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North Adelaide has an estimated 7,521 residents, up from 6,823 at the 2021 Census — a change of 698 people, or 10.2%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. 240 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 100.0% of that increase. That puts 1,478 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research from AreaSearch, the population of North Adelaide stands at roughly 7,521 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 698 people (10.2%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 6,823 people. This trend is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population of 7,516 as of June 2025 alongside 240 validated new addresses added following the Census date. With this headcount, local density reaches 1,477 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the national benchmark evaluated by AreaSearch. Furthermore, the 10.2% population rise since the 2021 census surpassed both the broader state figure (7.7%) and Greater Adelaide, establishing the locality as a prominent regional growth pocket.
Inbound overseas migration served as the core contributor to these gains, functioning as virtually the exclusive catalyst for recent expansion. AreaSearch incorporates SA2-level demographic projections released in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia using 2022 as a baseline. Where SA2 coverage is absent, or for periods following 2032, figures rely on the SA State Government Regional/LGA age-cohort forecasts published in 2023 (utilising 2021 benchmarks), adjusted via a weighted aggregation framework converting LGA figures down to SA2 boundaries. In light of these anticipated shifts, local expansion is set to track just beneath the national statistical area median, gaining 910 persons to 2041 relative to recent annual ERP data, which equates to an overall 12.0% upturn over the 16 years.
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231 new dwellings have been approved in North Adelaide over the past five years, an average of 46 a year. That is 6.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 46 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 building approvals in North Adelaide have tracked at an annual mean of approximately 46 dwellings, delivering 231 homes across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this five-year span (between FY-22 and FY-26), an average intake of 1.8 new residents per approved dwelling indicated a well-matched balance between supply and underlying demand. However, recent trends have quickened to 19.3 people per dwelling across the last 2 financial years, pointing toward escalating demand and a constrained pipeline. Meanwhile, newly built properties carry an average construction cost of $923,000, underscoring developer focus on the high-end residential segment.
In addition, commercial approvals have reached $148.1 million this financial year, demonstrating considerable momentum in non-residential development. On a per-capita basis, North Adelaide generates roughly half the volume of new dwelling approvals seen across Greater Adelaide, placing within the 13th percentile of evaluated Australian markets and creating tighter choice for purchasers while reinforcing demand across existing residential stock. Recent building activity is composed of 7.0% detached dwellings alongside 93.0% medium and high-density housing options. This strong emphasis on higher density supplies accessible market pathways suited to downsizers, first-time purchasers, and investors. Reflecting roughly 1587 people per dwelling approval, the local property landscape exhibits the traits of an established, mature market. Demographic projections suggest North Adelaide will add 905 residents through to 2041, based on recent quarterly estimates by AreaSearch. In light of current building activity, the forthcoming residential supply pipeline is well positioned to accommodate this anticipated influx, supporting favorable conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling population expansion beyond projected levels.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside North Adelaide, worth an estimated $1.78 billion. A further 71 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $24.7 billion. 30 are already under construction and 33 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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, town planning frameworks, and significant public works play a central role in driving the development trajectory of a region. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 39 projects anticipated to influence the immediate surroundings. Key undertakings include Calvary North Adelaide Hospital Upgrades, North Adelaide Public Golf Course Redevelopment, Skyline North Adelaide, and Adelaide Aquatic Centre Redevelopment, with leading priority works outlined below.
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North Adelaide Public Golf Course Redevelopment
A $45 million SA Government redevelopment of the North Adelaide Public Golf Course into a world-class public golf and recreation precinct, and the exclusive home of LIV Golf in Australia through 2031. Designed by Greg Norman Golf Course Design, the project delivers a new 18-hole Championship Course, driving range, mini golf course and executive short course, with expanded walking and riding trails. The SA Government passed the North Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025 to take control of the site from the City of Adelaide.Works formally commenced April 27 2026, with the south course being upgraded first. The original City of Adelaide and Commercial & General Links Precinct mixed-use masterplan (residential, aged care, hotel) has been superseded by this state-led initiative.
