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Burleigh Heads has an estimated 11,844 residents, up from 10,572 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,272 people, or 12.0%. Growth has averaged 1.6% a year over five years, faster than 78% of areas nationally. 776 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 85.0% of that increase. That puts 1,158 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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Following an examination of ABS demographic revisions for the broader region alongside recent street addresses confirmed by AreaSearch post-Census, the headcount for the suburb of Burleigh Heads is calculated to be approximately 11,844 as of May 2026. This marks a rise of 1,272 individuals (12.0%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented a total of 10,572 residents. This shift is deduced from a resident headcount of 11,664, determined by AreaSearch after assessing the June 2025 ABS ERP publication, combined with an extra 776 validated new addresses registered since the Census date.
Such a population size represents a density of 1,157 persons per square kilometer, which aligns closely with typical statistics recorded across zones analyzed by AreaSearch. The 12.0% expansion rate in the suburb of Burleigh Heads since the 2021 census outpaced the Rest of Qld (9.2%) and the national benchmark, establishing it as a regional growth frontrunner. Upward population trends were mostly propelled by arrivals from overseas, who accounted for roughly 85.0% of the overall population increases in recent times. AreaSearch utilizes demographic projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for individual SA2 regions, published in 2024 using 2022 as the baseline. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage, or for years succeeding 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 (utilizing 2021 data) are adopted instead. It is worth noting that these state-level projections lack breakdowns by age bracket; consequently, AreaSearch distributes growth weightings proportionally to match the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (based on 2022 records) for each age cohort. In light of these anticipated demographic adjustments, the suburb of Burleigh Heads is expected to experience population expansion exceeding the national median for regional territories, with projections indicating an increase of 1,423 residents by 2041 across consolidated SA2 metrics, representing a total rise of 10.5% over the 16 years.
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713 new dwellings have been approved in Burleigh Heads over the past five years, an average of 142 a year. That places the area in the 82nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 12 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 108 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 24% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 100, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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According to an assessment of ABS residential construction permits allocated from statistical divisions, the suburb of Burleigh Heads has averaged approximately 142 approved dwellings annually, culminating in an estimated 713 residences over the preceding 5 fiscal years. During the current FY-26 period, 92 permits have been registered. Considering that each built dwelling added an average of 1.3 new occupants yearly over the 5 fiscal years spanning FY-21 to FY-25, residential supply appears to align well with demand, encouraging balanced market conditions, with new dwellings carrying an average build value of $1,517,000, indicating a focus by builders on upscale, high-end projects.
Furthermore, non-residential approvals worth $32.3 million have been logged this fiscal year, pointing to solid investment in local commerce. Recent residential construction activity comprises 24.0% stand-alone houses and 76.0% semi-detached properties or units. Concentrating on high-density housing options provides more attainable price points for buyers and accommodates downsizers, property investors, and first-time buyers. This represents a distinct departure from the current housing mix, where houses make up 39.0% of dwellings, indicating a shrinking pool of buildable land alongside evolving preferences for diverse and cost-effective housing formats. Recording approximately 104 individuals per approved residence, the suburb of Burleigh Heads exhibits the hallmarks of a developing locality. Future forecasts indicate the suburb of Burleigh Heads will add 1,243 occupants by 2041, based on the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch. Under ongoing construction trends, the volume of incoming housing should easily satisfy demand, creating favorable buying opportunities and potentially underpinning expansion beyond current demographic forecasts.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 15 current infrastructure and development projects inside Burleigh Heads, worth an estimated $2.15 billion. A further 153 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $30.3 billion. 46 are already under construction and 69 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities 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 infrastructure projects, significant developments, and town planning decisions are key drivers of regional growth. AreaSearch has identified a total of 49 projects expected to influence the locality. Notable developments include Isabel by Mosaic, Morris Property Group Burleigh Development, Flourish on Sixth Palm Beach, and Bondi Burleigh - Morris Property Group, with the accompanying list highlighting the most significant undertakings.
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Isabel by Mosaic
Ultra-luxury beachfront apartment building by Mosaic Property Group featuring 28 half and full-floor residences and sky homes across approximately 16-17 levels, designed by Koichi Takada Architects. Mosaic Construction is the builder. Current updates show podium and early tower levels poured with facade panels beginning installation, and sales nearing sellout. Amenities include pool, spa, gym, sauna, steam room and sun deck. Pricing originally from about $4.5m.
De-Luxe Burleigh Heads
An adaptive re-use development transforming the heritage-listed 1930s De-Luxe Theatre and Old Burleigh Arcade into a 14-storey luxury residential tower of 28 residences. The project by Weiya Holdings and architect Conrad Gargett retains the iconic brick facade and ground-floor arcade, incorporating interpretive displays of the building's cinema history. Residences include apartments, sky homes, sub-penthouses, penthouses and beach houses. The project is fully sold out and under construction.
Flourish Amargo on Sixth
Flourish Amargo on Sixth is an 18-storey residential development by Sherpa Property Group. It features 125 apartments, an 800sqm rooftop with heated lap pool and wellness centre, plus ground-floor cafe and commercial space.
