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Wooloowin - Lutwyche has an estimated 12,302 residents, up from 11,025 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,277 people, or 11.6%. Growth has averaged 1.7% a year over five years, faster than 76% of areas nationally. 326 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 90.6% of that increase. That puts 3,994 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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Demographic analysis from AreaSearch indicates that the resident count in Wooloowin - Lutwyche stands at roughly 12,302 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 11,025 people tallied in the 2021 Census, this represents a net expansion of 1,277 people (11.6%). This trajectory is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 12,298 recorded as of June 2025, combined with 326 validated new addresses documented after the Census benchmark. The resulting population density reaches 3,994 persons per square kilometer, placing the community among the upper 10% of Australian territories evaluated by AreaSearch and underlining the intense demand for local real estate.
Outperforming both the broader state and the national benchmark of 9.5%, Wooloowin - Lutwyche's 11.6% expansion rate highlights its status as a notable regional growth hotspot. Net overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 90.6% of recent demographic additions, while natural increase and net interstate migration also delivered positive contributions. For each SA2 boundary, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia demographic projections released in 2024 (using 2022 as a base year). Where locations lack this coverage, as well as for all timeframes after 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 figures released in 2023 (benchmarked to 2021 data) are utilized. Because these state-level forecasts do not include age group breakdowns, AreaSearch applies age-bracket weighting based on the ABS Greater Capital Region series (published in 2023 from 2022 baseline figures). Across future demographic horizons, the area is projected to achieve growth surpassing the median of statistical districts tracked by AreaSearch, with forecasts pointing to an addition of 1,541 persons to 2041 relative to the newest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall rise of 12.5% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
511 new dwellings have been approved in Wooloowin - Lutwyche over the past five years, an average of 102 a year. That places the area in the 87th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 8 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 102 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 6% 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 in Wooloowin - Lutwyche have averaged roughly 102 dwellings per year, accumulating to 511 homes across the prior 5 financial years. A balanced supply-demand dynamic is evident over the last 5 financial years (spanning FY-22 and FY-26), during which approximately 1.9 people relocated locally for every new residence constructed, keeping local property conditions stable alongside an average construction value of $464,000 per dwelling. Furthermore, the district recorded $7.7 million in commercial development approvals during the current financial year, highlighting its dominant residential character. Per capita construction activity in Wooloowin - Lutwyche mirrors that of Greater Brisbane, sustaining a healthy balance in line with adjacent suburbs.
Approved residential development consists of 6.0% detached houses alongside 94.0% medium and high-density housing options. This shift toward higher-density development provides accessible pricing tiers for first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It also marks a noticeable pivot from the standing housing inventory (where standalone houses account for 40.0%), driven by scarce residential land parcels along with evolving lifestyle and budgeting requirements. An expanding local market is further indicated by a ratio of roughly 77 people per dwelling approval. Moving forward, projections from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate indicate Wooloowin - Lutwyche will add 1,537 residents through to 2041. Considering recent building volumes, upcoming residential construction appears well positioned to satisfy demand, generating advantageous buying conditions and potentially unlocking demographic expansion that exceeds current expectations.
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AreaSearch tracks 15 current infrastructure and development projects inside Wooloowin - Lutwyche, worth an estimated $1.18 billion. A further 117 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $62 billion. 32 are already under construction and 42 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. 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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Capital investments, public works, and planning strategies exert a profound influence on an area's long-term trajectory. Across the locality, AreaSearch has catalogued 49 projects anticipated to influence future outcomes. Prominent developments include Greville, Lamington Markets, 260 MacArthur Avenue Hamilton - Silverstone Development, and Lutwyche Market Central - Internal Reconfiguration & Tenancy Expansion, with key initiatives outlined below.
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Lutwyche Market Central - Internal Reconfiguration and Tenancy Expansion
This project involves the approved internal reconfiguration and extension of the existing Lutwyche Market Central shopping centre. The works focus on creating larger, more efficient retail tenancies and improving customer circulation to accommodate new anchor and mini-major tenants. The centre remains anchored by Coles, Woolworths, and ALDI, with the expansion supporting enhanced community amenity and retail diversity within the established triple-supermarket hub.
Greville
A $300 million masterplanned community by Cedar Woods in Wooloowin, 5km from Brisbane CBD, on the former Holy Cross Laundry site (3.5ha). Features three-bedroom townhomes and over 200 apartments across three buildings (with the first building, 'Vera', having reached its topping out milestone), restored heritage residences in the 1800s laundry building, a 4,000sqm public park, and a residents' pool and recreation area. Total ~284 dwellings.
The Rockwell, Lutwyche
The Rockwell is Jadecorp's boutique apartment development at 21-23 Norman Avenue, Lutwyche. The approved project has progressed from assessment into construction and is being marketed for sale. The development comprises 52 premium two and three bedroom apartments with rooftop resident amenities and basement parking.
