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Sheldon - Mount Cotton has an estimated 8,742 residents, up from 8,357 at the 2021 Census — a change of 385 people, or 4.6%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. That puts 134 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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As evaluated by AreaSearch, the population across Sheldon - Mount Cotton stands at approximately 8,742 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 385 people (4.6%) relative to the 8,357 people tallied in the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated utilizing the ABS estimated resident population figure of 8,742 recorded as of June 2025 alongside post-Census address validation updates. This demographic total yields a population density of 134 persons per square kilometer, offering generous space per resident as well as scope for additional development. The area's population expansion has been powered predominantly by natural increase, which generated around 61.1% of recent overall population growth.
Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 (using 2022 as a base year) are implemented by AreaSearch across individual SA2 regions. For post-2032 timeframes or SA2 locations lacking this coverage, Queensland State Government SA2 figures released in 2023 (utilizing 2021 data) are used. Because these state forecasts omit age breakdowns, AreaSearch applies cohort weightings aligned with the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data) whenever they are adopted. Looking ahead at demographic shifts, growth is projected within the lower quartile nationally, with the region forecast to gain 104 persons by 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP figures, translating to an overall rise of 1.2% across the 16 years.
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54 new dwellings have been approved in Sheldon - Mount Cotton over the past five years, an average of 10 a year. That is 1.3 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential approvals in Sheldon - Mount Cotton have averaged approximately 10 properties annually, yielding 54 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. With an inflow of 5.8 new residents each year for every home built over the prior 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to housing stock fall well short of demand, typically intensifying buyer competition and exerting upward pressure on prices, while newly constructed dwellings carry an average value of $503,000. Furthermore, commercial approvals totaling $4.2 million have been registered during this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential focus of the locality.
Compared with Greater Brisbane, building activity in Sheldon - Mount Cotton is substantially lower (trailing the regional per-person average by 88.0%). Such limited creation of new dwellings generally supports demand and asset values for established homes. Activity also lags national benchmarks, reflecting an established locality and signaling potential regulatory planning limits. Furthermore, all recent building works have comprised standalone houses, reinforcing a traditional low-density neighborhood structure geared toward family dwellings with generous allotments. A ratio of 958 people locally for each dwelling approval highlights this subdued development landscape. According to the latest quarterly estimate from AreaSearch, Sheldon - Mount Cotton is projected to add 104 residents by 2041. Under current construction trajectories, housing additions appear well positioned to satisfy demand, fostering positive conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling expansion beyond baseline projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Sheldon - Mount Cotton
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Sheldon - Mount Cotton, worth an estimated $589 million. A further 69 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.1 billion. 28 are already under construction and 25 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal 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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Regional performance is profoundly shaped by local infrastructure works, major projects, and strategic planning programs. AreaSearch has pinpointed 16 projects overall with potential local implications, led by key initiatives including the Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct, Birkdale Community Precinct, Redland Whitewater Centre, and Edge 521 Townhouses, which are detailed in the subsequent compilation.
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Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct
Council-led regional sport and recreation precinct at Mount Cotton. The revised master plan includes 13 touch football fields, three rugby league fields, two clubhouses, about 800 car parks, a trailhead and future recreation spaces, while retaining about 80 percent of the 159 hectare site as natural area. Council endorsed a Significant Contracting Plan for staged delivery in December 2024, with Heinemann Road upgrade works identified as the first works package while the main precinct continues through EPBC assessment.
Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct
Council-led regional sport and recreation precinct on a 159 hectare Mount Cotton site, planned to address Redlands Coast sporting land shortages while protecting major natural habitat areas. The revised master plan prioritises 13 touch football fields, three rugby league fields, two clubhouses, about 800 car parks and future recreation areas for play, pump tracks and picnicking, with about 80 percent of the site retained as natural area. The project remains paused pending completion of the Federal EPBC Act assessment.Council submitted draft preliminary documentation in 2024, dissolved the Alder Constructions Stage 1 construction contract in December 2024, and in August 2025 adopted an advocacy plan seeking faster Federal progress on assessment and offset issues. Heinemann Road upgrades are planned separately outside the EPBC referral area.
Birkdale Community Precinct
A 62-hectare intergenerational community precinct on former Commonwealth land in Birkdale, delivering one of Queensland's largest public parks over 20 years. Seven themed hubs include a Cultural Hub, Willards Farm Food Hub (1870s heritage farmhouse, now fully restored and preparing to open to the public), Innovation Hub, Entertainment Hub, WWII Radio Receiving Station heritage site, Recreation and Adventure Sports Hub, and a 39-hectare Conservation Management Area with koala habitat and walking trails. The precinct will also host the Redland Whitewater Centre, the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Canoe Slalom venue, funded by the Australian and Queensland governments and anticipated to be open by 2028.A swimming lagoon, adventure playground, and permanent outdoor stage are also planned. The Queensland Government committed $235 million to the whitewater centre via the March 2025 Brisbane 2032 Delivery Plan, with a design EOI released in December 2025. The EPBC referral process under the Australian Government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is underway; no construction beyond heritage works will proceed until determined.
