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The median house price in Brookvale is $2.63m, with units at $1.04m. House values have moved 5.6% a year compounded over five years.
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Brookvale has an estimated 4,024 residents, up from 3,389 at the 2021 Census — a change of 635 people, or 18.7%. Growth has averaged 3.1% a year over five years, faster than 89% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 65.0% of that increase. That puts 1,829 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Brookvale has an estimated population of around 4,024, determined through AreaSearch's review of broader ABS population revisions alongside address validations following the Census. This represents an expansion of 635 people (18.7%) compared to the 3,389 people recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch established this figure by evaluating the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025), which indicated a resident tally of 4,023, coupled with 75 validated new addresses added post-Census. Consequently, population density stands at 1,829 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the national benchmark evaluated by AreaSearch.
Outperforming both its wider SA4 region and the SA3 area (3.7%), the suburb of Brookvale's 18.7% surge establishes it as a regional growth frontrunner. Net overseas arrivals served as the primary growth catalyst, generating approximately 65.0% of recent population gains. Population modelling by AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections published in 2024 using 2022 as a base, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 figures (based on 2021) wherever required. Age-bracket expansion trajectories derived from these datasets are projected forward across 2032 to 2041. Based on these combined SA2 forecasts and expected demographic adjustments, the suburb of Brookvale is slated for lower-quartile growth relative to national benchmarks, adding an estimated 31 persons by 2041 to record an overall 16-year increase of 0.8%.
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164 new dwellings have been approved in Brookvale over the past five years, an average of 32 a year. That places the area in the 76th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 8 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 32 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 63% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 30, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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An evaluation of ABS building approval records by AreaSearch reveals that Brookvale has averaged approximately 32 approved dwellings annually, yielding roughly 164 residences across the last 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 30 approvals have been documented. Between FY-21 and FY-25, the area added an average of 3 new residents annually per built dwelling, underscoring solid underlying demand that bolsters local real estate values. Developers are focusing on the higher-end market tier, with new construction costs averaging $1,229,000 per dwelling. Furthermore, strong commercial development momentum is demonstrated by $47.6 million in commercial approvals logged during the current financial year.
Per capita residential building approvals in Brookvale outpace Greater Sydney by 306.0%, providing prospective purchasers with substantial variety despite a recent easing in overall building pace. This rate substantially surpasses the national average, highlighting robust developer enthusiasm for the precinct. Current residential activity comprises 62.0% standalone homes and 38.0% townhouses or apartments, delivering diverse housing choices ranging from family residences to affordable, compact dwellings across multiple price tiers. Notably, detached houses represent a larger share of new construction than their 18.0% Census baseline, demonstrating sustained appetite for standalone living despite urban consolidation. Generating one approval per approximately 142 people, Brookvale demonstrates the profile of an expanding locality. Looking forward, the latest quarterly projection from AreaSearch indicates Brookvale will add 30 residents through to 2041. Emerging residential construction trends suggest upcoming supply will comfortably absorb projected demand, fostering favorable purchasing conditions and potentially enabling demographic growth beyond baseline estimates.
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 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Brookvale, worth an estimated $1.65 billion. A further 31 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $4.8 billion. 13 are already under construction and 8 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 investment, urban planning, and development schemes play a pivotal role in shaping an area's trajectory. AreaSearch has identified 7 key initiatives set to impact the locality, highlighted by the Warringah Mall Mixed Use Redevelopment, Northern Beaches Bus Network Improvements, Brookvale Structure Plan Implementation, and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Centre of Excellence.
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Mixed Use Redevelopment and Rezoning at Warringah Mall
A State Significant Development (SSD-83464714) led by Scentre Group to transform Westfield Warringah Mall into a high-density mixed-use precinct. Declared a State Significant Development via the NSW Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) in March 2025, with SEARs issued and an Environmental Impact Statement now being prepared. The masterplan includes eight towers ranging from 12 to 39 storeys delivering approximately 1,500 apartments including affordable housing. The proposal features a new 2,040sqm civic town square connected to the B-Line bus interchange, 6,900sqm of public open space, and significant infrastructure upgrades.Stage 1 focuses on a 34-storey and a 19-storey mixed-use tower on the northern edge of the site (former Bunnings and medical centre footprint), delivering approximately 350 dwellings. A concurrent Planning Proposal seeks rezoning from E2 Commercial Centre and E4 General Industrial to MU1 Mixed Use.
Brookvale Structure Plan
Council-adopted structure plan for renewal of the Brookvale strategic centre over about 15 years. The plan provides for about 1,350 new dwellings with at least 5 percent affordable housing, about 900 jobs, a 5,000 sqm town square/green space near the B-Line stop, 2,000-2,500 sqm of community facilities, a new town centre focus around the B-Line, improved streetscapes and better walking and cycling links. Council has commenced implementation through technical studies to support a Planning Proposal, Development Control Plan and Section 7.11 Contribution Plan.The Warringah Mall mixed-use redevelopment is progressing separately through a State Significant Development process.
