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The median house price in Brunswick Heads is $1.73m, with units at $1.29m. House values have moved -2.9% a year compounded over five years.
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Brunswick Heads has an estimated 2,235 residents, up from 1,905 at the 2021 Census — a change of 330 people, or 17.3%. Growth has averaged 3.2% a year over five years, faster than 88% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 58.0% of that increase. That puts 156 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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In the suburb of Brunswick Heads, the resident population reached an estimated 2,235 as of Aug 2026, according to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader ABS demographic updates with post-Census address validations. This represents a gain of 330 people (17.3%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 1,905 people. The estimate builds upon an AreaSearch figure of 2,214 residents derived from the ABS June 2025 ERP release, supplemented by 71 validated new addresses confirmed post-Census. With a density of 156 persons per square kilometer, the locality maintains low-density living alongside scope for future expansion.
The local growth pace of 17.3% since the 2021 census outstripped the SA4 region (3.8%) and the Rest of NSW, positioning the community as a regional pacesetter. Overseas migration served as the foremost growth engine, generating approximately 57.99999999999999% of recent net additions, though natural increase and interstate arrivals also contributed positively. Projections for the suburb of Brunswick Heads incorporate the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 modeling (benchmarked to 2022), with gaps filled by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 series based on 2021. For the period spanning 2032 to 2041, age-specific growth trajectories from these datasets are applied locally. Reflecting these underlying demographic trends, population gains are expected to track above the national non-metropolitan median, with aggregated SA2 figures pointing to an expansion of 421 persons to 2041, culminating in a 17.9% cumulative rise over the 16 years.
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99 new dwellings have been approved in Brunswick Heads over the past five years, an average of 19 a year. That places the area in the 73rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 9 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 16, 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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Residential building approval patterns compiled by AreaSearch from ABS data indicate that Brunswick Heads records approximately 19 dwelling approvals annually, totaling 99 homes across the last 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 16 registered to date in FY-25. Over this same timeframe (between FY-21 and FY-25), incoming population additions have averaged 3.9 new residents per year arriving per dwelling constructed, demonstrating that housing demand continues to exceed building supply and apply upward pressure on pricing. Approvals reflect an average construction value of $574,000—surpassing regional averages and pointing toward higher-specification projects—while $786,000 in commercial approvals lodged this financial year underscores the predominant residential orientation of local development.
Per-capita building activity in Brunswick Heads tracks 52.0% above the Rest of NSW, expanding options across the local market. Standalone houses represent 81.0% of approved dwellings, while medium and high-density builds comprise 19.0%, reinforcing the locality's low-density layout and strong orientation toward family accommodation. This 81.0% preference for detached structures exceeds the existing Census baseline of 60.0%, highlighting sustained demand for detached housing amid broader development pressures. A density of roughly 124 people per approval underlines ongoing urban expansion. Longer-term demographic forecasts indicate Brunswick Heads will add 400 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly baseline. Maintained at prevailing rates, residential construction activity appears positioned to satisfy incoming dwelling requirements, sustaining healthy market conditions for purchasers and providing capacity for expansion beyond baseline targets.
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 one current infrastructure or development project inside Brunswick Heads, worth an estimated $180 million. A further 63 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $2.92 billion. 18 are already under construction and 19 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local economic momentum and property performance remain heavily tied to planning strategies and capital works programs. AreaSearch identifies a single major project positioned to influence the district. Prominent projects across the wider pipeline include Bayside Brunswick Heads (Wallum), Gulgan Village, Byron Shire Residential Strategy 2041, and South Queensland Correctional Facilities Expansion, with key initiatives highlighted below.
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Bayside Brunswick Heads (Wallum)
A 123-lot residential subdivision and 3 medium density sites across 30 hectares by Clarence Property. 60 percent of the site (18 hectares) will be protected as conservation zones. While the project received Development Approval, works are currently paused due to an interlocutory injunction and a Federal Court challenge by Save Wallum Inc. regarding the EPBC Act and threatened species.
Mullumbimby Hospital Redevelopment
Redevelopment of the remediated former hospital site into a diverse precinct featuring affordable housing, social housing, and community facilities. The project focuses on utilizing flood-free land to address local housing shortages through a mix of dwelling types and building heights up to 11.5 meters. Current efforts involve finalizing a site-specific Development Control Plan (DCP) and Masterplan funded by the Housing Support Program.
Mullumbimby Rail Corridor Affordable Housing Project
Proposed affordable housing development on government-owned former rail corridor land near Mullumbimby Station. The project is a partnership between Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) and Byron Shire Council. Planning remains at the concept and community engagement stage while site constraints including flooding, future rail corridor use and environmental considerations continue to be assessed.
