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Moorooka has an estimated 11,887 residents, up from 10,825 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,062 people, or 9.8%. Growth has averaged 1.3% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 64.1% of that increase. That puts 2,906 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 from AreaSearch, the resident count in Moorooka stands at approximately 11,887 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,062 people (9.8%) compared to the 10,825 people counted in the 2021 Census. This adjustment incorporates the ABS estimated resident population figure of 11,885 as of June 2025 alongside 24 validated new addresses identified post-Census. With 2,906 persons per square kilometer, the locality exhibits a high density ratio, placing it in the top quartile of assessed Australian regions. The community's 9.8% expansion rate outpaced the 9.5% nationwide benchmark since the 2021 census, establishing it as a local growth standout.
Inbound international arrivals served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 64.1% of all recent population additions. For each SA2 region, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia demographic outlooks published in 2024 (using 2022 as baseline data). When SA2 locations lack this coverage, or across periods beyond 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 area forecasts issued in 2023 (utilising 2021 figures) are applied instead. Because these state figures omit age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch applies proportional adjustments matching the ABS Greater Capital Region projections published in 2023 (from 2022 data) across age groups. Long-term projections indicate demographic expansion tracking marginally beneath the national SA2 median, with the locality slated to add 484 persons to 2041 under latest annual ERP metrics, translating to an overall growth rate of 4.0% across the 16 years.
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83 new dwellings have been approved in Moorooka over the past five years, an average of 16 a year. That is 1.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals across Moorooka have averaged roughly 16 new dwellings annually, delivering 83 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. Inflow has heavily outpaced new residential construction, averaging 9.1 people per year per completed home between FY-22 and FY-26 over the past 5 financial years, intensifying buyer competition and supporting upward pricing momentum. Newly consented residences average an estimated construction cost of $518,000, which sits slightly above regional figures and indicates an emphasis on premium builds. Concurrently, non-residential activity has registered $22.0 million in commercial approvals this financial year, pointing to moderate commercial construction.
Dwelling construction per capita in Moorooka sits 61.0% below regional average per person compared to Greater Brisbane. This subdued building rate restricts fresh stock, generally bolstering pricing power and buyer interest across existing properties. Local development is likewise subdued by broader nationwide standards, indicative of an established urban environment with potential planning constraints. Consented residential construction consists of 75.0% detached dwellings alongside 25.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving local low-to-medium density suburban character with family-oriented layouts. A ratio of roughly 957 people per approval underscores the locality's mature residential fabric. According to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate, population projections suggest Moorooka will expand by 482 residents through to 2041. While ongoing residential development continues to match forecasted demographic increases, prospective purchasers may confront heightened competition as local numbers grow.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Moorooka, worth an estimated $144 million. A further 98 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $69.8 billion. 30 are already under construction and 32 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local capital projects, strategic planning, and transport upgrades serve as critical drivers of area performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 25 projects expected to influence the district. Prominent developments include the Cross River Rail - Moorooka Station Rebuild, the 25-Storey Yeerongpilly Green Tower, the Moorooka Central Shopping Centre Extension, and Parkside Yeronga, with major planned undertakings outlined below.
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Cross River Rail - Moorooka Station Rebuild
Rebuild of Moorooka station as part of Cross River Rail's southside station accessibility upgrades between Dutton Park and Salisbury. The station is closed while major works are delivered, including new raised platforms, an additional third platform, an accessible station entry, a new overpass with lifts and stairs to each platform, new station buildings with ticket office, staff facilities and accessible toilets, platform canopies, accessible parking, kiss and ride facilities, bus facilities and secure bicycle storage.
Moorooka Central Shopping Centre Extension
A two-stage extension of the existing Moorooka Central shopping centre, anchored by Woolworths, designed by V Architecture. Stage 1 adds 864 square metres of additional gross floor area above the existing car parking area, providing a medical centre, dentist and new retail tenancies fronting Beaudesert Road and Durack Street, plus Woolworths direct-to-boot car parking spaces along the Vale Street boundary, a new walkway to Beaudesert Road, and 230 car parking spaces across the ground and first floor decks.Stage 2 introduces an additional access driveway from Lyon Street and further parking deck alterations. The total centre gross floor area increases to 5,757 square metres on the 10,269 square metre site, with 87 square metres of new landscaping fronting Beaudesert Road.
Parkside Yeronga
Parkside Yeronga is a 3 hectare mixed-use urban renewal precinct on the former Yeronga TAFE site. The project includes the completed Yeronga Community Centre, public open space and Green Spine parkland, 37 JGL Properties townhomes, Brisbane Housing Company social and affordable housing, and RetireAustralia's Arcadia retirement living community. Construction is continuing, with JGL townhomes progressively completing in 2025, the BHC basement structure completed by August 2025, Arcadia open and selling, and a further RetireAustralia expansion lodged with EDQ Planning.
