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The Parks has an estimated 21,520 residents, up from 19,645 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,875 people, or 9.5%. Growth has averaged 1.5% a year over five years. 532 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 91.5% of that increase. That puts 1,179 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 demographic evaluations from AreaSearch, the resident count across The Parks stands at roughly 21,520 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,875 people (9.5%) above the 2021 Census tally of 19,645 people. Such progress incorporates the ABS estimated resident population figure of 21,445 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 532 validated new addresses recognized after the Census benchmark. Consequently, population density settles at 1,178 persons per square kilometer, tracking closely with broader benchmarks tracked by AreaSearch. Outpacing both the state (7.7%) and the wider SA4 region, the area's 9.5% gain since the 2021 census positions it at the forefront of local expansion.
Inflow from abroad served as the primary demographic catalyst, generating roughly 91.5% of total population additions over recent timeframes. Forecast modeling by AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 using 2022 as their base period. Where local coverage is absent or extends past 2032, figures draw upon SA State Government Regional/LGA age-cohort releases from 2023 (founded on 2021 data), adapted via weighted population aggregation translating LGA figures down to SA2 zones. Anticipated demographic trajectories point to an above median population growth compared against national benchmarks, with community numbers slated to climb by 3,909 persons to 2041 under latest annual ERP metrics, equating to a cumulative 17.8% upturn across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
899 new dwellings have been approved in The Parks over the past five years, an average of 179 a year. That places the area in the 82nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 8 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 180 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 66% 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 authorisations in The Parks average approximately 179 residential properties annually, accumulating to 899 homes throughout the previous 5 financial years. Matching roughly 1.7 new residents each year for every completed dwelling across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), local supply aligns well with incoming demand to maintain balanced property conditions. Furthermore, newly approved dwellings show an expected build cost averaging $316,000, consistent with wider regional patterns. Non-residential development also displays considerable vitality, marked by $38.7 million in commercial approvals secured during this financial year. On a per-capita scale, construction volumes across The Parks closely match Greater Adelaide, helping preserve market equilibrium across neighboring districts despite a recent easing in building velocity.
Approved residential structures comprise 66.0% detached houses alongside 34.0% townhouses or apartments, delivering a balanced blend of attached dwellings that cater to varying budgets—ranging from substantial standalone residences to accessible medium-density formats. Exhibiting around 150 people per dwelling approval, the precinct displays clear hallmarks of an expanding urban center. Long-term outlooks indicate that The Parks will welcome an extra 3,833 residents by 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Current construction trajectories suggest local home additions are well positioned to satisfy buyer requirements, establishing favorable conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling resident growth to outpace current 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 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside The Parks, worth an estimated $560 million. A further 49 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.36 billion. 19 are already under construction and 12 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. 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 evolution is heavily guided by public works, planning frameworks, and major capital investments. AreaSearch has pinpointed 24 projects carrying tangible significance for the locality. Prominent developments include the Regency Park Industrial Precinct Renewal, Woodville Place, The Parks Recreation and Sports Centre Redevelopment, and the Northern Adelaide Road Upgrades Program, with detailed evaluations provided below for the most significant undertakings.
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Regency Park Industrial Precinct Renewal
A strategic precinct renewal initiative led by Renewal SA targeting the inner-northern Adelaide suburb of Regency Park, historically a premier industrial location. The project aims to modernise land use and planning policy frameworks to support advanced manufacturing, logistics and employment uses, with potential mixed-use opportunities on the eastern fringe near Enfield. Planning policy reform via the PlanSA code amendment process underpins the precinct's evolution. The area benefits from proximity to the North-South Corridor and established freight networks.
The Parks Recreation and Sports Centre Redevelopment
A $60 million redevelopment (completed 2013) transforming the former Parks Community Centre into a state-of-the-art recreation and sports hub featuring new aquatic facilities, gym, indoor sports courts, and community spaces. The centre is currently fully operational and undergoing minor accessibility upgrades (2024-2025) to host displaced services from the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.
St. James, Kidman Park
An 11 hectare masterplanned residential community by Fairland on the former Metcash distribution centre site. The project will deliver more than 430 homes including detached houses, terraces and apartments, together with 1.6 hectares of open space connected to the River Torrens Linear Park. Construction of homes is well underway, new housing releases continue through 2026, and a separate 8000 sqm mixed-use lifestyle precinct with retail, childcare, apartments and commercial space is also under construction.
Woodville Place
A 5.2-hectare master-planned urban renewal project in Woodville Gardens. The development will create 154 new homes in total, including 37 affordable house and land packages and 30 homes for public housing. The staged redevelopment began in 2023 with an estimated completion in 2026. The community is located close to the city, schools, shops, and public transport.
