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Regents Park - Heritage Park has an estimated 17,212 residents, up from 16,032 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,180 people, or 7.4%. Growth has averaged 0.9% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 55.4% of that increase. That puts 1,835 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, the population of Regents Park - Heritage Park is estimated at 17,212 in May 2026. This represents a growth of 1,180 residents (7.4%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented 16,032 people. This shift is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 17,206 alongside 64 validated new addresses registered after the Census. Consequently, the population density stands at 1,835 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical figure recorded across national assessment sites. The local post-census expansion rate of 7.4% is within 1.9 percentage points of the 9.3% national benchmark, indicating healthy underlying growth.
The main driver of this population increase was overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 55.4% of total growth in recent times. Projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline are applied by AreaSearch to each SA2 region. In cases where this dataset is unavailable or for periods beyond 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 and utilizing 2021 baseline data are implemented. Because these state-level figures do not specify age brackets, AreaSearch distributes growth using proportional weightings derived from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts (based on 2022 data) for individual age groups. Based on these expected demographic transformations, growth is projected to align with the lower quartile of areas evaluated by AreaSearch, with the local population predicted to rise by 372 people by 2041 compared to the most recent annual ERP statistics, indicating a net increase of 2.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
113 new dwellings have been approved in Regents Park - Heritage Park over the past five years, an average of 22 a year. That is 1.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 43, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Approximately 22 new home approvals have been granted annually in Regents Park - Heritage Park, accumulating to 113 dwellings over the preceding 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, there have been 40 approvals registered. With an average of 6.6 additional residents recorded for each built dwelling between FY-21 and FY-25, demand outpaces new building activity, which commonly drives upward pressure on prices and heightens competition among buyers, while newly built properties average a value of $273,000 in line with wider local construction. Furthermore, commercial approvals totaling $23.9 million have been logged during the current financial year, pointing to a moderate pace of commercial development.
When compared to Greater Brisbane, the volume of development in Regents Park - Heritage Park is considerably lower, sitting 92.0% below the regional average per capita. A low volume of new construction typically bolsters demand and prices for existing homes. This pattern is also below the national benchmark, highlighting the established nature of the suburb and suggesting possible planning constraints. Standalone houses represent 88.0% of new construction activity, while attached dwellings make up 12.0%, maintaining the suburban character of the area through a focus on detached homes that appeal to buyers seeking space. A ratio of approximately 840 people for each dwelling approval indicates that Regents Park - Heritage Park is a highly established property market. Future forecasts indicate that Regents Park - Heritage Park will add 366 residents by 2041, based on the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. At the current pace of construction, the supply of housing is expected to satisfy demand, creating a balanced environment for purchasers while potentially permitting growth that surpasses existing predictions.
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 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Regents Park - Heritage Park, worth an estimated $6 million. A further 108 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $39.1 billion. 42 are already under construction and 35 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities. 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 updates, development projects, and urban planning changes are key drivers of regional performance. AreaSearch has identified 16 active projects expected to influence the local area. Significant initiatives include the Regents Park Principal Activity Centre Plan, The Avenues at Browns Plains, the Crestmead Logistics Estate, and the Regency Plaza Redevelopment, with details of the most relevant projects provided in the following list.
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Regents Park Principal Activity Centre Plan
Long-term aspirational plan identified since the 2000s to develop Regents Park into a Principal Activity Centre, creating a hub for businesses, services, and residential areas to boost the local economy and quality of life. The suburb is primarily residential with a population of approximately 11,100 people (2021 census). Development is guided by the Logan Planning Scheme. The draft Logan Plan (the replacement planning scheme) was endorsed by Council in March 2025 and resubmitted to the Queensland Government for the State Interest Review.Public consultation ran from September to October 2025 across more than 50 community engagement events. Submissions are now closed and Council is reviewing feedback, with further updates expected in 2026 before the scheme can be formally adopted.
Loganlea Station and Park 'n' Ride Relocation
Joint Australian and Queensland Government project to relocate Loganlea station about 500m south opposite Logan Hospital and upgrade the park 'n' ride. The new station will improve access to Logan Hospital, Loganlea TAFE and Loganlea State High School, with ramps, stairs, lifts, a pedestrian overpass, raised platforms, lighting, CCTV, real-time passenger information, bus stops, kiss 'n' ride, bicycle parking and provision for future Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail expansion. Major construction is underway and completion is targeted for 2027, subject to conditions.
Park Ridge Village
Park Ridge Village is a neighborhood retail destination located at the intersection of Park Ridge Road and Chambers Flat Road. The development provides approximately 4,500 square meters of retail space, featuring a full-line supermarket anchor, specialty stores, and food and beverage outlets. It is designed as a roadside retail hub to serve the rapidly expanding residential population in the Logan local government area.
Regency Plaza Redevelopment
Retail centre redevelopment providing an extra 800 square metres of retail space, complete centre renovation, and upgrade of all existing services. The project was carefully executed with tenants including IGA continuing to trade throughout the construction process. Designed by Cottee Parker Architects, this local shopping precinct upgrade serves the Regents Park community with improved retail facilities and modernized infrastructure.
