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Heatley has an estimated 4,042 residents, up from 3,907 at the 2021 Census — a change of 135 people, or 3.5%. That puts 1,991 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, Heatley has an estimated count of 4,042 residents as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 135 people (3.5%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 3,907 people. That updated assessment stems from the ABS estimated resident population of 4,023 recorded as of June 2025 alongside post-Census address verification metrics. With this demographic level, the local population density reaches 1,991 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the typical benchmarks observed across the nation by AreaSearch. Inbound international migration served as the principal driver of demographic expansion, delivering roughly 51.6% of all recent population gains.
For each SA2 locale, AreaSearch integrates ABS/Geoscience Australia demographic projections published in 2024 utilizing 2022 as their foundation year. Where locations fall outside that series, or for timeframes beyond 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 (utilizing 2021 baseline inputs) are utilized instead. Because those state datasets omit age-specific breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates proportional growth distributions following the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, anchored to 2022 data) across each age tier. Over this projection horizon, the overarching population is forecast to contract by 168 persons by 2041 under this framework. Nonetheless, select age segments are set to register gains, headed by persons aged 85 and over, whose numbers are slated to climb by 92 people.
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Residential building approvals in Heatley remain exceedingly quiet, averaging under 1 new dwelling per year (with a cumulative count of 4 across the preceding five years). Minimal construction volumes of this nature commonly characterize non-metropolitan settings where housing demand is subdued and building pipelines are constrained by local requirements and infrastructure thresholds. Given the small baseline volume, solitary building initiatives can noticeably sway annual momentum and comparative measures. Building volumes in Heatley track far behind the levels recorded across Rest of Qld, while also falling short of nationwide construction trends.
Every single approved build has consisted of standalone houses, fitting traditional non-urban inclinations toward personal space and privacy. Furthermore, residential builders are delivering detached homes at a greater proportion than the existing built environment exhibits (84.0% at Census), demonstrating enduring buyer appetite for freestanding residences even during wider urban consolidation. Given that demographic modeling points toward a static or shrinking population, residential demand constraints across Heatley are anticipated to soften, creating favorable conditions for prospective purchasers.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 43 current infrastructure and development projects close to Heatley, worth an estimated $9.19 billion. 19 are already under construction and 11 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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Civic upgrades, significant capital works, and urban planning programs play a crucial role in shaping a suburb's trajectory. In Heatley, AreaSearch has flagged a total of 4 major projects poised to influence the immediate area, most notably the Garbutt - Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) Stage 2 Duplication, Townsville University Hospital Expansion, Kirwan Police Complex, and Kirwan Health Campus Expansion.
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Garbutt - Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) Stage 2 Duplication
Stage 2 upgrades a 3.1 km section of Riverway Drive in Kelso, Townsville, including widening a 1.6 km section between Allambie Lane and Hammond Way to four lanes, plus median treatments and right turn improvements on the remaining 1.5 km to Dunlop Street. The project also delivers new and upgraded signalised intersections at Rosewood/Buunong Avenue, Yut Fay Avenue and Ponti Road, along with active transport links and bus stop upgrades. Construction started on 30 September 2024 and is expected to finish by mid-2027, weather and construction conditions permitting.The project supports more than 140 local jobs and serves around 17,000 motorists daily, targeting safety, network reliability and congestion relief for the Upper Ross growth area.
Kirwan Health Campus Expansion
A 45.2 million dollar expansion and redevelopment of the Kirwan Health Campus. The project includes a new two-story facility and refurbishment of existing buildings to expand outpatient pre-natal and post-natal care (midwifery) and oral health services. It also involves upgrading the existing car park and installing technology for TeleHealth services.
Kirwan Health Campus Expansion
A 45.2 million dollar expansion of the Kirwan Health Campus involving the construction of a new two-storey Green Star-rated building and refurbishment of existing facilities. The project doubles the capacity for oral health services and significantly expands pre-natal and post-natal midwifery clinics. Key features include a new chiller plant, a 120-bay car park, and upgraded TeleHealth infrastructure to support clinical services for the growing North Queensland population.
Townsville University Hospital Expansion
A major staged expansion of Townsville University Hospital under the Queensland Government's Hospital Rescue Plan, delivering at least 165 new overnight beds, additional operating theatres, an expanded Emergency Department, and a rooftop integrated helipad. Stage 1A features a new two-storey building on the Eastern Campus and a North Block refurbishment, with Stage 1 fast-tracked for completion by 2028. Early works, including a multi-storey carpark delivered by Hutchinson Builders, are progressing alongside campus upgrades.
