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Alphington has an estimated 8,126 residents, up from 5,702 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,424 people, or 42.5%. Growth has averaged 6.6% a year over five years, faster than 96% of areas nationally. 642 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 57.0% of that increase. That puts 2,882 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 ABS regional updates alongside validated new addresses logged post-Census, the suburb of Alphington has an estimated resident tally of roughly 8,126 as of Aug 2026. This indicates an expansion of 2,424 individuals (42.5%) compared to the 2021 Census count of 5,702 residents. Such growth is deduced from an estimated resident base of 8,122 established through the ABS ERP release (June 2025) plus 642 validated new addresses identified following the Census. Consequently, population density stands at 2,881 persons per square kilometer, placing the locality in the top quartile of Australian areas monitored by AreaSearch.
Outpacing both Victoria (9.5%) and national averages, the suburb of Alphington's 42.5% increase establishes it among the top growth performers in the district. Inflow from overseas migration formed the primary expansion catalyst, generating roughly 56.99999999999999% of population additions, with natural increase and interstate arrivals also delivering positive contributions. Projections utilised by AreaSearch incorporate ABS/Geoscience Australia models published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline. Where SA2 coverage is unavailable, the 2023 Victorian State Government Regional/LGA datasets are applied using weighted aggregation to convert LGA trends down to the SA2 tier, with age-bracket growth trajectories projected across all regions from 2032 to 2041. These combined demographic forecasts place the suburb of Alphington within the top 10 percent nationwide for anticipated expansion, projecting a rise of 5,665 persons by 2041 across aggregated SA2 boundaries, representing a 69.7% overall surge across the 16 years.
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672 new dwellings have been approved in Alphington over the past five years, an average of 134 a year. That places the area in the 98th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 16 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 120 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 5% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 250, 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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Statistical area data analysed by AreaSearch indicates that residential development in Alphington has averaged roughly 134 approved dwellings per year, accumulating to approximately 672 approvals throughout the past 5 financial years. In FY-25 to date, 250 approvals have been documented. During the period spanning FY-21 and FY-25, an average of 3.7 incoming residents arrived for each dwelling built over the past 5 financial years, creating an environment where demand significantly outpaces construction, commonly intensifying buyer competition and upward pricing pressure. The average anticipated construction cost per dwelling stands at $631,000, exceeding broader regional benchmarks and indicating premium building standards.
Furthermore, commercial approvals have reached $44.9 million in the current financial year, highlighting strong local commercial development. Recent dwelling building approvals comprise 5.0% separate houses alongside 95.0% medium and high-density formats. This pronounced orientation toward medium and high-density urban formats provides accessible price points while catering to first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It highlights a clear departure from the standing housing profile (in which houses comprise 52.0%), reflecting diminishing supplies of greenfield land alongside changing lifestyle preferences and demand for diverse accommodation. Featuring approximately 30 residents per approved dwelling, the locality demonstrates clear urban development characteristics. Forecasts from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update point to a population gain of 5,661 residents by 2041. Should current construction approval rates continue, incoming residential supply may fall short of demographic expansion, reinforcing competition across the housing market and fostering price growth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Alphington
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Alphington, worth an estimated $6.96 billion. A further 138 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $77.2 billion. 44 are already under construction and 67 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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Major infrastructure developments, planning schemes, and strategic works play a critical role in shaping local performance. AreaSearch has identified 21 projects expected to influence the district, with key initiatives including Alphington Village, Paper House Alphington, Thomas Embling Hospital Expansion, and Samma Place, Ivanhoe, as highlighted in the relevant project listings below.
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Alphington Village
A major mixed-use precinct on the former Amcor Paper Mill site, featuring 632 build-to-rent apartments, 150 affordable housing units, and 25,000sqm of retail and commercial space. The development includes six towers ranging from 5 to 14 levels, a Coles supermarket, ALDI, childcare centre, and community facilities centered around a village square.
YarraBend
YarraBend is a major mixed-use urban renewal precinct on the former Alphington Paper Mill site, about 6.5 km from Melbourne CBD. The masterplan includes around 2,500 townhouses and apartments, retail and commercial space, community facilities, parkland, a Yarra River frontage and resort-style wellness amenities. The precinct is partly delivered and remains in staged construction, with Yarra City Council issuing a 2025 Riverbank Precinct permit for remediation, riverbank works, paths, trails and replacement landscaping.
North Yarra Main Sewer Rehabilitation Project
The project involves upgrading 3.5 kilometres of the 100-year-old North Yarra Main (NYM) Sewer between Ivanhoe East and Alphington. Utilizing trenchless relining technology, a new plastic sleeve is inserted into the existing brick pipe to ensure long-term structural integrity and prevent sewage leaks, protecting the environmental health of the Yarra River and surrounding parklands.
