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Colonel Light Gardens has an estimated 16,240 residents, up from 15,842 at the 2021 Census — a change of 398 people, or 2.5%. That puts 2,402 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 by AreaSearch indicates that the resident count of Colonel Light Gardens stands at approximately 16,240 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 398 people (2.5%) relative to the 15,842 people recorded during the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 16,212 alongside 13 validated new addresses registered following the Census. Consequently, the local density reaches 2,402 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb in the upper quartile across assessed Australian areas. Inbound overseas migration served as the principal catalyst for these demographic gains, functioning virtually as the sole contributor to local growth in recent times.
Population modelling utilizes 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia projections pegged to a 2022 baseline for individual SA2 units. For unlisted areas or timeframes beyond 2032, figures incorporate 2023 SA State Government Regional/LGA age-cohort projections grounded in 2021 numbers, harmonized via weighted aggregation from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Moving forward, demographic growth is projected within the lower quartile nationally, with forecasts indicating an expansion of 491 persons by 2041 relative to recent annual ERP data, which equals an overall rise of 2.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
196 new dwellings have been approved in Colonel Light Gardens over the past five years, an average of 39 a year. That is 2.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 40 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 70% 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 construction authorizations in Colonel Light Gardens have tracked at approximately 39 new homes annually, totalling 196 homes approved across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because the area added an average of only 0.7 new residents per year per dwelling constructed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), local additions are keeping pace with or outpacing demographic expansion, expanding options for purchasers while allowing capacity for growth above baseline estimates; meanwhile, newly built dwellings reflect an average construction cost of $418,000. Furthermore, commercial planning approvals amounted to $131.8 million during this financial year, underscoring substantial non-residential investment.
Per capita residential building approvals in Colonel Light Gardens run at roughly three-quarters the regional pace of Greater Adelaide and rank in the 35th percentile across Australia, constraining choice for purchasers while elevating interest in existing properties. This below-average approval volume aligns with the suburb's established character and potential zoning boundaries. Approvals comprise 70.0% detached dwellings and 30.0% attached dwellings, displaying a broader selection of medium-density formats that range from family residences to smaller entry-level housing. Overall, the ratio sits at roughly 426 people per dwelling approval, indicative of an infill urban setting. Projections indicate that Colonel Light Gardens will absorb 463 residents by 2041, based on recent quarterly AreaSearch data. Ongoing residential building activity appears well positioned to accommodate this demand, creating favourable purchasing conditions and potentially enabling demographic expansion beyond official forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Colonel Light Gardens. A further 14 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $991 million. 8 are already under construction and 5 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans sports & recreation, residential development and tourism. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Capital investments and urban planning initiatives play a crucial role in shaping community outcomes. AreaSearch has pinpointed 10 notable projects anticipated to influence the local area, headlined by SA Health - Building a Bigger Health System in the South (Daw Park Urgent Care Hub & other upgrades), Tram Grade Separation Projects, Springbank Road Pedestrian Actuated Crossing, and Hotel Panorama.
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Tram Grade Separation Projects
A major infrastructure initiative to remove three high-traffic level crossings on the Glenelg tram line by constructing new elevated tram overpasses at Marion Road, Cross Road, and Morphett Road. The project also included the complete reconstruction of the South Road tram overpass. While tram services resumed on 26 January 2026, ongoing construction continues through mid-2026 for intersection upgrades at Anzac Highway, building shared-use paths for the Mike Turtur Bikeway, and final landscaping.
Springbank Road Pedestrian Actuated Crossing
Installation of a Pedestrian Actuated Crossing (PAC) on Springbank Road to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety and access. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian Governments.
SA Health - Building a Bigger Health System in the South (Daw Park Urgent Care Hub & other upgrades)
A comprehensive program to expand and upgrade health services across Southern Adelaide, adding 228 additional hospital beds at Flinders Medical Centre, Noarlunga Hospital, and the Repat Health Precinct. Key components include: an SA Health Urgent Care Hub in Daw Park (formerly Complex and RestorativE (CARE) service), an expanded Transitional Care Unit at Flinders Medical Centre, a new medical imaging suite, redevelopment of the Margaret Tobin Centre (including a new 12-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit), and a 26-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit at the Repat Health Precinct.The program aims to provide better health services closer to home and reduce pressure on emergency departments.
Fig Tree Terraces
A residential development in Melrose Park delivering 36 new homes, including 21 homes sold off the plan and 15 social housing apartments. The project is located in a leafy neighbourhood, offering walkability to key amenities such as shops and transport. It contributes to housing supply in the Adelaide South Growth Areas.
Believe Housing Australia - Panorama Apartments
A $13.7 million four-level apartment building offering 18 two-bedroom modern apartments and five specialist disability accommodation apartments. This development provides affordable rental accommodation significantly below the market rate.
