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Bracken Ridge has an estimated 18,911 residents, up from 17,488 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,423 people, or 8.1%. Growth has averaged 1.1% a year over five years. 195 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 64.8% of that increase. That puts 2,332 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 evaluation by AreaSearch, the resident count for Bracken Ridge stands at approximately 18,911 as of Aug 2026. In comparison to the 2021 Census tally of 17,488 people, this represents an addition of 1,423 people (8.1%). This demographic trajectory is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 18,847 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 195 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. With a density of 2,331 persons per square kilometer, the locality sits within the upper quartile among areas evaluated nationwide by AreaSearch. Furthermore, the 8.1% rate of expansion since the 2021 census outperformed the broader SA3 area (7.7%), establishing the district as an area growth leader.
Inbound overseas migration served as the primary growth driver, generating roughly 64.8% of recent total population increases. Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024, utilising 2022 as a base year, are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. For territories outside this scope and across all intervals beyond post-2032, Queensland State Government SA2 area forecasts released in 2023 (utilising 2021 data) are integrated instead. Because state-level datasets omit age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch applies proportional growth weightings sourced from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data) across each age bracket. Looking ahead, AreaSearch models lower quartile growth for the locality, projecting an expansion of 347 persons to 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP population numbers, which equates to an overall gain of 1.5% across the 16 years.
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221 new dwellings have been approved in Bracken Ridge over the past five years, an average of 44 a year. That places the area in the 58th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 2 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 44 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 64% 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 approvals across Bracken Ridge average roughly 44 residential properties per year, totalling 221 homes approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). With approximately 4.5 new residents per year entering the area for every newly built home over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), structural demand continues to outpace additions to housing stock, a dynamic that typically fosters upward price pressure and heightened competition among buyers. Average construction values for new dwellings sit at $381,000, aligning with broader regional building costs. Concurrently, commercial development approvals total $14.7 million this financial year, pointing to steady non-residential development.
Per capita residential construction in Bracken Ridge sits at around three-quarters the level observed throughout Greater Brisbane, placing the community in the 29th percentile across nationwide assessments. Such restricted new supply tightens buyer choice while bolstering demand across established housing. Construction volumes also trail the national benchmark, underscoring the established fabric of the suburb and pointing to possible planning constraints. Newly approved construction comprises 64.0% detached houses alongside 36.0% townhouses or apartments, reflecting an increasing delivery of medium-density formats that diversify price points from standard standalone homes to accessible compact alternatives. This marks a clear transition away from the existing property base (currently 88.0% houses), signalling diminishing greenfield sites together with changing lifestyle requirements for attainable residential formats. Demonstrating an established and mature property landscape, the locality records roughly 513 people per dwelling approval. Longer-term demographic forecasts indicate Bracken Ridge will gain 283 residents by 2041 (benchmarked against the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). At ongoing construction rates, local residential development is well positioned to satisfy this projected demand, fostering supportive market conditions for purchasers and potentially facilitating growth above current projections.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 11 current infrastructure and development projects inside Bracken Ridge, worth an estimated $3.12 billion. A further 82 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $32.7 billion. 27 are already under construction and 37 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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Local economic momentum and property performance are heavily shaped by civil infrastructure works, major projects, and urban planning schemes. AreaSearch has pinpointed 25 projects expected to influence the district. Notable undertakings include the Brendale Data Supernode, the Bracken Ridge Tavern Renovation and Extension, the Gateway Motorway, Bracken Ridge to Pine River Upgrade, and the Lomandra Park Estate development, with primary initiatives detailed in the summary below.
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Grevillea by Ausbuild
House and land packages in peaceful residence surrounded by bushland. Features 5 different home designs from 3-5 bedrooms with premium inclusions. Close to parks, schools and transport links.
Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades
Staged Queensland Government upgrades to the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway corridor in north Brisbane and southern Moreton Bay. Current works include detailed design for the Gateway to Bruce Upgrade, covering the Gateway Motorway from Bracken Ridge to Pine River and Bruce Highway interchange works south of the Pine River, plus related Bruce Highway stages to Dohles Rocks Road and Anzac Avenue. The upgrades add capacity, improve safety and traffic flow, upgrade interchange connections, provide active transport links, noise barriers and environmental measures.
Highpoint Estate Bracken Ridge
Family lifestyle estate by Turrisi Properties featuring freehold titles from 328m2 to 2,248m2 with level land and wide frontages. Central location off Norris Road, 25 minutes from Brisbane airports and 30 minutes from CBD.
Bracken Ridge Tavern Renovation and Extension
Staged renovation and extension of the Bracken Ridge Tavern to modernise dining, bar, gaming and family spaces while the venue remains open. Works include refreshed interiors and outdoor areas, staged relocation of the main entrance, a temporary restaurant location during construction, and a new Italian eatery alongside an upgraded Panama Jacks steakhouse. DA A006671577 for material change of use and reconfiguration has been approved by Brisbane City Council; construction is underway on site.