Beacon Hill Reserve Masterplan and Sportsfield Upgrade
Northern Beaches Council is delivering a major upgrade of Beacon Hill Reserve including a new synthetic sports field, new amenities building, upgraded playground, improved landscaping, lighting, pathways and expanded parking to increase community recreation capacity. Construction remains underway with completion targeted during 2026.
The Alba
A collection of eight super premium, three-bedroom single-level residences designed exclusively for over-60s, featuring lush landscaping, luxe features, private patios with outdoor kitchens, and basement parking with a central lift. Each residence includes a Tesla battery, EV charging, and 5 kW of solar.
Casa Delmar
Luxury coastal apartment development comprising 280 apartments across two buildings (6-7 storeys fronting Delmar Parade and 10 storeys on the Pittwater Road corner), designed by Rothelowman with interiors by Alanna Smit. Includes 43 affordable housing units, rooftop BBQ and communal areas, and a private gym and wellness facility. Located at the gateway to Dee Why town centre adjacent to Stony Range Botanical Garden. One of the first projects approved under the NSW Housing SEPP fast-track pathway.Practical completion anticipated Q3 2026.
Freshwater Beach Masterplan
A multi-stage revitalization of the Freshwater Beach coastal precinct. Following the 2026 completion of major playground upgrades and a timber lookout deck, current works focus on Stage 4a: the construction of a new standalone public amenities building. This facility includes family change rooms, accessible toilets, and outdoor showers to improve inclusivity and visitor experience at the southern end of the beach.
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus Upgrade
Upgrade of the Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus to support its transition from a Year 11-12 senior campus to a full Year 7-12 co-educational high school. Works include a new senior learning area with library, seminar rooms and shared learning space, an upgraded VET kitchen, two new wood workshops and workshop classrooms, a new fitness workshop, classroom and seminar room, five new senior classrooms, and new change rooms and amenities. Demolition of the old wood workshop is complete and site services trenching, piling and construction of the new building are underway.Years 7 and 8 are due to commence at the campus in 2027, with the full Year 7-12 rollout by 2028. Builder: Grindley Construction.
Frenchs Forest Park Upgrades
$6 million NSW Government funded upgrades to three parks (Brick Pit, Akora, and Rabbett Reserves) as part of Frenchs Forest Town Centre infrastructure. Creating inviting community spaces with enhanced recreational facilities and landscaped environments.
2,683 residents of Brookvale are employed, from a labour force of 2,787. Unemployment sits at 3.7%, with participation at 79.2%. 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, 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 7,729, about 192% 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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AreaSearch statistical aggregations show Brookvale supported by an educated labour pool and a prominent professional services sector, alongside an unemployment rate of just 3.7% and annual employment growth estimated at 2.7%. Employed locals numbered 2,683 as of March 2026, while the jobless rate sat 0.4% lower than Greater Sydney's 4.1%. Workforce participation reached an elevated 79.2%, significantly exceeding the Greater Sydney benchmark of 68.9%. Census records indicate that 36.9% of local employees worked from home, a figure influenced by prevailing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Local workforce participation is heavily clustered across health care & social assistance, retail trade, and professional & technical disciplines.
The precinct displays notable specialization in other services, where its concentration is 1.7 times the wider regional benchmark. In contrast, public administration & safety accounts for a smaller footprint at 4.1%, compared with 5.7% across the region. Recording 2.5 workers for each resident at the Census, the locality serves as a major commercial center, drawing in commuter traffic from neighboring suburbs to supply its surplus of jobs. Based on AreaSearch synthesis of broader ABS and SALM metrics, the recent 12-month timeframe saw local jobs grow by 2.7% against a 3.8% rise in the total labour force, which caused the jobless rate to increase by 1.1 percentage points. Across Greater Sydney, jobs and labour force participation both rose by 1.9%, accompanied by a minor reduction in unemployment. Additional guidance on future workforce needs in Brookvale is available through Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment projections from Mar-26, which have been aligned with local industry distributions across five- and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with considerable variation by sector. Applying these benchmarks to the local economic base implies Brookvale's employment could rise by 6.7% over five years and 13.7% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Brookvale is $2,127 a week (about $111,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,113 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $61,202 a year against an average of $109,466. The average runs 79% 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 the latest ATO postcode statistics for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch, taxpayers in the suburb of Brookvale recorded a median income of $61,202 and an average income of $109,466, placing the area well above national figures and surpassing Greater Sydney's median of $60,817 and average of $83,003. Applying a 10.32% Wage Price Index increase since financial year 2023 projects March 2026 earnings to approximately $67,518 (median) and $120,763 (average). Census findings position local family, household, and individual earnings comfortably between the 74th and 86th percentiles across Australia.
