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Urangan - Wondunna has an estimated 16,857 residents, up from 14,781 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,076 people, or 14.0%. Growth has averaged 3.1% a year over five years, faster than 82% of areas nationally. 790 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 76.8% of that increase. That puts 730 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 by AreaSearch, the resident population of Urangan - Wondunna stands at approximately 16,857 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 2,076 people (14.0%) compared to the 14,781 people recorded at the 2021 Census. Such growth is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 16,623 alongside 790 validated new addresses registered since the Census date. Demographic density for the area sits at 729 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with broader benchmarks tracked by AreaSearch. With a 14.0% expansion since the 2021 census, Urangan - Wondunna outpaced both the national standard and Rest of Qld (9.4%), positioning the locality at the forefront of regional expansion.
Net interstate migration served as the primary growth engine, underpinning roughly 76.8% of all recent population additions. Projections for each SA2 district utilise ABS/Geoscience Australia models published in 2024 using 2022 as their foundation year. In instances where an SA2 area lacks coverage in that series or extends past 2032, Queensland State Government projections released in 2023 (drawn from 2021 numbers) are incorporated. Because these state figures omit specific age breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates cohort distributions following proportional weights from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections based on 2022 data. Future projections indicate population increases will sit above median levels for Australian non-metropolitan zones, with the district expected to add 3,047 persons by 2041 relative to recent annual ERP data, translating to an overall growth rate of 16.7% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,056 new dwellings have been approved in Urangan - Wondunna over the past five years, an average of 211 a year. That places the area in the 94th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 13 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 211 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 81% 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 building approvals across Urangan - Wondunna have averaged roughly 211 dwellings annually, totaling 1,056 homes approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this same span of 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), the area absorbed an average of 2.2 new residents per dwelling each year, highlighting sustained structural demand favorable for asset valuations. Approved dwellings carry an average estimated construction cost of $345,000, which sits below regional benchmarks and delivers more accessible price points for buyers. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $12.1 million during the ongoing financial year, reflecting steady commercial development activity.
Per capita residential construction in Urangan - Wondunna tracks closely with Rest of Qld, sustaining local market balance consistent with broader regional dynamics. Relative to nationwide figures, building volumes are considerably elevated, pointing to strong builder and developer engagement. Detached houses constitute 81.0% of recently approved residential stock, while townhouses or apartments make up the remaining 19.0%, maintaining an established low-density urban fabric tailored to family living and spacious floorplans. Recording around 67 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays typical traits of an active growth corridor. According to the latest quarterly projection from AreaSearch, Urangan - Wondunna is on track to gain 2,813 residents by 2041. With residential development continuing at its current pace, upcoming housing additions are well positioned to satisfy local requirements, fostering an advantageous landscape for purchasers and potentially enabling population increases beyond baseline 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 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Urangan - Wondunna, worth an estimated $345 million. A further 51 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $37.7 billion. 19 are already under construction and 24 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and tourism. 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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Strategic infrastructure projects, local planning decisions, and major civil works significantly influence property and economic performance. AreaSearch has identified 25 key developments that could impact the area, with prominent initiatives including Astro Aero Aircraft Manufacturing Centre, Urangan Boat Harbour Master Plan, 632-633 Esplanade Mixed-Use Development, and The Glades.
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Urangan Boat Harbour Master Plan
A strategic 30-year blueprint fast-tracked by the Queensland Government to revitalise the Urangan State Boat Harbour. The plan focuses on enhancing deep-water access, upgrading berthing facilities, and fostering tourism growth as a gateway to K'gari and the Great Sandy Marine Park. It integrates the $60 million Marina Square mixed-use development and aims to improve public realm connections with the Hervey Bay Esplanade. Technical assessments and stakeholder engagement are currently informing the draft framework to stimulate regional economic activity.
Astro Aero Aircraft Manufacturing Centre
Advanced aircraft design and manufacturing facility at Hervey Bay Airport focused on development and production of next-generation utility transport aircraft. Construction and expansion works continue, with Astro Aero progressing prototype development, hangar upgrades and future permanent facilities within the Avion Aviation Precinct. The company has reported investing about AUD 28 million in the Fraser Coast region while expanding its skilled aerospace workforce.
632-633 Esplanade Mixed-Use Development
Approved mixed-use development in the Urangan Boat Harbour Precinct featuring 28 townhouses (24 two-bedroom and 4 three-bedroom SOHO units) plus a retail/food tenancy. The site has MCU approval and is zoned for high-density mixed use, positioned opposite the marina and beach as part of Council's masterplan to create a vibrant urban destination with boutique commercial uses, restaurants and shops.
The Glades
The Glades is a house and land estate in Wondunna, Hervey Bay, offering a mix of vacant blocks and house and land packages ranging from approximately 467sqm to 815sqm. Civil works are complete across earlier stages, with titled blocks available and stages 4 to 7 sold out. Stage 7a is now the current release selling. The estate is planned for a total of 271 lots and is positioned near Fraser Coast Anglican College, Stockland Hervey Bay, the Hervey Bay Airport and Fraser Coast Hospital.
