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Mackay has an estimated 4,174 residents, up from 4,026 at the 2021 Census — a change of 148 people, or 3.7%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. That puts 1,051 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, Mackay has a population of approximately 4,174 as of May 2026. This indicates an expansion of 148 individuals (3.7%) relative to the 2021 Census, which recorded 4,026 residents. The adjustment is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 4,154 alongside 23 validated new addresses confirmed since the Census. This population level corresponds to a density of 1,051 persons per square kilometer, which aligns closely with typical values observed across regions analyzed by AreaSearch. The expansion of the local population was mostly fueled by overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 82.2% of the total demographic gains in recent times.
AreaSearch incorporates demographic projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year. For regions outside this dataset and for projections past 2032, figures from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 and grounded in 2021 statistics are used. Because the state-level figures omit breakdowns by age groups, AreaSearch applies age-based weightings proportional to the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections, which use 2022 base data. In light of these anticipated demographic movements, the area is projected to experience population expansion exceeding the median of non-metropolitan Australia, with an estimated rise of 511 individuals to 2041 relative to the most recent annual ERP statistics, representing an overall increase of 11.8% over the 16 years.
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Mackay records sparse home building activity, averaging 2 dwelling approvals per year, totaling 14 dwellings over the five-year period. This minimal construction rate is characteristic of rural localities, where residential building is generally prompted by localized housing requirements rather than broad market dynamics. Due to the low volume of permits, individual construction initiatives can heavily distort year-on-year growth and relative comparisons. Mackay demonstrates a substantially lower level of building approvals compared to Rest of Qld. This volume of construction is also below the trends seen nationwide. Recent home building has consisted entirely of medium and high-density housing options.
This concentration on compact housing styles provides entry-level real estate alternatives and draws downsizers, property investors, and first-time buyers. This is a significant shift from the current housing stock, which is 27.0% houses, showing a shrinking supply of developable land and reflecting evolving lifestyles along with a demand for more varied, economical housing choices. Demographic predictions show that Mackay is set to add 491 residents through to 2041, based on the latest quarterly estimation from AreaSearch. If current building rates do not accelerate, residential supply may fail to match population growth, potentially heightening competition among purchasers and supporting price appreciation.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Mackay, worth an estimated $628 million. A further 67 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $4.73 billion. 27 are already under construction and 28 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans transport & logistics, residential development and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure projects, planning initiatives, and major developments have a significant impact on local market dynamics. AreaSearch has identified a total of 8 projects that are expected to influence the local area. Key undertakings include the Mackay Base Hospital Expansion, the Mackay State Development Area, the Mackay CBD Revitalization, and the Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area, with the details of the most relevant projects listed below.
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Mackay State Development Area
907 hectares designated for renewable energy and biofutures industries. Supports regional economic diversification and sustainable aviation fuel production. Leverages Mackay's agricultural strengths for net-zero transition industries. Declared February 2024 with development scheme approved September 2024. The SDA incorporates two distinct areas: Racecourse Mill area (137 hectares) approximately 5km west of Mackay CBD, and Rosella area (770 hectares) located 10km south of Mackay CBD. Designed to become Queensland's home for emerging biocommodity industry.
Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area (PDA)
A long-term urban transformation project revitalising Mackay's CBD and waterfront across five precincts. Current active works include the Sydney and River Streets intersection upgrade, Bluewater Trail enhancements, and the redevelopment of the 8 River Street site into a food and beverage destination. The project integrates streetscape improvements, public realm upgrades, and heritage preservation to drive private investment.
Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area
The Mackay Waterfront PDA is a long-term, approximately 172 hectare urban renewal program for Mackay's city centre and waterfront, including the City Centre, Riverside, Enterprise, Queens Park and Beachside precincts. The project aims to reconnect central Mackay with the Pioneer River, support mixed-use development, inner-city living, tourism, hospitality and public realm upgrades. The PDA development scheme is in effect, council has launched an investment prospectus and endorsed the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy, and current works focus on public realm upgrades, placemaking, riverside revitalisation and investment attraction.ReNew Mackay is a major private proposal within the area, with residential, retail and hospitality elements across multiple sites.
Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy - City Centre and Riverside Cultural Precinct
Council has adopted the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy for the City Centre and Riverside precincts. The strategy provides a roadmap for short and long-term placemaking, public realm, cultural activation and waterfront revitalisation actions, including stronger links between the city centre and riverfront, creative lighting, signage, public art, events, evening economy initiatives and support for local businesses. Implementation is the current stage from 2025 onward, with projects and initiatives to be delivered incrementally.
Mackay Public Transport Hub
Concept for an integrated public transport interchange in Mackay combining bus services, taxi facilities, active transport connections and future public transport integration. As of the latest publicly available information, no active construction or funded delivery program has been identified and the proposal remains at the planning level.