Charles Sturt Playground Renewal Program
The City of Charles Sturt is undertaking its annual Playground Renewal Program to replace aging play equipment and upgrade neighborhood reserves across the municipality. Priority locations under current delivery cycles include Tedder Reserve in Flinders Park, Inlet Reserve in Tennyson, and Albert Greenshields Reserve in Ridleyton. The rolling program incorporates inclusive play structures, shade infrastructure, nature play, and community-informed designs.
110 Hawker Street, Ridleyton
Residential development project in Ridleyton featuring modern housing design and community amenities.
The Parks (Enfield) Residential Estate
Master-planned residential community by AVJennings (now part of AVID Property Group) delivering over 300 homes including townhouses and apartments across multiple stages, with parks, pathways and direct connection to the Enfield Community Centre in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
Grange Road, Holbrooks Road and East Avenue Intersection Upgrade
Major realignment and upgrade of the Grange Road, Holbrooks Road, and East Avenue intersection to remove a notorious dogleg. The project involves widening Grange Road, creating a four-way intersection to improve traffic flow, and installing new traffic signals, dedicated bicycle lanes, and four upgraded pedestrian crossings. This upgrade is a critical part of the T2D Broader Network Upgrades to support traffic flow during North-South Corridor construction.
10,812 residents of The Parks are employed, from a labour force of 11,486. Unemployment sits at 5.9%, with participation at 63.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 27,616, about 128% 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 Parks maintains a diverse, capable labor force alongside an overall unemployment rate of 5.9% and an estimated 9.1% job expansion across the preceding twelve months. Records for March 2026 indicate 10,812 residents are employed; however, joblessness sits 2.0% above the 3.8% rate seen across Greater Adelaide, while labor engagement remains somewhat subdued (63.2% versus 66.4% across Greater Adelaide). Census findings indicated that merely 6.9% of employed locals conducted their duties from home, though prevailing Covid-19 lockdown measures influenced those figures. Local employment shows heavy concentrations across health care & social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade.
Industrial production stands out as a core specialty, with the local manufacturing concentration reaching 1.7 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, education & training accounts for only 5.6% of local employment, trailing the 9.3% recorded for Greater Adelaide. Recording 1.1 workers for every resident during the Census, the precinct serves as a net employment destination, accommodating more local positions than resident workers and drawing labor from neighboring communities. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM figures indicates that throughout the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 9.1% against a 6.0% rise in the labor pool, reducing local unemployment by 2.7 percentage points. Across Greater Adelaide over the same span, employment increased by 4.2%, the workforce grew by 4.0%, and unemployment dipped by 0.2 percentage points. Longer-term hiring dynamics can be gauged through Jobs and Skills Australia national projections from Mar-26. These five- and ten-year models have been applied against the area's workforce composition to gauge future industry requirements. Across Australia, workforce growth is projected at 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely by sector. Calibrating these industry rates to the workforce distribution in The Parks indicates local employment could rise by 6.1% over five years and 13.1% over ten years (note that this represents an illustrative weighted extrapolation and omits specific local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in The Parks is $1,297 a week (about $67,000 a year), with median personal income at $566 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $49,496 a year against an average of $55,462. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation statistics released at the postcode tier for financial year 2023 indicate that median taxpayer earnings across the The Parks SA2 stand at $49,496, accompanied by an average of $55,462. These amounts trail nationwide norms as well as Greater Adelaide's median of $54,808 and average of $66,852. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.17% since financial year 2023, updated figures reach approximately $54,530 (median) and $61,102 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household levels, Census earnings sit between the 8th and 20th percentiles nationwide. In terms of earnings distribution, the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket accounts for the largest share at 31.5% of residents (6,778 people), matching the 31.8% recorded regionally.
Substantial housing affordability strain is evident, with residents retaining only 82.1% of their income, placing the locality in the 18th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
The Parks had 7,086 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 68% detached houses and 8% apartments. 32% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. Rent absorbs 20.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.0%. 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, the housing landscape in The Parks was composed of 67.5% houses alongside 32.5% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and alternative structures), contrasting with Adelaide metro's split of 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 23.3%, trailing metropolitan levels, while remaining residences were either being purchased under a mortgage (31.6%) or occupied by tenants (45.1%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations sat below metropolitan figures at $1,517, while median weekly rent was $270, compared to $1,562 and $320 across Adelaide metro.