Mount Cotton Central
A new neighbourhood shopping centre in Mount Cotton, Queensland. The center is anchored by a full-line Woolworths supermarket and features specialty retail, a medical centre, gym, childcare, and food & beverage tenancies. It is now open.
Edge 521 Townhouses
Boutique development of 13 high-quality two-storey townhouses developed by Redland Investment Corporation on 3,559sqm site backing onto 16,650sqm of nature reserve. Features modern design, quality finishes and environmental rehabilitation of conservation area providing improved koala habitat.
Redland Whitewater Centre
An Olympic-standard whitewater facility located within the 62-hectare Birkdale Community Precinct. The venue will host Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross for the Brisbane 2032 Games and serve as a year-round hub for athlete training, swift-water rescue drills for emergency services, and community recreation. It features an international-standard competition channel, a warm-up zone, and temporary seating for up to 8,000 spectators.
Weinam Creek Priority Development Area
A 42-hectare waterfront redevelopment at Redland Bay, comprising 36 hectares of land and approximately 6 hectares of Moreton Bay Marine Park. The Priority Development Area was declared in June 2013 to reinforce Weinam Creek as a regional gateway to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands of Macleay, Lamb, Karragarra and Russell. Stage 1 works are complete, including a new recreational boat ramp opened in November 2024 and over 260 temporary car parking spaces delivered across new facilities on Banana Street and Hamilton Street in late 2024.Following Redland City Council's December 2025 decision not to extend the Memorandum of Understanding with the preferred development partner Consolidated Properties Group, the Council resolved in February 2026 to transfer land to the Queensland Government. Economic Development Queensland is now leading delivery of the multi-storey car park as a fast-tracked, standalone priority, with design, planning approval and construction contracting well advanced. The original master plan including retail, medical, grocery and foreshore precinct elements remains in place but is under review.
Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre
Major regional shopping centre expansion and renovation including new retail spaces, dining precincts, entertainment facilities and improved parking. One of Logan's largest retail and commercial developments.
5,575 residents of Sheldon - Mount Cotton are employed, from a labour force of 5,661. Unemployment sits at 1.5%, with participation at 83.0%. 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 7,124, about 82% 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 workforce in Sheldon - Mount Cotton demonstrates strong capabilities, highlighted by substantial representation in the construction industry, a minimal unemployment rate of 1.5%, and an estimated 4.0% increase in employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 5,575, with the local jobless rate tracking 2.8% lower than Greater Brisbane's 4.3% benchmark, alongside elevated labor force engagement (83.0% against 70.1% across Greater Brisbane). Census records indicate that 20.3% of workers operated from home, though this figure should be considered in the context of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.
Leading fields of resident employment comprise construction, health care & social assistance, alongside education & training. The region displays an exceptional concentration within construction, exceeding regional averages by 1.7 times. Conversely, health care & social assistance accounts for only 13.0% of local jobs, below the 16.1% seen across Greater Brisbane. A comparison between the Census working population and resident counts suggests that local employment opportunities remain limited. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics shows that during the 12 months leading to March 2026, jobs grew by 4.0% while the local labor force expanded by 4.1%, keeping unemployment levels largely unchanged. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Brisbane recorded job growth of 3.2% alongside a 3.4% rise in the labor pool, accompanied by a 0.1 percentage points increase in unemployment. National outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide further perspective regarding upcoming labor demand within Sheldon - Mount Cotton. Mapped against local occupational structures across five- and ten-year horizons, these figures model prospective expansion trajectories. While nationwide employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, sector-specific rates diverge considerably. Applying these industry weightings to the Sheldon - Mount Cotton workforce profile suggests local employment expansion of 6.2% over five years and 13.0% over ten years (noting this is a proportional extrapolation for demonstration and does not integrate localized demographic projections).
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Median household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton is $2,637 a week (about $137,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,050 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $58,442 a year against an average of $69,730. 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 postcode statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show taxpayers in the Sheldon - Mount Cotton SA2 generated a median income of $58,442 and an average income of $69,730. These figures slightly exceed national benchmarks and sit alongside Greater Brisbane comparative levels of $58,236 and $72,799. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023 yields estimated values of approximately $65,081 (median) and $77,651 (average) as of March 2026. Findings from the Census 2021 reveal that personal, family, and household earnings within Sheldon - Mount Cotton sit in upper national tiers, spanning between the 82nd and 93rd percentiles.
