemployment sits at 3.3%, with participation at 71.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 4,832, 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 workforce in Brinkin - Nakara is characterized by high levels of education, strong representation across vital services sectors, an unemployment rate standing at only 3.3%, and consistent employment stability across the prior year. Looking at figures as of March 2026, 2,077 residents are actively employed, the unemployment rate sits 0.2% below the Greater Darwin benchmark of 3.5%, and labor participation aligns closely with the Greater Darwin level of 72.9%. Based on Census findings, only a modest 6.0% of local workers performed their duties from home, though potential effects from Covid-19 restrictions should be considered.
Leading employment categories among local workers consist of health care & social assistance, education & training, and public administration & safety. A pronounced local specialization is evident in health care & social assistance, which commands a workforce proportion 1.6 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, public administration & safety maintains a smaller profile, accounting for 11.6% of local jobs compared with 19.5% across the region. Recording 1.4 workers for every resident as at the Census, the suburb operates as an employment center that provides more jobs than resident workers and attracts labor from surrounding districts. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics over the 12 months to March 2026, the local labor pool expanded by 0.8% alongside a 0.1% contraction in total employment, causing the unemployment rate to climb by 1.0 percentage points. By contrast, Greater Darwin experienced an employment increase of 0.4%, an identical labor force increase of 0.8%, and a 0.3 percentage points rise in unemployment. Long-term perspective is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment outlooks across five and ten-year horizons, which have been aligned with the local workforce distribution to project future trajectory. While Australia-wide employment is anticipated to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trends vary widely among industry sectors. Weighting these sectoral forecasts according to Brinkin - Nakara's employment profile indicates that local jobs could grow by 7.1% over five years and 14.6% over ten years (note that this extrapolation uses simple weighting for demonstration and excludes localized population models).
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Median household income in Brinkin - Nakara is $2,372 a week (about $123,000 a year), with median personal income at $957 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $58,329 a year against an average of $68,573. 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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Aggregated postcode data from the ATO via AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicates that taxpayers in the Brinkin - Nakara SA2 generated a median income of $58,329 and an average of $68,573. These figures sit marginally above the national midpoint, whereas Greater Darwin recorded a median income of $66,956 and an average income of $77,199. Updating these figures via the 9.41% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 produces estimated levels of approximately $63,818 (median) and $75,026 (average) as of March 2026. Findings from the 2021 Census show that household, family, and individual earnings across Brinkin - Nakara all sit in high national percentiles, ranging between the 74th and 86th percentiles.
In terms of earnings distribution, the largest cohort consists of 35.2% taking home $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (1,239 residents), matching wider metropolitan trends where 36.7% fall into this bracket. Local purchasing capacity is underscored by the 37.0% who receive over $3,000 per week, bolstering high-end commercial and retail trade. Furthermore, households retain 88.2% of income following housing outlays, aligning with a SEIFA income position situated in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brinkin - Nakara had 975 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 71% detached houses and 8% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 32% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $393 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month. Rent absorbs 16.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 18.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records show that the residential building stock in Brinkin - Nakara was divided into 71.1% houses and 29.0% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Darwin metro proportions of 63.5% houses and 36.5% other dwellings. Outright home ownership within Brinkin - Nakara stood at 32.1%, substantially exceeding the Darwin metro level, while remaining properties were either held with a mortgage (28.8%) or occupied by tenants (39.0%). Typical monthly mortgage payments in the suburb were $1,900, below the Darwin metro figure of $2,100, whereas median weekly rent was $393, slightly higher than the Darwin metro mark of $385.
In a national context, mortgage costs in Brinkin - Nakara surpass the Australian average of $1,863, and rents outpace the countrywide benchmark of $375.
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Brinkin - Nakara counted 975 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.9 people each. 38% are couples with children, against 25% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the clear majority of local living arrangements at 74.7% of all households, comprising 38.1% couples with children, 25.3% couples without children, and 9.2% single parent families. The remaining 25.3% consists of non-family households, including lone person households at 20.2% and group households at 5.4%. The area's median household size is 2.9 people, exceeding the Greater Darwin average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
48.4% of adults in Brinkin - Nakara hold a university qualification, including 28.6% with a bachelor degree and 15.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 15.9% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 655 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,054 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 among Brinkin - Nakara residents exceed broader benchmarks, with 48.4% of individuals aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees, compared to 27.3% in NT and 30.4% in Australia. This strong academic profile underpins significant readiness for knowledge-intensive roles. The highest proportion hold Bachelor degrees at 28.6%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (15.8%) and graduate diplomas (4.0%). In technical training, 24.4% of residents aged 15+ possess vocational credentials, encompassing advanced diplomas (8.5%) and certificates (15.9%). Enrolment in education is exceptionally strong across the area, with 40.3% of the community undertaking formal studies.
