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Fortitude Valley has an estimated 11,898 residents, up from 9,512 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,386 people, or 25.1%. Growth has averaged 4.4% a year over five years, faster than 93% of areas nationally. 454 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 97.1% of that increase. That puts 9,369 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 of Fortitude Valley stands at approximately 11,898 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 2,386 residents (25.1%) compared to the 2021 Census, when 9,512 people were counted. This demographic shift is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 11,889 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 454 validated new addresses added following the Census date. With 9,368 persons per square kilometer, the locality ranks within the top 10% nationwide for population density among locations evaluated by AreaSearch, placing local land at a premium.
The suburb outpaced both state figures and the national benchmark of 9.5% with its 25.1% increase since the 2021 census, establishing itself as a regional growth frontrunner. International arrivals served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 97.1% of recent net population additions. Projections published jointly by the ABS and Geoscience Australia in 2024 using a 2022 baseline are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. For geographic zones missing from this dataset or covering timeframes beyond 2032, figures from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 relying on 2021 inputs are implemented. Because these state-level projections lack breakdowns by age bracket, AreaSearch distributes age cohorts proportionally using the ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts published in 2023 from 2022 benchmarks. Looking forward, the suburb is set for remarkable expansion that places it in the top 10 percent across the country, with expectations to gain 5,821 persons to 2041 under the most recent annual ERP figures, marking a cumulative climb of 48.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
609 new dwellings have been approved in Fortitude Valley over the past five years, an average of 121 a year. That places the area in the 60th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 122 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 0% 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 planning approvals in Fortitude Valley have averaged approximately 121 per year, delivering 609 approved dwellings across the last 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Inflow has averaged 3.8 people annually for every home constructed during the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), creating an environment where demand outstrips newly built stock, typically putting upward pressure on valuations and fueling purchaser rivalry. Meanwhile, average dwelling construction costs stand at $319,000, coming in lower than regional averages and providing relatively attainable entry price points for purchasers. Furthermore, non-residential activity remains robust, evidenced by $230.2 million in commercial building approvals during this financial year.
Per-capita residential building approvals in Fortitude Valley track at roughly three-quarters of the Greater Brisbane benchmark, yet the suburb sits in the 12th percentile nationwide. This constrained supply pipeline restricts purchaser selection and drives engagement toward existing residential stock, while simultaneously exceeding broad national volumes to indicate elevated builder interest in the precinct. Furthermore, all recent residential creation has consisted of attached housing typologies, offering accessible options tailored toward first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors seeking compact living arrangements. Forecasts from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update indicate that Fortitude Valley will add 5,812 residents through to 2041. Should current construction volumes persist, housing supply could fall short of demographic expansion, likely intensifying buyer competition and reinforcing upward valuation pressure on properties.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 14 current infrastructure and development projects inside Fortitude Valley, worth an estimated $3.42 billion. A further 186 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $379.2 billion. 61 are already under construction and 96 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local capital delivery, urban planning frameworks, and significant civic projects play a pivotal role in shaping an area's trajectory. AreaSearch has pinpointed 55 projects likely to impact the locality. Prominent developments include Brisbane Showgrounds Sports Precinct Upgrade, The Bedford by Mosaic, Fortitude Valley Sustainable Growth Precinct Plan, and Bowen Hills Community Hub, with key initiatives highlighted below.
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Brisbane Showgrounds Sports Precinct Upgrade
A significant redevelopment of the Brisbane Showgrounds (RNA) precinct to deliver 2032 Olympic legacy infrastructure. The project includes an upgrade of the 20,000-seat Main Arena, a new multi-purpose indoor sports centre with basketball and netball courts, gym facilities, and integrated community recreation areas. Early works commenced in late 2025 following the Ekka, transforming the site into the Brisbane Athletes Village before its final conversion to a residential and sporting hub.
