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Ormeau (East) - Stapylton has an estimated 12,181 residents, up from 10,681 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,500 people, or 14.0%. Growth has averaged 2.5% a year over five years, faster than 82% of areas nationally. 350 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 476 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 evaluation by AreaSearch, the resident count of Ormeau (East) - Stapylton stands at roughly 12,181 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,500 people (14.0%) compared to the 10,681 people recorded in the 2021 Census. This adjustment is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 12,022 alongside 350 validated new addresses identified following the Census. The local population density stands at 475 persons per square kilometer, indicating generous living space and capacity for ongoing expansion. Outperforming both the Rest of Qld benchmark (9.4%) and nationwide metrics, the locality's 14.0% post-2021 Census expansion positions it among the region's fastest-growing markets.
Natural increase served as the primary demographic engine, generating roughly 39.1% of recent population additions, while interstate migration and overseas migration also delivered positive inflows. Projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia released in 2024 (using 2022 as a base year) are utilized by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. Where SA2 coverage is unavailable or extends beyond 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 projections released in 2023 (utilizing 2021 data) are incorporated. Because these state figures omit age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch applies proportional growth weightings derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023 from 2022 data) across each age band. Looking forward, the locality ranks within the top quartile among non-metropolitan regions nationwide for demographic expansion, with projections pointing to an increase of 3,781 persons by 2041 relative to the newest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 29.7% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
224 new dwellings have been approved in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton over the past five years, an average of 44 a year. That places the area in the 84th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 45 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 98% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Over the past 5 financial years, residential building approvals in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton averaged approximately 44 units annually, culminating in 224 homes. Between FY-22 and FY-26 across the past 5 financial years, an average of 6.2 new residents arrived for every dwelling built, indicating that structural demand considerably exceeds new supply—a dynamic that routinely fuels buyer competition and lifts local prices. Concurrently, new residential construction averages $395,000 per dwelling, sitting below broader regional benchmarks and offering relatively accessible entry points. Furthermore, $4.9 million in commercial approvals was registered during this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential orientation of the area.
Residential building output in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton sits well below regional benchmarks, trailing the Rest of Qld per-capita average by 51.0%, although local building momentum has strengthened over recent periods. This limited delivery of new housing stock often bolsters demand and supports valuation growth across established dwellings. Standalone houses account for 98.0% of recent residential building activity compared to 2.0% in medium and high-density housing, preserving the area's low-density profile and catering to family buyers seeking larger blocks. With roughly 196 people per dwelling approval, the local property landscape reflects an emerging market. Projections derived from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate show Ormeau (East) - Stapylton expanding by 3,622 residents through to 2041. Should current construction volumes persist, housing supply could find it difficult to keep pace with demographic inflows, which may intensify competition among prospective buyers and underpin property values.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 8 current infrastructure and development projects inside Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, worth an estimated $717 million. A further 103 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $29.9 billion. 28 are already under construction and 42 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and retail. 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 performance is fundamentally shaped by public works, large-scale developments, and regional planning strategies. AreaSearch has pinpointed 28 key initiatives poised to affect the community, prominent among which are the Ormeau Rail Facility - Queensland Train Manufacturing Program, the Montaine Park - Eggersdorf Road, Ormeau, the Ormeau Goldmine Road and Lahrs Road Intersection Upgrade, and the AMARA Residential Community, with key projects highlighted below.
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Ormeau Rail Facility - Queensland Train Manufacturing Program
Construction is continuing on a 66-hectare rail maintenance and stabling facility at Ormeau for the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program. The facility will support 65 new six-car passenger trains and includes acoustic-proofed workshops, office facilities, internal access roads and train tracks, a train wash, stabling for up to 20 trains at a time, utilities, signalling and supporting infrastructure. The facility is designed for 24/7 operation and is expected to support up to 140 operational staff.
Ormeau Goldmine Road and Lahrs Road Intersection Upgrade
A two-stage intersection upgrade in Ormeau. Stage 1 at Lahrs Road was completed in July 2025. Stage 2, delivered by Transport and Main Roads as part of the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program, involves upgrading Goldmine Road with a new signalised intersection for the Ormeau rail facility entrance, dedicated turning lanes, pedestrian crossings, and improved flood resilience for the Bridge Creek culvert. Major construction for Stage 2 commenced in March 2026.
Montaine Park - Eggersdorf Road, Ormeau
Boutique residential estate of 51 detached double-storey homes on efficient 230sqm lots in Ormeau on Queensland's northern Gold Coast. Designed in a contemporary Mediterranean style with rendered facades, warm tones, and indoor-outdoor living focus. Built by VA Building Solutions using Big River Group framing and MaxiWall systems. Located close to Mother Teresa Primary School, M1 Motorway, and Ormeau Village shopping. One lot remaining as of early 2026.
