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The median house price in Blackalls Park is $832k, with units at $580k. House values have moved 5.2% a year compounded over five years.
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Blackalls Park has an estimated 2,788 residents. That puts 917 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Blackalls Park is home to an estimated 2,788 residents, according to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader ABS demographic updates with post-Census address validations. This indicates a contraction of 24 people (0.9%) compared to the 2,812 people recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch established this figure by adjusting the ABS resident population estimate of 2,775 from the June 2025 ERP release with 32 validated new addresses registered after the Census. Demographic density currently stands at 917 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with typical benchmarks recorded across AreaSearch locations.
Inbound interstate migration served as the principal demographic driver, generating approximately 60.0% of recent population additions. For local forecasts, AreaSearch adopts the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2-level release pegged to a 2022 baseline, substituting the 2022 NSW State Government SA2 series (using a 2021 base year) wherever coverage gaps exist, while applying age-cohort growth rates across all locations between 2032 and 2041. Over the coming years, population expansion in the suburb of Blackalls Park is slated to track marginally beneath the median for regional Australian communities. Specifically, aggregated SA2 figures project the suburb of Blackalls Park to add 293 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 10.0% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
34 new dwellings have been approved in Blackalls Park over the past five years, an average of 6 a year. That is 1.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 5, 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 indicates an annual average of around 6 dwellings approved in Blackalls Park, totaling an estimated 34 residential approvals across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 5 recorded to date in FY-25. Amid recent population decreases, residential building activity has satisfied ongoing demand, maintaining a balanced environment with broad selection for purchasers. Expected construction costs for new dwellings average $375,000, aligning with regional trends, while $1.4 million in commercial development approvals registered this financial year highlights the predominantly residential focus of the locality.
Dwelling construction per capita in Blackalls Park lags substantially behind the Rest of NSW benchmark by 80.0%, a limitation that commonly underpins values and demand across established homes. Building volumes also trail the nationwide average, illustrating a mature urban footprint alongside potential planning limitations. Recent residential approvals comprise 60.0% detached houses alongside 40.0% medium and high-density housing, expanding the presence of apartments and townhouses to cater to diverse budgets ranging from family properties to compact dwellings. This marks a notable pivot from the existing stock of 88.0% houses, responding to shrinking land availability, shifting buyer requirements, and affordability considerations. An estimated ratio of 794 people per approved dwelling highlights the restrained pace of local building activity. Demographic projections suggest Blackalls Park will expand by 280 residents up to 2041, based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Should the current cadence of residential approvals persist, construction volumes could fall short of demographic expansion, which may intensify buyer competition and reinforce upward pressure on local real estate prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Blackalls Park
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 20 current infrastructure and development projects close to Blackalls Park, worth an estimated $494 million. 7 are already under construction and 10 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure investment, town planning programs, and major civil works exert a significant influence on neighborhood growth. AreaSearch has highlighted 3 projects expected to shape the district, with principal developments including the Toronto Foreshore Revitalisation, the 114-120 Cary Street Mixed Use Development, the 136-138 Brighton Avenue Apartment Development, and the Rathmines Park Transformation.
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Toronto Foreshore Revitalisation
A $10 million transformation of the Toronto foreshore featuring continuous waterfront pathway, expanded playground, new town green, improved connections, expanded cafe area, boardwalk connections, extended shared pathway, bike hub, new lookout locations, shade pavilion and barbecue facilities. The project is being delivered across four precincts with Town Green Precinct completed in 2022.
114-120 Cary Street Mixed Use Development
Five-storey twin towers mixed-use development featuring 108 residential units, commercial premises, and basement parking.
136-138 Brighton Avenue Apartment Development
A low-rise 5-floor apartment building with 28 residential units, 1 commercial unit, and 29 car spaces in Toronto.
Lake Macquarie High School HPGE Upgrades
Upgrade of Lake Macquarie High School under the NSW High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) Partner School Program. Works include a refreshed school entrance, VET hospitality classroom, upgraded TAS and woodwork facilities, art room, music recording space, new shade structure and sports upgrades, plus a marine studies laboratory and workshop. As of the March 2026 project update, the major facility upgrades including the marine studies, hospitality, sporting facilities and TAS works have been completed, with the overall project remaining in progress while remaining Stage 2 works are finalized.
