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Bell Park has an estimated 5,449 residents, down from 5,602 at the 2021 Census — a change of 153 people, or 2.7%. The population has thinned by an average 0.5% a year over five years, slower than 98% of areas nationally. That puts 1,989 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of regional ABS population releases and 62 validated new addresses recorded since the Census, the suburb of Bell Park has an estimated resident count of 5,449 as of Aug 2026. This indicates a contraction of 153 people (2.7%) relative to the 2021 Census figure of 5,602 people, derived from an AreaSearch resident population baseline of 5,422 following the ABS June 2025 ERP update alongside the post-Census address additions. The area's population density stands at 1,988 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the benchmark across locations assessed nationwide by AreaSearch.
Inbound overseas migration served as the core demographic catalyst, functioning as virtually the sole contributor to local population additions over recent timeframes. Projections compiled by Geoscience Australia and the ABS from 2024 (using 2022 as a base year) are incorporated at the SA2 level, supplemented by 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections converted via weighted growth aggregation where SA2 coverage is absent. These age-specific growth trajectories are extended across all locations for the 2032 to 2041 period. In terms of forward demographic outlooks, the suburb of Bell Park is positioned within the top quartile for non-metropolitan regions across Australia, with SA2 aggregated models forecasting an expansion of 1,101 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative 16-year increase of 19.7%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
66 new dwellings have been approved in Bell Park over the past five years, an average of 13 a year. That is 2.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 2, 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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Statistical building approval figures reviewed by AreaSearch reveal that Bell Park has averaged approximately 13 residential building approvals annually, generating an estimated total of 66 homes throughout the preceding 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 2 approvals have been documented. Amid local population declines, residential development has comfortably matched underlying demand, fostering a balanced market environment with ample choice for buyers, alongside an average construction value of $452,000 per new home. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $23.9 million this financial year, demonstrating ongoing non-residential investment. Per capita residential construction in Bell Park trails the regional benchmark substantially, sitting 78.0% below the average for Rest of Vic.
and lagging broader national levels, which underscores local market maturity as well as potential site constraints. This constrained development rate typically underpins buyer interest and valuations for existing properties. Recent approvals comprise 45.0% standalone homes alongside 55.0% attached dwellings. This emphasis on medium-density housing creates accessible entry points for downsizers, entry-level buyers, and investors, while marking a clear shift from the current housing stock (where detached houses constitute 81.0%), reflecting changing lifestyle choices, affordability considerations, and scarce greenfield land. The ratio of roughly 2177 people per approval highlights an established urban profile. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release, Bell Park is expected to gain 1,074 residents by 2041. Should building volumes persist at current levels, new residential additions could fall behind demographic expansion, heightening buyer competition and placing upward pressure on property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Bell Park
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Bell Park, worth an estimated $8 million. A further 73 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $19.6 billion. 11 are already under construction and 22 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and health & medical. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Major infrastructure developments, planning frameworks, and local capital works play a pivotal role in driving regional performance. A total of 9 significant projects have been catalogued by AreaSearch as having direct relevance to the area, including the Northern Geelong Industrial Precinct, Wathaurong Dreaming Project - Morgan Street Redevelopment, Geelong Hydrogen Hub, and the 340-344 Melbourne Road Retail Redevelopment.
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Bell Park / Bell Post Hill Enhanced Early Years and Community Hub
Design and construction of an integrated early years and community hub to co-locate services including Bell Park Kindergarten and Maternal Child Health centres, with flexible community spaces to support local families. The hub will bring together essential early childhood services in a purpose-built facility to better serve the Bell Park and Bell Post Hill communities, where over 10 percent of residents are under five years of age. The project was funded in the City of Greater Geelong's 2020-21 and 2021-22 budgets but was placed on hold in the 2023-24 budget amid council-wide financial pressure, alongside several other capital works projects.As of the most recent published budget documents, the project has not been reinstated with a confirmed delivery timeline.
Wathaurong Dreaming Project - Morgan Street Redevelopment
The $43.6 million Wathaurong Dreaming Project involves the redevelopment of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative headquarters into a state-of-the-art Aboriginal community and health hub. The three-storey facility consolidates comprehensive healthcare services, social and emotional wellbeing programs, family and youth support, cultural gathering spaces, and administration under one roof. Jointly funded by the Victorian Government, Federal Government, and the Co-operative, site demolition and main construction commenced in 2025/2026 with completion expected by 2027.
340-344 Melbourne Road Large Format Retail Redevelopment
Refurbishment and re-tenanting of a long-vacant large format retail building (former Ray's Outdoors / Super Retail Group) on a prominent corner site at Melbourne Road and Collopy Street, North Geelong. IP Generation acquired the 5,564 sqm landholding for $8.5 million in May 2025. Global secondhand retailer Savers has secured a long-term lease over approximately 2,390 sqm, with the balance of the 4,750 sqm building being offered to additional large format retail tenants. Works are underway to refurbish the structure, update facade treatments, and prepare tenancy fitouts.
