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Port Pirie Surrounds has an estimated 3,437 residents, up from 3,335 at the 2021 Census — a change of 102 people, or 3.1%. Fewer than ten people live on each square kilometre, across a boundary that takes in surrounding rural land. 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 conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Port Pirie Surrounds stands at approximately 3,437 as of Aug 2026. This indicates an expansion of 102 people (3.1%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 3,335 people. Such demographic movement is determined by taking the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population of 3,433 alongside 55 validated new addresses identified following the Census. The local population density works out to 2.2 persons per square kilometer, ensuring considerable personal space for community members. Outperforming the broader SA3 area (2.4%), the 3.1% post-2021 census gain positioned Port Pirie Surrounds at the forefront of regional demographic expansion.
Inflows from interstate migration served as virtually the sole driver behind recent population increases. Projections compiled by the ABS and Geoscience Australia, released in 2024 utilizing 2022 as their starting point, are used by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. In instances where an SA2 lacks coverage, or for horizons beyond 2032, models incorporate the SA State Government's 2023 age-specific Regional/LGA figures based on 2021 inputs, adjusted via a population weighting technique from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Future demographic trajectories point toward bottom-quartile regional expansion across the nation; based on the most recent annual ERP metrics, Port Pirie Surrounds is projected to add 15 persons to 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 0.3% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
61 new dwellings have been approved in Port Pirie Surrounds over the past five years, an average of 12 a year. That is 3.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. 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 Port Pirie Surrounds have averaged approximately 12 dwellings annually, accumulating to 61 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. With an inflow averaging merely 0.4 new residents annually for every newly approved home across the last 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to housing stock are keeping pace with or exceeding demand, affording purchasers greater variety and creating headroom for demographic growth beyond baseline forecasts. Concurrently, average construction values for incoming dwellings sit at $272,000—under the regional benchmark—pointing to comparatively economical building costs. Non-residential development is evidenced by $3.1 million in commercial approvals during the current financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential landscape.
Relative to Rest of SA, per-capita building activity in Port Pirie Surrounds is 69.0% higher, offering prospective purchasers extensive possibilities. Furthermore, recent residential approvals have consisted exclusively of separate houses, maintaining the low-density footprint of the locality and catering to buyers seeking expansive allotments. The area exhibits quintessential low-density suburban traits, recording roughly 270 people per dwelling approval. Moving forward, projections from the newest quarterly AreaSearch figures indicate Port Pirie Surrounds will gain 11 residents through to 2041. Given prevailing construction trends, forthcoming residential pipelines appear well-positioned to satisfy accommodation needs, establishing favorable conditions for buyers and potentially facilitating expansion above current demographic projections.
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 one current infrastructure or development project inside Port Pirie Surrounds. A further 76 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $19.4 billion. 24 are already under construction and 15 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, energy 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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Regional development and economic performance are heavily guided by capital works, strategic planning frameworks, and major initiatives. Across Port Pirie Surrounds, AreaSearch has flagged a total of 16 projects likely to generate local economic impacts. Notable undertakings include Bungama Battery Project, Key Worker Housing Initiative, Green Iron SA Port Pirie Hub, as well as the Port Pirie Masterplan / Yorke Peninsula and Mid North Regional Plan, with the accompanying catalog highlighting the primary initiatives.
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Bungama Battery Project
Amp Energy's Bungama Battery Project introduces a 250MW/500MWh energy storage facility near Port Pirie, South Australia, featuring grid forming inverter technology, adjacent to the 275kV Bungama Substation.
Balmoral Park Estate Expansion
Renewal SA selected Graycar Contractors to deliver 10 rental homes for key workers and 42 residential allotments at Balmoral Park Estate. The two-stage expansion is supported by a 1 million AUD grant from the Regional Housing Initiatives Program. Chelsea Homes will construct the homes and civil works within 30 months from August 2025.
Green Iron SA Port Pirie Hub
Green Iron SA is a consortium-led initiative developing a green iron supply chain in South Australia centered in Port Pirie. High-level engineering for a premium iron ore export pathway via Port Pirie Berth 7 was completed, focusing on upgrading rail and port infrastructure to export magnetite concentrate from the Razorback Iron Ore Project. The design incorporates sealed handling systems to support future green hydrogen-based pellet and Hot Briquetted Iron production.
Port Pirie Masterplan / Yorke Peninsula and Mid North Regional Plan
A 30-year blueprint for the Yorke Peninsula and Mid North region, identifying land use and infrastructure to support a projected population increase of 17,677 by 2051. The plan designates Port Pirie as the primary Regional City, focusing on essential services, logistics, and its expanding role in critical minerals and energy. Key active components include the Riverbank Precinct redevelopment (Stage 1 nature play and beach shelter upgrades), the Greening Port Pirie Rail Yards project (16,500 seedlings planted to reduce lead dust exposure), and Nyrstar's industrial transformation, which achieved its first commercial shipment of Australian-produced Antimony metal in February 2026.The plan is now delivered via an interactive electronic Regional Planning Portal rather than a static document.