Against nationwide standards, area mortgage commitments fall well beneath the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents track considerably lower than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
The Parks counted 7,086 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,762 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 31% are couples with children, against 19% couples without children. 28% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the predominant living arrangement at 66.3% of all households, featuring couples with children (30.7%), couples without children (18.9%), and single parent families (14.3%). Non-family dwellings make up the other 33.7%, divided between lone person households (28.4%) and group households (5.3%). The typical household size of 2.6 people slightly exceeds the Greater Adelaide average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
26.3% of adults in The Parks hold a university qualification, including 18.3% with a bachelor degree and 6.5% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 17.4% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 972 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,006 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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Tertiary degree attainment across The Parks settles at 26.3%, sitting slightly behind the nationwide figure of 30.4% yet demonstrating solid educational capability. Bachelor degrees form the primary credential category at 18.3%, followed by postgraduate awards (6.5%) and graduate diplomas (1.5%). Technical and trade accreditations are well represented, with vocational qualifications held by 25.7% of residents aged 15+—consisting of advanced diplomas (8.3%) and certificates (17.4%). Active participation in study is pronounced, with 30.3% of the community undertaking formal courses. Among these students, primary education accounts for 9.1%, tertiary study comprises 7.2%, and secondary schooling represents 6.6%.
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Public transport in The Parks reaches 105 stops on 22 routes, timetabled for about 2,100 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 1.2 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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Public transport networks within The Parks encompass 105 active transport stops spanning rail and bus corridors. These facilities are served across 22 individual routes, providing 2,105 weekly passenger trips in aggregate. Local transport proximity is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances of 185 meters to the nearest transport stop. Reflecting outward travel patterns common to residential zones, private vehicles remain the primary commute choice at 85%, followed by bus transit at 9%. Dwellings maintain an average of 1.2 vehicles, trailing wider regional averages, while a modest 6.9% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census under the influence of pandemic conditions.
Transport timetables deliver an average volume of 300 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 20 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying mapping highlights the 100 nearest stops positioned around the central coordinate of the locality.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
72.6% of residents in The Parks report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 81% of areas nationally. 8.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.3 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health metrics compiled by AreaSearch indicate measurable difficulties throughout The Parks across mortality rates and chronic health prevalence, with notable rates of common conditions observed among both younger and older cohorts. Private health insurance uptake is subdued, covering roughly 47% of the total population (~10,200 people), which trails the 52.7% observed throughout Greater Adelaide and the national average of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, affecting 7.5 and 6.7% of residents, respectively, whereas 72.6% of residents reported having no medical ailments whatsoever, compared to 67.9% across Greater Adelaide.
General wellness across the working-age population remains mostly standard. Residents aged 65 and over account for 15.1% of the community (3,238 people), sitting under Greater Adelaide's 19.1%. Older residents encounter various health hurdles, with nationwide indicators aligning closely with general population benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
50.8% of The Parks residents were born overseas and 59.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 93% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Vietnamese (16.6%) and English (14.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in The Parks is among the highest in the country, characterized by 50.8% of residents born overseas and 59.5% using a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the most widely held faith at 38.7% of people in The Parks. The most prominent deviation from broader trends is seen in Buddhism, which accounts for 14.5% of the community compared to the Greater Adelaide level of 2.4%. Evaluating parental origin, the leading reported ancestry categories within The Parks are Other at 17.9% of the population (well above the regional figure of 9.7%), Vietnamese at 16.6% (exceeding the regional share of 1.2%), and English at 14.0% (substantially below the regional average of 27.8%).
Noticeable variations appear across other heritage groups as well: Serbian background represents 1.5% of The Parks (against 0.4% regionally), Polish accounts for 1.2% (against 1.0%), and Greek heritage stands at 3.3% (against 2.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of The Parks is 36. 32.9% 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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Demographic patterns across The Parks lean heavily toward younger cohorts. Adults aged 25 - 44 represent 34.0% of the population as at August 2026, compared to 28.9% across Greater Adelaide, while seniors and retirees (65+) constitute 15.1% relative to the regional benchmark of 19.1%. The median age is estimated at 36 as at August 2026, maintaining the level recorded in the 2021 Census and sitting 3 years younger than the Greater Adelaide figure of 39 at that Census. Since the Census, the 25 - 44 bracket has expanded from 31.5% of residents to an estimated 34.0%.
Over the period to 2041, senior cohorts are projected to register the largest numeric increase, growing by 1,234 (38%) to reach 4,473.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for The Parks
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Apr 2026 5 months ago all 3 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 Apr 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 532 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (19,645 at the 2021 Census → 21,520 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 (404021102). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.