Geelong Hydrogen Hub
A green hydrogen production and refuelling hub proposed by GeelongPort and Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) at the Port of Geelong. The facility aims to import green ammonia, convert it to hydrogen via cracking, and distribute it to industrial customers and heavy transport. The project is currently undergoing an Environment Effects Statement (EES) process with public exhibition expected in 2026.
Geelong Growth Area Transport Infrastructure Strategy
A strategic framework developed by the City of Greater Geelong in partnership with the Victorian State Government to guide transport investment across Geelong's three major growth areas - Armstrong Creek, Northern Geelong and Western Geelong. The strategy covers road and rail infrastructure, public transport, active travel and traffic management to support an estimated 175,000 new residents across the growth areas by 2051. Community engagement phases are complete and the strategy has informed the development of the broader Integrated Transport Strategy, which is currently in draft development with community feedback expected in early 2026.
Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct
The Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct (GREP) is northern Geelong's largest designated industrial growth area, comprising approximately 500 hectares of Industrial 1 and Industrial 2 zoned land across Corio and Lara. The precinct supports manufacturing, logistics, advanced manufacturing, and warehousing industries with direct access to the Geelong Ring Road, Port of Geelong (6km), and Avalon Airport (12km). Active development includes multiple stages of the Bisinella Industrial Estate, new industrial subdivisions, and ongoing City of Greater Geelong rezoning and precinct structure planning.The Industrial Land Supply Review, adopted by Council in February 2025, is now with the Minister for Planning to guide long-term land supply policy for the region.
Northern and Western Geelong Growth Areas
The largest greenfield urban growth project in regional Victoria, spanning approximately 5,500 hectares across the Northern and Western Geelong corridors[cite: 1]. The framework plan accommodates approximately 110,000 residents across 40,000 dwellings across multiple Precinct Structure Plans (PSPs)[cite: 1]. Amendment C450ggee for the Creamery Road PSP completed public exhibition in early 2026, advancing through planning scheme amendment processes[cite: 1].
Gateway Green Estate
Masterplanned residential estate at the former Norlane High School site delivering approximately 125-130 homes through turnkey house and land packages together with future townhouse superlots. Civil construction is underway and completed house and land packages continue to be released for sale.
2,625 residents of Bell Park are employed, from a labour force of 2,812. Unemployment sits at 6.7%, with participation at 60.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 4,726, about 87% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market in Bell Park is characterized by a strong presence in essential services and a skilled workforce, recording an unemployment rate of 6.7% from aggregated AreaSearch datasets. As of March 2026, 2,625 residents are employed, with the local jobless rate tracking 3.0% higher than the 3.7% recorded across Regional Vic., while labour force participation matches the Regional Vic. benchmark of 61.1%. Remote work was reported by 14.5% of residents at the Census, although figures from that period reflect prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. Workforce participation among residents is largely centered around retail trade, construction, and health care & social assistance.
The local market exhibits notable specialization in transport, postal & warehousing, where the concentration of workers is 1.5 times the regional rate. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.9% of local employment, compared with 7.5% across the wider region. Comparisons between resident workers and local jobs recorded in Census data indicate that the suburb functions predominantly as a residential base with fewer on-site commercial positions. Over the year leading to March 2026, AreaSearch analysis of ABS and SALM statistical data indicates that both the labour force and total employment contracted by 1.0%, while the jobless total remained largely static. In Regional Vic. over the same period, employment dipped by 0.1%, the workforce shrank by 0.3%, and unemployment eased by 0.2 percentage points. Forward-looking national projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide broad indicators of employment trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to climb by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying across sectors. Applying these industry growth distributions to Bell Park's resident workforce composition indicates an estimated employment increase of 6.4% over five years and 13.3% over ten years (representing an unadjusted industry-weighted model that excludes local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Bell Park is $1,224 a week (about $64,000 a year), with median personal income at $638 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,568 a year against an average of $59,475. 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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Based on ATO postcode data releases for financial year 2023 aggregated by AreaSearch, taxpayers in the suburb of Bell Park recorded a median income of $48,568 and an average income of $59,475, trailing the wider national benchmarks as well as the respective Regional Vic. figures of $50,954 and $62,728. Factoring in the 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $53,240 for median earnings and $65,196 for average earnings as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household categories, 2021 Census results place local earnings within the 15th to 17th percentiles across Australia.
