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The median house price in Brighton-Le-Sands is $2.06m, with units at $908k. House values have moved 3.0% a year compounded over five years.
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Brighton-Le-Sands has an estimated 8,129 residents, down from 8,336 at the 2021 Census — a change of 207 people, or 2.5%. The population has thinned by an average 1.2% a year over five years, slower than 98% of areas nationally. That puts 5,178 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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Drawing on ABS regional population updates and address validations by AreaSearch following the Census, the suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands has an estimated resident count of around 8,129 as of Aug 2026. This indicates a contraction of 207 people (2.5%) compared to the 8,336 people recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch arrived at this figure by examining the ABS's recent ERP release (June 2025), which estimated 8,086 residents, alongside 11 validated new addresses registered since the Census date. With a density ratio reaching 5,177 persons per square kilometer, the suburb ranks in the top 10% nationally among AreaSearch-evaluated localities, underlining intense demand for local land.
The suburb's demographic additions were overwhelmingly fueled by overseas migration, accounting for approximately 86.0% of total gains in recent periods. For each SA2, AreaSearch applies ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 (using 2022 as a baseline), substituting NSW State Government SA2 modeling from 2022 (with a 2021 baseline) where data is missing. Age-bracket growth rates derived from these series are extended across all locations for 2032 to 2041. Future demographic projections place the suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands in the lower quartile nationwide, with aggregated SA2-level figures pointing to an expansion of 189 persons through to 2041, representing a cumulative increase of 1.8% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
98 new dwellings have been approved in Brighton-Le-Sands over the past five years, an average of 19 a year. That is 2.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 28, 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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According to ABS residential building approval figures compiled by AreaSearch from statistical area data, Brighton-Le-Sands registers roughly 19 dwelling approvals annually, totaling an estimated 98 homes over the past 5 financial years (from FY-21 through FY-25), with 28 approved during FY-25 to date. Against a backdrop of recent population declines, incoming construction has matched buyer requirements and sustained choices in the market, while an average expected construction cost of $677,000 per dwelling points to builders targeting higher-end, premium residential developments. Concurrently, commercial approvals totaling $8.8 million were recorded during this financial year, underscoring a subdued focus on non-residential building.
Per capita building activity in Brighton-Le-Sands lags well behind Greater Sydney, sitting 54.0% below the regional benchmark and supporting values and buyer demand for existing properties. Such limited pipeline activity also trails national norms, highlighting the established nature of the suburb alongside potential urban planning barriers. The approved dwelling composition consists of 53.0% detached dwellings and 47.0% medium and high-density housing, delivering a balanced assortment of compact options and traditional family properties across varied price ranges. Furthermore, current approvals lean more toward detached dwellings than the existing 30.0% at Census, confirming sustained appetite for standalone homes in a mature residential market averaging around 360 people per dwelling approval. Forecasts indicate that Brighton-Le-Sands will add 146 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Looking at prevailing construction rates, planned housing additions appear well positioned to absorb projected demand, ensuring favorable market conditions for purchasers while potentially enabling higher population gains than currently modeled.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Brighton-Le-Sands
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Brighton-Le-Sands, worth an estimated $1.23 billion. A further 74 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $5.5 billion. 20 are already under construction and 26 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. 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 capital works, planning policies, and development frameworks exert a powerful influence on community performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 9 projects poised to shape the locality. Notable developments include Moate Avenue Mixed Use Development, Bay Street Mixed-Use Development (271-275 Bay Street), Seychelles Brighton-Le-Sands, and Safety improvements on Bay Street, Brighton-Le-Sands, with further details on critical works outlined below.
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Moate Avenue Mixed Use Development
Approved 8 storey mixed use building at 2-6 Moate Avenue in Brighton-Le-Sands. The project comprises approximately 48 residential apartments above ground floor retail or commercial spaces with basement car parking, supporting additional housing supply within walking distance of the Bay Street town centre and Brighton Beach.
Seychelles Brighton-Le-Sands
Luxury beachfront development featuring 31 new apartments, penthouses, and five meticulously restored heritage-listed terraces. The 11-storey development by Abadeen Group and JDH Capital is located directly opposite Brighton-Le-Sands Beach, offering panoramic views from Botany Bay to the city skyline.
Arncliffe Central
Arncliffe Central is a mixed-tenure urban renewal redevelopment of the former Arncliffe Estate between Eden Street and the Princes Highway. The project is replacing 142 ageing social housing dwellings with 806 new apartments across four buildings, including 311 social housing apartments, 291 affordable housing apartments and 204 private market apartments. It also includes a 4000 sqm public park, shops, community facilities, a childcare centre, pedestrian links and landscaped public spaces. Construction is underway, with social homes on track for 2027 and the wider precinct expected to complete in 2028.