Coles Annerley Supermarket
A new purpose-built neighbourhood retail centre on Ipswich Road designed to reflect the character of the surrounding suburb. The development comprises a 3,640 square metre full-line Coles supermarket, a 150 square metre Liquorland tenancy and 177 car parking bays across two basement levels accessed from Ipswich Road and Aubigny Street. The project is being delivered for Coles Group Property Developments by Mettle Construction Group with Tango Projects as project manager and POWE Architects as designer, and follows the retention of a pre-1946 dwelling on the site.
Yeerongpilly Green
An $850 million transit-oriented urban village transforming the 14-hectare former Animal Research Institute site into a riverside masterplanned community 6 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD. The precinct is a joint venture between Consolidated Properties Group, CVS Lane Capital Partners and the Queensland Government (via Economic Development Queensland) and includes up to 1,200 dwellings, around 28,000 square metres of commercial space, 8,750 square metres of retail and dining, a planned boutique hotel, and 1.8 hectares of parkland.The YG Riverside Village retail centre opened in August 2023 anchored by Woolworths, BWS and Priceline Pharmacy. The first residential stage, King Arthur Terraces, is under construction by Hutchinson Builders. In November 2025, Brisbane City Council approved Gloriette, a 25-storey Rothelowman-designed tower at 30 Bedivere Street with 181 two- and three-bedroom apartments, with VIP buyer registrations opening in early 2026 ahead of a public launch later in 2026. In late 2025, EDQ also released two adjacent parcels totalling 1 hectare to the market via a Request for Proposal for additional mixed-use residential development, with submissions closing 12 February 2026 and construction expected to commence in 2027. The precinct sits adjacent to the upgraded Yeerongpilly Cross River Rail station (reopened February 2025) and the Queensland Tennis Centre, which will be expanded as a venue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Evergreen, Park Road Yeronga
BHC is delivering 75 social and affordable homes in a 6-storey building at Parkside Yeronga. The mix includes 18 studios, 45 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom apartments with extensive communal indoor/outdoor areas, deep planting and sustainability features targeting 7+ star NatHERS. Builder: Bryant. Architect: Ultralinea Architecture.
Clapham Yard Stabling Facility
New Cross River Rail train stabling facility at Clapham Yard near Moorooka station. The facility is planned to stable up to 27 six-car trains and includes a maintenance facility for graffiti removal, carriage cleaning and light maintenance, crew facilities, operational control areas, secure access, a new dual gauge rail bridge and viaduct over Moolabin Creek, track works, signalling, drainage, overhead electrical infrastructure and access improvements. As of April-May 2026, UNITY Alliance works are continuing on earthworks, drainage, conduits, bridge works, structural steel and wall installation for the maintenance facility, signalling, overhead electrical works and track installation.
European Train Control System (ETCS) - Cross River Rail
Advanced digital train signalling system being progressively rolled out across the South East Queensland rail network as part of Cross River Rail. Delivered by the Sequence Alliance (Hitachi Rail, Queensland Rail, Cross River Rail Delivery Authority), ETCS removes the need for trackside signals by relaying real-time train position, speed and direction to a central Rail Management Centre. Installed and undergoing testing on the Shorncliffe line; the $554 million expanded program extends south to Moorooka and includes enhanced cyber security, integration with existing rail systems and replacement of ageing assets.Critical for safe operation of the Cross River Rail tunnels and for boosting network capacity ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
7,231 residents of Moorooka are employed, from a labour force of 7,549. Unemployment sits at 4.2%, with participation at 76.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 9,687, about 81% 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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Moorooka is characterized by an educated local labour base featuring prominent representation across professional services, alongside an unemployment rate of 4.2% and a 5.4% annual rise in estimated jobs over the past year. Local employment encompassed 7,231 residents as of March 2026, while the jobless rate tracked 0.1% below Greater Brisbane's 4.3% benchmark. Labor force participation reached 76.2%, substantially exceeding the 70.1% recorded for Greater Brisbane. Census returns indicated that 22.9% of local workers performed their duties from home, an outcome influenced by historical Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The primary industry sectors providing work to local residents comprise health care & social assistance, education & training, together with professional & technical services.
Moorooka demonstrates notable specialization within education & training, holding an employment share 1.3 times the regional level. Conversely, the construction trade accounts for just 6.6% of local employment against the 9.0% regional norm. Given its largely residential setting, the balance between Census working population and resident counts highlights relatively few jobs located within the immediate neighborhood. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM statistics shows that throughout the 12 months to March 2026, resident employment rose by 5.4% while the workforce base expanded by 4.9%, lowering local unemployment by 0.5 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Brisbane generated employment growth of 3.2% alongside labor force expansion of 3.4%, experiencing a 0.1 percentage point rise in unemployment. Long-term labour outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future workforce requirements. Mapping these five and ten-year national trajectories against the local industry profile provides estimated employment pathways. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to increase by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral performance varies widely. Applying these industry weightings to Moorooka's workforce mix indicates potential job gains of 7.0% over five years and 14.3% over ten years (representing a direct illustrative weighting that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Moorooka is $1,866 a week (about $97,000 a year), with median personal income at $974 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $65,611 a year against an average of $81,470. 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 taxation statistics for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch show Moorooka SA2 taxpayers recording a median income of $65,611 and an average income of $81,470, placing the community among the higher-earning districts in the nation compared to Greater Brisbane's median of $58,236 and average of $72,799. Adjusting for an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modeled figures reach approximately $73,064 (median) and $90,725 (average) as of March 2026. According to Census findings, individual earnings sit at the 76th percentile ($974 weekly), whereas household remuneration registers at the 57th percentile.
