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The median house price in Chester Hill is $1.41m, with units at $830k. House values have moved 8.4% a year compounded over five years.
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Chester Hill has an estimated 15,434 residents, up from 14,007 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,427 people, or 10.2%. Growth has averaged 1.5% a year over five years. 154 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 62.0% of that increase. That puts 3,878 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 broader regional ABS demographic releases and post-Census address validations conducted by AreaSearch, the suburb of Chester Hill has an estimated population of approximately 15,434 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 14,007 people counted in the 2021 Census, this represents an addition of 1,427 residents, or an expansion of 10.2%. This figure builds upon an estimated resident population of 15,201 derived from the June 2025 ABS ERP figures, combined with 154 post-Census validated new addresses. With 3,877 persons per square kilometer, the suburb places in the upper 10% of all Australian locations evaluated by AreaSearch, underscoring intense local land demand.
Outpacing both New South Wales (7.3%) and the wider SA3 region, the suburb of Chester Hill stands out as a regional expansion hotspot, with net overseas migration generating around 62.0% of these recent population increases. Demographic projections compiled by AreaSearch incorporate the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia dataset (utilising 2022 as a base year), supplemented by the NSW State Government's 2022 release (based on 2021) for locations without federal coverage. For the period spanning 2032 to 2041, age-specific growth trajectories from these sources are integrated across all locations. Over the coming years, the suburb of Chester Hill is projected to record demographic growth exceeding the national median, expanding by 1,874 persons by 2041 under SA2 aggregations to achieve an overall 16-year increase of 10.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
432 new dwellings have been approved in Chester Hill over the past five years, an average of 86 a year. That places the area in the 80th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 6 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 94 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 36% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 109, 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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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS residential construction approvals across statistical boundaries, development activity in Chester Hill yields roughly 86 dwelling consents each year. Total approvals over the last 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) reached an estimated 432 residential units, with 109 registered during FY-25 to date. Over this 5 financial years span (between FY-21 and FY-25), the community absorbed 2.3 additional residents per built dwelling annually, demonstrating robust underlying demand conducive to asset valuation. New residential builds carry an average estimated construction cost of $415,000, aligning with broader district norms, while local non-residential development remains vibrant with $41.4 million in commercial approvals authorized in the ongoing financial year.
Per capita residential development in Chester Hill tracks closely with the Greater Sydney benchmark, supporting structural equilibrium across the local property landscape. Approved residential projects consist of 36.0% stand-alone houses and 64.0% multi-unit formats such as townhouses and apartments. This pronounced shift toward medium-and-high density construction delivers more attainable entry points for first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It represents a marked departure from the existing structural inventory, which currently stands at 74.0% detached homes, reflecting constrained supplies of greenfield land alongside shifting living requirements and price sensitivity. The market continues to broaden, currently recording around 160 people per dwelling approval. Longer-term demographic forecasts anticipate Chester Hill gaining 1,641 additional residents by 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Provided current building volumes persist, the pipeline of incoming dwellings appears well-positioned to satisfy future housing demand, creating supportive purchasing conditions while potentially enabling population gains beyond baseline estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Chester Hill
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 13 current infrastructure and development projects inside Chester Hill, worth an estimated $862 million. A further 37 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.97 billion. 8 are already under construction and 19 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Capital investments, town planning frameworks, and local infrastructure projects play a fundamental role in shaping community development. AreaSearch has identified 24 major initiatives with the capacity to influence the local area. Prominent developments include the Villawood Town Centre Redevelopment (Kinara Place), Chester Square Redevelopment, Condell Park High School Upgrade, and Chester Hill Station Upgrade, alongside additional key projects outlined below.
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Kinara Place (Stage 2 Villawood Town Centre)
Kinara Place is Stage 2 of the Villawood Town Centre redevelopment at 2-8 Kamira Avenue. Delivered in partnership by Traders in Purple and NSW Land and Housing Corporation, the mixed-use project includes 8-11 storey buildings featuring 222 residential apartments (including social housing), a supermarket, medical centre, child care facility, retail spaces, and a new 2,000sqm public park.
Chester Square Planning Proposal
Planning proposal PP-2024-548 for the renewal of Chester Square at 1 Leicester Street, Chester Hill by Holdmark Group. The proposal seeks LEP and DCP changes to enable a mixed-use precinct with about 515 dwellings, up to 12,400 sqm of retail floor space, 1,218 sqm of commercial space, at least 2,000 sqm of community space, a 2,800 sqm publicly accessible plaza, public domain upgrades to Waldron Road, Frost Lane and Charles Place, traffic lights at Waldron Road and Priam Street subject to Transport for NSW approval, and affordable housing contributions.The NSW Planning Portal lists the proposal in Gateway Implementation / post-exhibition, while Council's draft planning agreement exhibition closed on 2 February 2026 and is to be reported back to Council.
Abel Tasman Village Seniors Housing
State Significant Development concept and Stage 1 for the $65 million redevelopment of the existing aged care site into five buildings. The project includes 55 independent living units and a 106-bed residential care facility with supporting amenities such as a dementia garden, retail space, basement parking, and communal areas.
