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Clayton South has an estimated 15,427 residents, up from 13,381 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,046 people, or 15.3%. Growth has averaged 1.6% a year over five years, faster than 85% of areas nationally. 299 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 88.0% of that increase. That puts 1,943 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 evaluations of ABS demographic releases for the wider region, alongside new address points verified by AreaSearch after the Census, the suburb of Clayton South has an estimated residency of roughly 15,427 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 2,046 residents (15.3%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 13,381 individuals. The shift is calculated from a resident base of 15,349, calculated by AreaSearch using the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025) plus an additional 299 verified new locations established after the Census date.
This population scale translates to a density of 1,942 residents per square kilometer, which exceeds the typical density found among national settings analyzed by AreaSearch. The growth rate of 15.3% since the 2021 census for the suburb of Clayton South was higher than that of the SA3 area (7.0%) as well as the wider state, placing it at the forefront of regional expansion. Overseas migration was the primary driver of this demographic growth, accounting for approximately 88.0% of the total population gains in recent times. Projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for every SA2 region, published in 2024 with a baseline of 2022, are utilized by AreaSearch. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage, AreaSearch employs the 2023 Victoria State Government regional and LGA projections, adjusted using a weighted aggregation method to translate growth from LGA to SA2 scales. The corresponding age cohort growth rates from these aggregations are also applied across all regions for the period from 2032 to 2041. Looking at future demographics, a substantial rise in population is anticipated, placing the suburb of Clayton South in the highest national quartile, with an projected increase of 5,074 residents by 2041 using aggregated SA2 projections, representing a total expansion of 32.4% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
426 new dwellings have been approved in Clayton South over the past five years, an average of 85 a year. That places the area in the 65th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 6 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 85 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 14% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 36, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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AreaSearch evaluations of building approvals from the ABS, mapped from statistical area boundaries, indicate that Clayton South averages approximately 85 dwelling approvals annually, summing to an estimated 426 residential units over the preceding 5 financial years. Thus far during FY-26, there have been 33 approvals registered. An average influx of 2.8 individuals per year per newly built dwelling occurred over the prior 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), indicating healthy demand that bolsters real estate values. These new dwellings carry an average construction value of $475,000, which is moderately higher than the regional benchmark, highlighting a focus on quality builds.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $29.8 million this financial year, pointing to strong investment by local firms. Clayton South exhibits 63.0% more building activity per capita than Greater Melbourne, expanding purchasing opportunities for buyers, even though local building volumes have slowed down lately. The composition of new developments stands at 14.0% detached family homes and 86.0% medium to high-density dwellings. This shift toward higher density offers more affordable entry points and attracts downsizers, real estate investors, and first-time buyers. This represents a notable deviation from historical housing types (which currently stand at 56.0% houses), reflecting a decrease in available development land and adapting to modern lifestyle choices and housing affordability constraints. A mature market structure is indicated by an average of around 484 people per dwelling approval. Long-term forecasts indicate Clayton South will add 4,996 citizens by 2041 (calculated from the latest quarterly figures by AreaSearch). Should construction rates remain at current levels, residential supply might fail to meet demographic demand, which could intensify competition among purchasers and encourage more rapid price appreciation.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Clayton South
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 12 current infrastructure and development projects inside Clayton South, worth an estimated $785 million. A further 74 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $81.8 billion. 23 are already under construction and 23 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local performance is heavily shaped by updates to regional infrastructure, major construction works, and planning policies. AreaSearch has identified a total of 25 projects that are anticipated to influence the local area. Principal developments include Sanctuary Sandringham, Sandringham Village Streetscape Masterplan, 1899-1901 Dandenong Road Mixed-Use Development, and Skylight Sandringham, with key details on the most significant projects outlined below.
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Sandringham Village Streetscape Masterplan
A comprehensive streetscape improvement masterplan for Sandringham Village adopted by Bayside City Council in March 2020. Key features include widened footpaths with street trees along Station Street, a new public space at Waltham Street and Chalmers Avenue adjacent to the library, improved pedestrian movement and accessibility, and a station plaza upgrade. The detailed design phase was deferred and is now scheduled for 2025-26, with additional community engagement underway regarding a proposed partial pedestrianisation of Melrose Street.
409 Clayton Road Mixed-Use Development
Approved 12 to 17-storey mixed-use development comprising 144 apartments, ground floor retail, office space, resident amenities including a swimming pool and communal terraces, 147 car spaces and 121 bicycle spaces. The revised design by Cera Stribley was approved by Monash City Council in December 2023 following earlier VCAT proceedings. The project remains in the approvals phase with no confirmed construction completion announced.
1899-1901 Dandenong Road Mixed-Use Development
A four-storey mixed-use building comprising 12 residential apartments (mix of 2 and 3 bedrooms) and 2 retail shops at ground level. The development includes basement parking for 20 cars and 5 bicycle spaces. The project is currently on hold as of 2024.