AMARA Residential Community
AMARA is a completed boutique residential community of 180 turnkey designer homes by AVID Property Group (Villaworld Homes) in Ormeau, southeast Queensland. The $100 million development spans 32 hectares with over 40% dedicated to green space, parks, and conservation areas along the Pimpama River. All 180 homes are now sold and settled, with the community recognised for its Six Leaf EnviroDevelopment certification. Located midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast with direct M1 access.
Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road Upgrade
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is planning upgrades to the 16.5km Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road corridor between California Creek Road and Mount Cotton Road. Improvements under investigation include widening from 2 to 4 lanes, intersection upgrades, active transport improvements, fauna passage provisions at California Creek, and route lighting enhancements. The upgrade will provide critical connections to future stages of the Coomera Connector and support growth in the South East Queensland region. Community consultation closed September 2024, with the preliminary evaluation expected to be finalised by end of 2024.Further detailed planning and construction are subject to future funding approval. The project is fully funded by the Queensland Government (Investment ID 2748780).
Ormeau Hills Estate
A master-planned residential estate in Ormeau Hills, commenced in 1994, featuring approximately 430 generous lots averaging 900 square metres. The estate includes single detached homes, tennis and netball courts, bicycle tracks, parkland, gazebo, and barbecue areas. Underground power, piped natural gas, and strict design covenants underpin the community's quality. Located 25 minutes from both Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the estate is now fully built out.
Ormeau Community Hub
The Ormeau Community Hub is a major $50 million social infrastructure project planned by the City of Gold Coast to provide enhanced community services and civic spaces. The project aims to deliver modern meeting facilities, integrated library services, and multi-purpose community areas to support the rapid population growth in the northern Gold Coast corridor.
Sovereign Estate
Masterplanned residential community of 84 stylish family homes in the thriving Northern Gold Coast corridor. The estate features three and four bedroom homes with two living areas, two bathrooms and garaging, within walking distance to Ormeau Woods State School and short drive to Westfield Coomera Town Centre. Easy commute access to Brisbane and Gold Coast.
6,626 residents of Ormeau (East) - Stapylton are employed, from a labour force of 6,837. Unemployment sits at 3.1%, with participation at 73.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 15,622, about 128% of 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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Ormeau (East) - Stapylton features a well-diversified labour force balanced across blue-collar and white-collar roles, highlighted by notable concentration in the construction sector, an unemployment rate of merely 3.1%, and an estimated 3.3% rise in employment over the past year. Employed locals numbered 6,626 as of March 2026, while the jobless rate tracking 0.8% below Regional Qld's 3.9% accompanies an exceptionally strong participation rate of 73.4% (well above the 64.2% recorded for Regional Qld). Census returns indicated that 13.7% of working residents operated from home, a metric that may reflect the influence of Covid-19 restrictions.
Key employment sectors for the local workforce include construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. Construction represents a major area of local specialization, employing workers at 1.4 times the regional proportion. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.6% of the workforce in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, noticeably below the 4.5% seen across Regional Qld. Recording 1.1 workers for each resident at the Census, the locality operates as an employment center that imports labour from neighboring communities and supplies more positions than it has working residents. Data from SALM and the ABS assessed by AreaSearch indicates that over the 12-month period, local employment expanded by 3.3% while the workforce grew by 3.2%, leaving unemployment largely static. In contrast, Regional Qld experienced 0.1% employment growth, a 0.3% increase in the labour pool, and a 0.1 percentage point rise in joblessness. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide context regarding future labor demand across Ormeau (East) - Stapylton. When these five-year and ten-year national industry forecasts—projecting overall Australian employment growth of 6.6% and 13.7% respectively—are mapped to the local sectoral profile, local jobs are estimated to grow by 6.1% over five years and 12.8% over ten years (noting this illustrative weighting does not incorporate local demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton is $1,970 a week (about $102,000 a year), with median personal income at $854 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $58,881 a year against an average of $70,659. 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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Postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that earnings across the Ormeau (East) - Stapylton SA2 exceed national benchmarks, with a median taxable income of $58,881 and an average of $70,659, outpacing Regional Qld ($53,146 median and $66,593 average). Applying an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $65,570 for median income and $78,686 for average income as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed personal, family, and household earnings near the 61st percentile nationally. The most prominent income bracket contains 5,018 residents (41.2% of earners) receiving $1,500 - 2,999 weekly, which aligns with the regional distribution where 31.7% fall into this range.
