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Browns Plains has an estimated 9,653 residents, up from 8,161 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,492 people, or 18.3%. Growth has averaged 3.2% a year over five years, faster than 89% of areas nationally. 258 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 41.1% of that increase. That puts 1,317 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Browns Plains stands at approximately 9,653 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 1,492 people (18.3%) compared to the 2021 Census, when the community numbered 8,161 people. This adjustment is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 9,517 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 258 validated new addresses confirmed following the Census date. With these numbers, the local population density reaches 1,316 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical benchmarks observed across nationwide locations evaluated by AreaSearch.
Surpassing both the state pace and the national average (9.5%), the area's 18.3% expansion since the 2021 census establishes Browns Plains as an outstanding growth center in the wider region. Inward interstate migration served as the primary growth engine, driving roughly 41.1% of total population additions in recent times, though natural growth and overseas migration also contributed positively. Projections published in 2024 by ABS/Geoscience Australia utilizing 2022 as a base year are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. For timeframes beyond 2032 or areas omitted from that release, Queensland State Government SA2 area forecasts (issued in 2023 utilizing 2021 data) are used instead. Because age-specific breakdowns are absent from the state figures, AreaSearch applies proportional distribution weights derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts (released in 2023, based on 2022 data) across individual cohorts. Looking forward, the statistical area is slated for growth tracking above the median of locations evaluated by AreaSearch, with forecasts pointing to an expansion of 2,128 persons to 2041 under current annual ERP figures, translating to an overall rise of 20.6% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
387 new dwellings have been approved in Browns Plains over the past five years, an average of 77 a year. That places the area in the 80th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 8 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 77 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 35% 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 in Browns Plains have averaged approximately 77 new homes annually, totaling 387 homes approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because the area welcomed an average of 3.6 new residents per year for every home built over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), local housing additions have fallen considerably short of incoming demand, creating elevated buyer competition and upward pricing pressure. However, newly approved residential builds reflect an average value of $287,000—below broader regional benchmarks—offering relatively accessible entry pricing for prospective buyers.
Concurrently, commercial building approvals reached $66.5 million this financial year, underscoring solid private business investment across the local economy. Per capita residential construction in Browns Plains tracks at approximately half the level recorded across Greater Brisbane, positioning the suburb in the 57th percentile among nationally monitored locations. Current residential construction pipelines consist of 35.0% standalone homes alongside 65.0% medium and high-density housing. This strategic pivot toward higher-density living delivers attainable price points catering to first-home buyers, investors, and downsizing households. Such figures indicate a pronounced shift from the established neighborhood fabric (currently 82.0% houses), driven by limited broadacre development land and evolving buyer lifestyle preferences. With roughly 266 people per approval, the district exhibits the hallmarks of an evolving residential landscape. Moving forward, population projections indicate Browns Plains will expand by 1,992 residents through to 2041 (anchored to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate). Maintaining prevailing building volumes should enable residential supply to sufficiently absorb incoming resident demand, fostering supportive market conditions for purchasers and establishing a baseline for growth to potentially outperform current expectations.
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 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Browns Plains, worth an estimated $1.15 billion. A further 111 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $38.6 billion. 41 are already under construction and 42 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Strategic infrastructure upgrades, civic planning, and capital projects exert a decisive influence over ongoing regional performance. AreaSearch has evaluated 13 key local initiatives positioned to shape the surrounding district. Notable developments include The Avenues at Browns Plains, Grand Plaza Shopping Centre Amenities Refurbishment, Browns Plains Central, and Logan Plan, with the accompanying catalog highlighting the developments possessing the greatest local significance.
