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Woolloongabba has an estimated 10,371 residents, up from 8,597 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,774 people, or 20.6%. Growth has averaged 4.4% a year over five years, faster than 91% of areas nationally. 520 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 89.2% of that increase. That puts 4,303 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 findings from AreaSearch, the resident count in Woolloongabba reaches approximately 10,371 as of Aug 2026. This figure marks an expansion of 1,774 people (20.6%) compared to the 8,597 people documented in the 2021 Census. Such growth is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 10,367 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 520 validated new addresses added post-Census. With 4,303 persons per square kilometer, the locality's population density ranks within the top 10% of all territories evaluated across the country by AreaSearch, making local land exceptionally sought after.
Expanding at 20.6% since the 2021 census, Woolloongabba outpaced both the broader SA3 territory and the national average (9.5%), establishing itself among the leading growth locations in the region. Overseas arrivals served as the primary catalyst for this demographic expansion, accounting for roughly 89.2% of recent net population additions, while interstate migration and natural growth likewise generated positive contributions. SA2 projections applied by AreaSearch originate from ABS/Geoscience Australia models published in 2024 using 2022 as a base year. Where SA2 locations lack this coverage, as well as across horizons post-2032, models rely on Queensland State Government SA2 forecasts issued in 2023 from 2021 baseline data. Because state-level datasets omit breakdowns across age brackets, AreaSearch allocates proportional cohort weighting derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts (issued in 2023 using 2022 figures). Looking ahead, the suburb is forecast to experience standout expansion that places it in the top 10 percent of statistical areas nationally, with projections indicating an addition of 7,019 persons to 2041 based on recent annual ERP statistics, representing overall growth of 67.6% across the 16 years.
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516 new dwellings have been approved in Woolloongabba over the past five years, an average of 103 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 103 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 4% 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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Dwelling approvals in Woolloongabba have registered an annual average of about 103 residences, accumulating to 516 homes across the previous 5 financial years. Between FY-22 and FY-26, the area saw an average of 3.9 people arrive each year for every new home completed over the past 5 financial years, creating an environment where demand heavily outstrips added stock, typically applying upward pressure on home prices and intensifying competition among buyers while new dwellings reflect an average construction value of $497,000. Additionally, commercial building approvals have reached $90.8 million during this financial year, underscoring substantial non-residential development underway.
Per-capita construction volumes in Woolloongabba outpace Greater Brisbane by 97.0%, expanding purchasing opportunities in the market. This rate sits substantially higher than the nationwide benchmark, reflecting considerable developer appetite across the suburb. Medium and high-density attached dwellings make up 96.0% of recent building activity, while detached houses account for 4.0%. This emphasis on higher-density housing facilitates more accessible entry points for first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers alike. It also highlights a clear departure from the established housing stock (which currently includes 30.0% houses), signalling diminishing greenfield land and responding to changing lifestyle preferences for attainable, varied housing formats. Overall, the precinct records roughly 1698 people per dwelling approval, pointing to a well-established property market. According to the latest quarterly analysis from AreaSearch, Woolloongabba is projected to welcome an additional 7,015 residents by 2041. Should current rates of residential development persist, additions to housing stock could fall short of demographic growth, creating conditions for heightened competition among purchasers and upward pressure on prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 23 current infrastructure and development projects inside Woolloongabba, worth an estimated $32.5 billion. A further 171 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $385.5 billion. 65 are already under construction and 97 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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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Urban planning, major construction works, and infrastructure upgrades exert an exceptional influence on local market dynamics. In Woolloongabba, AreaSearch has catalogued 57 projects expected to shape the local environment. Prominent undertakings include Cross River Rail - Woolloongabba Station, Silk Lane Development, Brisbane Arena (Gabba Entertainment and Housing Precinct), and The Carter by Mosaic, with key initiatives summarised below.
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Princess Alexandra Hospital Expansion
The $761 million Princess Alexandra Hospital Expansion delivers substantial acute care capacity through the construction of a multi-storey vertical Clinical Services Building directly above the hospital's operating Emergency Department. Delivered by Queensland Health and Metro South Health with managing contractor John Holland, the facility adds 249 beds including 30 intensive care beds and 13 cancer care bays. The project has reached structural topping out and is advancing internal clinical fit-outs toward completion in 2027.