Gateway Motorway, Bracken Ridge to Pine River Upgrade
Upgrade of a 5.8 km section of the Gateway Motorway between Depot Road at Bracken Ridge and the Bruce Highway interchange south of the Pine River at Bald Hills. The project delivers additional motorway lanes, an improved Gateway Motorway curve at Bracken Ridge, and upgraded connections with the Bruce Highway, Bracken Ridge Road and the Deagon Deviation. A continuous shared pedestrian and bicycle path will be built on the northern side of the motorway with grade-separated connections to Barfoot Street, Deagon Deviation and Wyampa Road.The existing Wyampa Road overpass bridge will be removed and replaced with a new road connection beneath the motorway corridor. Environmental works include fauna fencing and fauna underpasses adjoining Tinchi Tamba Wetlands at Bald Hills Creek, plus new noise barriers. The project is being delivered together with the Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road upgrade (Stage 1) as the Gateway to Bruce Upgrade (G2BU), a combined package of about 1.95 billion dollars. TMR awarded the design and construct contract in October 2025 to the Gateway Connect Joint Venture, a partnership of CPB Contractors, BMD and Georgiou with designers GHD and BG&E, and detailed design is now underway. Compulsory land resumption was finalised on 11 July 2025, including about 20 hectares of the 390 hectare Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, and no further acquisition is required. The upgrade is a controlled action under the EPBC Act; the draft Public Environment Report was released for public comment from 30 June to 28 July 2026. Construction is expected to commence in late 2026 subject to environmental approvals and is forecast to take about five years. The corridor carries around 160,000 vehicles per day, with traffic expected to grow by roughly 50 per cent by 2041. The project is jointly funded by the Australian Government (800 million dollars) and the Queensland Government (200 million dollars), and is targeting an Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating of Excellent.
North West Transport Corridor - Bridgeman Downs Rail Station Concept
Concept for a future rail station serving Bridgeman Downs within wider north-west Brisbane transport planning. Official material identifies the North West Transport Corridor as a preserved strategic transport corridor and Brisbane City Council consultation material has considered rail, busway, road and active transport options, but there is no funded or committed station delivery project. The earlier underground-station idea remains a proposal only and would require further feasibility, funding, approvals and delivery commitment.
Fern Bracken Ridge Townhomes
Boutique townhome community of 29 three-bedroom, two-bathroom double-storey townhouses by AR Developments. Low-medium density development arranged in clusters of 2-3 in a row (duplex, triplex, quadplex). Features private courtyards, 1,094 sqm communal open space, 52 car parking spaces. Construction completed 2024. Development application A005070070.
Taigum Gardens Estate (Stage 3 & 4)
Final stages of the Taigum Gardens land estate in Taigum, releasing new house and land packages along Lemke Road with homes expected to be delivered from late 2025 through 2026.
10,945 residents of Bracken Ridge are employed, from a labour force of 11,518. Unemployment sits at 5.0%, with participation at 75.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 14,485, about 77% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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A well-qualified local labour force characterizes Bracken Ridge, marked by strong representation across essential services, an unemployment rate of 5.0%, and an estimated 7.1% employment increase over the past year. As of March 2026, 10,945 residents are actively employed. Local joblessness sits 0.6% above the 4.3% rate recorded across Greater Brisbane, while labour force participation remains elevated at 75.2% against the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 70.1%. Census records show a moderate 16.7% of working locals operating from home, though historical Covid-19 lockdown conditions should be considered. The primary sectors employing local residents consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction.
By contrast, professional & technical roles account for a smaller share locally at 6.5% compared to the regional benchmark of 8.9%. Because Bracken Ridge is predominantly residential, internal employment capacity remains somewhat constrained, as seen when comparing Census working population numbers against the total resident population. AreaSearch assessment of SALM and ABS statistics shows that in the year to March 2026, resident employment expanded by 7.1% while the labour pool grew by 7.2%, causing local unemployment to rise by 0.1 percentage points. Across Greater Brisbane over the same timeframe, jobs increased by 3.2% and the labour force by 3.4%, accompanied by a 0.1 percentage points lift in unemployment. Projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia from Mar-26 provide additional context regarding forward workforce demand in Bracken Ridge across five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variations across industries. Weighting these sectoral paths against Bracken Ridge's workforce indicates local employment growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (noting this illustrative weighting extrapolation excludes local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Bracken Ridge is $1,972 a week (about $103,000 a year), with median personal income at $834 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,780 a year against an average of $71,642. 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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Taxation statistics from the ATO at postcode level for financial year 2023 indicate a median taxpayer income of $59,780 and an average of $71,642 within the Bracken Ridge SA2. These figures exceed national benchmarks and compare to a median of $58,236 and an average of $72,799 across Greater Brisbane. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $66,571 (median) and $79,781 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household earnings, the area ranks around the 59th percentile nationally in Census evaluations.
