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The median house price in Claymore is $1.05m. House values have moved 16.6% a year compounded over five years.
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Claymore has an estimated 3,093 residents, up from 2,579 at the 2021 Census — a change of 514 people, or 19.9%. Growth has averaged 2.8% a year over five years, faster than 90% of areas nationally. 132 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Natural increase accounts for 65.0% of that increase. That puts 2,178 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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According to ABS population releases for the wider region and address checks conducted by AreaSearch after the Census, the suburb of Claymore has an estimated population of 3,093 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 514 people (19.9%) relative to the 2,579 individuals counted in the 2021 Census. This calculation builds on a resident count of 3,046 from AreaSearch using the ABS June 2025 ERP release, combined with 132 validated new addresses confirmed after the Census. The suburb of Claymore currently has a population density of 2,178 persons per square kilometer, which exceeds typical national figures monitored by AreaSearch.
With this 19.9% increase, the suburb of Claymore outpaced both the state (7.1%) and Greater Sydney, establishing it as a regional growth leader. This expansion was mostly fueled by natural increase, which made up about 65.0% of the overall population gains recently. Projections from ABS and Geoscience Australia released in 2024 with a 2022 baseline are utilized for SA2 zones, while NSW State Government projections from 2022 with a 2021 baseline are applied where those are unavailable. Future growth rates across age segments from these datasets are projected forward for the years 2032 to 2041. Over this timeframe, forecasts point to a population contraction, with the suburb of Claymore anticipated to lose 56 residents by 2041 under this approach. Conversely, some cohorts will see gains, particularly the 75 to 84 bracket, which is expected to rise by 82 individuals. The age profile breakdown offers further details on these dynamics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
212 new dwellings have been approved in Claymore over the past five years, an average of 42 a year. That places the area in the 78th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 14 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 54 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 70% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 169, 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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Based on statistical area building approvals analyzed by AreaSearch, Claymore averages roughly 42 annual residential approvals, totaling 212 approved dwellings over the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 to FY-25, and 155 approvals registered during FY-26 to date. An average influx of 1.9 new residents per approved dwelling over the FY-21 to FY-25 period indicates a steady equilibrium between local supply and demand, while the average expected construction cost for these new homes is $449,000, which sits slightly above the regional median and points to a focus on quality builds. Commercial approvals stand at $1.1 million for this financial year, reinforcing the residential focus of local activity.
Claymore displays a 135.0% higher rate of per-person building approvals compared to Greater Sydney, giving purchasers a wider selection. This volume is notably higher than the national standard, demonstrating strong developer focus. Recent additions consist of 70.0% detached houses and 30.0% semi-detached or attached options, preserving a suburban feel featuring spacious family dwellings. Notably, developers are producing a higher proportion of detached options compared to the Census mix of 46.0%, showing strong ongoing demand for family houses despite broader trends toward density. The ratio of 42 people per approved dwelling highlights the characteristics of a growing area. Faced with flat or shrinking population forecasts, housing demand in Claymore may soften, generating advantageous purchasing conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Claymore. A further 52 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $9.54 billion. 17 are already under construction and 21 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure projects, major developments, and town planning initiatives are key drivers of regional performance. AreaSearch has identified no upcoming infrastructure projects expected to impact the local area. Significant nearby projects include Queen Sq Campbelltown, Campbelltown Sport and Health Centre of Excellence, Macarthur Heights, and Leumeah Youth Precinct, with details on the most relevant schemes provided below.
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Queen Sq Campbelltown
Approved mixed-use urban renewal precinct by ALAND on the former Brands on Sale site at the northern gateway to Campbelltown CBD. The project is planned to deliver 558 apartments across five towers, ground-floor retail and commercial space, dining uses, open parkland, pedestrian links, community facilities and basement parking. Official project material now markets Queen Sq as coming in 2026 and identifies the development as a 500 million dollar residential, retail and commercial precinct.