Within this group, 16.8% are enrolled in tertiary education, 9.8% attend primary education, and 7.1% are engaged in secondary education.
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Public transport in Brinkin - Nakara reaches 16 stops on 29 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 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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An assessment of public transit indicates that 16 active transport stops, consisting of bus facilities, operate throughout Brinkin - Nakara. These boarding points are connected by 29 individual routes that generate 1,934 weekly passenger trips. Overall public transit connectivity is classified as excellent, with typical walk distances averaging 163 meters to the nearest transport stop. Due to the area's predominantly residential character, daily travel is mostly outbound, with private vehicles serving as the primary choice for 78% of commuters, alongside 9% travelling by bus and 6% walking. Households maintain an average of 1.5 vehicles per dwelling.
Meanwhile, a modest 6.0% of local workers operated from home (as recorded in the 2021 Census, which may reflect COVID-19 conditions). Transit service frequency across the network provides an average of 276 trips per day over all routes, which translates to roughly 120 weekly trips per individual stop.
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80.0% of residents in Brinkin - Nakara report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 87% of areas nationally. 3.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.8 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 Brinkin - Nakara reflect strong outcomes based on AreaSearch's review of mortality figures and chronic ailment prevalence, showing very minimal incidence of prevalent health issues across all demographics. Private health insurance participation slightly leads the typical SA2 average, covering roughly 53% of the total population (~1,877 people), in comparison to 57.8% across Greater Darwin. The two primary chronic conditions reported by local residents are arthritis and asthma, which affect 5.1 and 4.8% of the populace respectively. Meanwhile, 80.0% of residents reported having no major medical conditions, outperforming the Greater Darwin rate of 77.1%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 12.9% of the local population (453 people), above the 10.7% recorded for Greater Darwin. Health indicators within this senior cohort remain particularly solid, with national ratings aligning closely with the overall populace.
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50.5% of Brinkin - Nakara residents were born overseas and 48.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 90% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (16.4%) and Australian (16.3%). 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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A high level of cultural diversity characterizes Brinkin - Nakara, where 48.6% of residents speak a language other than English at home and 50.5% were born overseas. Christianity represents the most widely practiced faith, observed by 42.4% of people in Brinkin - Nakara. In addition, Buddhism shows notable prominence, accounting for 5.4% of residents versus 3.3% across Greater Darwin. Regarding ancestral background (based on parental place of birth), the three most common groups in Brinkin - Nakara are Other at 20.1% of the population (considerably higher than the 13.1% regional mark), English at 16.4% (markedly below the 21.7% regional level), and Australian at 16.3% (below the regional average of 22.6%).
Other cultural lineages also show distinctive representation, with Filipino background representing 4.4% of Brinkin - Nakara (compared to 3.8% regionally), Sri Lankan background at 1.2% (vs 0.3%), and Greek ancestry accounting for 4.3% (vs 2.3%).
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The median resident of Brinkin - Nakara is 32, younger than 88% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 39.5% 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 Brinkin - Nakara is relatively youthful and largely oriented toward pre-family cohorts. Based on figures current to August 2026, 40.8% of the populace are young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), compared to 34.9% across Greater Darwin, while mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) account for 16.8% against a regional baseline of 22.3%. AreaSearch records a median age of 32 as at August 2026, shifting down from 33 at the 2021 Census, which sits 2 years below the Greater Darwin median of 34 from the same Census (while the Australian median was 38 at that Census).
The most noticeable transition since the Census occurred among young to middle aged adults, expanding from 36.4% to an estimated 40.8% of residents. Through to 2041, the largest numerical gain is anticipated across retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), rising by 179 residents (39%) to reach 632.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brinkin - Nakara
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 3 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 — 1 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,430 at the 2021 Census → 3,522 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 (701021013). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.