77-79 Waldron Road Boarding House
Demolition of existing structures and construction of a four-storey boarding house comprising 50 boarding rooms, a manager's room, a communal room, a neighbourhood shop at ground floor level, and associated car-parking.
Chester Hill Co-Living
Six-storey mixed-use building at Chester Hill Village Centre with 566 m2 of office space, 767 m2 of retail space, a centre-based childcare facility, and 70 co-living private rooms. Design features include an open gallery for natural light, folded perforated screens on the facade, and a communal rooftop terrace.
47-53 Pedestrian Mall Villawood
Residential development project in Villawood town centre pedestrian mall area, part of the ongoing urban renewal and revitalization efforts.
Chester Hill Station Upgrade
Transport for NSW Safe Accessible Transport program upgrading Chester Hill Station with a new lift, stairs, elevated concourse and walkway, upgraded canopies, accessible parking and kiss-and-ride, relocated taxi rank, upgraded bus interchange, accessible toilets, platform improvements, lighting, CCTV, bicycle parking and public domain enhancements. Construction remains underway with major rail possession works completed during 2026 ahead of planned completion in mid-2026.
Villawood Town Centre Redevelopment (Kinara Place)
Major town centre urban renewal project in partnership with Homes NSW and Traders in Purple, delivering 350-400 new homes including 145 social apartments. The mixed-use development sits on a vacant 1.5 ha site and delivers over 3,000 sqm of dedicated public open space and approximately 5,000 sqm of retail, commercial and community space, including a supermarket, childcare facility, medical centre and community facilities. Stage 1 was approved in November 2023 and construction is now underway.The project is part of the NSW Government's broader social housing renewal program and includes an Aboriginal Participation In Construction Agreement with Homes NSW.
5,562 residents of Chester Hill are employed, from a labour force of 6,294. Unemployment sits at 11.6%, with participation at 51.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 14,051, about 91% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Labor market statistics compiled by AreaSearch across statistical boundaries indicate that Chester Hill possesses a qualified workforce distributed across multiple sectors, alongside an unemployment rate of 11.6% and a 4.5% rise in estimated job numbers over the prior year. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 5,562, though local unemployment sat 7.5% above the Greater Sydney mark of 4.1%, and labor market engagement was notably subdued with a participation rate of 51.9% versus 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records showed 31.8% of the local workforce operating from home, an outcome that warrants interpretation alongside prevailing Covid-19 health restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local workers consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing. Notably, the manufacturing sector demonstrates exceptional local concentration, employing a proportion of the workforce 1.8 times the broader metropolitan benchmark. In contrast, professional & technical occupations account for just 5.3% of local employment, well below the 11.5% registered across the wider region. Comparing Census counts of resident workers against the local workplace population highlights that the area functions predominantly as a residential community with relatively constrained internal job generation. AreaSearch's synthesis of ABS and SALM statistical series shows that across the 12 months to March 2026, resident employment advanced by 4.5% alongside a 3.7% expansion in the local labor supply, driving a 0.6 percentage points decrease in the jobless rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Sydney recorded a 1.9% increase in employment alongside 1.9% labor force growth, yielding a slight reduction. Forward-looking guidance from Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 industry models offers perspective on evolving labor demand in Chester Hill over five- and ten-year horizons. Across the nation, total employment is modeled to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though trajectories diverge widely by industry. Weighting these sectoral trends against Chester Hill's existing industrial profile indicates potential local employment gains of 6.1% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Chester Hill is $1,355 a week (about $70,000 a year), with median personal income at $495 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $38,442 a year against an average of $47,793. 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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Taxation records compiled by the ATO for financial year 2023 and processed by AreaSearch indicate that the suburb of Chester Hill generates personal earnings below the national standard. Median income among taxable residents in the suburb of Chester Hill is $38,442, with the average standing at $47,793, compared against Greater Sydney equivalents of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying the 10.32% Wage Price Index increase since financial year 2023 updates these metrics to approximately $42,409 (median) and $52,725 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census positioned local individual earnings at the 3rd percentile ($495 weekly), whereas household earnings reached the 24th percentile.
Earnings distribution reveals 29.8% of residents (4,599 individuals) earning in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, mirroring the 30.9% share recorded regionally. Substantial housing cost burdens persist, leaving residents with only 77.0% of income remaining, placing the area at the 17th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Chester Hill had 4,007 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 74% detached houses and 12% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 42% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. Rent absorbs 28.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 36.9%. 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 inventory in Chester Hill during the most recent Census was divided into 73.8% separate houses and 26.2% alternative structures (consisting of apartments, semi-detached residences, and other dwellings), diverging from the 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings reported across the Sydney metro area. Outright home ownership stood at 27.5%, matching metropolitan norms, while remaining dwellings were occupied by mortgagors (30.5%) and tenants (41.9%). Typical mortgage costs were lower than the Sydney metro benchmark, recording a median monthly payment of $2,167 against $2,427 across Sydney metro, alongside a median weekly rental rate of $380 versus $470 for Sydney metro.
