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Brisbane City has an estimated 17,502 residents, up from 13,310 at the 2021 Census — a change of 4,192 people, or 31.5%. Growth has averaged 4.6% a year over five years, faster than 95% of areas nationally. 1,531 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 96.9% of that increase. That puts 7,385 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 findings from AreaSearch, the population of Brisbane City stands at approximately 17,502 in May 2026. Compared to the 13,310 residents recorded in the 2021 Census, this represents a growth of 4,192 individuals (31.5%). This adjustment is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 17,502 along with 1,531 validated new addresses identified after the Census. Consequently, the local density reaches 7,384 persons per square kilometer, placing the location within the top 10% of all areas analysed nationwide by AreaSearch and highlights the high demand for local land.
The population expansion rate of 31.5% since the 2021 census outstripped the national average (9.3%) and the state average, positioning it as a regional growth leader. The primary driver of this population growth was overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 96.9% of the overall population rise in recent times. For each SA2 boundary, AreaSearch utilises population projections from Geoscience Australia and the ABS published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year. In instances where SA2 boundaries lack this coverage, or for years beyond 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 using 2021 data are used. Because these state-level projections lack breakdowns by age, AreaSearch applies age-cohort growth weightings aligned with the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (using 2022 base data) to each age group. Looking forward, projections indicate extraordinary population gains that rank in the top 10 percent of all Australian statistical regions, with the population expected to expand by 12,372 persons to 2041 based on the most recent annual ERP statistics, which is a 70.7% total increase over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
2,406 new dwellings have been approved in Brisbane City over the past five years, an average of 481 a year. That places the area in the 93rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 27 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 482 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 0% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Few approvals have been recorded in the most recent months, well below the longer-run average; the latest ABS periods are still being reported. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Approximately 481 residential dwellings have been approved for development annually in Brisbane City, resulting in a total of 2,406 new homes over the last 5 financial years. In the current FY-26 period, 1 approval has been logged. With an average of 1.5 new residents per year per finished dwelling over the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), construction volume aligns closely with local demand to support stable market conditions, while new dwellings carry an average construction value of $608,000, showing that developers are targeting the high-end segment with premium builds.
Furthermore, commercial approvals have reached $1.176 billion during this financial year, demonstrating robust development activity in the commercial sector. Per capita building activity in Brisbane City is 111.0% higher than the rate in Greater Brisbane, ensuring home buyers have a wide range of options. This level of activity is significantly above the countrywide average, showcasing strong developer confidence in the local market. All of the recently approved construction consists of townhouses or apartments. This pivot towards high-density housing offers affordable entry points and attracts downsizers, real estate investors, and first-time buyers. With approximately 26 residents per approved dwelling, Brisbane City displays characteristics typical of a growth corridor. Long-term forecasts suggest Brisbane City will add 12,372 residents by 2041 according to the latest quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. Current levels of development appear to match future demand patterns, maintaining a balanced property market without placing upward pressure on prices.
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 36 current infrastructure and development projects inside Brisbane City, worth an estimated $301.6 billion. A further 164 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $382.2 billion. 65 are already under construction and 102 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure projects, planning initiatives, and major developments have a significant impact on local performance. AreaSearch has identified 115 projects that are expected to influence the area. Significant projects include Waterfront Brisbane, City Reach Waterfront Master Plan, Cross River Rail, and the 60 Queen Street Commercial Tower, with the list below highlighting the most relevant developments.
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Waterfront Brisbane
A $2.5 billion mixed-use precinct transformation of the Eagle Street Pier and Waterfront Place area. The development includes two premium-grade office towers (49 and 43 levels), approximately 120,000 sqm of office space, and a revitalized riverfront retail dining hub. Key features include 9,000 sqm of public open space, a new civic plaza, and a significant upgrade to the Riverwalk, widening it up to 17m in sections to enhance cyclist and pedestrian connectivity in the Brisbane CBD.
City Reach Waterfront Master Plan
A $2.1 billion revitalisation of Brisbane's 1.2-kilometre CBD waterfront framework. The plan features the Dexus 'Waterfront Brisbane' development, which replaces the Eagle Street Pier with two premium office towers, a widened 6-metre to 14-metre public Riverwalk, and 7,000 square metres of new public realm. The master plan enhances river access, heritage preservation of Naldham House, and integration with the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge to create a world-class destination precinct.
Cross River Rail
A 10.2km rail line including 5.9km of twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and CBD. The project delivers four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street, and Roma Street, plus a new above-ground station at Exhibition. As of April 2026, station fit-outs and architectural finishes are progressing at the underground sites, and suburban station rebuilds are underway, including major works at Moorooka. The project also includes three new stations on the Gold Coast at Pimpama, Hope Island, and Merrimac.Passenger services are scheduled to begin in 2029.
Queen's Wharf Brisbane
A $3.6 billion integrated resort, tourism, entertainment, residential and public realm precinct in the Brisbane CBD delivered by Destination Brisbane Consortium. The precinct began staged openings in August 2024, including The Star Brisbane, The Star Grand hotel, Sky Deck, Neville Bonner Bridge, public spaces, dining and event facilities. Further openings continue progressively, including additional hotels, retail, heritage building activation and residential towers.
