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Ascot Vale has an estimated 16,471 residents, up from 15,197 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,274 people, or 8.4%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. 278 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 71.0% of that increase. That puts 4,278 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 suburb of Ascot Vale has an estimated population of around 16,471, determined through AreaSearch's review of broader ABS demographic releases alongside new addresses confirmed since the Census. This total indicates an expansion of 1,274 people (8.4%) from the 15,197 people documented in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch deduced this figure from an estimated resident count of 16,469 following the ABS June 2025 ERP update, combined with 278 validated new addresses recorded after the Census date. With a density of 4,278 persons per square kilometer, the suburb places in the top 10% of nationwide locations assessed by AreaSearch, underscoring strong competition for local land.
The suburb's 8.4% increase since the census trails the wider SA3 region (9.0%) by just 0.6 percentage points, highlighting solid local momentum. Inbound international arrivals served as the primary catalyst, supplying roughly 71.0% of the overall population gains in recent times. For demographic forecasting, AreaSearch uses the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia dataset keyed to a 2022 baseline across SA2 areas, supplementing unrepresented zones via the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures adjusted through population growth weighting from LGA down to SA2 scales. For the 2032 to 2041 timeframe, age-cohort growth rates derived from these aggregations are applied uniformly. Based on these projected shifts, the suburb of Ascot Vale is positioned for above median population growth relative to all statistical areas evaluated by AreaSearch, adding an anticipated 2,344 persons to 2041 under consolidated SA2 projections and securing a cumulative 14.2% expansion across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
398 new dwellings have been approved in Ascot Vale over the past five years, an average of 79 a year. That is 2.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 34 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 29% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 21, well below 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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ABS residential building approvals mapped across local statistical areas indicate that Ascot Vale has averaged around 79 approved dwellings annually, yielding roughly 398 homes over the past 5 financial years, with 21 approvals logged to date in FY-25. An inflow averaging 3.5 people per year per dwelling completed across the previous 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) demonstrates that construction is substantially trailing incoming demand, creating heightened competition and upward pricing pressures. Developers are constructing new dwellings at an average value of $856,000, signaling a clear orientation toward the upper-tier residential market, alongside $7.1 million in commercial approvals authorized this financial year reflecting the dominant residential character of the neighborhood.
Per capita residential construction in Ascot Vale tracks 72.0% below regional average volumes seen across Greater Melbourne, representing a significant deficit that generally supports demand and asset values for established dwellings. This below-average performance nationally highlights an established locality navigating potential planning restrictions. Medium and high-density housing makes up 71.0% of current pipeline activity, with detached dwellings representing 29.0%. While houses account for 46.0% of current housing stock, this move toward higher density accommodates first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers while addressing limited site availability and evolving living preferences. Approvals currently stand at approximately 641 people per approval, confirming the area's established standing. According to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch, Ascot Vale is forecast to add 2,342 residents through to 2041. While ongoing construction tracks in line with projected expansion, incoming population growth could prompt tighter competition among prospective buyers.
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Development applications around Ascot Vale
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Ascot Vale, worth an estimated $2.6 billion. A further 125 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $53.4 billion. 33 are already under construction and 38 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal 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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Major planning strategies and public works play an essential role in shaping local growth and development outcomes. AreaSearch has highlighted 21 key projects positioned to influence the area, with prominent initiatives including the Flemington Estate Renewal (Public Housing Revitalisation Program), Highpoint Urban Village, Holland Court, Flemington housing, and The Archer - Flemington Racecourse Residential Development.
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Highpoint Urban Village
Council-approved 20-30 year development plan by GPT and the GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund to evolve Highpoint Shopping Centre into a mixed-use urban village. The plan provides for around 3000 dwellings, about 148000 sqm of additional commercial space, new retail opportunities, community facilities, open spaces, improved transport connections and a town centre setting integrated with the existing super-regional retail centre.
The Archer - Flemington Racecourse Residential Development
The Archer is a 14-storey, horseshoe-shaped luxury apartment building with 315 residences, designed by ARM Architecture with interiors by Carr. It is the first and only residential offering on Flemington Racecourse in its 185-year history. Construction is now complete and residences are ready for immediate move-in, with private inspections of the completed building and display apartments available by appointment. The development sits on land sold by Victoria Racing Club to Pace Development Group and forms part of the broader Flemington Racecourse redevelopment.The Archer features hotel-like amenities including an infinity pool overlooking the racecourse, a wellness centre and gym, private cinema rooms, private dining rooms, a subterranean wine cellar and bar, a co-working hub, and full-time concierge service. It is targeting a 5 Star Green Star (Design and As Built) rating and was built by Pace Building Group.
Moonee Valley Racing Club Grandstand & Clubhouse Redevelopment
A $200 million redevelopment of the Moonee Valley Racecourse. Construction commenced in late 2025. The project features a new grandstand Event Centre, re-oriented racetrack, an 83-room boutique residential hotel, rooftop bar, wellness centre, and infield activation. Demolition and civil works are currently underway, with completion anticipated for the 2027 Cox Plate.
