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Beaudesert has an estimated 7,594 residents, up from 6,752 at the 2021 Census — a change of 842 people, or 12.5%. Growth has averaged 1.8% a year over five years, faster than 79% of areas nationally. 339 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 87.0% of that increase. That puts 174 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 investigations of ABS demographic updates for the wider region and recently verified locations by AreaSearch following the Census, the suburb of Beaudesert has an estimated residency of 7,594 as of May 2026. This indicates a rise of 842 people (12.5%) relative to the 2021 Census, which registered 6,752 individuals. The variation is calculated from a resident headcount of 7,477, determined by AreaSearch through analysing the latest ERP statistics from the ABS (June 2025) along with 339 validated new addresses confirmed since the Census. Such a population size represents a density of 174 persons per square kilometer, indicating substantial space per resident and potential capacity for additional housing.
The 12.5% expansion rate in the suburb of Beaudesert since the 2021 census was higher than the national figure (9.3%) and the state level, placing it among the regional leaders for growth. Population increases in the locality were mostly driven by arrivals from other states, which accounted for roughly 87.0% of the total demographic gains lately. AreaSearch utilizes ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for individual SA2 sectors, which were published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year. For any SA2 sectors lacking this coverage, and for any years after 2032, the Queensland State Government's SA2 projections from 2023 (utilising 2021 records) are implemented. These state-level outlooks do not segment by age groups; consequently, where they are applied, AreaSearch adjusts cohorts based on the weightings from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, utilizing 2022 records). Regarding future demographic shifts, the suburb of Beaudesert is anticipated to experience growth exceeding the national median for statistical sectors, with expectations of adding 1,390 residents by 2041 under combined SA2 forecasts, representing a rise of 16.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
588 new dwellings have been approved in Beaudesert over the past five years, an average of 117 a year. That places the area in the 83rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 15 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 136 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 79% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 69, 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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According to building approval figures from the ABS allocated to local statistical boundaries by AreaSearch, the suburb of Beaudesert has averaged approximately 117 residential approvals annually, with 588 dwellings approved during the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and 64 during FY-26 so far. With an average of 1.1 new residents arriving per approved dwelling over those 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), local supply and demand appear well balanced, promoting steady conditions. The average valuation of these new builds is $370,000. Additionally, commercial development approvals have reached $11.9 million during the current financial year, pointing to steady commercial construction activity.
Relative to Greater Brisbane, the suburb of Beaudesert recorded slightly elevated levels of residential construction, tracking 15.0% higher than the regional average per capita over the 5 year period, which supports choices for buyers while maintaining local real estate values. This volume is notably higher than the country overall, indicating solid builder interest in the area. Recent building starts consist of 79.0% standalone houses and 21.0% medium and high-density projects, preserving the historical low-density feel of the area with a focus on family-oriented properties. Having approximately 36 residents per approved dwelling, the suburb of Beaudesert displays typical attributes of an expanding location. Demographic projections suggest the suburb of Beaudesert will add 1,273 residents by 2041, measured from the latest quarterly figures compiled by AreaSearch. Judging by current construction trends, the volume of incoming housing should comfortably satisfy demand, which creates favorable conditions for home buyers and potentially allows population gains to outpace current forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Beaudesert, worth an estimated $1.17 billion. A further 52 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $157.9 billion. 24 are already under construction and 18 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development 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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Local infrastructure updates, major commercial projects, and planning changes have a significant influence on regional development. AreaSearch has identified 8 key initiatives that are expected to impact the suburb of Beaudesert. The main developments include Oakland Estate, Beaudesert Enterprise Precinct, Beaudesert Town Centre Revitalisation, and Spring Creek Estate, with the list below highlighting the most relevant ones.
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Oakland Estate
Oakland Estate is a 339 hectare masterplanned community on the eastern edge of Beaudesert in the Scenic Rim, planned to deliver around 2,000 homesites over 15 years and effectively double the size of the township. Stage 1 is sold out and Stage 2 lots are now selling, with a 2026 land release on the waitlist and Stage 3 in planning. The precinct is anchored by the Oakland Shopping Centre (now operating as Jones & Co IGA with specialty retail, a bottle shop and takeaway), McAuley Catholic College, an Ampol service centre with a Red Rooster outlet, and parks and pocket reserves.Within the estate, Ingenia Lifestyle operates Millers Glen, a land lease over 50s community (formerly known as Oakland Village). Club Millers, a wellness and sports precinct featuring a heated pool and spa, two lane bowling green and pickleball courts, opened in 2025, and Ingenia lodged a development application with Scenic Rim Regional Council in late 2024 to add a further 211 homes and additional community facilities. A 23.9 hectare balance parcel covering Stages 3 to 5 (concept plan for around 210 lots) was offered for sale by Colliers in 2024 to support continued delivery.
Beaudesert Enterprise Precinct
A 30-lot modern industrial business park on an 11-hectare site at Enterprise Drive, Beaudesert, delivered by Scenic Rim Regional Council with Building Our Regions grant funding. The precinct provides fully serviced small-to-medium industrial lots with power, water, sewer and telecommunications. The final (30th) lot was sold in February 2026, with multiple businesses now open and operating. The precinct supports local employment growth and strengthens the broader Scenic Rim economy.