Southfields Rural Estate
A rural acreage estate offering 17 large land allotments (approx. 5,000m2 - 5,232m2) with mains water, electricity, and NBN connection, providing country living opportunities 5km from Port Pirie in the Mid North region of South Australia. The current stage is available for sale.
Nyrstar Port Pirie Smelter Transformation
Major redevelopment of the Nyrstar lead-zinc smelter at Port Pirie to implement advanced PAR (Port Pirie Advanced Recycling) technology, significantly reducing lead-in-air emissions, modernising the facility and securing its long-term future. The A$750 million transformation project reached full mechanical completion in 2023 with final commissioning and performance testing completed in 2024.
South-West Drainage Scheme
A stormwater drainage system and outfall proposed to address flood risk on vacant land south of Risdon Park South, unlocking approximately 600 allotments for future residential development in Port Pirie. The scheme follows a 2012 Tonkin Consulting engineering investigation into an outfall alignment through rural land west of the site, incorporating a potential storage area near Port Davis Road. Port Pirie Regional Council has committed initial funding for land acquisition and to advance project requirements, with the initiative listed in the Council's economic development investment program across both the 2024/25 and 2025/26 Annual Business Plans.As of the 2025/26 Business Plan, the project remains in its initial stages, with land negotiations and scheme advancement ongoing ahead of any construction of the drainage infrastructure itself.
Port Pirie Wharf Upgrades
Infrastructure upgrade project involving sealing of 19,350 square metres of previously unsurfaced port area with 6,100 tonnes of asphalt. Removal of 8,800 tonnes of contaminated material and addition of 9,100 tonnes of new material. Focus on Berths 5 and 7 to enhance port capacity and economic benefits to Mid North region.
1,491 residents of Port Pirie Surrounds are employed, from a labour force of 1,572. Unemployment sits at 5.2%, with participation at 55.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,074, about 89% 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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A well-balanced division of white-collar and blue-collar occupations characterizes the workforce in Port Pirie Surrounds, underpinned by solid representation across core services, an unemployment rate standing at 5.2%, and an estimated yearly employment expansion of 3.1%. As of March 2026, 1,491 residents are gainfully employed. The local jobless rate tracks 0.3% under the Regional SA level of 5.5%, whereas workforce engagement is comparatively subdued (55.4% against 58.3% for Regional SA). Census returns indicated that a modest 11.7% of workers performed their duties from home, a figure potentially shaped by Covid-19 restrictions.
The primary sectors supporting local employment are health care & social assistance, agriculture, forestry & fishing, along with education & training. Specialization is particularly pronounced in health care & social assistance, which commands a workforce share 1.3 times the regional standard. Conversely, construction accounts for an under-indexed portion of the local labour pool at only 5.8%, relative to 8.1% throughout Regional SA. Comparing the tally of working-age residents to local jobs reported in the Census suggests localized employment capacity is fairly constrained. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM figures indicate that during the 12 months to March 2026, local jobs grew by 3.1% while the labour supply expanded by 3.5%, lifting the jobless rate by 0.3 percentage points. In contrast, Regional SA experienced a 1.2% lift in employment alongside a 2.6% rise in the labour pool, which increased unemployment by 1.4 percentage points. For longer-term context, Jobs and Skills Australia published national industry forecasts in Mar-26 that can be correlated with the local occupational base. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with distinct variance by sector. Aligning these sectoral projections with the local profile suggests employment in Port Pirie Surrounds could rise by 5.6% across five years and 12.5% across ten years (serving as a weighted illustrative extrapolation that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Port Pirie Surrounds is $1,145 a week (about $60,000 a year), with median personal income at $572 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $51,318 a year against an average of $62,727. 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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Taxation records from the ATO at the postcode level, compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, show Port Pirie Surrounds SA2 having a median taxable income of $51,318 alongside an average of $62,727. While below the nationwide benchmark, these earnings exceed Regional SA's median of $48,920 and average of $58,933. Factoring in Wage Price Index gains of 10.17% since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 point to roughly $56,537 for median earnings and $69,106 for the average. Census assessments place local personal, family, and household earnings between the 8th and 9th percentiles nationally.
The dominant earnings bracket contains 27.2% of residents taking home $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (934 residents), closely mirroring the 27.5% share observed across the wider metropolitan territory. Even though shelter outlays are manageable—leaving 90.1% of earnings retained—overall net disposable income remains modest, ranking at the 16th percentile nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Port Pirie Surrounds had 1,286 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 94% detached houses and 0% apartments. 36% are owned with a mortgage, 15% rented and 49% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $997 a month. Rent absorbs 17.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.1%. 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 most recent Census, the residential makeup of Port Pirie Surrounds comprised 94.4% separate houses and 5.6% other dwellings (incorporating units, townhouses, and alternate dwellings), contrasting with 88.5% houses and 11.5% other dwellings in Regional SA. Outright property ownership in Port Pirie Surrounds was considerably higher than the regional benchmark, reaching 48.9%, while remaining properties were subject to a mortgage (36.0%) or occupied by tenants (15.1%). Typical monthly home loan payments were notably affordable at $997, and the median weekly rental cost was $200, undercutting the Regional SA figures of $1,153 and $220.
