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Ascot Vale has an estimated 16,465 residents, up from 15,197 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,268 people, or 8.3%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. 277 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 71.0% of that increase. That puts 4,277 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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Based on analysis of ABS population updates for the broader area, and new addresses validated by AreaSearch since the Census Ascot Vale's population is estimated at around 16,465 as of May 2026. This reflects an increase of 1,268 people (8.3%) since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 15,197 people. The change is inferred from the resident population of 16,465, estimated by AreaSearch following examination of the latest ERP data release by the ABS (June 2025) and an additional 277 validated new addresses since the Census date. This level of population equates to a density ratio of 4,276 persons per square kilometer, which lies in the top 10% of national locations assessed by AreaSearch, making land in the area a highly-sought resource.
Ascot Vale's 8.3% growth since census positions it within 0.7 percentage points of the SA3 area (9.0%), demonstrating competitive growth fundamentals. Population growth for the area was primarily driven by overseas migration that contributed approximately 71.0% of overall population gains during recent periods. AreaSearch is adopting ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, as released in 2024 with 2022 as the base year. For any SA2 areas not covered by this data, AreaSearch is utilising the VIC State Government's Regional/LGA projections released in 2023 with adjustments made employing a method of weighted aggregation of population growth from LGA to SA2 levels. Growth rates by age group from these aggregations are also applied across all areas for years 2032 to 2041. As we examine future population trends, an above median population growth of statistical areas analysed by AreaSearch is projected, with the area expected to grow by 2,342 persons to 2041 based on aggregated SA2-level projections, reflecting recording a gain of 14.2% in total over 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 5.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 38 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 29% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 18, 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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Based on AreaSearch analysis of ABS building approval numbers, allocated from statistical area data, Ascot Vale has seen around 79 new homes approved per year, totalling an estimated 398 homes over the past 5 financial years. So far in FY-26, 17 approvals have been recorded. At an average of 1.5 new residents per year arriving per new home over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), supply and demand appear well-balanced, creating stable market conditions, though recent data reveals this has increased to 12.2 people per dwelling over the past 2 financial years, reflecting the area's growing popularity and potential supply constraints.
New properties are constructed at an average value of $909,000, revealing that developers are targeting the premium market segment with higher-end properties. Also, $7.1 million in commercial approvals have been registered this financial year, demonstrating the area's primarily residential nature. Compared to Greater Melbourne, Ascot Vale records about 57% of the building activity per person while it places among the 29th percentile of areas assessed nationally, meaning somewhat limited buyer options while strengthening demand for established dwellings. New development consists of 29.0% detached dwellings and 71.0% medium and high-density housing. This focus on higher-density living creates more affordable entry points and suits downsizers, investors, and first-home buyers. This shows a considerable change from the current housing mix (currently 46.0% houses), reflecting reduced availability of development sites and addressing shifting lifestyle demands and affordability requirements. The location has approximately 605 people per dwelling approval, demonstrating an established market. Population forecasts indicate Ascot Vale will gain 2,342 residents through to 2041 (from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). Building activity is keeping pace with growth projections, though buyers may experience heightened competition as the population grows.
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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 37 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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Nothing can influence an area's performance as much as changes to local infrastructure, major projects and planning initiatives. In total 21 projects have been identified by AreaSearch that are likely to have an impact on the area. Key projects include Holland Court, Flemington housing, Flemington Estate Renewal (Public Housing Revitalisation Program), Highpoint Urban Village, and The Archer - Flemington Racecourse Residential Development, with the below list detailing those likely to be of most relevance.
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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.
9,474 residents of Ascot Vale are employed, from a labour force of 10,312. Unemployment sits at 8.1%, with participation at 73.9%. 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 12,815, 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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Ascot Vale possesses a highly educated workforce, with professional services showing strong representation, an unemployment rate of 8.1%, and 4.3% in estimated employment growth over the past year, based on AreaSearch aggregation of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 9,474 residents are in work while the unemployment rate is 3.4% above Greater Melbourne's rate of 4.8%, showing room for improvement, and workforce participation is fairly standard (73.9% compared to Greater Melbourne's 70.2%). Based on Census responses, a high 45.5% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
Leading employment industries among residents comprise health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training. The area has particular employment specialization in professional & technical, with an employment share of 1.4 times the regional level. On the other hand, construction is under-represented, with only 6.8% of Ascot Vale's workforce compared to 9.7% in Greater Melbourne. The predominantly residential area appears to offer limited employment opportunities locally, as indicated by the count of Census working population vs resident population. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS data, aggregated from broader statistical areas, during the year to March 2026, employment levels increased by 4.3% and labour force increased by 3.7%, causing the unemployment rate to fall by 0.5 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Melbourne recorded employment growth of 2.1%, labour force growth of 2.3%, with unemployment rising 0.2 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from May-25 can offer further insight into potential future demand within Ascot Vale. These projections, covering five and ten-year periods, have been mapped against the local employment profile to estimate growth patterns. While national employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates differ significantly between industry sectors. Applying these industry-specific projections to Ascot Vale's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 7.0% over five years and 14.2% over ten years (please note this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in 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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AreaSearch's latest postcode level ATO data for financial year 2023 reveals that income in the suburb of Ascot Vale is extremely high nationally, with the median assessed at $60,331 while the average income stands at $82,886. This contrasts to Greater Melbourne's figures of a median income of $57,688 and an average income of $75,164. Based on Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% since financial year 2023, current estimates would be approximately $66,135 (median) and $90,860 (average) as of March 2026. From the 2021 Census, household, family and personal incomes all rank highly in Ascot Vale, between the 77th and 85th percentiles nationally.
