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SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
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Raceview has an estimated 16,403 residents, up from 15,154 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,249 people, or 8.2%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. 363 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 1,793 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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Demographic analysis by AreaSearch places the population of Raceview at roughly 16,403 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,249 people (8.2%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 15,154 people. The updated estimate is calculated using the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population of 16,382 alongside 363 validated new addresses recorded following the Census. Consequently, population density stands at 1,792 persons per square kilometer, outstripping the benchmark across national locations assessed by AreaSearch. With an 8.2% expansion since census, the locality trails the national average (9.5%) by only 1.3 percentage points, indicating resilient expansion fundamentals.
Interstate migration served as the primary growth engine, generating around 39.8% of net population additions in recent periods, while overseas migration and natural growth also delivered positive gains. Projections utilised by AreaSearch for each SA2 incorporate ABS/Geoscience Australia models released in 2024 (using 2022 as the baseline), supplemented by Queensland State Government SA2 series released in 2023 (utilising 2021 data) for unmapped territories and intervals post-2032. Because the Queensland projections do not distinguish age categories, AreaSearch applies proportional growth weightings derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data) across age groups. Future demographic trajectory points toward lower quartile growth among statistical areas analysed by AreaSearch, with the locality projected to add 613 persons by 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP statistics, translating to a 3.6% cumulative rise across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
372 new dwellings have been approved in Raceview over the past five years, an average of 74 a year. That places the area in the 82nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 75 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 32% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential construction authorisations in Raceview have averaged roughly 74 dwellings annually, accumulating to 372 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. Influx patterns show 2.5 new residents per year gained per completed dwelling over the past 5 financial years (from FY-22 through FY-26), underpinning underlying asset demand, while typical construction costs sit at $352,000 per dwelling—tracking below the regional norm and highlighting greater accessibility for incoming purchasers. Concurrently, non-residential building activity included $11.0 million in commercial approvals recorded during this financial year, pointing to steady commercial investment. Relative to Greater Brisbane, building activity within Raceview remains subdued, tracking 62.0% below regional average per person.
Although construction rates have accelerated lately, this restrained supply profile tends to bolster pricing and demand across established homes. Contemporary project approvals comprise 32.0% detached dwellings alongside 68.0% medium and high-density housing. This strategic emphasis on higher density provides accessible price brackets for entry-level buyers, downsizers, and investors. Such output marks a substantial pivot from the current structural profile (presently 87.0% houses), reflecting land availability constraints along with evolving household preferences for diverse living arrangements. Yielding approximately 149 people per approval, the precinct exhibits the hallmarks of a developing area. Moving forward, population forecasts indicate an addition of 592 residents in Raceview through to 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate. With the prevailing volume of residential delivery, upcoming stock appears positioned to absorb anticipated demand, fostering supportive conditions for purchasers while offering capacity to sustain growth beyond current population projections.
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 11 current infrastructure and development projects inside Raceview, worth an estimated $549 million. A further 90 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $54.6 billion. 48 are already under construction and 39 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Capital investments and urban development initiatives exert a substantial influence on local growth dynamics. Across the district, AreaSearch has catalogued 24 projects possessing potential local significance. Key initiatives highlighted include Monterea Land Holdings Monterea Estate, Raceview Rise, Cross Street Kerb and Channel Rehabilitation, and Scenic Views Estate Brassall, with detailed project insights outlined below.
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Ripley Valley Estate
Masterplanned residential community by Satterley in the Ripley Valley growth corridor. The estate will deliver around 502 residential lots together with parks, open space and connections to nearby schools, shopping and transport. Land sales and staged civil works continue, with multiple stages actively being released and developed.
Scenic Views Estate Brassall
Residential development project in Brassall featuring family homes with scenic views. Development includes infrastructure for roads, utilities, and landscaping to support new housing in growing Springfield-Ipswich corridor. Situated just 6km northwest of the Ipswich CBD, enjoying wonderful district views of the surrounding bushland, with great access to the Warrego Highway and Ipswich rail lines.
Bremervale Park Bioretention Basins Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of three bonded bioretention basins at Bremervale Park to improve stormwater quality, reduce pollutants entering local waterways, and enhance environmental benefits. The project includes installation of ephemeral wetlands that remain dry most of the time, holding water briefly after rain events. As water drains away, it filters into the ground, removing pollutants from stormwater runoff and improving the health of local waterways. The project is part of Ipswich City Council's Stormwater Quality Offsets Scheme funded by developer contributions.
