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Toowoomba - Central has an estimated 14,436 residents, up from 13,987 at the 2021 Census — a change of 449 people, or 3.2%. That puts 1,516 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 local population of Toowoomba - Central stands at approximately 14,436 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 449 people (3.2%) compared to the 13,987 people documented during the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated using ABS estimated resident population statistics of 14,434 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 44 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. In terms of concentration, the locality records a density of 1,516 persons per square kilometer, outperforming the benchmark for national locations evaluated by AreaSearch.
Inbound international arrivals served as the primary catalyst for local demographic expansion, generating roughly 73.0% of recent population increases. SA2 projections published in 2024 by the ABS/Geoscience Australia (using 2022 as a base year) are implemented across AreaSearch modelling. For locations lacking this coverage or extending past 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 figures released in 2023 based on 2021 data are utilized instead. Because these state figures omit age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch applies proportional growth weightings derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data) across each demographic segment. Long-term regional demographic outlooks place the community within the lower quartile nationally, with the district projected to gain 518 persons by 2041 relative to current annual ERP figures, amounting to an overall 16-year increase of 3.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
195 new dwellings have been approved in Toowoomba - Central over the past five years, an average of 39 a year. That is 2.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 39 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 26% 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 approvals within Toowoomba - Central have averaged roughly 39 new homes annually, accumulating to 195 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. With an average of 1.2 new residents per year per dwelling built between FY-22 and FY-26 over the last 5 financial years, construction volumes remain well aligned with local requirements to support balanced market conditions. New builds reflect an average value of $412,000, sitting below regional benchmarks to offer accessible options for purchasers. In addition, commercial activity remains strong, evidenced by $80.5 million worth of commercial approvals during this financial year.
Construction intensity in Toowoomba - Central is notably subdued when compared to Rest of Qld, trailing the regional per-person benchmark by 52.0%. Although building activity has recently shown positive momentum, restricted new supply typically underpins values and buyer interest across existing dwellings. Activity is similarly below average on a national scale, reflecting an established urban footprint alongside potential planning constraints. Approvals comprise 26.0% detached dwellings and 74.0% medium and high-density housing, creating attainable entry opportunities suited to downsizers, first-home buyers, and investors. This high-density emphasis marks a clear divergence from the current stock profile (where houses comprise 70.0%), highlighting limited greenfield land alongside shifting lifestyle preferences toward diverse, economical options. The district records around 870 people per dwelling approval, underscoring its mature residential profile. Projections indicate that Toowoomba - Central will add 516 residents by 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Existing building rates appear positioned to satisfy this forthcoming demand effectively, establishing advantageous market conditions for purchasers while accommodating potential growth above current 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 15 current infrastructure and development projects inside Toowoomba - Central, worth an estimated $1.18 billion. A further 75 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $8.39 billion. 25 are already under construction and 27 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, education & training and health & medical. 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 economic and social outcomes are strongly driven by public works, planning frameworks, and capital investments. AreaSearch has identified a total of 47 projects positioned to influence the district. Prominent developments include the Retirement Village (86 Units) - Single Storey, Grants for Growth Infrastructure Plan, Mater Dei Primary School Early Years Precinct, and the Ruthven Street Social and Affordable Housing Development, with key initiatives outlined below.
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Grants for Growth - Toowoomba Region Housing Infrastructure Program
Toowoomba Regional Council's multi-year housing infrastructure program, developed in response to the Queensland LNP government's $2 billion Residential Activation Fund (RAF). The program targets trunk infrastructure - water supply, sewerage, stormwater and roads - needed to unlock land for tens of thousands of new dwellings across the region. Approved projects include the $20.1 million Central Highfields Activation Project (construction underway March 2026), covering intersection upgrades on Highfields Road and trunk utility relocation. A further $150 million submission for the Southern Water Treatment Plant (est.$90 million) at Drayton was lodged with the RAF Round 2 in April 2026, which would supply water for more than 50,000 new residents across southern Toowoomba, Westbrook, Wyreema and surrounding areas. Additional sub-projects include the Mount Peel Reservoir ($15 million) and South Toowoomba sewerage upgrades ($14.9 million).
Toowoomba Art Museum (proposed)
Council-led proposal to deliver a landmark art museum and cultural precinct in the Toowoomba CBD to replace or upgrade the existing Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. A business case being developed by SMA Tourism is testing site options, costs, and governance models to attract touring exhibitions and better house the City collection.
Toowoomba City Centre Master Plan & Railway Parklands PDA
Ongoing city centre renewal guided by the Toowoomba City Centre Master Plan to 2031. It includes the 50-hectare Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area (PDA), designed as a mixed-density urban village across six precincts. The project focuses on heritage preservation, public realm upgrades, active transport links, and a 50 million AUD investment in the Railway Parklands, featuring the restored Goods Shed.
Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area
The Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area is an approximately 50 hectare urban renewal precinct north of the Toowoomba CBD. The PDA is intended to become an active, high quality, mixed density urban village with inner-city housing, commercial and retail uses, heritage reuse, civic spaces, parklands and improved connections around the operational railyards and Gowrie Creek. The Development Scheme is in force and was amended in July 2020, with Toowoomba Regional Council assessing PDA development applications.Under the SEQ City Deal, a $25 million investment program is exploring options to catalyse regeneration, with City Deal investment scheduled for completion by Q4 2027.
Retirement Village (86 Units) - Single Storey
86-unit single-storey retirement village providing aged care accommodation and community facilities for seniors in the Toowoomba region.
Ruthven Street Social and Affordable Housing Development
Development of 56 social and 4 affordable homes, made up of 47 one-bedroom and 13 two-bedroom units, on faith-based land owned by St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, along with a family services hub and community services area. The project is part of the Society's 500 Homes program and will provide long-term supported housing for up to 80 residents transitioning out of homelessness. It is delivered in partnership with the Queensland Government and Vinnies Housing, which will manage tenancies on site.A Ministerial Infrastructure Designation proposal for the site was lodged with the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning in 2026.
Fairleigh Residences (The Kitchener)
Boutique luxury apartment development by FKG Group, constructed by wholly-owned subsidiary GFG Projects, featuring 18 exquisitely designed residences across 6 levels. The development offers sweeping views of the Mothers Memorial and Queens Park, with amenities including a private roof terrace, pool, gym, yoga room and entertainment area. Features 2-4 bedroom apartments with generous balconies and media rooms. Prices start from $1.75 million. Only 5 residences remaining as of mid-2025.
Mission Australia Toowoomba Social and Affordable Housing
A $150 million development delivering 185 social and affordable housing units across four apartment buildings of five to six storeys in Newtown, Toowoomba. Comprising 89 social housing dwellings and 96 affordable housing dwellings, the project is led by Mission Australia Housing with financing from Palisade Investment Partners and support from the Queensland Government under its Securing Our Foundations Housing Plan. Construction commenced April 2025 with completion expected mid-2027.
7,057 residents of Toowoomba - Central are employed, from a labour force of 7,525. Unemployment sits at 6.2%, with participation at 63.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 21,608, about 150% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Toowoomba - Central maintains a capable local workforce with substantial representation in core public and social services, alongside an unemployment rate of 6.2%. Employed residents totalled 7,057 as of March 2026, with local unemployment sitting 2.3% above the 3.9% recorded across Regional Qld, while labor participation mirrors the broader Regional Qld figure of 64.2%. Census figures indicated that a modest 7.0% of local workers operated from home, though these results should be interpreted in the context of Covid-19 restrictions. Resident workers are primarily engaged across health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade.
The concentration in health care & social assistance is particularly pronounced, tracking at 1.4 times regional levels. Conversely, the resources sector accounts for a minor share, with mining capturing 0.9% of employment relative to 3.6% regionally. The area operates as a prominent employment hub, supporting 1.5 workers for every resident as at the Census and drawing commuting employees from across surrounding districts. An examination of SALM and ABS statistics by AreaSearch shows that during the 12 months to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 6.8% alongside an 8.8% decline in employment, driving a 2.1 percentage points increase in the jobless rate. Over the same timeframe, Regional Qld recorded employment growth of 0.1% and workforce growth of 0.3%, corresponding to a 0.1 percentage point rise. Looking ahead, national occupational projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide perspective on local labor demand. When these five and ten-year national trajectories—forecasting broader job growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years—are aligned with the district industry distribution, projected employment in Toowoomba - Central rises by 6.9% over five years and 14.5% over ten years (calculated via simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative reference without factoring in local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Toowoomba - Central is $1,345 a week (about $70,000 a year), with median personal income at $743 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $54,136 a year against an average of $66,376. 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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Taxation records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 position income levels in the Toowoomba - Central SA2 marginally below national standards. Across the Toowoomba - Central SA2, taxable taxpayers report a median income of $54,136 and an average income of $66,376, against Regional Qld metrics of $53,146 and $66,593 respectively. Accounting for an 11.36% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures of roughly $60,286 (median) and $73,916 (average) as of March 2026. Across 2021 Census metrics, household, family, and personal earnings sit in a moderate bracket between the 23rd and 37th percentiles.