Mackay Base Hospital Expansion
A major expansion of Mackay Base Hospital under the Queensland Government Hospital Rescue Plan. The project will deliver 128 additional beds, a new clinical services building, expanded women's health units, and child and adolescent units. Current active works include a temporary 80-space parking facility and the recommissioning of the on-site helipad to improve time-critical patient transfers. A new masterplan for the site is expected to be finalized by mid-2026.
Mackay Airport Redevelopment
A $60 million major redevelopment program transforming key facilities. Includes a $20 million runway overlay, $3 million terminal enhancement with increased capacity, a 190-space car park expansion, and the $32 million Milton Precinct commercial development.
Milton Precinct
Milton Precinct is a staged business, retail and mixed-use service hub being developed on Mackay Airport land holdings between the Mackay CBD and the emerging Bakers Creek community zone. Stage 1 civil works were completed in November 2025 at a cost of around 9.7 million dollars, activating 25,000 square metres of serviced lots with new roads and services. The first tenancies are scheduled to open in 2026, with further development rolling out through 2027 and 2028 and all commercial operators expected to come online over a 10-year period.The precinct will accommodate retail, food and beverage offerings, short-term worker accommodation, health care and other service providers, and light industrial uses. It is forecast to deliver 134.1 million dollars to the local economy in its first 10 years and support around 280 onsite jobs once operational, with new businesses expected to generate 42.5 million dollars in annual output. Milton Precinct sits within a broader 60 million dollar Mackay Airport infrastructure program that also includes a terminal transformation, a major runway overlay and expanded car parking, with the terminal upgrade starting in January 2026. Local family business Vassallo Constructions delivered the Stage 1 civil works.
2,183 residents of Mackay are employed, from a labour force of 2,460. Unemployment sits at 11.3%, with participation at 68.2%. 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 9,441, about 2.3 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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Mackay possesses a qualified labor force with strong representations in industrial and manufacturing sectors, showing an unemployment rate of 11.3% and an estimated annual job growth of 1.2%. As of March 2026, 2,183 local residents are employed, while the unemployment rate is 7.3% higher than the rate of 3.9% recorded in Regional Qld, pointing to potential for progress, and labor force participation is standard at 68.2% compared to 64.3% in Regional Qld. Census records indicate a low proportion of 3.3% of workers operating from home, though this may have been influenced by pandemic-related lockdowns.
The principal sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, accommodation & food, and retail trade. The locality shows a high density of workers in mining, running at 2.3 times the regional average. Conversely, education & training represents a small segment, accounting for 4.3% of employment compared to 9.1% across the region. With 3.1 jobs for each resident at the time of the Census, the locality serves as a major employment center, containing more positions than working residents and drawing commuters from neighboring districts. Based on analysis of SALM and ABS statistics by AreaSearch, employment numbers rose by 1.2% and the active workforce expanded by 5.6% during the year ending March 2026, leading to a 3.9 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Regional Qld saw employment rise by 0.1% and the labor force expand by 0.3%, with unemployment climbing by 0.1 percentage points. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia issued in May-25 offer additional context on future labor needs in Mackay. These forecasts, spanning five-year and ten-year horizons, have been applied to the local workforce structure to model potential growth. Nationwide employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying greatly by industry. Applying these sectoral outlooks to the local employment distribution suggests Mackay's workforce could expand by 6.2% over five years and 13.5% over ten years, though this is a simple weighted calculation for demonstration purposes and does not incorporate local population forecasts.
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Median household income in Mackay is $1,239 a week (about $64,000 a year), with median personal income at $835 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $60,795 a year against an average of $75,189. 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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According to aggregated ATO data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, personal incomes in the Mackay SA2 are positioned well above the national median. Taxpayers in the Mackay SA2 earn a median income of $60,795 and an average income of $75,189, whereas the corresponding figures for Regional Qld are $53,146 and $66,593. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, estimated figures for March 2026 are approximately $67,701 for the median and $83,730 for the average. Census records indicate household incomes are situated at the 16th percentile, whereas individual incomes rank higher at the 56th percentile.
The income distribution shows that 27.9% of residents (1,164 individuals) earn between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the wider regional trend where 31.7% of the population fall into this bracket. Home affordability is highly constrained, with only 81.3% of earnings remaining after housing costs, placing the area in the 14th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Mackay had 1,618 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 27% detached houses and 29% apartments. 16% are owned with a mortgage, 67% rented and 17% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month. Rent absorbs 21.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.8%. 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 distribution of residential properties in Mackay at the latest Census consisted of 26.9% houses and 73.2% other housing options including townhouses, apartments, and alternative structures, compared to Regional Qld where houses made up 76.4% and other options accounted for 23.6%. Home ownership rates in Mackay were lower than the regional benchmark, sitting at 17.1%, while the rest of the properties were either occupied with a mortgage (15.8%) or rented (67.1%). The median monthly housing payment for mortgaged properties was below the Regional Qld level at $1,387, and the median weekly rent stood at $270, compared to regional benchmarks of $1,655 and $345.