The $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket forms the largest single earnings cohort, comprising 32.6% of residents (3,875 people) and aligning closely with the 33.3% regional benchmark. Residential overheads absorb 16.9% of income, yet robust wages sustain disposable income at the 56th percentile, contributing to a SEIFA income placement in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Moorooka had 4,458 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 61% detached houses and 24% apartments. 36% are owned with a mortgage, 42% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 19.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records indicate Moorooka's housing stock consists of 60.7% houses and 39.3% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached residences, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the wider Brisbane metro distribution of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 22.4%, trailing the metropolitan baseline, with the balance occupied via mortgages (35.9%) or rental arrangements (41.6%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $2,000, exceeding the Brisbane metro norm of $1,863, while median weekly rent was $360 compared to $380 across Brisbane metro. Nationally, local mortgage obligations exceed the Australian median of $1,863, whereas rental costs remain lower than the $375 national benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Moorooka counted 4,458 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,895 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 30% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.2 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of local living arrangements at 62.1% of all households, encompassing 26.5% couples with children, 24.4% couples without children, and 9.2% single parent families. Non-family residences make up the remaining 37.9%, where single-occupant homes account for 30.1% and group households represent 7.6% of the total. An average of 2.3 people per household reflects a more compact occupancy than the 2.6 recorded across Greater Brisbane.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
43.4% of adults in Moorooka hold a university qualification, including 28.1% with a bachelor degree and 10.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 17.4% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 614 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,042 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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Tertiary attainment across Moorooka sits well above wider benchmarks, with 43.4% of residents aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees, outperforming both QLD at 25.7% and Australia at 30.4%. This strong academic profile provides a solid foundation for knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor qualifications represent 28.1% of residents, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 10.8% and graduate diplomas at 4.5%. Technical credentials also maintain a noticeable presence, as 27.5% of residents aged 15+ hold vocational credentials, split between certificates (17.4%) and advanced diplomas (10.1%). A significant proportion of the population pursues formal studies, with 29.7% of residents currently enrolled in education.
This cohort comprises 8.8% in primary education, 8.7% in tertiary education, and 6.1% pursuing secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Moorooka means driving: households keep an average of 1.1 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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69.9% of residents in Moorooka report no long-term health condition. 4.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality metrics and chronic illness patterns indicate favourable overall health conditions in Moorooka, with lower general incidence of widespread conditions, although rates trend above the national average among older, vulnerable residents. Private health insurance participation is especially pronounced, covering roughly 60% of the total population (7,120 people), which exceeds the 55.8% registered across Greater Brisbane. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, affecting 7.9% and 10.7 of residents, respectively, while 69.9% of residents reported having no diagnosed chronic medical conditions compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
General health across working-age cohorts conforms to standard patterns. Older residents aged 65 and over comprise 11.5% of residents (1,363 people), tracking beneath the Greater Brisbane share of 15.0%. Health indicators among this senior demographic present specific challenges, ranking below national benchmarks for the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
26.0% of Moorooka residents were born overseas and 18.8% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.3%) and Australian (21.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Moorooka is broader than in most comparable districts, with 26.0% of residents born abroad and 18.8% utilizing a non-English language in their households. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 43.2% of people in Moorooka. Islam shows the most pronounced divergence from wider geographic patterns, representing 2.6% of local inhabitants against 2.0% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the three largest groups in Moorooka comprise English at 25.3%, Australian at 21.9%, and Other at 11.3%. Specific cultural heritages exhibit above-average local presence, including Irish at 10.4% (against 8.2% regionally), Vietnamese at 1.2% (compared to 0.8%), and French at 0.7% (versus 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Moorooka is 36. 30.9% 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 in Moorooka skews younger than the Greater Brisbane metropolitan area. Residents aged 25 - 44 represent 36.4% of residents as at August 2026 compared to 30.6% across Greater Brisbane, whereas seniors aged 65+ account for 11.5% locally versus 15.0% regionally. The estimated median age was 36 as at August 2026, matching both the 2021 Census baseline for the suburb and the Greater Brisbane median of 36 recorded at the same Census. The most noticeable cohort shift since the Census occurred among the 25 - 44 age bracket, rising from 34.9% to an estimated 36.4% of residents.
By 2041, senior cohorts are projected to experience the largest numerical increase, adding 513 residents (38%) to reach 1,876, whereas the proportion of young to middle aged adults, children, and young adults is forecast to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Moorooka
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 | Jun 2026 3 months ago all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jun 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 24 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,825 at the 2021 Census → 11,887 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 (303041068). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.