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Alkimos has an estimated 14,922 residents, up from 10,203 at the 2021 Census — a change of 4,719 people, or 46.3%. Growth has averaged 7.2% a year over five years, faster than 97% of areas nationally. 1,929 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 68.0% of that increase. That puts 865 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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As of Aug 2026, the population of the suburb of Alkimos is estimated to have reached approximately 14,922, drawing on AreaSearch analysis of wider ABS demographic updates together with validated new addresses since the Census. Compared to the 10,203 people counted at the 2021 Census, this marks an expansion of 4,719 people (46.3%). AreaSearch derived this shift by evaluating the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025), which established a resident count of 14,044, alongside 1,929 post-Census validated new addresses. The suburb of Alkimos now records a density of 865 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with broader AreaSearch benchmark averages.
Furthermore, the 46.3% population surge recorded since the 2021 census positioned the suburb of Alkimos ahead of both the SA4 territory and the 9.5% nationwide benchmark, establishing it as an outstanding regional growth pocket. The primary driver of this demographic expansion was interstate migration, accounting for roughly 68.0% of recent population gains, with overseas arrivals and natural increase also supplying positive contributions. In assessing demographic trends for the suburb of Alkimos, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2-level projections issued in 2024 using 2022 as a base. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage, as well as for all post-2032 modeling, figures draw upon age cohort growth rates from the latest ABS Greater Capital Region release (published in 2023 based on 2022 figures). Over the 16 years running to 2041, aggregated SA2 projections indicate the suburb of Alkimos will add 9,385 persons, representing an overall increase of 57.0%. This exceptional outlook places the suburb of Alkimos among the top 10 percent of statistical territories across the country.
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1,891 new dwellings have been approved in Alkimos over the past five years, an average of 378 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 25 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 445 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 98% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 701, 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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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch shows that Alkimos has averaged roughly 378 residential building permits each year, culminating in approximately 1,891 dwellings approved across the previous 5 financial years. In FY-25 to date, 701 approvals have been documented. With roughly 1.8 new occupants per constructed home recorded annually across the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25, residential supply and demand remain well balanced, fostering stable market conditions where incoming dwellings reflect an average expected construction cost of $407,000. In addition, $22.0 million in non-residential commercial approvals have been registered during this financial year, pointing to steady commercial development.
Per capita residential building activity in Alkimos surpasses Greater Perth by 211.0%, affording prospective purchasers substantial market choice and demonstrating elevated developer confidence compared to national averages. The local construction pipeline is heavily weighted toward detached housing, which comprises 98.0% of activity compared to 2.0% for medium and high-density builds, preserving the low-density landscape and catering to purchasers seeking standalone living spaces. A metric of roughly 20 people per approval underscores Alkimos's status as an expanding urban growth area. According to the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch, Alkimos is forecast to expand by 8,507 residents leading into 2041. Ongoing construction volumes indicate that incoming residential supply will comfortably accommodate demographic demand, generating beneficial market conditions for buyers and potentially supporting expansion beyond existing forecasts.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 21 current infrastructure and development projects inside Alkimos, worth an estimated $8.37 billion. A further 82 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $29.7 billion. 38 are already under construction and 35 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, education & training and transport & logistics. 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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Strategic planning, major works, and local infrastructure projects play a crucial role in shaping regional momentum. AreaSearch has identified a total of 25 projects expected to impact the surrounding district. Significant infrastructure initiatives include the Alkimos Beach Master-Planned Community, Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant, Alkimos Beach Town Centre, and Alkimos Aquatic and Recreation Centre, with notable details provided below.
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Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant
Stage 1 of Western Australia's third large-scale desalination facility, delivering 50 billion litres of climate-resilient drinking water annually, with future capacity to expand to 100 billion litres. Located within the Alkimos Water Precinct, the facility features marine intake and outfall tunnels and a 33.5km underground pipeline connecting to Wanneroo Reservoir. Powered by renewable energy to achieve net-zero operations, first water production is targeted for 2028.
Alkimos Beach Town Centre
A sustainable mixed-use coastal hub featuring retail, commercial office space, and approximately 450 residential dwellings. The project serves as the primary activity centre for the Alkimos Beach community, integrating a future train station with public plazas and community facilities.
Alkimos Central Shopping Centre
Neighbourhood shopping centre under construction as part of the Alkimos Central town centre. The development is anchored by Woolworths and includes specialty retail, food and beverage, medical services and extensive at-grade parking. Construction is continuing with opening now targeted for mid-2026 as the surrounding Alkimos community rapidly expands.
Alkimos Beach
A 224-hectare sustainable coastal development designed for 6,000 residents. It is Australia's first 6 Star Green Star certified community and features a 6-leaf EnviroDevelopment rating. The project includes extensive solar rebates, a community battery trial, and significant infrastructure including the Alkimos Beach Primary School, St James' Anglican School, the Gateway Shopping Precinct, and the Alkimos Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Delivered as a partnership between Stockland and DevelopmentWA, development continues with monthly land releases. The nearby Alkimos Aquatic and Recreation Centre, funded separately by federal, state, and local government, is under construction and expected to open in late 2026.