Station Street Affordable Housing
A collaborative mixed-use affordable housing development by Landcom and Byron Shire Council, proposing a two-storey building with around 32 affordable rental homes for workers on low to moderate incomes, a ground floor boarding house, and retail space.
New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Ocean Shores Place Plan
Byron Shire Council's adopted 20-year place plan for New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Ocean Shores. The plan sets a vision and 24 actions across movement and accessibility, environmental protection, open space improvements, village character, community development and resilience. Council adopted the plan in October 2025 and a Place Planning Collective North is now helping prioritise actions for implementation, including paths and cycleways, road safety, public transport advocacy, sports field planning, drainage, flood risk work and Ocean Shores centre planning.
Mullumbimby Road Upgrade
Three-stage $5.3 million upgrade of Mullumbimby Road including road reconstruction, shoulder widening, intersection safety improvements, drainage upgrades, culvert works, new pavement, signage, guardrails and line marking. Stages 1 and 2 were completed during 2025, with the final stage commencing in February 2026 between Kings Creek Bridge and James Street. Final sealing and line marking are being programmed.
Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay
Twenty townhouses with two bedrooms, two living areas, front and rear courtyards, and basement parking for 45 vehicles will be built across five buildings, with existing structures on site demolished.
Solus Industrial Byron Bay
A new industrial land subdivision in Byron Bay by Hannas, offering 17 freehold industrial lots zoned IN2 Light Industrial. The lot sizes range from 1,447sqm to 12,893sqm, with a total area of 45,285sqm. The development is DA approved, with construction commencing in Q3 2025 and expected completion in Q1 2026. Ideal for national logistics, owner-occupiers, investors, and industrial strata estates.
1,132 residents of Brunswick Heads are employed, from a labour force of 1,184. Unemployment sits at 4.4%, with participation at 61.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% 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 1,990, about 89% 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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Brunswick Heads features a highly qualified labor force characterized by substantial representation in hospitality and tourism, an unemployment rate of 4.4%, and 5.6% annual employment expansion according to AreaSearch area-level aggregations. By March 2026, employed locals numbered 1,132, with the jobless rate tracking 0.3% above the Regional NSW benchmark of 4.1%, while local workforce participation matched the Regional NSW standard of 60.6%. Census data showed 26.0% of working residents working remotely, a proportion influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. Resident employment centers primarily around health care & social assistance, accommodation & food, and retail trade.
Concentration in accommodation & food is notable, capturing a workforce share 1.9 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, public administration & safety accounts for just 3.5% of local employment, compared to 7.5% in Regional NSW. A comparison of resident workers to locally based jobs in Census returns indicates that the immediate area provides limited internal job openings. Analysis of ABS and SALM series by AreaSearch reveals that across the year leading into March 2026, local employment grew by 5.6% against a 6.5% expansion in the total labor pool, raising the unemployment rate by 0.8 percentage points. In contrast, Regional NSW registered a 0.9% drop in employed persons, a 0.4% labor force contraction, and a 0.5 percentage points rise in joblessness. National forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide indicative future trajectories when applied across the community's occupational base. While nationwide jobs are projected to rise 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, applying these sector-level expectations to local industry shares yields expected employment gains of 6.6% over five years and 13.6% over ten years (calculated via weighted industry extrapolation without localized population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Brunswick Heads is $1,280 a week (about $67,000 a year), with median personal income at $732 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $40,949 a year against an average of $57,517. The average runs 40% 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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ATO postcode data for financial year 2023 published by AreaSearch indicates that earnings in the suburb of Brunswick Heads trail national figures, showing a median income of $40,949 alongside an average of $57,517, compared to Regional NSW benchmarks of $52,390 (median) and $65,215 (average). Accounting for Wage Price Index gains of 10.32% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach approximately $45,175 for median income and $63,453 for average income as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, individual weekly income sat at the 34th percentile ($732 weekly), while household earnings placed at the 18th percentile.