Calvary North Adelaide Hospital Upgrades
Upgrades and refurbishments at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital, a private hospital providing surgical services, cancer care, maternity and birthing suites, intensive care, paediatrics, rehabilitation and palliative care. Current Calvary information refers to upgraded and refurbished hospital facilities, including a fully refurbished procedure suite and day surgery unit with three procedure rooms and seven theatres.
Skyline North Adelaide
Approved luxury apartment redevelopment beside the Lion Hotel, retaining and conserving the state heritage listed former Old Lion Brewery malthouse. The project, marketed as Skyline North Adelaide, comprises an eight-storey mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial/office space, 35 three and four bedroom residences, communal facilities, basement parking, a roof deck swimming pool and spa, landscaping and heritage conservation works.
Adelaide Aquatic Centre Redevelopment
The $135 million redevelopment of the Adelaide Aquatic Centre in North Adelaide's Park Lands, funded and built by the South Australian Government and operated by YMCA Aquatic. The new all-electric, sustainably designed facility opened on 27 January 2026, replacing the former centre which closed in August 2024. Features include a 50m 10-lane indoor pool, 25m 8-lane outdoor pool, warm-water rehabilitation pool, learn-to-swim pool, lagoon-style outdoor pool, waterslides, indoor splash zone, gym and fitness centre, sauna and steam rooms, cafe, and improved cycle and pedestrian connections.Designed by JPE Design Studio, Warren and Mahoney, and Yellaka (Karl Winda Telfer), the facility is powered by 100% renewable energy using locally-sourced, low-carbon materials including massive Austrian-milled timber beams. The former centre site will return over 1,000 square metres to Park Lands. YMCA Aquatic also operates the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre at Oaklands Park, with reciprocal access for members.
74-80 Melbourne Street Mixed-Use Development
Proposed six-level mixed-use development by Leyton Property comprising 19 apartments above a ground-floor shop or cafe tenancy, plus a separate two-storey dwelling fronting Sussex Street and 26 on-site car spaces. The State Commission Assessment Panel refused planning consent for DA 25033243 on 11 March 2026, so the scheme remains a proposal rather than an approved or construction-stage project.
Bowden Urban Renewal Project
A 16.3-hectare state-led urban renewal initiative transforming former industrial land into a high-density, walkable precinct. The project features climate-responsive architecture with a 6 Star Green Star Communities rating. Key developments active in 2026 include the ARC Bowden apartments, the FLOWE wellness hub, and South Australia's first major institutional build-to-rent project. Upon completion, the site will support approximately 2,500 dwellings and 5,300 residents.
Eighty Eight O'Connell
Completed mixed-use precinct on the former Le Cornu site in North Adelaide, delivered by Commercial & General. The $300 million development comprises 158 residences across three towers connected by a podium and SkyPark, with more than 17 commercial and retail tenancies including food and beverage, flexible workspace, health, wellness and medical uses. The precinct is now open, with residents and businesses moving in and retail and wellness activation underway.
Lot Fourteen Innovation Precinct
Lot Fourteen is a world-class innovation district situated on the 7-hectare site of the former Royal Adelaide Hospital. Currently in its growth phase, the precinct is transitioning into a global hub for space, defence, hi-tech, and creative industries. Key upcoming milestones include the completion of the state-of-the-art Innovation Centre and the Australian Defence Technologies Academy by 2028. The district already hosts the Australian Space Agency, the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, and over 150 businesses focused on research and commercialisation.