Campbelltown Sport and Health Centre of Excellence
A 33 million dollar integrated high-performance training and community health facility at the Campbelltown Sports Precinct. Developed in partnership with Western Sydney University, Wests Tigers, and Macarthur FC, it serves as a hub for sports science, elite athlete development, and community health services. The facility includes a public gymnasium, aquatic recovery zones, specialist medical tenancies, and multipurpose education spaces. It also functions as a clinical placement site for university students in medicine, nursing, and sports science.
Leumeah Youth Precinct
The Leumeah Youth Precinct is a youth-focused recreation hub under construction at Hollylea Road, Leumeah. The project will deliver a new multipurpose court, parkour and boulder wall elements, an upgraded skate park surface, public art, and improved park amenities including shade structures, picnic areas, BBQ facilities and seating. The precinct is funded through the NSW Government's Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program (formerly WestInvest), with additional co-contribution funding and in-kind services from Campbelltown City Council. Construction is underway and expected to be completed by early 2027.
Macarthur Heights
Macarthur Heights is a vibrant urban community in southwest Sydney, developed by Landcom in partnership with Western Sydney University. It includes 966 residential lots for approximately 2,460 residents, surrounded by 42 hectares of parklands and connected to education, employment, and recreation amenities. Sales completed in 2022, with ongoing construction of sportsfields, amenities building, and open spaces expected to conclude by 2028.
The Ranges Estate Gledswood Hills
The Ranges is a premium 40-hectare residential community by Legacy Property located in the Scenic Hills region. The project delivers 320 lots featuring a diverse mix of standard residential, larger lifestyle, and rural-residential options. It includes over 3 hectares of dedicated open space, new parks, walking trails, and cycling paths, while managing complex site constraints including high-pressure gas mains and the heritage-listed WaterNSW Upper Canal boundary.
Claymore Urban Renewal Project (Hillcroft at Claymore)
The Claymore Urban Renewal Project is a large-scale, long-term urban rejuvenation of the Claymore public housing estate, transforming it into a mixed-tenure community of approximately 1,500-1,600 homes, with a social mix of 70% private and 30% social housing. The project includes creating a new town centre with retail and community facilities, upgrading local parks (Dimeny Park, Davis Park, Brady Park, Fullwood Reserve), and adding new local roads, pedestrian, and cycle paths. Early stages have included the completion of seniors' housing units.The existing Claymore shopping centre site is also slated for mixed-use redevelopment. The project has been fast-tracked with completion expected by 2028.
Leumeah Hotel Vertical Village
Mixed-use redevelopment of the Leumeah Hotel site into a vertical village comprising two residential towers (38.5m and 33m) delivering 156 apartments (59 one-bed, 54 two-bed, 43 three-bed), with the Leumeah Hotel retained on the ground floor and additional retail space included. The Campbelltown LEP 2015 amendment enabling the height and floor space ratio uplift has been approved, and a site-specific Development Control Plan for the site was adopted by Council in August 2024. A development application for the built form has not yet been lodged.
Reimagining Campbelltown City Centre Master Plan
A long-term strategic blueprint transforming 570 hectares of Campbelltown into the capital of the Western Parkland City by 2041. The plan focuses on high-density mixed-use development, a 40% tree canopy target, and the revitalization of the Queen Street precinct. Key projects include the 'Blue-Green' infrastructure network along Bow Bowing Creek, a new Civic and Justice Precinct, and the Leumeah Live sports and entertainment quarter. As of early 2026, major components including the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands are operational, and the associated Planning Proposal has progressed through Gateway determination to enable revised planning controls.