Celestia Apartments
A boutique collection of 16 bespoke two and three-bedroom residences featuring intelligent design and refined materials. Located in a quiet leafy enclave near Kedron Brook's 23km green corridor, each residence is individually crafted with features such as dedicated studies, oversized entertainer's balconies, and sculptural kitchen detailing. The development preserves established trees at the Windsor Avenue frontage and offers thoughtful planning that ensures connection to both nature and neighbourhood.
Lamington Markets
A $150 million mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) revitalising a vacant Lutwyche Road site above the Inner Northern Busway interchange. The originally approved 2021 scheme featured two 12-storey residential towers with 134 apartments, a 4,500sqm indoor market hall for over 100 stallholders, an organic supermarket, 8-screen underground cinema, craft brewery, rooftop urban farm restaurant, a 24-hour medical centre, and a public plaza. In 2024 the proponent lodged a revised application under Queensland's State Facilitated Development (SFD) pathway, scaling the residential component to approximately 340 apartments with at least 15 per cent affordable housing.The SFD pathway targets a minimum 75 business day assessment period. The project remains in pre-construction pending determination of the revised application.
TARA
A luxury boutique apartment development featuring 21 contemporary two and three-bedroom residences with premium penthouses. Located in Lutwyche's elevated position overlooking Kedron Brook parklands, the development offers modern architecture with high-quality finishes, just 6km from Brisbane CBD with excellent access to public transport, shopping, and recreational facilities.
The Albion - Hudson Road Mixed-Use Development
A major transit-oriented mixed-use development on the former Albion Flour Mill site. The project features two residential towers of 18 to 20 storeys containing 456 build-to-rent apartments. The ground level includes 4,228 sqm of retail space, anchored by a full-line Woolworths supermarket, BWS, and specialty retail tenancies. Key features include an elevated subtropical urban commons and a pedestrian overbridge providing direct access to the adjacent Albion Train Station.
Nouveau Albion
A collection of 42 subtropical sky homes in Brisbane's inner north-east suburb of Albion, offering two-storey residences with three or four bedrooms. The design is a contemporary interpretation of Queenslander architecture, featuring arched terraces, brick foundations, cross-ventilation, private rooftop terraces for top-floor residents, a communal rooftop pool, and panoramic city views.
8,014 residents of Wooloowin - Lutwyche are employed, from a labour force of 8,397. Unemployment sits at 4.6%, with participation at 79.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 10,436, about 85% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market in Wooloowin - Lutwyche is distinguished by high qualifications, a strong professional sector, an unemployment rate of 4.6%, and 1.4% annual employment growth. By March 2026, employed residents reached 8,014, while the jobless rate sat 0.2% higher than Greater Brisbane's 4.3%. Labour force participation was notably elevated at 79.0% compared to 70.1% across Greater Brisbane. Census records show 26.4% of workers operated from home, though this figure reflects the impact of Covid-19 restrictions. The top sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and retail trade.
Specialized professional & technical roles show heavy local concentration, exceeding the broader regional rate by 1.7 times. On the other hand, construction represents just 5.5% of local workers compared to the regional baseline of 9.0%. Because the suburb is predominantly residential, local workplace opportunities remain comparatively limited when matching Census day-worker volumes against the resident labor pool. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM figures for the twelve months to March 2026, employment grew by 1.4% while the total workforce increased by 2.3%, leading to an increase of 0.8 percentage points in the local unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Brisbane experienced a 3.2% gain in employment and a 3.4% rise in the labour pool, alongside a 0.1 percentage points uptick in unemployment. Future labour demand patterns can be evaluated via Jobs and Skills Australia's nationwide projections from Mar-26. Projected across five and ten-year intervals, these national estimates have been mapped against local industry weights. Nationally, employment is projected to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely across sectors. Applying these specific trajectories to Wooloowin - Lutwyche's sectoral composition suggests resident employment could rise by 7.3% over five years and 14.8% over ten years (note that this represents a simple weighted model for demonstration and excludes localized population changes).
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Median household income in Wooloowin - Lutwyche is $2,086 a week (about $108,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,105 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,161 a year against an average of $93,150. 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 figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings in the Wooloowin - Lutwyche SA2 among the highest across the nation. Taxpayers in the SA2 record a median income of $67,161 and an average income of $93,150, outpacing Greater Brisbane's benchmarks of $58,236 and $72,799. Factoring in an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 stand at approximately $74,790 for the median and $103,732 for the average. Census 2021 metrics confirm that personal, family, and household earnings sit in upper national tiers between the 71st and 85th percentiles.
A weekly income bracket of $1,500 - 2,999 captures 33.8% of local residents (4,158 individuals), closely matching the regional share of 33.3%. Substantial local affluence is demonstrated by the 31.3% of earners receiving over $3,000 per week, underpinning high-end retail and commercial services. Although residential expenses absorb 16.7% of income, strong earnings keep disposable income at the 70th percentile, positioning the district in the 8th decile for SEIFA income.