Cross River Rail - Woolloongabba Station
A landmark underground rail station featuring two 220-metre platforms located 27 metres below ground. As of May 2026, the project is in the advanced stages of construction with precinct-wide urban realm works, including tiling, landscaping, and signage installation, nearing completion. Internal fit-out, mechanical, and electrical services installation are ongoing alongside testing and commissioning of critical systems like tunnel ventilation. The station is a key component of the 10.2 km Cross River Rail link and will serve as a primary transport hub for the 2032 Olympic precinct and The Gabba stadium.
Cross River Rail - Woolloongabba Station
A new underground heavy rail station at Woolloongabba, forming part of the Cross River Rail project, which is delivering a 10.2 km rail line including 5.9 km of twin tunnels beneath the Brisbane River and CBD. The Woolloongabba station is built on the former site of the Go-Print building and is centrally located at the suburb's major intersection, providing direct access to the Gabba precinct and the Mater health campus. As of April to June 2026, station atrium tiling and surrounding external areas are nearing completion, while internal fit-out, mechanical and electrical services installation, and streetscape works on Main, Leopard and Stanley streets are ongoing.The total project cost has been confirmed at $19.041 billion, with first passenger services expected in 2029.
Brisbane Arena (Gabba Entertainment and Housing Precinct)
A new 17,000-seat indoor entertainment and sports arena to be built on the former GoPrint site at Woolloongabba, anchoring a wider 9-hectare entertainment and housing precinct adjacent to the new Cross River Rail station. The arena was removed from the publicly funded 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games venue program in March 2025 and is now being delivered through a market-led process via private sector investment. Site preparation works including geotechnical drilling are underway. Two consortia (Brisbane Entertainment Alliance Consortium and Gather Brisbane Consortium) have been shortlisted following the Expression of Interest phase and are advancing to the Request for Detailed Proposal stage.Construction is expected to commence late 2026.
Station Square Woolloongabba
Station Square is a 1.2 billion dollar mixed-use urban renewal precinct at 735 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba, located within the Priority Development Area opposite the new Cross River Rail station. The masterplan includes four to five towers with allowable heights up to 60 storeys, featuring a 320-room five-star hotel, 279 dwellings (including 114 social and affordable units), 50,000sqm of commercial office space, and a 6,000sqm retail plaza. The project incorporates the heritage restoration of the Railway Hotel and a pedestrian green bridge link.As of April 2026, the 9,091sqm site is being marketed for sale by Savills on behalf of receivers Wexted Advisors, with the project remaining in the planning phase.
East Brisbane State School - Heritage Retention & Upgrade
Heritage-listed East Brisbane State School (est. 1899) will remain at its current Wellington Road site following the Crisafulli Government's 2032 Delivery Plan, which cancelled the previous Labor Government's relocation proposal tied to the now-abandoned Gabba stadium rebuild. The school's 126-year legacy is preserved in place, with more than 270 students continuing to attend. Future upgrade and capacity works are expected to be planned by the Queensland Department of Education to support enrolment growth and maintain facilities.
Gabba Entertainment and Housing Precinct
A transformative urban renewal project on a 9-hectare site within the Woolloongabba PDA. The precinct features a new 17,000-seat indoor arena (Brisbane Arena) on the 'Gabba West' site and a mixed-use residential and retail hub on the 'Gabba East' site (the current Gabba Stadium). Geotechnical drilling commenced in March 2026 to support foundation design. Two private consortia (Brisbane Entertainment Alliance and Gather Brisbane) were shortlisted in March 2026 to deliver the project as a Public-Private Partnership.Detailed design proposals are due in October 2026, with construction of the arena expected to start in early 2027 and complete by 2031.