A substantial 38.9% of residents (1,565 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly earnings tier, aligned with the wider regional proportion of 30.9%. Residential costs account for 22.5% of earnings, yet strong wages sustain disposable income at the 63rd percentile, while the SEIFA income metric ranks the suburb in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brookvale had 1,407 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 18% detached houses and 64% apartments. 38% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 16% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month, a total housing cost higher than 97% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 25.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records indicate that Brookvale's residential fabric is heavily skewed toward medium and high density, with separate houses making up 18.4% and other dwellings (encompassing townhouses, apartments, and alternative structures) accounting for 81.6%, compared to 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings across Sydney metro. Outright property ownership in Brookvale stood at 16.4%, trailing Sydney metro, while the remainder comprised mortgaged properties (38.3%) and rental accommodation (45.4%). Typical housing costs in Brookvale exceeded metro medians, with monthly mortgage commitments at $2,600 and weekly rents at $550, compared to Sydney metro benchmarks of $2,427 and $470 respectively.
Compared to national benchmarks of $1,863 for mortgages and $375 for rents, Brookvale incurs markedly higher residential expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Brookvale counted 1,407 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,671 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 26% are couples with children, against 25% couples without children. 32% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the majority of local living arrangements at 62.7%, consisting of 25.7% couples with children, 25.2% childless couples, and 10.4% single parent households. The balance of 37.3% is made up of non-family arrangements, with single occupant homes representing 32.4% and shared group dwellings comprising 5.1%. With a median size of 2.2 people, local households are smaller than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
37.4% of adults in Brookvale hold a university qualification, including 26.5% with a bachelor degree and 8.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 89% of areas nationally. A further 21.3% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,902 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,097 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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Academic achievement across the locality is elevated, with 37.4% of residents aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees, surpassing both NSW (32.2%) and Australian (30.4%) levels. Bachelor level awards represent 26.5% of the population, followed by postgraduate qualifications (8.0%) and graduate diplomas (2.9%). Vocational and technical training is likewise prevalent, held by 33.0% of residents aged 15+, consisting of certificates (21.3%) and advanced diplomas (11.7%). Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 25.1% of residents enrolled in an educational course. Primary school attendees comprise 6.5% of the population, while 5.4% are engaged in tertiary studies and 4.5% attend secondary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Brookvale reaches 34 stops on 88 routes, timetabled for about 9,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 320 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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Brookvale's public transit infrastructure includes 34 operational transit points encompassing various bus services. These network points accommodate 88 distinct routes that together deliver 9,196 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is well-distributed, with an average distance of 316 meters from dwellings to the closest stop. Outbound commuting is standard for this residential community, with private vehicle travel dominating at 68%, followed by 13% walking and 11% using buses. Household vehicle access averages 0.9 per dwelling, sitting below the regional norm, while 36.9% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census under prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Across the entire network, service frequencies average 1,313 trips per day, which translates to roughly 270 weekly trips for each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
74.4% of residents in Brookvale report no long-term health condition. 4.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 70.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.4 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates indicate strong overall health across Brookvale, characterized by minimal incidence of typical illnesses across both youth and elderly demographics. Private healthcare coverage is extraordinarily prevalent, encompassing approximately 70% of residents (2,818 people), comfortably outpacing Greater Sydney's 59.9% and the nationwide level of 55.7%. Asthma (6.8%) and mental health conditions (8.5%) represent the most prevalent health concerns in the community, while 74.4% of locals reported no medical conditions, closely matching the Greater Sydney mark of 74.6%. The resident population under 65 demonstrates superior health metrics.
Residents aged 65 and over number 515 people, accounting for 12.8% of the community compared to 15.5% in Greater Sydney, with senior health indicators outperforming typical averages and aligning with broader Australian benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
42.4% of Brookvale residents were born overseas and 31.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 81% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (23.8%) and Australian (16.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Brookvale displays a diverse demographic mix, with 42.4% of residents born abroad and 31.6% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity constitutes the leading religious affiliation at 46.1% of the community. In comparison to Greater Sydney's 4.1%, Buddhism represents a notable local faith group, accounting for 3.8% of residents. Regarding parental background, English is the most common ancestry at 23.8%, followed by Australian at 16.7% and Other backgrounds at 16.3%. Several international ancestries show heightened local representation relative to the broader region, notably South Australian at 1.2% (vs 0.5%), French at 1.3% (vs 0.5%), and Spanish at 1.1% (vs 0.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Brookvale is 37. 33.7% 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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Relative to Greater Sydney, Brookvale features a younger demographic composition. Adults aged 25 - 44 represent 39.2% of the local population as at August 2026, outpacing the wider metropolitan figure of 31.4%, while children and young adults (0 - 24) account for 25.2% compared to 30.4% across the broader region. The median age was an estimated 37 as at August 2026, matching both the 2021 Census result and Greater Sydney's median from that Census. Since the Census, the share of retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) has risen from 11.8% to an estimated 12.8%.
Long-term forecasts through to 2041 anticipate the greatest numerical increase in retiree and elderly cohorts, rising by 251 residents (49%) to reach 766, whereas young to middle aged adults as well as children and young adults are expected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brookvale
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 all 13 measures |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 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 Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2024 2 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 — 75 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,389 at the 2021 Census → 4,024 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 (SAL10598). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.