Speers Point Transport Improvements
A $16 million infrastructure upgrade to the Speers Point transport network managed by Transport for NSW to ease congestion and improve traffic flow[cite: 1]. Key works centre on the roundabout connecting Five Islands Road, T C Frith Avenue, and The Esplanade with part-time metering signals, turning lanes, and active transport upgrades[cite: 1]. The project is currently progressing through planning and design development following community consultation[cite: 1].
Rathmines Park Upgrade
Completed Lake Macquarie City Council upgrade of Rathmines Park, including a new youth hub, Lake Macquarie's largest skate park, pump track, multi-court, playground improvements and public recreation facilities. The upgrade strengthens Rathmines Park as a regional foreshore recreation destination while recognising the site's former RAAF seaplane base heritage.
Bareki Road, Eleebana to Valentine Shared Path
The project aims to identify a route for a safe, easy-to-use shared path facility connecting existing sections of the regional cycleway network between Eleebana and Croudace Bay, addressing a missing link between Eleebana Lions Park and Thomas H. Halton Park as part of the Walking, Cycling and Better Streets Strategy.
83 Jonathan Street Residential Subdivision
A boutique residential subdivision of approximately 1.25 hectares into 13 low-density lots in a quiet cul-de-sac in Eleebana, with part of the site designated for environmental conservation. The project includes demolition of existing dwelling and offers family-friendly access to schools, recreation, and Lake Macquarie foreshore. Development approval granted, subdivision works certificate approved, lots currently being sold with settlement upon registration.
1,308 residents of Blackalls Park are employed, from a labour force of 1,367. Unemployment sits at 4.3%, with participation at 59.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,220, about 80% 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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A well-rounded employment distribution characterizes Blackalls Park across professional and manual occupations, bolstered by strong participation across essential services and an unemployment rate of 4.3%, based on statistical area figures aggregated by AreaSearch. In March 2026, 1,308 residents were employed, while local joblessness stood 0.2% higher than the 4.1% recorded for Regional NSW, alongside labor participation that broadly aligns with the 60.6% regional benchmark. According to Census records, 16.9% of workers conducted their roles from home, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 movement restrictions. Resident employment centers primarily around health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
Local specialization is especially pronounced in health care & social assistance, where the concentration of workers reaches 1.3 times the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for no representation among the local workforce, compared to 5.3% across Regional NSW. A comparison between Census working figures and resident worker totals underscores that this predominantly residential suburb provides relatively few employment positions within its own borders. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics shows that in the year leading to March 2026, Blackalls Park experienced a 0.7% contraction in its labor pool along with a 2.2% drop in total employment, driving the unemployment rate up by 1.5 percentage points. In comparison, Regional NSW recorded an employment decrease of 0.9%, a labor supply reduction of 0.4%, and an unemployment rise of 0.5 percentage points. Broader hiring trends are outlined in Jobs and Skills Australia's national projections from Mar-26, which project country-wide workforce expansion of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with performance varying by sector. Weighting these industry projections against the local job profile indicates potential employment growth of 6.7% over five years and 14.1% over ten years for Blackalls Park (provided purely as a weighted illustrative extrapolation without incorporating localized demographic shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Blackalls Park is $1,422 a week (about $74,000 a year), with median personal income at $683 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,950 a year against an average of $69,578. The average runs 42% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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Taxpayer statistics compiled by AreaSearch from the ATO for financial year 2023 place local earnings slightly above the national norm. Median taxpayer income in Blackalls Park reached $48,950 against an average of $69,578, compared to respective Regional NSW benchmarks of $52,390 and $65,215. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% from financial year 2023 produces updated estimates of roughly $54,002 (median) and $76,758 (average) as of March 2026. Across Census metrics, personal, family, and household earnings occupy lower tiers, ranking between the 25th and 30th percentiles. Income distribution shows 33.7% of residents (939 people) earning within the $1,500 - 2,999 band, similar to the 29.9% regional rate.