Hotel Panorama
Hotel Panorama is a $60 million, five-storey hospitality destination by the Hurley Hotel Group. Strategically located to support visitation for Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, and the Tonsley Innovation Precinct, the venue features 77 accommodation rooms, including 26 serviced apartments and two premium suites. The ground floor hosts a casual cafe bar, restaurant with a sunken fire lounge, and the Sideline sports bar. The fifth floor features a rooftop bar called Wonderland with a gold disco ball pizza oven and panoramic views from the coast to the Adelaide Hills.The project replaced the former Tonsley Hotel and officially opened on May 8, 2026.
River Torrens to Darlington Project (T2D) - South Road Resurfacing Works
Resurfacing works on a 3km section of South Road between Glengarry Avenue, Glandore, and Bennet Avenue, Melrose Park, delivering a smoother and safer ride for motorists. Further works were undertaken from Daws Road to Lloyd Street, St Marys. These works involve removing the existing pavement and replacing it with asphalt to ensure long-term safety and integrity. This is part of a package of 13 infrastructure upgrades designed to support and complement the revitalised T2D Project.
New Hospital and Allied Centre (Repat Health Precinct)
Development of a five-storey hospital and allied centre on the former repatriation hospital site. The facility includes 8 surgical theatres, 30 ward beds, a 20-chair renal dialysis unit, a GP clinic, radiology, pathology, a pharmacy, and a cafe. It also provides dedicated areas for specialist medical and allied health services, and an integrated 350-space multi-deck carpark. This project is a key part of the broader Repat Health Precinct masterplan, designed to increase public and private surgical capacity and provide essential health services to the community.The project will enable the delivery of both public and private surgical capacity, with the public surgery increasing the capacity across the public health network.
9,720 residents of Colonel Light Gardens are employed, from a labour force of 9,874. Unemployment sits at 1.6%, with participation at 73.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 14,605, about 90% 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 pool exhibits elevated educational credentials, substantial representation in corporate and technical services, an unemployment rate of only 1.6%, and estimated annual jobs growth of 5.4%. By March 2026, employed residents reached 9,720, keeping joblessness 2.3% lower than the 3.8% registered across Greater Adelaide, while participation was strong at 73.8% compared to 66.4% regionally. In the Census, 14.3% of workers indicated working from home, a metric partly influenced by past pandemic restrictions. Key sectors employing local residents comprise health care & social assistance, education & training, alongside professional & technical.
The locality demonstrates distinct concentration in professional & technical, where representation reaches 1.4 times the broader metropolitan baseline. In contrast, manufacturing captures a smaller share of 4.7%, compared to the regional figure of 7.0%. Comparing resident worker counts with local employment volumes suggests that a substantial proportion of the workforce commutes outside the area for employment. Review of SALM and ABS statistics over the 12-month period reveals a 5.4% expansion in employed persons alongside a 5.1% rise in the labour pool, delivering a 0.3 percentage points decrease in the unemployment rate. Over the same timeframe, Greater Adelaide saw employment rise by 4.2% and the labour force grow by 4.0%, yielding a 0.2 percentage points drop in unemployment. National outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide context for future local labour requirements. Matching five- and ten-year nationwide forecasts against the local industry baseline suggests overall employment could lift by 7.0% over five years and 14.5% over ten years, compared to broader Australian forecasts of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral performance varies widely (this represents a mathematical industry-weighted extrapolation rather than a local demographic forecast).
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Median household income in Colonel Light Gardens is $2,006 a week (about $104,000 a year), with median personal income at $910 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,526 a year against an average of $75,112. 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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Based on financial year 2023 ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch, taxpayer remuneration in the Colonel Light Gardens SA2 ranks exceptionally high across Australia. Local taxable earnings stand at a median of $59,526 and an average of $75,112, exceeding the respective benchmarks of $54,808 and $66,852 recorded for Greater Adelaide. Factoring in Wage Price Index appreciation of 10.17% since financial year 2023, local levels are estimated at roughly $65,580 (median) and $82,751 (average) as of March 2026. Across household, family, and individual brackets in the 2021 Census, earnings sit near the 66th percentile nationwide.