Approximately 29.8% of the local population (666 individuals) falls into the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, aligning with the 29.9% regional proportion. High housing costs leave just 79.5% of income available after shelter expenses, ranking at the 15th percentile, with overall SEIFA income measures placing the suburb in the 4th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brunswick Heads had 803 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 61% detached houses and 19% apartments. 18% are owned with a mortgage, 40% rented and 41% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,001 a month. Rent absorbs 34.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 36.1%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records indicate that separate houses make up 60.5% of dwellings in Brunswick Heads, with semi-detached, apartments, and other configurations accounting for 39.5%, whereas Regional NSW records 82.6% separate houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Outright property ownership stands at 41.2%, matching the regional benchmark, while 18.4% of households hold a mortgage and 40.3% rent. Monthly mortgage payments average a median of $2,001 locally versus $1,733 across Regional NSW, and weekly rents sit at a median of $440 compared to $330 regionally. When benchmarked across Australia, local mortgage payments surpass the national standard of $1,863, and weekly rents exceed the Australian average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Brunswick Heads counted 803 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 942 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 18% are couples with children, fewer than in 92% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 37% 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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Families constitute 55.3% of local households, consisting of couples without children (24.0%), couples with children (17.6%), and single parent families (12.9%). Non-family setups make up the remaining 44.7%, with lone person households representing 36.8% and group living arrangements accounting for 7.8%. The local median household size is 2.2 people, lower than the Regional NSW standard of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
30.6% of adults in Brunswick Heads hold a university qualification, including 21.7% with a bachelor degree and 5.9% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 23.3% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 228 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,029 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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Attainment levels among residents aged 15+ in Brunswick Heads surpass regional averages, with 30.6% holding university degrees compared to 21.3% across the Rest of NSW and 24.3% across the wider SA4 region. Bachelor degrees form the largest category at 21.7%, complemented by postgraduate qualifications (5.9%) and graduate diplomas (3.0%). In addition, vocational pathways are well represented, with 35.6% of residents aged 15+ possessing trade or technical credentials, including advanced diplomas (12.3%) and certificates (23.3%). Enrolment across educational institutions encompasses 24.8% of the local population. Within this student base, primary schooling accounts for 7.4%, secondary education includes 6.3%, and tertiary studies comprise 3.2%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Brunswick Heads reaches 20 stops on 38 routes, timetabled for about 360 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.3 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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Commuter networks within Brunswick Heads comprise 20 bus stops connected across 38 individual routes, providing 360 weekly passenger trips. Overall transport connectivity is solid, with properties positioned an average of 233 meters from their closest transit facility. Given the locality's primarily residential profile, outward commuting prevails: private vehicles account for 87% of journeys, while walking captures 8% and cycling represents 5%. Motor vehicle ownership averages 1.3 per dwelling, below regional norms, alongside 26.0% of residents working from home at the 2021 Census. Public transit operations provide an average frequency of 51 daily trips across the broader network, translating to approximately 18 weekly departures per local stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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68.7% of residents in Brunswick Heads report no long-term health condition. 5.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.9 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 metrics evaluated by AreaSearch show favorable outcomes in Brunswick Heads across chronic disease rates and mortality benchmarks, with both younger and older cohorts displaying a low incidence of typical medical ailments. Private health insurance participation is relatively subdued at roughly 50% of the community (~1,111 people), sitting below the Regional NSW level of 51.9% and the national standard of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, affecting 8.7 and 7.7% of residents respectively, while 68.7% report no medical ailments, outperforming the Regional NSW rate of 63.3%.
Working-age health profiles conform closely to broad standards. Residents aged 65 and over make up 25.2% of the population (563 people), exceeding the Regional NSW proportion of 23.3%, with local seniors recording particularly strong health indicators that exceed national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Brunswick Heads is largely Australian-born, at 81.6% of residents, with 6.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.4%) and Australian (23.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural diversity in Brunswick Heads sit below wider benchmarks, with Australian citizens comprising 86.5% of residents, Australian-born individuals representing 81.6%, and 93.8% using only English at home. Christianity forms the largest religious group at 35.5% of the populace. Judaism shows the highest relative divergence from broader trends, accounting for 0.7% of locals compared to 0.1% across Regional NSW. English heritage represents the leading parental background in Brunswick Heads at 31.4%, followed by Australian ancestry at 23.9% (below the 30.0% regional benchmark) and Irish ancestry at 12.8%. Other ancestral backgrounds show elevated local representation relative to the region, including French at 1.3% (versus 0.4% regionally), New Zealand at 0.9% (versus 0.4%), and Scottish at 8.7% (versus 8.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Brunswick Heads is 46, older than 85% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 20.6% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution in Brunswick Heads closely aligns with Regional NSW benchmarks, showing a maximum variance of 7.2 percentage points. The estimated median age is 46, softening from 47 at the 2021 Census, while sitting 3 years above the Regional NSW figure of 43 and above the national median of 38 recorded at that Census. Since then, residents aged 45 - 64 have reduced their community share from 29.9% to an estimated 27.4%. Looking ahead to 2041, the retiree and senior demographic (65+) will experience the largest expansion, climbing by 153 residents (27%) to reach 716.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brunswick Heads
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 | May 2026 5 months ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 71 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (1,905 at the 2021 Census → 2,235 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 (SAL10618). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.