Ripley Road Upgrade
The Ripley Road Upgrade is a joint state and local infrastructure project duplicating the road corridor from two to four lanes between the Cunningham Highway and Centenary Highway. Stage 1 focuses on the critical corridor section connecting through Monterea Road and Fischer Road to service growing masterplanned communities. The scope includes signalised intersections, dedicated on-road cycling lanes, active transport shared paths, and trunk stormwater upgrades.
Raceview Rise
Boutique residential land release offering 22 generously sized lots ranging from 450 sqm to 800 sqm in a family-friendly cul-de-sac position. Located in an established pocket of Raceview, the development features fully serviced lots with water, sewerage, underground power, and NBN coverage. Positioned just 6km from Ipswich CBD with convenient access to schools, parks, shopping centers, and transport links including arterial roads and rail connections to Brisbane, Toowoomba, and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Cross Street Kerb and Channel Rehabilitation
Reconstruction of kerb, channel, and road pavement on a section of Cross Street, Raceview. This project is part of Ipswich City Council's 2025-2026 Capital Works Program focused on rehabilitating aging infrastructure in established suburbs. The work includes full pavement reconstruction to improve drainage, road condition, and safety for road users and pedestrians.
Ipswich AOD Residential Rehabilitation Facility (West Moreton Recovery)
Now open, West Moreton Recovery is a state-of-the-art 46-bed residential treatment facility providing voluntary rehabilitation and withdrawal services for adults. The $51.7 million center includes a 36-bed residential rehabilitation unit and a 10-bed withdrawal (detox) unit. Operated by Lives Lived Well in partnership with Queensland Health, the facility offers evidence-based care, 24/7 staffing, and programs ranging from 6 to 12 weeks to support recovery from alcohol and other drug issues.
Dahlia at Flinders View
A $57-million residential estate in Flinders View offering 140 townhouses with three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Amenities include a 15m swimming pool, children's splash pool, sun lounges, and more. Approved by Ipswich City Council to address the housing crisis, with 33 conditions addressing community concerns about density, traffic, and environmental impacts.
8,495 residents of Raceview are employed, from a labour force of 8,868. Unemployment sits at 4.2%, with participation at 67.8%. 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 13,263, 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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The local labour profile in Raceview encompasses an even distribution of blue and white collar positions, supported by substantial representation across essential services, a 4.2% unemployment rate, and a 11.4% gain in employment over the past year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 8,495, maintaining an jobless rate 0.1% below Greater Brisbane's 4.3%, while local labour participation lags broader benchmarks at 67.8% compared to Greater Brisbane's 70.1%. At the time of the Census, only 9.9% of workers conducted their roles from home, although Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
Key sectors employing local workers include health care & social assistance, public administration & safety, as well as retail trade. Public administration & safety forms a major hub of local concentration, capturing a workforce proportion 1.7 times the regional level. Conversely, the professional & technical category is under-indexed, engaging just 4.1% of Raceview's workforce versus 8.9% in Greater Brisbane. Comparisons between the Census working population and resident workforce confirm that this predominantly residential area offers limited employment opportunities locally. According to AreaSearch evaluation of SALM and ABS statistics for the year ending March 2026, total employment expanded by 11.4% alongside a 10.1% increase in the local labour force, driving down the unemployment rate by 1.1 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Greater Brisbane recorded a 3.2% rise in employment, a 3.4% rise in labour force, and a 0.1 percentage points uptick in unemployment. Broader perspective is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from Mar-26 across five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, aggregate employment is modeled to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variations across industries. Aligning these sectoral projections with the local industry distribution indicates expected employment gains of 6.2% over five years and 13.2% over ten years for Raceview (noting that this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Raceview is $1,563 a week (about $81,000 a year), with median personal income at $764 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,807 a year against an average of $64,260. 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 records at postcode level analysed by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that earnings across the Raceview SA2 track below national benchmarks, reporting a median income of $57,807 and an average income of $64,260. These amounts compare to Greater Brisbane's median of $58,236 and average of $72,799. Factoring in Wage Price Index movement of 11.36% since financial year 2023, modeled figures reach roughly $64,374 (median) and $71,560 (average) as of March 2026. During the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household earnings sat in modest bands between the 39th and 41st percentiles.