Solander Estate Park Ridge
Solander Estate is a masterplanned residential subdivision developed by Goodrock Property on Weedbrook Street in the Park Ridge Priority Development Area. The estate delivers 160 serviced residential allotments, linear parkland buffers, shared walking tracks, and stormwater bio-retention basins. Civil subdivision and dwelling construction are actively underway.
Crestmead Logistics Estate
A 1.5 billion dollar master-planned industrial precinct spanning 157 hectares on the corner of Green and Clarke Roads in Crestmead, around 25 kilometres south of Brisbane. Developed by Pointcorp and amalgamated over five years from 2014, the nine-stage estate is set to deliver approximately 650,000 square metres of warehousing, business, logistics and manufacturing space, with around 6,000 ongoing jobs forecast for the Logan economy. More than 1.1 million square metres of land has been sold within the master plan, with major occupiers and developers including Mapletree, GPT, Bunnings, Bevchain, Visy, Toll, Phoenix Transport, Frucor and Nick Scali.Singapore-based Mapletree Investments holds a 36 hectare super-lot for its Mapletree Logistics Park, with Stage 1 (over 63,000 square metres) fully leased shortly after completion, Stage 2 (around 37,751 square metres) committed in early 2025, and further stages 3 and 4 planned to take the park to roughly 200,000 square metres. The final remaining block (Lot 61) within Stages 9 and 10 was offered for sale in late 2024 with site works due to be ready for settlement and build in early 2025, indicating the broader estate is in its final delivery phase.
Mount Lindesay Highway - Green Road / Coronation Road Interchange Upgrade
Planning for a major interchange upgrade to provide a grade-separated interchange at the intersection of Mount Lindesay Highway, Green Road, and Coronation Road. The project is part of the Mount Lindesay Highway 10 Year Forward Plan (2018-2028) aimed at increasing capacity, improving travel times, and enhancing safety.
Somerset Master Planned Community Park Ridge
Ausbuild master-planned residential community delivering approximately 274 home sites across 18 hectares on Sago Road in Park Ridge. Includes the rehabilitation of 1.76 hectares of native bushland and proximity to Corymbia State Primary School.
9,524 residents of Regents Park - Heritage Park are employed, from a labour force of 9,854. Unemployment sits at 3.3%, with participation at 72.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,998, about 76% 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 workforce in Regents Park - Heritage Park is evenly split between white-collar and blue-collar occupations, featuring a strong industrial and manufacturing presence, alongside an unemployment rate of just 3.3%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 9,524, and the unemployment rate was 1.0% lower than the Greater Brisbane rate of 4.3%, while the workforce participation rate was standard at 72.5% compared to 70.4% in Greater Brisbane. Census data indicates that a minor portion of residents, 10.0%, worked from home, though this figure may have been influenced by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. There is a notable concentration of workers in manufacturing, representing 1.7 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, accounting for 3.7% of the workforce compared to the regional average of 8.9%. This primarily residential suburb seems to provide a limited number of local jobs, as highlighted by the discrepancy between the Census working population and the resident population. AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics reveals that the workforce shrank by 2.6% over the 12-month period, while total employment fell by 2.8%, leading to a 0.2 percentage point rise in unemployment. In comparison, Greater Brisbane experienced a 3.2% expansion in employment, a 3.4% increase in the labor force, and a 0.1 percentage point rise in unemployment. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia released in May-25 provide context for future labor demand in Regents Park - Heritage Park. These five and ten-year forecasts have been correlated with the local workforce structure to project future trends. Although national employment is predicted to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the rates of change vary significantly across different industries. Applying these industry-specific trends to the local employment mix suggests that employment for residents of Regents Park - Heritage Park should grow by 6.0% over five years and 12.7% over ten years, though this is a basic weighted extrapolation for illustrative purposes that excludes local population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Regents Park - Heritage Park is $1,929 a week (about $100,000 a year), with median personal income at $795 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,742 a year against an average of $59,673. 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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Based on the compilation of the most recent postcode level ATO statistics released for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the Regents Park - Heritage Park SA2 recorded a median income of $53,742 and an average income of $59,673. These figures are below the national average and compare to $58,236 and $72,799 across Greater Brisbane. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index increase of 11.36% since financial year 2023, current estimates for March 2026 are approximately $59,847 for the median and $66,452 for the average. In the 2021 Census, household, family, and individual incomes in Regents Park - Heritage Park were positioned around the 54th percentile nationally.
Income data shows that 43.5% of the population, or 7,487 people, earn between $1,500 and $2,999, which is comparable to the region where 33.3% are in this range. High housing costs account for 15.5% of earnings, but solid overall income levels still position disposable income at the 61st percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Regents Park - Heritage Park had 5,067 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 53% are owned with a mortgage, 24% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,689 a month. Rent absorbs 20.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.2%. 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 architecture in Regents Park - Heritage Park at the time of the latest Census consisted of 99.2% houses and 0.8% other options such as semi-detached homes, apartments, and alternative structures, compared to 73.5% houses and 26.5% other options in metropolitan Brisbane. The rate of outright home ownership was lower than the metropolitan Brisbane average, standing at 23.1%, with the remaining properties being mortgaged (53.1%) or rented (23.8%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $1,689 was below the metropolitan Brisbane average of $1,863, whereas the median weekly rent of $390 was higher than the Brisbane metro average of $380.
