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The median house price in Bellbird is $751k, with units at $681k. House values have moved 21.4% a year compounded over five years.
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Bellbird has an estimated 3,179 residents, up from 2,338 at the 2021 Census — a change of 841 people, or 36.0%. Growth has averaged 6.6% a year over five years, faster than 96% of areas nationally. 694 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 60.0% of that increase. That puts 415 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 broader ABS demographic releases alongside post-Census validated address counts, the suburb of Bellbird has an estimated count of approximately 3,179 residents as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 841 individuals (36.0%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 2,338 people. Such growth stems from an estimated resident count of 3,164 derived from the ABS ERP release in June 2025, combined with 694 validated new addresses added following the Census. Consequently, population density stands at 415 persons per square kilometer, indicating ample physical room and capacity for future residential expansion.
Outperforming both the broader state and Rest of NSW (5.1%), the suburb of Bellbird's 36.0% post-2021 expansion establishes it as a regional frontrunner in demographic gains. Inward migration from interstate locations served as the primary growth engine, underpinning roughly 60.0% of recent population additions. Projections for the suburb of Bellbird incorporate the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 series based in 2022, supplemented by the 2022 NSW State Government SA2 dataset (base year 2021) for locations not covered by the former. Cohort growth rates across these models are similarly applied over the 2032 to 2041 period. Looking ahead, demographic forecasts point to an above median population growth among regional communities across the country, with the local population projected to increase by 581 persons through to 2041 across aggregated SA2 modeling, translating to total 16-year growth of 17.8%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
674 new dwellings have been approved in Bellbird over the past five years, an average of 134 a year. That places the area in the 87th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 42 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 144 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 68% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 137, broadly in line with 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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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch across statistical boundaries indicates that Bellbird has averaged roughly 134 residential building consents per annum, accumulating to an estimated 674 dwellings across the preceding 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 137 approvals have been logged. With an average influx of 1.2 new residents per constructed dwelling annually across the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), local housing delivery aligns closely with demographic demand to support orderly market conditions. Furthermore, newly approved homes show an average construction value of $347,000, sitting beneath regional benchmarks to deliver relatively attainable entry points for buyers.
Commercial planning approvals have reached $17.8 million during the ongoing financial year, reflecting a moderate tempo of non-residential building activity. Bellbird exhibits construction activity per person that is 429.0% higher than the Rest of NSW, offering buyers a wide selection of options. This level of development far exceeds the national average, reflecting strong interest from property developers. Of the recent projects, 68.0% are standalone homes while 32.0% are attached dwellings, which demonstrates a growing variety of medium-density housing choices. This shift creates diverse opportunities across various price ranges, covering both conventional family residences and more budget-friendly compact units. Such a trend represents a major change from current housing patterns, where 92.0% of existing structures are houses, likely due to limited available land and shifting lifestyle demands along with affordability concerns. With approximately 22 people per approval, Bellbird is clearly an area undergoing active growth. Projections indicate that Bellbird is positioned to add 566 residents by 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Provided current construction momentum continues, residential pipelines appear well-positioned to absorb future demand, supporting favorable buyer conditions and potentially enabling demographic expansion to exceed current expectations.
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 40 current infrastructure and development projects close to Bellbird, worth an estimated $8.67 billion. 18 are already under construction and 23 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities. 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 economic and property performance is heavily shaped by major project delivery, strategic planning schemes, and infrastructure investments. AreaSearch has identified 1 key project poised to influence the district. Prominent local initiatives comprise the Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment, Wollombi Road Upgrade Project, Vineyard Grove Estate, and the Cessnock City Council Operational Plan & Capital Works 2024-25, with critical details outlined below.
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Mount View Grange Estate
Mount View Grange Estate is a 240 hectare masterplanned residential community in Bellbird, located within the Hunter Valley region of NSW. The project is designed to deliver approximately 1,681 home sites along with a 3.11 hectare town centre site catering to supermarket, specialty retail, and community spaces. Staged civil and infrastructure works continue across the masterplan to supply ongoing releases for owner occupiers.
North Ridge Estate
North Ridge Estate is a master planned residential community on the top of Bellbird Ridge in Cessnock, in the Hunter Valley. The estate is planned to deliver over 350 residential lots, with lot sizes typically ranging from around 450 m2 up to more than 2,000 m2, many with views over surrounding bushland and the Hunter Valley. Construction of the subdivision has commenced, early stages are sold out and new land releases and house and land packages continue to be brought to market, offering buyers the flexibility to choose their own builder and design within a bushland setting a short drive from Cessnock CBD.
Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment
A 138 million dollar redevelopment delivering a new two-storey Acute Services Building. Features include an expanded Emergency Department, new operating theatres, day surgery spaces, two inpatient wards with ensuites, medical imaging, a Central Sterilising Services Department, and a modern pharmacy. As of May 2026, foundations are being laid with concrete pouring for the ground floor slab underway. The project includes the demolition of the Drinkwater Building, former View Street Clinic, and engineering workshops to facilitate the new clinical footprint.The hospital remains fully operational throughout works.