Woolloongabba Priority Development Area
Major urban renewal precinct covering approximately 106 hectares across Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point, East Brisbane, and South Brisbane. The amended Development Scheme came into effect on 10 October 2025, providing a performance-based regulatory framework to fast-track delivery of over 16,000 homes for up to 24,000 residents and support more than 36,000 workers over the next 40 years. The scheme enables a new indoor sports stadium, planning for the future of The Gabba Stadium, and retention of East Brisbane State School.Infrastructure charges are governed by the Development Charges and Offset Plan (DCOP). Aligns with Cross River Rail and the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge as key public transport catalysts.
6,977 residents of Woolloongabba are employed, from a labour force of 7,340. Unemployment sits at 4.9%, with participation at 76.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% 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 16,714, about 161% 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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The local labour pool in Woolloongabba is characterised by advanced educational credentials and extensive representation within professional services sectors, alongside an unemployment rate of 4.9% and an estimated 5.6% year-on-year rise in employment. By March 2026, employed residents reached 6,977, with local joblessness tracking 0.6% higher than Greater Brisbane's rate of 4.3%, while workforce participation stood at a strong 76.0% against 70.1% across Greater Brisbane. Census records indicate that 20.3% of the resident workforce operated from home, a figure influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors for local residents include professional & technical, accommodation & food, and health care & social assistance.
Concentration within accommodation & food is particularly pronounced, tracking at 1.9 times the regional average. Conversely, construction represents a comparatively small footprint, engaging 4.7% of working residents against 9.0% regionally. The suburb functions as a substantial employment hub, maintaining 1.9 workers for every resident as at the Census and drawing significant inward commuter flows from neighbouring suburbs. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics indicates that across the 12 months to March 2026, the local workforce expanded by 4.9% while employment rose by 5.6%, driving a 0.6 percentage points reduction in unemployment. Over the same timeframe, Greater Brisbane recorded a 3.2% increase in employment, a 3.4% rise in the labour pool, and a 0.1 percentage points uptick in unemployment. National labour outlooks released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment trends across Woolloongabba. These five and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce distribution to project future job creation. Nationwide employment is projected to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with performance varying widely across distinct industries. Aligning these sectoral projections with Woolloongabba's industry distribution points to estimated employment gains of 7.2% over five years and 14.7% over ten years (noting this calculation represents a simple weighted extrapolation for indicative analysis and excludes local population modelling).
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Median household income in Woolloongabba is $1,864 a week (about $97,000 a year), with median personal income at $868 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,495 a year against an average of $66,852. 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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Taxpayer earnings across the Woolloongabba SA2 align closely with nationwide averages, based on ATO figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. Within the Woolloongabba SA2, median taxpayer income stands at $53,495 while the average reaches $66,852, in comparison to $58,236 and $72,799 across Greater Brisbane. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 sit at approximately $59,572 (median) and $74,446 (average). Findings from the Census 2021 indicate that personal, family, and household earnings throughout Woolloongabba sit around the 59th percentile across Australia.
In terms of earnings brackets, the single largest cohort is the 34.7% of workers earning $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (comprising 3,598 residents), matching the broader metropolitan pattern where 33.3% fall into this band. While residential costs take up 21.4% of earnings, solid remuneration keeps local disposable income at the 50th percentile, positioning the suburb in the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Woolloongabba had 3,395 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 30% detached houses and 69% apartments. 17% are owned with a mortgage, 73% rented and 10% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 91% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 23.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Analysis from the most recent Census shows that residential properties in Woolloongabba consisted of 30.1% houses alongside 70.0% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and other dwelling forms), contrasting with Greater Brisbane's profile of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Owner-occupancy without debt stood at 10.2%, trailing broader metropolitan levels, while mortgaged homes accounted for 17.2% and rented premises represented 72.6%. Monthly mortgage payments in the suburb were higher than the metropolitan benchmark with a median of $2,000 against $1,863 for Brisbane metro, while median weekly rent reached $440 compared with $380 for Brisbane metro.