In terms of earnings brackets, the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly tier includes 28.8% of residents (4,677 people), closely reflecting the wider region's 31.8%. Furthermore, 31.6% generate weekly incomes exceeding $3,000, underpinning strong spending capacity. Residents preserve 86.8% of income after servicing housing obligations, which places the locality in the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Colonel Light Gardens had 5,932 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 74% detached houses and 15% apartments. 41% are owned with a mortgage, 23% rented and 36% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 16.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, housing stock in Colonel Light Gardens consisted of 73.5% houses and 26.4% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and alternative formats), compared with 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings across the Adelaide metro area. Outright home ownership stood notably higher than the metropolitan benchmark at 35.7%, while 41.3% of properties were under a mortgage and 23.0% were rented. Typical monthly home loan payments reached $2,000, exceeding the Adelaide metro median of $1,562, whereas weekly median rents matched the regional level at $320. On a national scale, mortgage repayments in Colonel Light Gardens surpass the Australian baseline of $1,863, while rental costs remain well under the nationwide median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Colonel Light Gardens counted 5,932 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 23% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units account for 70.4% of local dwellings, made up of couples with children at 36.7%, couples without children at 23.3%, and single parent families representing 9.2%. Non-family living arrangements constitute the remaining 29.6%, where lone person households represent 26.2% and group households make up 3.3%. The suburb's median household size of 2.6 people slightly exceeds the 2.5 average recorded across Greater Adelaide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
39.7% of adults in Colonel Light Gardens hold a university qualification, including 26.5% with a bachelor degree and 8.7% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 81% of areas nationally. A further 16.3% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 3,023 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,099 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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Local qualification rates sit well above regional averages, as 39.7% of residents aged 15+ hold university credentials, outpacing the 25.7% across SA and 28.1% within the SA4 region. Attainment is led by Bachelor degrees at 26.5%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 8.7% and graduate diplomas at 4.5%. Vocational and technical pathways are also well represented, with 27.2% of persons aged 15+ holding trade credentials, comprising advanced diplomas at 10.9% and certificates at 16.3%. A significant 29.6% of the local population is actively engaged in studies, reflecting broad academic participation. Within this group, 10.0% attend primary education, 7.5% are enrolled in secondary education, and 7.1% are undertaking tertiary education.
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Public transport in Colonel Light Gardens reaches 87 stops on 52 routes, timetabled for about 3,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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The local transit network features 87 bus stops across Colonel Light Gardens, connecting with 52 routes that provide 3,244 scheduled passenger trips every week. Public transport access is very strong, with residents living a typical distance of 188 meters from their closest stop. Given the area's residential profile, commuting is predominantly outbound, with private vehicles accounting for 83% of travel, buses taking 8%, and bicycles capturing 3%. Vehicle ownership averages 1.4 per dwelling, while 14.3% of workers worked from home at the 2021 Census during a period influenced by COVID-19.
Transit schedules across all servicing routes average 463 daily trips, which translates to roughly 37 weekly departures at each individual stop.
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70.8% of residents in Colonel Light Gardens report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 75% of areas nationally. 6.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.4 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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Evaluation of morbidity and mortality indices by AreaSearch highlights notable healthcare considerations in Colonel Light Gardens across both younger and older cohorts, alongside a high private health insurance rate encompassing approximately 57% of the total population (~9,191 people), surpassing the Greater Adelaide average of 52.7%. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, recorded among 7.8 and 7.6% of residents, respectively. Meanwhile, 70.8% of the community reported having no chronic medical ailments, outperforming the 67.9% benchmark for Greater Adelaide. Health metrics among residents under 65 are comparatively positive.
Residents aged 65 and over constitute 18.0% of the population (2,919 people), below the 19.1% share seen across Greater Adelaide, with senior health indicators generally matching broader national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Colonel Light Gardens is largely Australian-born, at 79.8% of residents, with 16.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (28.4%) and Australian (24.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural metrics show above-average diversity, with 20.2% of residents born abroad and 16.7% using a non-English language in domestic settings. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 44.1% of the population. Hinduism represents 2.3% of the community, relative to 2.8% across Greater Adelaide. In terms of parental lineage, the predominant ancestries reported are English (28.4%), Australian (24.6%), and Irish (7.2%). Divergences appear among other heritages as well, with Greek background representing 3.8% in Colonel Light Gardens (compared to 2.0% regionally), German accounting for 5.6% (against 5.1%), and Polish standing at 1.0% (against 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Colonel Light Gardens is 40. 25.2% 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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Age distributions in Colonel Light Gardens align closely with broader metropolitan benchmarks, differing by no more than 2.2 percentage points across major age cohorts compared to Greater Adelaide. The estimated median age sits at 40 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census reading and 1 year older than Greater Adelaide's median of 39 at that time. The 45 - 64 age bracket has decreased from 26.8% at the Census to an estimated 24.9%. Forecasts to 2041 indicate that older demographics (65+) will drive most growth, expanding by 494 residents (17%) to reach 3,414, while younger cohorts and children are anticipated to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Colonel Light Gardens
8 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 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
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| Updated within the last 12 months 8 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 | Sep 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 Sep 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 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2025 about a year ago all 6 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 2025. | ||
| 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 — 13 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (15,842 at the 2021 Census → 16,240 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 (403031068). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.