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Grand Plaza Shopping Centre Amenities Refurbishment
Internal upgrade program at Grand Plaza, the regional shopping centre at Browns Plains in Logan. The current scope, lodged with Logan City Council in May 2025 (reference PDCOM/1509/2025), covers a commercial amenities refurbishment refreshing customer washrooms and supporting facilities. The works form part of an ongoing centre renewal program led by co-owners Vicinity Centres and EG Funds Management, building on the recently completed food court refurbishment which introduced new ceramic and timber finishes, additional seating and a kids play zone.A steady stream of specialty store fitouts is also progressing through 2025 and 2026 (including Pandora, Essential Beauty and Sunshine Kitchen), reflecting active tenancy reconfiguration across the centre. Grand Plaza spans around 53,000 square metres of gross lettable area and is anchored by Big W, Kmart, Target, Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and Event Cinemas. The centre has previously trialled rooftop drone deliveries with Wing.
Browns Plains Central
Browns Plains Central is a major mixed-use urban renewal project located opposite Grand Plaza. The masterplanned community is designed to deliver approximately 1200 apartments and townhouses integrated with retail and commercial spaces. The development aligns with the Browns Plains Local Plan to transform the site into a high-density urban hub, fostering local employment and residential growth within the Logan City Council region.
The Avenues at Browns Plains
Boutique collection of 128 luxury townhomes and apartments with rooftop terraces, located directly opposite Grand Plaza Shopping Centre in Browns Plains. Developed by Turrisi Properties, the project targets owner-occupiers and investors seeking premium finishes and an inner-suburban lifestyle close to retail, transport and schools.
Park Ridge Connector
The Park Ridge Connector is a preserved future arterial transport corridor designed to connect urban growth areas including Park Ridge, Flagstone, and Yarrabilba. It will relieve traffic congestion on Mount Lindesay Highway and local networks while providing dedicated capacity for freight and passenger transport. The project remains in long-term strategic planning and corridor preservation by the Queensland Government and Logan City Council.
Pan Pacific Recycling Solar Panel Recycling Facility
Queensland's first licensed commercial solar panel recycling facility. The Crestmead plant has commenced commercial operations and is capable of processing up to 240,000 end-of-life solar panels annually. The facility recovers up to 99% of panel materials including glass, aluminium, silicon, copper and silver while also expanding into battery recycling services.
Logan Plan
The Logan Plan is a comprehensive city-wide planning scheme establishing the strategic framework for land use, housing diversity, and infrastructure in Logan through to 2046. Following the receipt of over 4,000 community submissions in late 2025, Council is currently in a significant refinement phase. Key focus areas for 2026 include an independent review of the Logan and Albert Rivers Flood Study and updating risk-based flood mapping policies. The updated plan is scheduled for legal review and submission to the Queensland Government for a second State interest check by December 2026.
Crestmead Logistics Estate
A 1.5 billion dollar master-planned industrial precinct spanning 157 hectares on the corner of Green and Clarke Roads in Crestmead, around 25 kilometres south of Brisbane. Developed by Pointcorp and amalgamated over five years from 2014, the nine-stage estate is set to deliver approximately 650,000 square metres of warehousing, business, logistics and manufacturing space, with around 6,000 ongoing jobs forecast for the Logan economy. More than 1.1 million square metres of land has been sold within the master plan, with major occupiers and developers including Mapletree, GPT, Bunnings, Bevchain, Visy, Toll, Phoenix Transport, Frucor and Nick Scali.Singapore-based Mapletree Investments holds a 36 hectare super-lot for its Mapletree Logistics Park, with Stage 1 (over 63,000 square metres) fully leased shortly after completion, Stage 2 (around 37,751 square metres) committed in early 2025, and further stages 3 and 4 planned to take the park to roughly 200,000 square metres. The final remaining block (Lot 61) within Stages 9 and 10 was offered for sale in late 2024 with site works due to be ready for settlement and build in early 2025, indicating the broader estate is in its final delivery phase.
Loganlea Station and Park 'n' Ride Relocation
Joint Australian and Queensland Government project to relocate Loganlea station about 500m south opposite Logan Hospital and upgrade the park 'n' ride. The new station will improve access to Logan Hospital, Loganlea TAFE and Loganlea State High School, with ramps, stairs, lifts, a pedestrian overpass, raised platforms, lighting, CCTV, real-time passenger information, bus stops, kiss 'n' ride, bicycle parking and provision for future Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail expansion. Major construction is underway and completion is targeted for 2027, subject to conditions.