Alkimos Aquatic and Recreation Centre
Regional aquatic and recreation centre in Alkimos Central, north of Romeo Road and adjacent to Alkimos Station. The facility will include indoor pools, an outdoor 50 metre competition pool, multi-use indoor sports courts with spectator seating, gym and fitness areas, health suite, creche, cafe, changerooms, meeting and consulting rooms, community spaces, parking and accessible facilities. Construction commenced in January 2025 after PS Structures was appointed, with completion expected in October 2026 and opening expected in November 2026.
Jindee Coastal Estate
Jindee is a premium coastal village development in Western Australia featuring form-based code planning and traditional neighbourhood design. The 112-hectare estate is designed to create a walkable, diverse community with authentic coastal architecture, preserving the natural undulating dunes while providing high-quality residential and urban village environments.
Alkimos Vista Estate
Alkimos Vista is a masterplanned coastal residential estate being delivered by Stockland following its acquisition of the project in late 2024. The community is progressing through staged land releases and home construction, with approximately 560 homes planned within Alkimos Vista and direct access to Picasso Park, the METRONET Alkimos Station and the future Alkimos Central precinct.
Alkimos Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Water Corporation is delivering the first major upgrade of the Alkimos Wastewater Treatment Plant since the facility was commissioned in 2011, lifting treatment capacity to 26 million litres a day to keep pace with rapid population growth across Perth's north-west corridor. The scope is confined to mechanical and electrical improvements to existing infrastructure within the Alkimos Water Precinct, accessed via a dedicated road off Marmion Avenue, rather than new tanks or civil expansion. Construction began in October 2024 and is scheduled to run through to mid-2026, with the site passing peak construction activity during 2025 and periodic night works required.The plant continues to treat wastewater throughout the upgrade and services to surrounding homes and businesses are unaffected. The plant sits roughly 600 metres from the nearest dwelling, separated by high, densely vegetated dunes that buffer the community from noise and odour, although a temporary increase in odour was flagged for the peak construction period. The upgrade underpins servicing capacity for the growth suburbs of Alkimos, Eglinton, Yanchep and Jindalee, and sits alongside the much larger Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant now under construction on the adjoining land within the same precinct.
7,060 residents of Alkimos are employed, from a labour force of 7,407. Unemployment sits at 4.7%, with participation at 71.2%. 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, 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 12,108, about 81% 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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According to AreaSearch statistical aggregations, Alkimos features a capable workforce with solid employment representation in essential services and an overall jobless rate of 4.7%. As of March 2026, employed locals stand at 7,060, while unemployment sits 0.5% above the Greater Perth benchmark of 4.2%. Workforce engagement aligns closely with the 69.9% recorded across Greater Perth. Census findings indicated that 8.0% of local workers operated from home, though pandemic-related lockdown measures may have influenced these figures. The primary employment sectors for local workers comprise retail trade, construction, and health care & social assistance.
Alkimos displays strong industry specialization in construction, where local representation is 1.3 times that of the wider region. Conversely, technical & professional roles remain underrepresented, engaging just 4.9% of the local labour pool relative to 8.2% across Greater Perth. Census comparisons between local workers and resident workers reveal that this predominantly residential suburb offers relatively few local jobs, leading most employed residents to commute out of the area. Evaluating combined ABS and SALM figures across the wider region, the recent 12-month period saw the local labour pool contract by 0.9% and employed persons drop by 2.5%, driving a 1.5 percentage point increase in local joblessness. In contrast, Greater Perth posted a 2.0% lift in employment, a 2.5% increase in its labour force, and a 0.4 percentage point uptick in unemployment. National employment projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future workforce requirements. While nationwide employment is projected to grow by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, shifting sector performance will impact regions differently. Projecting these industry-level paths across the specific employment composition of Alkimos indicates estimated local workforce growth of 6.3% over five years and 13.3% across ten years (representing an illustrative weighting model that does not incorporate local population forecasts).
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Median household income in Alkimos is $2,035 a week (about $106,000 a year), with median personal income at $977 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $61,027 a year against an average of $70,695. 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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The suburb of Alkimos's income levels outpace national benchmarks, based on the latest financial year 2023 ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch. In the suburb of Alkimos, the median taxable earnings figure is $61,027 and the average reaches $70,695, relative to $60,748 and $80,248 respectively across Greater Perth. Factoring in an Wage Price Index rise of 10.93% following financial year 2023, updated estimates stand at roughly $67,697 (median) and $78,422 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household measures from the Census 2021, incomes in the suburb of Alkimos sit around the 71st percentile nationally.
