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Wurtulla - Birtinya has an estimated 12,154 residents, up from 10,671 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,483 people, or 13.9%. Growth has averaged 2.2% a year over five years, faster than 82% of areas nationally. 604 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 75.7% of that increase. That puts 1,777 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 assessments by AreaSearch indicate that Wurtulla - Birtinya has reached approximately 12,154 residents by Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 1,483 people (13.9%) relative to the 10,671 people enumerated at the 2021 Census. Such expansion is established through the ABS estimated resident population figure of 11,624 recorded in June 2025 alongside 604 validated new addresses added following the Census. The resulting settlement density stands at 1,776 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the typical benchmarks observed across nationwide locations reviewed by AreaSearch. Outperforming both the 9.4% rate registered across Rest of Qld and the broader national benchmark, the 13.9% expansion registered since the 2021 census establishes the locality as an outperforming growth area.
The principal catalyst for local population expansion has been overseas migration, which generated roughly 75.7% of total recent population additions. SA2 geographic modeling by AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 using 2022 as their foundation year. In instances involving SA2 regions outside this dataset, or extending past 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 area projections issued in 2023 from 2021 baseline data are applied. Because these state figures omit age-bracket breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates proportional growth shares benchmarked to ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023 based on 2022 data) across individual cohorts. Looking at future demographic trajectories, forecasts position the locality within the upper quartile of regional territories nationwide, anticipating an influx of 2,648 persons through to 2041 under latest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall expansion of 17.4% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
601 new dwellings have been approved in Wurtulla - Birtinya over the past five years, an average of 120 a year. That places the area in the 90th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 120 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 7% 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 planning permissions across Wurtulla - Birtinya have averaged approximately 120 new homes annually, totaling 601 homes approved throughout the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Inflow patterns show roughly 2 people arriving each year per new dwelling built over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), demonstrating solid underlying demand supportive of real estate values. New dwelling builds carry an average construction value of $641,000, slightly above surrounding regional benchmarks and reflecting a commitment to high-standard construction. Furthermore, commercial approvals totaling $49.7 million have been logged during this financial year, pointing to vigorous capital deployment by local commercial entities.
Per capita construction activity in Wurtulla - Birtinya runs at roughly three-quarters the level observed in Rest of Qld, yet places the locality at the 91st percentile among evaluated markets across the country, aided by a recent ramp-up in building works. The incoming pipeline breaks down into 7.0% detached dwellings against 93.0% attached dwellings. This emphasis on medium-to-high density housing presents accessible purchase price points appealing to downsizing owner-occupiers, property investors, and first-time buyers. This trend marks a pronounced departure from the existing residential inventory (where 66.0% houses currently feature), driven by tightening land supply while accommodating changing lifestyle patterns and affordability constraints. With an approval volume equating to about 67 people per approval, Wurtulla - Birtinya displays the traits of an active development corridor. Demographic outlooks project that Wurtulla - Birtinya will expand by 2,118 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Under existing building trends, incoming residential development is poised to comfortably absorb incoming demand, creating favorable buyer market conditions while potentially enabling population gains to outpace current projections.
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AreaSearch tracks 11 current infrastructure and development projects inside Wurtulla - Birtinya, worth an estimated $13.4 billion. A further 147 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $60.2 billion. 64 are already under construction and 54 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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Capital investments, public planning, and civic infrastructure serve as major catalysts for local economic performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 17 projects expected to influence the district, led by significant developments including Sunshine Coast Health Precinct, Birtinya Town Centre, St Clair, and Birtinya Social Housing Project, with critical initiatives detailed below.
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Sunshine Coast Health Precinct
The Sunshine Coast Health Precinct at Birtinya is one of Australia's largest health and medical hubs, anchored by the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH), the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital (operated by Ramsay Health Care), and the Sunshine Coast Health Institute. SCUH opened in March 2017 with 450 beds and had expanded to 728 inpatient beds by mid-2025, with a planned final capacity of 738 beds. The precinct serves a catchment of around 450,000 residents across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions and supports tertiary services including a comprehensive cancer centre, regional trauma service, the Thompson Institute for mental health research, the Adem Crosby Centre, and the Kamala mental health unit.Development of the precinct is forecast to contribute 3.2 billion AUD to the Sunshine Coast economy and 447 million AUD each year after completion. Adjacent facilities include the Vitality Village integrated community health building (opened mid-2021) and the 17-hectare Health Hub greenfield precinct, which is being progressively developed with up to 32,000 square metres of medical, research, allied health and consulting space, including a proposed 8-storey, 10,000 square metre mental health facility led by Thompson Brain and Mind Healthcare. Clinical training and research are delivered in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Griffith University and TAFE Queensland. The neighbouring Birtinya Town Centre masterplan (Stockland) continues to add retail, residential and commercial floorspace surrounding the precinct, with a refreshed Temporary Local Planning Instrument approved by the State in September 2025 to lift residential density.
