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Bokarina has an estimated 3,310 residents, up from 1,935 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,375 people, or 71.1%. Growth has averaged 12.1% a year over five years, faster than 98% of areas nationally. 524 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 54.0% of that increase. That puts 1,902 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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Based on analysis of ABS population updates for the broader area, and new addresses validated by AreaSearch since the Census Bokarina's population is estimated at around 3,310 as of May 2026. This reflects an increase of 1,375 people (71.1%) since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 1,935 people. The change is inferred from the resident population of 3,268, estimated by AreaSearch following examination of the latest ERP data release by the ABS (June 2025) and an additional 524 validated new addresses since the Census date. This level of population equates to a density ratio of 1,902 persons per square kilometer, which is above the average seen across national locations assessed by AreaSearch.
Bokarina's 71.1% growth since the 2021 census exceeded the Rest of Qld (9.2%), along with the national average, marking it as a growth leader in the region. Population growth for the area was primarily driven by interstate migration that contributed approximately 54.0% of overall population gains during recent periods. Projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia released in 2024, using 2022 as a baseline, are utilized for each SA2 region. For locations lacking this coverage or extending past 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government published in 2023 and based on 2021 numbers are implemented. Since these state-level figures do not break down population by age, cohort weightings are aligned with the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections, which utilize 2022 data. Future trends point to substantial population gains within the highest quartile of non-metropolitan locations nationwide. Combined SA2 projections indicate the locality is set to expand by 943 residents by 2041, representing a total increase of 27.2% over the 16 years.
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574 new dwellings have been approved in Bokarina over the past five years, an average of 114 a year. That places the area in the 95th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 34 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 134 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 15% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 39, 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 zones, the suburb of Bokarina has averaged approximately 114 approved new dwellings annually. A total of 574 homes received approval over the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 to FY-25, with an additional 36 approved during FY-26 so far. Strong demand supports local property valuations, with an average of 2.5 new residents annually for every dwelling during the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25. The average construction cost for these new dwellings stands at $798,000, showing that developers are focusing on the higher-end, premium tier of the market.
Furthermore, commercial approvals totaling $23.6 million have been documented in the current financial year, pointing to moderate commercial building activity. Compared to the Rest of Qld, the suburb of Bokarina has registered 249.0% more residential building approvals per capita, offering buyers a wider selection despite a recent cooling in construction volumes. This rate is far higher than the national benchmark, highlighting clear developer interest. The new housing supply consists of 15.0% separate houses and 85.0% multi-unit or attached dwellings. This skew toward denser housing options provides affordable entry points for first-time buyers, investors, and downsizers. This represents a distinct departure from the current housing stock, which is 99.0% houses, showing a reduction in vacant residential land alongside changing lifestyle preferences and demand for diverse housing formats. The ratio of roughly 32 people for every approval points to a developing residential sector. Long-term forecasts suggest the suburb of Bokarina will gain 901 additional inhabitants by 2041, looking at the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. Current building volumes indicate that incoming supply should comfortably satisfy resident demand, creating favorable buyer conditions and potentially allowing growth to outpace current projections.
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 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Bokarina, worth an estimated $1.31 billion. A further 49 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $16.6 billion. 19 are already under construction and 11 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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 projects, planning choices, and development schemes play a central role in shaping property demand. AreaSearch has identified a total of 9 projects with the potential to affect the immediate area. Key projects include St Clair, Sunshine Coast Health Precinct, Birtinya Town Centre, and Birtinya Social Housing Project, with specific details on the most relevant works listed below.
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Bokarina Beach Master Planned Community
A 29.76-hectare beachfront master-planned community by Stockland at Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast, forming part of the wider Oceanside Kawana precinct. The community comprises home sites, terrace homes, and several apartment buildings around a landmark lake, parkland, and public beach access, with pedestrian and cycle links to Birtinya and the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital precinct. Stockland's own land and townhome releases are now fully sold out, and Zinc Bokarina, an 84-apartment and 8-beach-house building by Gardner Vaughan Group, has also sold out with construction complete.The final stage of the precinct is Bask Bokarina, a 135-apartment, two-tower development by Gardner Vaughan Group with 10 ground-floor retail tenancies, which is over 85 percent sold with construction nearing completion and first residents expected to move in from September 2026.
Bask Bokarina
Bask Bokarina is a two-tower residential development within Stockland's Bokarina Beach master planned community. The project comprises 135 apartments across the Mydas and Caretta buildings together with ground floor retail, resident amenities including a pool, gym and function room, and landscaped communal spaces. Construction has reached the final fit-out stage following topping out, with first residents expected during Spring 2026.
Birtinya Social Housing Project
A five-storey social housing development delivering 63 units with a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom options. Designed to be fully accessible for seniors and people with disabilities, the complex is located on a 2622sqm block near the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. It features communal areas to build community and includes at least 61 car parking spaces. The basement structure is complete, with overall completion due mid-2026.
