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Flagstone (East) - Riverbend has an estimated 7,210 residents, up from 6,632 at the 2021 Census — a change of 578 people, or 8.7%. Growth has averaged 1.6% a year over five years. Natural increase accounts for 50.7% of that increase. That puts 249 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 the analysis by AreaSearch, the population of Flagstone (East) - Riverbend reaches approximately 7,210 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 578 people (8.7%) relative to the 2021 Census, which recorded 6,632 residents. This shift is calculated based on the ABS estimated resident population of 7,190 from June 2025 alongside 28 validated new addresses registered since the Census. Such population numbers translate to a density of 249 persons per square kilometer, offering substantial personal space and capacity for future expansion. Over the last ten years, Flagstone (East) - Riverbend has shown steady development patterns with a 1.9% compound annual growth rate, which is higher than the state average.
Natural increase was the primary contributor to population growth, generating about 50.7% of the total population rise in recent times, though interstate migration, overseas migration and all other channels also registered gains. AreaSearch implements ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 region, published in 2024 with 2022 chosen as the base year. For any SA2 regions lacking this coverage, and for any years after 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 and utilizing 2021 data are used instead. Note that these state government projections do not include age group breakdowns; therefore, when they are applied, AreaSearch adjusts age cohorts using proportional growth weightings derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections released in 2023 with a 2022 base. Regarding future demographic trends, the region is projected to experience rapid growth that ranks in the top 10 percent of areas nationwide, with the population expected to increase by 3,690 persons by 2041 relative to the latest annual ERP statistics, representing a total expansion of 50.9% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
113 new dwellings have been approved in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend over the past five years, an average of 22 a year. That places the area in the 52nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 3 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 41, 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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On average, Flagstone (East) - Riverbend has seen about 22 new dwelling approvals annually, with a total of 113 homes approved across the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and 38 approvals recorded so far in FY-26. With approximately 5 people moving to the district for every new home built during the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), demand is outstripping supply. This imbalance typically intensifies buyer competition and drives prices upward, even as new construction values average $201,000, which is below the regional benchmark and indicates more accessible pricing for buyers.
Additionally, commercial approvals have reached $460,000 this financial year, pointing to a market that is overwhelmingly residential in nature. Compared to Greater Brisbane, building activity in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is exceptionally low, sitting at 86.0% below the regional average per capita. This limited construction volume generally supports the value and demand of established homes. The activity rate is also lower than the national average, indicating a mature market and pointing to possible physical or planning constraints on development. The breakdown of new building activity shows 92.0% standalone homes and 8.0% townhouses or apartments, which preserves the traditional low density layout of the suburb and emphasizes spacious family dwellings. Having approximately 635 people in the area for every single dwelling approval highlights the quiet, low-scale development environment. Long-term forecasts indicate that Flagstone (East) - Riverbend will add 3,670 residents by 2041, based on the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. If the pace of property development remains unchanged, the supply of homes may fall short of population gains, which could increase competition among purchasers and encourage stronger price appreciation.
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 12 current infrastructure and development projects inside Flagstone (East) - Riverbend, worth an estimated $22.9 billion. A further 157 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $220.4 billion. 69 are already under construction and 53 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Changes in local infrastructure, major projects, and town planning initiatives are crucial drivers of regional performance. AreaSearch has identified 33 projects that are expected to influence the local area. Principal developments include Stonewood Estate Flagstone, Flagstone City, Flagstone Rise Estate, and the Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area, with the key projects of interest listed below.
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Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area
The Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area (PDA) is a 7,188-hectare urban growth corridor located between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, declared in October 2010. Managed by Economic Development Queensland (EDQ), it is planned to deliver approximately 51,500 dwellings for a future population of up to 138,000 residents over a 30-40 year timeframe. The masterplan includes a 126-hectare city centre, extensive trunk infrastructure, major employment precincts, health and education hubs, and a proposed passenger rail extension from Salisbury to Beaudesert.EDQ is accelerating delivery through its Catalyst Infrastructure Fund (CIF), with $76.2 million committed to unlock around 25,000 new lots in partnership with Frasers Property Australia, PIDC, Peet, and Mirvac. Key milestones include Peet Flagstone City growing at 40 new families per month, Mirvac delivering over 1,100 homes at Everleigh, and Pacifiq Communities unlocking over 21,000 lots at Riverstone Springs and Flinders Lakes. In November 2025, a new 1,631-lot precinct by Peet was approved, with construction commencing August 2025 and first homes expected mid-2026.
Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area
A 7,188-hectare Priority Development Area (PDA) being transformed into a major satellite city. As of 2026, the project is rapidly expanding with over 56 active development applications and the recent approval of a major 1,631-lot precinct. Key 2026 milestones include the opening of the Flagstone District Community Centre and significant parkland completions like Citadel Park. The masterplan ultimate capacity is 51,500 dwellings for 120,000 to 138,000 residents, supported by a 126-hectare CBD and future passenger rail investigations.
