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SAL boundaries are defined by Australia Post and the Australian Bureau of Statistics to represent commonly-known suburb names used in postal addresses.
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Adelaide has an estimated 22,759 residents, up from 18,202 at the 2021 Census — a change of 4,557 people, or 25.0%. Growth has averaged 3.7% a year over five years, faster than 93% of areas nationally. 882 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 98.0% of that increase. That puts 2,172 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 AreaSearch's evaluation of broader ABS population revisions alongside address validations completed post-Census, the suburb of Adelaide has an estimated resident base of roughly 22,759 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 4,557 people (25.0%) compared to the 18,202 people tallied in the 2021 Census. Such growth is deduced from an estimated resident count of 22,657 derived from the ABS June 2025 ERP figures, combined with 882 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. Consequently, population density stands at 2,171 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb of Adelaide above the typical benchmark across nationwide locations evaluated by AreaSearch.
Outpacing both South Australia (7.7%) and Greater Adelaide, the suburb of Adelaide's 25.0% expansion since the 2021 census establishes it as an area leader in growth. Inbound overseas migration was the predominant catalyst, generating roughly 98.0% of total demographic additions over recent intervals. Projections generated jointly by the ABS and Geoscience Australia for SA2 zones, published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline, are utilised by AreaSearch. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage and across horizons beyond 2032, state government LGA and regional projections by age group (issued in 2023 utilizing 2021 figures) are incorporated through a weighted aggregation model from LGA to SA2 tiers. On the basis of these demographic outlooks, the suburb of Adelaide is slated for expansion just under the median of statistical territories monitored by AreaSearch, with the suburb of Adelaide projected to gain 2,812 persons to 2041 via aggregated SA2 forecasts, representing a cumulative increase of 11.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,135 new dwellings have been approved in Adelaide over the past five years, an average of 227 a year. That places the area in the 95th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 278 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 3% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 335, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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AreaSearch's review of ABS building approvals across statistical geographies indicates that Adelaide averages approximately 227 dwellings receiving development approval per year, totaling an estimated 1,135 homes approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 335 registered to date in FY-25. Across the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), an average of 2.7 new residents per year has been added for every approved dwelling, pointing to healthy demand that supports asset values. Approved dwellings carry an average construction value of $645,000, underscoring an emphasis by developers on the higher-end, upmarket residential sector.
Furthermore, approvals for commercial construction totaling $865.6 million have been registered during this financial year, illustrating strong commercial capital commitment locally. Relative to Greater Adelaide, local construction volumes are moderately higher, tracking 16.0% above regional average per person over the 5 year period. While providing ample options for purchasers and bolstering established valuations, building activity has moderated somewhat of late. This rate remains substantially above the national standard, demonstrating high developer confidence. In terms of composition, approved dwellings include 3.0% detached dwellings alongside 97.0% medium and high-density housing. This heavy orientation toward compact formats offers lower-cost entry points while appealing to downsizing owner-occupiers, investors, and first-time buyers. The area registers approximately 104 people per dwelling approval, denoting an expanding market. Long-term forecasts anticipate Adelaide will absorb 2,710 residents by 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Based on current building momentum, the delivery of new residential stock is poised to satisfy demand with ease, creating favourable purchasing conditions and potentially accommodating population gains above existing 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 32 current infrastructure and development projects inside Adelaide, worth an estimated $13.5 billion. A further 31 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $21 billion. 23 are already under construction and 30 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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Infrastructure upgrades, major construction ventures, and strategic planning decisions exert a substantial influence on local growth trajectories. AreaSearch has identified 57 projects within the surrounding environment that are expected to shape the district. Prominent developments include the SA Water Capital Work Delivery Contracts 2024-28, Keystone Tower, Best Life Angas Street, and Market Square and Central Market Expansion, with the accompanying catalog highlighting the initiatives of greatest significance.
