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The median house price in Caringbah is $2.05m, with units at $945k. House values have moved 3.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Caringbah has an estimated 14,016 residents, up from 12,575 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,441 people, or 11.5%. Growth has averaged 1.7% a year over five years, faster than 75% of areas nationally. 409 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 53.0% of that increase. That puts 3,427 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Caringbah has an estimated population of around 14,016, determined through AreaSearch's review of broader regional ABS demographic releases and new addresses validated by AreaSearch since the Census. This total represents an expansion of 1,441 people (11.5%) from the 12,575 people recorded in the 2021 Census. Such growth is deduced from an AreaSearch resident population estimate of 13,715 based on the ABS ERP figures from June 2025, alongside 409 validated new addresses identified since the Census date. With a density of 3,426 persons per square kilometer, the suburb sits in the upper quartile across nationwide areas analyzed by AreaSearch.
Furthermore, the 11.5% gain achieved since the 2021 census outperformed both the wider SA3 area and the SA4 region (5.1%), establishing the locality as a regional frontrunner in population growth, with overseas migration supplying roughly 53.0% of recent population additions. SA2 modeling utilized by AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia forecasts published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year, supplemented where necessary by NSW State Government SA2 figures issued in 2022 based on 2021. For the span covering 2032 to 2041, age-specific growth trajectories from these datasets are implemented across all localities. In the suburb of Caringbah, these combined SA2 projections indicate an above median population growth compared to national benchmarks, with an anticipated rise of 2,038 persons through to 2041, culminating in a total expansion of 12.4% over the 16 years.
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748 new dwellings have been approved in Caringbah over the past five years, an average of 149 a year. That places the area in the 85th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 11 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 201 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 4% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 422, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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An evaluation of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch shows that Caringbah has maintained an annual average of around 149 residential approvals, amounting to an estimated 748 homes across the last 5 financial years, with 422 approvals logged to date in FY-25. Across the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 and FY-25, construction has generated an average of 1.1 new residents per year per dwelling, indicating a balanced relationship between supply and demand that underpins market stability. Newly approved dwellings carry an average construction cost of $380,000, sitting below regional norms and offering more accessible entry points for buyers.
Additionally, commercial development has shown considerable strength this financial year, with approved projects totaling $41.0 million. Per capita residential construction activity in Caringbah surpasses Greater Sydney by 126.0%, tracking substantially higher than national averages and illustrating strong developer engagement, which expands options for prospective purchasers. Recent building activity heavily favors higher-density formats, comprising 96.0% attached dwellings and 4.0% standalone homes. This concentration on compact accommodation creates accessible options for first-time purchasers, downsizers, and investors while diverging sharply from the existing profile of 28.0% houses. This transition reflects land constraints alongside shifting lifestyle patterns and affordability pressures. With roughly 59 people per approval, the locality exhibits characteristics typical of a developing area. Projections derived from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate indicate Caringbah will gain 1,737 residents up to 2041. Ongoing construction trends suggest that residential additions are well positioned to satisfy upcoming demand, establishing favorable purchasing conditions while potentially enabling population gains to outpace current 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 Caringbah, worth an estimated $1.47 billion. A further 53 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $6.42 billion. 18 are already under construction and 33 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and communities. 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 performance is heavily shaped by urban planning schemes, transport upgrades, and civic developments, with AreaSearch recording 17 projects anticipated to influence the suburb. Significant undertakings include Caringbah Pavilion, Sutherland to Cronulla Active Transport Link (SCATL), Live Caringbah, and Shop top housing with affordable housing - Willarong Road and President Avenue Caringbah, with primary developments summarized below.
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Caringbah Pavilion
A landmark mixed-use lifestyle precinct delivering 188 apartments above a Coles-anchored retail village in Caringbah. Building A rises 10 storeys with 116 market-rate apartments for sale; Building B is 6 storeys with 72 affordable housing units managed by Hume Community Housing for a minimum 15 years. The $80 million retail podium includes Coles, Liquorland, and specialty dining and wellness retailers. Resort-style resident amenities include rooftop gardens, pool, gym, and wellness zones. Designed by Conquest's in-house CQ Studio, residences range from 1-bedroom to 4-bedroom penthouses.Located 200 metres from Caringbah train station, the precinct combines coastal living with urban convenience in the heart of Sutherland Shire.
Shop top housing with affordable housing - Willarong Road and President Avenue Caringbah
State Significant Development (SSD-72600478) for two residential towers (Building A, 10 storeys, 116 apartments; Building B, 6 storeys, 72 apartments) totalling 188 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings and a build-to-rent component, above a retail podium anchored by a new Coles supermarket and specialty retail. Marketed as Caringbah Pavilion by Conquest (applicant entity: NSW Housing Corporation Pty Ltd). SSD consent granted 23 April 2025. Construction is well advanced: demolition, excavation and podium works are complete, with the retail village scheduled to open 7 August 2026 and residents progressively moving into the apartments from mid-to-late 2026.Conquest has also lodged a development application to add a childcare centre to the precinct.
