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Ainslie has an estimated 5,481 residents, up from 5,376 at the 2021 Census — a change of 105 people, or 2.0%. Growth has averaged 0.5% a year over five years, slower than 81% of areas nationally. That puts 1,548 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 regional ABS updates alongside post-Census address validations, the suburb of Ainslie houses an estimated 5,481 people as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 105 people (2.0%) compared to the 5,376 people recorded at the 2021 Census. Such movement is drawn from an estimated resident count of 5,471 via the ABS June 2025 ERP figures, combined with 13 validated new addresses confirmed since the Census. With a density of 1,548 persons per square kilometer, the suburb sits above the nationwide benchmark tracked by AreaSearch.
Inbound overseas migration served as practically the exclusive contributor to demographic expansion over recent times. Population modelling utilizes the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections based on 2022 benchmarks, supplemented by ACT Government SA2 cohort trajectories (also 2022-based) for unlisted sectors and timeframes past 2032. Looking ahead across this timeframe, demographic forecasts outline a slight reduction in overall numbers, with the suburb of Ainslie projected to contract by 15 persons by 2041 under these parameters. Conversely, specific demographics will expand, most notably persons aged 85 and over, whose numbers are forecast to rise by 99 people. See the age section for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
89 new dwellings have been approved in Ainslie over the past five years, an average of 17 a year. That is 3.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 17, broadly in line with 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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Examining ABS residential approvals apportioned from statistical divisions, AreaSearch notes that Ainslie averages approximately 17 dwellings approved annually, totaling an estimated 89 homes across the last 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 17 authorized during FY-25 to date. A steady ratio of 1.7 new residents per year per dwelling constructed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) points to balanced supply and demand conditions, although this tightened to 3.7 people per dwelling over the past 2 financial years, signaling heightened interest and tightening availability. Typical building value averages $510,000 per new residence, highlighting builder concentration within the upper-tier residential segment.
Furthermore, $2.0 million in commercial approvals registered this financial year underscores the locality's primarily residential character. Relative to Australian Capital Territory, Ainslie generates substantially subdued building volumes, tracking 78.0% below the broader territory's per-capita baseline. Such restricted pipeline activity typically underpins value retention and buyer competition across established properties, while trailing national output reflects established infrastructure and potential planning ceilings. Approval compositions show detached houses making up 75.0% alongside 25.0% designated for apartments or townhouses, reinforcing low-density neighborhood qualities that draw purchasers seeking detached living. Accommodating around 309 people per dwelling approval, the locality maintains clear low-density attributes. Given demographic outlooks pointing toward population stagnation or minor contraction, residential demand pressure across Ainslie should ease, offering favorable conditions for incoming buyers.
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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 Ainslie, worth an estimated $250 million. A further 82 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.1 billion. 28 are already under construction and 41 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Regional performance and property demand are heavily guided by civil infrastructure spending and planning developments, with AreaSearch tracking 32 notable projects across the surrounding area. Prominent undertakings shaping the district include The Foothills - Campbell (Former CSIRO Site), 220 Northbourne Avenue, Northbourne Flats Redevelopment, and AHLEI by Liebke + Co, with further specific works outlined below.
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The Foothills - Campbell (Former CSIRO Site)
Mixed-use residential community on the former CSIRO headquarters site at the base of Mount Ainslie, Campbell. Comprising 117 apartments across two nine-storey buildings and 135 townhouses inspired by mid-century modernist design, set across approximately 4.1 hectares of landscaped grounds. Resort-style shared amenities include a swimming pool, tennis court, Technogym health club, clubhouse, landscaped central parkland, and a concierge service provided by Hotel Realm. After construction stalled in late 2022 due to the collapse of original builder PBS Building and financing difficulties, DOMA secured commitments from the majority of apartment purchasers under a revised pricing structure.Updated plans were approved by the NCA in December 2025 - adding a basement level to each apartment building to bring them to nine storeys and incorporating 19 additional apartments while removing 18 townhouses from Precinct 5. Construction on Precinct One restarted in early 2026 with Chase Constructions as the new builder. Status of remaining townhouse precincts is yet to be confirmed.
Northbourne Village Stage 4
The final stage of the Northbourne Village precinct in Lyneham, developed by JWLand. Stage 4 is a nine-storey hotel and serviced apartment building comprising 134 rooms. The facade responds to the adjacent heritage-listed Owen Flats. Parking for Stage 4 is provided within the basement of the adjacent Stage 3 building. The project completes a major urban renewal precinct along Northbourne Avenue, Canberra's inner-north gateway boulevard, adjacent to the light rail corridor. Construction was projected to commence in mid-2025.
Australian War Memorial Redevelopment
A $500 million expansion of the Australian War Memorial to tell more modern stories of Australian service and sacrifice. The project increases exhibition space by 83 percent, adding approximately 10,000 square meters. Key components include a new Southern Entrance, the expansion of the Bean Building, and a new Anzac Hall linked to the main building by a glazed atrium.