Kogarah North Urban Design Strategy Implementation
Strategic urban renewal project transforming 7.6-hectare Kogarah North precinct from low-density residential to high-density mixed-use development. Endorsed by Georges River Council in November 2017, the strategy facilitates coordinated redevelopment with new planning controls allowing buildings up to 33 metres height. Multiple developments approved and under construction including several 10-12 storey residential buildings delivering improved public spaces, enhanced connectivity, and housing diversity as part of Kogarah Strategic Centre.
Bay Street Mixed-Use Development (271-275 Bay Street)
A 130-apartment, 13-storey mixed-use development on a 4,000sqm amalgamated site comprising four properties (three retail buildings and a former petrol station). Designed by Studio Johnson for Vanis Holdings Pty Ltd, the 15,500sqm development includes three ground-floor retail premises and will connect to the existing Brighton Shores apartment complex via shared basement parking and communal open space. A DA was lodged with Bayside Council in 2022; no approval decision has been publicly recorded as of mid-2026.
Fox Lane Rockdale
Fox Lane Rockdale is a $50 million boutique residential development featuring 43 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments plus two ground-floor commercial/retail spaces. The project offers chic modern interiors and resort-style rooftop amenities including a pool, gym, BBQ area, and outdoor cinema, along with secure parking. Located in the heart of Rockdale, it provides excellent connectivity to public transport, shopping, and local parks.
Kogarah Public School Upgrade
The Kogarah Public School upgrade involves constructing a new multipurpose hall, 24 new modern classrooms, outdoor spaces and play areas, a covered outdoor learning area (COLA), and removal of temporary classrooms. Construction is now underway: site establishment was completed in September 2025 including fencing, hoardings, site sheds and a temporary construction driveway from Princes Highway. The old COLA has been dismantled for reuse at another school, the toilet block and storage shed have been demolished, and detailed excavation, inground services and piling for the new building foundations are now in progress.Builder Stephen Edwards Constructions and architect Fulton Trotter are delivering the project for the NSW Government, with forecast completion in 2027.
570 Princes Highway Co-Living Development
A 12-storey mixed-use development featuring 65 co-living rooms, a ground-floor commercial tenancy, communal areas including a rooftop terrace, basement parking, and sustainable design elements for affordable shared living in Rockdale.
4,812 residents of Brighton-Le-Sands are employed, from a labour force of 5,026. Unemployment sits at 4.2%, with participation at 71.7%. 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 6,263, about 77% 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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Brighton-Le-Sands features a skilled talent pool with substantial representation in professional services, an unemployment rate of 4.2%, and an estimated annual job expansion of 2.8%, according to statistical area datasets compiled by AreaSearch. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 4,812, alongside a 71.7% labour force participation rate (compared to 68.9% for Greater Sydney) and a jobless rate 0.1% higher than the regional average of 4.1%. Census records also reveal that 37.1% of local workers performed their roles from home, a metric influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Health care & social assistance, construction, and professional & technical represent the largest sectors employing local residents.
Notably, concentration in transport, postal & warehousing is particularly prominent, reaching 1.6 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical accounts for 9.4% of the local workforce, trailing Greater Sydney's 11.5%. A comparison between resident workers and local jobs recorded at the Census highlights that this primarily residential locality offers limited workplace capacity within its boundaries. AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics over the 12 months to March 2026 shows local employment expanding by 2.8% against a 3.3% rise in the labour pool, which pushed the unemployment rate up by 0.5 percentage points. By contrast, Greater Sydney experienced a 1.9% increase in both employment and the labour force, accompanied by a small reduction in joblessness. National forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context on future labor demand across five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely across sectors. Applying these industry projections to the local employment distribution suggests Brighton-Le-Sands could see workforce growth of 6.7% over five years and 13.6% over ten years (illustrative weighted extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Brighton-Le-Sands is $1,582 a week (about $82,000 a year), with median personal income at $814 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $51,002 a year against an average of $64,571. 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 taxpayer records from financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch at the postcode tier show Brighton-Le-Sands with a median income of $51,002 and an average income of $64,571, lagging both the Australian standard and Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 updates current estimates to approximately $56,265 for median earnings and $71,235 for average earnings as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census places local personal, family, and household earnings between the 40th and 52nd percentiles.