Wollombi Road Upgrade Project
Major staged upgrade of approximately 4km of Wollombi Road between Abbotsford Street, Bellbird and Allandale Road, Cessnock. The project includes road duplication, intersection upgrades, new traffic signals, shared paths, stormwater and utility works, and improved public transport infrastructure. The project supports the Bellbird North Urban Release Area and is expected to unlock around 3,500 future homes. Following termination of the original Stage 1 contract, Daracon was appointed in April 2026 to deliver the full project under a single construction program, with works continuing through 2027.
Apex Park Precinct Transformation
Transformation of the underutilised Apex Park into a thriving community and tourism precinct serving as an iconic gateway to the Hunter Valley vineyards. Funded by a $14 million Australian Government Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program grant secured in February 2025, the project involves naturalisation of Black Creek (currently concreted), all-abilities park features, Aboriginal storytelling and interpretive art developed with Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council, red cedar elements, meeting circles with water misting, a fishing net bridge, EV parking, upgraded disabled facilities, a kiosk building with kitchenette, and improved connectivity to the Cessnock Pool recreation area.Council issued a tender for a Principal Design Consultant in August 2025 to develop detailed design documentation.
Vineyard Grove Estate
A boutique house and land estate in Cessnock set amongst scenic bushland and nearby Hunter Valley vineyards. Developed by Landlink Property Group, the estate offered land lots from 581m2 with proximity to the Hunter Expressway, Newcastle CBD (45 mins), and John Hunter Hospital (40 mins). Home and land packages were delivered by builders including Mojo Homes and McDonald Jones. The estate is now listed as a completed development on the Landlink website.
Campbell Lifestyle Estate
A thriving land lease community in the heart of Hunter Valley offering 165 architect-designed homes with resort-style facilities including heated outdoor swimming pool, clubhouse, gym, theatrette, bowling green, community garden, and sports pavilion. Features no entry fees, exit fees, or deferred management fees with residents keeping 100% of capital gains.
Weston Commercial Centre Masterplan
A masterplan to revitalise the Weston commercial centre through public domain improvements, enhanced pedestrian and cyclist connectivity, traffic calming, park upgrades, street tree planting, and heritage preservation. The plan aims to attract private redevelopment and activate the public domain for community and commercial uses, and forms part of the broader Kurri Kurri District Strategy adopted by Cessnock City Council in March 2018.
1,273 residents of Bellbird are employed, from a labour force of 1,359. Unemployment sits at 6.3%, with participation at 55.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% 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. 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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Bellbird maintains a diverse employment base covering white-collar and blue-collar occupations, underpinned by a notable industrial and manufacturing presence, a local jobless rate of 6.3%, and an estimated annual job growth rate of 7.8% based on aggregated statistical area figures from AreaSearch. As of March 2026, total employed persons stood at 1,273, while local unemployment exceeded the Regional NSW level of 4.1% by 2.2 percentage points. Labor participation is comparatively subdued at 55.2%, trailing the Regional NSW benchmark of 60.6%. Census findings recorded that 13.3% of workers operated from home, an outcome potentially shaped by Covid-19 restrictions.
Health care & social assistance, retail trade, and mining constitute the foremost sources of employment for local residents. Workforce concentration in mining is particularly pronounced, tracking at 4.1 times the regional norm. Conversely, education & training accounts for only 4.8% of employment, sitting below the regional standard of 9.6%. A comparison between resident workers and the Census working population indicates that local job generation remains constrained. AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS statistical data reveal that over the 12 months leading to March 2026, local employment expanded by 7.8% alongside a 6.4% rise in the labor pool, reducing the unemployment rate by 1.2 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Regional NSW recorded contractions of 0.9% in employment and 0.4% in its workforce, accompanied by a 0.5 percentage point increase in joblessness. Further perspectives on structural employment shifts are provided by Jobs and Skills Australia's nationwide projections from Mar-26, which model five- and ten-year demand across industry categories. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely by sector. Applying these sectoral trajectories to the local occupational structure indicates expected employment gains of 5.8% over five years and 12.7% over ten years (representing a baseline illustrative weighting that excludes localized population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Bellbird is $1,427 a week (about $74,000 a year), with median personal income at $643 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $49,523 a year against an average of $62,115. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show personal earnings in the suburb of Bellbird trailing nationwide benchmarks, recording a median taxable income of $49,523 and an average of $62,115. These figures sit below the Regional NSW median of $52,390 and average of $65,215. Incorporating a Wage Price Index uplift of 10.32% since financial year 2023 suggests updated March 2026 figures of roughly $54,634 (median) and $68,525 (average). At the 2021 Census, individual, household, and family income metrics across Bellbird ranked between the 18th and 30th percentiles across the country.