Howard Smith Wharves Expansion
The Howard Smith Wharves Expansion is a 450 million AUD revitalisation of the iconic Brisbane riverfront precinct by Artemus Group. The project features a new 9-storey, 77-room boutique hotel inspired by heritage woolstores, a 400-seat music hall, and an overwater pool deck. Substantial public realm upgrades include the Grand River Stair amphitheatre, two new cliff lifts, and widened active transport pathways. The development aims to become a world-leading sustainable precinct, targeting completion by 2028 ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
Fortitude Valley Sustainable Growth Precinct Plan
Brisbane City Council's Fortitude Valley Sustainable Growth Precinct Plan is a long-term precinct renewal initiative focused on delivering thousands of new homes and supporting economic revitalisation ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The plan covers land surrounding Fortitude Valley Station and key sections of Wickham, Ann and Brunswick streets. It aims to increase building heights in strategic locations to support mixed-use communities combining new housing, retail, entertainment and connected public spaces, while protecting the precinct's live music and cultural character.Stage 1 community engagement closed February 2026; a draft precinct plan is expected late 2026 with state and council approval targeted for 2027.
15 Anderson Street BTR Tower
Build-to-rent residential tower providing modern apartment living in Fortitude Valley with ground-level commercial spaces.
Twin Towers - Ann Street Fortitude Valley
A dual 33-storey mixed-use development featuring 551 apartments, split into 326 Build-to-Rent and 225 Build-to-Sell residences. The project includes over 1,000 sqm of ground-floor retail and commercial space, alongside a 300 sqm community facility managed by the Little B.I.G Foundation. Designed by Rothelowman, the towers offer extensive rooftop recreation including pools, gyms, and wellness spas, with a focus on subtropical design and 5 Star Green Star certification targets.
Howard Smith Wharves
Heritage-listed 3.5-hectare riverside precinct beneath the Story Bridge transformed by Artemus Group into a world-class hospitality and entertainment destination featuring 13 restaurants, bars, a craft brewery, event spaces and the Fantauzzo Art Series Hotel. A Stage 2 development application lodged September 2024 proposes a nine-storey 77-room boutique hotel replacing Felons Barrel Hall, an overwater pool deck and bar, a music hall, two new cliff lifts, floating brewhouse, rooftop gardens, enhanced public parklands and boardwalks. The precinct is positioned as a key Brisbane 2032 Olympics tourism gateway, with completion of Stage 2 targeted ahead of the Games.
801 Ann Street Twin Towers
Brisbane City Council-approved dual 33-storey mixed-use tower development by EG Funds Management, designed by Rothelowman. Delivers 551 apartments across a Build-to-Rent (BTR) tower facing Ann Street and a Build-to-Sell (BTS) tower facing McLachlan Street, comprising 168 studio, 98 one-bedroom, 247 two-bedroom and 38 three-bedroom units. Ground and podium levels incorporate four retail tenancies, a showroom, and a 352 square metre community facility for the Little B.I.G. Foundation. Shared amenities across podium level 5 include gyms, wellness spa, library, lounges and work-from-home spaces.Both towers feature rooftop recreation decks with pool, spa, sun deck, dining and BBQ areas. The publicly accessible Quandong Common (Morgan Street colonnade) links the two heritage buildings flanking the site. Targets 5 Star Green Star certification. Development Application A006409165 was approved by Brisbane City Council in August 2024.
Brunswick & Co
Queensland's first true Build-to-Rent high-density residential development, featuring 366 apartments across 25 storeys, including 144 subsidised affordable housing units (approximately 40% of total). Now leasing under WeAreLiving management following Frasers Property Australia's divestment of the asset. Resort-style amenities include a level 25 rooftop pool, dog park, outdoor terraces, fitness studio, 24/7 gym, games zone, co-working spaces, cinema/karaoke room, and ground-floor retail with integrated lobby cafe. Designed by COX Architecture with a brick podium facade honouring Fortitude Valley's heritage character.Built by Hutchinson Builders, the all-electric development targets 5-Star Green Star certification. Part of the Queensland Government's BTR Pilot Project, located 80m from Fortitude Valley Station adjacent to the Valley Metro precinct.