Beaudesert Town Centre Revitalisation
Multi-stage upgrade of Beaudesert's CBD delivering safer streets, major drainage upgrades, new roundabouts and crossings, expanded parking (including caravan and bus bays), and the Gateway Precinct at Davidson Park with an amphitheatre, events stage, yarning circles, public amenities and landscaped open space.
Brayford Estate
Established residential development located 2km east of Beaudesert town centre. Well-laid-out residential area contributing to town's growth. Includes larger acreage-style properties with natural surroundings.
Tullamore Downs
Established residential development located 4km north of Beaudesert. Also known as Country Club Estate. Features duplex and single dwelling options. Part of town's recent growth expansion.
Jimboomba Woods Estate
A sold-out acreage community of large residential lots, set on 1,200 acres of former cattle grazing land, offering a blend of rural living with city comforts like NBN and town water in Jimboomba, South East Queensland. Features include established trees, walking trails, and community facilities. The project is completed and sold out.
Tamborine Shopping Centre Revamp
The project involves a substantial revamp of Mount Tamborine's primary shopping hub, featuring the retrofitting and extension of the existing supermarket-anchored centre. The development aims to optimize site utilization, improve amenity, and provide better access to essential services for local residents. Recent council decisions have maintained the project's approved status, focusing on coordinated delivery to meet evolving community needs and construction standards.
Petbarn and Large Format Retail, Jimboomba
A single-story commercial development featuring two large-format retail tenancies: a 940sqm Petbarn and a second 900sqm showroom. The project includes 46 parking spaces, a shared loading bay, and extensive landscaping. It is designed with articulated facades to complement the adjacent Mitre 10 and provides a new through-road connection between Spring Street and Anders Street to improve local traffic flow.
3,046 residents of Beaudesert are employed, from a labour force of 3,271. Unemployment sits at 6.9%, with participation at 53.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% 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 6,143, about 81% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The suburb of Beaudesert possesses a balanced workforce distributed between professional roles and manual trades, with a strong presence in vital service industries, alongside an unemployment rate of 6.9% according to AreaSearch regional datasets. In March 2026, there were 3,046 employed local residents, while the joblessness rate stood 2.6% higher than the 4.3% recorded in Greater Brisbane. Additionally, workforce participation is considerably lower at 53.2% compared to the 70.4% seen in Greater Brisbane. Based on Census data, a modest 8.8% of workers performed their duties from home, though the influence of pandemic restrictions should be kept in mind.
Resident employment is heavily weighted toward healthcare & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. The local economy is highly focused on construction, where the workforce concentration is 1.4 times the metropolitan average. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 3.5% of local employment, which is lower than the 8.9% found in Greater Brisbane. The suburb of Beaudesert appears to offer limited employment opportunities locally, as shown by comparing the count of Census working population to the resident population. Based on AreaSearch assessments of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated from regional sectors, the local workforce shrank by 3.5% during the year leading to March 2026, while the number of working residents fell by 3.8%, causing the unemployment rate to climb by 0.3 percentage points. During the same timeframe, Greater Brisbane saw employment rise by 3.2% and its labor force expand by 3.4%, accompanied by a 0.1 percentage point increase. National employment forecasts from May-25 compiled by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context regarding future labor demand for the suburb of Beaudesert. These forecasts, spanning five and ten-year intervals, have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future opportunities. While national employment is expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the rates of change differ widely across industries. Applying these sector-specific outlooks to the local employment distribution suggests that employment for the suburb of Beaudesert could grow by 6.0% over five years and 12.7% over ten years, though this is a basic weighted projection for visualization purposes and excludes localized population models.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Beaudesert is $1,066 a week (about $55,000 a year), with median personal income at $575 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,480 a year against an average of $55,758. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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The suburb of Beaudesert has income levels that track below the national average based on tax records compiled by AreaSearch for the financial year 2023. Taxpayers in the suburb of Beaudesert earn a median income of $46,480 and an average income of $55,758, which contrasts with Greater Brisbane averages of $58,236 and $72,799. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index expansion of 11.36% since the financial year 2023, local incomes are estimated at roughly $51,760 for the median and $62,092 for the average as of March 2026. Census data from 2021 shows that household, family, and individual earnings in the suburb of Beaudesert all rank within the 5th to 9th percentiles nationwide.
The most common weekly earning bracket is $400 - 799, containing 30.3% of the community (2,300 people), whereas the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is the most common across the wider metropolitan area at 33.3%. Affordability pressures are significant, with residents retaining only 79.1% of their earnings, placing the area in the 5th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Beaudesert had 2,617 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 80% detached houses and 0% apartments. 24% are owned with a mortgage, 46% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,450 a month. Rent absorbs 29.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 31.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing mix in the suburb of Beaudesert consisted of 79.8% standalone houses and 20.1% alternative options like townhouses and apartments, compared to 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings in the Brisbane metro area. At the same time, outright home ownership in the suburb of Beaudesert reached 30.2%, which is higher than the Brisbane metro average, while the remaining homes were either mortgaged (23.9%) or rented (45.9%). The median monthly home loan payment was $1,450, tracking below the Brisbane metro average of $1,863. Weekly rents had a median of $310, compared to $380 in metropolitan Brisbane.