YarraBend
YarraBend is a 16.5 hectare masterplanned mixed-use riverside community on the former Alphington Paper Mill site in inner Melbourne, approximately 6.5km from the CBD. The project delivers around 2,500 dwellings across six precincts - Mills, Parkview, Artisan, Heritage, River Quarter and Outer Circle - including heritage conversions, townhouses, apartments, houses and riverfront homes. Amenity includes a Health and Wellness Centre with indoor and outdoor pools, onsen spa, gym, yoga rooms and sauna, The Hub co-working and residents facility, and The Bend artisanal food and dining precinct.Several precincts and buildings are complete or nearing completion: Seren Row Penthouses are move-in ready, Sheahan Townhouses are complete, and Parkview Townhouses are under construction. The northern tip of the site (640 Heidelberg Road, approx. 2.1 hectares) was sold in 2022 to Time and Place and Corsair Capital for a separate build-to-rent, retail (including Coles), childcare and co-working development of approximately 600 dwellings. In March 2025 Yarra City Council issued a planning permit for riverbank remediation and landscaping works in the Riverbank Precinct. Full build-out of the broader precinct is expected by the late 2020s.
Paper House Alphington
A boutique residential development of 79 architect-designed apartments and townhouses within the YarraBend masterplan on the former Amcor Paper Mill site in Alphington. The building retains a heritage mill facade and is positioned within the riverfront precinct, offering residents access to YarraBend amenities including the Health and Wellness Centre, The Bend retail district, and 300m of Yarra River frontage.
Samma Place, Ivanhoe
Four-building mixed-use precinct delivering around 491 apartments with ground-floor retail and office space. Features shared amenities, co-working hubs, and cascading garden terraces. Stage 1 (Linden) underway by Samma Property Group.
YarraBend - The Mills Alphington
YarraBend is Glenvill Developments' $1.2 billion masterplanned community on the 16.5-hectare former Amcor paper mill site in Alphington, 6.5km from Melbourne CBD. The Mills is a completed sub-precinct within YarraBend featuring 137 DKO-designed townhouses and loft-style residences that draw on the site's industrial heritage. The broader YarraBend precinct comprises approximately 1,500 dwellings across multiple precincts including apartments, townhouses, heritage warehouse conversions, and riverfront homes. Active construction continues on later precincts including Seren Row and Tambour Townhouses.Amenities include a world-class subterranean wellness centre with pools and spa, The Bend dining and retail precinct, 300 metres of Yarra River frontage, and multiple parks.
Thomas Embling Hospital Expansion
The Victorian Government is investing 515.7 million AUD to expand the Thomas Embling Hospital forensic mental health facility. The project delivers 82 additional beds, including a 34-bed women's precinct and a 48-bed medium security men's facility. It also features a new entry complex, clinical administration facilities, and a multi-deck carpark. This expansion implements key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.
5,619 residents of Alphington are employed, from a labour force of 5,873. Unemployment sits at 4.3%, with participation at 84.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.3% 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 6,478, about 80% 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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The local labour force in Alphington displays high educational attainment, marked by an unemployment rate of 4.3%, an estimated 10.9% job growth over the preceding year, and a pronounced concentration of professional services based on AreaSearch aggregate data. Records from March 2026 show 5,619 employed residents, an unemployment figure 0.4% lower than the 4.8% recorded across Greater Melbourne, and a participation rate of 84.1%, which substantially surpasses Greater Melbourne's 70.1%. Census records show 50.9% of local workers operated from home, though this metric was influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors among local workers are health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
Professional & technical industries demonstrate significant local concentration, engaging 1.4 times the regional proportion of workers. In contrast, construction represents 5.6% of resident employment, trailing the broader benchmark of 9.7%. Given the area's predominantly residential character, local job numbers derived from Census resident versus local worker comparisons indicate that internal employment opportunities remain constrained. AreaSearch analysis of ABS and SALM data across broader regions shows that in the 12 months leading to March 2026, local employment grew by 10.9% while the total workforce increased by 10.4%, driving a 0.4 percentage points drop in unemployment. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Melbourne saw employment rise by 2.1%, the labour force expand by 2.3%, and unemployment climb by 0.2 percentage points. Forward-looking employment estimates from Jobs and Skills Australia (dated Mar-26) offer outlooks over five and ten-year horizons when mapped against local job categories. Nationally, job numbers are projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variation across sectors. Translating these sector projections onto Alphington's employment distribution indicates potential resident job growth of 7.3% over five years and 14.8% over ten years (representing an unadjusted industry weighting extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections).
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Median household income in Alphington is $2,429 a week (about $126,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,199 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,383 a year against an average of $100,972. The average runs 50% 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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According to the latest postcode ATO records for financial year 2023 published by AreaSearch, taxpayer incomes in the suburb of Alphington show a median of $67,383 and an average of $100,972. These figures place the suburb well above national standards and compare to Greater Melbourne's median of $57,688 and average of $75,164. Incorporating Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% recorded since financial year 2023 generates updated estimates of $73,865 (median) and $110,686 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed personal, family, and household earnings between the 88th and 91st percentiles across the country.