St Clair
Absolute waterfront apartment development on Lake Kawana comprising two eight-level towers with a total of 200 luxury 2, 3 and 4-bedroom apartments plus penthouses. Resort-style amenities include a 25m pool, BBQ pavilion and fire pit, exclusive residents' dining room with chef's kitchen, nearly 1,000sqm private parklands with direct lake access, and a level-9 rooftop terrace with outdoor kitchen and panoramic ocean/hinterland views.
Birtinya Town Centre
Birtinya Town Centre is a major mixed-use urban renewal precinct by Stockland within the Kawana Health Precinct. Following the commencement of TLPI 04/2025 on 13 April 2026 and approval of the refreshed masterplan, the project is progressing with up to 2,600 dwellings, retail, commercial, hotel, community facilities, extensive parkland, the Green Spine, and new transport infrastructure including the Lake Kawana pedestrian bridge.
16 Bright Place Affordable Housing
Eight-storey affordable housing development by Brisbane Housing Company comprising 90 apartments for essential workers, including studio, one and two-bedroom homes. The Ministerial Infrastructure Designation granted in September 2024 was repealed in March 2025. The project is now proceeding through the standard Sunshine Coast Council development application process.
Sunshine Coast Health Precinct
The Sunshine Coast Health Precinct at Birtinya is one of Australia's largest health and medical hubs, anchored by the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH), the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital (operated by Ramsay Health Care), and the Sunshine Coast Health Institute. SCUH opened in March 2017 with 450 beds and had expanded to 728 inpatient beds by mid-2025, with a planned final capacity of 738 beds. The precinct serves a catchment of around 450,000 residents across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions and supports tertiary services including a comprehensive cancer centre, regional trauma service, the Thompson Institute for mental health research, the Adem Crosby Centre, and the Kamala mental health unit.Development of the precinct is forecast to contribute 3.2 billion AUD to the Sunshine Coast economy and 447 million AUD each year after completion. Adjacent facilities include the Vitality Village integrated community health building (opened mid-2021) and the 17-hectare Health Hub greenfield precinct, which is being progressively developed with up to 32,000 square metres of medical, research, allied health and consulting space, including a proposed 8-storey, 10,000 square metre mental health facility led by Thompson Brain and Mind Healthcare. Clinical training and research are delivered in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Griffith University and TAFE Queensland. The neighbouring Birtinya Town Centre masterplan (Stockland) continues to add retail, residential and commercial floorspace surrounding the precinct, with a refreshed Temporary Local Planning Instrument approved by the State in September 2025 to lift residential density.
Azzure Bokarina Beach
A luxury oceanside apartment development offering 121 properties with 2, 3, and 4-bedroom apartments and penthouses. Amenities include a swimming pool, gymnasium, steam room, BBQ area, sun deck, and ground-level luxury retail. Located between Caloundra and Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast.
1,869 residents of Bokarina are employed, from a labour force of 1,919. Unemployment sits at 2.6%, with participation at 73.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, 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 3,840, about 116% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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 workforce is characterized by high levels of education and a strong presence in essential services, alongside an unemployment rate of 2.6% and an estimated employment expansion of 5.6% over the preceding year, compiled from regional statistical data. Employment figures for March 2026 show 1,869 residents in jobs. The local jobless rate sits 1.3% below the Regional Qld rate of 3.9%, and the labor participation rate of 73.1% is significantly higher than the Regional Qld benchmark of 64.3%. Census data indicates that a moderate 21.3% of the working population operated from home, though this may have been influenced by pandemic-related restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. The local labor market is heavily concentrated in construction, representing an employment share 1.4 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.3% of local employment, compared to 4.5% across Regional Qld. A ratio of 0.9 workers per resident at the time of the Census indicates a strong local employment base. Analysis of SALM and ABS figures across broader areas indicates that for the year ending March 2026, local employment grew by 5.6% and the labor force expanded by 6.3%, leading to a 0.7 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate. In comparison, Regional Qld saw employment rise by 0.1%, labor force expand by 0.3%, and the unemployment rate increase by 0.1 percentage points. National employment projections from May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide context for future local demand. These five and ten-year forecasts have been applied to the local workforce structure to model potential growth. Although overall national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trends vary widely by sector. Applying these trends to the local industry mix suggests employment among residents could grow by 7.0% over five years and 14.2% over ten years, representing a simple weighted projection based on industry composition rather than local population forecasts.
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Median household income in Bokarina is $2,429 a week (about $126,000 a year), with median personal income at $967 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,029 a year against an average of $89,224. The average runs 44% 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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According to tax data from the ATO compiled by AreaSearch for the 2023 financial year, income levels in this locality are positioned near the top of the national distribution. Taxpayers recorded a median income of $62,029 and an average income of $89,224, compared to Regional Qld benchmarks of $53,146 and $66,593. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since the 2023 financial year, current estimates point to a median of $69,075 and an average of $99,360 as of March 2026. Census data from 2021 places household, family, and individual incomes in high brackets, ranking between the 75th and 88th percentiles nationally.
