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Carindale has an estimated 17,404 residents, up from 16,504 at the 2021 Census — a change of 900 people, or 5.5%. Growth has averaged 0.6% a year over five years. 112 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 93.1% of that increase. That puts 1,706 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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Based on AreaSearch's analysis, Carindale's population is around 17,404 as of May 2026. This reflects an increase of 900 people (5.5%) since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 16,504 people. The change is inferred from the estimated resident population of 17,402 from the ABS as of June 2025 and an additional 112 validated new addresses since the Census date. This level of population equates to a density ratio of 1,706 persons per square kilometer, which is above the average seen across national locations assessed by AreaSearch. Carindale's 5.5% growth since census positions it within 2.6 percentage points of the SA3 area (8.1%), demonstrating competitive growth fundamentals.
Population growth for the area was primarily driven by overseas migration that contributed approximately 93.1% of overall population gains during recent periods. Projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia, issued in 2024 with a 2022 baseline, are utilised for each SA2 district. In instances where such data is unavailable, or for periods extending beyond 2032, figures from the Queensland State Government's 2023 release (referencing 2021 data) are substituted. Because these state-level forecasts omit age-specific breakdowns, cohort-specific growth weightings are applied using the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (grounded in 2022 statistics). Based on this approach, long-term demographic trends point to a downward trajectory, with the local population projected to contract by 351 individuals by 2041. Conversely, expansion is anticipated within particular age cohorts, most notably among residents aged 75 to 84, who are expected to grow in number by 648 people. See the age section for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
387 new dwellings have been approved in Carindale over the past five years, an average of 77 a year. That is 4.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 73 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 19% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 116, running ahead of that longer-run average. 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 Carindale average approximately 77 dwellings annually, culminating in 387 approved homes over the preceding 5 financial years. Thus far during FY-26, there have been 107 approvals documented. An average of 1.3 individuals relocated to the suburb for each new home constructed between FY-21 and FY-25, pointing to aligned supply and demand metrics and a balanced local market, though this ratio rose to 9.8 people per approved dwelling over the past 2 financial years to highlight escalating local demand and potential supply constraints. Newly constructed homes average $379,000 in value.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $14.4 million during the current financial year, showcasing ongoing commercial development interest. In comparison to Greater Brisbane, per capita residential building activity in Carindale is 17.0% lower, placing the suburb in the 14th percentile of all analyzed locations nationwide, which curtails options for active buyers while bolstering the market for pre-existing houses. Contemporary building approvals are split between 19.0% detached houses and 81.0% multi-unit or attached dwellings. This emphasis on medium and high-density housing provides more accessible price points for incoming buyers, downsizers, and property investors. This represents a distinct departure from the local established property mix, where houses currently account for 89.0% of all dwellings, reflecting a shortage of vacant residential land and evolving buyer preferences for diverse housing formats. The suburb currently records roughly 1185 people for every new dwelling approval, confirming it is an established urban market. Given that demographic forecasts indicate stable or contracting population numbers, Carindale is likely to experience easing demand pressures on residential real estate, which should prove advantageous for prospective buyers.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 8 current infrastructure and development projects inside Carindale, worth an estimated $983 million. A further 80 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $11.2 billion. 12 are already under construction and 29 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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Changes to transport networks, major developments, and local planning policies have a significant impact on suburban performance. AreaSearch has identified 15 active projects that are expected to influence the local area. Prominent developments include the Aveo Parkside Carindale Redevelopment, Fairway Carindale Stage 2, Westfield Carindale Redevelopment & Dining Precinct, and the Greendale Village Shopping Centre, with the accompanying list detailing the most significant initiatives.
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Greendale Village Shopping Centre
A local retail development comprising a 3,359sqm supermarket, 2,496sqm of specialty shops, food and drink outlets, and health care services. The project includes 306 car parking spaces and significant landscaping on a 2.106ha site. Originally approved in 2008, the development has faced extensive delays, including the 2022 insolvency of a previous contractor. In 2025, the Planning and Environment Court granted a fifth extension to the currency period, allowing the developer until March 2027 to commence construction.
Fairway Carindale Stage 2
Second stage of Fairway Carindale featuring 76 luxury golf-side apartments across three mid-rise buildings. Part of the total 191 apartment retirement village development at Pacific Golf Club. Expected completion 2026.
Aveo Parkside Carindale Redevelopment
$280 million transformation of a 38-year-old retirement village into a modern multi-storey community with 405 independent living apartments and a privately owned 140-bed residential care facility across six stages. Features resort-style amenities and is close to Westfield Carindale.
Westfield Carindale Dining Precinct Expansion
Scentre Group's expansion of Westfield Carindale's dining precinct, featuring seven new dining retailers including Claw BBQ, Bettys Burgers, Sushi Jiro, Nandos, Viet House, and a relocated Yum Cha. The reimagined precinct includes integrated casual dining seating, new flooring, native plants, and a refreshed Funhouse Entertainment area with childrens bowling and family activities, enhancing the retail and entertainment destination in Brisbanes eastern suburbs.