Weekly earnings of $4000+ form the largest segment at 29.7% (2,413 residents), differing from the broader metropolitan area where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is largest at 32.8%. With 42.5% above $3,000/week, the area demonstrates substantial earning power. Housing costs consume 14.1% of earnings, positioning the population in the 89th percentile for disposable income and placing the suburb in the 10th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Alphington had 2,252 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 52% detached houses and 23% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 34% rented and 33% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $451 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,492 a month, a total housing cost higher than 79% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 18.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the most recent Census shows Alphington's residential stock was divided between 52.1% houses and 47.8% other dwellings including semi-detached houses and apartments, in contrast to Greater Melbourne's distribution of 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership reached 33.0%, above metropolitan levels, while 32.7% of homes were mortgaged and 34.3% were rented. The local median monthly mortgage payment stood at $2,492, well above the Melbourne metro median of $2,000, while median weekly rent was $451 compared to the metropolitan figure of $390. Across Australia, the suburb's mortgage obligations notably exceed the national benchmark of $1,863, and rents remain substantially higher than the $375 national figure.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Alphington counted 2,252 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,209 today, averaging 2.4 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 25% couples without children. 29% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Of all local households, 63.9% are families, consisting of couples with children (30.4%), couples without children (24.8%), and single parent families (8.0%). The remaining 36.1% comprises non-family arrangements, with lone person households representing 29.4% and group households accounting for 6.3%. Average household occupancy is 2.4 people, which is slightly below the 2.6 figure recorded across Greater Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
57.9% of adults in Alphington hold a university qualification, including 33.8% with a bachelor degree and 17.2% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 93% of areas nationally. A further 8.6% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,077 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,155 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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Higher education qualifications in Alphington rank well above regional and national standards, with 57.9% of the population aged 15+ holding university degrees, compared to 33.4% in VIC and 30.4% in Australia. This strong academic background underpins a highly skilled local economy. Bachelor degrees represent 33.8% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 17.2% and graduate diplomas at 6.9%. Vocational qualifications represent 17.4% of attainment for individuals aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas (8.8%) and certificates (8.6%). A significant 29.7% of local residents are actively pursuing formal study. Among these learners, 9.1% are attending tertiary education, 8.3% are in primary education, and 7.1% are enrolled in secondary education institutions.
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Public transport in Alphington reaches 30 stops on 9 routes, timetabled for about 4,700 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 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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Alphington is serviced by 30 operational transit stops providing bus connections across 9 distinct routes, generating 4,667 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is highly convenient, with the average distance to a stop measuring 183 meters. Reflecting outward travel tendencies, 73% of commuters travel by car, while 10% utilize trains and 7% travel by bicycle. Dwellings accommodate an average of 1.2 vehicles. Census figures from 2021 indicated 50.9% worked from home, potentially reflecting pandemic conditions at that time. Across the entire network, service frequencies provide an average of 666 trips per day, which equates to roughly 155 weekly trips per individual stop.
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70.2% of residents in Alphington report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 77% of areas nationally. 4.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 66.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.1 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 Alphington reflect positive outcomes across both older and younger cohorts based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality and chronic illness. Notably, private health insurance coverage extends to approximately 67% of the total population (5,408 people), markedly exceeding the Greater Melbourne figure of 56.7% and the Australian benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma constitute the most frequently diagnosed medical ailments, affecting 10.2 and 8.2% of residents respectively. Meanwhile, 70.2% of the population reported no chronic health conditions, compared to 72.6% across Greater Melbourne. Residents aged under 65 display superior health outcomes, and the 14.2% of residents aged 65 and over (1,153 people) record strong health metrics that align closely with national rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Alphington is largely Australian-born, at 77.0% of residents, with 18.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (23.4%) and Australian (20.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics show 23.0% of residents were born overseas and 18.4% speak a non-English language at home. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 36.1% of the community. Judaism shows the highest relative concentration compared to the broader area, accounting for 0.6% of residents against 1.0% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental country of birth, the leading ancestral backgrounds in Alphington are English (23.4%), Australian (20.9%), and Irish (10.5%). Other distinct ethnic groups show elevated representation relative to the wider metropolitan region, including Italian at 7.0% (versus 5.2% regionally), Greek at 4.0% (versus 2.7%), and Macedonian at 0.9% (versus 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Alphington is 38. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 29.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Age distributions in Alphington correspond closely with metropolitan Melbourne, with maximum variance across cohorts limited to 4.4 percentage points. The median age reached an estimated 38 as at August 2026, shifting down from 39 at the 2021 Census, which remains 1 year above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded at that Census. The most pronounced change since the Census occurred in the 25 - 44 cohort, rising from 30.3% to an estimated 34.5% of the community. Looking ahead to 2041, residents aged 45 - 64 are projected to drive the largest absolute increase, adding 1,837 residents (90%) to reach 3,885, whereas the 65+ demographic is expected to experience the fastest proportional growth, rising 105% to 2,361 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Alphington
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Jun 2026 4 months ago all 7 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 Jun 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 — 642 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (5,702 at the 2021 Census → 8,126 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 (SAL20034). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.