Across the country, local housing costs surpass national benchmarks, with mortgage outlays exceeding the Australian average of $1,863 and rents surpassing the $375 national midpoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Chester Hill counted 4,007 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,415 today, averaging 3.2 people each. 41% are couples with children, more than in 81% of areas nationally, against 15% couples without children. 22% 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 clear majority of local living arrangements, representing 75.8% of all households. This group consists of 41.1% couples with children, 15.4% couples without children, and 17.4% single parent families. Non-family residences make up the remaining 24.2%, comprising single-person households at 21.8% and group accommodations at 2.4%. The typical household contains 3.2 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
20.8% of adults in Chester Hill hold a university qualification, including 15.3% with a bachelor degree and 4.5% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.0% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 3,512 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 947 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Attainment figures show that 20.8% of local residents possess a university qualification, tracking considerably lower than the SA4 regional benchmark of 39.1%, highlighting opportunities for targeted educational programs. Higher education qualifications are spearheaded by bachelor degrees at 15.3%, with postgraduate credentials accounting for 4.5% and graduate diplomas representing 1.0%. Vocational pathways are widely embraced, as 28.4% of residents aged 15+ hold technical qualifications, encompassing advanced diplomas (10.4%) and trade certificates (18.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 36.6% of residents actively participating in educational programs. By educational level, primary school students represent 12.5% of the population, secondary pupils account for 10.5%, and 6.4% are engaged in higher education courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Chester Hill reaches 114 stops on 27 routes, timetabled for about 2,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 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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Commuter networks across Chester Hill encompass 114 transit stops across rail and bus systems, accommodated by 27 distinct transit routes delivering 2,303 passenger services each week. Local transit connectivity is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances of 122 meters to the closest stop. Reflecting the suburb's residential focus, outward commuting is standard, with private motor vehicles accounting for 83% of travel and train journeys representing 9%. Households possess an average of 1.3 vehicles. Additionally, 31.8% of the workforce indicated working from home (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 conditions). Public transport operations provide an average volume of 329 daily services across the entire network, translating to around 20 departures per stop on a weekly basis.
The adjacent map displays the 100 closest transit stops relative to the central coordinate.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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76.3% of residents in Chester Hill report no long-term health condition. 7.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 45.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.8 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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Public health records indicate sound overall wellness among Chester Hill residents, with AreaSearch's evaluation of chronic illness and mortality displaying alignment with national standards and ordinary prevalence rates across both younger and older demographics. Private health insurance participation is particularly low, covering approximately 46% of the population (~7,085 people), which tracks behind the 59.9% rate in Greater Sydney and the national baseline of 55.7%. Arthritis and diabetes represent the most prevalent chronic conditions in the locality, recorded among 6.3 and 5.9% of the population, respectively, while 76.3% of residents reported having no long-term health conditions, outperforming the 74.6% figure for Greater Sydney.
Working-age cohorts exhibit solid health metrics with limited chronic illness. Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 15.3% of the community (2,361 people), demonstrating health profiles that rank above average and remain consistent with broader Australian outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
46.6% of Chester Hill residents were born overseas and 68.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 93% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Lebanese (17.5%) and Australian (12.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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With 46.6% of residents born abroad and 68.8% speaking a primary language other than English in their homes, Chester Hill ranks among the nation's most multicultural suburbs. Islam constitutes the most widely practiced faith, embraced by 39.2% of residents in Chester Hill, contrasting with the 6.8% recorded across Greater Sydney. Regarding ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the primary heritage groups in Chester Hill are Other at 22.4% (exceeding the regional average of 16.0%), Lebanese at 17.5% (substantially above the 2.6% regional benchmark), and Australian at 12.4% (trailing the 17.8% wider average).
Distinct concentrations are also evident among other backgrounds, with Vietnamese residents comprising 10.0% locally (versus 1.8% across the region), Chinese ancestry at 11.5% (compared to 8.4%), and Korean heritage representing 0.8% (against 1.1% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Chester Hill is 34, younger than 82% of areas nationally. 29.5% 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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Chester Hill maintains a comparatively youthful age distribution, with children and young people aged 0 - 24 representing 36.1% of the community as at August 2026, compared to 30.4% across Greater Sydney, while individuals aged 25 - 44 account for 26.1% against a metropolitan share of 31.4%. The estimated median age stood at 34 as at August 2026, remaining unchanged from the 2021 Census and sitting 3 years younger than the Greater Sydney median of 37 recorded during that Census. Since the Census, the most prominent proportional shift occurred within the 65+ age bracket, expanding from 14.1% to an estimated 15.3%.
Looking ahead to 2041, retirees and elderly residents will absorb the bulk of demographic expansion, increasing by 1,026 residents (43%) to reach 3,387, whereas the cohort aged 25 - 44 is projected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Chester Hill
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 | Jun 2026 4 months ago all 13 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 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 — 154 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (14,007 at the 2021 Census → 15,434 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 (SAL10898). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.