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Brookfield - Kenmore Hills has an estimated 7,208 residents, up from 7,020 at the 2021 Census — a change of 188 people, or 2.7%. That puts 124 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to demographic assessments, the resident count in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills stands at approximately 7,208 as of Aug 2026. This indicates an expansion of 188 people (2.7%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 7,020 people. Such figures are derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 7,202 as of June 2025 alongside 9 validated new addresses registered post-Census. Consequently, the local population density reaches 124 persons per square kilometer, offering ample room per resident and prospective capacity for new builds. Achieving a 2.7% gain post-Census places the locality within 2.8 percentage points of the broader SA3 area (5.5%), underscoring solid demographic momentum.
Recent population gains were predominantly steered by net overseas arrivals, accounting for roughly 82.3% of net additions. Projections for each SA2 district draw on the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia series using 2022 as its base period. For periods beyond 2032 or areas omitted from that release, figures rely on 2023 Queensland State Government SA2 modeling grounded in 2021 data. Because these state forecasts lack age-specific breakdowns, cohort distributions are adjusted using proportional weightings from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release based on 2022 data. Looking at long-term trajectory, these models anticipate a slight contraction in total residency, with local population projected to decrease by 175 persons by 2041. In contrast, certain mature demographics will experience expansion, anchored by the 85 and over cohort which is expected to expand by 176 people. See the age section for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
56 new dwellings have been approved in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills over the past five years, an average of 11 a year. That is 1.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. 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 construction authorizations in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills have maintained an annual pace of roughly 11 new dwelling approvals, totaling 56 homes across the previous 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). With approximately 0.6 new residents per year entering per approved dwelling throughout the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to stock are easily keeping pace with incoming demand, widening buyer opportunities and facilitating above-forecast population capacity. Concurrently, average expected construction cost sits at $837,000, signaling that residential developers remain oriented toward the upscale, high-end market segment.
In addition, commercial approvals registered $759,000 this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential orientation of the neighborhood. Relative to Greater Brisbane, per capita building activity across Brookfield - Kenmore Hills runs at roughly 58%, ranking in the 21st percentile across the nation. This restrained volume narrows purchasing availability while reinforcing interest in established properties. Such subdued construction reflects the established nature of the suburb along with potential planning restrictions. Moreover, recent residential approvals have consisted exclusively of detached houses, preserving low-density characteristics that appeal to households seeking spacious living. A metric of 701 people in the area per dwelling approval highlights this subdued, low-volume development landscape. With demographic forecasts pointing toward flat or slight contraction in resident counts, reduced pressure on the housing stock could yield advantageous market dynamics for incoming purchasers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Brookfield - Kenmore Hills
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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 Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, worth an estimated $12 million. A further 51 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $22.7 billion. 11 are already under construction and 15 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and health & medical. 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 capital works, major development projects, and urban planning decisions serve as key catalysts for area growth. A total of 15 projects have been recognized as having direct significance for the surrounding area. Prominent examples comprise the Kenmore Village Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Treetops at Kenmore, 2172 Moggill Road Townhouses, and Woodlands Residences, with key initiatives itemized below.
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Kenmore Village Shopping Centre Redevelopment
Major redevelopment of Kenmore Village Shopping Centre's northern mall, completed in early 2025. The project involved demolition of the two-storey north mall structure, construction of new ground-floor retail spaces totaling 2,151 sqm, relocation of Mitre 10 to a new 620 sqm stand-alone building in the western car park, creation of retail spaces underneath the Brisbane City Council Library, new northern entrance statement, alfresco dining areas, upgraded amenities including parents room facilities, new vehicle access via Spearwood Place, enhanced car parking with 61 new spaces, and improved accessibility features.
Moggill Road Active Transport Corridor
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42-50 Merlin Terrace Kenmore Residential Development
Development approval for multiple dwellings and townhouse residential development located along Merlin Terrace in Kenmore. The project delivers residential townhome/apartment housing with associated access infrastructure, private open space, and landscaping across the consolidated site. Planning assessment and approval was processed through Brisbane City Council development planning frameworks.
Kenmore Roundabout Upgrade - Moggill Road and Brookfield Road
Transport and Main Roads planning study investigating improvements to the intersection of Moggill Road and Brookfield Road in Kenmore. Following community consultation rejecting complete roundabout signalisation, investigations focus on targeted safety, active transport, and corridor flow improvements. The project is managed by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Woodlands Residences
An exclusive collection of seventeen freehold, architecturally designed homes nestled within the thriving natural habitat of Mount Coot-tha. Four-bedroom townhomes with double garage, featuring sustainable design with solar power and EV charging. Completion July 2025.