8,946 residents of Fortitude Valley are employed, from a labour force of 9,676. Unemployment sits at 7.5%, with participation at 84.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.9% 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 24,518, about 2.1 times the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour force in Fortitude Valley is characterized by advanced qualifications and a solid footprint in professional services, alongside an unemployment rate of 7.5% and steady employment conditions over the preceding year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 8,946, while the jobless rate sits 3.2% higher than Greater Brisbane's 4.3%, indicating capacity for greater labour absorption. Local economic participation is exceptionally elevated, recording 84.7% against 70.1% across Greater Brisbane. Census returns revealed that 21.7% of local workers performed their duties from home, a figure influenced by Covid-19 restrictions.
Locally resident workers are predominantly engaged across professional & technical services, accommodation & food, and health care & social assistance. Specialization is particularly pronounced in accommodation & food, which commands an employment concentration 2.2 times greater than the wider region. Conversely, education & training accounts for just 5.1% of employment locally compared to 9.4% regionally. Recording 2.9 workers per resident at the Census, Fortitude Valley operates as a prominent destination for employment, providing a greater volume of positions than it has working residents and drawing staff from nearby areas. Employment figures rose by 0.5% and the labour force grew by 2.4% during the year to March 2026, according to an AreaSearch analysis of Salm and ABS data, which led to a 1.7 percentage point increase in unemployment. In Greater Brisbane, employment increased by 3.2% and the labour force expanded by 3.4%, while unemployment rose by 0.1 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future demand in Fortitude Valley. These forecasts span five and ten-year periods and have been aligned with local employment patterns to project growth trends. National employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though growth varies across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific forecasts are applied to Fortitude Valley's employment composition, local employment is expected to rise by 6.9% over five years and by 14.0% over ten years. This calculation uses a basic weighting method for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population projections.
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Median household income in Fortitude Valley is $1,670 a week (about $87,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,059 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,037 a year against an average of $82,488. 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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Figures compiled by AreaSearch from ATO records for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings within the Fortitude Valley SA2 among the highest across the nation. Median taxable earnings reach $62,037 with an average of $82,488, surpassing Greater Brisbane equivalents of $58,236 and $72,799. Factoring in Wage Price Index appreciation of 11.36% following financial year 2023, updated values are approximately $69,084 (median) and $91,859 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the Census 2021 places individual earnings at the 83rd percentile nationally with $1,059 weekly, whereas household figures place at the 45th percentile.
In terms of distribution, 38.3% of the resident cohort (4,556 individuals) earns between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the regional proportion of 33.3%. Relative housing costs remain substantial, leaving 77.4% of disposable income unspent to rank in the 38th percentile, while the SEIFA income measure positions the area in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Fortitude Valley had 5,107 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 2% detached houses and 97% apartments. 14% are owned with a mortgage, 80% rented and 5% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month, a total housing cost higher than 88% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 24.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to Census records, the local dwelling profile in Fortitude Valley is overwhelmingly dominated by attached and medium-to-high density housing, with separate houses making up 1.5% and other dwellings (apartments, semi-detached, and alternative options) accounting for 98.4%, compared to 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings across Brisbane metro. Outright ownership sits at 5.4%, trailing broader Brisbane metro figures, with the balance comprised of mortgaged properties (14.3%) or rental dwellings (80.2%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations of $1,733 sit lower than the Brisbane metro figure of $1,863, whereas weekly rental commitments average $400, higher than the metropolitan benchmark of $380.