A cohort of 4,706 individuals (32.6% of the population) falls into the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely tracking the 31.7% observed across the wider region. Housing costs present considerable pressure, with residents retaining 83.1% of their income, placing the locality at the 23rd percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Toowoomba - Central had 5,818 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 70% detached houses and 7% apartments. 28% are owned with a mortgage, 46% rented and 26% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month. Rent absorbs 21.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, housing stock in Toowoomba - Central consisted of 70.4% houses and 29.6% other dwellings (encompassing apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings throughout Regional Qld. Outright home ownership stood at 25.5%, below the regional benchmark, while 28.0% of homes were mortgaged and 46.4% were tenanted. Monthly median mortgage costs of $1,400 and weekly median rents of $295 sat well below the Regional Qld averages of $1,655 and $345 respectively. In a national context, mortgage commitments in Toowoomba - Central remain substantially below the Australian figure of $1,863, with rental costs also tracking far under the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Toowoomba - Central counted 5,818 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 20% are couples with children, fewer than in 86% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 37% 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 units account for 58.5% of local households, consisting of 23.7% couples without children, 20.4% couples with children, and 12.8% single parent families. The remaining 41.5% are non-family arrangements, primarily made up of lone person households at 37.1% alongside group households at 4.5%. An average household size of 2.2 people tracks below the Regional Qld benchmark of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
26.7% of adults in Toowoomba - Central hold a university qualification, including 18.2% with a bachelor degree and 5.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 25.7% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 3,720 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 997 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 attainment in the district is distinctive regionally, as 26.7% of residents aged 15+ hold a tertiary degree compared to the Rest of Qld average of 20.6%. Bachelor degrees make up the largest share at 18.2%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications at 5.4% and graduate diplomas at 3.1%. Technical qualifications also feature strongly, with vocational credentials held by 35.6% of residents aged 15+, divided between certificates (25.7%) and advanced diplomas (9.9%). A substantial 30.3% of the resident community is actively participating in formal study. This comprises 9.3% attending primary education, 8.2% in secondary education, and 5.6% enrolled in tertiary education programs.
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Public transport in Toowoomba - Central reaches 97 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 940 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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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Public transit infrastructure within Toowoomba - Central features 97 active transport stops providing bus connections. These facilities are linked across 8 individual routes that deliver a combined 939 weekly passenger trips. Access to transit is rated as excellent, with typical walk distances of 192 meters to the nearest transport stop. As a largely residential enclave, outward commuting is standard: private vehicles account for 90% of travel, while 5% of journeys are made on foot. Vehicle ownership stands at an average of 1.1 per dwelling, below regional figures. A modest 7.0% of workers carried out their duties from home based on the 2021 Census, potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Across the complete route network, transit frequencies average 134 trips per day, providing roughly 9 weekly trips per individual stop.
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64.2% of residents in Toowoomba - Central report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 86% of areas nationally. 7.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.9 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates highlight noticeable health challenges in Toowoomba - Central, with standard conditions prevalent across both older and younger cohorts. Concurrently, private health insurance coverage sits slightly below the SA2 standard, encompassing approximately 52% of the overall population (~7,521 people). Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments, affecting 11.2 and 9.0% of local citizens respectively, while 64.2% reported having no diagnosed conditions compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld. The working-age bracket exhibits notable chronic health pressures. Residents aged 65 and over account for 17.3% of the community (2,501 people), below the Regional Qld proportion of 20.3%, with senior health indicators showing challenges that align broadly with national outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Toowoomba - Central is largely Australian-born, at 81.5% of residents, with 12.9% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.3%) and Australian (25.0%). 3.1% 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 metrics in Toowoomba - Central align closely with the surrounding region, as 84.2% of residents hold Australian citizenship, 81.5% were born in Australia, and 87.1% converse solely in English at home. Christianity constitutes the predominant faith, practiced by 53.4% of the population. The most prominent divergence appears in the Other religious category, which accounts for 3.8% of local residents versus 0.8% across Regional Qld. Parental country of birth records show the leading ancestries to be English at 27.3%, Australian at 25.0%, and Irish at 10.3%. Notable variations against regional figures also emerge across other heritages: German background represents 7.4% (vs 4.7% regionally), Scottish accounts for 8.6% (vs 7.8%), and Australian Aboriginal background stands at 3.1% (vs 3.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Toowoomba - Central is 36. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 28.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Toowoomba - Central leans towards younger cohorts. Updated estimates to August 2026 indicate that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up 31.7% of residents, compared to 25.5% in Regional Qld, while middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) represent 21.5% against 24.6% regionally. The estimated median age sits at 36 as at August 2026, decreasing from 37 at the 2021 Census and remaining 5 years younger than the Regional Qld median of 41 recorded at the same Census. Since the Census, the share of young to middle aged adults expanded from 28.1% to an estimated 31.7%.
Within this shift, the 15 to 24 cohort decreased from 13.6% to an estimated 11.3% while the 25 to 34 group increased from 15.8% to 17.6%, reflecting aging among established residents without equivalent replenishment from younger arrivals. Looking toward 2041, the largest demographic expansion is forecast among young to middle aged adults, rising by 670 residents (15%) to 5,242, whereas cohorts comprising children, young adults, and middle aged and young retiree groups are projected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Toowoomba - Central
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 | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 15 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 Aug 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 — 44 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,987 at the 2021 Census → 14,436 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 (317011456). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.