Army Aviation Program of Works - RAAF Base Townsville
A AUD 700 million Defence infrastructure upgrade at RAAF Base Townsville and the Townsville Field Training Area to support the Australian Army AH-64E Apache fleet and expanded aviation operations. Works include new and refurbished aircraft hangars, command and working accommodation, training facilities, simulator facilities, maintenance and refuelling infrastructure, explosive ordnance areas, airfield upgrades and multi-storey car parking. The program supports relocation of 1st Aviation Regiment from Darwin and 16th Aviation Brigade Headquarters from Brisbane. Construction is underway, CPB Contractors is the managing contractor, and works are expected to be completed by 2028.
Willowbank Estate
Residential land estate by Parkside Land on Willowbank Drive at the top end of Kirwan, adjacent to the Tropics Golf Club and Willows golf course precinct, within the City of Townsville. The estate integrates over 50 hectares of formal and informal parkland with an extensive network of bike, walking, and bushland hiking trails, plus cricket fields, a basketball court, and children's playgrounds. A new limited land release is being brought to market, with the developer's official estate page confirming a premium elevated position offering mountain views.Expressions of interest are open for the new stage after the estate's earlier release sold out.
Mater Private Hospital Townsville Expansion & Relocation
A $40 million expansion of Mater Private Hospital Townsville consolidating all services onto the Pimlico campus. The project relocates maternity and renal services from the Hyde Park campus to two new purpose-built units at Pimlico. The renal unit (expanded from 8 to 12 dialysis chairs) opened November 2025, and Mater Mothers' Private Townsville (12 inpatient beds, 3 birthing suites, 6 special care nursery cots) is expected to open February 2026. The Emergency Department is also being expanded with four additional fast-track treatment bays.Maternity relocation is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Community Health and Hospitals Program.
Cranbrook Social Housing Development
A proposed social housing complex in Cranbrook, Townsville, aimed at providing affordable accommodation with around 40 units to support low-income residents. Community feedback is being sought, and local residents have expressed concerns about the development.
1,604 residents of Heatley are employed, from a labour force of 1,799. Unemployment sits at 10.8%, with participation at 54.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,451, about 85% 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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Heatley features a diversified labor pool distributed across manual, technical, and professional occupations, underpinned by a prominent public service footprint and an unemployment rate of 10.8%. As of March 2026, employed residents stand at 1,604, though the jobless rate sits 6.9% higher than the 3.9% recorded across Regional Qld, and the local participation rate of 54.0% trails the broader regional benchmark of 64.2%. In addition, Census records show that merely 5.2% of workers performed their duties from home, a metric that may mirror prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. Local workforce participation is primarily clustered within health care & social assistance, retail trade, alongside accommodation & food services.
Notably, public administration & safety stands out as an area of high concentration, securing an employment share 1.6 times that of the wider region. In contrast, agriculture, forestry & fishing registers virtually no local presence compared to the regional figure of 4.5%. Comparing the Census count of local jobs against residing workers indicates that this largely residential community provides limited employment opportunities within its own borders. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM figures indicate that during the 12 months to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 1.9% and overall jobs dropped by 3.4%, prompting a 1.4 percentage points climb in the jobless rate. In contrast, Regional Qld experienced a 0.1% increase in jobs, a 0.3% rise in the active labor pool, and a 0.1 percentage points uptick in unemployment. Broader labor expectations can be gathered from Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26. Projected across five-year and ten-year horizons against local workforce allocations, these national expectations suggest growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years overall, though sector trajectories diverge substantially. Applying these sectoral models to the existing industry distribution in Heatley implies potential job increases of 6.2% over five years and 13.2% over ten years (representing a standardized weighting model for comparative context without factoring in localized population shifts).
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Median household income in Heatley is $1,266 a week (about $66,000 a year), with median personal income at $662 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,011 a year against an average of $54,234. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode records for financial year 2023 analyzed by AreaSearch indicate that personal earnings throughout Heatley SA2 trail the national benchmark, showing a median income of $46,011 and an average income of $54,234. These outcomes sit below Regional Qld, which recorded a median of $53,146 and an average of $66,593. Factoring in an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modeled figures for March 2026 are approximately $51,238 for the median and $60,395 for the average. Findings from the 2021 Census place local household, family, and individual incomes between the 18th and 21st percentiles nationally.