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SA Water Capital Work Delivery Contracts 2024-28
SA Water's record $3.3 billion capital delivery program for the 2024-28 regulatory period, covering water and wastewater infrastructure across South Australia. The program targets water main replacements, sewerage network upgrades, dam upgrades, water tank refurbishments, and treatment process upgrades across metropolitan and regional areas. A central $1.5 billion component supports the South Australian Premier's Housing Roadmap, expanding network capacity to unlock up to 40,000 new allotments, with major focus on Adelaide's northern growth corridors including Angle Vale, Riverlea, and Roseworthy.Six major framework partners (Fulton Hogan Utilities, John Holland and Guidera O'Connor JV, McConnell Dowell and Diona JV, BMD, Diona, and Leed Engineering and Construction) are delivering works across approximately 120 projects. In Year 1 (to June 2025), $681.6 million in capital was invested. The program runs to June 2028.
Best Life Angas Street
An 18-storey vertical land lease village providing affordable retirement living for over 50s in the Adelaide CBD. The development features 155 one and two-bedroom apartments with premium finishes, designed to facilitate aging in place. Amenities include three levels of secure parking, a community terrace, gym, library, and dedicated activities rooms.
Keystone Tower
Adelaide's tallest building at 183m with 37 storeys, featuring the city's first Westin Hotel with 236 rooms, office space, conference facilities, a wellness retreat, and a three-storey observation deck. The project preserves the historic Freemasons Hall facade and is a joint venture between Pelligra Group and Freemasons SA & NT.
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.
Market Square and Central Market Expansion
Major mixed-use redevelopment of the former Central Market Arcade by ICD Property in partnership with the City of Adelaide. The project is under construction and will expand Adelaide Central Market, add a Market Hall, about 50 new market tenancies, a 1700 sqm Coles supermarket, retail and dining space, a 3000 sqm public elevated terrace, a nine-level all-electric office tower, Australia's first Treehouse Hotel with 248 rooms, and 234 apartments. The office tower topped out in October 2025 and the project is moving through structure, fitout, services and public realm works toward a late 2026 opening.
Tapangka on Franklin (Former Adelaide Bus Station Redevelopment)
Redevelopment of the former Adelaide Bus Station (6,850sqm) into Tapangka, a landmark mixed-use precinct in Adelaide's CBD, led by Renewal SA as master developer. The project will deliver two high-rise towers (18 and 26 storeys) with approximately 392 apartments (35% affordable, including build-to-rent), a 208-room hotel, 5,500 square metres of commercial space, and 1,200 square metres of retail. A confirmed scope addition includes the new Arts and Media Hub anchored by ABC, State Theatre Company, State Opera, and Country Arts SA, with completion scheduled by 2031.
75-79 King William Street Boutique Hotel
Adaptive reuse of the former Adelaide Metro office building into a 12-storey boutique hotel featuring 129 suites. The project includes ground-level retail, a restaurant, meeting rooms, and basement amenities, with a focus on sustainability through carbon emission reduction and material reuse.
Amora Hotel Adelaide Redevelopment
A $73 million staged redevelopment of the former Hilton Adelaide, acquired by family-owned Amora Hotels & Resorts in early 2025. Designed by Cottee Parker Architects, the transformation encompasses 380 refurbished guest rooms, a reimagined grand lobby, a new brasserie-style cafe (Victoria's Table), a revamped Coal Cellar + Grill restaurant, a 660 square metre pillar-free grand ballroom, and more than 2,200 square metres of total event space. The hotel officially rebrands as Amora Hotel Adelaide on 1 July 2026, with full completion of works scheduled for mid-2027.
13,119 residents of Adelaide are employed, from a labour force of 14,133. Unemployment sits at 7.2%, with participation at 64.8%. 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, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 91,099, about 4.0 times 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 workforce is characterized by advanced educational attainment and a strong concentration of professional services personnel, accompanied by an unemployment rate of 7.2% and annual employment growth estimated at 6.2% through AreaSearch's statistical aggregation. As of March 2026, 13,119 residents are gainfully employed. The local jobless rate sits 3.3% above the 3.8% recorded for Greater Adelaide, leaving scope for improvement, while labour force participation tracks closely with Greater Adelaide's 66.4%. Census figures indicated that a moderate 14.1% of working residents operated from home, though the influence of Covid-19 restrictions during that period should be noted.
