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Bentley Park has an estimated 9,238 residents, up from 8,360 at the 2021 Census — a change of 878 people, or 10.5%. Growth has averaged 1.5% a year over five years. 216 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Natural increase accounts for 55.0% of that increase. That puts 1,347 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the population residing in Bentley Park stands at roughly 9,238 as of Aug 2026. This marks an expansion of 878 people (10.5%) compared to the 8,360 people recorded in the 2021 Census. Such growth is determined using the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population of 9,214 alongside 216 validated new addresses tracked since the Census date. With this demographic count, the locality maintains a density of 1,346 persons per square kilometer, which exceeds the benchmark observed across national locations assessed by AreaSearch. Outpacing both the SA3 area (6.9%) and the broader SA4 region, the suburb's 10.5% growth since the 2021 census positions it as a local leader in demographic gains.
Inward momentum was predominantly underpinned by natural growth, accounting for roughly 55.0% of recent population additions, while interstate migration and overseas migration likewise provided positive contributions. Projections prepared by ABS/Geoscience Australia (released in 2024 with 2022 as the base year) are incorporated by AreaSearch for each SA2 area. Where coverage is absent or for horizons beyond post-2032, figures rely on the Queensland State Government's SA2 area projections released in 2023 and based on 2021 data. Because those state models do not publish age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates cohort adjustments using proportional weightings from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (released in 2023, based on 2022 data). Demographic projections anticipate an expansion exceeding the median for regional areas across the nation, with the community projected to gain 1,662 persons to 2041 relative to the newest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth of 17.7% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
314 new dwellings have been approved in Bentley Park over the past five years, an average of 62 a year. That places the area in the 73rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 7 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 63 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 98% 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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Dwelling consent activity in Bentley Park averages approximately 62 dwellings annually, accumulating to 314 homes approved across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this period of the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), the area absorbed an average of 2.1 new residents per year per approved dwelling, demonstrating sustained underlying demand that bolsters residential valuations. The typical construction value of approved dwellings stands at $377,000, which sits below regional benchmarks and highlights comparatively accessible residential entry points for purchasers. Alongside housing approvals, $2.0 million in commercial approvals have been logged this financial year, underscoring a development landscape centered heavily on residential expansion.
New residential consents per capita in Bentley Park tracking 62.0% higher than the Rest of Qld provide prospective buyers with substantial choice. Building activity is overwhelmingly weighted toward low-density living, with 98.0% detached dwellings and 2.0% attached dwellings, reinforcing traditional residential streetscapes suited to households prioritizing space. Furthermore, a ratio of around 280 people per approval illustrates an evolving local property market. Long-term demographic forecasts anticipate Bentley Park adding 1,638 residents by 2041 relative to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Provided residential delivery sustains its pace, incoming housing supply appears well placed to satisfy demographic requirements, fostering accessible purchasing opportunities while creating scope for expansion beyond current projections.
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 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Bentley Park, worth an estimated $405 million. A further 99 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $14.4 billion. 24 are already under construction and 44 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics 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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Community performance and property dynamics are heavily shaped by planning frameworks, capital works, and local infrastructure investment. AreaSearch has pinpointed 10 key projects expected to influence the district, including major developments such as The Outlook, Cherrybrook Estate, Parkside Estate, and Cairns Gateway Estate (Riverstone Road North).
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The Outlook
The Outlook is a premier master-planned residential community in Bentley Park, Cairns. The estate offers large, elevated lots ranging from 826m2 to 1117m2, bordered by World Heritage rainforest and providing panoramic views of the local mountain ranges. It features landscaped parks, a major playground fronting Kearns Creek, and is located approximately 15 minutes from the Cairns CBD. Stages are currently being released with titled land ready for immediate construction.
Cherrybrook Estate
Cherrybrook is a master-planned residential community in Bentley Park, Cairns, featuring over 330 lots across 38.6 hectares. Fringed by World Heritage Rainforest, the estate offers custom homes and house and land packages with proximity to schools, retail, and the Walker Road Sporting Precinct. Recent activity includes the April 2026 release of the Cherrybrook Rise stage, providing new titled land and housing options.
Cairns Gateway Estate (Riverstone Road North)
A 13.9 hectare mixed-use master planned development at the southern gateway to Cairns, now marketed as Cairns Gateway Estate. The site sits at the intersection of the Bruce Highway A1 and Riverstone Road (Gillies Highway), with 474m of highway frontage. Approved as an 11-lot subdivision across three precincts: Transport Oriented Service Activity (Precinct 1), Industry and Service Activity (Precincts 2A & 2B), and Community and Accommodation Activity (Precinct 3). Stage 1 civil works are complete with 9 of 11 lots sold, including Pearl Mobil Service Station, Hungry Jacks, Banjo Bakery, and Grace Removals.Stage 2 civil works are planned for June 2026. The development will provide the first fuel stop between Innisfail and Cairns over a 90 km stretch.