Kindira by Mirvac (Monarch Glen Master Planned Community)
Kindira is a 2.7 billion dollar master-planned community spanning 1,024 hectares within the Greater Flagstone PDA. The project is delivering over 7,300 residential lots and will house up to 20,000 residents. Construction has officially commenced on trunk infrastructure and the first residential precinct of 575 lots. The development features 400 hectares of conservation bushland, planned state primary and high schools, three neighbourhood centres, and a future district centre at a rail station.
Stonewood Estate Flagstone
Stonewood Estate is a new house and land community in Greater Flagstone, south of Brisbane, delivering more than 400 residential lots plus local parkland and walking tracks close to future Flagstone City services.
Flagstone Rise Estate
Flagstone Rise Estate is a boutique residential neighbourhood of around 300 house and land lots within the wider Flagstone masterplanned community. The estate offers elevated homesites with views, local parks, walk and cycle paths, and convenient access to schools, childcare, Flagstone Village shopping, and the emerging Flagstone City town centre with its planned CBD, train station and major recreation park.
Greater Flagstone New State Primary School
The Queensland Department of Education is progressing planning for a new state primary school in Greater Flagstone to support long-term population growth. The project remains in the planning phase with enrolment growth continuing to be monitored. The previously anticipated 2025 opening has been deferred, with the current planned opening in 2030. A school site has been identified, with design, traffic, environmental and stormwater investigations to occur before construction.
Flagstone Community Hub
Multi-purpose community facility including library, community meeting spaces, recreational facilities and local government services to serve the growing Flagstone residential area.
Flagstone East Residential Community
Major staged residential expansion within the Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area being delivered by Peet. The precinct will provide about 1,631 residential lots together with future retail, parks, sporting facilities, a state primary school site and supporting infrastructure. Civil works are underway, first homes are expected from 2026, and additional subdivision stages continue to progress through EDQ approvals.
3,949 residents of Flagstone (East) - Riverbend are employed, from a labour force of 4,071. Unemployment sits at 3.0%, with participation at 73.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,715, about 79% 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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Flagstone (East) - Riverbend displays a workforce distributed between white and blue collar occupations, with the construction industry showing especially high representation, and a low unemployment rate of 3.0%. In March 2026, 3,949 local residents were employed, and the unemployment rate was 1.3% lower than the Greater Brisbane rate of 4.3%. The participation rate of 73.8% is slightly higher than the 70.4% recorded across Greater Brisbane. Census data indicates that only 12.8% of the local workforce worked from home, though this figure should be interpreted with reference to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Local employment is heavily weighted toward construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. The region exhibits a distinct concentration in the construction sector, where the employment share is 1.6 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical services have a small footprint, accounting for 4.2% of jobs compared to 8.9% across the region. Comparison of the Census working population against the resident population suggests that this primarily residential area provides few local job opportunities. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics, during the 12 months leading to March 2026, the local labor force contracted by 2.7% and total employment fell by 2.8%, leading to a 0.2 percentage point increase in unemployment. Over the same period, Greater Brisbane saw employment grow by 3.2%, the labor force expand by 3.4%, and unemployment rise by 0.1 percentage points. National employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia published in May-25 offer additional perspective on potential future demand in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend. These projections, spanning five and ten years, have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future growth. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the rate of growth varies widely by industry. Weighting these projections against the employment profile of Flagstone (East) - Riverbend suggests local employment could expand by 6.0% over five years and 12.6% over ten years, though this is a basic extrapolation for illustration and does not incorporate local population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is $2,203 a week (about $115,000 a year), with median personal income at $859 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,386 a year against an average of $64,916. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Based on the compilation of the latest postcode-level ATO data released for financial year 2023 by AreaSearch, taxpayers in the Flagstone (East) - Riverbend SA2 recorded a median income of $57,386 and an average income of $64,916. These figures are lower than the national average and compare to a median of $58,236 and an average of $72,799 in Greater Brisbane. Applying the Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 would be approximately $63,905 for the median and $72,290 for the average.
Census records show that household income is in the 78th percentile ($2,203 weekly), while personal income is in the 60th percentile. The income distribution is led by the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket which contains 43.6% of residents (3,143 people), compared to 33.3% of households in the wider region. Accommodation expenses absorb 16.5% of income, but solid overall earnings keep disposable income in the 76th percentile, and the area is situated in the 4th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Flagstone (East) - Riverbend had 1,837 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 66% are owned with a mortgage, 16% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month, a total housing cost higher than 85% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 18.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing mix in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend consisted of 99.4% houses and 0.6% other properties such as townhouses, apartments, and alternative structures, compared to 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings in metropolitan Brisbane. The home ownership rate in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend was lower than the metropolitan average at 17.8%, with the remaining properties occupied by mortgagors (66.3%) or renters (15.9%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was $1,950, which was higher than the Brisbane metro average of $1,863, while the median weekly rent was $410 compared to the Brisbane metro average of $380.