Birtinya Town Centre
Birtinya Town Centre is a major mixed-use urban renewal precinct by Stockland within the Kawana Health Precinct. Following the commencement of TLPI 04/2025 on 13 April 2026 and approval of the refreshed masterplan, the project is progressing with up to 2,600 dwellings, retail, commercial, hotel, community facilities, extensive parkland, the Green Spine, and new transport infrastructure including the Lake Kawana pedestrian bridge.
Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports Centre
A new $142 million, 6000-seat indoor sports centre located within the Kawana Sports Precinct. The facility will feature 11 multi-sport courts suitable for basketball, netball, volleyball, pickleball, futsal, and badminton. It is earmarked to host basketball preliminaries during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, providing a long-lasting community legacy.
Birtinya Social Housing Project
A five-storey social housing development delivering 63 units with a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom options. Designed to be fully accessible for seniors and people with disabilities, the complex is located on a 2622sqm block near the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. It features communal areas to build community and includes at least 61 car parking spaces. The basement structure is complete, with overall completion due mid-2026.
16 Bright Place Affordable Housing
Eight-storey affordable housing development by Brisbane Housing Company comprising 90 apartments for essential workers, including studio, one and two-bedroom homes. The Ministerial Infrastructure Designation granted in September 2024 was repealed in March 2025. The project is now proceeding through the standard Sunshine Coast Council development application process.
St Clair
Absolute waterfront apartment development on Lake Kawana comprising two eight-level towers with a total of 200 luxury 2, 3 and 4-bedroom apartments plus penthouses. Resort-style amenities include a 25m pool, BBQ pavilion and fire pit, exclusive residents' dining room with chef's kitchen, nearly 1,000sqm private parklands with direct lake access, and a level-9 rooftop terrace with outdoor kitchen and panoramic ocean/hinterland views.
Oceanside Birtinya
Stockland's 140 hectare Oceanside Birtinya masterplanned community continues to expand around the Sunshine Coast Health Precinct. Current works include completion of the Walkable Waterfront, the cable stay pedestrian bridge across Lake Kawana, new residential neighbourhoods, childcare facilities and preparation for the future Birtinya Central mixed use town centre. In May 2026 Stockland received approval for a refreshed Birtinya Central masterplan providing up to 2,600 additional dwellings together with retail, commercial and community uses supported by more than $350 million in infrastructure.
Kawana Waters Master Planned Development
A 1,613 hectare master planned community covering Birtinya, Bokarina Beach, Parrearra, Meridan Plains and Currimundi. More than 90 percent of the area has now been developed, with ongoing planning focused on the remaining precincts including the Birtinya Town Centre. In 2026 the planning framework was updated through a Temporary Local Planning Instrument to support additional housing, increased building heights, a new Green Spine, hotel opportunities and accelerated delivery of the town centre while development continues under the Kawana Waters master planning process.
6,419 residents of Wurtulla - Birtinya are employed, from a labour force of 6,602. Unemployment sits at 2.8%, with participation at 66.7%. 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 14,760, about 121% 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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A skilled local workforce characterizes Wurtulla - Birtinya, underpinned by solid representation across essential services sectors and a low unemployment rate of 2.8%. There were 6,419 residents in active employment as of March 2026, accompanied by an unemployment rate sitting 1.1% below the 3.9% figure registered across Regional Qld, while labor participation holds at a typical level (66.7% versus 64.2% across Regional Qld). Census metrics identified 15.1% of workers operating from home, an outcome that should be viewed alongside prevailing Covid-19 lockdown circumstances. The primary employment drivers among local workers are health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
The territory exhibits an outsized concentration in health care & social assistance, holding an industry employment concentration 1.5 times that of the surrounding region. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.3% of resident employment, trailing the 4.5% seen across Regional Qld. A balance of 1.0 workers for each resident at the Census confirms an abundance of job positions within the immediate area. AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS statistics show that throughout the twelve months to March 2026, local workforce size contracted by 2.2% alongside a 2.5% reduction in overall employment, causing a 0.3 percentage points rise in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Regional Qld saw employment advance by 0.1%, labor force expand by 0.3%, and unemployment edge upward by 0.1 percentage points. Long-term perspective is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia national employment projections released in Mar-26. These five- and ten-year models, calibrated against the local industry baseline, indicate future sector shifts. Across the nation, employment is projected to climb 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with wide variance across industry groups. Extrapolating these industry weightings to Wurtulla - Birtinya implies local employment expansion of 7.3% over five years and 14.9% over ten years (a weighted illustrative model that excludes local demographic projections).
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Median household income in Wurtulla - Birtinya is $1,779 a week (about $93,000 a year), with median personal income at $824 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $54,781 a year against an average of $81,035. The average runs 48% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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 filings compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 demonstrate that the Wurtulla - Birtinya SA2 achieved a median taxpayer income of $54,781 alongside an average taxpayer income of $81,035. These figures sit at exceptionally elevated levels within the national landscape, exceeding Regional Qld's median income of $53,146 and average income of $66,593. Factoring in 11.36% cumulative Wage Price Index growth since financial year 2023 brings current modeled figures to roughly $61,004 (median) and $90,241 (average) as of March 2026. Across broader personal, household, and family metrics, Census records place the area around the 52nd percentile nationwide.