Bondi Burleigh
Approved 25-storey residential apartment development by Morris Property Group comprising 174 apartments with resident amenities including pools, gym, lounge areas and landscaped communal open space. The project received development approval following its planning assessment.
Bondi Burleigh - Morris Property Group
25-level residential development by Morris Property Group featuring 174 apartments with modern amenities and connectivity to Burleigh's lifestyle precinct. Designed by Guida Mosely Brown in collaboration with Plus Architecture, predominantly featuring affordable two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments. In April 2025, the developer invoked sunset clauses, cancelling off-the-plan contracts and pulling out of the project.
GURNER Burleigh Heads
An 18-level luxury residential tower of 55 two and three bedroom apartments with a landscaped rooftop deck, pool and private bookable amenities. Designed by Warren and Mahoney with a Singaporean landscape oasis concept and elegant Japanese design influences. Council development approval has been granted; marketing is listed as coming soon on the developer site.
Burly Residences
$540 million luxury six-star residential apartment building at 264-268 The Esplanade, Burleigh Heads. Comprises 101 prestigious residences across 25 levels with 40m of beach frontage. Features extensive six-star resort amenities including Club Burly wellness center. Delivered by DD Living and built by Gowdie Management Group.
Treetops Plaza Redevelopment - Urbia Burleigh Masterplan
The Urbia Burleigh Masterplan is a long-term, $350 million mixed-use transformation of the Treetops District Centre. It features an expansion of the Treetops Plaza shopping centre, commercial office buildings, and a residential precinct totaling approximately 650 apartments across multiple towers up to 20 storeys. The first stage, 'Treetops North' at 9 Classic Way, consists of a 20-storey residential building with 129 luxury apartments and premium amenities. This initial phase has received development approval, with construction preparation ongoing.
6,846 residents of Burleigh Heads are employed, from a labour force of 7,055. Unemployment sits at 3.0%, with participation at 68.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 16,457, about 139% 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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Burleigh Heads has a highly educated population where essential service industries are prominently represented, an unemployment rate of just 3.0%, and an estimated employment growth of 4.0% over the past year, according to AreaSearch aggregation of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 6,846 residents are in work while the unemployment rate is 1.0% below Regional Qld's rate of 3.9%, and workforce participation is fairly standard (68.6% compared to Regional Qld's 64.3%). Based on Census responses, a moderate 18.7% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
The primary employment fields for local workers are health care & social assistance, construction, and education & training. The locality exhibits a distinct concentration in professional & technical services, with its share of jobs reaching 1.7 times the regional proportion. On the other hand, agriculture, forestry & fishing is minimally represented at 0.3% of the workforce, compared to 4.5% across the region. With a ratio of 1.4 employed individuals for every resident at the time of the Census, the area serves as a workplace center, providing more jobs than it has working residents and drawing commuting employees from neighboring localities. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated from broader regions, the 12-month span saw a 4.0% rise in jobholders alongside a 3.5% expansion of the labor pool, resulting in a 0.5 percentage point drop in the jobless rate. In comparison, Regional Qld experienced a 0.1% increase in employment, a 0.3% rise in the active labor force, and a 0.1 percentage point increase in unemployment. National forecasts released in May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context on future staffing requirements within the suburb of Burleigh Heads. These projections, spanning five and ten-year intervals, have been applied to the local workforce distribution to project growth trajectories. While nationwide employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, expansion rates vary widely across different fields. Projecting these industry-specific trends onto the local employment distribution suggests that jobs in the suburb of Burleigh Heads will rise by 6.9% over five years and 14.0% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and does not account for localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Burleigh Heads is $1,701 a week (about $88,000 a year), with median personal income at $889 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $54,991 a year against an average of $74,222. 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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Taxpayer statistics for the suburb of Burleigh Heads show a median income of $54,991 and an average of $74,222, based on the most recent postcode-level ATO records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. These figures exceed national benchmarks, contrasting with a median of $53,146 and an average of $66,593 in Regional Qld. Adjusting for a 11.36% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, current projections suggest figures of approximately $61,238 for the median and $82,654 for the average as of March 2026. The 2021 Census records place individual weekly income at the 65th percentile ($889 weekly), whereas household earnings sit at the 47th percentile.
The dominant income bracket is the $1,500 - 2,999 range, containing 31.4% of residents (3,719 people), which matches the wider region where this same bracket accounts for 31.7% of the population. Financial pressure from housing is significant, leaving only 81.8% of income after housing costs, ranking at the 46th percentile, while the SEIFA score for income places the area in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Burleigh Heads had 4,246 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 39% detached houses and 47% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 35% rented and 35% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,058 a month. Rent absorbs 28.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential structures in the suburb of Burleigh Heads at the time of the latest Census consisted of 39.1% separate houses and 60.9% alternative dwellings (such as semi-detached properties, units, or other types), compared to Regional Qld's breakdown of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. The proportion of residents owning their home outright was higher than the regional average, standing at 35.1%, with the remaining properties occupied under a mortgage (30.3%) or rented (34.6%). Local home loan repayments were notably higher than the Regional Qld median, sitting at $2,058 per month, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $480, compared to regional benchmarks of $1,655 and $345 respectively.