4,329 residents of Browns Plains are employed, from a labour force of 4,649. Unemployment sits at 6.9%, with participation at 63.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% 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 11,012, about 114% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labor pool in Browns Plains possesses a broad technical skill base, highlighted by a strong presence across manufacturing and industrial operations, alongside an overall unemployment rate of 6.9%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 4,329, while the local jobless rate sat 2.6% above the 4.3% reported for Greater Brisbane. In addition, labor force participation remains comparatively subdued (63.4% compared to Greater Brisbane's 70.1%). Census responses revealed that just 8.5% of working locals operated from home, though historical Covid-19 lockdown measures should be weighed when evaluating this figure. The primary employment sectors employing local workers are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction.
Concentration is exceptionally pronounced within transport, postal & warehousing, where resident employment tracks at 1.8 times the regional average. In contrast, the professional & technical sector accounts for a relatively minor share, engaging 3.4% of the workforce compared to 8.9% regionally. Census findings noted a ratio of 0.8 workers for each resident, demonstrating a higher-than-average availability of employment within the immediate area. AreaSearch examination of ABS and SALM figures indicates that over the year to March 2026, the local workforce shrank by 2.5% while resident employment contracted by 3.7%, driving an increase in the unemployment rate of 1.2 percentage points. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Brisbane recorded an employment expansion of 3.2% alongside a 3.4% rise in its labor force, with unemployment ticking up by 0.1 percentage points. Additional perspective regarding medium-term workplace trends is provided by national employment projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. These five and ten-year modeling benchmarks have been applied across the local employment structure to project anticipated staffing requirements. Nationally, total employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge widely across individual fields. Projecting these industry-level expectations onto the local workforce distribution suggests employment in Browns Plains will increase by 6.2% over five years and 13.1% over ten years (note that this represents an illustrative weighting model and excludes local population dynamics).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Browns Plains is $1,460 a week (about $76,000 a year), with median personal income at $700 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,790 a year against an average of $59,784. 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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ATO taxpayer records compiled at the postcode level by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that taxpayers in the Browns Plains SA2 generated a median income of $53,790 and an average income of $59,784. These figures sit below overall Australian standards and trail the respective medians and averages of $58,236 and $72,799 documented across Greater Brisbane. Factoring in Wage Price Index expansion of 11.36% since financial year 2023, present wage levels are estimated at roughly $59,901 (median) and $66,575 (average) as of March 2026. Data from Census 2021 shows local household, family, and individual earnings sitting in the lower-middle tiers nationally, tracking between the 28th and 33rd percentiles.
Regarding broad distribution, 37.9% of the population (3,658 individuals) earn within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the wider regional proportion of 33.3%. Mortgage and rent demands exert heavy pressure on household budgets, leaving only 80.4% of income remaining, which places the area in the 28th percentile for residual earnings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Browns Plains had 2,573 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 82% detached houses and 3% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 47% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. Rent absorbs 24.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential property distribution recorded at the most recent Census showed Browns Plains comprising 81.5% houses alongside 18.5% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), differing from Brisbane metro where houses accounted for 73.5% and alternative dwelling types made up 26.5%. Outright home ownership trailed metropolitan levels at 18.2%, whereas mortgaged properties accounted for 34.8% and rented dwellings stood at 47.0%. Typical ongoing accommodation expenses remain comparatively lower in the locality: the median monthly mortgage payment was $1,517 and the median weekly rent was $350, both sitting well below the respective Brisbane metro benchmarks of $1,863 and $380.
