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Cardigan has an estimated 3,136 residents, up from 1,064 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,072 people, or 194.7%. Growth has averaged 26.3% a year over five years, faster than 99% of areas nationally. 766 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 74.0% of that increase. Density is about 77 people per 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 Cardigan has an estimated population of approximately 3,136 residents, calculated through AreaSearch's evaluation of wider ABS demographic releases alongside post-Census address validations. This represents a gain of 2,072 people (194.7%) compared to the 1,064 individuals recorded during the 2021 Census. AreaSearch established the 3,136 resident count by assessing the ABS ERP release from June 2025 in conjunction with 766 validated new addresses logged following the Census. The suburb's density stands at 77 persons per square kilometer, leaving substantial open land and capacity for upcoming expansion.
Expanding by 194.7% since the 2021 census, the suburb of Cardigan outperformed both Rest of Vic. (4.4%) and its overarching SA4 district to emerge as a standout growth hub. Interstate migration served as the primary growth engine, generating around 74.0% of recent population additions, with natural increase and overseas migration also contributing positively. Demographic projections for the suburb of Cardigan draw on the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia dataset utilising 2022 as its baseline year, with supplementary coverage derived from the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA models converted to SA2 boundaries via weighted growth aggregation. Age-specific trends from these models are similarly applied across the 2032 to 2041 timeframe. Looking ahead, long-term forecasts position the suburb of Cardigan among the top 10 percent of regional non-metropolitan growth corridors, with aggregated SA2 figures projecting an addition of 3,128 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative increase of 99.7% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
869 new dwellings have been approved in Cardigan over the past five years, an average of 173 a year. That places the area in the 97th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 55 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 154 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 97% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 104, 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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Residential building approvals in Cardigan have averaged roughly 173 dwellings per annum according to AreaSearch's breakdown of ABS data, totaling an estimated 869 homes across the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 104 recorded to date in FY-25. Over this same period across the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), the market added an average of 2.7 new residents for every home constructed, underscoring solid underlying demand to underpin local property markets where dwelling construction costs average $445,000. Commercial approvals have accounted for $412,000 during the current financial year, highlighting the area's predominantly residential character.
Per capita building activity in Cardigan exceeds Rest of Vic. by 689.0%, providing purchasers with extensive options despite recent signs of moderation. Overall construction rates sit well above the national benchmark, reflecting sustained interest from property developers. Detached houses account for 97.0% of recent residential building, while townhouses or apartments make up the remaining 3.0%, reinforcing low-density neighborhood planning tailored to family buyers seeking larger blocks. The current ratio stands at approximately 32 people per dwelling approval, pointing toward an expanding residential sector. Anticipated demographic expansion is projected to bring 3,126 additional residents to Cardigan by 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly figures. Existing building trajectories suggest planned residential supply will comfortably absorb this incoming demand, creating favorable market conditions for purchasers and potentially accommodating residential growth beyond baseline estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Cardigan
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 Cardigan, worth an estimated $500 million. A further 53 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $5.4 billion. 12 are already under construction and 22 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and education & training. 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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Major infrastructure developments and urban planning projects play a critical role in shaping community outcomes, with AreaSearch tracking a total of 24 projects possessing potential local significance. Prominent initiatives include the Ballarat West Growth Area, the Lucas Estate Masterplanned Community, the Ballarat Private Hospital, and the Shayne Reese Swimming Learn to Swim Facility.
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Lucas Estate Masterplanned Community
Lucas is the largest masterplanned community in Ballarat's history, spanning 220 hectares within the Ballarat West Growth Zone developed by Integra Group. Delivering over 2,500 residential lots across five neighbourhood precincts, the estate features extensive commercial, educational, and recreational infrastructure including the Lucas Town Centre and 32+ hectares of open space. The final construction phase is currently underway with completion anticipated around 2030.
Ballarat West Growth Area
The Ballarat West Growth Area is a 1,290-hectare greenfield masterplanned community on Ballarat's western edge, comprising three sub-precincts: Bonshaw Creek (approximately 707 hectares), Greenhalghs Road, and Ballarat-Carngham Road. Guided by the Ballarat West Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) and Development Contributions Plan (DCP), the project is planned to deliver around 15,524 dwellings supporting a future population of about 40,000. On 25 March 2026 the City of Ballarat adopted Planning Scheme Amendment C234ball, incorporating the revised February 2026 PSP and DCP, and submitted it to the Minister for Planning for approval.The revised plan increases housing yield from 14,442 to 15,524 dwellings, raises residential densities in line with state housing policy, and updates infrastructure scope and contributions (Residential DIL rising from 316,339 to 362,610 AUD per hectare). Net developable area is 972.04 hectares once arterial roads, waterways and drainage reserves are excluded. The development includes integrated activity centres, schools, community and recreation hubs, employment precincts, and parkland corridors along Bonshaw, Winter and Kensington Creeks, with arterial connections via Ballarat-Carngham Road and Greenhalghs Road.
