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Braybrook has an estimated 10,823 residents, up from 9,682 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,141 people, or 11.8%. Growth has averaged 1.3% a year over five years, faster than 76% of areas nationally. 343 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 84.0% of that increase. That puts 2,505 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 evaluations combining broader ABS demographic updates with new addresses verified post-Census, the suburb of Braybrook records an estimated population of approximately 10,823 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,141 residents (11.8%) from the 2021 Census tally of 9,682 individuals. Such growth is calculated from an estimated resident count of 10,774 following the ABS June 2025 ERP release, alongside 343 validated new addresses confirmed after the Census. Consequently, population density stands at 2,505 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb of Braybrook within the top national quartile evaluated by AreaSearch.
Outpacing both the state mark of 9.5% and nationwide figures, the suburb's 11.8% rise underscores its regional prominence, with overseas migration serving as the principal catalyst by generating roughly 84.0% of recent population additions. Projections utilised by AreaSearch originate from the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia dataset based on 2022 benchmarks, supplemented where needed by the 2023 Victorian State Government Regional/LGA figures aggregated via weighted population modeling from LGA to SA2 tiers. These age-specific growth trajectories are extended across all areas covering 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, the suburb of Braybrook is positioned within the highest quartile nationwide for anticipated demographic expansion, with aggregated SA2 projections indicating an influx of 3,151 persons by 2041, translating to a 16-year cumulative increase of 28.7%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
561 new dwellings have been approved in Braybrook over the past five years, an average of 112 a year. That places the area in the 81st percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 112 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 21% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 193, running ahead of 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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Examining ABS residential approvals distributed across statistical sectors, AreaSearch figures indicate that approximately 112 dwellings receive planning consent annually in Braybrook. Across the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), 561 residential properties gained approval, alongside 193 recorded during FY-25 to date. With 1.2 incoming residents arriving per approved home over the 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), demand and construction volumes remain evenly balanced to sustain stable conditions. Approved residential builds average an expected construction cost of $408,000, aligning with regional averages, whilst $29.9 million in approved commercial undertakings during the current financial year underscores robust business development locally.
Per capita construction activity in Braybrook matches Greater Melbourne averages, fostering ongoing market equilibrium while exceeding national benchmarks to highlight strong builder sentiment. Detached houses account for 21.0% of approved builds, whereas attached formats represent 79.0%. This pronounced focus on high-density configurations provides cost-effective market entry for first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers. It also diverges markedly from the existing residential fabric (where standalone houses comprise 47.0%), responding to site scarcity and evolving lifestyle and budgetary preferences. Approving one home for roughly every 74 residents reflects the typical dynamics of an expanding area. Forecasts based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update indicate Braybrook will add 3,102 new occupants through to 2041. The prevailing pipeline of residential construction aligns closely with this anticipated influx, encouraging balanced conditions without inducing severe price strain.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Braybrook
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Braybrook, worth an estimated $19 million. A further 96 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $69.2 billion. 27 are already under construction and 25 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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Community growth and performance remain heavily influenced by capital works and strategic planning, with AreaSearch cataloging 6 key initiatives positioned to shape the locality. Prominent works include the HomeCo Braybrook development, the Braybrook Shopping Centre Upgrade, the Defence Site Maribyrnong Redevelopment, and the Sunshine Priority Precinct Vision 2050, as outlined in the summary below.
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West Footscray Community Facilities Plan
Council is delivering the Shorten and Barrett Reserves Master Plan under the West Footscray Community Facilities Plan, including a new RecWest leisure centre (two indoor courts), an expanded and reconstructed Shorten Reserve oval with ground remediation, a cycleable public plaza via partial Market Street closure, new cricket nets, a refreshed playground and landscaping. The Victorian Government has committed $10m alongside Council funding. Demolition and ground works commenced in September 2025 with completion targeted for December 2027.