In terms of earnings brackets, 32.6% of residents (3,962 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 range, tracking closely with the 31.7% registered regionally. Severe housing cost burdens leave only 80.6% of income remaining, ranking at the 48th percentile, while the SEIFA income metric situates the community in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wurtulla - Birtinya had 4,006 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 67% detached houses and 21% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 43% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 80% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 27.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.9%. 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 most recent Census, the residential landscape in Wurtulla - Birtinya was divided into 66.5% houses and 33.4% other dwellings (incorporating units, townhouses, and alternate dwellings), contrasting with the Regional Qld distribution of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Outright home ownership trailed regional patterns at 27.1%, with remaining residences occupied under a mortgage (29.7%) or rental tenancy (43.2%). Local mortgage commitments averaged a median of $2,000 per month, substantially exceeding the Regional Qld benchmark of $1,655, whereas median weekly rents of $480 surpassed the regional figure of $345.
On a nationwide scale, Wurtulla - Birtinya maintains monthly mortgage obligations above the Australian benchmark of $1,863, alongside rental rates exceeding the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wurtulla - Birtinya counted 4,006 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,563 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 30% couples without children. 23% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The domestic landscape is primarily made up of family households, which represent 70.3% of the total, divided between couples without children (29.9%), couples with children (27.4%), and single parent families (12.0%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 29.7%, consisting of lone person households (23.1%) and group households (6.7%). The median household size of 2.5 people aligns exactly with the Regional Qld average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
28.7% of adults in Wurtulla - Birtinya hold a university qualification, including 20.3% with a bachelor degree and 5.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 26.1% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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Higher education credentials distinguish the local population, with tertiary qualification attainment (28.7% of residents aged 15+) tracking well ahead of the 20.6% recorded across Rest of Qld and the 23.6% reported within the SA3 area. Bachelor degrees constitute the primary credential at 20.3%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (5.6%) and graduate diplomas (2.8%). Vocational training also features heavily across the workforce, with 37.2% of residents aged 15+ holding technical qualifications, split between certificates (26.1%) and advanced diplomas (11.1%). Active participation in study programs is substantial, with 28.7% of the population engaged in structured education.
This proportion comprises 8.6% in primary education, 8.4% in secondary education, and 6.5% enrolled in higher education programs.
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Getting around Wurtulla - Birtinya means driving: households keep an average of 1.4 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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68.0% of residents in Wurtulla - Birtinya report no long-term health condition. 6.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.0 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 and mortality analyses conducted by AreaSearch highlight notable health considerations for Wurtulla - Birtinya, with chronic ailments moderately prevalent across the community, particularly within older cohorts. In addition, private health insurance coverage is remarkably widespread, encompassing approximately 60% of the total population (7,231 people), compared to 52.5% across Regional Qld. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the primary diagnosed medical conditions across the locality, reported by 8.9 and 8.6% of residents, respectively, while 68.0% declared no ongoing chronic medical ailments, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld. General health metrics across working-age inhabitants align closely with standard benchmarks.
Residents aged 65 and over constitute 19.0% of the population (2,304 people), a lower proportion than the 20.3% observed across Regional Qld. Although senior health profiles present specific complexities, they rank below broader national population levels.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Wurtulla - Birtinya is largely Australian-born, at 79.3% of residents, with 7.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.5%) and Australian (26.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures place Wurtulla - Birtinya below broader averages, with Australian citizens making up 87.0% of residents, 79.3% born in Australia, and 92.8% speaking exclusively English at home. Christianity forms the dominant religious affiliation, claimed by 47.0% of the local population, compared to 52.2% across Regional Qld. Regarding ancestral origins based on parental birthplaces, the largest demographic segments in Wurtulla - Birtinya are English (31.5%), Australian (26.0%), and Irish (8.9%). Other cultural backgrounds show distinctive local representations, with South Australian backgrounds accounting for 0.8% of the community (compared to 0.5% regionally), New Zealand at 1.0% (versus 0.9%), and German ancestry recorded at 4.9% (versus 4.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wurtulla - Birtinya is 39. 28.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution in Wurtulla - Birtinya leans noticeably younger than surrounding regions. As of August 2026 estimates, young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) constitute 29.2% of the population, compared to 25.5% across Regional Qld. The median age remains steady at an estimated 39, matching the 2021 Census level and sitting 2 years younger than the Regional Qld benchmark of 41 from that same Census. Across younger brackets, children and young adults (0 - 24) decreased from 29.6% at the Census to an estimated 27.8%. By 2041, the largest absolute expansion is anticipated in the young to middle aged group, projected to rise by 892 residents (25%) to reach 4,441, while retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) will record the fastest relative growth, expanding 32% to 3,046 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wurtulla - Birtinya
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 11 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 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 604 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,671 at the 2021 Census → 12,154 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 (316021424). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.