In terms of earnings brackets, 29.2% of the local population (1,591 individuals) earn between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the wider regional proportion of 30.3%. Financial pressure on housing costs remains acute, with an average of 83.8% of income remaining, placing the suburb at the 15th percentile nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bell Park had 2,397 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 81% detached houses and 5% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 32% rented and 42% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month. Rent absorbs 27.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.3%. 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 residential landscape of Bell Park was made up of 81.0% separate houses and 19.0% alternative housing forms (including apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Regional Vic. where houses represented 90.1% and other formats made up 9.9%. The home ownership rate stood at 42.2%, matching regional levels, while mortgaged properties accounted for 25.7% and rental accommodations represented 32.1%. Typical monthly mortgage payments were higher than the regional benchmark of $1,430 at $1,500, and weekly median rent reached $340 compared to $285 for Regional Vic..
Relative to national averages, Bell Park residents faced lower mortgage costs than the Australian median of $1,863 and lower rental rates than the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bell Park counted 2,397 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 75% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 35% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary living arrangement in the area, representing 61.2% of all households; this comprises couples without children (24.4%), couples with children (23.4%), and single parent families (12.1%). The remaining 38.8% of residences are non-family households, made up of lone person occupants at 35.0% and group households at 3.6%. The typical household size is 2.2 people, which sits lower than the Regional Vic. benchmark of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
19.8% of adults in Bell Park hold a university qualification, including 14.0% with a bachelor degree and 4.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 24.6% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 1,885 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 969 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Higher educational attainment in the area trails broader state figures, with 19.8% holding tertiary qualifications compared to the VIC average of 33.4%, highlighting a distinct scope for targeted learning programs. Bachelor level degrees represent 14.0% of qualifications, alongside postgraduate degrees at 4.0% and graduate diplomas at 1.8%. Vocational education forms a substantial pillar of the local skill base, with 34.4% of individuals aged 15+ possessing trade or technical credentials, consisting of certificates (24.6%) and advanced diplomas (9.8%). Formal education engagement remains robust throughout the community, with 25.3% of residents actively undertaking studies.
Within this cohort, 8.1% attend primary school, 6.8% are enrolled in secondary school, and 4.0% are engaged in tertiary programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Bell Park reaches 26 stops on 3 routes, timetabled for about 3,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 250 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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 connectivity across Bell Park includes 26 active stops, which are connected by 3 bus routes that provide 3,040 passenger trips per week. Local accessibility is favourable, with residents situated an average distance of 248 meters from their nearest public transit stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, outward travel is common, and private motor vehicles serve as the main mode of travel for 92% of commuters. Average vehicle ownership sits at 1.1 per dwelling, below regional figures, while 14.5% of workers reported working from home during the 2021 Census under pandemic-related settings.
Across all transit services, departures average 434 trips per day, translating to roughly 116 trips weekly per individual transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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65.8% of residents in Bell Park report no long-term health condition. 8.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.5 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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Based on AreaSearch reviews of chronic illnesses and mortality statistics, Bell Park aligns closely with Australian health standards, exhibiting standard prevalence rates for general medical conditions across older and younger cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is held by approximately 50% of the community (~2,745 people), which compares against the broader national rate of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions rank as the most frequently identified health issues locally, recorded at 8.9% and 9.3% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 65.8% of individuals reported no long-term medical conditions, tracking above the Regional Vic.
proportion of 63.4%. General health metrics among working-age individuals are largely standard. Residents aged 65 and over comprise 22.6% of the local population (1,231 people), below the 24.0% share across Regional Vic., with older residents achieving health outcomes that outpace national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.6% of Bell Park residents were born overseas and 37.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 79% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (19.2%) and English (18.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Bell Park, where 34.6% of the population was born abroad and 37.6% use a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 61.3% of residents, compared with 47.3% throughout Regional Vic.. Examining parental heritage, Australian ancestry is recorded by 19.2% of residents (below the regional benchmark of 29.6%), English ancestry by 18.9% (below 30.7% regionally), and Other ancestries by 13.2% (substantially exceeding the 4.7% regional rate). Specific European backgrounds display significant local representation relative to regional averages, including Croatian ancestry at 11.5% (against 0.4% regionally), Polish at 1.9% (against 0.5%), and Serbian at 1.7% (against 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bell Park is 41. 27.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Compared to Regional Vic., the demographic structure in Bell Park shows a younger concentration. Updated figures to August 2026 indicate that 29.3% of the community comprises adults aged 25 - 44, outpacing the 23.1% share recorded regionally, while the 45 - 64 age band accounts for 21.9% locally versus 24.4% regionally. The median age is estimated at 41 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census baseline and 2 years younger than the Regional Vic. median of 43 at that Census. The 25 - 44 cohort has expanded from 27.3% at the Census to an estimated 29.3%, and is projected to deliver the greatest demographic addition by 2041, increasing by 679 (43%) to reach 2,276.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bell Park
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 | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 2 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 Jul 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 — 62 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (5,602 at the 2021 Census → 5,449 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 (SAL20191). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.