Across Australia as a whole, Woolloongabba's mortgage obligations sit above the national median of $1,863, and rental rates remain markedly higher than the Australian figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Woolloongabba counted 3,395 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,096 today, averaging 2.1 people each. 13% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 33% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families represent 47.8% of all households in the suburb, with couples without children accounting for 26.5%, couples with children making up 13.3%, and single parent families representing 5.5%. The remaining 52.2% comprises non-family arrangements, where lone person households represent 32.5% and group households make up 19.6%. The typical household size sits at 2.1 people, remaining below the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
51.1% of adults in Woolloongabba hold a university qualification, including 34.8% with a bachelor degree and 12.8% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 76% of areas nationally. A further 13.4% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 589 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,081 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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Academic credentials among Woolloongabba residents outpace state and national figures by a wide margin, with 51.1% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university-level qualifications, compared with 25.7% in QLD and 30.4% in Australia. This high level of formal education offers a distinct advantage for knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees constitute the highest proportion at 34.8%, with postgraduate qualifications at 12.8% and graduate diplomas at 3.5%. Meanwhile, technical and vocational training accounts for 22.8% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided between certificates (13.4%) and advanced diplomas (9.4%). Enrolment in education is exceptionally widespread throughout the suburb, with 39.9% of the population participating in formal study.
Tertiary programmes represent the largest component at 25.1%, followed by 4.0% attending primary school and 3.0% enrolled in secondary education.
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Getting around Woolloongabba means driving: households keep an average of 0.8 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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74.3% of residents in Woolloongabba report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 82% of areas nationally. 4.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 9.3 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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An evaluation by AreaSearch regarding mortality statistics and the incidence of chronic illness highlights distinct health considerations in Woolloongabba, with common conditions observed across both older and younger demographics. Private health insurance uptake slightly trails typical SA2 figures, covering roughly 52% of residents (~5,403 people) against 55.8% across Greater Brisbane. Asthma and mental health issues represent the two most prevalent health diagnoses recorded locally, affecting 7.7% and 11.0 of residents, respectively, while 74.3% reported no chronic medical conditions, outperforming the 69.2% rate recorded across Greater Brisbane. Working-age cohorts maintain strong overall health profiles with low rates of chronic illness.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 6.8% of the community (702 people), sitting well below the 15.0% proportion across Greater Brisbane. Health metrics for local older residents present specific considerations, with national rankings aligning closely with general population trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
42.9% of Woolloongabba residents were born overseas and 34.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 83% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (21.0%) and Australian (16.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Woolloongabba, where 42.9% of residents were born abroad and 34.5% use a language other than English in the home. Christianity represents the most widely held religious affiliation, practiced by 31.9% of the local population. The most prominent deviation from wider benchmarks occurs in Buddhism, which represents 3.7% of residents compared to 2.0% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the primary groups identified in Woolloongabba are English at 21.0% (trailing the 26.8% metropolitan level), Australian at 16.2% (under the regional 23.2% proportion), and Other at 12.6%.
Notable differences also emerge across specific heritage groups: Korean residents comprise 1.6% (against 0.5% regionally), while Russian and Spanish communities both account for 0.8% locally (compared to 0.3% and 0.4% across the broader region, respectively).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Woolloongabba is 28, younger than 98% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 57.9% 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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Woolloongabba's population is heavily weighted toward young adults without dependent children. AreaSearch figures for August 2026 indicate that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 54.1% of the population, compared with 30.6% across Greater Brisbane, whereas middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) represent 13.3% locally versus 22.6% regionally. Consequently, the local median age is estimated at 28, down from 29 at the 2021 Census, tracking 8 years younger than the Greater Brisbane median of 36 at that Census, while the national figure stood at 38 at the same Census.
By demographic bracket, young to middle aged adults have expanded their representation from 45.0% at the Census to an estimated 54.1%. This shift is largely driven by an aging cohort: the 15 to 24 group declined from 25.3% to an estimated 19.0%, while the 25 to 34 bracket increased from 32.3% to 38.8%, reflecting established residents moving into older brackets. Projections to 2041 suggest young to middle aged adults will capture the majority of future expansion, rising by 3,246 residents (58%) to reach 8,855, while the sharpest percentage increase is anticipated among retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), growing 131% to 1,623.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Woolloongabba
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 23 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 — 520 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,597 at the 2021 Census → 10,371 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 (303021058). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.