Ballarat Private Hospital
A purpose-built three-storey private hospital development designed to serve the growing Ballarat West corridor. The facility features 24 inpatient beds and six state-of-the-art operating theatres on the upper levels, focused on lower-acuity surgical services. The ground floor acts as a multi-disciplinary medical hub, incorporating radiology, pathology, allied health suites, a pharmacy, and a cafe to support patients and the local community.
Shayne Reese Swimming Learn to Swim Facility
A purpose-built indoor learn-to-swim facility located at the Lucas Town Centre in Ballarat. Founded by Olympic Gold medalist Shayne Reese, the facility features dedicated heated indoor pools and modern climate control systems tailored for year-round aquatic education programs.
Circular Economy Precinct
A transformational regional circular economy hub at Stage 3B of the Ballarat West Employment Zone, anchored by a $37.1 million Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) with a 30,000-tonne annual capacity. The precinct will co-locate waste management activities with recycling and remanufacturing businesses to process recyclables from the Grampians Central West Region, creating a self-sufficient regional waste management system that reduces landfill, cuts transport emissions, and supports innovation and job creation. The MRF will sort commingled recyclables including plastics, paper, cardboard, metals, and glass for local reprocessing.It is expected to create 62 FTE jobs when operational.
Winter Valley Rise Estate
A residential development in the Ballarat West Growth Zone featuring 359 lots with streetscapes, open nature reserves, and turn-key house and land packages.
Ballarat-Carngham Road Upgrade
Planning continues for the duplication and upgrade of approximately 2.4 km of Ballarat-Carngham Road between Dyson Drive and Wiltshire Lane. The project proposes two lanes in each direction, upgraded intersections, pedestrian crossings, shared walking and cycling paths, a central median and associated landscaping to support rapid population growth in Ballarat West. Community consultation concluded in 2025 and planning remains underway, with further funding and a full business case still required before construction can commence.
Lucas Town Centre
A comprehensive retail and community hub serving the Lucas masterplanned community, featuring Coltman Plaza shopping centre with Woolworths supermarket, specialty stores, medical facilities, cafes, restaurants, and community services.
2,184 residents of Cardigan are employed, from a labour force of 2,201. Unemployment sits at 0.8%, with participation at 87.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% 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 6,228, about 199% 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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Cardigan supports a highly capable local workforce characterized by notable representation in essential industries, an unemployment rate of only 0.8%, and annual employment growth estimated at 16.0% via AreaSearch statistical area datasets. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 2,184, while the jobless rate sat 2.9% below the 3.7% recorded for Regional Vic., and the local participation rate reached 87.8% against the Regional Vic. benchmark of 61.1%. Working from home accounted for 14.7% of working residents at the Census, though these figures were influenced by pandemic-related movement restrictions. Resident employment centers primarily on health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
Construction shows particular local concentration, employing a workforce share 1.4 times greater than the broader regional level. In contrast, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 3.6% of local workers compared to 7.5% across the region. With 2.7 jobs situated locally for every resident worker as at the Census, the precinct acts as a net employment destination that draws personnel from neighboring districts. Analysis of combined ABS and SALM figures indicates that over the 12-month period, Cardigan experienced a 16.0% rise in employed residents alongside a 16.2% increase in the total labour force, shifting the jobless rate upward by 0.1 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Regional Vic. recorded a 0.1% contraction in employment and a 0.3% drop in the labour pool, reducing its unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points. Longer-term outlooks can be evaluated using Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment projections, which forecast Australia-wide job gains of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years. Mapping these industry variations against Cardigan's specific job profile points to prospective local job growth of 6.2% over five years and 13.1% over ten years (illustrative weighted calculation only, without local demographic adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Cardigan is $2,713 a week (about $141,000 a year), with median personal income at $883 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $52,739 a year against an average of $67,538. 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 taxation statistics for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate Cardigan taxpayers recorded a median income of $52,739 and an average of $67,538, matching broad nationwide benchmarks and surpassing the Regional Vic. median of $50,954 and average of $62,728. Factoring in subsequent Wage Price Index expansion of 9.62% since financial year 2023, baseline figures adjust to approximately $57,812 (median) and $74,035 (average) as of March 2026. At the Census, local household earnings reached the 94th percentile ($2,713 weekly), whereas individual incomes sat around the 64th percentile. Weekly income distributions show 34.6% of residents (1,085 individuals) earning between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the regional distribution of 30.3%.