1,093 residents of Claymore are employed, from a labour force of 1,259. Unemployment sits at 13.2%, with participation at 58.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 2,559, about 83% 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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Claymore possesses a qualified labor pool with prominent representation in retail and service sectors, alongside a jobless rate of 13.2% and a 9.4% increase in employment over the year, according to statistical area data processed by AreaSearch. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 1,093, while the unemployment rate was 9.1% higher than the Greater Sydney average of 4.1%, indicating scope for recovery. Additionally, workforce participation of 58.7% is much lower than the 69.1% rate across Greater Sydney. Census responses show a moderate 20.7% of the workforce operated from home, though this may have been influenced by COVID-19 restriction periods.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in health care & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing. The suburb shows a distinct concentration in retail trade, where the employment proportion is 1.7 times higher than the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 3.6% of local employment, compared to 11.5% in Greater Sydney. The ratio of Census working population to local residents suggests the area is mostly residential with limited local employment opportunities. Based on AreaSearch research using SALM and ABS statistics for the broader region, the 12-month window experienced a 9.4% employment lift alongside a 10.3% increase in the labor force, pushing the unemployment rate up by 0.7 percentage points. In comparison, Greater Sydney saw employment rise by 1.9%, the labor force expand by 1.9%, and unemployment decline slightly. National employment projections from May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context on expected demand in Claymore. These five and ten-year forecasts are applied to the local workforce structure to model potential changes. While overall national employment is expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the rates of change differ by sector. Applying these trends to the local industry mix yields an estimated employment growth of 6.2% over five years and 13.1% over ten years, though this simple weighting does not incorporate local population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Claymore is $1,020 a week (about $53,000 a year), with median personal income at $483 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $32,508 a year against an average of $36,049. 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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According to the latest postcode-level ATO data compiled by AreaSearch for the 2023 financial year, taxpayers in Claymore have a median income of $32,508 and an average income of $36,049. This is below the national average and contrasts with Greater Sydney, which recorded a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003. Applying a 10.32% Wage Price Index increase since the 2023 financial year yields estimated current figures of approximately $35,863 for the median and $39,769 for the average as of March 2026. The 2021 Census indicates that household, family, and individual incomes in the suburb all sit between the 2nd and 4th percentiles nationwide.
The weekly income band of $400 - 799 accounts for 28.5% of the population (881 individuals), whereas the wider region is dominated by the $1,500 - 2,999 range at 30.9%. Low-income households are common, with 43.1% earning less than $800 a week, pointing to financial strain for a large segment of the population. Housing affordability is a major challenge, with residents retaining only 70.4% of their income, placing the area in the 3rd percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Claymore had 710 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 46% detached houses and 5% apartments. 25% are owned with a mortgage, 74% rented and 1% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $209 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month. Rent absorbs 20.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 58.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census data shows the housing stock in Claymore consists of 46.1% separate houses and 53.9% semi-detached, apartment, or other dwelling types, whereas the Sydney metro average stands at 55.9% separate houses and 44.1% other dwellings. The home ownership rate of 1.3% lags behind the metro Sydney average, with the remaining properties being mortgaged (24.6%) or rented (74.0%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $2,600 was higher than the Sydney metro median of $2,427, while the median weekly rent was $209, compared to the regional median of $470. On a national scale, mortgage costs in the suburb are higher than the Australian average of $1,863, whereas rental costs are below the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Claymore counted 710 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 852 today, averaging 3.1 people each. 36% are couples with children, against 10% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.2 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 76.2% of all households, consisting of couples with children at 36.2%, couples without children at 10.1%, and single-parent households at 29.7%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 23.8%, including single-person households at 20.1% and group households at 2.1%. The median household size of 3.1 people is larger than the Greater Sydney median of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.4% of adults in Claymore hold a university qualification, including 13.7% with a bachelor degree and 6.8% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 76% of areas nationally. A further 19.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 237 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 897 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 outcomes in the area present challenges, with tertiary qualification rates at 21.4% compared to the Greater Sydney average of 38.0%. This highlights a clear focus area for future education policies. Bachelor degrees represent 13.7% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate degrees at 6.8% and graduate diplomas at 0.9%. Vocational and technical training is common, with 30.4% of residents aged 15 and over holding qualification certificates, split between advanced diplomas (11.3%) and certificate courses (19.1%). A high proportion of the population is engaged in study, with 43.9% of residents enrolled in an educational institution.