Compared against Australian benchmarks, local monthly mortgage repayments remain beneath the $1,863 national level, while weekly rents exceed the countrywide figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Fortitude Valley counted 5,107 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,388 today, averaging 1.6 people each. 6% are couples with children, fewer than in 98% of areas nationally, against 26% couples without children. 51% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units account for 36.0% of local living arrangements, broken down into couples without children at 26.1%, couples with children at 5.6%, and single parent families at 2.7%. The remaining 64.0% consists of non-family households, led by lone person households at 50.5% and group households at 13.4%. Reflecting these household configurations, the median household size of 1.6 people is substantially lower than the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
48.1% of adults in Fortitude Valley hold a university qualification, including 33.7% with a bachelor degree and 10.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 95% of areas nationally. A further 16.9% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 2,613 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,102 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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Academic credentials throughout Fortitude Valley exceed broader benchmarks substantially, with 48.1% of residents aged 15+ holding university qualifications, well ahead of 25.7% across QLD and 30.4% nationally. This educational profile underpins a competitive foundation for knowledge-sector employment. By qualification level, Bachelor degrees comprise 33.7%, postgraduate awards represent 10.9%, and graduate diplomas account for 3.5%. Technical capabilities remain strong as well, with 29.3% of individuals aged 15+ holding vocational qualifications, including advanced diplomas (12.4%) and certificates (16.9%). Formal study participation is exceptionally high within the community, with 30.4% of the population actively enrolled in an educational course.
Broken down by sector, tertiary students represent 14.6% of residents, while primary education accounts for 1.9% and secondary schooling comprises 1.3%.
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73.8% of residents in Fortitude Valley report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 75% of areas nationally. 3.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 60.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 9.5 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality metrics and chronic health patterns indicate notable health considerations for Fortitude Valley, with widespread medical issues present across younger and older demographics alike. Private health insurance adoption is remarkably widespread, with approximately 61% of residents (7,233 people) covered, exceeding the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 55.8% and the national rate of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the most widespread medical challenges locally, reported by 13.2 and 7.6% of the population, respectively, while 73.8% of individuals reported no chronic health diagnoses, compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
General wellness across the working-age population aligns with typical benchmarks. Residents aged 65 and over make up 3.9% of the community (466 people), well below the 15.0% proportion recorded for Greater Brisbane. Senior residents demonstrate superior health outcomes, achieving national health standings above the overall population average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
44.4% of Fortitude Valley residents were born overseas and 29.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 82% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (23.5%) and Australian (15.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Fortitude Valley demonstrates pronounced cultural breadth, with 44.4% of its resident population born overseas and 29.5% communicating in a language other than English at home. Christianity stands as the primary religious affiliation, practiced by 32.1% of the community. In relative terms, Buddhism shows significant overrepresentation, accounting for 3.5% of residents compared to 2.0% across Greater Brisbane. Looking at ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the leading group in Fortitude Valley is English at 23.5%, followed by Other at 16.1% (substantially higher than the 9.4% regional share) and Australian at 15.8% (notably lower than the regional rate of 23.2%).
Specific cultural representations also diverge markedly from regional norms, including Spanish at 1.5% against 0.4% regionally, Russian at 0.6% against 0.3%, and Korean at 1.0% against 0.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Fortitude Valley is 30, younger than 95% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 58.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure of Fortitude Valley is primarily young and pre-family. Under figures updated to August 2026, 63.7% of the community falls into the young to middle aged adults bracket (25 - 44), compared to 30.6% throughout Greater Brisbane, while children and young adults (0 - 24) comprise 18.9% against a wider regional share of 31.8%. AreaSearch reports the median age at 30 as at August 2026, shifting down from 31 at the 2021 Census and sitting 6 years below the Greater Brisbane figure of 36 from that Census, as well as below the national Census median of 38.
Young to middle aged adults registered the most prominent expansion since the Census, rising from 58.6% to an estimated 63.7%. Through to 2041, this cohort is projected to generate the largest net increase, adding 2,928 residents (39%) to reach 10,512, while the retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) will experience the fastest growth rate, expanding 125% to 1,049.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Fortitude Valley
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 | Apr 2026 5 months ago all 14 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 Apr 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 — 454 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (9,512 at the 2021 Census → 11,898 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 (305011106). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.