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The median house price in Chittaway Bay is $918k. House values have moved 1.8% a year compounded over five years.
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Chittaway Bay has an estimated 1,972 residents. That puts 1,761 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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Based on evaluations of ABS demographic releases for the wider region alongside newly confirmed addresses registered by AreaSearch following the Census, the suburb of Chittaway Bay is estimated to house approximately 1,972 residents as of May 2026. This represents a contraction of 15 people (0.8%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 1,987 people. This shift is calculated from a local population of 1,970, which AreaSearch calculated by analyzing the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025) and address verifications post-Census. Such a population size results in a density of 1,760 persons per square kilometer, a figure that exceeds the typical density found among nationwide locations monitored by AreaSearch.
Recent population gains in the area were chiefly supported by arrivals from abroad, which comprised approximately 56.00000000000001% of the overall demographic increases. AreaSearch implements SA2 projections generated by the ABS and Geoscience Australia released in 2024 using 2022 as its baseline. For any SA2 regions lacking this coverage, projections from the NSW State Government published in 2022 using 2021 as the baseline are substituted. Age bracket expansion rates derived from these figures are also applied across all localities for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Looking at future demographic patterns, expansion is expected to align with the lower quartile of Australian statistical territories, with the suburb of Chittaway Bay projected to add 22 residents by 2041 according to collective SA2 projections, representing an overall rise of 1.0% across the 16 years.
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The suburb of Chittaway Bay registered no new homes approved throughout the preceding five-year timeframe. This highlights a fully established locality offering scarce prospects for new residential projects. The lack of incoming housing stock generally underpins demand for existing properties and can help maintain price levels. Development volume in the suburb of Chittaway Bay is dramatically lower than that observed across Greater Sydney. This undersupply of fresh housing typically bolsters demand and valuations for existing properties. Construction rates are also lower than the national standard, reflecting a mature local market and indicating potential regulatory or geographic constraints on growth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Chittaway Bay
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 24 current infrastructure and development projects close to Chittaway Bay, worth an estimated $4.42 billion. 5 are already under construction and 9 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and health & medical. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure shifts, large-scale projects, and zoning plans are primary drivers of real estate market dynamics. In total, a single project has been tracked by AreaSearch with the potential to affect the immediate area. Prominent local initiatives include the Berkeley Vale Industrial Estate Expansion, Berkeley Vale Private Hospital & Medical Precinct, Tumbi Umbi/Killarney Vale Priority Growth Precinct (Planning Proposal), and the M1 Pacific Motorway Tuggerah to Doyalson Widening, with the most significant developments outlined below.
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Berkeley Vale Industrial Estate Expansion
Ongoing expansion of the Berkeley Vale Industrial Estate along Enterprise Drive with serviced industrial lots, new warehouse and light industrial buildings, internal road and utility upgrades. Multiple sites, including 5 Enterprise Drive, are actively being marketed and developed for warehouse, logistics and industrial occupiers, with individual building projects progressing across the estate.
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital & Medical Precinct
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital is a 50-bed private facility on the NSW Central Coast providing rehabilitation, general medical, and mental health services. Operated by Ramsay Health Care, the campus includes the Ramsay Clinic Berkeley Vale, which has expanded its mental health capacity to 28 beds to meet regional demand. The precinct features specialized units for hydrotherapy, a persistent pain program, and community-based psychology services through Ramsay Health Plus. It serves as a core medical hub adjacent to local aged care and retirement facilities.
Tuggerah Precinct Activation - Westfield Redevelopment
A transformational 2.8 billion dollar mixed-use redevelopment of Westfield Tuggerah and the surrounding 70.85-hectare Tuggerah Gateway site. The project establishes a new town centre featuring up to 5000 new dwellings, including a mix of apartments, townhouses, and senior living. The masterplan integrates a 700 million dollar transport interchange at Tuggerah Station, 18 hectares of parkland, health and education services, and a significant expansion of retail and leisure facilities. The Tuggerah Gateway Planning Proposal (PP-2021-5416) was officially published and notified in April 2025, rezoning the site to R1 General Residential and MU1 Mixed Use to facilitate this 35-year vision.As of early 2026, the planning framework is being streamlined under the NSW Planning Systems Reform Act to accelerate delivery.
Lorraine Gardens Estate
Lorraine Gardens Estate is a boutique residential land subdivision of 48 lots on the Central Coast, with civil works complete and titles expected in early 2025. The estate is positioned around the intersection of Lorraine Avenue and Berkeley Road in Berkeley Vale, opposite the site of a proposed private hospital, providing convenient access to local health services, schools, retail and transport.