Income distribution figures show the largest segment comprises 28.6% of residents (946 people) earning in the $1,500 - 2,999 range, mirroring the broader region where 31.7% fall into this bracket. Local economic strength is highlighted by 39.9% of households earning more than $3,000 weekly, which supports local retail spending. High housing costs account for 15.6% of income, but strong earnings keep disposable income at the 88th percentile nationally, with the SEIFA index placing the area in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Bokarina had 627 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 43% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month, a total housing cost higher than 88% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Housing composition at the time of the Census consisted of 98.7% detached houses and 1.3% other housing types, including apartments and townhouses, compared to Regional Qld where houses made up 76.4% and other options accounted for 23.6%. Home ownership was slightly lower than the regional rate at 30.5%, with mortgaged properties making up 43.1% and rental properties accounting for 26.3% of homes. The median monthly mortgage payment was notably high at $2,400, while the median weekly rent was $530, compared to regional averages of $1,655 and $345 respectively. On a national scale, local mortgage commitments are higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and rents are similarly elevated compared to the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Bokarina counted 627 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,073 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 41% are couples with children, more than in 81% of areas nationally, against 32% couples without children. 14% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 82.3% of all households, consisting of couples with children at 40.7%, couples without children at 31.7%, and single parents at 9.8%. The remaining 17.7% are non-family households, which include single person households at 13.9% and group households at 3.8%. The median household size of 2.9 individuals is higher than the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
31.7% of adults in Bokarina hold a university qualification, including 20.0% with a bachelor degree and 7.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 75% of areas nationally. A further 23.6% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 2,249 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,039 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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Residents display high levels of formal education relative to broader benchmarks, with 31.7% of those aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 20.6% in the Rest of Qld and 23.6% in the SA3 region. This educational profile supports access to knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 20.0%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 7.6% and graduate diplomas at 4.1%. Vocational and technical training is also common, with 36.3% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications in these areas, consisting of advanced diplomas at 12.7% and certificates at 23.6%.
Engagement in education is high, with 33.5% of the population enrolled in an educational institution. This group includes 12.9% in primary schooling, 10.9% in high school, and 4.6% enrolled in higher education.
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Public transport in Bokarina reaches 10 stops on 3 routes, timetabled for about 680 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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 infrastructure consists of 10 bus stops operating within the locality. These stops are connected to 3 distinct routes, which accommodate 681 weekly passenger journeys. Accessibility is good, with residents living an average of 225 meters from the nearest stop. The suburb is primarily residential, and the vast majority of workers commute to other areas, with private vehicles remaining the primary mode of travel at 92%, and cycling accounting for 3%. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.7 cars, exceeding the regional benchmark. Working from home was recorded for 21.3% of residents in the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by pandemic conditions.
Services average 97 daily trips across the transit network, which translates to roughly 68 weekly departures from each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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75.6% of residents in Bokarina report no long-term health condition. 3.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 62.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.6 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 indicators point to favorable outcomes across the locality, based on mortality and chronic disease data showing a low prevalence of common conditions among both younger and older cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is high at approximately 63% of the population (2,070 people), compared to 52.5% in Regional Qld and a national average of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma are the most common diagnoses, affecting 8.0% and 6.1% of residents respectively. Conversely, 75.6% of the population reported no long-term medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld. Health outcomes for residents under the age of 65 are better than average.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 14.1% of the population (466 people), which is lower than the Regional Qld average of 20.4%. Health indicators for this older cohort are positive, with national comparisons aligning with the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Bokarina is largely Australian-born, at 82.0% of residents, with 5.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.7%) and Australian (27.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures lower than national averages, with citizens making up 87.4% of the population, 82.0% of residents born in Australia, and 94.3% speaking only English at home. Christianity is the main religious affiliation, representing 43.0% of the population. The most distinct relative variance is in Judaism, which represents no residents in the area compared to 0.1% across Regional Qld. Regarding parental birthplace, the most common ancestries are English at 33.7%, Australian at 27.9%, and Irish at 8.6%. Other ethnic backgrounds show some variation from regional norms, with Hungarian ancestry represented at 0.4% (compared to 0.2% regionally), New Zealand at 1.0% (compared to 0.9% regionally), and South Australian at 0.8% (compared to 0.5% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Bokarina is 37. 23.0% 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 37 years is lower than the Regional Qld average of 41 and similar to the national median of 38. Compared to Regional Qld, the 45 - 54 age bracket is larger at 14.5%, while the 75 - 84 cohort is smaller at 3.9%. Since the 2021 Census, the 15 to 24 cohort has increased from 10.6% to 12.8% of the population, and the 65 to 74 group has grown from 7.4% to 9.1%. Meanwhile, the 5 to 14 cohort decreased from 16.8% to 14.5%, and the 25 to 34 bracket fell from 11.5% to 10.2%.
Projections suggest the local age structure will change by 2041, with the 45 to 54 group expected to see the fastest growth at 36%, adding 171 residents to reach a total of 651.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Bokarina
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 | Aug 2026 this month all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 524 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (1,935 at the 2021 Census → 3,310 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 (SAL30302). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.