2172 Moggill Road Townhouses
Development-ready 1.62-hectare site with approved Development Application from Brisbane City Council for 50 luxury four-bedroom townhouses. The approved design is architect-designed for Kenmore's older demographic, featuring accessible layouts with wider doorways, staircases, and convenient ground-level garages and master bedrooms. Ideal for retirees or downsizers seeking a low-maintenance lifestyle in one of Brisbane's most sought-after executive suburbs with excellent connectivity to the CBD, top-rated schools, and major shopping centers.
Treetops at Kenmore
A designer collection of 96 contemporary four-bedroom luxury townhomes on a 32,520 sqm site, nestled amongst a lush Australian native landscape with a natural canopy of Eucalypt treetops. The development features resort-style amenities, a 3100m2 environmental green zone, and sustainable design with solar power and EV charging. The project is located 4km from Indooroopilly Shopping Centre and 10km from the CBD. It is developed by CDL Australia and Metro Group, and built by Creation Homes.
1 Clarina St, Chapel Hill Qld 4069
A three-storey childcare centre accommodating up to 116 children with associated car parking and landscaping.
3,506 residents of Brookfield - Kenmore Hills are employed, from a labour force of 3,598. Unemployment sits at 2.6%, with participation at 60.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 6,498, about 90% 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 resident workforce in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills is characterized by high tertiary qualification levels, marked concentration in corporate and technical services, and a minimal jobless rate of 2.6%. By March 2026, employed locals reached 3,506 residents, with local unemployment sitting 1.8% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 4.3%, even as labor participation remains lower at 60.5% compared to Greater Brisbane's 70.1%. Census records further showed 36.9% of local workers operating from home, though historical pandemic measures provide context for this figure. Primary employment sectors for area residents comprise professional & technical, health care & social assistance, alongside education & training.
The district demonstrates notable occupational concentration within professional & technical, capturing a workforce proportion 1.9 times the broader metropolitan level. In contrast, industrial manufacturing represents a minor segment, engaging just 3.5% of the local workforce versus 6.4% in Greater Brisbane. Comparisons between resident workers and local job counts suggest the immediate area offers a constrained volume of local workplaces. Analysis of combined SALM and ABS figures over the past 12-month period indicates the local labor force shrank by 2.4% as overall employment fell by 3.1%, resulting in a 0.7 percentage points uptick in unemployment. By comparison, Greater Brisbane recorded employment growth of 3.2%, a labor pool expansion of 3.4%, and an unemployment rise of 0.1 percentage points. National employment modeling from Jobs and Skills Australia dated Mar-26 offers additional perspective on future labor requirements. When mapped to the local industry composition across five and ten-year horizons, national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral trajectories vary substantially. Extrapolating these industry trends across the Brookfield - Kenmore Hills employment base yields estimated job expansion of 7.3% over five years and 14.6% over ten years (note that this represents an indicative structural weighting and excludes localized population modeling).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills is $3,239 a week (about $168,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,059 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $69,092 a year against an average of $107,472. The average runs 56% 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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Postcode-based ATO tax data for financial year 2023 ranks personal income levels in the Brookfield - Kenmore Hills SA2 within the highest national percentile, recording a median of $69,092 and a mean figure of $107,472. This substantially exceeds Greater Brisbane medians of $58,236 and averages of $72,799. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023 places modeled benchmarks at approximately $76,941 (median) and $119,681 (average) as of March 2026. Findings from the 2021 Census confirm that personal, family, and household earnings rank between the 83rd and 98th percentiles across Australia.
In terms of distribution, 40.6% of residents (2,926 individuals) occupy the top $4000+ weekly bracket, in contrast to the broader region where the $1,500 - 2,999 band forms the largest share at 33.3%. High earning capacity is evident with 53.2% of households generating over $3,000 per week, underpinning elevated disposable spending. After meeting mortgage and rent payments, households retain 90.2% of income, aligning with a SEIFA income placement in the 10th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brookfield - Kenmore Hills had 2,215 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 93% detached houses and 4% apartments. 42% are owned with a mortgage, 10% rented and 48% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $520 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,700 a month. Rent absorbs 16.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 19.2%. 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 time of the most recent Census, the local housing stock in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills was made up of 92.7% separate houses and 7.3% medium to high-density dwellings, whereas Brisbane metro registered 73.5% standalone homes and 26.5% other dwelling formats. Full home ownership was considerably higher than regional norms at 47.5%, while the balance of homes were held under a mortgage (42.2%) or tenanted (10.4%). Median housing loan repayments stood elevated at $2,700 per month and median rent reached $520 per week, compared to $1,863 and $380 across Brisbane metro.