Turner Build-to-Rent
Canberra's first privately delivered build-to-rent development, situated on a 7,070sqm site on Northbourne Avenue adjacent to the light rail line. Cedar Pacific is delivering approximately 306 apartments across three buildings of 8-9 storeys arranged around a central landscaped courtyard. The project includes a 15% affordable rental component (40-plus dwellings managed by a community housing provider at less than 75% of market rent). Amenities include a rooftop pool, premium gym, cinema, co-working space, residents lounge, private dining room, outdoor BBQ and basement parking.The development is targeting a 5-star Green Star rating with timber construction and all-electric operation.
Garden City Cycleway (Stage 1)
The Garden City Cycleway (Stage 1) is a significant 5km active travel route connecting Watson to the City. Stage 1D involves construction along Cooyong Street in Braddon, creating a safe separated cycle link to the Bunda Street shared zone. The project includes protected bike lanes, raised zebra crossings, and shared paths to support sustainable transport and active travel goals.
The Belmont
A premium residential development in Braddon featuring 8 storeys with 96 high-end apartments and ground-floor retail space. The project emphasizes sustainable design with rooftop gardens, energy-efficient systems, and communal lifestyle facilities including a residents lounge and gym.
Crystalbrook Aurora
A 10-storey luxury hotel featuring 225 guest rooms and suites, a 300-seat flagship Japanese restaurant (Raku), and a level-10 rooftop dining venue. The development includes the Eleme Day Spa, a wellness floor with a pool, sauna, and gym, plus five conferencing spaces. As of early 2026, the project has topped out, with facade installation and interior fit-out underway toward a 2027 opening.
220 Northbourne Avenue
A landmark mixed-use urban village on one of Canberra's most prominent gateway sites at the intersection of Northbourne Avenue and Wakefield Avenue in Braddon. Geocon acquired the 10,663 sqm site in March 2025 for $59.4 million after the previous owner, Evri Group, shelved a build-to-rent proposal. Geocon lodged a new development application in May 2025 for four buildings ranging from four to 14 storeys, delivering 543 apartments (studio, one, two, and three-bedroom) with ground-floor commercial tenancies, a central landscaped courtyard, residents lap pool, gymnasium, rooftop gardens, and pedestrian through-site links.The project sits directly opposite a light rail stop along the Northbourne Avenue corridor and basement construction is underway as of early 2026.
2,759 residents of Ainslie are employed, from a labour force of 2,920. Unemployment sits at 5.5%, with participation at 62.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 4,504, about 82% 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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Ainslie features an exceptionally qualified labor pool with prominent white-collar participation, alongside an unemployment rate of 5.5% as compiled from AreaSearch statistical divisions. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 2,759, whilst local unemployment tracked 1.5% higher than the 4.1% recorded across Australian Capital Territory, accompanied by a lower participation rate of 62.9% versus 70.6% territory-wide. Census records indicate that 16.6% of workers carried out duties remotely from home, a metric potentially shaped by Covid-19 restrictions. Local workers are predominantly engaged across public administration & safety, professional & technical, and education & training sectors.
By contrast, health care & social assistance encompasses a smaller share of 7.8% relative to the 11.7% territory standard. Comparing resident worker counts with local workplace numbers reveals that this mainly suburban setting generates relatively few internal employment positions. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS data, aggregated from broader statistical areas, during the year to March 2026, the labour force increased by 1.3% while employment declined by 0.5%, causing unemployment to rise by 1.7 percentage points. This compares to Australian Capital Territory, where employment grew by 0.3%, labour force expanded by 1.1%, and unemployment rose 0.7 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from Mar-26 can offer further insight into potential future demand within Ainslie. These projections, covering five and ten-year periods, have been mapped against the local employment profile to estimate growth patterns. While national employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates differ significantly between industry sectors. Applying these industry-specific projections to Ainslie's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 6.3% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (please note this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Ainslie is $2,434 a week (about $127,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,236 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $69,523 a year against an average of $85,943. 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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Ainslie ranks among the top earning communities across Australia based on ATO tax assessments compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. Median taxpayer earnings stand at $69,523 with an average of $85,943, sitting close to the wider Australian Capital Territory benchmarks of $72,206 and $85,981 respectively. Adjusting for 10.44% Wage Price Index acceleration since financial year 2023, modeled figures reach around $76,781 (median) and $94,915 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census places individual, household, and family incomes between the 88th and 92nd percentiles nationwide. High earners form the primary bracket, with 32.9% receiving $4000+ weekly (1,803 residents), contrasting with the wider territory where the $1,500 - 2,999 band leads at 34.3%.