Caringbah Marketplace Redevelopment
A landmark mixed-use redevelopment of a 1,815 sqm derelict shopping mall site located 300m from Caringbah Station. The project is anchored by a new 10-year lease to ALDI and offers up to 5,445 sqm of gross floor area under E2 Commercial Centre zoning. Following decades of vacancy and multiple rejected planning proposals, the site was marketed for sale in late 2025 as a premium opportunity for retail combined with residential apartments or student accommodation.
Caringbah Town Centre Park
A new community park is being planned for the Caringbah Town Centre at the corner of Willarong Road and the Kingsway. Sutherland Shire Council purchased the residential land at 155 and 157 Willarong Road in 2022 using developer contributions, combining it with an adjoining council car park to create a 2,213 square metre site. The dwellings were demolished in February 2025 and the site has been re-turfed while planning continues. Community consultation on the park's use ran from March to April 2025, with results now informing a detailed concept design due for further community review by mid 2026.The park will provide additional open space, improved footpaths, a local ground or play space, seating, a bike rack and landscaping for the growing Caringbah community. Council has allocated 2.75 million AUD to the project in its 2026-27 capital works program, with construction expected to start in mid to late 2026.
Live Caringbah
Live Caringbah is a contemporary coastal mixed-use development by Landmark Group in the Caringbah Medical Precinct. The project features approximately 288 designer apartments (1, 2, and 3-bedroom) across two eight-storey towers, alongside a five-storey medical/health facility. Designed by DKO Architecture, amenities include rooftop gardens, yoga lawns, and work-from-home spaces. Originally approved in April 2024, construction commenced in August 2025. The development is backed by Landmark's 10-year Structural Guarantee.
Kingsway Apartment Development
A proposed 20-storey mixed-use development comprising approximately 250 residential apartments with 10% designated affordable housing, three ground-level retail shopfronts, and a commercial office building positioned directly opposite Caringbah railway station.
Frank Vickery Village Seniors Housing Expansion
Wesley Mission is advancing a major rezoning proposal to transform Frank Vickery Village into a modern, high-density seniors housing precinct. The masterplan includes up to 518 new independent living units, a 126-bed residential aged care facility, and non-residential amenities such as retail spaces, indoor recreation, and medical centres.
Caringbah Greens
A mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Caringbah Bowling Club featuring coastal-inspired apartments across three buildings designed by DKO Architecture. The project includes a new modern clubhouse, bistro, two bowling greens, central playground, and landscaped rooftop terraces.
7,848 residents of Caringbah are employed, from a labour force of 8,213. Unemployment sits at 4.4%, with participation at 72.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 17,269, about 123% 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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Data aggregated by AreaSearch reveals that Caringbah maintains a highly educated labor pool with significant professional services participation and steady labor market conditions over the prior twelve months. As of March 2026, 7,848 residents are employed, while the local unemployment rate of 4.4% sits 0.3% higher than the Greater Sydney level of 4.1%. Labor force participation stands at 72.1%, slightly above the 68.9% seen across Greater Sydney. Meanwhile, Census data indicated that 37.8% of workers operated from home, though this figure was influenced by Covid-19 lockdown measures. The primary industries employing local residents are health care & social assistance, construction, and education & training.
The workforce shows a pronounced orientation toward construction, where employment density reaches 1.5 times the regional average, whereas professional & technical roles account for 8.1%, trailing the regional benchmark of 11.5%. Recording 1.1 workers for every resident at the Census, the suburb operates as an employment destination that accommodates more positions than it has working residents, drawing labor from neighboring districts. According to AreaSearch's synthesis of ABS and SALM figures across the 12 months to March 2026, local employment grew by 0.2% against a 0.5% expansion in the labour force, resulting in a 0.3 percentage points rise in the unemployment rate. In comparison, Greater Sydney recorded identical 1.9% gains in both employment and labour force, alongside a marginal drop in unemployment. Looking forward, Jobs and Skills Australia projections from Mar-26 anticipate nationwide employment growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Applying these industry growth rates to Caringbah's occupational base yields an estimated local employment expansion of 6.7% over five years and 13.6% over ten years (noting this is an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Caringbah is $1,890 a week (about $98,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,032 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $63,846 a year against an average of $94,820. The average runs 49% 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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Postcode-level ATO figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show personal earnings in Caringbah reaching high national tiers, with a median of $63,846 and an average of $94,820, exceeding Greater Sydney's corresponding marks of $60,817 and $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023 brings updated estimates as of March 2026 to $70,435 for the median and $104,605 for the average. In the 2021 Census, individual weekly earnings reached $1,032, placing the area in the 81st percentile nationally. The middle-to-higher bracket of $1,500 - 2,999 encompasses 31.1% of residents (4,358 individuals), closely aligning with the regional rate of 30.9%.