Across Australia, local mortgage payments sit substantially above the nationwide median of $1,863, with weekly rental rates also eclipsing the Australian median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Brookfield - Kenmore Hills counted 2,215 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.0 people each. 47% are couples with children, more than in 92% of areas nationally, against 30% couples without children. 14% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family living arrangements comprise the vast majority of local homes at 84.8%, split between couples with children at 47.3%, couples without children at 30.3%, and single parent households at 6.8%. The remaining 15.2% consist of non-family dwellings, dominated by solo occupants at 14.0% and shared households representing 1.2%. The average local household size of 3.0 people exceeds the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
53.0% of adults in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills hold a university qualification, including 31.8% with a bachelor degree and 16.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 92% of areas nationally. A further 10.2% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 505 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,140 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 educational profile of Brookfield - Kenmore Hills is exceptionally strong, with 53.0% of individuals aged 15+ possessing higher education degrees, outstripping the 25.7% recorded across QLD and 30.4% across Australia. This concentration of advanced learning supports strong participation in professional, knowledge-based sectors. Undergraduate awards represent 31.8%, while postgraduate credentials account for 16.6% and graduate diplomas 4.6%. In terms of vocational training, 20.1% of residents aged 15+ hold technical qualifications, divided between advanced diplomas (9.9%) and certificates (10.2%). Current participation in formal study is substantial, involving 33.0% of the resident community.
Broken down by level, 11.1% attend secondary schools, 10.5% are enrolled in primary education, and 7.8% are undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Brookfield - Kenmore Hills means driving: households keep an average of 2.0 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.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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71.5% of residents in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills report no long-term health condition. 6.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 74.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.8 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments point to unfavorable comparative outcomes across Brookfield - Kenmore Hills when evaluating mortality figures and chronic ailment prevalence, with ordinary health conditions appearing somewhat more frequently across both younger and older demographics. At the same time, private medical insurance uptake is notably high, covering approximately 74% of the population (5,333 people), compared with 55.8% across Greater Brisbane and 55.7% nationally. The two primary chronic health issues reported locally are arthritis and asthma, affecting 7.3 and 6.7% of the populace respectively, while 71.5% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, versus 69.2% in Greater Brisbane.
Working-age cohorts display strong general wellness with minimal chronic illness. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.2% of the local community (1,525 people), outpacing the 15.0% regional proportion. Among this older demographic, health outcomes outperform general population averages and achieve stronger national rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
33.4% of Brookfield - Kenmore Hills residents were born overseas and 13.0% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.3%) and Australian (21.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills exceeds typical suburban levels, with 13.0% of residents utilizing a non-English language at home and 33.4% born outside Australia. Christianity represents the primary religious denomination, accounting for 52.1% of the populace. Meanwhile, Judaism shows a notable local concentration, representing 0.4% of residents compared to 0.1% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding ancestral heritage based on parental country of birth, the primary lineages are English at 29.3%, Australian at 21.7%, and Scottish at 9.9%. Other cultural backgrounds also demonstrate distinct local representation, including South Australian at 2.5% (versus 0.6% regionally), Welsh at 1.1% (versus 0.5%), and French at 0.7% (versus 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Brookfield - Kenmore Hills is 45, older than 81% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 23.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills skews older than the broader metropolitan area. As of August 2026, 29.5% of the populace falls within the mature working and early retirement band (45 - 64), against 22.6% in Greater Brisbane, while younger working adults (25 - 44) comprise 14.3% compared to a 30.6% metropolitan share. This places the median age at 45, down from 46 at the 2021 Census, yet 9 years higher than the Greater Brisbane median of 36 recorded during the 2021 Census and above the Australian Census median of 38.
The most prominent shift since the Census is within the 0 - 24 youth cohort, expanding from 31.7% to an estimated 35.0%. Looking toward 2041, the largest numerical increase is anticipated in the senior cohort (65+), adding 273 residents (18%) to reach 1,799, whereas both the child and young adult cohort and the 25 - 44 adult cohort are projected to experience contractions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brookfield - Kenmore Hills
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 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 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 — 9 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,020 at the 2021 Census → 7,208 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 (304021087). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.