Regarding distribution, the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket accounts for 31.8% of local earners (1,285 individuals), closely matching the wider metropolitan proportion of 31.7%. Household budgets face considerable strain, with uncommitted earnings at 84.3%, placing the area at the 19th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Heatley had 1,516 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 84% detached houses and 0% apartments. 34% are owned with a mortgage, 35% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 22.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.7%. 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 local housing stock recorded at the recent Census consisted of 84.0% separate houses and 16.0% alternative dwellings (incorporating attached units, flats, and other structures), compared with 76.4% houses and 23.6% other residences throughout Regional Qld. Outright home ownership in Heatley accounted for 31.3% of tenures, slightly trailing the broader region, while mortgaged properties represented 33.8% and rented dwellings comprised 34.9%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $1,300, distinctly lower than the Regional Qld benchmark of $1,655, while weekly median rental outlays were $280 versus $345 regionally. On a nationwide basis, Heatley offers substantial housing cost advantages against the Australian median mortgage payment of $1,863 and median rent of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Heatley counted 1,516 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 84% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 32% 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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Family configurations represent 65.0% of local living arrangements, comprising couples with children at 20.9%, couples without offspring at 23.9%, and single-parent homes at 17.6%. Non-family domiciles constitute the other 35.0% of residences, consisting of single-person households at 31.8% and share arrangements at 3.6%. The typical household size stands at 2.4 people, coming in marginally below the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.5% of adults in Heatley hold a university qualification, including 10.3% with a bachelor degree and 1.5% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 94% of areas nationally. A further 29.9% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,170 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 851 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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Attainment figures highlight educational gaps within the area, where higher education qualifications stand at 13.5%, well below the broader Australian figure of 30.4%. Among tertiary credentials, bachelor degrees account for 10.3%, graduate diplomas make up 1.7%, and postgraduate awards comprise 1.5%. Vocational and applied learning is substantially more prevalent, with 38.5% of people aged 15+ holding technical qualifications, split between advanced diplomas (8.6%) and certificate-level courses (29.9%). General educational participation is robust across the locality, with 29.4% of the population actively pursuing formal studies. This cohort includes 10.8% attending primary schools, 9.3% in secondary programs, and 4.0% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
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Public transport in Heatley reaches 17 stops on 3 routes, timetabled for about 300 services a week. The typical home sits about 210 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.2 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 connectivity within Heatley is anchored by 17 operational stops providing bus connectivity across 3 distinct routes, delivering a combined 300 weekly passenger trips. Overall transport access is solid, with typical walking distances of 210 meters to the closest transit stop. Given the community's residential focus, the vast majority of workers travel out of the area for employment, with private motor vehicles being the primary mode for 93% of commuters. Vehicle ownership sits at an average of 1.2 vehicles per household, lagging behind the wider regional norm, while only 5.2% of residents performed remote work from home according to the 2021 Census, potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Transit services maintain an average frequency of 42 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 17 weekly trips for each designated boarding location.
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59.7% of residents in Heatley report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 78% of areas nationally. 9.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.5 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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Health analyses by AreaSearch reveal noticeable medical challenges across Heatley, evidenced by elevated mortality measures and a pronounced prevalence of chronic illnesses, especially within older demographics. Furthermore, private healthcare coverage is notably constrained, with roughly 47% of the total population (~1,891 people) holding private insurance, trailing the Regional Qld benchmark of 52.5% and the national rate of 55.7%. The most frequently reported health conditions among local residents are arthritis and mental health disorders, affecting 10.4 and 10.0% of the community, respectively, whereas 59.7% reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Working-age individuals face considerable challenges regarding chronic health issues. Concurrently, older residents aged 65 and over make up 20.6% of the population (833 people), presenting moderate health complexities that nonetheless rank below broader national trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Heatley is largely Australian-born, at 86.3% of residents, with 9.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (26.8%) and English (25.7%). 8.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures across Heatley sit below broader averages, with Australian citizens making up 86.3% of residents, 86.3% born domestically, and 90.3% utilizing solely English in the home. Regarding religious affiliation, Christianity forms the predominant faith, practiced by 55.7% of the population in Heatley, compared with 52.2% across Regional Qld. Looking at ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the three largest heritage groups in Heatley are Australian (26.8%), English (25.7%), and Other (9.0%). Certain other communities show notable variance from regional norms: Australian Aboriginal representation is prominent at 8.1% (compared to 3.9% regionally), Filipino ancestry accounts for 2.0% (against 0.9%), and Spanish heritage comprises 0.5% (versus 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Heatley is 40. 27.2% 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 age distribution of Heatley aligns closely with Regional Qld, with the greatest variance across the major life stages being just 2.4 percentage points. The estimated median age is 40 as at August 2026, mirroring the 2021 Census outcome and sitting 1 year beneath the regional baseline of 41 from that Census. Looking at specific cohorts, adults aged 25 - 44 expanded from 24.5% at the Census to an estimated 26.4% of the population. This young to middle-aged adult group is projected to record the largest numerical increase by 2041, climbing by 49 (5%) to reach 1,118 people, whereas younger generations, middle-aged cohorts, and early retirees are expected to see declines.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Heatley
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,907 at the 2021 Census → 4,042 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 (318021477). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.