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Clovelly Park has an estimated 3,248 residents, up from 3,126 at the 2021 Census — a change of 122 people, or 3.9%. That puts 3,281 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 demographic updates and quarterly validated address adjustments by AreaSearch, the suburb of Clovelly Park has a population of approximately 3,248 as of May 2026. This indicates a growth of 122 people (3.9%) from the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 3,126 individuals. The estimate is calculated from the resident population of 3,188, assessed by AreaSearch following the June 2025 ABS release of ERP figures, and supplemented by 7 validated new addresses registered since the Census. This population size represents a density of 3,280 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb in the top quartile of all Australian locations monitored by AreaSearch.
Throughout the past ten years, the suburb of Clovelly Park has shown steady growth with a compound annual growth rate of 1.2%, exceeding the wider SA4 region. Demographic expansion was mostly driven by arrivals from overseas, who made up approximately 87.0% of the total population gains in recent times. ABS and Geoscience Australia projections released in 2024 with a 2022 baseline are applied to SA2 areas. For localities without direct data and for periods after 2032, regional projections by age group from the SA State Government issued in 2023 using 2021 data are used, with adjustments made through weighted aggregation of population expansion from LGA to SA2 levels. Looking at future demographic trends, the suburb of Clovelly Park is expected to experience population growth that is above the national median, with a projected increase of 531 persons by 2041, representing a total increase of 14.5% across the 16 years.
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94 new dwellings have been approved in Clovelly Park over the past five years, an average of 18 a year. That is 6.0 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 20 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 45% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 22, broadly in line with 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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Analysis of building approval statistics compiled by AreaSearch shows that the suburb of Clovelly Park averages approximately 18 approved residential developments each year, with 94 dwellings approved over the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25, and 21 approvals recorded so far during FY-26. Given that only 0.7 new residents arrived for every new dwelling built during the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25, residential construction is keeping pace with or exceeding demand, providing home buyers with greater selection and facilitating population growth that could surpass initial forecasts. The average construction cost of these new properties is $335,000.
Additionally, commercial development is moving at a moderate pace, with commercial approvals worth $13.0 million recorded during the current financial year. Per capita building approvals in the suburb of Clovelly Park are 16.0% below the average for Greater Adelaide, placing the suburb in the 50th percentile of all areas evaluated across the nation. The mix of new construction consists of 45.0% separate houses and 55.0% multi-unit attached dwellings. The emphasis on higher density housing provides entry points that are more affordable, catering to downsizers, property investors, and first-time buyers. This represents a distinct shift away from the traditional housing mix of the suburb, where houses currently comprise 69.0% of properties, reflecting a drop in available vacant land alongside changing lifestyle needs and affordability demands. With approximately 335 residents for each dwelling approval, the suburb displays characteristics typical of a low density area. Long-term forecasts suggest the suburb of Clovelly Park will add 471 residents by 2041, based on the latest quarterly estimations from AreaSearch. Current construction levels seem well aligned with future demands, promoting stable market conditions without major price inflation.
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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 Clovelly Park, worth an estimated $70 million. A further 20 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $1.69 billion. 10 are already under construction and 5 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, education & training and retail. 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 updates, planning initiatives, and major construction projects have a significant impact on local performance. AreaSearch has identified a total of 2 key projects that are expected to influence the area. Significant developments include the Tonsley Innovation District, the Thrive Tonsley housing project by Junction Australia, the first stage of the Flinders Medical Centre Southern Redevelopment (Acute Services Building), and the Tram Grade Separation Projects, with the most relevant ones detailed in the list below.
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Thrive Tonsley - Junction Australia Housing Development
A $70 million social and youth housing precinct by Junction Australia within the Tonsley Innovation District. Stage 1 consists of 50 energy-efficient apartments (7.5-star rating) and is nearing completion with Junction's head office scheduled to open to the public on May 25, 2026. Stage 2 will add 63 apartments in an 8-storey building. The development serves as a community hub featuring a cafe, co-working spaces, and support services for approximately 10,000 South Australians annually. The project is supported by the Federal Social Housing Accelerator Program and built by Schiavello.
Tonsley Innovation District
61-hectare renewal of the former Mitsubishi site into a mixed-use innovation precinct led by Renewal SA with partners including Flinders University, TAFE SA and Peet (Tonsley Village). The district continues staged delivery of commercial, education, research and residential assets under a 2012-2028 masterplan.
Flinders Medical Centre Southern Redevelopment Stage 1 (Acute Services Building)
Stage 1 of the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network redevelopment, anchored by a new seven-storey Acute Services Building at the front of Flinders Medical Centre. The tower delivers 17,000 square metres of new built area plus 3,000 square metres of refurbishment, adding 98 clinical spaces. It will house two 32-bed adult inpatient units, an 18-bay Medical Day Unit, a 16-bed Intensive Care Unit with a dedicated CT scanner suite, four operating theatres with a 14-bay recovery area, a Day of Surgery Admissions area, a new Podiatry department, and a dedicated floor for the FMC Eye Surgery Clinic which integrates the network's ophthalmology services into a single facility (a first for South Australia's public health system).The new building will form the hospital's main entrance with a large lobby, retail outlet and undercover drop-off zone. The wider Stage 1 program also includes a 12-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Margaret Tobin Centre (opening March 2026), 48 new beds at Noarlunga Hospital (opened November 2025), 32 beds across two wards at the Repat Health Precinct (opened 2024), and supporting upgrades to mortuary (completed October 2025), kitchen, sterilisation services and electrical infrastructure. More than 20 million dollars of new major medical equipment will be installed including advanced imaging, automated pharmacy dispensing cabinets and a new CT scanner. Designed by ARM Architecture with Silver Thomas Hanley, with Built Environs as Managing Contractor and Aurecon providing structural and civil engineering. The Acute Services Building is expected to open in early 2028.