Vietnamese Museum Australia
Australia's first museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of Vietnamese refugee settlement in Australia. The three-storey building, designed by Konzepte Melbourne, features a wave-like facade and bamboo exterior details symbolising the journey to freedom. Total funding of approximately $20.4 million includes $9.7M Federal, $8.7M State, and $2M additional State contributions plus community fundraising. The museum will house over 100,000 stories on veterans, refugees, and Vietnamese Australians, receive more than 280 artefacts, and include a resource centre, function centre and cafe for up to 450 guests.Part of the Multicultural Museums Victoria network. Construction commenced April 2025 and reached the topping-out milestone in September 2025, two weeks ahead of schedule. Builder is McCorkell Constructions.
Braybrook Shopping Centre Upgrade
Significant refurbishment of a neighbourhood shopping centre with over 10,000 square metres of gross leasable area. The upgrade introduced a large format specialty grocer to replace the former Woolworths supermarket which closed in October 2021, a drive-through bottle shop, and enhanced retail and showroom facilities. The centre features 360+ customer car parking spaces and includes a gym, discount retailer, pharmacy, retail services, and food and beverage offerings. Located on the high-traffic corner of Ballarat Road and Ashley Street with approximately 64,000 passing vehicles daily, the centre serves the established suburb of Braybrook, situated 8 kilometres west of Melbourne CBD.
HomeCo Braybrook
A large format retail neighbourhood shopping centre featuring Coles as the anchor tenant, alongside TK Maxx, Chemist Warehouse, The Reject Shop, BCF, Liquorland, Guardian Child Care, and an 800sqm medical and dental centre. The development includes food and beverage outlets such as Guzman y Gomez, El Janah, Burgertory, and various other dining options. Spanning 14,000 sqm GFA, the centre provides free parking, WiFi, and serves as a convenient daily needs shopping destination for the Braybrook community.Initial construction completed in 2018 with additional medical and food service facilities added in 2023.
Sunshine Superhub and Albion Station Upgrade
A major transformation of Sunshine Station into a transport superhub and the complete rebuild of Albion Station as part of Melbourne Airport Rail Stage 1. The 4.1 billion dollar project spans 6km of track upgrades from West Footscray to Albion, untangling a complex rail junction to enable airport services and Melton Line electrification. Major construction is actively underway following early works and utility relocations, with completion targeted for 2030.
Western Rail Plan - Sunshine Superhub (West Footscray to Albion Rail Upgrade)
The Western Rail Plan umbrella program is now centred on the Sunshine Superhub, formally known as the Melbourne Airport Rail Stage 1 West Footscray to Albion Rail Upgrade. The $4.1 billion program spans 6km from West Footscray to Albion, untangling a complex rail junction by building 6km of new raised track and 2 rail bridges to separate 6 regional and metropolitan rail lines. Sunshine Station will be transformed into a superhub with 2 new dedicated regional platforms and an extended concourse, supporting more than 1,000 train services per day.A new Tottenham Station and a rebuilt Albion Station are also included. The enabling works contract was awarded in February 2026 to a consortium of McConnell Dowell, Arup, Metro Trains Melbourne, V/Line and VIDA Rail, with early works commencing April 2026. Full construction completion is targeted for 2030. The Geelong Fast Rail component has been cancelled following the withdrawal of federal funding in November 2023. Electrification to Melton and Wyndham Vale remains a future stage subject to separate business cases.
Sunshine Precinct
Long-term Victorian Government urban renewal and transport precinct program centred on Sunshine Station, Sunshine CBD and Albion Quarter. The precinct is being positioned as a major centre for Melbourne's west, supported by Melbourne Airport Rail, Suburban Rail Loop connections, regional rail upgrades, the $4.1 billion Sunshine Superhub, the Sunshine Station Masterplan and the Albion Quarter Structure Plan. Current activity includes Superhub and West Footscray to Albion rail upgrade works, station precinct improvements, and continuing structure planning for Albion Quarter to support jobs, innovation, services, housing and public realm enhancements.