Alison Road Housing Development - Wyong
Residential housing development at 84A Alison Road, Wyong, featuring 56 housing lots to address local housing demand and support community growth.
Kooindah Waters Resort
A 23-storey mixed-use building with parking, restaurant, bar, function center, studio units, and apartments. Amenities include a pool, terrace, private pools for penthouses, and a sky bar. The proposal faces opposition and is undergoing legal proceedings.
Central Coast Shared Pathway Network - Magenta Extension
Extension of the Central Coast shared pathway network through the Magenta area, providing safe cycling and walking connections between residential areas and key destinations.
Red Bus Planning Proposal - 682A Coleridge Road Rezoning
Planning proposal to rezone a 5.26ha former bus depot site from SP2 Infrastructure to R1 General Residential and C3 Environmental Management. The proposal introduces a 450m2 minimum lot size, 9.5m building height limit, and a 0.6:1 FSR across the residential land. The Gateway determination facilitates master planning for up to 70 residential dwellings alongside site-specific DCP controls.
1,052 residents of Chittaway Bay are employed, from a labour force of 1,081. Unemployment sits at 2.7%, with participation at 66.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 1,522, about 77% 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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The suburb of Chittaway Bay possesses a balanced workforce distributed between professional and manual roles, with solid representation in essential services, a jobless rate of only 2.7%, and an annual employment expansion estimated at 2.6% using AreaSearch statistical compilations. By March 2026, 1,052 local citizens were employed, with the unemployment rate sitting 1.4% under the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%, while workforce participation lags slightly behind at 66.6% compared to the metropolitan average of 69.1%. Census responses indicated that a notable 26.4% of employed residents worked from their residences, though this figure may reflect the influence of pandemic lockdowns.
Local jobs are heavily concentrated in the healthcare & social assistance, construction, and retail trade sectors. The area exhibits a distinct concentration in manufacturing, where its employment share reaches 1.6 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical services employ a mere 4.7% of the local workforce, contrasting with the 11.5% seen across Greater Sydney. The highly residential character of the area seems to provide few local job openings, as shown by comparing Census counts of local workers against resident workers. According to AreaSearch studies of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated from regional data, the 12-month window witnessed a job growth of 2.6% while the labor force expanded by 2.6%, keeping the unemployment level steady. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced employment expansion of 1.9% and workforce growth of 1.9%, with joblessness declining slightly. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia dated May-25 offer additional context regarding prospective demand in the suburb of Chittaway Bay. These forecasts, spanning five and ten-year horizons, have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future patterns. Nationally, jobs are projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories vary widely across different industries. Applying these sector-specific forecasts to the employment profile of the suburb of Chittaway Bay suggests local employment will rise by 6.3% over five years and 13.4% over ten years, representing a basic weighted extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Chittaway Bay is $1,693 a week (about $88,000 a year), with median personal income at $757 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $47,598 a year against an average of $59,183. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Taxpayer data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicates that the suburb of Chittaway Bay has income levels below the national average. The median income for local taxpayers is $47,598, with the average income recorded at $59,183, which compares to Greater Sydney figures of $60,817 and $83,003. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index expansion of 10.32% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $52,510 for the median and $65,291 for the average as of March 2026. The 2021 Census reveals that household, family, and individual earnings in the suburb of Chittaway Bay rank modestly, placing between the 40th and 46th percentiles.
Distribution statistics show that the weekly earnings bracket of $1,500 - 2,999 is the most common, accounting for 34.6% of residents (682 people), similar to the surrounding region where 30.9% fall into this range. Financial pressure from housing costs is substantial, with only 83.7% of income remaining after housing costs, placing the area in the 47th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Chittaway Bay had 722 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 1% apartments. 44% are owned with a mortgage, 22% rented and 34% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,905 a month. Rent absorbs 22.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.0%. 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 architecture in the suburb of Chittaway Bay at the time of the latest Census consisted of 96.9% detached houses and 3.1% alternative dwellings such as townhouses, apartments, or other structures, differing from the Sydney metropolitan breakdown of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Furthermore, home ownership in the suburb of Chittaway Bay stood far higher than the Sydney metropolitan rate at 34.4%, with remaining households holding mortgages (43.6%) or renting (22.1%). The median monthly home loan repayment of $1,905 was considerably below the Sydney metropolitan average of $2,427, while the median weekly rent was $380, compared to $470 in metro Sydney.