Income analysis reveals the $1,500 - 2,999 earnings band captures 26.3% of the community (4,330 individuals), consistent with broader trends across the region showing 32.8% in the same category. The substantial proportion of high earners (37.5% above $3,000/week) indicates strong economic capacity throughout Ascot Vale. High housing costs consume 15.2% of income, though strong earnings still place disposable income at the 78th percentile and the area's SEIFA income ranking places it in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
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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Dwelling structure within Ascot Vale, as evaluated at the latest Census, comprised 46.0% houses and 54.1% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), in comparison to Melbourne metro's 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Meanwhile, the level of home ownership within Ascot Vale was slightly lagging that of Melbourne metro, at 27.7%, with the remainder of dwellings either mortgaged (33.5%) or rented (38.8%). The median monthly mortgage repayment in the area was well above the Melbourne metro average at $2,458, while the median weekly rent figure was recorded at $370, compared to Melbourne metro's $2,000 and $390.
Nationally, Ascot Vale's mortgage repayments are significantly higher than the Australian average of $1,863, while rents are less than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ascot Vale counted 5,959 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,456 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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Family households dominate at 64.8% of all households, comprising 30.2% couples with children, 23.9% couples without children, and 9.1% single parent families. Non-family households make up the remaining 35.2%, with lone person households at 28.8% and group households comprising 6.3% of the total. The median household size of 2.4 people is smaller than the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
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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Educational attainment in Ascot Vale significantly surpasses broader benchmarks, with 49.4% of residents aged 15+ holding university qualifications compared to 30.4% in Australia and 33.4% in VIC. This substantial educational advantage positions the area strongly for knowledge-based opportunities. Bachelor degrees lead at 30.7%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (13.5%) and graduate diplomas (5.2%). Vocational pathways account for 22.3% of qualifications among those aged 15+ – advanced diplomas (9.6%) and certificates (12.7%). Educational participation is notably high, with 30.6% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. This includes 9.1% in primary education, 8.0% in tertiary education, and 6.4% pursuing secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Ascot Vale reaches 64 stops on 9 routes, timetabled for about 8,200 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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Public transport analysis reveals 64 active transport stops operating within Ascot Vale comprising a mix of lightrail and buses. These stops are serviced by 9 individual routes, collectively providing 8,154 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is rated as excellent, with residents typically located 157 meters from the nearest transport stop. As a primarily residential area, most residents commute outward - car remains the dominant mode at 70%, with 13% by train. Vehicle ownership averages 0.9 per dwelling, below the regional average. A high 45.5% of residents work from home (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 conditions).
Service frequency averages 1,164 trips per day across all routes, equating to approximately 127 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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Analysis of health metrics shows strong performance throughout Ascot Vale, based on AreaSearch's assessment of mortality rates and chronic condition prevalence with both young and old age cohorts seeing low prevalence of common health conditions , and the rate of private health cover found to be exceptionally high at approximately 60% of the total population (9,799 people). This compares to 56.7% across Greater Melbourne. The most common medical conditions in the area were found to be mental health issues and asthma, impacting 8.9 and 7.4% of residents, respectively, while 72.7% declared themselves as completely clear of medical ailments compared to 72.6% across Greater Melbourne.
Working-age residents are notably healthy with low chronic condition prevalence. The area has 14.8% of residents aged 65 and over (2,436 people). Health outcomes among seniors are above average, with national rankings broadly in line with the general population.
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 was found to be more culturally diverse than the vast majority of local markets, with 29.1% of its population born overseas and 26.8% speaking a language other than English at home. The main religion in Ascot Vale was found to be Christianity, which makes up 44.7% of people in Ascot Vale. However, the most apparent overrepresentation was in Islam, which comprises 5.4% of the population, compared to 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. In terms of ancestry (country of birth of parents), the top three represented groups in Ascot Vale are English, comprising 20.2% of the population, Australian, comprising 19.3% of the population, and Other, comprising 11.8% of the population.
Additionally, there are notable divergences in the representation of certain other ethnic groups: Italian is notably overrepresented at 7.7% of Ascot Vale (vs 5.2% regionally), Vietnamese at 2.6% (vs 1.9%) and Maltese at 1.4% (vs 1.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ascot Vale is 37. 29.2% 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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With a median age of 37, Ascot Vale is equal to the Greater Melbourne figure of 37 and remains comparable to Australia's 38 years. The 45 - 54 age group shows strong representation at 13.2% compared to Greater Melbourne, whereas the 5 - 14 cohort is less prevalent at 10.0%. In the period since 2021, the 65 to 74 age group has grown from 7.4% to 8.7% of the population, while the 15 to 24 cohort increased from 10.5% to 11.7%. Conversely, the 5 to 14 cohort has declined from 11.3% to 10.0%.
Looking ahead to 2041, demographic projections reveal significant shifts in Ascot Vale's age structure. Leading the demographic shift, the 55 to 64 group will grow by 34% (598 people), reaching 2,377 from 1,778. Meanwhile, both 0 to 4 and 5 to 14 age groups will see reduced numbers.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this 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 this month 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 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 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 — 277 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (15,197 at the 2021 Census → 16,465 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 May 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.