On a national level, mortgage costs in the suburb of Beaudesert are lower than the Australian average of $1,863, and rents are below the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Beaudesert counted 2,617 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,943 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 85% of areas nationally, against 26% couples without children. 32% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of households in the suburb of Beaudesert at 65.4%, which includes couples with children at 20.7%, couples without children at 25.6%, and single-parent households at 17.4%. Non-family households constitute the remaining 34.6%, consisting of lone-person households at 32.1% and group shared homes at 2.6%. The typical household size is 2.3 individuals, which is smaller than the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
10.3% of adults in Beaudesert hold a university qualification, including 7.6% with a bachelor degree and 1.3% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 77% of areas nationally. A further 32.1% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 2,455 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 975 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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The suburb of Beaudesert faces educational differences, with university attainment rates at 10.3%, which is much lower than the Greater Brisbane average of 30.5%. This situation presents a clear opening for targeted educational programs. Bachelor degrees are held by 7.6% of the population, followed by graduate diplomas at 1.4% and postgraduate degrees at 1.3%. Vocational and technical qualifications are highly common, with 40.6% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including advanced diplomas at 8.5% and certificates at 32.1%. Enrolment rates are high in the suburb of Beaudesert, with 30.1% of the population currently engaged in formal studies.
This includes 11.7% of residents attending primary school, 10.7% in secondary school, and 2.6% studying at the tertiary level.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Beaudesert reaches 7 stops on 1 route, timetabled for about 200 services a week. The typical home sits about 1,100 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.3 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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Analysis of transit options indicates there are 7 active passenger stops within the suburb of Beaudesert, which are served by buses. These stops are connected to 1 distinct routes that provide a total of 201 weekly passenger journeys. Transit accessibility is low, with residents living an average of 1095 meters from the nearest stop. Due to the residential nature of the area, the vast majority of workers travel outside the suburb, and private vehicles remain the primary choice for 94% of commutes. Households own an average of 1.3 cars. A low 8.8% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census, which could reflect pandemic-related conditions.
Service frequency averages 28 runs per day across all routes, which corresponds to roughly 28 weekly runs for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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57.0% of residents in Beaudesert report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 94% of areas nationally. 10.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.0 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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Significant health issues are present in the suburb of Beaudesert based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality and chronic illness rates, which affect both older and younger age groups, while the rate of private health insurance coverage is low at roughly 49% of the population, representing about 3,743 individuals. This is lower than the Greater Brisbane coverage level of 55.8% and the national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent health issues locally are arthritis and mental health conditions, affecting 11.5% and 11.1% of the population respectively, while 57.0% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 69.2% in Greater Brisbane.
The working-age population faces notable health challenges with elevated chronic condition rates. Residents aged 65 and over make up 27.5% of the local population (2,088 people), compared to 15.1% in Greater Brisbane. Senior health outcomes present challenges, though nationwide rankings are generally consistent with the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Beaudesert is largely Australian-born, at 87.5% of residents, with 3.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (32.3%) and Australian (29.7%). 5.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Beaudesert shows lower levels of cultural diversity, with citizens making up 88.3% of the community, 87.5% of residents born in Australia, and 96.5% speaking only English at home. The predominant religion is Christianity, representing 54.4% of the local population, compared to 47.8% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding ancestry (referring to parent birthplaces), the top three heritages in the suburb of Beaudesert are English at 32.3%, which is higher than the regional average of 26.8%, Australian at 29.7%, which is higher than the metropolitan average of 23.2%, and Irish at 8.9%.
Significant differences exist for other ethnicities: residents with German ancestry make up 6.0% of the population (compared to 4.2% in the region), Australian Aboriginal individuals account for 5.5% (compared to 2.1% regionally), and New Zealanders comprise 0.9% (compared to 1.0% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Beaudesert is 44, older than 76% of areas nationally. 20.0% 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 median age of 44 years in the suburb of Beaudesert is higher than the Greater Brisbane average of 36 and the national average of 38. The age distribution shows a high proportion of people aged 65 - 74 (13.6%), while the 25 - 34 cohort is smaller (8.8%) than in Greater Brisbane. Since 2021, the 75 to 84 age cohort has increased from 8.6% to 10.3% of the population, whereas the 25 to 34 demographic has decreased from 9.9% to 8.8%. Looking forward to 2041, projections indicate major changes in the local age profile.
The 75 to 84 cohort is expected to increase significantly, growing by 443 people (57%) from 782 to 1,226. Combined groups aged 65 and over will represent 72% of all population growth, highlighting the aging trend of the area, while the 0 to 4 and 25 to 34 age brackets are expected to decrease in size.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Beaudesert
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | 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 | May 2026 3 months ago all 4 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 May 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 — 339 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (6,752 at the 2021 Census → 7,594 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 (SAL30193). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.