Looking nationwide, mortgage commitments in the suburb of Chittaway Bay are higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and rent levels similarly exceed the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Chittaway Bay counted 722 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 32% are couples with children, against 29% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the vast majority of households at 78.4%, consisting of couples with children at 31.9%, couples without children at 28.9%, and single parent households at 16.0%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 21.6%, consisting of single-person households at 19.5% and group share houses at 3.3%. The median household occupancy of 2.6 individuals is slightly below the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.1% of adults in Chittaway Bay hold a university qualification, including 11.0% with a bachelor degree and 3.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 34.4% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 448 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 985 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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Educational markers present areas for development, as university qualification rates (16.1%) sit far below the Greater Sydney standard of 38.0%. This scenario provides an opportunity for targeted learning programs. Bachelor degrees represent the most common high-level qualification at 11.0%, with postgraduate degrees at 3.1% and graduate diplomas at 2.0%. Practical and vocational skills are prominent, as 43.2% of residents aged 15+ have earned trade credentials, split between advanced diplomas (8.8%) and certificates (34.4%). Enrollment rates in study are strong, with 26.4% of local residents actively participating in academic programs. This cohort contains 9.6% in primary school, 6.2% in high school, and 2.9% enrolled in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Chittaway Bay reaches 25 stops on 45 routes, timetabled for about 990 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 1.6 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 transit statistics show 25 active transport stops in the suburb of Chittaway Bay, consisting of bus services. These stops support 45 distinct routes, delivering a total of 991 weekly passenger services. Accessibility is highly rated, with residents situated an average of 118 meters from the nearest stop. Due to the area's residential character, most workers commute out of the area, with private cars remaining the primary travel mode at 94%. Households own an average of 1.6 vehicles, which is higher than the regional average. A significant 26.4% of the working population works from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by COVID-19 rules.
Transit services average 141 daily trips across all routes, which corresponds to approximately 39 weekly trips for each transit stop.
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62.5% of residents in Chittaway Bay report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 78% of areas nationally. 7.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 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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Medical statistics point to notable health issues in the suburb of Chittaway Bay, with AreaSearch analysis of mortality rates and chronic illnesses indicating a higher prevalence of health conditions, particularly among seniors, while private health insurance coverage is low, held by approximately 50% of the population (~993 people). This compares to 59.9% in Greater Sydney and a national average of 55.7%. Mental health difficulties and arthritis represent the most prevalent medical issues locally, affecting 9.9 and 9.8% of the community respectively, while 62.5% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 74.6% in Greater Sydney.
The working-age cohort experiences elevated rates of long-term illness. Residents aged 65 and older make up 20.0% of the community (394 people), higher than the Greater Sydney proportion of 15.5%. Senior health metrics present some concerns, though they compare more favorably on a national scale than the broader local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Chittaway Bay is largely Australian-born, at 87.2% of residents, with 6.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.8%) and Australian (31.4%). 3.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Chittaway Bay exhibits lower levels of multicultural representation than average, with 87.2% of residents born in Australia, 93.0% holding citizenship, and 94.0% speaking only English at home. The predominant religious affiliation is Christianity, representing 57.2% of the local population, compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. In terms of family heritage, the primary ancestries reported in the suburb of Chittaway Bay are English at 31.8% of the population, exceeding the regional benchmark of 19.0%, Australian at 31.4%, which is also much higher than the regional average of 17.8%, and Irish at 8.5%.
Certain minor ancestries show distinct local concentrations, with Welsh backgrounds slightly elevated at 0.7% (compared to 0.4% regionally), Maltese at 0.9% (compared to 1.0%), and Samoan at 0.3% (compared to 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Chittaway Bay is 41. 22.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age of 41 years in the suburb of Chittaway Bay is higher than the Greater Sydney average of 37 and exceeds the Australian median of 38. The 65 - 74 age bracket is noticeably larger than the metropolitan average, accounting for 12.0% of residents, while the 25 - 34 bracket is smaller at 11.4%. Since the 2021 Census, the 75 to 84 cohort expanded from 4.8% to 6.3% of the population, and the 35 to 44 age range grew from 11.8% to 13.2%, whereas the 55 to 64 group contracted from 14.7% to 13.8%.
Projections suggest the local age structure will shift considerably by 2041, with the 75 to 84 group growing fastest at 26%, adding 32 residents to total 157. This demographic shift is highlighted by the fact that residents aged 65 and older represent 75% of the projected population growth, while contractions are expected within the 25 to 34 and 15 to 24 age brackets.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Chittaway Bay
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 3 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (1,987 at the 2021 Census → 1,972 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL10910). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.