Westfield Carindale Redevelopment & Dining Precinct
A major redevelopment of Westfield Carindale, adding 35,000m2 of retail space over two levels, new basement and rooftop parking, a relocated Target and Coles, and approximately 80 new specialty tenancies. A key component was the Level 1 'Glass House' dining precinct expansion, featuring seven new dining retailers like Claw BBQ and Betty's Burgers, with contemporary design elements. The Funhouse Entertainment area was also reopened.
Fairway Carindale Stage 1
Luxury retirement village at Pacific Golf Club featuring 52 apartments in Stage 1 with golf course frontage, new restaurant, bar, cafe, virtual reality golf simulator, and 18-hole putt putt course. Completed April 2024. Developed by Reside Communities in partnership with Pacific Golf Club.
Citipointe Christian College Master Plan Redevelopment
A staged master plan for the redevelopment of Citipointe Christian College's Carindale campus, supporting growth to a six-stream school by 2027. The Secondary Student Centre, uniting the Pastoral Care Team and Additional Needs Department under one roof, officially opened on 19 January 2026. Upcoming stages include a new Junior Learning Centre for Years 1-2 and a sixth Prep classroom, commencing construction in 2026 for occupation in 2027, followed by 12 new classrooms for Years 3-4, a Grace House extension with a larger Primary Library, Health Bay and Uniform Store, new Secondary learning spaces in F Block, a Performing Arts Theatre, and a second Sports Hall near the oval.
Wecker Road Markets
Wecker Road Markets is a three-stage redevelopment of the historic Mansfield Tavern site into a 2.1-hectare mixed-use community hub. The project features a modernized tavern and bistro, 'The Arena' live music venue, fresh food markets, specialty retail, commercial offices, healthcare services, and indoor sports facilities. Stage 1, including the renovated tavern and music venue, officially reopened in June 2025. Remaining stages involving the broader retail and commercial precinct are currently under construction with a focus on high-quality landscape architecture and urban greenery.
9,843 residents of Carindale are employed, from a labour force of 10,001. Unemployment sits at 1.6%, with participation at 69.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 15,267, about 88% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local workforce in Carindale is characterized by high levels of education, strong representation in professional service industries, an unemployment rate of only 1.6%, and estimated annual jobs growth of 4.9%. As of March 2026, employed residents total 9,843, with the local unemployment rate sitting 2.7% lower than the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 4.3%, while the labor force participation rate aligns closely with the Greater Brisbane figure of 70.4%. According to self-reported Census data, a moderate 24.8% of the local workforce performed their jobs from home, though this figure may reflect the influence of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents consist of health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training. Professional & technical services exhibit a particularly high concentration locally, with employment rates 1.3 times higher than the regional average. Conversely, construction jobs are underrepresented, accounting for 7.0% of the workforce compared to 9.0% across the wider region. Because the suburb is predominantly residential, it offers relatively few jobs within its own boundaries, as demonstrated by the discrepancy between the locally working population and the resident workforce. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of SALM and ABS statistics, both employment and the total labor force expanded by 4.9% during the 12 months leading up to March 2026, leaving the local unemployment rate virtually unchanged. In contrast, Greater Brisbane saw employment rise by 3.2%, the labor force expand by 3.4%, and the unemployment rate tick upward by 0.1 percentage points. National employment projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 offer additional context regarding prospective labor demand in Carindale. These five and ten-year forecasts have been applied to the suburb's existing industry distribution to estimate local trends. While total national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates vary widely by industry. Projecting these national industry trends onto the local workforce mix suggests Carindale's employment count would rise by 7.0% over five years and 14.2% over ten years, noting that this is a basic weighted extrapolation that does not account for local population projections.
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Median household income in Carindale is $2,382 a week (about $124,000 a year), with median personal income at $910 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,355 a year against an average of $88,485. 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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The latest postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for the 2023 financial year show that incomes in the Carindale SA2 are exceptionally high by national standards, featuring a median of $67,355 and an average of $88,485. This compares to a Greater Brisbane median of $58,236 and an average of $72,799. Adjusting these figures for a Wage Price Index increase of 11.36% since the 2023 financial year yields estimated values of approximately $75,007 for the median and $98,537 for the average as of March 2026. The 2021 Census confirms that local household incomes are in the 87th percentile nationally, at $2,382 per week.
The largest single income cohort consists of 25.8% of residents (4,490 people) earning $4000+ per week, differing from the broader metropolitan area where the $1,500 - 2,999 range is the most common at 33.3%. A substantial 40.1% of the population earns more than $3,000 weekly, pointing to significant local wealth that supports retail and commercial activity. After meeting housing costs, households retain 87.9% of their income to preserve strong discretionary spending, placing the suburb in the 9th decile of the SEIFA index for income.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Carindale had 5,721 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 89% detached houses and 4% apartments. 38% are owned with a mortgage, 15% rented and 47% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $533 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month. Rent absorbs 22.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.3%. 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 Carindale at the time of the last Census consisted of 89.1% separate houses and 10.9% semi-detached properties, townhouses, and apartments, compared to the wider Brisbane metropolitan distribution of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. The rate of outright home ownership in the suburb was substantially higher than the Brisbane metro average at 47.4%, with the remaining properties occupied by residents with a mortgage (37.5%) or renting (15.1%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $2,400 was notably higher than the Brisbane metro median of $1,863, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $533 compared to the metropolitan median of $380.