Income brackets show 35.8% of individuals (5,872 residents) earning $1,500 - 2,999 weekly, closely tracking the 33.3% captured in this range regionally. Once housing obligations are met, households retain 85.0% of income for non-housing expenditures.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Raceview had 5,464 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 87% detached houses and 1% apartments. 36% are owned with a mortgage, 37% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $315 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month. Rent absorbs 20.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential stock at the latest Census was composed of 87.0% houses and 13.0% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Brisbane metro's split of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Raceview stood at 26.8%, matching Brisbane metro, while remaining properties were under mortgage (35.8%) or rented (37.4%). Typical mortgage costs were notably economical with a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,408 relative to $1,863 across Brisbane metro, and median weekly rent measured $315 against $380 regionally. On a national scale, mortgage commitments sit well below the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents remain well under the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Raceview counted 5,464 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,914 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 33% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 24% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the predominant living arrangement, making up 73.7% of all households, categorized into couples with children (33.1%), couples without children (25.6%), and single parent families (14.0%). The remaining 26.3% consist of non-family living arrangements, encompassing lone person households at 23.6% and group households at 2.7%. Average occupancy is measured at 2.7 people per household, marginally above the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.2% of adults in Raceview hold a university qualification, including 9.5% with a bachelor degree and 1.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 32.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,090 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 998 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 levels highlight educational deficits across the community, with university qualifications held by 13.2% of residents compared to 30.5% across Greater Brisbane. This highlights key areas for targeted educational initiatives. Specifically, bachelor degrees account for 9.5%, graduate diplomas encompass 1.9%, and postgraduate qualifications represent 1.8%. In contrast, technical and trade credentials are prominent, as 42.9% of persons aged 15+ hold vocational credentials, split between certificates (32.2%) and advanced diplomas (10.7%). General academic engagement is elevated, with 30.0% of residents actively undertaking formal study. Among these students, primary education accounts for 11.8%, secondary education represents 9.2%, and tertiary education comprises 3.3%.
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Getting around Raceview means driving: households keep an average of 1.5 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.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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61.7% of residents in Raceview report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 91% of areas nationally. 8.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.2% 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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Chronic illness and mortality evaluations by AreaSearch indicate marked health hurdles across both young and mature demographics in Raceview, while access to private health cover remains constrained at around 51% of the total population (~8,398 people), trailing the Greater Brisbane proportion of 55.8%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary diagnosed medical conditions locally, impacting 9.9% and 11.1% of residents respectively, whereas 61.7% of the community reported having no long-term medical ailments, below the 69.2% recorded for Greater Brisbane. Elevated incidence of chronic illness is particularly noticeable within the working-age population.
Older residents aged 65 and over constitute 17.4% of the population (2,847 people), exceeding the 15.0% share across Greater Brisbane, with senior health indicators generally aligning with broader population benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Raceview is largely Australian-born, at 87.8% of residents, with 5.8% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.2%) and Australian (30.1%). 4.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural homogeneity is pronounced across Raceview, with Australian-born residents accounting for 87.8% of the community, 91.2% holding citizenship, and 94.2% speaking English exclusively at home. Christianity forms the dominant religious affiliation, representing 53.9% of people in Raceview compared to 47.8% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding parental ancestry, the primary reported backgrounds in Raceview are English (30.2%), Australian (30.1%, notably exceeding the regional average of 23.2%), and German (7.2%). Variances appear across several other backgrounds, with Samoan background representing 1.0% locally (vs 0.9% regionally), New Zealand at 0.9% (vs 1.0%), and Maori at 0.8% (vs 1.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Raceview is 36. 26.8% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure of Raceview aligns closely with broader Greater Brisbane distributions, showing a maximum variance of 3.4 percentage points. The median age remains steady at an estimated 36, identical to the 2021 Census figure and level with Greater Brisbane's 36 recorded at that time. Post-census shifts show retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) expanding from 16.0% to an estimated 17.4% of the local population. Looking toward 2041, senior demographics are anticipated to experience the highest numeric expansion, adding 1,295 residents (45%) to reach 4,143, whereas children and young adults along with young to middle aged adults are forecast to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Raceview
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| 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 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Sep 2026 last month all 11 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 363 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (15,154 at the 2021 Census → 16,403 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 (310031293). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.