In terms of earnings distribution, 34.2% of individuals (1,087 residents) fall within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely tracking the 29.9% regional proportion. Affordability pressures remain pronounced, with retained income standing at 83.5%, placing the area in the 30th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bellbird had 816 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 0% apartments. 40% are owned with a mortgage, 27% rented and 33% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $323 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month. Rent absorbs 22.6% 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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Census data reveals that residential properties in Bellbird consist predominantly of separate houses at 91.9%, with semi-detached, apartment, and other configurations accounting for 8.1%, compared to 82.6% houses and 17.4% alternate dwelling types across Regional NSW. Fully owned properties accounted for 32.7% of homes, trailing broader regional levels, while 40.2% were held under a mortgage and 27.1% were occupied by tenants. Typical housing costs remain relatively modest: the median monthly mortgage payment was $1,600 and weekly rent was $323, both sitting below Regional NSW benchmarks of $1,733 and $330 respectively.
On a national level, repayments sit well beneath the Australian mortgage average of $1,863 and weekly rental average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bellbird counted 816 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,110 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 31% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 77.2% of all households in the community, encompassing couples with children (30.6%), couples without dependent children (24.4%), and single parent families (20.1%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 22.8%, dominated by single-person dwellings at 20.0% alongside group households at 2.8%. The typical household size stands at 2.7 persons, exceeding the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
7.0% of adults in Bellbird hold a university qualification, including 5.1% with a bachelor degree and 1.0% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 92% of areas nationally. A further 39.5% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 300 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 915 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 levels present opportunities for skills development, with the proportion of residents possessing university qualifications (7.0%) trailing the NSW benchmark of 32.2%. Higher education credentials include bachelor degrees at 5.1%, postgraduate awards at 1.0%, and graduate diplomas at 0.9%. In contrast, vocational education is widespread, with 47.2% of persons aged 15 and above holding technical credentials, comprising certificates (39.5%) and advanced diplomas (7.7%). Student enrollment across the community is substantial, with 28.3% of the population actively undertaking formal education. This proportion comprises 11.3% attending primary school, 7.0% in secondary education, and 2.7% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Bellbird reaches 40 stops on 22 routes, timetabled for about 230 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.6 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 in Bellbird is supported by 40 operational transit stops, primarily accommodating bus services. These facilities are linked by 22 transit routes delivering 232 passenger trips each week. Overall transit access is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances of 177 meters to the nearest stop. Given the area's residential character, outward commuting is standard, with private vehicles serving as the dominant mode for 97% of commuters and household vehicle ownership averaging 1.6 per dwelling. Home-based workers accounted for 13.3% of the workforce at the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Transit service frequency across the network provides an average of 33 trips daily across all routes, which translates to roughly 5 departures per stop on a weekly basis.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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61.1% of residents in Bellbird report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 88% of areas nationally. 8.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.4 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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Health assessments from AreaSearch highlighting chronic disease rates and mortality metrics indicate noticeable medical challenges in Bellbird across younger and older demographics alike. Furthermore, private health insurance uptake is comparatively constrained, covering approximately 52% of residents (~1,637 people). Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments locally, impacting 10.2% and 11.5% of the community respectively, while 61.1% of residents reported having no long-term illnesses (compared with 63.3% across Regional NSW). Working-age cohorts display a noticeable incidence of chronic medical conditions. Residents aged 65 and over total 619 people, or 19.5% of the population, which is lower than the Regional NSW mark of 23.3%, though senior health metrics reflect notable vulnerability relative to national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Bellbird is largely Australian-born, at 93.8% of residents, with 2.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (35.8%) and English (30.6%). 7.0% 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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Cultural diversity within Bellbird sits beneath broader benchmarks, with Australian-born residents making up 93.8% of the population, 93.5% holding Australian citizenship, and 97.6% speaking only English at home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 53.8% of residents compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Regarding ancestral background, the most prevalent heritages declared are Australian at 35.8% (above the 30.0% regional standard), English at 30.6%, and Scottish at 9.1%. Additional distinct demographic representations include Australian Aboriginal ancestry at 7.0% of the population (versus 4.6% across the region), Welsh at 0.6% (compared to 0.5% regionally), and French at 0.5% (against 0.4% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bellbird is 35, younger than 82% of areas nationally. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 23.2% 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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The demographic profile of the suburb of Bellbird is notably younger than that of Regional NSW overall. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 indicate that children and young adults (0 - 24) comprise 34.2% of the population, versus 29.3% regionally, while seniors aged 65 and above represent 19.5%, compared with 23.3% regionally. The suburb of Bellbird's median age is estimated at 35, rising slightly from 34 at the 2021 Census and sitting 8 years beneath the Regional NSW Census figure of 43. Within age cohorts, retiree and elderly segments have expanded from 14.2% at the Census to an estimated 19.5%.
Projections to 2041 show the strongest expansion among young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), which is forecast to gain 216 residents (27%) to reach 1,004 individuals.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bellbird
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 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) | Aug 2026 last month 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 last month 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 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 4 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 May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 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 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago 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 — 694 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,338 at the 2021 Census → 3,179 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 (SAL10268). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.