On a national level, mortgage repayments in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend are above the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are higher than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Flagstone (East) - Riverbend counted 1,837 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,997 today, averaging 3.4 people each. 51% are couples with children, more than in 95% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 9% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 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 households at 90.0%, consisting of couples with children at 51.3%, couples without children at 23.5%, and single parent households at 14.1%. Non-family households account for the remaining 10.0%, with single person homes representing 8.8% and group households making up 1.5%. The median household size is 3.4 people, which is larger than the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
10.9% of adults in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend hold a university qualification, including 7.6% with a bachelor degree and 1.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 35.7% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,681 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 954 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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Educational profiles in the area show that university qualification rates (10.9%) are much lower than the Greater Brisbane average of 30.5%. This mismatch highlights a key area for targeted educational strategies. Bachelor degrees represent the most common higher qualification at 7.6%, followed by graduate diplomas at 1.7% and postgraduate credentials at 1.6%. Vocational and technical skills are highly represented, with 47.1% of residents aged 15+ holding a trade qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas (11.4%) and certificates (35.7%). A high proportion of the population is engaged in study, with 35.6% of residents currently enrolled in an educational program.
This group is composed of 14.3% in primary school, 12.0% in secondary school, and 2.9% studying at the tertiary level.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Flagstone (East) - Riverbend means driving: households keep an average of 2.3 vehicles, and scheduled services reach only a handful of stops. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Analysis of the public transport network shows 3 active transit stops in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend, consisting of bus services. These stops are served by 1 separate routes, which provide a combined total of 254 passenger trips per week. Transport accessibility is considered limited, with the average distance to the nearest stop being 1310 meters. Because the area is mostly residential, the majority of workers travel outside the suburb, with private cars being the primary mode of transport for 95% of commuters. Households own an average of 2.3 vehicles, which is above the regional average.
A low proportion of residents (12.8%) work from home according to the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by COVID-19 patterns. Across all transit lines, services run at an average frequency of 36 trips per day, which translates to roughly 84 weekly services at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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68.5% of residents in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend report no long-term health condition. 5.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 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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Flagstone (East) - Riverbend presents notable health challenges according to the AreaSearch assessment of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates, with general health conditions being common, particularly among older age cohorts, and the rate of private health insurance is relatively low at about 51% of the population (~3,691 people). This is below the 55.8% rate observed across Greater Brisbane. Mental health issues and asthma were the most frequent medical conditions in the area, affecting 9.8 and 9.1% of residents, respectively. In contrast, 68.5% of residents reported being completely free of medical ailments, a figure slightly lower than the 69.2% reported in Greater Brisbane.
Chronic health conditions are more prevalent among working-age residents in this area. The region has 12.2% of residents aged 65 and over, which corresponds to 879 people, compared to 15.1% in Greater Brisbane. Health outcomes for seniors face some challenges and rank lower nationally than the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is largely Australian-born, at 83.7% of residents, with 5.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.8%) and Australian (30.8%). 3.2% 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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Flagstone (East) - Riverbend exhibits lower levels of cultural diversity than average, with citizens making up 85.7% of the population, Australian-born residents accounting for 83.7%, and English-only speakers at home representing 94.6%. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 41.7% of residents. The most distinct religious overrepresentation is in the Other category, which accounts for 0.7% of the population compared to 1.3% across Greater Brisbane. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (parental country of birth), the three most common ancestries in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend are English, representing 31.8% of the population, which is higher than the regional average of 26.8%, Australian, representing 30.8% of the population, which is higher than the regional average of 23.2%, and Scottish, representing 7.7% of the population.
There are also specific ethnic groups with distinct representation, such as New Zealanders at 1.4% (compared to 1.0% in the region), Maori at 1.3% (compared to 1.1% in the region), and Hungarians at 0.4% (compared to 0.2% in the region).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is 35, younger than 84% of areas nationally. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 24.0% 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 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is 35 years, which is close to the Greater Brisbane average of 36 and slightly younger than the Australian median of 38 years. Relative to Greater Brisbane, there is a higher concentration of children aged 5 - 14 (17.1%) and a smaller proportion of young adults aged 25 - 34 (9.1%). The share of residents aged 5 - 14 is higher than the national figure of 12.0%. Since the 2021 Census, the 55 to 64 age bracket has increased from 9.9% to 11.9% of the population, and the 65 to 74 group rose from 6.0% to 7.9%.
Conversely, the 25 to 34 cohort fell from 11.7% to 9.1% and the 5 to 14 cohort declined from 18.8% to 17.1%. Demographic projections for 2041 point to significant changes, with the 55 to 64 cohort expected to grow the fastest, increasing by 73% (adding 627 people) to reach 1,487.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Flagstone (East) - Riverbend
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 last month all 12 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 28 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (6,632 at the 2021 Census → 7,210 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 (311041567). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.