Overall, 43.9% earn more than $3,000 weekly, highlighting strong local spending capability. Residents retain 86.8% of income after servicing housing obligations, and the locality sits within the 9th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Ainslie had 2,018 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 73% detached houses and 10% apartments. 32% are owned with a mortgage, 35% rented and 33% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $367 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month. Rent absorbs 15.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the most recent Census, the residential landscape in Ainslie was divided between 72.9% standalone houses and 27.1% alternative formats (including townhouses, units, and other dwellings), compared with 63.3% houses and 36.7% alternative dwellings throughout Australian Capital Territory. Fully owned homes comprised 33.1% of stock, outpacing the wider territory, while remaining properties were either mortgaged (32.0%) or tenanted (34.9%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $2,600, exceeding the Australian Capital Territory baseline of $2,080, whereas median weekly rent was $367 against the territory figure of $450. On a national scale, local monthly mortgage obligations remain well above Australia's $1,863 median, while rental costs sit lower than the $375 national midpoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ainslie counted 2,018 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.5 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 23% couples without children. 30% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of local living arrangements at 63.3%, encompassing 29.6% couples with children, 23.4% couples without children, and 9.4% single parent families. The remaining 36.7% comprises non-family residences, consisting of lone person households (29.9%) and group households (6.7%). The median household size of 2.5 people aligns directly with the Australian Capital Territory standard.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
59.1% of adults in Ainslie hold a university qualification, including 29.8% with a bachelor degree and 21.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 89% of areas nationally. A further 8.7% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 532 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,144 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 credentials among Ainslie residents sit well above broader benchmarks, as 59.1% of individuals aged 15+ hold higher education degrees, compared to 30.4% across Australia and 46.8% across the SA4 region. Bachelor degrees account for the largest proportion at 29.8%, accompanied by 21.9% with postgraduate qualifications and 7.4% holding graduate diplomas. Technical and vocational qualifications encompass 15.7% of residents aged 15+, divided between certificates (8.7%) and advanced diplomas (7.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 31.6% of residents attending educational institutions. This comprises 10.2% enrolled in tertiary education, 9.4% in primary education, and 6.8% in secondary education.
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Public transport in Ainslie reaches 27 stops on 83 routes, timetabled for about 7,000 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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Transit mapping identifies 27 bus stops operating within the suburb of Ainslie across 83 unique routes, delivering 6,966 weekly passenger trips. Network connectivity is strong, with typical resident proximity to the closest transit stop measuring 187 meters. Being an established residential enclave, outgoing travel dominates, with private vehicles accounting for 70% of commuting, while cycling represents 12% and walking makes up 8%. Households maintain an average of 1.2 vehicles per dwelling. Work-from-home arrangements engaged 16.6% of working residents at the 2021 Census, subject to potential COVID-19 influences. Public transit timetables deliver an average of 995 daily trips throughout the network, providing approximately 258 weekly trips for each designated stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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64.5% of residents in Ainslie report no long-term health condition. 7.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 61.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.5 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 measures in Ainslie indicate certain challenges relative to wider benchmarks based on AreaSearch mortality and chronic disease figures; general population condition rates appear typical, but rise above national rates in older brackets, while private health insurance uptake is remarkably high at roughly 61% of the total population (3,351 people), compared to 55.7% nationally. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, documented among 8.3% and 11.1% of residents respectively, whereas 64.5% reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 70.2% throughout Australian Capital Territory. Working-age cohorts display higher-than-average chronic illness rates.
Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 21.5% of residents (1,178 people), exceeding the 14.2% proportion across Australian Capital Territory, and while senior health metrics face distinct hurdles, they compare favorably to national age-matched peers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Ainslie is largely Australian-born, at 77.3% of residents, with 13.1% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.4%) and Australian (23.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Ainslie exceeds standard averages, with 22.7% of the community born overseas and 13.1% using a non-English language at home. Christianity forms the largest religious affiliation, encompassing 33.8% of residents. Notably, Judaism demonstrates a distinct local concentration at 0.8% of the populace, compared to 0.2% across Australian Capital Territory. Regarding ancestral background, English ancestry is the most widely reported at 27.4%, followed by Australian at 23.6% and Irish at 11.2%. Additional ethnic heritages show higher local representation than regional benchmarks, including Scottish at 9.5% (vs 7.3%), Welsh at 0.8% (vs 0.6%), and Hungarian at 0.5% (vs 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ainslie is 42. 26.2% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of the suburb of Ainslie skews toward mature brackets, with residents aged 65+ comprising 21.5% of the population as of August 2026 updates, compared to 14.2% across Australian Capital Territory. Conversely, the 25 - 44 age group represents 24.6% locally versus 32.8% territory-wide. AreaSearch calculates a median age of 42 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census metric and sitting 7 years above the Australian Capital Territory figure of 35 recorded at that Census. The 45 - 64 bracket has receded from 26.5% at the Census to an estimated 25.0%.
Projections to 2041 indicate that elderly and retiree groups will account for primary expansion, gaining 226 residents (19%) to total 1,404, while numbers for younger adults, children, and middle-aged cohorts are forecast to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ainslie
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 | Apr 2026 6 months 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 Apr 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 — 13 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (5,376 at the 2021 Census → 5,481 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 (SAL80018). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.