In terms of earnings brackets, 38.0% of residents (7,186 individuals) earn between $1,500 - 2,999, which aligns with the regional proportion of 33.3%. Net of housing expenses, 85.3% of earnings is retained for general living costs, placing the area in the 5th decile of the SEIFA income distribution.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bracken Ridge had 6,061 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 88% detached houses and 4% apartments. 45% are owned with a mortgage, 25% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month. Rent absorbs 20.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, residential stock across Bracken Ridge consisted of 88.3% houses and 11.7% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Brisbane metro where 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings were recorded. Outright home ownership stood at 30.0%, tracking substantially higher than the Brisbane metro level, while remaining properties were mortgaged (45.4%) or rented (24.5%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments in the locality sat below the Brisbane metro figure of $1,863 at $1,800, whereas median weekly rent was $410 compared to $380 for Brisbane metro. Across Australia, local mortgage costs remain lower than the national median of $1,863, while local rents exceed the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bracken Ridge counted 6,061 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,554 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 76% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 16% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements constitute 80.7% of all local households, divided between couples with children (38.9%), couples without children (26.7%), and single parent families (13.7%). Non-family living arrangements account for the other 19.3%, consisting of lone person households (16.3%) and group households (3.0%). The area records a median household size of 2.8 people, exceeding the 2.6 figure observed across Greater Brisbane.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
23.5% of adults in Bracken Ridge hold a university qualification, including 16.9% with a bachelor degree and 4.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 25.5% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 2,921 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,020 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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University attainment levels across Bracken Ridge stand at 23.5%, trailing the SA4 region average of 33.8% and highlighting a key focus area for local educational programs. Attainment is led by bachelor degrees at 16.9%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 4.2% and graduate diplomas at 2.4%. Vocational and technical qualifications are widely held, with 38.1% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including advanced diplomas (12.6%) and certificates (25.5%). A significant 29.3% of the resident community is actively participating in formal study. This cohort comprises 10.3% attending primary school, 8.5% engaged in secondary schooling, and 4.6% enrolled in tertiary courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Bracken Ridge means driving: households keep an average of 1.6 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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69.3% of residents in Bracken Ridge report no long-term health condition. 5.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.5 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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Public health evaluations by AreaSearch show favorable overall outcomes across Bracken Ridge based on chronic ailment prevalence and mortality statistics. Chronic health issues are generally infrequent across the broader community, though higher than the national baseline across senior and vulnerable cohorts. Furthermore, private health insurance coverage is extensive, held by approximately 55% of the total population (~10,382 people). Mental health issues and asthma represent the most commonly identified medical conditions, reported by 8.3 and 7.8% of residents, respectively. Meanwhile, 69.3% of the population reported no chronic health conditions, in line with the 69.2% rate across Greater Brisbane.
Health indicators for the working-age cohort track general expectations. Residents aged 65 and over comprise 16.7% of the community (3,163 people), exceeding the 15.0% proportion in Greater Brisbane, with older residents facing greater medical challenges and ranking lower nationally than the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
25.9% of Bracken Ridge residents were born overseas and 17.7% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (26.5%) and Australian (24.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Bracken Ridge exhibits substantial multicultural diversity relative to most surrounding markets, with 25.9% of residents born abroad and 17.7% communicating in a language other than English at home. Christianity is the predominant faith, accounting for 54.7% of the local population. The most prominent deviation appears in the Other religious category, representing 2.8% locally compared to 1.3% throughout Greater Brisbane. Looking at ancestral heritage based on parental birthplace, the primary backgrounds in Bracken Ridge are English (26.5%), Australian (24.4%), and Other (9.5%). Specific cultural representations include New Zealand heritage at 1.1% (versus 1.0% regionally), Maori background at 1.1% (versus 1.1%), and Samoan ancestry at 0.7% (versus 0.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bracken Ridge is 37. 25.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Age distributions in Bracken Ridge mirror Greater Brisbane patterns, with no demographic group differing by more than 2.1 percentage points from the regional baseline. The local median age is estimated at 37, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 1 year older than the Greater Brisbane median of 36 recorded during the same Census. Since the Census, the fastest-expanding bracket has been retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), rising from 14.9% to an estimated 16.7% of the population. By 2041, senior cohorts are forecast to record the largest increase, adding 1,186 (37%) individuals to reach 4,350.
Over the identical timeframe, numbers of young to middle aged adults as well as children and young adults are expected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bracken Ridge
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 11 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 195 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (17,488 at the 2021 Census → 18,911 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 (302041041). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.