The single largest earnings bracket captures 41.7% of residents (6,222 people) earning $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring metropolitan distributions where 32.0% fall into this band. Residential housing obligations absorb 19.1% of income, yet robust earnings retain local disposable income at the 63rd percentile, with SEIFA income metrics positioning the area within the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Alkimos had 3,521 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 98% detached houses and 0% apartments. 64% are owned with a mortgage, 29% rented and 8% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month, a total housing cost higher than 90% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 17.7% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census findings show that the local housing stock in Alkimos is overwhelmingly dominated by standalone houses at 97.7%, with apartments, semi-detached properties, and other dwelling forms accounting for 2.3%, differing noticeably from the 77.8% separate houses and 22.1% alternative dwellings seen across the Perth metro area. Outright homeownership was comparatively low at 7.8%, while mortgaged properties accounted for 63.5% and rental arrangements represented 28.6%. Typical monthly mortgage payments stood at $1,950, above the metropolitan benchmark of $1,907 and the nationwide figure of $1,863. In contrast, median weekly rental costs of $360 sat slightly above the Perth metro rate of $350 but below the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Alkimos counted 3,521 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,150 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 43% are couples with children, more than in 85% of areas nationally, against 22% couples without children. 18% 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 households constitute 80.0% of dwellings in Alkimos, featuring 42.8% couples with children, 21.8% childless couples, and 14.3% single parent arrangements. Non-family dwellings make up the remaining 20.0%, consisting of 18.4% single-person homes and 1.8% share houses. With a median size of 2.8 people, local households are somewhat larger than the Greater Perth norm of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.8% of adults in Alkimos hold a university qualification, including 15.9% with a bachelor degree and 3.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 30.6% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 4,663 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,020 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 educational attainment in Alkimos trails regional averages, with 21.8% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university credentials compared to 30.4% across Australia, pointing to opportunities for further academic and professional upskilling. Bachelor degrees represent the most prevalent higher qualification at 15.9%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 3.6% and graduate diplomas at 2.3%. Meanwhile, technical and vocational pathways are strongly represented, with 43.8% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational credentials, including certificates (30.6%) and advanced diplomas (13.2%). Active participation in study is particularly strong, with 33.1% of local inhabitants currently attending an educational institution.
This cohort includes 13.8% enrolled in primary schools, 7.5% attending secondary institutions, and 4.5% engaged in tertiary study.
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Public transport in Alkimos reaches 72 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 2,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 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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The local transit network across Alkimos incorporates 72 operational stops combining bus and train connections. These access points are served across 8 distinct routes, which collectively deliver 2,344 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is generally convenient, with typical walking distances to a stop averaging 221 meters. As a largely residential community, outward travel is the norm, with private motor vehicles being the primary mode for 79% of commuters, while train transport accounts for 13%. Dwellings maintain an average of 1.4 vehicles. In addition, 8.0% of workers indicated working from home during the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-era circumstances.
Across all transit lines, scheduled service frequency averages 334 trips per day, which translates to roughly 32 weekly trips per individual stop.
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76.3% of residents in Alkimos report no long-term health condition. 3.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 55.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.3 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 assessments compiled by AreaSearch indicate sound overall health among Alkimos residents, with health condition rates and mortality metrics broadly tracking national standards. Incidences of prevalent medical conditions remain modest across both younger and older demographics, while private health insurance coverage is notably strong, held by approximately 55% of residents (~8,247 people) compared to 59.0% across Greater Perth. The most widely reported conditions among residents were asthma and mental health concerns, recorded at 7.8% and 8.5% respectively, whereas 76.3% of the community reported experiencing no medical ailments at all, outperforming the Greater Perth level of 71.9%.
Working-age adults display excellent health with low chronic illness rates. Residents aged 65 and over make up 6.0% of the population (895 people), well below the 15.9% regional proportion, and local seniors demonstrate above-average health results that align with broad national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
48.0% of Alkimos residents were born overseas and 16.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 75% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (35.2%) and Australian (18.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Alkimos demonstrates substantial cultural variety relative to standard local markets, with 48.0% of residents born abroad and 16.5% using a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the leading religious affiliation, observed by 41.9% of the population. A notable proportional difference appears with Judaism, which accounts for 0.1% of local residents compared to 0.3% across Greater Perth. Regarding ancestral backgrounds based on parents' birthplace, the primary lineages in Alkimos are English at 35.2% (exceeding the regional share of 28.0%), Australian at 18.2%, and Other origins at 10.2%. Further pronounced cultural differences include residents of South Australian descent at 2.7% (against 1.0% across the region), Maori heritage at 2.0% (against 0.9%), and Welsh ancestry at 1.3% (against 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Alkimos is 31, younger than 93% of areas nationally. 31.2% 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 makeup in Alkimos is heavily weighted toward working-age parents and children. Updated estimates to August 2026 indicate that 37.9% of the community are children and young adults aged 0 - 24 (compared to 30.5% in Greater Perth), whereas seniors aged 65+ make up 6.0% (against 15.9% regionally). The median age is estimated at 31, holding steady from the 2021 Census, which places it 6 years younger than the Greater Perth median of 37 and below the national Census median of 38. Looking ahead to 2041, children and young adults will drive the bulk of local population expansion, increasing by 2,761 residents (49%) to 8,416, while senior and retiree age brackets are expected to experience the fastest proportional growth, rising 121% to 1,976.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Alkimos
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 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 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 | Aug 2026 last month all 21 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 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 — 1,929 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,203 at the 2021 Census → 14,922 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 (SAL50011). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.