Ascot Vale Library Redevelopment
Major $6.52 million redevelopment of Ascot Vale Library including addition of upper floor, tripling the size. Features new youth area, larger children's area, event space, reading terrace, more computers and study space. Includes Changing Places accessible toilet facilities.
Parkside Parkville Residential Development
Mixed residential development by Frasers Property and Citta Property Group offering 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Features Park Club amenities including gymnasium, pool, and communal spaces. Located adjacent to Royal Park with city skyline views.
Joseph Road Precinct
A 17-hectare urban renewal program transforming former industrial warehouse and factory land between the Maribyrnong River and the Footscray-South Kensington rail corridor into a high-density mixed-use precinct. Council planning targets around 5,000 new households once fully built out, delivered across multiple residential towers including Liberty One, River One, Riverfront, Boat House, Waterfront, Victoria Square and Cowper Residences. Stage one road works on Joseph Road North and South have reached practical completion, delivering separated bike lanes, a raised pedestrian crossing, 20 parallel parking bays, upgraded drainage with integrated tree pits, new public lighting and tree planting.Lilardia Park, a new 1,444 square metre public open space named after Aboriginal activist Margaret (Lilardia) Tucker, opened to the community in August 2024. Stage two Hopkins Street improvement works including new traffic signals at Hopkins/Hallenstein Street and Hopkins/Joseph Road remain subject to future funding and Department of Transport and Planning approvals, with $100,000 proposed in the 2025/26 Capital Expenditure Budget to progress design. The 40km/h speed limit reduction on Hopkins Street between Moore Street and Hopetoun Bridge has been delivered.
Younghusband Kensington
Melbourne's largest carbon-neutral adaptive reuse precinct, transforming a 122-year-old woolstore into a 50,000 sqm office and retail destination. Stage 1 (Station and Stock Buildings) is fully leased as of early 2026, with retail tenants ONA Coffee and Cobb Lane opening in the first half of 2026. Stage 2 and 3 continue the expansion, including a silo-inspired office building and a public plaza, targeting a 6-star Green Star rating.
Ascot Vale Estate Public Housing Renewal (Dunlop Avenue)
A $104 million public housing renewal project replacing 80 walk-up flats with 200 modern, accessible apartments (1, 2, and 3-bedroom layouts) across six 3-storey buildings featuring 5-star Green Star and 7-star NatHERS ratings. The development includes landscaped gardens, communal spaces, BBQ areas, vegetable gardens, basement car parking, and represents the most advanced, energy-efficient public housing project in Victoria, with a minimum Silver Liveable Housing Australia standard. Half the homes are social housing managed by Evolve Housing, the other half affordable for low-income workers.The project created 890 jobs during construction.
9,477 residents of Ascot Vale are employed, from a labour force of 10,315. Unemployment sits at 8.1%, with participation at 74.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,820, about 78% 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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Statistical area aggregations from AreaSearch highlight a well-qualified local workforce featuring substantial representation in professional services, alongside an unemployment rate of 8.1% and a 4.3% lift in employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, working residents numbered 9,477, with local unemployment sitting 3.4% above the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8% and labor force participation registering at 74.3% against 70.1% across Greater Melbourne. Census records showed 45.5% of working locals operating from home, though period Covid-19 restrictions should be considered. Locals are primarily employed across health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
The professional & technical category displays notable concentration, capturing a workforce proportion 1.4 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, construction accounts for 6.8% of the local workforce, trailing the Greater Melbourne level of 9.7%. Discrepancies between Census resident worker counts and local employment figures suggest that the surrounding area is primarily residential with constrained local job generation. AreaSearch analysis combining SALM and ABS statistical metrics shows that in the year to March 2026, Ascot Vale achieved a 4.3% increase in employment alongside a 3.7% expansion in the labour force, reducing local unemployment by 0.5 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Greater Melbourne recorded a 2.1% rise in jobs, a 2.3% gain in the labour force, and a 0.2 percentage point uptick in unemployment. National outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 project employment growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years across Australia, with significant variations across sectors. Applying these sectoral trajectories to the local occupational mix projects employment increases of 7.0% over five years and 14.2% over ten years for Ascot Vale, serving as a weighted extrapolation without localized demographic adjustments.
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Median household income in Ascot Vale is $2,192 a week (about $114,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,080 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $60,331 a year against an average of $82,886. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place median taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Ascot Vale at $60,331 and the average at $82,886, exceeding the Greater Melbourne median of $57,688 and average of $75,164. Factoring in a 9.62% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $66,135 (median) and $90,860 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household earnings sat between the 77th and 85th percentiles nationally. Individual weekly earnings of $1,500 - 2,999 account for 26.3% of residents (4,331 people), compared to 32.8% regionally, while 37.5% earn over $3,000 per week.