In terms of distribution, 36.3% of the community (3,173 individuals) falls within the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, mirroring broader metropolitan patterns where 33.3% occupy this tier. A significant upper-income contingent (40.5% earning above $3,000/week) demonstrates strong local financial capacity. Residential accommodation accounts for 13.9% of income, while elevated earnings place local residents in the 93rd percentile for disposable income and place the suburb in the 8th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Sheldon - Mount Cotton had 2,607 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 63% are owned with a mortgage, 11% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $475 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month, a total housing cost higher than 86% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 18.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 19.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the most recent Census shows the dwelling landscape in Sheldon - Mount Cotton was made up of 99.4% houses alongside 0.6% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached residences, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the wider Brisbane metro balance of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright home ownership in Sheldon - Mount Cotton stood at 26.5%, aligning with Brisbane metro, while remaining properties were either held with a mortgage (62.7%) or tenanted (10.9%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments in the locality were significantly higher than the metropolitan benchmark at $2,167, and median weekly rental outlays were $475, relative to $1,863 and $380 across Brisbane metro.
Compared nationally, local mortgage repayments far exceed the Australian average of $1,863, with rents tracking considerably above the nationwide level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Sheldon - Mount Cotton counted 2,607 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.1 people each. 52% are couples with children, more than in 96% of areas nationally, against 28% couples without children. 9% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements represent the vast majority of local residences at 89.6%, consisting of 52.3% couples with children, 27.9% couples without children, and 8.9% single parent families. Non-family households account for the other 10.4%, with lone person households representing 9.0% and group households making up 1.5%. An average household size of 3.1 people exceeds the Greater Brisbane metric of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
23.4% of adults in Sheldon - Mount Cotton hold a university qualification, including 16.5% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 83% of areas nationally. A further 29.0% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 2,070 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,087 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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Formal qualifications across Sheldon - Mount Cotton sit below regional figures, as 23.4% of residents aged 15+ hold tertiary degrees compared with 30.5% across Greater Brisbane, pointing to scope for educational gains and upskilling. Bachelor degrees represent 16.5%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (4.4%) and graduate diplomas (2.5%). Vocational and technical credentials are widespread, with 42.8% of residents aged 15+ holding trade qualifications, comprising advanced diplomas (13.8%) and certificates (29.0%). Engagement in formal study is strong throughout the community, with 31.2% of residents enrolled in an educational program. This incorporates 11.7% attending primary education, 9.4% in secondary education, and 4.0% undertaking tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Sheldon - Mount Cotton means driving: households keep an average of 2.2 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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72.9% of residents in Sheldon - Mount Cotton report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 79% of areas nationally. 3.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.6 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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton demonstrate strong outcomes based on AreaSearch analysis of mortality rates and chronic health conditions, with particularly low rates of illness recorded across younger age groups. In addition, the proportion of residents with private health insurance marginally outpaces the typical SA2 at approximately 54% of the population (~4,711 people). Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent health conditions locally, reported by 7.7% and 8.2% of residents, respectively, whereas 72.9% of the population indicated no medical ailments, outpacing the 69.2% rate seen across Greater Brisbane.
Health outcomes for individuals under 65 exceed standard benchmarks. Residents aged 65 and over make up 13.2% of the population (1,153 people), below the 15.0% proportion in Greater Brisbane, and while older residents enjoy above-average wellness, their national ranking sits lower than that of the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Sheldon - Mount Cotton is largely Australian-born, at 80.2% of residents, with 5.8% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.0%) and Australian (27.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures in Sheldon - Mount Cotton register below broader averages, with 80.2% of residents Australian-born, 92.0% holding citizenship, and 94.2% speaking only English at home. Christianity forms the dominant faith, practiced by 49.0% of people in Sheldon - Mount Cotton compared with 47.8% throughout Greater Brisbane. Regarding ancestral background based on parental country of birth, the primary groups across Sheldon - Mount Cotton are English at 33.0% (notably higher than the regional level of 26.8%), Australian at 27.6%, and Scottish at 8.0%. Distinct variations also appear across other origins, with South Australian heritage overrepresented locally at 1.3% (against 0.6% regionally), New Zealand at 1.1% (against 1.0%), and Dutch at 1.7% (against 1.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Sheldon - Mount Cotton is 38. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 22.2% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution of Sheldon - Mount Cotton lags Greater Brisbane across younger adult cohorts while showing greater maturity in mid-tier brackets. Residents aged 45 - 64 make up 28.3% of the community as at August 2026, compared to 22.6% across Greater Brisbane, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprise only 23.3% versus 30.6% regionally. The estimated median age stands at 38 as at August 2026, rising from 37 at the 2021 Census and exceeding the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 36 at that Census. Following the Census, the share of young to middle aged adults fell from 26.9% to an estimated 23.3%.
Looking to 2041, the largest demographic growth is forecast among retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), expanding by 426 residents (37%) to reach 1,580, whereas young to middle aged adults, children, and young adults are expected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Sheldon - Mount Cotton
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 | May 2026 4 months ago all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 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. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,357 at the 2021 Census → 8,742 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 (301021011). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.