4,507 residents of North Adelaide are employed, from a labour force of 4,623. Unemployment sits at 2.5%, with participation at 65.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 11,022, about 147% 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 market in North Adelaide is characterised by an exceptionally qualified talent pool, an established professional services sector, an unemployment rate standing at only 2.5%, and an estimated annual job growth of 5.4%. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 4,507, with local joblessness sitting 1.3% beneath the 3.8% recorded across Greater Adelaide, while the participation rate closely aligns with the regional benchmark of 66.4%. At the Census, remote workers accounted for 15.3% of the resident workforce, an outcome influenced in part by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. Key employment sectors for the local workforce comprise health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
The community demonstrates an especially pronounced concentration within professional & technical roles, employing at 1.9 times the regional average. Conversely, construction holds a modest footprint, representing 4.7% of resident employment against 8.7% regionally. Recording 1.5 workers for every resident during the Census, North Adelaide serves as a major commercial node that generates more employment positions than resident workers and draws commuter inflows from adjacent suburbs. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM figures shows that across the 12 months to March 2026, North Adelaide experienced a 5.4% expansion in employment alongside a 5.0% increase in the total labour force, bringing about a 0.3 percentage points reduction in unemployment. Over the same interval across Greater Adelaide, jobs grew by 4.2%, the workforce expanded by 4.0%, and unemployment dropped by 0.2 percentage points. Longer-term employment trajectories can be gauged through the national Mar-26 projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia. These five- and ten-year models, when applied against the area's industry composition, offer guidance on future job trends. Nationally, total employment is anticipated to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though industry-specific rates vary widely. Aligning these sectoral projections with North Adelaide's workforce breakdown indicates potential employment growth of 7.1% over five years and 14.7% over ten years (noting this is an illustrative weighted extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in North Adelaide is $1,867 a week (about $97,000 a year), with median personal income at $964 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $63,267 a year against an average of $115,864. The average runs 83% 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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Aggregated postcode figures from the ATO for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch reveal that the North Adelaide SA2 achieved a median taxpayer earnings figure of $63,267 and an average of $115,864. This ranks among the highest brackets across Australia, significantly outperforming Greater Adelaide's median of $54,808 and average of $66,852. Following a 10.17% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 stand at roughly $69,701 for median income and $127,647 for average income. In the 2021 Census, personal income sat at the 75th percentile ($964 weekly), while household income landed at the 57th percentile.
Furthermore, 31.2% of individuals (2,346 individuals) earn within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the metropolitan proportion of 31.8%. Residents retain 85.7% of earnings following housing costs, positioning the locality in the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
North Adelaide had 2,862 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 21% detached houses and 28% apartments. 18% are owned with a mortgage, 48% rented and 34% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,914 a month. Rent absorbs 20.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the most recent Census shows that North Adelaide's residential landscape consists of 21.4% houses and 78.6% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached homes, apartments, and other dwellings), diverging sharply from metropolitan Adelaide's split of 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in the area reached 34.0%, which exceeds the wider metropolitan rate, while the remainder of homes are mortgaged (17.7%) or occupied by tenants (48.3%). Monthly mortgage repayments recorded a median of $1,914, noticeably higher than the Adelaide metropolitan figure of $1,562, while median weekly rent stood at $390 compared to $320 across the metropolitan area.
Nationally, local mortgage commitments surpass the Australian benchmark of $1,863, with weekly rentals also tracking above the countrywide average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
North Adelaide counted 2,862 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,155 today, averaging 1.9 people each. 14% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 42% 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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Families constitute the primary living arrangement in North Adelaide, accounting for 51.9% of all households, with couples without children representing 31.4%, couples with children making up 13.7%, and single parent families comprising 5.3%. Non-family domestic arrangements account for the remaining 48.1%, led by single-person residences at 41.7% and group households at 6.4%. At 1.9 people, the local median household size remains below the Greater Adelaide benchmark of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
52.5% of adults in North Adelaide hold a university qualification, including 31.1% with a bachelor degree and 16.8% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 79% of areas nationally. A further 11.5% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 970 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,118 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 throughout North Adelaide comfortably outperform broader regional and state measures, as 52.5% of residents aged 15+ hold tertiary degrees compared with 25.7% across SA and 28.9% in Greater Adelaide. This elevated educational profile strongly supports engagement in professional and knowledge-driven sectors. Bachelor degrees represent the largest cohort at 31.1%, alongside postgraduate qualifications (16.8%) and graduate diplomas (4.6%). Technical and vocational training encompasses 19.8% of individuals aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas (8.3%) and certificates (11.5%). Community participation in study is pronounced, with 34.5% of the local population engaged in an educational course.