On a national scale, mortgage commitments in the suburb of Burleigh Heads are much higher than the Australian median of $1,863, and rent costs are substantially above the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Burleigh Heads counted 4,246 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,757 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 85% of areas nationally, against 30% couples without children. 31% 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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Family units make up the majority of local households at 60.8%, consisting of 20.7% couples raising children, 30.1% couples without children, and 9.2% single parent households. The remaining 39.2% are non-family households, with single-person living arrangements representing 30.8% and shared households making up 8.4%. The average household size stands at 2.2 individuals, which is smaller than the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
32.0% of adults in Burleigh Heads hold a university qualification, including 22.3% with a bachelor degree and 6.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 75% of areas nationally. A further 24.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 465 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,046 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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Local qualifications in the suburb of Burleigh Heads are notably high compared to regional baselines, with 32.0% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 20.6% in the Rest of Qld and 25.4% across the SA4 territory. This educational profile equips the locality well for knowledge-sector employment. Undergraduate degrees are the most common higher qualification at 22.3%, followed by postgraduate study (6.6%) and graduate diplomas (3.1%). Vocational qualifications are also highly represented, with 38.0% of individuals aged 15+ possessing vocational training, consisting of advanced diplomas (13.9%) and certificates (24.1%).
A substantial proportion of the population is engaged in learning, with 28.6% of residents enrolled in an educational program. This group includes 8.0% in primary schooling, 7.2% in higher education, and 6.7% attending secondary schools.
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Public transport in Burleigh Heads reaches 22 stops on 12 routes, timetabled for about 2,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 350 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. 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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Public transport connectivity includes 22 active transit stops in the suburb of Burleigh Heads, offering a combination of rail and bus services. These locations are serviced by 12 distinct routes, which support a total of 2,240 passenger journeys each week. Local access to transport is good, with residents living an average of 348 meters from their nearest stop. Given the area's residential nature, the majority of workers travel outward for employment, with private cars remaining the primary travel mode at 88%, while 5% of residents walk to work. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.3 cars per dwelling, which sits below the regional average.
Around 18.7% of local workers performed their duties from home, based on 2021 Census records, which may reflect pandemic-related working arrangements. Transit services average 320 journeys daily across the network, representing approximately 101 departures per week for each transit stop.
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70.7% of residents in Burleigh Heads report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 78% of areas nationally. 4.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.5 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 demonstrate favorable trends across the suburb of Burleigh Heads, according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic disease incidence, showing minimal rates of widespread conditions across all age brackets. Private health insurance coverage is highly prevalent, held by roughly 57% of the population (~6,704 people), compared to a coverage rate of 52.5% across Regional Qld. The most prevalent diagnosed conditions locally are arthritis and mental health challenges, affecting 7.9 and 7.5% of the population respectively, while 70.7% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
The working-age population exhibits high levels of physical health with low chronic illness rates. Residents aged 65 and older make up 20.2% of the local population (2,392 people), and health outcomes for this older cohort are strong, with national indicators matching those of the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Burleigh Heads is largely Australian-born, at 76.8% of residents, with 8.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.9%) and Australian (24.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in the suburb of Burleigh Heads aligns closely with regional averages, with citizens accounting for 82.3% of the population, 76.8% of residents born locally in Australia, and 92.0% using only English at home. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 48.1% of residents. The most noticeable deviation from regional averages is in Judaism, which represents 0.3% of the local population compared to 0.1% across Regional Qld. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (based on parental birthplaces), the three primary heritages in the suburb of Burleigh Heads are English at 30.9%, Australian at 24.3%, and Irish at 10.6%.
There are also distinct variations in other backgrounds, with New Zealand ancestry accounting for 1.3% of the population (compared to 0.9% regionally), French at 0.8% (compared to 0.5%), and Spanish at 0.6% (compared to 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Burleigh Heads is 41. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 31.6% 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 median age of residents in the suburb of Burleigh Heads is 41 years, matching the Regional Qld average of 41 while being slightly older than the Australian median of 38 years. Compared to Regional Qld, the area features a larger proportion of young adults aged 25 - 34 (20.8%) but fewer children aged 5 - 14 (7.2%). The concentration of residents aged 25 - 34 is notably higher than the national figure of 14.6%. Since the 2021 Census, the median age has dropped by 1.4 years from 42 to 41, pointing to a trend toward a younger population.
Key shifts include the 25 to 34 age bracket increasing its share from 17.0% to 20.8%. In contrast, the 65 to 74 demographic decreased from 12.6% to 10.3%, and the 45 to 54 cohort fell from 12.5% to 10.7%. Demographic projections suggest the age distribution in the suburb of Burleigh Heads will change by 2041. The 25 to 34 cohort is expected to grow by 614 people (25%), rising from 2,463 to 3,078, while population decreases are expected for the 55 to 64 and 65 to 74 demographics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Burleigh Heads
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jun 2026 2 months ago all 15 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 Jun 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 776 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (10,572 at the 2021 Census → 11,844 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL30445). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.