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Wooloowin - Lutwyche had 4,596 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 40% detached houses and 56% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 54% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month, a total housing cost higher than 81% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 18.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing inventory in Wooloowin - Lutwyche was distributed between 40.4% houses and 59.6% other dwellings (encompassing units, semi-detached properties, and alternative formats), contrasting with the Greater Brisbane metro split of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in the area was comparatively low at 17.8% relative to the metropolitan territory, while 28.6% of properties carried a mortgage and 53.7% were tenanted. The local median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,200 significantly exceeded the Brisbane metro median of $1,863, whereas median weekly rent matched the wider metropolitan benchmark of $380.
Compared against Australian benchmarks, local monthly mortgage obligations exceed the national level of $1,863, and weekly rents surpass the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wooloowin - Lutwyche counted 4,596 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,128 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 34% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.0 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the largest household category at 58.1%, consisting of 25.7% couples without children, 23.8% couples with children, and 6.8% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements account for the other 41.9%, split between single-occupant households at 33.5% and group arrangements at 8.4%. The area records an average household size of 2.2 people, which is more compact than the Greater Brisbane figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
48.1% of adults in Wooloowin - Lutwyche hold a university qualification, including 32.3% with a bachelor degree and 11.1% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 92% of areas nationally. A further 14.1% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 2,143 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,112 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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Residents of Wooloowin - Lutwyche display exceptional levels of academic achievement, with 48.1% of those aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees, substantially higher than the 25.7% recorded across QLD and 30.4% across Australia. This educational profile equips the local workforce exceptionally well for professional and knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees are held by 32.3% of residents, while postgraduate qualifications account for 11.1% and graduate diplomas represent 4.7%. Vocational qualifications are also well represented, with 25.0% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical credentials, comprising advanced diplomas (10.9%) and certificates (14.1%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the area, with 30.3% of the community actively attending an educational institution.
This proportion is comprised of 9.7% enrolled in tertiary courses, 7.5% in primary school programs, and 6.6% completing secondary education.
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Getting around Wooloowin - Lutwyche means driving: households keep an average of 1.0 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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72.7% of residents in Wooloowin - Lutwyche report no long-term health condition. 5.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 67.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 8.3 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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Based on AreaSearch's review of chronic conditions and mortality statistics, Wooloowin - Lutwyche encounters noticeable public health demands, with common illnesses presenting across younger and older demographics. Private medical insurance coverage is remarkably widespread, encompassing roughly 68% of the local population (8,303 people). By comparison, private coverage stands at 55.8% across Greater Brisbane and 55.7% on a national basis. Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary diagnosed medical conditions in the area, affecting 7.1% and 10.6 of residents, respectively. Meanwhile, 72.7% of the population reported no chronic health conditions, exceeding the 69.2% rate recorded across Greater Brisbane.
Overall health among residents under the age of 65 tracks ahead of average standards. Those aged 65 and over represent 10.3% of the community (1,269 people), below the 15.0% proportion seen across Greater Brisbane. Senior residents demonstrate above-average health results, achieving national percentiles higher than the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
27.2% of Wooloowin - Lutwyche residents were born overseas and 17.2% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.8%) and Australian (21.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Wooloowin - Lutwyche exhibits a high degree of cultural diversity compared to most local areas, with 27.2% of residents born abroad and 17.2% utilizing a non-English language in their homes. Christianity forms the largest religious group, adhered to by 45.7% of the population. Hinduism displays the most prominent concentration relative to the wider city, accounting for 4.1% of local residents against 2.2% across Greater Brisbane. Examining parental country of birth, the primary ancestries across Wooloowin - Lutwyche are English at 25.8%, Australian at 21.9%, and Irish at 10.5%. Specific background groups also display distinct local representation: residents of Italian descent account for 4.4% (against 2.0% across the region), French ancestry represents 0.7% (compared to 0.5% regionally), and Korean background accounts for 0.6% (versus 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wooloowin - Lutwyche is 34, younger than 84% of areas nationally. 37.8% 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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The demographic profile of Wooloowin - Lutwyche is predominantly younger and pre-family. Current projections for August 2026 indicate that 39.8% of the population falls into the young to middle aged adults category (25 - 44), compared to 30.6% regionally, while seniors and retirees (65+) make up 10.3% against 15.0% across Greater Brisbane. The estimated median age sits at 34 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census baseline and 2 years younger than the Greater Brisbane median of 36 recorded at that Census. The most pronounced demographic change since the Census occurred within the young to middle aged adults cohort, which expanded from 37.5% to an estimated 39.8%.
Looking forward to 2041, seniors and retirees are projected to drive the majority of local growth, increasing by 832 residents (66%) to a total of 2,102, whereas the young to middle aged adults group is forecast to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wooloowin - Lutwyche
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 | Jul 2026 3 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 Jul 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 — 326 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (11,025 at the 2021 Census → 12,302 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 (305031131). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.