Roma Street Cross River Rail Priority Development Area
The Roma Street Cross River Rail Priority Development Area is a city-shaping precinct project centered around a new high-capacity underground station. It will become Queensland's premier transport interchange, seamlessly linking underground and surface rail, the Brisbane Metro, and bus services. Beyond transit, the project includes a new station plaza and significant urban renewal opportunities to revitalise the under-utilised inner-city precinct and improve connections between the CBD and Roma Street Parklands.
Cross River Rail - Rail, Integration and Systems Alliance
Rail, Integration and Systems package for Cross River Rail, delivered by UNITY Alliance. The works integrate the new Cross River Rail tunnels and stations into the Queensland Rail network and include rail civil and electrical works, signalling, communications, operational systems, Exhibition Station upgrades, Mayne Yard and network integration works, and rebuilt or upgraded surface stations between Dutton Park, Fairfield and Salisbury. The broader Cross River Rail program remains in construction, with major construction being completed progressively through to 2027 and first passenger services expected in 2029.
Queensland Schools Infrastructure Program
A state-wide capital works initiative by the Department of Education investing 1.72 billion AUD during 2025-26 to build, maintain, and modernize school facilities. The program is delivering 15 new schools, including 6 special schools, and hundreds of infrastructure upgrades such as robotics labs, media centres, and discovery centres to support fast-growing communities and future-focused learning across Queensland.
Cross River Rail - Tunnel, Stations and Development PPP
Major Brisbane rail project delivering a new 10.2 km rail line, 5.9 km of twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and CBD, and four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street. The TSD PPP is being delivered by the PULSE consortium, with construction well advanced, station works and network integration continuing, and first passenger services expected in 2029.
11,733 residents of Brisbane City are employed, from a labour force of 12,358. Unemployment sits at 5.1%, with participation at 73.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 107,573, about 6.1 times 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 Brisbane City is highly educated, featuring a strong concentration of professionals, an unemployment rate of 5.1%, and an estimated job growth rate of 1.3% over the prior year. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 11,733, while the local unemployment rate sat 0.7% higher than the 4.3% rate of Greater Brisbane, and the labor force participation rate was relatively typical (73.5% in comparison to 70.4% in Greater Brisbane). The Census data indicates that a moderate 24.4% of working residents operated from home, though this figure may have been influenced by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Local employment is mostly concentrated in professional & technical, accommodation & food, and health care & social assistance fields. The concentration of jobs in accommodation & food is particularly high, reaching 2.5 times the regional average. Conversely, health care & social assistance is underrepresented, employing only 10.2% of the local workforce compared to 16.1% across the region. With 11.0 workers for every resident at the time of the Census, the locality serves as a major employment center that draws commuting workers from neighboring areas. An AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics shows that during the 12-month period, employment rose by 1.3% while the labor force expanded by 2.4%, leading to a 1.0 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. This differs from Greater Brisbane, which recorded a 3.2% rise in employment, a 3.4% expansion of the labor force, and a 0.1 percentage point increase in unemployment. Employment projections released in May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia help illustrate prospective future demand within Brisbane City. These five and ten-year forecasts have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future patterns. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though rates of growth vary widely across different industries. Applying these sector-specific forecasts to the employment distribution of Brisbane City yields an estimated local employment increase of 6.8% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (this represents a basic weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and does not account for local population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Brisbane City is $1,857 a week (about $97,000 a year), with median personal income at $915 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,355 a year against an average of $75,060. The average runs 62% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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Based on ATO data compiled by AreaSearch for the 2023 financial year, Brisbane City SA2 has a very high income profile compared to the rest of the nation. The median income for local taxpayers is $46,355 and the average stands at $75,060, compared to Greater Brisbane averages of $58,236 and $72,799 respectively. Adjusted for Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since the 2023 financial year, current estimates would be around $51,621 for the median and $83,587 for the average in March 2026. According to the Census, household, family, and individual incomes in Brisbane City rank around the 62nd percentile nationally.
The largest earnings bracket consists of 32.6% of taxpayers (5,705 residents) earning weekly incomes of $1,500 - 2,999, which matches broader regional trends where 33.3% fall into the same bracket. High housing costs take up 20.7% of income, but strong overall earnings keep disposable income at the 50th percentile, and the SEIFA index ranks the area in the 8th decile for income.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brisbane City had 5,832 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 6% detached houses and 93% apartments. 17% are owned with a mortgage, 67% rented and 17% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 89% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 24.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of housing in Brisbane City at the time of the latest Census consisted of 6.2% houses and 93.9% other property types (such as semi-detached homes, apartments, and alternative dwellings), compared to the wider Brisbane metro area where houses made up 73.5% and other properties comprised 26.5%. The home ownership rate in Brisbane City was lower than the metropolitan average at 16.5%, with the remaining properties being mortgaged (16.6%) or occupied by tenants (66.9%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was higher than the Brisbane metro average at $2,000, and the median weekly rent was $460, compared to metro figures of $1,863 and $380 respectively.