Pinecrest Master Planned Community
Pinecrest is a master planned residential community at Mount Peter, about 15 minutes south of Cairns CBD. The estate is being delivered in staged releases, with Rocky Creek Stage 3 lots currently promoted for sale and further subdivision approvals progressing through Cairns Regional Council. The broader community is planned to include about 1500 residential allotments, commercial spaces, retirement living, upgraded roads, parks, pathways, creekside revegetation and community facilities.
Edmonton Business & Industry Park
A 212-hectare masterplanned business, industrial, retail, health and recreation precinct fronting the Bruce Highway in Edmonton, south of Cairns. The approved masterplan provides more than 100,000 square metres of gross floor area across six flexible stages, with early land north of Blackfellows Creek intended for industry and retail and later stages south of the creek including uses such as a private hospital, showrooms and a tavern. The plan also includes more than 50 hectares of public open space, walking and cycling paths, sporting fields and restoration of the Blackfellows Creek green corridor.
Cairns Community and Multicultural Centre
Cairns Regional Council is progressing a community and multicultural centre at Tiffany Street, White Rock to provide social facilities, outreach services and inclusive meeting space for White Rock and Cairns multicultural communities. The planned centre includes a commercial kitchen, multipurpose rooms for up to 200 people, small meeting rooms, service-provider space, foyer and reception, and covered outdoor areas. As of late 2025, the capital project was in preliminary design, with Council awarding the proposed five-year lease and operation contract to Centacare Far North Queensland, subject to final trustee lease arrangements.
Parkside Estate
Parkside Estate is a boutique residential subdivision of 25 lots in the southern Cairns growth corridor at Edmonton. Lot sizes range from 622 to 923 square metres, catering to families seeking generous land in a quiet, community-focused setting. The estate is located within easy reach of MacKillop Catholic College, Sugarworld Shopping Centre, and the Bruce Highway, providing good access to Cairns CBD approximately 13 kilometres to the north. Developed by Parkside Group, a fourth-generation North Queensland family business with over 75 years of development experience.
Parkside Estate Edmonton
Parkside Estate is a boutique residential subdivision located within the established Sugarworld Estate precinct in Edmonton. The development provides 25 fully serviced lots ranging from 500sqm to 811sqm, designed to offer affordable home ownership opportunities. The estate is integrated with local tropical landscaping and is situated near essential amenities including schools, shopping centers, and leisure facilities.
4,687 residents of Bentley Park are employed, from a labour force of 4,954. Unemployment sits at 5.4%, with participation at 70.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 7,499, about 81% 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 Bentley Park is distributed across blue and white-collar roles, supported by solid representation across essential services and an unemployment rate of 5.4%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 4,687, while the local jobless rate sat 1.5% above the 3.9% recorded for Regional Qld. Labor engagement remains high, with a participation rate of 70.1% comparing favorably against Regional Qld's 64.2%. Census figures indicated that only 11.5% of working residents carried out their duties from home, though prevailing Covid-19 lockdown conditions must be considered. Major industries of employment for the local population include construction, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
Workforce representation is particularly concentrated in public administration & safety, where local staffing levels reach 1.5 times the regional average. Conversely, primary industries display light participation, as agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 1.0% of the workforce locally against 4.5% across Regional Qld. A comparison of resident workers versus local workplace counts indicates that the suburb serves primarily as a residential base with limited commercial employment within its boundaries. Analysis of ABS and SALM figures indicates that over the recent 12-month period, the local labor supply contracted by 2.0% while total employment fell by 4.4%, pushing the unemployment rate up by 2.4 percentage points. By contrast, Regional Qld experienced a 0.1% increase in employment, a 0.3% expansion in the labour force, and a 0.1 percentage points rise in unemployment. Long-term workplace prospects can be evaluated through national industry forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26. When these five and ten-year nationwide sectoral projections—showing overall employment growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years—are weighted against the community's occupational distribution, local employment is estimated to expand by 6.3% over five years and 13.2% over ten years (noting this represents an illustrative weighting calculation that excludes localized population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Bentley Park is $1,831 a week (about $95,000 a year), with median personal income at $821 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,416 a year against an average of $63,377. 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 ATO tax figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place the median taxpayer income in the Bentley Park SA2 at $57,416, with the average income reaching $63,377. These figures sit below nationwide benchmarks, whereas Regional Qld recorded a median income of $53,146 and an average of $66,593. Incorporating the 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 lifts estimated earnings to roughly $63,938 (median) and $70,577 (average) by March 2026. Based on 2021 Census metrics, personal, family, and household earnings align around the 54th percentile nationally.