Housing costs account for 15.2% of income, with disposable earnings positioning the suburb at the 78th percentile nationally and in the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
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Ascot Vale had 5,959 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 46% detached houses and 31% apartments. 34% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,458 a month, a total housing cost higher than 77% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 16.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The latest Census data for Ascot Vale shows that 46.0% of dwelling structures are houses, while 54.1% fall under other dwelling categories such as semi-detached units, apartments, and other types. This contrasts with the Melbourne metro, where 67.9% of dwellings are houses and 32.1% are classified as other dwellings. Home ownership in Ascot Vale stands at 27.7%, which is slightly lower than the Melbourne metro rate. The remaining dwellings are either mortgaged, accounting for 33.5%, or rented, making up 38.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ascot Vale reaches $2,458, which is notably higher than the Melbourne metro average of $2,000.
Weekly rent in the area is $370, compared to $390 in the Melbourne metro. On a national scale, Ascot Vale's mortgage repayments exceed the Australian average of $1,863, whereas rents fall below the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ascot Vale counted 5,959 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,459 today, averaging 2.4 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 29% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.2 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 64.8% of all households in the locality, consisting of couples with children (30.2%), childless couples (23.9%), and single parent families (9.1%). The remaining 35.2% consists of non-family households, including single-person dwellings (28.8%) and shared group arrangements (6.3%). The local median household size stands at 2.4 people, below the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
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49.4% of adults in Ascot Vale hold a university qualification, including 30.7% with a bachelor degree and 13.5% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 83% of areas nationally. A further 12.7% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 1,050 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,086 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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Ascot Vale records strong educational qualifications, with 49.4% of residents aged 15+ holding a higher education degree, exceeding the Australian mark of 30.4% and the VIC level of 33.4%. Bachelor qualifications represent 30.7%, postgraduate awards comprise 13.5%, and graduate diplomas account for 5.2%. Technical and trade credentials comprise 22.3% of formal qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided into certificates (12.7%) and advanced diplomas (9.6%). A substantial 30.6% of the local population is actively engaged in formal study. Primary schooling accounts for 9.1%, higher education enrollments capture 8.0%, and secondary education represents 6.4%.
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Public transport in Ascot Vale reaches 64 stops on 11 routes, timetabled for about 5,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Trams carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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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Commuters in Ascot Vale are supported by 64 active transit stops spanning bus and light rail networks, with 11 distinct routes delivering 5,120 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is strong, featuring an average distance of 160 meters to the closest stop. Outbound commuting is standard for this residential community, with private vehicles accounting for 70% of journeys, train travel capturing 13%, and car ownership averaging 0.9 per dwelling. The 2021 Census also recorded 45.5% of working residents based at home, which may reflect prevailing COVID-19 circumstances. Across all transit lines, public transport frequency averages 731 trips per day, translating to roughly 80 weekly trips per individual stop.
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72.7% of residents in Ascot Vale report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 75% of areas nationally. 4.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic illnesses indicate favorable health metrics across age demographics in Ascot Vale, with both younger and older residents recording low rates of major medical issues. Private health insurance coverage is notably strong at approximately 60% of the population (9,803 people), outperforming the Greater Melbourne proportion of 56.7%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnosed conditions, recorded at 7.4% and 8.9% of residents, respectively. A total of 72.7% of locals reported no diagnosed medical issues, closely aligning with the Greater Melbourne figure of 72.6%.
Working-age individuals exhibit low chronic condition prevalence, while seniors aged 65 and over comprise 14.7% of the community (2,421 people) and maintain health outcomes above national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
29.1% of Ascot Vale residents were born overseas and 26.8% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (20.2%) and Australian (19.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Ascot Vale displays high cultural diversity, with 29.1% of residents born abroad and 26.8% utilizing a non-English language in their homes. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation at 44.7% of the population. Islam accounts for 5.4% of local residents, compared to 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental country of birth, the primary ancestries recorded are English (20.2%), Australian (19.3%), and Other (11.8%). Other cultural backgrounds also demonstrate distinct representation across the area, including Italian at 7.7% (compared to 5.2% across the wider region), Vietnamese at 2.6% (versus 1.9%), and Maltese at 1.4% (versus 1.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ascot Vale is 37. 28.8% 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 age distribution of the suburb of Ascot Vale aligns closely with Greater Melbourne, showing a maximum variation of 3.2 percentage points across cohorts. AreaSearch calculates the median age at 37 as at August 2026, mirroring both the 2021 Census local figure and the Greater Melbourne 2021 Census baseline of 37. The proportion of residents aged 65+ has increased from 12.5% at the Census to an estimated 14.7%. Looking ahead to 2041, seniors are expected to drive the majority of local population expansion, increasing by 1,030 residents (43%) to reach 3,451.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ascot Vale
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 | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 278 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (15,197 at the 2021 Census → 16,471 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 (SAL20075). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.