Nationwide, mortgage commitments in Brisbane City exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are considerably higher than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Brisbane City counted 5,832 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,669 today, averaging 1.8 people each. 9% are couples with children, fewer than in 98% of areas nationally, against 30% couples without children. 42% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households represent 45.0% of all local households, consisting of couples with children at 9.0%, couples without children at 29.7%, and single parent households at 4.6%. The remaining 55.0% of the household mix is made up of non-family households, including single-person households at 41.7% and group households at 13.2%. The median size of households is 1.8 people, which is smaller than the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
53.0% of adults in Brisbane City hold a university qualification, including 33.9% with a bachelor degree and 15.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 11.7% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 94 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 997 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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The level of education in Brisbane City is significantly higher than regional and national averages, with 53.0% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 25.7% in QLD and 30.4% across Australia. This educational profile leaves the area well-placed to benefit from knowledge-based industries. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 33.9%, followed by postgraduate degrees (15.8%) and graduate diplomas (3.3%). Vocational education accounts for 22.7% of qualifications for those aged 15+ – consisting of advanced diplomas (11.0%) and certificates (11.7%). A high proportion of the population is engaged in learning, with 39.6% of residents enrolled in an educational institution.
This is made up of 24.4% in tertiary education, 2.3% in secondary school, and 2.1% in primary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Brisbane City reaches 153 stops on 429 routes, timetabled for about 48,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 80 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.3 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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Public transport networks include 153 active stops throughout Brisbane City, offering a combination of train, ferry, and bus services. These stops support 429 separate routes, which generate 48,826 weekly passenger trips. Access to transit is rated as excellent, with residents living an average of 83 meters from the nearest stop. The neighborhood is mostly residential, and most workers commute out of the area, with walking being very common at 41%, and 14% using the bus. Vehicle ownership is low, averaging 0.3 cars per home, which is below the metropolitan average.
The 2021 Census recorded 24.4% of residents working from home, which may reflect the impact of COVID-19. Transit services average 6,975 trips per day across all routes, which is about 319 weekly trips per stop. The map provided displays the 100 closest stops to the center of the location.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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79.4% of residents in Brisbane City report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 99% of areas nationally. 1.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 2.5 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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Health data shows excellent wellness outcomes across Brisbane City, with AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality and chronic illness showing a very low rate of common health issues across all age brackets, and private health insurance coverage is high at approximately 57% of the population (~9,906 people). Mental health conditions and asthma are the most common diagnoses, affecting 8.0% and 5.9% of residents respectively, while 79.4% of the population reported no chronic health issues, compared to 69.2% in Greater Brisbane. Residents aged 65 and over make up 10.0% of the population (1,744 people), which is lower than the 15.1% average for Greater Brisbane.
Senior citizens in the area enjoy strong health outcomes, with national health rankings that align with those of the wider local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
54.3% of Brisbane City residents were born overseas and 41.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 89% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (20.4%) and Australian (13.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Brisbane City exhibits high cultural diversity, with 41.5% of the population speaking a non-English language at home and 54.3% of residents born outside Australia. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation in Brisbane City, accounting for 33.5% of the population. The most prominent statistical variance is in Buddhism, which is practiced by 5.8% of the population compared to 2.0% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding family ancestry, the three largest groups in Brisbane City are English at 20.4% of the population (lower than the regional average of 26.8%), Other at 15.8% (higher than the regional average of 9.4%), and Australian at 13.6% (lower than the regional average of 23.2%).
There are also notable differences in other ethnic backgrounds: Korean ancestry accounts for 3.3% of Brisbane City (compared to 0.5% regionally), Spanish is at 0.9% (compared to 0.4% regionally), and Chinese is at 12.4% (compared to 3.4% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Brisbane City is 30, younger than 95% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 56.5% 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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With a median age of 30, Brisbane City has a significantly younger population than Greater Brisbane at 36, and is also well below the national median of 38. Compared to Greater Brisbane, the area has a high proportion of people aged 25 - 34 (32.6%) and fewer children aged 5 - 14 (2.3%). The proportion of residents aged 25 - 34 is much higher than the national average of 14.6%. Since 2021, the median age has dropped by 1.1 years from 31 to 30, showing a shift toward a younger demographic.
Key changes include the 25 to 34 age group increasing from 29.8% to 32.6% of the population, and the 15 to 24 group rising from 22.8% to 23.9%. In contrast, the 45 to 54 cohort fell from 10.4% to 8.2% and the 35 to 44 cohort decreased from 14.8% to 13.2%. Future projections for 2041 suggest major demographic shifts, with the 25 to 34 age bracket expected to grow the most by 51%, adding 2,926 people to total 8,630.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brisbane City
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 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) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 last month all 36 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 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 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 — 1,531 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (13,310 at the 2021 Census → 17,502 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 May 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 (305011105). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.