On a national level, mortgage repayments in Regents Park - Heritage Park are lower than the Australian average of $1,863, while weekly rents exceed the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Regents Park - Heritage Park counted 5,067 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,440 today, averaging 3.1 people each. 43% are couples with children, more than in 85% of areas nationally, against 26% couples without children. 12% 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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Families represent the majority of households at 85.1%, consisting of couples with children at 42.7%, couples without children at 25.8%, and single parent households at 15.5%. Non-family households account for the remaining 14.9%, with single-person households at 12.3% and group households representing 2.5% of the total. The median household occupancy of 3.1 residents is larger than the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
15.7% of adults in Regents Park - Heritage Park hold a university qualification, including 11.3% with a bachelor degree and 2.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 29.3% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 2,331 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 985 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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Educational data highlights areas for growth, with tertiary qualification rates sitting at 15.7%, which is lower than the Greater Brisbane average of 30.5%. This presents a challenge as well as a target for educational enhancement programs. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher qualification at 11.3%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 2.7% and graduate diplomas at 1.7%. Practical and vocational skills are prominent, with 40.5% of residents aged 15+ holding a vocational qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas at 11.2% and certificates at 29.3%. Participation in study is high, with 30.3% of the population currently undertaking formal education.
This comprises 11.6% enrolled in primary schools, 9.1% in secondary schools, and 3.9% in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Regents Park - Heritage Park reaches 66 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 690 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.9 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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An analysis of public transport reveals 66 active bus stops within Regents Park - Heritage Park. These stops are served by 5 distinct routes, which accommodate 689 weekly passenger trips. Access to transit is rated as good, with residents living an average of 215 meters from the nearest stop. Due to the suburban residential nature of the area, most commuters travel out of the suburb, with private cars being the primary mode of travel for 92% of workers. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.9 cars per home, which is above the regional average.
A relatively low 10.0% of residents work from home, based on 2021 Census data collected during pandemic conditions. The average frequency of public transport is 98 runs per day across all active routes, which averages out to approximately 10 weekly runs for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
69.6% of residents in Regents Park - Heritage Park report no long-term health condition. 5.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.9 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 metrics point to below-average outcomes in Regents Park - Heritage Park based on mortality and chronic illness rates compiled by AreaSearch, with overall health conditions among the population being standard, though higher than the national average in older brackets, and the rate of private health insurance being very low at roughly 49% of the population, representing approximately 8,416 people. This is lower than the 55.8% seen across Greater Brisbane and the national average of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health issues are the most frequent medical conditions, affecting 8.8% and 8.1% of residents respectively, while 69.6% of the population reported no chronic conditions compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Residents of working age exhibit higher than average rates of chronic health conditions. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 13.3% of the local population, totaling 2,282 people, which is lower than the 15.1% in Greater Brisbane. Senior health metrics show some challenges, though they rank lower nationally than the general local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
31.7% of Regents Park - Heritage Park residents were born overseas and 24.2% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.9%) and Australian (22.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is higher in Regents Park - Heritage Park than in most local markets, with 31.7% of the population born outside Australia and 24.2% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity is the dominant religion, practiced by 46.6% of the population. The most prominent divergence from regional patterns is in the Other religious category, which represents 3.2% of local residents compared to 1.3% across Greater Brisbane. In terms of family heritage, the top three ancestries in Regents Park - Heritage Park are English at 24.9%, Australian at 22.8%, and Other at 13.1%.
There are also notable differences in the concentration of specific ethnic backgrounds: Maori ancestry represents 2.6% of the population compared to 1.1% regionally, New Zealand heritage is at 1.5% compared to 1.0%, and Samoan ancestry is at 1.6% compared to 0.9% regionally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Regents Park - Heritage Park is 35, younger than 79% of areas nationally. 26.4% 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 in Regents Park - Heritage Park is 35 years, which is close to the Greater Brisbane average of 36 and slightly younger than the Australian median of 38 years. Compared to Greater Brisbane, there is a higher proportion of residents aged 5 - 14 at 14.8%, but fewer residents aged 25 - 34 at 12.7%. Since the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents aged 65 to 74 grew from 6.9% to 8.6%. Over the same period, the 45 to 54 cohort fell from 13.1% to 11.8%, and the 25 to 34 age bracket decreased from 13.8% to 12.7%.
Demographic projections for 2041 point to significant changes, with the 75 to 84 cohort showing the fastest growth at 69%, increasing by 430 people to total 1,054. Senior residents aged 65+ will account for 70% of the net population growth, highlighting the aging trend, while population declines are anticipated in the 0 to 4 and 5 to 14 age cohorts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Regents Park - Heritage Park
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 | Jul 2026 last month 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 Jul 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 — 64 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (16,032 at the 2021 Census → 17,212 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 (311031319). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.