Income brackets show a heavy concentration in the $1,500 - 2,999 range, which covers 41.6% of residents (3,843 people), compared to 31.7% in the broader region. While accommodation expenses absorb 16.3% of income, overall earning levels maintain local disposable income at the 55th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bentley Park had 2,618 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 2% apartments. 47% are owned with a mortgage, 35% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $385 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. Rent absorbs 21.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 19.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential stock in Bentley Park at the most recent Census was composed of 97.1% houses alongside 2.9% other dwellings (apartments, semi-detached, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Regional Qld where the split was 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 18.2%, trailing the wider region, while properties held under a mortgage accounted for 47.1% and rental accommodations represented 34.7%. Median housing costs included monthly mortgage commitments of $1,517 (below the $1,655 reported for Regional Qld) and weekly rent of $385 (above Regional Qld's $345). Compared to Australian benchmarks, monthly mortgage payments in the area sit well under the national average of $1,863, whereas weekly rental payments exceed the broader country benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bentley Park counted 2,618 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,893 today, averaging 3.0 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 15% 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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The domestic landscape is heavily family-oriented, with family households comprising 81.2% of all occupied residences. Within this cohort, couples with children represent 36.6%, couples without children account for 25.8%, and single parent families make up 17.8%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 18.8%, split between lone person households at 15.3% and group households at 3.4%. The average home accommodates 3.0 people, exceeding the typical size of 2.5 recorded across Regional Qld.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
14.8% of adults in Bentley Park hold a university qualification, including 11.1% with a bachelor degree and 1.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 32.8% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 2,292 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 926 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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Educational attainment profiles show tertiary qualification rates in the area at 14.8%, lagging the wider Australian average of 30.4%. Among higher education credentials, bachelor degrees represent 11.1% of the population, with graduate diplomas at 1.9% and postgraduate qualifications at 1.8%. In contrast, vocational education exhibits considerable strength, with 43.8% of individuals aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including 11.0% with advanced diplomas and 32.8% holding certificates. Student participation in the suburb is robust, with 35.6% of the population engaged in formal education. This proportion includes 13.9% enrolled in primary education, 11.5% attending secondary education, and 3.4% undertaking tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Bentley Park reaches 18 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 380 services a week. The typical home sits about 310 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.7 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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Local transit networks in Bentley Park encompass 18 active transport stops dedicated to bus operations. Across these locations, 5 individual routes deliver a combined 378 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is favorable, with the typical resident residing 311 meters from the nearest transit stop. Given the area's suburban commuter profile, private vehicles dominate travel choices at 95%, supported by an average ownership rate of 1.7 per dwelling (higher than regional standards). At the 2021 Census, a modest 11.5% of workers reported working from home, a metric that may reflect prevailing COVID-19 circumstances.
Transit service schedules deliver an average of 54 trips per day across the network, which translates to roughly 21 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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74.9% of residents in Bentley Park report no long-term health condition. 5.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.2 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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Community wellness metrics across Bentley Park reflect generally sound findings, with AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and health conditions aligning with broader national benchmarks. The incidence of common medical ailments remains low across the broader population, although prevalence rates elevate above national standards for senior cohorts. Furthermore, private health insurance coverage is held by approximately 50% of the population (~4,665 people), trailing the Australian figure of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnosed conditions locally, reported by 7.0% and 7.4% of residents, respectively. Meanwhile, 74.9% of the local population reported no long-term health conditions, outperforming the 67.6% rate recorded across Regional Qld.
Health indicators are notably positive among residents aged under 65. The proportion of residents aged 65 and over sits at 10.2% (942 people), notably below the 20.3% observed across Regional Qld, though health metrics for this group sit lower compared against broader national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Bentley Park is largely Australian-born, at 82.1% of residents, with 14.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (24.4%) and English (22.4%). 8.5% 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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Cultural and demographic background indicators in Bentley Park align broadly with regional patterns: 86.9% of residents hold Australian citizenship, 82.1% were born in Australia, and 85.5% communicate exclusively in English at home. Christianity forms the principal religious affiliation, practiced by 49.7% of the community. The most pronounced divergence occurs in the Other category, which accounts for 2.0% of local residents compared to 0.8% across Regional Qld. Regarding parental lineage and heritage, the leading reported backgrounds in Bentley Park include Australian (24.4%), English (22.4%, below the 29.6% regional benchmark), and Other (15.4%, well above the 6.9% recorded regionally).
Other distinct cultural representations include Australian Aboriginal residents at 8.5% of the local population (compared to 3.9% regionally), New Zealand ancestry at 1.1% (vs 0.9%), and Samoan lineage at 0.5% (vs 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bentley Park is 32, younger than 92% of areas nationally. 29.0% 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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Bentley Park's demographic composition is distinctly characterized by households in their family-forming stages. Per AreaSearch's August 2026 figures, children and young adults (0 - 24) constitute 36.8% of the community compared to 29.6% across Regional Qld, while the retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) represent 10.2% locally against a regional share of 20.4%. As at August 2026, the estimated median age remains at 32, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 9 years below the Regional Qld median of 41 recorded at that Census, as well as below the national Census median of 38.
The share of children and young adults has shifted from 39.4% at the Census to an estimated 36.8%. Looking forward to 2041, the largest numerical gain is anticipated across young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), rising by 909 residents (32%) to reach 3,777, while retiree and elderly cohorts will see the fastest relative increase, expanding 33% to 1,257 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bentley Park
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 | Apr 2026 6 months ago all 2 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 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 — 216 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,360 at the 2021 Census → 9,238 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 (306021144). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.