On a national level, Carindale's mortgage repayments are considerably higher than the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents are well above the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Carindale counted 5,721 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,033 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 43% are couples with children, more than in 86% of areas nationally, against 28% couples without children. 17% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the vast majority of local households at 80.8%, consisting of couples with children at 43.4%, couples without children at 28.1%, and single-parent households at 8.3%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 19.2% of households, with single-person households representing 17.0% and group housing comprising 2.2%. The median household size in the suburb is 2.8 persons, exceeding the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
41.7% of adults in Carindale hold a university qualification, including 27.1% with a bachelor degree and 11.1% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 76% of areas nationally. A further 14.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,168 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,079 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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Residents of Carindale hold higher qualifications at rates that significantly exceed broader averages, with 41.7% of population members aged 15+ holding a university degree compared to 25.7% across QLD and 30.4% nationwide. This educational profile positions the local workforce well for knowledge-intensive employment sectors. Bachelor degrees represent the most common higher qualification at 27.1%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 11.1% and graduate diplomas at 3.5%. Vocational and technical training is also well represented, with 25.1% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications such as advanced diplomas (10.9%) and certificates (14.2%). Participation in study is high throughout the suburb, with 29.2% of the population currently undertaking formal education.
This group includes 9.3% enrolled in primary schools, 8.8% in secondary institutions, and 6.4% engaged in higher education courses.
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Public transport in Carindale reaches 83 stops on 25 routes, timetabled for about 4,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport infrastructure in Carindale consists of 83 active bus stops. These locations are served by 25 distinct bus routes, which together provide 4,164 passenger trips each week. Transport accessibility is high, with residents living an average of 216 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, the majority of working residents commute to other areas, with private vehicles remaining the primary mode of travel at 86%, followed by bus transit at 9%. Households own an average of 1.7 motor vehicles, exceeding the regional benchmark. Approximately 24.8% of employed residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect temporary pandemic conditions.
Transit services average 594 daily trips across all routes, which translates to approximately 50 weekly passenger trips for each individual stop location.
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72.1% of residents in Carindale report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 90% of areas nationally. 4.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 65.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Local health data indicates highly positive outcomes for Carindale residents based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic health issues, with both younger and older cohorts showing low rates of common illnesses. Private health insurance membership is exceptionally high, covering approximately 65% of the total population (11,347 people). This is higher than the Greater Brisbane coverage rate of 55.8% and the national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent diagnosed medical conditions among local residents are arthritis and asthma, affecting 7.3 and 6.3% of the population, respectively, while 72.1% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
The working-age population exhibits strong health profiles with low rates of chronic illness. Residents aged 65 and over make up 23.3% of the local population (4,048 people), which is higher than the Greater Brisbane average of 15.1%. While health outcomes for these older residents are above average, they rank lower nationally than the scores recorded for the suburb's younger demographics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.7% of Carindale residents were born overseas and 29.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 76% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (22.3%) and Australian (19.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Carindale displays a high level of cultural diversity, with 34.7% of its residents born outside of Australia and 29.8% using a language other than English in their homes. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, selected by 60.4% of local residents, compared to 47.8% recorded across Greater Brisbane. Looking at ancestral backgrounds, the three largest self-identified groups in the suburb are English at 22.3% of the population, Australian at 19.0%, and Other at 9.7%. There are also distinct concentrations of specific ethnic ancestries compared to regional averages, including Russian background at 0.8% of the suburb (compared to 0.3% regionally), South Australian background at 1.2% (compared to 0.6%), and Korean ancestry at 1.2% (compared to 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Carindale is 43. 21.6% 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 median age of residents in Carindale is 43 years, which is notably older than the Greater Brisbane median of 36 years and the national median of 38 years. The 65 - 74 age bracket is highly represented at 11.6% of the population relative to Greater Brisbane, while the 25 - 34 cohort is less common at 8.0%. Since the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents aged 75 to 84 has increased from 6.5% to 8.6%. Over the same period, the 55 to 64 group decreased from 14.0% to 12.5%, and the 45 to 54 cohort fell from 14.1% to 13.0%.
Long-range projections for 2041 point to significant demographic aging in the suburb, led by the 85+ cohort which is forecast to grow by 106% (570 people), rising from 537 to 1,108. Combined cohorts aged 65 and over are expected to make up 92% of the suburb's net population growth, whereas the 15 to 24 and 65 to 74 age cohorts are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Carindale
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 | Jun 2026 2 months ago all 8 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 Jun 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 — 112 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (16,504 at the 2021 Census → 17,404 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 (303011051). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.