Breaking this down, 22.6% are attending tertiary institutions, 4.2% are enrolled in primary education, and 3.1% are undertaking secondary education.
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Public transport in North Adelaide reaches 67 stops on 76 routes, timetabled for about 7,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 130 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.8 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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North Adelaide's public transit network comprises 67 active transport stops providing combined bus and train connectivity. These facilities are served across 76 individual routes that generate 6,999 weekly passenger trips in total. Transit access across the neighborhood is exceptional, with residents situated an average of 126 meters from their nearest boarding point. Reflecting the area's predominantly residential character, daily outward commuting is common, with private vehicle travel accounting for 64% of trips, followed by walking at 17% and bus transit at 12%. Average motor vehicle ownership stands at 0.8 per dwelling, trailing the regional standard, while 15.3% of the workforce worked from home according to the 2021 Census under prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Transit schedules across all operational routes deliver an average volume of 999 trips per day, which translates to roughly 104 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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70.1% of residents in North Adelaide report no long-term health condition. 4.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 78.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.0 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 indicators across North Adelaide demonstrate very positive outcomes based on AreaSearch evaluations of chronic illnesses and mortality rates, with low incidence of standard ailments observed across both older and younger demographics. Furthermore, private healthcare coverage is exceptionally widespread, encompassing approximately 78% of the local population (5,903 people). This notably exceeds the Greater Adelaide rate of 52.7% as well as the national standard of 55.7%. The primary medical concerns identified within the community are mental health issues and arthritis, recorded among 8.2 and 7.3% of the population, respectively, while 70.1% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, tracking above the Greater Adelaide proportion of 67.9%.
Working-age adults display strong general wellness alongside limited rates of chronic illness. Residents aged 65 and over constitute 20.9% of the community (1,571 people), above the 19.1% share seen in Greater Adelaide, with senior residents exhibiting robust health results that align closely with broader nationwide benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
30.5% of North Adelaide residents were born overseas and 20.4% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.3%) and Australian (19.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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North Adelaide displays a broader cultural background than most surrounding markets, with 30.5% of residents born abroad and 20.4% using a language other than English in the home. In terms of faith, Christianity forms the leading religious group, embraced by 42.8% of people in North Adelaide. Notably, Judaism demonstrates a distinct local concentration, accounting for 0.2% of residents against 0.1% across Greater Adelaide. Looking at ancestral origins based on parental birthplaces, the three most prevalent lineages in North Adelaide are English at 27.3%, Australian at 19.0%, and Other at 9.2%.
Other cultural communities also exhibit above-average presence in the area, including German ancestry at 5.9% (vs 5.1% regionally), Polish at 1.1% (vs 1.0%), and Russian at 0.5% (vs 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of North Adelaide is 37. That is 2 years younger than at the 2021 Census. 43.8% 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 North Adelaide leans heavily toward childless young adults. As of updated estimates for August 2026, individuals aged 25 - 44 account for 32.4% of the population, compared to 28.9% across Greater Adelaide, whereas mature adults and early retirees aged 45 - 64 comprise 16.6% against a regional baseline of 23.0%. The median age is estimated by AreaSearch at 37 as at August 2026, dropping from 39 at the 2021 Census and sitting 2 years below the Greater Adelaide benchmark of 39 recorded during the same Census.
The most noticeable demographic shift since the Census has occurred within the 25 - 44 age cohort, rising from 27.4% to an estimated 32.4%. Looking ahead to 2041, this 25 - 44 demographic is projected to drive the bulk of local growth, expanding by 308 residents (13%) to reach a total of 2,742.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for North Adelaide
9 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
| 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 | 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. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 9 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 240 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (6,823 at the 2021 Census → 7,521 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 (401011002). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.