On a national level, Mackay's mortgage payments are notably lower than the Australian median of $1,863, and rent payments are below the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Mackay counted 1,618 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 1.9 people each. 13% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 20% couples without children. 48% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 45.9% of households, consisting of couples with children at 13.1%, couples without children at 20.1%, and single parent households at 10.5%. Non-family households represent the remaining 54.1%, with single occupant households accounting for 48.1% and group shared households comprising 6.2%. The median size of households is 1.9 residents, which is smaller than the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
22.6% of adults in Mackay hold a university qualification, including 15.8% with a bachelor degree and 5.0% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 79% of areas nationally. A further 31.4% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,672 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 900 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 of educational qualifications in Mackay is below regional averages, with 22.6% of individuals aged 15+ holding a tertiary degree compared to 30.4% across Australia. This difference highlights opportunities for expanding educational options and improving skills. Bachelor degrees are the most common credential at 15.8%, followed by postgraduate degrees (5.0%) and graduate diplomas (1.8%). Vocational and technical training is prominent, with 40.3% of the population aged 15+ holding practical qualifications, split between advanced diplomas (8.9%) and certificates (31.4%). Enrolment rates in education are high, with 31.6% of the population participating in formal study.
This student body is composed of 10.4% in primary schools, 8.1% in secondary schools, and 7.1% enrolled in higher education.
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Public transport in Mackay reaches 26 stops on 11 routes, timetabled for about 1,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.8 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 transit assessment indicates 26 active transit stops are situated within Mackay, comprising various bus services. These stops are connected to 11 separate routes, which support a total of 1,096 passenger trips per week. Transit access is classified as excellent, with average resident distance to the nearest stop standing at 173 meters. As the locality is mostly residential, many workers travel outward for employment, with private cars representing the main transport mode at 83%, followed by 9% walking and 3% cycling. Vehicle ownership averages 0.8 cars per household, below the regional benchmark.
A small portion of 3.3% of workers work from home, based on 2021 Census data which may reflect pandemic circumstances. Transit service frequency averages 156 daily trips across all routes, which corresponds to approximately 42 weekly trips per transit stop.
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66.4% of residents in Mackay report no long-term health condition. 5.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.7 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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Mackay encounters notable health difficulties based on mortality statistics and the prevalence of long-term medical conditions, which are present across younger and older demographics, while the proportion of residents with private health insurance is high at approximately 57% of the population (~2,362 people). This compares to a private coverage rate of 52.5% in Regional Qld. The most frequent health issues reported by residents are mental health conditions and arthritis, affecting 10.8 and 7.5% of the population respectively, while 66.4% of residents reported having no chronic health issues compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Residents of working age experience notable health challenges, displaying elevated levels of chronic disease. People aged 65 and over make up 12.9% of the population (540 people), below the Regional Qld level of 20.4%. Health outcomes among older residents are above average, with national performance metrics exceeding those of the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
28.4% of Mackay residents were born overseas and 20.0% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.1%) and Australian (22.2%). 4.9% 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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Mackay displays higher levels of cultural diversity than most regional markets, with 28.4% of its residents born outside Australia and 20.0% using a non-English language at home. Christianity is the primary religious affiliation, representing 47.2% of the local population. However, the most distinct religious deviation is Hinduism, which represents 3.5% of residents compared to 0.8% across Regional Qld. Regarding family ancestry based on parental birthplace, the three largest groups in Mackay are English at 25.1%, Australian at 22.2%, and Other at 10.1%. Significant differences are also visible in other ethnicities: Filipino residents are notably overrepresented at 5.5% of the population compared to 0.9% in the region, Maori residents stand at 1.2% compared to 0.8% regionally, and Maltese residents represent 1.0% compared to 0.4% regionally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Mackay is 37. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 36.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age of 37 years in Mackay is lower than the Regional Qld median of 41 and closely matches the Australian median of 38. Compared to Regional Qld, there is a distinct concentration of residents in the 25 - 34 age bracket (21.5% locally), while children aged 5 - 14 are under-represented (7.6%). The proportion of residents aged 25 - 34 is also above the national rate of 14.6%. Since the 2021 Census, younger residents have reduced the median age by 1.1 years to 37. Specifically, the 25 to 34 age cohort grew from 18.5% to 21.5% of the population, and the 0 to 4 group rose from 3.9% to 5.6%.
In contrast, the 55 to 64 group fell from 13.5% to 11.5% and the 45 to 54 group dropped from 13.4% to 11.5%. Future age projections suggest Mackay's demographic profile will shift by 2041. The 25 to 34 cohort is expected to grow the fastest at 25%, adding 226 residents to total 1,126. Conversely, populations in the 65 to 74 and 15 to 24 cohorts are expected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Mackay
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 | Aug 2026 this month all 6 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 23 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (4,026 at the 2021 Census → 4,174 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 (312021346). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.