High-income earners making over $3,000/week represent 43.4% of the population, underscoring solid financial fundamentals. After meeting shelter expenses, households retain 88.7% of their gross earnings, placing the district in the 7th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Cardigan had 306 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 56% are owned with a mortgage, 7% rented and 37% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. Rent absorbs 12.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 18.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Separate houses comprised 98.7% of the housing stock in Cardigan during the latest Census, with semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings making up the remaining 1.3%, compared to 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwellings throughout Regional Vic.. Outright home ownership stood at 36.7%, trailing regional benchmarks, while mortgaged properties accounted for 55.9% and private rentals represented 7.4%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments were higher than regional norms at $2,167 against Regional Vic.'s $1,430, whereas median weekly rents were $350 compared to $285 regionally. Compared to the national baseline, local mortgage payments sit well above the Australian median of $1,863, while weekly rent remains below the national level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Cardigan counted 306 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 902 today, averaging 3.4 people each. 61% are couples with children, more than in 99% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 8% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local domestic arrangements at 89.9%, consisting of couples with children (60.8%), couples without children (24.8%), and single parent families (3.6%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 10.1%, made up of lone person households (7.8%) and group households (1.6%). With a median size of 3.4 people, local households are notably larger than the Regional Vic. average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.0% of adults in Cardigan hold a university qualification, including 13.4% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 84% of areas nationally. A further 26.3% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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Higher education qualifications in the district trail broader benchmarks, with university degree attainment standing at 21.0% compared to the VIC average of 33.4%, highlighting a potential focus area for local educational development. Attainment is led by bachelor degrees at 13.4%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 4.4% and graduate diplomas at 3.2%. Conversely, vocational and technical credentials are widespread, with 35.8% of residents aged 15+ holding trade training, including certificates (26.3%) and advanced diplomas (9.5%). Student participation across Cardigan is elevated, with 35.5% of the local population actively participating in academic or vocational study.
This enrolled cohort comprises 13.5% in secondary education, 13.0% attending primary school, and 4.4% undertaking tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Cardigan means driving: households keep an average of 2.6 vehicles, and scheduled services reach only a handful of stops. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Cardigan is currently serviced by 1 active transport stops connected to 1 individual routes, providing an aggregate of 819 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transit is constrained, with residents situated an average distance of 1803 meters from the nearest point of access. Private vehicles serve as the main travel method for outgoing commuters, accounting for 99% of travel, while vehicle density stands at an above-average 2.6 per dwelling. Remote workers accounted for 14.7% of working residents at the 2021 Census under pandemic-era settings. Transit schedules provide an average of 117 trips per day across all available routes, delivering approximately 819 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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74.3% of residents in Cardigan report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 76% of areas nationally. 2.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Cardigan are notably positive according to AreaSearch morbidity and mortality assessments, demonstrating low rates of long-term health issues throughout every age bracket and private health cover encompassing roughly 54% of the community (~1,678 people), slightly above the SA2 average and higher than the 50.5% recorded across Regional Vic.. The primary reported chronic health conditions include asthma, affecting 7.8% of residents, and mental health issues, impacting 7.0%, while 74.3% of the community reported having no long-term medical conditions compared to 63.4% across Regional Vic.. Health measures for residents under 65 exceed standard benchmarks.
Older residents aged 65 and over comprise 11.1% of the population (348 people), well below the 24.0% regional proportion, with local seniors demonstrating health outcomes that outperform nationwide standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Cardigan is largely Australian-born, at 90.3% of residents, with 6.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (32.1%) and English (28.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural homogeneity is prominent in Cardigan, where 90.3% of the local populace was born in Australia, 94.9% hold Australian citizenship, and 93.8% speak only English within the home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 59.7% of the community compared to 47.3% across Regional Vic.. The predominant ancestral backgrounds in Cardigan are Australian (32.1%), English (28.2%), and Irish (10.3%). Specific smaller ethnic backgrounds show heightened representation relative to regional distributions, including Maltese ancestry at 1.7% (vs 0.5% regionally), Sri Lankan at 0.9% (vs 0.1%), and Welsh at 0.8% (vs 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Cardigan is 36. 25.1% 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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Cardigan functions as a well-settled family community, with estimates as of August 2026 showing that children and young adults (0 - 24) represent 37.6% of the population compared to 28.5% across Regional Vic., while seniors aged 65+ comprise 11.1% versus 24.0% regionally. The median resident age is estimated at 36, identical to the 2021 Census and 7 years younger than the Regional Vic. median of 43 from that Census. The proportion of residents aged 65+ has increased from 8.2% at the Census to an estimated 11.1%. Looking ahead to 2041, demographic additions will be led by children and young adults, expanding by 85% with 998 residents to reach 2,177, while the young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) cohort is set to see the fastest percentage growth, rising 127% to 1,593.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Cardigan
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 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 Aug 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 — 766 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (1,064 at the 2021 Census → 3,136 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 (SAL20485). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.