Sunshine North Village
Approved mixed-use masterplanned development designed by Buchan on a 2.18-hectare infill site. The scheme incorporates a neighbourhood retail centre of approximately 5,953sqm anchored by a supermarket, 174 residential apartments, medical and childcare facilities, commercial office suites, and 477 parking spaces. The project is delivered under planning approvals from the City of Brimbank.
5,836 residents of Braybrook are employed, from a labour force of 6,288. Unemployment sits at 7.2%, with participation at 67.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. 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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Braybrook possesses an educated labour pool spread across multiple sectors, registering an unemployment rate of 7.2% and annual job growth of 2.0% as calculated through AreaSearch statistical area syntheses. Working residents totaled 5,836 as of March 2026, though joblessness sits 2.4% higher than the Greater Melbourne figure of 4.8%, and overall participation reaches 67.9% compared to 70.1% across the broader metropolis. Census figures showed 22.7% working from home, a metric shaped in part by pandemic-era movement restrictions. Key employment sectors for local residents include health care & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing.
Notably, the transport, postal & warehousing sector exhibits strong concentration, capturing an employment share 1.7 times the metropolitan benchmark. Conversely, construction accounts for merely 6.0% of local workers, compared with 9.7% across Greater Melbourne. Comparing resident worker counts with local employment figures suggests a substantial proportion of the workforce travels beyond the suburb for employment. AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS metrics across broader statistical boundaries indicate that during the year leading to March 2026, a 2.0% rise in employed residents and a 2.2% expansion in the labour pool lifted local unemployment by 0.3 percentage points. Across Greater Melbourne, employment grew by 2.1%, the workforce widened by 2.3%, and unemployment ticked up by 0.2 percentage points. National forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 project overall employment expansions of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though sector-specific trajectories vary. Applying these industry weightings to Braybrook's occupational makeup suggests local job numbers could rise by 6.1% over five years and 12.8% over ten years, representing an illustrative baseline without adjusting for local demographic shifts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Braybrook is $1,451 a week (about $75,000 a year), with median personal income at $622 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,816 a year against an average of $53,306. 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 records at postcode resolution for financial year 2023 show Braybrook lagging nationwide earnings benchmarks, recording a median income of $44,816 and an average of $53,306, compared to Greater Melbourne results of $57,688 and $75,164 respectively. Factoring in the 9.62% Wage Price Index rise recorded since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach approximately $49,127 for median income and $58,434 for average income as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed local household income at the 32nd percentile ($1,451 per week) and individual earnings at the 14th percentile. A weekly income bracket of $1,500 - 2,999 forms the largest cohort at 31.2% (3,376 residents), closely tracking the 32.8% metropolitan share.
Tight financial conditions leave only 80.2% of income uncommitted to housing costs, ranking at the 27th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Braybrook had 3,412 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 47% detached houses and 4% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 50% rented and 20% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $312 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,859 a month. Rent absorbs 21.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, Braybrook's housing stock comprised 47.0% detached houses and 52.9% higher-density configurations (including semi-detached dwellings and apartments), contrasting with Greater Melbourne proportions of 67.9% and 32.1% respectively. Outright home ownership stood at 19.5%, trailing the metropolitan baseline, with 31.0% of properties mortgaged and 49.5% rented. Local housing costs remain lower than regional benchmarks, with median monthly mortgage payments of $1,859 versus $2,000 across Greater Melbourne, and median weekly rent at $312 compared to $390. On a national level, Braybrook's mortgage expenses sit below the $1,863 Australian median, and rent remains significantly below the national $375 benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Braybrook counted 3,412 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,814 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 20% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 66.6% of local dwellings, split between couples with offspring (27.4%), couples without children (19.6%), and single-parent households (16.6%). The remaining 33.4% consists of non-family arrangements, encompassing single-person households (25.7%) and group share living (8.0%). The median household size stands at 2.7 occupants, slightly above the Greater Melbourne metric of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
32.8% of adults in Braybrook hold a university qualification, including 21.6% with a bachelor degree and 9.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 13.1% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 4,024 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 988 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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University attainment levels highlight an area for development, as the 32.8% tertiary degree rate in Braybrook sits well below the 46.1% average for the wider SA3 area. Holding bachelor degrees are 21.6% of residents, while 9.4% hold postgraduate qualifications and 1.8% have graduate diplomas. Vocational education accounts for 22.5% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided between certificates (13.1%) and advanced diplomas (9.4%). A substantial 32.1% of local residents actively participate in formal education, with 8.3% attending primary school, 8.0% enrolled in tertiary institutions, and 7.4% completing secondary studies.