Monash Medical Centre Tower Expansion Project
A $535 million major redevelopment delivering a new seven-storey clinical services tower constructed above the existing emergency department. Main works commenced in early 2026, featuring a state-of-the-art operating theatre complex, an intensive care unit, and expanded maternity services.
PMP Printing Precinct
Mixed-use redevelopment of the former PMP Printing industrial site in Clayton into a 10 hectare urban precinct. The approved Comprehensive Development Plan and Development Contributions Plan provide for around 1180 new homes and approximately 1000 local jobs, centred on a new town square, three local parks and upgraded streets and walking and cycling links. Within the precinct, Assemble, Make Ventures and Housing Choices Australia are delivering a major build-to-rent project at 209-211 Carinish Road with around 700 apartments including significant social and affordable housing, together with supermarket and mixed commercial space.The precinct is next to Clayton Station, the future Suburban Rail Loop Clayton station and the Monash health and education precinct, making it a key transit-oriented renewal project for Melbournes south east.
New Clayton Campus Student Accommodation
New student accommodation being developed in the North East Precinct of the Clayton campus, alongside College Walk and north of Jock Marshall Reserve. Designed by Jackson Clements Burrows, the hybrid cross-laminated timber project features a 252-bed hall to enhance the on-campus living experience and expand capacity for Monash University students. Construction commenced in February 2026.
Gardenia Apartments Clayton South
Gardenia Apartments is a boutique collection of 74 contemporary one and two bedroom residences at 14 Gardenia Street, Clayton South, designed for comfortable modern living.
Clayton Business Park
Redevelopment by Goodman Group to transform existing warehousing into a business park with four main precincts, having a total gross floor area of 115,678 square meters including office and industrial space, and a cafe. The site currently has 145,883sqm of existing warehousing and office space.
8,707 residents of Clayton South are employed, from a labour force of 8,964. Unemployment sits at 2.9%, with participation at 67.5%. 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, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. 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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Clayton South features a highly qualified labor force, marked by solid representation in professional services, an unemployment rate sitting at just 2.9%, and an estimated job growth rate of 4.5% over the prior year, according to AreaSearch aggregations of regional data. In March 2026, there were 8,707 employed local residents, and the unemployment rate was 1.9% lower than the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8%. The labor participation rate is slightly lower than typical levels, sitting at 67.5% compared to 70.2% in Greater Melbourne. Census details show that a modest 23.3% of the workforce operated from home, though this may have been influenced by COVID-19 restriction periods.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade. The local area shows an exceptionally high concentration of manufacturing workers, sitting at 1.5 times the broader metropolitan average. Conversely, building trades employ only 7.1% of the local workforce, compared to 9.7% for Greater Melbourne. Although local employment options are present in the district, a significant portion of residents travel to other areas for work, as indicated by comparing the Census working population against the total local residency. Based on AreaSearch assessments of SALM and ABS statistics compiled from regional datasets, the year ending March 2026 saw employment levels expand by 4.5% while the total labor force grew by 4.3%, leading to a decrease in the unemployment rate of 0.2 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Greater Melbourne recorded job growth of 2.1% and labor force growth of 2.3%, accompanied by a 0.2 percentage point increase in unemployment. National employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia dated May-25 provide additional context regarding future demand trends within Clayton South. These forecasts, spanning five and ten-year horizons, were compared against the local industry mix to model potential employment trends. Globally, national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though these rates vary widely by industry. Projecting these industry-specific trends onto Clayton South's current workforce structure suggests local employment would rise by 6.3% over five years and 13.4% over ten years (this represents a basic weighted projection for visualization and does not integrate specific local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Clayton South is $1,630 a week (about $85,000 a year), with median personal income at $685 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,722 a year against an average of $56,716. 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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Based on AreaSearch's compilation of the most recent postcode-level ATO statistics published for financial year 2023, Clayton South recorded a taxpayer median income of $48,722 alongside an average income of $56,716. These figures sit below the national benchmarks and compare to Greater Melbourne figures of $57,688 for median income and $75,164 for average income. Adjusting for Wage Price Index inflation of 9.62% since financial year 2023, current estimates correspond to roughly $53,409 (median) and $62,172 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census shows local household incomes at the 43rd percentile ($1,630 per week), with individual incomes positioned at the 25th percentile.
Regarding income distribution, the weekly wage bracket between $1,500 and $2,999 accounts for 34.5% of the local population (representing 5,322 citizens), which mirrors the metropolitan trend where this bracket represents 32.8% of taxpayers. Financial strain from housing is significant, with residents retaining only 82.8% of their earnings, placing the area at the 42nd percentile, while the SEIFA index for income places the locality in the 4th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Clayton South had 4,783 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 56% detached houses and 11% apartments. 27% are owned with a mortgage, 41% rented and 32% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $381 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,997 a month. Rent absorbs 23.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.3%. 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 Clayton South, measured at the most recent Census, consisted of 56.0% standalone houses and 43.9% alternative dwellings (such as townhouses, units, and other housing types), compared to the Melbourne metropolitan split of 67.9% houses and 32.1% alternative dwellings. The proportion of outright home ownership in Clayton South matched the Melbourne metropolitan rate at 32.1%, with the remaining properties being purchased under a mortgage (27.4%) or occupied by tenants (40.6%). The median monthly home loan payment was lower than the Melbourne metropolitan average at $1,997, and the median weekly rent stood at $381, compared to metropolitan benchmarks of $2,000 and $390.