Resident employment is primarily anchored in accommodation & food, professional & technical, and health care & social assistance. Specialization is particularly pronounced in accommodation & food, where the local employment proportion is 2.4 times the regional level. Conversely, the construction sector is underrepresented, employing just 4.1% of the local workforce versus 8.7% across Greater Adelaide. Recording 6.6 workers for every resident at the Census, the precinct serves as a major commercial center, sustaining significantly more positions than resident workers and drawing commuters from neighboring districts. Based on AreaSearch's synthesis of ABS and SALM metrics from surrounding statistical divisions, the 12-month period saw employment increase by 6.2% while the labour force grew by 5.0%, driving a 1.0 percentage points reduction in unemployment. In comparison, Greater Adelaide generated a 4.2% rise in employment, a 4.0% expansion in the labour pool, and a 0.2 percentage points decrease in the jobless rate. Additional long-range perspectives emerge from Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment projections from Mar-26. Projected forward across five- and ten-year timeframes against local industry shares, these forecasts provide an indication of structural labour demand. Nationally, employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with notable variation among industries. Applying this industry distribution to the local labor base suggests employment could rise by 7.1% over five years and 14.3% over ten years (noting this is an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Adelaide is $1,365 a week (about $71,000 a year), with median personal income at $726 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $42,296 a year against an average of $61,773. The average runs 46% 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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Based on AreaSearch's release of ATO postcode-level metrics for financial year 2023, median taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Adelaide stand at $42,296, alongside an average figure of $61,773. These metrics trail national levels and compare with Greater Adelaide's median of $54,808 and average of $66,852. Factoring in Wage Price Index appreciation of 10.17% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $46,598 (median) and $68,055 (average) as of March 2026. According to Census findings, individual, family, and household earnings all place modestly, spanning the 25th to 33rd percentiles. A cohort of 6,622 individuals, representing 29.1% of residents, earns between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the metropolitan baseline where 31.8% fall into the same bracket.
Housing affordability constraints are acute, leaving 76.1% of income remaining, which places the locality at the 16th percentile, while its broader SEIFA income score falls in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Adelaide had 8,254 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 4% detached houses and 68% apartments. 16% are owned with a mortgage, 66% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 29.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census assessments show that residential stock in Adelaide is composed of 4.4% houses and 95.6% other dwellings (including semi-detached properties, units, and alternative formats), contrasting with the wider Adelaide metro footprint of 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. Outright homeownership stands at 18.3%, trailing metropolitan levels, while remaining residences are either mortgaged (15.7%) or rented (66.0%). The typical monthly mortgage cost of $1,733 exceeds the Adelaide metro median of $1,562, and weekly rent sits at $400 compared with $320 regionally. From a nationwide viewpoint, mortgage commitments in Adelaide remain below the Australian median of $1,863, whereas weekly rents exceed the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Adelaide counted 8,254 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 10,320 today, averaging 1.8 people each. 7% are couples with children, fewer than in 98% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 45% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households constitute 40.2% of total dwellings, including couples without children at 26.6%, couples with children at 7.0%, and single parent families at 4.7%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 59.8%, with lone person households representing 45.4% and group households making up 14.5% of residences. The typical household size of 1.8 people is noticeably more compact than the Greater Adelaide figure of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
52.8% of adults in Adelaide hold a university qualification, including 32.8% with a bachelor degree and 16.7% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 76% of areas nationally. A further 9.7% hold a vocational qualification. 16 schools serve the area, with 8,060 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,083 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 in Adelaide substantially exceed broader regional outcomes, with 52.8% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university qualifications, compared to 25.7% across SA and 28.9% in Greater Adelaide. This elevated educational profile positions the locality favourably for knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees represent the largest category at 32.8%, complemented by postgraduate qualifications (16.7%) and graduate diplomas (3.3%). In addition, vocational education accounts for 19.2% of credentials among residents aged 15+, consisting of advanced diplomas (9.5%) and certificates (9.7%). Participation in study is remarkably high, with 42.7% of the resident population actively undertaking formal education.