Furthermore, 30.7% of residents (2,495 individuals) earn within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely tracking the 30.9% regional rate. Disposable income after housing costs sits at 79.4%, positioning the area at the 36th percentile for affordability, while its SEIFA income score places it in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brighton-Le-Sands had 3,506 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 30% detached houses and 60% apartments. 23% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 32% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month. Rent absorbs 28.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 33.6%. 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 latest Census, Brighton-Le-Sands recorded a dwelling inventory of 29.7% houses and 70.3% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Sydney metro where houses accounted for 55.9% and other dwellings made up 44.1%. Fully owned residences reached 31.8%, notably outpacing the metropolitan rate, while mortgaged homes accounted for 23.4% and rentals comprised 44.9%. Typical financing costs were lower than Sydney metro figures, with a median monthly mortgage of $2,300 versus $2,427 and a median weekly rent of $450 versus $470. On a national scale, however, local mortgage payments sit well above the $1,863 Australian baseline, and local rents substantially surpass the $375 national benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Brighton-Le-Sands counted 3,506 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 22% couples without children. 36% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 60.0% of local living arrangements, broken down into 24.1% couples with children, 22.4% couples without children, and 11.8% single parent families. The remaining 40.0% consists of non-family households, including 36.1% lone person households and 4.0% group households. The suburb's median household size is 2.2 people, lower than the 2.7 benchmark for Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
30.9% of adults in Brighton-Le-Sands hold a university qualification, including 20.7% with a bachelor degree and 8.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.8% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 732 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,062 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 Brighton-Le-Sands sits below regional levels, with 30.9% of inhabitants aged 15+ holding university degrees, compared to 38.7% across the wider SA3 area, suggesting scope for further academic and technical upskilling. Bachelor degrees are held by 20.7% of the cohort, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 8.1% and graduate diplomas at 2.1%. In parallel, technical and trade credentials are widespread, with 32.0% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational qualifications, including 18.8% with certificates and 13.2% with advanced diplomas. A substantial 27.5% of local residents participate in structured learning programs.
Among those enrolled, 7.7% attend primary school, 6.0% participate in secondary schooling, and 5.7% are engaged in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Brighton-Le-Sands reaches 53 stops on 6 routes, timetabled for about 1,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport connectivity across Brighton-Le-Sands is supported by 53 operating stops catering to buses. Across 6 separate routes, these facilities provide a total of 1,054 weekly passenger trips, delivering excellent accessibility with residents situated an average of 124 meters from their closest transit point. Due to the area's residential profile, commuting is largely outward-bound, with private vehicles accounting for 75% of trips, trains carrying 13%, and buses serving 5%. Vehicle availability stands at 0.9 per dwelling, trailing the regional standard. In addition, 37.1% of the workforce operated from home according to the 2021 Census, a figure reflecting pandemic conditions at the time.
Transit services run at a combined rate of 150 trips per day across all active routes, delivering an average frequency of approximately 19 weekly trips at each transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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73.0% of residents in Brighton-Le-Sands report no long-term health condition. 6.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.0 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 across Brighton-Le-Sands are positive, with AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and long-term illness showing limited prevalence of common medical issues across both younger and older cohorts. Private health insurance coverage covers approximately 52% of the population (~4,266 people), slightly surpassing the typical SA2 area while remaining below the Greater Sydney average of 59.9%. Arthritis and diabetes represent the most widespread medical conditions locally, diagnosed in 7.5 and 5.5% of the population respectively, while 73.0% of inhabitants reported no chronic conditions at all, close to the Greater Sydney proportion of 74.6%.
The working-age bracket exhibits strong health with minimal chronic ailments. Residents aged 65 and over account for 22.2% of the suburb (1,804 people), exceeding Greater Sydney's 15.5% share, with older residents demonstrating favorable health ratings aligned with national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
45.4% of Brighton-Le-Sands residents were born overseas and 51.4% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 89% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Greek (14.6%) and Australian (11.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Brighton-Le-Sands, where 45.4% of residents were born overseas and 51.4% communicate in a language other than English at home. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, claimed by 66.2% of the local population, compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. Regarding parental lineage, the primary heritage reported in Brighton-Le-Sands is Other at 21.7% (compared to 16.0% regionally), Greek at 14.6% (compared to 1.9% regionally), and Australian at 11.7% (well below the 17.8% regional mark). The suburb also exhibits significant representation from other communities, including Macedonian at 2.9% (versus 0.4% regionally), Serbian at 1.7% (versus 0.5%), and Spanish at 1.6% (versus 0.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Brighton-Le-Sands is 43. 23.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Brighton-Le-Sands is weighted toward mature residents past child-rearing stages. Updated estimates to August 2026 place retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) at 22.2% of the population, exceeding Greater Sydney's 15.5%, while children and young adults (0 - 24) comprise 23.4%, compared to the regional figure of 30.4%. The median age is an estimated 43, unchanged from the 2021 Census, exceeding the Greater Sydney Census median of 37 by 6 years and the Australian median of 38. The most significant shift since the Census has occurred in the 65+ bracket, which grew from 20.8% to an estimated 22.2%.
By 2041, retiree and elderly cohorts are projected to register the largest increase, rising by 537 residents (30%) to 2,342, whereas children, young adults, and young to middle aged adults are forecasted to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brighton-Le-Sands
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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 7 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 11 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,336 at the 2021 Census → 8,129 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 (SAL10566). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.