Wondunna Mixed-Use Development (MCU22/0103)
Approved 8.08 hectare mixed-use precinct on four amalgamated parcels in Wondunna's Emerging Communities zone, sitting within the Doolong Flats / Ghost Hill Local Plan area. Development permit MCU22/0103 allows a material change of use covering childcare centre, community use, food and drink outlet, health care services, relocatable home park (medium-density townhouses), multiple dwelling (accessible dwellings), office and shop. A separate reconfiguration approval (513/3-081203, July 2023) supports a residential subdivision of the Gilston Road lots into a mix of duplex and standard residential lots ranging 500 to 1300 square metres.Indicative yield is around 148 lots, with potential for up to 209 dwellings if community / over-55s living is pursued. The four parcels were marketed by Tomassi & Co for 8 million dollars and have since been reported as sold, with BuildX Hervey Bay listed as the new developer on industry portals. The site sits adjacent to Fraser Coast Anglican College and is close to the Hervey Bay medical precinct.
Pinnacle Hervey Bay Estate
A master-planned residential estate situated on the ridge line of Hervey Bay/Wondunna, offering premium homesites and house and land packages with potential ocean and hinterland views. Stages 1-4 are sold, and development is ongoing with stages 5-10 planned along Silversea Rise. The total master-planned development is valued at approximately $78 million AUD.
Homes for Queenslanders - Torquay Social Housing
A social housing project featuring 10 one-bedroom units suitable for single people, couples, seniors, young people and people with disability. Built by Murphy Builders incorporating liveable housing design guidelines.
Hervey Bay Airport Redevelopment
Two-stage redevelopment of the Hervey Bay Airport, including improvements to the main runway, taxiways, and the construction of a specialised aviation and associated supply chain industry subdivision. The project supports regional connectivity, tourism growth, and enhances aviation infrastructure to meet Australian design and safety standards.
7,438 residents of Urangan - Wondunna are employed, from a labour force of 7,695. Unemployment sits at 3.3%, with participation at 53.4%. 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, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 15,076, about 89% 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 labour market in Urangan - Wondunna is evenly distributed across blue-collar and professional disciplines, supported by solid representation in core public service industries, a jobless rate of just 3.3%, and annual employment gains estimated at 7.7%. In March 2026, employed locals numbered 7,438, and the local jobless rate came in 0.6% below the 3.9% recorded across Regional Qld, whereas the labour participation rate of 53.4% remained noticeably lower than Regional Qld's 64.2%. Census figures also indicated that a modest 8.8% of workers operated from home, though period-specific Covid-19 restrictions must be kept in mind.
Urangan - Wondunna's working populace is primarily concentrated in health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. Concentration is exceptionally pronounced within health care & social assistance, which employs local residents at 1.4 times the regional proportion. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for merely 1.4% of local employment, compared against 4.5% throughout Regional Qld. Comparing Census workplace counts against resident worker tallies underscores that this predominantly residential district provides relatively few local jobs within its own borders. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM series shows local employment climbed by 7.7% over the 12-month timeframe as the overall labour force rose by 5.3%, prompting the unemployment rate to drop by 2.1 percentage points. Regional Qld, in comparison, registered employment growth of 0.1% alongside a 0.3% increase in its labour pool, yielding a 0.1 percentage point rise in joblessness. Broader national staffing trajectories from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide further context on potential recruitment demand across Urangan - Wondunna over five and ten-year horizons. Across Australia, workforce size is projected to climb by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variances among industry sectors. Weighting these sector trends against Urangan - Wondunna's occupational distribution indicates local job counts could advance by 6.9% over five years and 14.3% over ten years (noting this illustrative calculation applies standard industry weightings without adjusting for local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Urangan - Wondunna is $1,109 a week (about $58,000 a year), with median personal income at $567 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,544 a year against an average of $57,419. 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 Urangan - Wondunna SA2 taxpayers earning a median income of $46,544 alongside an average of $57,419. These figures sit below nationwide metrics, whereas Regional Qld recorded a higher median of $53,146 and an average of $66,593. Incorporating Wage Price Index inflation of 11.36% since financial year 2023 yields updated March 2026 estimates of approximately $51,831 for median income and $63,942 for average income. Census distributions place personal, family, and household earnings within Urangan - Wondunna between the 7th and 8th percentiles nationwide.
Individually, the $800 - 1,499 weekly bracket encompasses 28.3% of local earners (4,770 individuals), contrasting with the wider area where the $1,500 - 2,999 band forms the largest share at 31.7%. Household budgets face considerable strain, retaining only 83.1% of income after shelter costs, placing the area at the 9th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Urangan - Wondunna had 5,862 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 80% detached houses and 5% apartments. 27% are owned with a mortgage, 28% rented and 45% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,473 a month. Rent absorbs 31.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.7%. 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 most recent Census, the housing inventory in Urangan - Wondunna was made up of 80.1% separate houses and 19.8% other dwellings such as apartments and townhouses, whereas Regional Qld recorded 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Urangan - Wondunna stood at 45.2%, substantially exceeding the regional benchmark, while 26.9% of homes were held under a mortgage and 27.9% were occupied by renters. Median monthly housing loan repayments of $1,473 were noticeably below the Regional Qld figure of $1,655, while typical weekly rent matched Regional Qld at $345.