Compared against Australian benchmarks, Browns Plains mortgage commitments sit well below the nationwide median of $1,863, with weekly rent tracking under the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Browns Plains counted 2,573 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,043 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 34% are couples with children, against 21% couples without children. 20% 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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The domestic landscape is predominantly composed of family households, which represent 75.6% of all occupied residences, consisting of couples with children at 33.8%, couples without children at 21.2%, and single parent families at 19.1%. The remaining 24.4% consists of non-family arrangements, with lone person households representing 20.3% and group households making up 4.0%. With a median household size of 2.9 people, the local dwelling occupancy exceeds the Greater Brisbane figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.6% of adults in Browns Plains hold a university qualification, including 12.2% with a bachelor degree and 3.3% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 76% of areas nationally. A further 28.7% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 2,157 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 932 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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Higher educational attainment in the district presents noticeable headwinds, with tertiary university qualification rates standing at 16.6% compared to 30.5% throughout Greater Brisbane. This dynamic creates distinct opportunities for structured community training and academic initiatives. Among degree holders, bachelor qualifications represent 12.2%, postgraduate qualifications account for 3.3%, and graduate diplomas make up 1.1%. In contrast, vocational and trade training is widespread, with 39.6% of residents aged 15+ holding certified technical credentials, encompassing advanced diplomas (10.9%) and certificates (28.7%). General educational engagement across the community is substantial, with 34.6% of residents currently enrolled in formal schooling or coursework.
This student cohort includes 13.2% attending primary school, 10.6% enrolled in secondary education, and 3.8% engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Browns Plains means driving: households keep an average of 1.4 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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70.1% of residents in Browns Plains report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 90% of areas nationally. 7.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 12.9 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic health patterns indicate notable community wellness pressures in Browns Plains, with elevated rates of common medical ailments observed across youth and older cohorts alike. Concurrently, private health insurance coverage is notably constrained, held by approximately 49% of the total population (~4,720 people), falling below the Greater Brisbane proportion of 55.8% and the Australian standard of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health conditions rank as the most widespread diagnosed issues in the community, affecting 9.1 and 8.6% of residents, respectively, whereas 70.1% reported no long-term medical conditions, slightly higher than the 69.2% rate across Greater Brisbane.
Chronic condition prevalence among working-age locals runs above typical benchmarks. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 9.5% of the population (913 people), well below the 15.0% share seen across Greater Brisbane. However, health outcomes among this senior demographic face challenges, with illness prevalence placing higher on national scales than the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
37.3% of Browns Plains residents were born overseas and 31.2% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 79% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (21.9%) and Australian (20.4%). 3.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Browns Plains exhibits a vibrant multicultural profile, evidenced by 31.2% of households communicating in languages other than English at home and 37.3% of the community born overseas. Christianity represents the most common religious affiliation, encompassing 41.7% of residents. The suburb also demonstrates a distinct concentration of Islamic adherents, who constitute 9.5% of the local population, markedly exceeding the 2.0% recorded across Greater Brisbane. Examining parental heritage, the three most widespread ancestral backgrounds in Browns Plains are English (21.9% of the population), Australian (20.4% of the population), and Other (18.8% of the population), the latter sitting substantially above the wider regional mark of 9.4%.
Significant variations appear across several specific ethnic heritages: Maori residents represent 3.4% of the local population (versus 1.1% regionally), Samoan accounts for 2.6% (compared to 0.9%), and New Zealand heritage stands at 1.2% (against 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Browns Plains is 32, younger than 92% of areas nationally. 30.8% 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 community age profile in Browns Plains trends younger than Greater Brisbane across several key cohorts. In updated modeling to August 2026, children and young adults (0 - 24) constitute 38.1% of the locality, exceeding the 31.8% recorded across Greater Brisbane, whereas seniors and retirees (65+) make up 9.5%, below the regional benchmark of 15.0%. This positions the estimated median age at 32, maintaining the level recorded in the 2021 Census and remaining 4 years younger than Greater Brisbane's Census median of 36, while the Australian Census median sat at 38.
Since the Census, the share of young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) grew from 30.4% to an estimated 31.6%. Moving toward 2041, middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) will drive the largest absolute increase, expanding by 749 (37%) to 2,765, while the fastest proportional expansion will occur among retiree and elderly cohorts, rising 57% to 1,436.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Browns Plains
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 4 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 258 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,161 at the 2021 Census → 9,653 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 (311031312). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.