Although housing costs account for 18.6% of income, robust remuneration maintains disposable earnings at the 60th percentile, while the SEIFA income measure places the locality in the 5th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Ormeau (East) - Stapylton had 3,386 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 1% apartments. 43% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month, a total housing cost higher than 86% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 22.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, separate houses made up 92.4% of dwellings in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, with the remaining 7.6% consisting of other dwellings (including apartments and semi-detached properties), compared to 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings throughout Regional Qld. Fully owned homes represented 17.8% of the local stock, trailing Regional Qld levels, with mortgaged properties comprising 43.2% and rental accommodation accounting for 39.0%. Typical monthly mortgage payments stood at $1,950, above the Regional Qld figure of $1,655, while weekly rents averaged $440 compared to $345 regionally. On a national scale, local monthly mortgage obligations exceed the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents track well above the nationwide average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ormeau (East) - Stapylton counted 3,386 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,862 today, averaging 3.0 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 87% of areas nationally, against 23% couples without children. 15% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 82.3%, led by couples with children (43.7%), followed by couples without children (23.4%) and single parent families (14.5%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 17.7%, divided between lone person households at 14.7% and group households at 2.8%. With a median household size of 3.0 people, occupancy exceeds the Regional Qld benchmark of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.2% of adults in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton hold a university qualification, including 11.8% with a bachelor degree and 2.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 31.2% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 2,939 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,004 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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Higher education qualifications present a local challenge, as the 16.2% tertiary attainment rate sits considerably behind the nationwide figure of 30.4%, creating a clear target for future educational programs. Among degree holders, bachelor degrees represent 11.8% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 2.6% and graduate diplomas at 1.8%. Vocational education forms a substantial pillar of the local skill base, with 44.3% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical credentials, including certificates (31.2%) and advanced diplomas (13.1%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 36.1% of residents participating in education programs.
Enrollment spans primary education at 13.7%, secondary education at 11.4%, and tertiary education at 3.8%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Ormeau (East) - Stapylton means driving: households keep an average of 1.7 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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70.7% of residents in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton report no long-term health condition. 5.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.3 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 indicators across Ormeau (East) - Stapylton are generally favorable, with AreaSearch evaluations of general mortality and illness incidence aligning closely with Australian benchmarks; common medical conditions show lower prevalence in the broader community but elevate among elderly, vulnerable segments. Furthermore, private health insurance uptake is solid, covering approximately 54% of the population (~6,589 people). Mental health conditions and asthma represent the most frequently reported diagnoses in the district, affecting 9.2% and 8.9% of the population respectively, whereas 70.7% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, surpassing the 67.6% figure for Regional Qld.
General health across working-age cohorts conforms to standard norms. Residents aged 65 and over comprise 10.1% of the community (1,225 people), notably lower than the 20.3% observed in Regional Qld. Health metrics for local seniors indicate some challenges, though national rankings remain below those of the wider population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Ormeau (East) - Stapylton is largely Australian-born, at 75.6% of residents, with 7.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.9%) and Australian (27.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton mirrors broad regional patterns, with citizens representing 81.8% of the community, Australian-born residents making up 75.6%, and 92.7% using English exclusively at home. Christianity is the predominant faith, practiced by 47.7% of the population in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, compared to 52.2% across Regional Qld. Regarding parental country of birth, the primary ancestries in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton are English at 29.9%, Australian at 27.2%, and Scottish at 7.0%. Clear differences emerge when examining specific background groups: New Zealand heritage represents 2.2% of the local population (compared to 0.9% across the region), Maori ancestry accounts for 3.0% (against 0.8% regionally), and Samoan background stands at 0.9% (versus 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ormeau (East) - Stapylton is 32, younger than 92% of areas nationally. 30.0% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Family-building age cohorts form the demographic core of Ormeau (East) - Stapylton. August 2026 estimates from AreaSearch indicate that 37.7% of the population consists of children and young adults (0 - 24) compared to 29.6% across Regional Qld, while seniors aged 65+ make up 10.1% against a regional share of 20.4%. As at August 2026, the estimated median age of 32 remains unchanged from the 2021 Census, sitting 9 years below the Regional Qld figure of 41 and lower than the national Census median of 38. Since the Census, the 0 - 24 cohort contracted from 40.0% to an estimated 37.7%, driven by a decrease in 5 to 14 residents from 18.7% to an estimated 15.6%, while 15 to 24 grew from 13.3% to 15.2% without additions in earlier infancy brackets.
By 2041, the largest population addition is anticipated in the young to middle aged adults group (25 - 44), rising by 1,574 residents (41%) to reach 5,421, while the fastest growth rate will occur in retiree and elderly cohorts, expanding 42% to 1,741.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ormeau (East) - Stapylton
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) | 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 · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last 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 | Apr 2026 5 months ago all 8 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Apr 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 350 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,681 at the 2021 Census → 12,181 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 (309071552). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.