On a national basis, mortgage payments in Urangan - Wondunna remain well beneath the Australian median of $1,863, and rents sit lower than the $375 national midpoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Urangan - Wondunna counted 5,862 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,685 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 84% of areas nationally, against 36% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 69.7% of all households in the district, comprising couples without children (36.2%), couples with children (21.0%), and single parent families (11.7%). The remaining 30.3% consists of non-family arrangements, including lone person households at 26.5% and group households at 3.8%. The typical household size sits at 2.3 people, slightly below the 2.5 average seen across Regional Qld.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
15.1% of adults in Urangan - Wondunna hold a university qualification, including 10.9% with a bachelor degree and 2.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 31.0% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 3,686 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 994 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Higher education qualifications present a local development hurdle, as only 15.1% of residents hold university degrees, compared to 30.4% across Australia overall, highlighting clear targets for local skill-building strategies. Bachelor degrees represent 10.9% of educational achievements, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 2.3% and graduate diplomas at 1.9%. Vocational and technical pathways are widely pursued, with 41.7% of citizens aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of advanced diplomas (10.7%) and certificates (31.0%). General educational engagement is active across the community, with 25.2% of the local population enrolled in studies. Among current students, primary education captures 9.7%, secondary school accounts for 8.7%, and tertiary education makes up 2.1%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Urangan - Wondunna reaches 37 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 180 services a week. The typical home sits about 690 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.3 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 Urangan - Wondunna comprises 37 operating stops primarily handling bus connections. These stops are integrated into 4 distinct routes providing a combined 181 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transit is somewhat restricted, as local dwellings average a 685 meters journey to their closest boarding point. Given the predominantly suburban residential environment, private vehicles remain the primary commuting choice at 93%. Households maintain an average of 1.3 motor vehicles, falling below regional averages, while a modest 8.8% of workers worked from home according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-era circumstances.
Transit schedules deliver an average of 25 trips per day across the network, providing approximately 4 weekly trips for each specific transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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58.5% of residents in Urangan - Wondunna report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 84% of areas nationally. 9.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.5 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 compiled by AreaSearch regarding mortality and long-term health issues highlight meaningful community challenges, with common medical conditions widely apparent across older as well as younger demographics. Private health insurance uptake is particularly subdued, covering roughly 48% of the populace (~8,023 people), trailing the Regional Qld rate of 52.5% and the national mark of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most prevalent ailments in the community, affecting 12.4 and 9.1% of residents respectively, while 58.5% of people reported no long-term illnesses, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Chronic conditions are notably prevalent within the working-age population. Senior residents aged 65 and over make up 33.5% of the community (5,648 people), well above the 20.3% regional level, with older resident health measures aligning broadly with general national outcomes despite some ongoing challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Urangan - Wondunna is largely Australian-born, at 81.3% of residents, with 4.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.8%) and Australian (28.2%). 3.3% 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 diversity measures in Urangan - Wondunna track below national averages, with Australian-born residents accounting for 81.3% of the community, 88.7% possessing Australian citizenship, and 95.7% using solely English at home. Christianity represents the primary faith, practiced by 52.7% of the Urangan - Wondunna population, comparable to the 52.2% reported for Regional Qld. Looking at parental heritage, English ancestry leads locally at 33.8%, followed by Australian ancestry at 28.2% and Scottish ancestry at 8.1%. Several specific cultural groups show distinct local concentrations, with German lineage overrepresented at 5.2% (against 4.7% regionally), Australian Aboriginal background comprising 3.3% (against 3.9% regionally), and Dutch heritage at 1.4% (compared to 1.1% across the broader region).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Urangan - Wondunna is 51, older than 92% of areas nationally. 18.8% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Urangan - Wondunna possesses an older demographic profile relative to the broader region, with retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) comprising 33.5% of the population as at August 2026 compared to 20.4% across Regional Qld, while adults aged 25 - 44 represent 18.4% versus 25.5% regionally. The estimated median age is 51, matching the 2021 Census reading and sitting 10 years above the Regional Qld figure of 41 from that Census, as well as exceeding Australia's Census median of 38. Retiree and senior brackets have expanded from 29.8% at the Census to an estimated 33.5% of the local population.
Looking toward 2041, senior brackets will drive the largest absolute increase, gaining 1,906 residents (34%) to reach 7,555, whereas younger adult and child cohorts are expected to decrease over the same timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Urangan - Wondunna
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 9 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 — 790 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (14,781 at the 2021 Census → 16,857 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 (319041521). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.