This total comprises 30.7% enrolled in tertiary education, 3.0% in primary education, and 2.0% attending secondary education institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Adelaide reaches 240 stops on 271 routes, timetabled for about 27,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 140 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.3 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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Adelaide features an extensive transit network containing 240 active transport stops spanning train, lightrail and buses. A total of 271 individual routes operate across these stations, generating 27,276 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transit is exceptional, with residents positioned an average of 142 meters from the nearest boarding point. As an outbound commuter environment, the car represents the primary travel choice at 38%, followed by 36% walking and 14% by bus. Vehicle ownership stands at an average of 0.3 per dwelling, trailing regional figures. In addition, 14.1% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census, a metric that may reflect prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Across all transit lines, services maintain a frequency of 3,896 trips per day, translating to roughly 113 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 nearest stops relative to the center of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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77.1% of residents in Adelaide report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 77% of areas nationally. 2.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.7 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 Adelaide demonstrate strong baseline outcomes according to AreaSearch's examination of chronic illness rates and mortality statistics, with very low prevalence of common health conditions across all age groups. Meanwhile, private health insurance coverage is comparatively limited, held by approximately 51% of the total population (~11,704 people). Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary chronic ailments noted among residents, impacting 5.5% and 9.1 of the population, respectively. Concurrently, 77.1% of people reported being completely free of long-term medical conditions, outpacing the 67.9% recorded across Greater Adelaide. The working-age cohort demonstrates notable vitality alongside minimal chronic illness.
Seniors aged 65 and over account for 13.9% of residents (3,163 people), a lower share than the 19.1% across Greater Adelaide, and older residents maintain robust health outcomes that align closely with nationwide standards for the overall population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
55.8% of Adelaide residents were born overseas and 46.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 91% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (21.4%) and English (20.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Adelaide ranks as one of the nation's most multicultural localities, with 55.8% of residents born abroad and 46.3% using a primary language other than English in the home. Christianity represents the most common religious affiliation, encompassing 26.6% of residents. The most pronounced variation from regional benchmarks appears in Buddhism, which accounts for 5.6% of the population compared to 2.4% across Greater Adelaide. Regarding parental birthplaces (ancestry), the leading community backgrounds in Adelaide are Chinese at 21.4% (markedly above the regional standard of 3.1%), English at 20.0% (substantially below the 27.8% seen regionally), and Australian at 12.0% (well below the 22.8% regional figure).
Significant differences also appear in other ancestry groups, with Korean comprising 1.5% of Adelaide versus 0.3% regionally, Vietnamese representing 1.9% versus 1.2%, and French making up 0.7% versus 0.4%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Adelaide is 30, younger than 93% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 55.3% 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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Adelaide's demographic composition is heavily concentrated in pre-family life stages. According to AreaSearch's August 2026 figures, young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 44.1% of the population, compared to 28.9% in Greater Adelaide, whereas middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) comprise only 14.4% locally against 23.0% regionally. The median age is estimated at 30 as at August 2026, down from 31 at the 2021 Census and 9 years younger than the Greater Adelaide figure of 39 recorded at that Census, which also saw a national median of 38.
Since that Census, the young to middle aged bracket has increased from 40.5% to an estimated 44.1% of the population. By 2041, the largest numerical expansion is forecast within the retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), growing by 1,243 residents (39%) to 4,407, while child and young adult cohorts are anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Adelaide
9 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 Suburb (SAL) 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 | 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. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 32 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 — 882 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (18,202 at the 2021 Census → 22,759 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 (SAL40002). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.