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Public transport in Braybrook reaches 44 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 4,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 210 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure within Braybrook includes 44 designated stops providing bus services across 5 separate routes, generating 4,200 passenger services each week. Access remains convenient, with dwellings situated an average of 213 meters from the nearest stop. Commuters predominantly travel outside the area for work, with private motor vehicles accounting for 79% of trips, followed by train travel at 10% and bus journeys at 6%. Private vehicle ownership averages 1.1 per household, sitting below metropolitan norms, while 22.7% of workers worked from home according to 2021 Census records influenced by pandemic conditions.
Local public transit operations maintain an average volume of 600 daily journeys across the complete network, providing approximately 95 weekly departures at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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75.0% of residents in Braybrook report no long-term health condition. 6.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.3 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 analyses by AreaSearch reveal health profiles and mortality rates generally consistent with national standards, alongside slightly elevated diagnosis rates for common health issues across younger and older age brackets. Private health insurance coverage is notably constrained at approximately 48% (~5,193 people), lagging the Greater Melbourne mark of 56.7% and the Australian average of 55.7%. Asthma affects 7.5% of local residents and mental health conditions impact 6.6%, representing the most frequent medical concerns, while 75.0% report no ongoing medical conditions compared to 72.6% regionally. Residents aged under 65 exhibit favourable health outcomes relative to wider trends.
Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 13.5% of the population (1,461 people), sitting below the 15.1% metropolitan benchmark, with broader indicators aligning with national distributions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
58.7% of Braybrook residents were born overseas and 69.0% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 97% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Vietnamese (25.0%) and Chinese (13.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Demonstrating significant cultural diversity, 58.7% of Braybrook's population was born outside Australia and 69.0% communicate in a language other than English at home. Christianity represents the most common religious affiliation at 34.8%, while Buddhism shows notable local concentration, practiced by 18.3% of the community compared to the Greater Melbourne average of 4.2%. Parental country of birth statistics indicate Vietnamese heritage is the most prevalent in Braybrook at 25.0%, significantly exceeding the 1.9% metropolitan baseline, alongside Other backgrounds at 18.9% and Chinese ancestry at 13.2% (compared to 6.5% regionally). Additional distinct cultural representations include Filipino backgrounds at 3.2% (versus 1.3% regionally), Indian heritage at 4.9% (versus 4.2%), and Macedonian ancestry at 0.5% (versus 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Braybrook is 34, younger than 82% of areas nationally. 35.7% 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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Demographics in the suburb of Braybrook show a strong representation of young, independent adults without children, with residents aged 25 - 44 constituting 38.8% of the local population as at August 2026, compared to 32.1% across Greater Melbourne, while those aged 0 - 24 represent 27.6% (versus 30.5% regionally). AreaSearch places the median age at 34 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and remaining 3 years lower than the metropolitan median of 37 recorded in 2021. The most noticeable adjustment since the Census appears within the 45 - 64 age category, moving from 21.5% down to an estimated 20.2%.
By 2041, this 45 - 64 cohort is anticipated to drive demographic expansion by adding 1,044 people (48%) to reach 3,230 residents, while the fastest proportional expansion will occur among residents aged 65+, climbing 55% to 2,260.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Braybrook
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Oct 2025 about a year 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 Oct 2025. | ||
| 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 — 343 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (9,682 at the 2021 Census → 10,823 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 (SAL20324). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.