Mortgage and rental commitments exert noticeable financial pressure, leaving only 84.8% of income after housing outlays, placing the suburb at the 31st percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Blackalls Park had 1,097 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 88% detached houses and 0% apartments. 38% are owned with a mortgage, 22% rented and 40% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month. Rent absorbs 24.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.0%. 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 records indicate that separate houses represent 88.4% of residential stock in Blackalls Park, with 11.6% categorized as other dwellings (encompassing semi-detached residences, flats, and alternative formats), compared to 82.6% houses and 17.4% other formats regionally. Outright ownership sits at 40.3%, matching the wider Regional NSW proportion, while 38.2% of homes carry a mortgage and 21.5% are occupied by tenants. Median mortgage repayments stand at $1,600 monthly and median rent is $350 per week, tracking below the Regional NSW equivalents of $1,733 and $330. On a national scale, local mortgage servicing costs are notably below the Australian median of $1,863, with rental payments also coming in under the country-wide median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Blackalls Park counted 1,097 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.5 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 29% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of living arrangements at 70.3% of households, encompassing couples without children (28.5%), couples with children (26.9%), and single parent families (14.0%). Non-family setups make up the remaining 29.7%, consisting of single-person households at 27.1% and group homes at 2.7%. Average household occupancy stands at a median of 2.5 people, exceeding the Regional NSW baseline of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
14.9% of adults in Blackalls Park hold a university qualification, including 10.5% with a bachelor degree and 2.4% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 77% of areas nationally. A further 33.2% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 212 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 947 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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Tertiary educational attainment in the locality sits below broader benchmarks, with university qualifications held by 14.9% of residents compared to the statewide figure of 32.2%. Attainment is led by bachelor degrees at 10.5%, with postgraduate degrees at 2.4% and graduate diplomas at 2.0%. Meanwhile, vocational and technical credentials show substantial prevalence, held by 44.4% of residents aged 15+, consisting of certificates (33.2%) alongside advanced diplomas (11.2%). A total of 24.6% of the local population is enrolled in formal education. Primary school attendees comprise 9.1% of the community, while secondary students represent 6.4% and tertiary education accounts for 3.0%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Blackalls Park reaches 11 stops on 25 routes, timetabled for about 490 services a week. The typical home sits about 290 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.5 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 Blackalls Park features 11 operational bus stops, which are connected to 25 distinct routes that generate 489 weekly passenger services. Accessibility is favorable, with residents living an average distance of 292 meters from their closest stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, outward travel is typical, with private motor vehicles serving as the primary transit method at 95% and private vehicle availability averaging 1.5 per household. Furthermore, 16.9% of working residents performed their duties from home according to the 2021 Census, subject to pandemic conditions. Public transport routes deliver an average service frequency of 69 trips per day across the network, providing approximately 44 departures per stop each week.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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59.4% of residents in Blackalls Park report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 83% of areas nationally. 7.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.4% 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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Health assessments by AreaSearch evaluating mortality and chronic illness indicate notable well-being considerations for Blackalls Park, with prevalent conditions evident across older and younger demographics alike. Meanwhile, private health insurance coverage is solid, held by approximately 54% of the population (~1,517 people), compared to 51.9% throughout Regional NSW. Mental health conditions (affecting 11.0% of the community) and arthritis (impacting 10.6%) rank as the most widespread diagnosed ailments, while 59.4% of residents reported having no medical conditions, below the 63.3% rate recorded across Regional NSW. Working-age residents experience elevated rates of chronic illness, and individuals aged 65 and over account for 24.4% of the population (680 people), surpassing the 23.3% regional level while tracking typical national outcomes for seniors.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Blackalls Park is largely Australian-born, at 90.9% of residents, with 2.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.7%) and Australian (31.4%). 4.9% 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 homogeneity is pronounced in Blackalls Park, where 90.9% of residents were born in Australia, 94.5% hold Australian citizenship, and 97.8% communicate solely in English at home. Christianity forms the predominant religious affiliation, encompassing 50.9% of the population compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. In terms of parental heritage, English ancestry leads locally at 33.7%, followed by Australian at 31.4% and Scottish at 9.1%. Specific cultural backgrounds show elevated representation relative to regional patterns, with Australian Aboriginal heritage at 4.9% (compared to 4.6% regionally), Russian ancestry at 0.4% (vs 0.2%), and Samoan background at 0.2% (vs 0.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Blackalls Park is 42. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 24.2% 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 age distribution in Blackalls Park aligns closely with Regional NSW benchmarks, varying by no more than 1.8 percentage points across age brackets. The estimated median age is 42, down from 43 recorded during the 2021 Census, sitting 1 year below the Regional NSW median of 43 from that same Census. Individuals aged 45 - 64 have seen their demographic share fall from 24.5% at the Census to an estimated 22.0%, whereas young to middle-aged adults aged 25 - 44 are projected to experience the highest growth toward 2041, increasing by 150 residents (22%) to reach 827.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Blackalls 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 |
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| 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, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 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 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 — 32 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,812 at the 2021 Census → 2,788 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 (SAL10389). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.