This comprises 17.6% in primary school, 14.4% in high school, and 3.2% studying at a tertiary level.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Claymore reaches 30 stops on 25 routes, timetabled for about 630 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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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Analysis of the public transport network shows 30 active bus stops operating in the suburb of Claymore. These locations are serviced by 25 distinct routes, which provide a combined total of 626 weekly passenger trips. Transport links are highly accessible, with residents living an average of 176 meters from their nearest stop. Because the suburb is mostly residential, many workers commute to other areas, with private vehicles being the primary mode of travel at 75%, followed by trains at 16% and buses at 7%. The average number of motor vehicles per household is 0.9, which is below the regional average.
Around 20.7% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by COVID-19 pandemic conditions. Bus services average 89 daily trips across the network, which translates to roughly 20 weekly trips for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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71.4% of residents in Claymore report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 89% of areas nationally. 6.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 41.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.7 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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Health assessments by AreaSearch indicate notable challenges in Claymore, particularly regarding mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic illnesses across multiple age groups. Private health insurance coverage is low, with only 41% of the population (~1,278 people) holding cover. This compares to a coverage rate of 59.9% across Greater Sydney and a national average of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health conditions are the most prevalent issues in the suburb, affecting 9.9% and 8.2% of the population respectively, while 71.4% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 74.6% in Greater Sydney.
The incidence of chronic health conditions among working-age residents is higher than average. Residents aged 65 and over make up 10.7% of the population (330 people), which is lower than the Greater Sydney average of 15.5%. Health outcomes for the senior cohort present challenges, with rankings generally matching the broader population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
36.3% of Claymore residents were born overseas and 40.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 81% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (19.0%) and English (16.3%). 5.1% 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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Claymore displays a high level of multicultural diversity, with 36.3% of the population born outside Australia and 40.6% using a non-English language at home. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 46.1% of the population. Islam has a notable representation in the suburb at 20.9%, which is higher than the Greater Sydney average of 6.8%. The top ancestries recorded in the suburb are 'Other' at 28.3% of the population (above the regional average of 16.0%), Australian at 19.0%, and English at 16.3%. Other ethnic backgrounds show distinct concentrations compared to the wider region, with Samoan ancestry representing 8.4% of residents (compared to 0.5% regionally), Lebanese ancestry at 2.1% (compared to 2.6%), and Maori ancestry at 1.1% (compared to 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Claymore is 29, younger than 99% of areas nationally. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 27.7% 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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With a median age of 29, the suburb of Claymore has a younger demographic than Greater Sydney, which has a median age of 37, and Australia, which has a median age of 38. Compared to Greater Sydney, the suburb of Claymore has a higher proportion of children aged 5 - 14 (19.9% vs 12.0% nationally) but a lower proportion of residents aged 55 - 64 (6.0%). Since 2021, the proportion of residents aged 65 to 74 grew from 4.9% to 6.7%, and those aged 75 to 84 rose from 1.6% to 3.3%.
In contrast, the 25 to 34 age bracket decreased from 14.4% to 12.8%, and the 5 to 14 cohort declined from 21.3% to 19.9%. Looking toward 2041, projections suggest shifts in the age profile, with the 75 to 84 cohort expected to increase by 71 people (70%) from 102 to 174. Aging trends are set to continue, with residents aged 65 and older accounting for 67% of the projected growth. Conversely, population declines are forecast for the 65 to 74 and 25 to 34 cohorts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Claymore
8 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 8 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. | ||
| 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 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2025 about a year ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2025. | ||
| 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 — 132 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (2,579 at the 2021 Census → 3,093 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 (SAL10923). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.