On a national level, mortgage costs in Clayton South are higher than the Australian median of $1,863, and rental costs also exceed the countrywide median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Clayton South counted 4,783 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,514 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 32% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of households at 69.8%, consisting of couples with children at 31.8%, couples without children at 24.3%, and single parents with children at 11.4%. The remaining 30.2% consists of non-family households, with people living alone making up 21.9% and group living situations accounting for 8.4%. The median household size of 2.7 residents is slightly larger than the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
39.1% of adults in Clayton South hold a university qualification, including 23.7% with a bachelor degree and 13.5% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 11.8% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 1,149 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,019 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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Academic achievement in Clayton South is higher than regional standards, with 39.1% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 26.7% in the SA3 area and 29.8% in the SA4 region. This educational profile positions the community well for jobs in knowledge-based industries. Undergraduate degrees are the most common at 23.7%, followed by postgraduate study at 13.5% and graduate diplomas at 1.9%. Technical and vocational training accounts for 21.9% of qualifications among residents aged 15+ – consisting of advanced diplomas (10.1%) and certificates (11.8%). Student representation is high, with 30.5% of the local population enrolled in some form of study.
This cohort includes 9.7% attending higher education institutions, 6.8% in primary school, and 5.4% enrolled in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Clayton South reaches 72 stops on 16 routes, timetabled for about 3,700 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 1.2 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 data shows 72 active stops within Clayton South, comprising various bus options. These stops are serviced by 16 distinct routes, which combine to offer 3,682 passenger journeys each week. Transit access is rated as highly convenient, with residents living an average of 180 meters from their nearest stop. Being a largely residential suburb, most employed residents travel out of the area for work, with private vehicles remaining the primary mode of travel at 78%, followed by trains at 14%. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.2 cars per household. Additionally, 23.3% of workers worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect the pandemic circumstances of the time.
Transit service frequency averages 526 journeys per day across all routes, which translates to approximately 51 weekly departures per stop.
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77.4% of residents in Clayton South report no long-term health condition. 6.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Evaluation of wellness indicators reveals positive results for Clayton South, according to AreaSearch's study of mortality rates and chronic health conditions, with both younger and older cohorts displaying a low incidence of typical medical issues. The rate of private health insurance is relatively low, covering approximately 49% of the population (~7,608 people). This compares to a coverage rate of 56.7% across Greater Melbourne and a national average of 55.7%. The most common medical diagnoses in the locality are arthritis and asthma, affecting 5.7% and 5.3% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 77.4% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared to 72.6% in Greater Melbourne.
Residents aged 65 and older represent 14.5% of the local population (comprising 2,236 people). Health outcomes among this older cohort are strong, with national rankings aligning closely with those of the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
65.5% of Clayton South residents were born overseas and 70.4% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (17.8%) and Indian (10.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Clayton South ranks among the most multicultural communities in Australia, with 70.4% of residents speaking a non-English language at home and 65.5% born in another country. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, representing 39.3% of local citizens. However, the most pronounced difference is in Buddhism, which is practiced by 10.6% of the population, a proportion significantly higher than the Greater Melbourne average of 4.2%. Regarding parent birthplaces, the three most common ancestries in Clayton South are Other at 22.7% of the population (significantly above the regional average of 14.6%), Chinese at 17.8% (well above the regional average of 6.5%), and Indian at 10.8% (substantially higher than the regional average of 4.2%).
There are also notable differences in other backgrounds: Greek ancestry represents 9.2% of the local community (compared to 2.7% regionally), Sri Lankan is at 1.5% (compared to 0.8% regionally), and Vietnamese is at 4.3% (compared to 1.9% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Clayton South is 34, younger than 82% of areas nationally. 38.6% 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 34 years, Clayton South is younger than the Greater Melbourne average of 37 and substantially younger than the national average of 38 years. Compared to Greater Melbourne, Clayton South has a larger proportion of residents aged 25 - 34 (24.5%) but fewer children aged 5 - 14 (8.5%). This concentration of 25 - 34 year-olds is significantly higher than the national figure of 14.6%. Since the 2021 Census, this 25 to 34 cohort has increased from 23.1% to 24.5% of the population, whereas the 45 to 54 cohort has decreased from 10.8% to 10.1%.
Demographic projections for 2041 point to significant changes, with the 25 to 34 age bracket expected to grow by 23%, adding 886 individuals to total 4,666.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Clayton South
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 this month all 12 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 299 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (13,381 at the 2021 Census → 15,427 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 (SAL20570). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.