On a countrywide scale, mortgage commitments in Port Pirie Surrounds sit significantly beneath the Australian average of $1,863, with leasing rates similarly below the national $375 baseline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Port Pirie Surrounds counted 1,286 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 26% are couples with children, against 33% couples without children. 29% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.2 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the core living arrangement, representing 69.5% of households; this includes 33.4% couples without children, 25.5% couples with children, and 9.1% single parent families. The remaining 30.5% consists of non-family living situations, headed by single-person residences at 28.7% and group households at 1.8%. Typical occupancy stands at a median of 2.4 people per household, slightly higher than the Regional SA standard of 2.3.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.2% of adults in Port Pirie Surrounds hold a university qualification, including 10.4% with a bachelor degree and 1.2% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 86% of areas nationally. A further 30.5% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 193 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 964 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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Educational attainment presents specific headwinds across the locality, evidenced by higher education completion rates (13.2%) tracking well below the countrywide benchmark of 30.4%, highlighting a distinct opening for targeted learning programs. Bachelor degrees form the primary tertiary credential at 10.4%, with graduate diplomas representing 1.6% and postgraduate qualifications accounting for 1.2%. Meanwhile, vocational qualifications are widespread, with 39.7% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical trade certifications, including 9.2% with advanced diplomas and 30.5% with certificates. Community engagement in learning is robust, with 26.6% of the local population actively participating in academic programs.
Broken down by tier, primary education accounts for 13.1%, secondary schooling comprises 8.4%, and tertiary pursuits engage 1.5% of residents.
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Getting around Port Pirie Surrounds means driving: households keep an average of 1.8 vehicles, and scheduled services reach only a handful of stops. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure within Port Pirie Surrounds consists of 4 active transport stops. Connected by 3 individual routes, the local network runs a combined 26 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transit is somewhat restricted, as community members reside an average distance of 2239 meters from the closest boarding location. Because the region is primarily dormitory in function, outbound travel is standard, with private vehicles accounting for 90% of journey-to-work trips and walking representing 6%. Households maintain an average of 1.8 vehicles, exceeding the regional average, while a modest 11.7% worked remotely during the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Transit services run at a typical frequency of 3 trips per day across all available routes, delivering approximately 6 weekly trips per individual stop.
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60.4% of residents in Port Pirie Surrounds report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 81% of areas nationally. 7.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.8 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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Analysis of mortality statistics and long-term health conditions conducted by AreaSearch reveals substantial public health pressures in Port Pirie Surrounds, with chronic ailments widespread among older as well as younger demographics. Furthermore, uptake of private health insurance is subdued, covering roughly 50% of residents (~1,732 people), compared with the countrywide rate of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health concerns emerged as the leading recorded chronic issues, diagnosed in 10.4 and 9.6% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 60.4% of residents reported having no long-term illnesses, slightly under the 62.5% benchmark recorded throughout Regional SA.
Chronic conditions also feature heavily among working-age locals. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 26.4% of the population (907 people), with health metrics in this older bracket displaying considerable vulnerability relative to national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Port Pirie Surrounds is largely Australian-born, at 91.8% of residents, with 3.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (34.6%) and English (32.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Port Pirie Surrounds displays comparatively low cultural heterogeneity, as 91.8% of the local populace was born in Australia, 94.0% hold Australian citizenship, and 96.5% communicate exclusively in English within their households. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, followed by 51.6% of residents, in contrast to 45.2% recorded regionally across Regional SA. Looking at parental lineage, the primary reported backgrounds across Port Pirie Surrounds are Australian at 34.6%, English at 32.4%, and Irish at 7.5%. Additional cultural groups show notable variations in concentration: German heritage represents 6.8% locally (vs 8.2% regionally), Dutch background comprises 1.8% (vs 1.3%), and Greek heritage stands at 1.2% (vs 0.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Port Pirie Surrounds is 47, older than 84% of areas nationally. 19.7% 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 Port Pirie Surrounds closely tracks Regional SA, with no major age bracket diverging by more than 2.3 percentage points from the regional baseline. As at August 2026, the estimated median age remains at 47, matching both the 2021 Census reading and the Regional SA benchmark of 47 from that Census, while sitting above the national median of 38 at the same Census. The most notable generational shift since the Census occurred in the 45 - 64 age bracket (mature adults and young retirees), contracting from 28.2% to an estimated 25.6%.
In contrast, projections to 2041 anticipate the strongest absolute rise among residents aged 65+, expanding by 128 residents (14%) to 1,035 individuals, whereas younger demographics, including children, young adults, and early-to-mid career cohorts, are forecast to diminish.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Port Pirie Surrounds
8 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 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 | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| 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 1 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 — 55 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,335 at the 2021 Census → 3,437 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 (405031123). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.