Accommodation costs account for 20.2% of income, yet strong earnings maintain disposable income at the 53rd percentile, with the area situated in the 7th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Caringbah had 5,257 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 28% detached houses and 45% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month, a total housing cost higher than 89% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 24.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The residential profile recorded at the latest Census shows Caringbah comprising 27.7% houses and 72.3% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the Sydney metro distribution of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership in the locality stood at 26.7%, marginally lower than the Sydney metro benchmark, while 34.5% of homes were mortgaged and 38.8% were rented. Monthly mortgage commitments averaged a median of $2,500, higher than the Sydney metro level of $2,427 and substantially above the Australian average of $1,863. Median weekly rent reached $470, matching Sydney metro at $470 and substantially exceeding the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Caringbah counted 5,257 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,859 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 28% are couples with children, against 23% couples without children. 33% 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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Family arrangements account for 63.2% of local households, comprising 27.7% couples with children, 23.0% couples without children, and 11.7% single parent families. The remaining 36.8% consists of non-family living, with lone person households representing 33.3% and group households making up 3.4%. The average household size sits at a median of 2.3 people, tracking below the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
28.7% of adults in Caringbah hold a university qualification, including 20.2% with a bachelor degree and 6.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 84% of areas nationally. A further 25.6% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 3,951 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,095 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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Higher education attainment among Caringbah residents aged 15+ trails the regional benchmark, with 28.7% possessing university degrees compared to 38.0% across Greater Sydney. Bachelor degrees constitute the largest share at 20.2%, alongside postgraduate qualifications at 6.0% and graduate diplomas at 2.5%. Conversely, vocational and technical training is widely held, as 38.4% of residents aged 15+ hold qualifications comprising certificates (25.6%) and advanced diplomas (12.8%). Academic engagement remains robust across the community, with 27.7% of residents attending educational institutions. This cohort includes 9.3% participating in primary education, 6.3% in secondary education, and 4.9% undertaking tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Caringbah reaches 101 stops on 37 routes, timetabled for about 3,600 services a week. The typical home sits about 130 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 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 in Caringbah comprises 101 active transit stops covering bus and train networks, with 37 distinct routes delivering a combined 3,593 weekly passenger trips. Access is rated as excellent, with dwellings generally situated within 125 meters of the closest stop. Given the suburb's residential role, outward commuting is standard; private vehicles remain the primary travel method at 83%, followed by 7% by train and 6% walking. Households maintain an average of 1.0 vehicle per dwelling, which is below the regional norm, while 37.8% of the local workforce reported working from home during the 2021 Census, potentially reflecting COVID-19 circumstances.
Transit timetables provide an average of 513 trips per day across the network, generating roughly 35 weekly trips per individual stop. The 100 closest stops relative to the center of the area are displayed on the accompanying map.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.7% of residents in Caringbah report no long-term health condition. 4.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 64.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.0 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of chronic illness and mortality statistics, Caringbah demonstrates strong overall wellness, with reduced rates of common health conditions spanning both older and younger age groups. Uptake of private health insurance is particularly elevated, covering approximately 64% of the total population (9,013 people), which exceeds the Greater Sydney figure of 59.9% as well as the national average of 55.7%. Among diagnosed health conditions in the locality, mental health issues and arthritis are the most prevalent, reported by 7.4 and 7.2% of residents, respectively, while 72.7% of the populace reported having no chronic medical conditions compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
Health metrics for people under 65 are favorable relative to averages. Residents aged 65 and over make up 16.2% of the population (2,270 people), displaying above-average health outcomes with nationwide rankings that closely match the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Caringbah is largely Australian-born, at 77.6% of residents, with 15.6% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.0%) and Australian (25.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Caringbah exhibits higher than typical cultural diversity metrics, with 22.4% of the community born abroad and 15.6% using a language other than English at home. Christianity is the predominant faith, practiced by 57.5% of residents in Caringbah, compared to 49.2% recorded across Greater Sydney. Parental heritage data indicates that the leading ancestries across Caringbah are English at 27.0% (substantially above the regional average of 19.0%), Australian at 25.3% (exceeding the regional average of 17.8%), and Irish at 8.9%. Variations are also observed across other backgrounds, including Russian representation at 0.8% of Caringbah (compared to 0.4% regionally), Serbian at 0.5% (vs 0.5%), and Maltese at 0.9% (vs 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Caringbah is 37. 27.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age profile of Caringbah aligns closely with Greater Sydney, showing a maximum variance of 3.2 percentage points across cohorts. As at August 2026, AreaSearch calculates the median age at 37, matching the 2021 Census figure as well as Greater Sydney's 37 from that census. The most notable demographic shift since the Census occurred among children and young adults (0 - 24), whose share contracted from 28.8% to an estimated 27.2%. Looking ahead to 2041, senior and retiree demographics (65+) are projected to drive the bulk of expansion, increasing by 911 residents (40%) to total 3,182, whereas the shares of children, younger adults, and young to middle aged adults are forecast to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Caringbah
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 | Aug 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 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 — 409 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,575 at the 2021 Census → 14,016 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 (SAL10814). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.