Westfield Marion Expansion
Major $259 million expansion and renovation of Westfield Marion shopping centre by Scentre Group. Adding 52 specialty shops and 20 eateries, new ground floor mall, four-level carpark facing Diagonal Road. Expanding from 135,300sqm to 152,200sqm. Part of $500 million South Australian development pipeline including new retail spaces, fresh food precinct, dining options, and entertainment facilities. Enhanced parking and contemporary design updates. Creates up to 2,600 construction and retail jobs, strengthening position as premier southern suburbs retail destination.Introduction of paid parking for stays over 3 hours with ticketless system using numberplate recognition.
Tonsley Technical College
A new technical college within the Tonsley Innovation District, nearing completion as part of Flinders University's Stage 2 development. It contributes to the district's focus on education and training in various high-value industry sectors.
Hotel Panorama
Hotel Panorama is a $60 million, five-storey hospitality destination by the Hurley Hotel Group. Strategically located to support visitation for Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, and the Tonsley Innovation Precinct, the venue features 77 accommodation rooms, including 26 serviced apartments and two premium suites. The ground floor hosts a casual cafe bar, restaurant with a sunken fire lounge, and the Sideline sports bar. The fifth floor features a rooftop bar called Wonderland with a gold disco ball pizza oven and panoramic views from the coast to the Adelaide Hills.The project replaced the former Tonsley Hotel and officially opened on May 8, 2026.
Tonsley Retail Precinct
A new mixed-use hub valued at $47 million, bringing diverse retail, commercial, and wellbeing offerings to Tonsley. Plans include a multi-level gym (V2FIT), indoor bouldering gym, food and beverage outlets (pizza & wine bar, cafe, delicatessen), an independent supermarket, specialty shops, allied health services, and 5700my of new office space. Development approval for the first stage has been secured, with construction planned to commence late 2024.
Little Bang Brewery at Tonsley Boiler House
Redevelopment of Tonsley's Boiler House into a new hospitality venue. Plans include a micro-brewery, bar, restaurant, and bottle shop, aiming to open by 2026. This project is set to enhance the amenity and social offerings within the Tonsley Innovation District.
1,811 residents of Clovelly Park are employed, from a labour force of 1,901. Unemployment sits at 4.7%, with participation at 72.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,678, about 82% 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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Based on statistical area data compiled by AreaSearch, the suburb of Clovelly Park has a highly educated workforce, a strong concentration of workers in essential services, an unemployment rate of 4.7%, and an estimated job growth rate of 4.3% over the prior year. In March 2026, working residents numbered 1,811, with the unemployment rate sitting 0.9% higher than the Greater Adelaide average of 3.8%. Workforce participation is unusually high at 72.1%, compared to the Greater Adelaide average of 66.6%. Census data reveals that a small portion of working residents, 10.4%, worked from home, though this figure may reflect the influence of Covid-19 restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and education & training. The suburb exhibits a clear specialization in the health care & social assistance sector, where the employment proportion is 1.4 times the regional average. Conversely, the construction sector is less prominent, employing 6.1% of workers compared to 8.7% across the region. Comparison of the Census working population against resident totals indicates that this mainly residential suburb offers limited employment opportunities within its borders. Analysis of SALM and ABS data aggregated by AreaSearch indicates that during the year ending March 2026, the number of employed residents rose by 4.3% and the total labor force grew by 3.5%, leading to a decline in the unemployment rate of 0.7 percentage points. For comparison, Greater Adelaide experienced employment growth of 4.2% and labor force growth of 4.0%, with its unemployment rate dropping by 0.2 percentage points. National employment forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 provide a guide for future demand patterns in the suburb of Clovelly Park. These projections, covering five and ten-year horizons, have been compared against the local industry mix to estimate employment trends. While the national workforce is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates vary by industry. Applying these industry projections to the local employment mix suggests employment for the suburb of Clovelly Park could rise by 7.1% over five years and 14.8% over ten years, representing a simple weighted extrapolation that does not account for local population changes.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Clovelly Park is $1,600 a week (about $83,000 a year), with median personal income at $755 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $56,077 a year against an average of $64,505. 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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ATO postcode data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 shows that the suburb of Clovelly Park has a median taxpayer income of $56,077 and an average taxpayer income of $64,505. These figures are below the national average and contrast with Greater Adelaide's median taxpayer income of $54,808 and average taxpayer income of $66,852. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index growth of 10.17% since financial year 2023, estimated incomes as of March 2026 would be roughly $61,780 for the median and $71,065 for the average. According to the 2021 Census, household, family, and personal incomes in the suburb of Clovelly Park are modest, placing between the 39th and 41st percentiles.
The largest income bracket is the $1,500 - 2,999 range, which accounts for 36.1% of residents (1,172 people), comparable to the Greater Adelaide average where the same group makes up 31.8%. Housing cost pressures are significant, leaving residents with only 83.5% of their income, which ranks in the 41st percentile, while the SEIFA index ranks the suburb in the 5th decile for income.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Clovelly Park had 1,200 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 69% detached houses and 0% apartments. 37% are owned with a mortgage, 35% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $358 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,616 a month. Rent absorbs 22.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, the housing stock in the suburb of Clovelly Park consisted of 69.2% standalone houses and 30.8% other housing types, such as townhouses and apartments, compared to the Adelaide metropolitan breakdown of 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. The rate of home ownership in the suburb of Clovelly Park was lower than the metropolitan average at 27.9%, with the remaining properties being mortgaged (36.9%) or rented (35.2%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $1,616 was higher than the Adelaide metropolitan average of $1,562, while the median weekly rent was $358, compared to $320 across metro Adelaide.
Nationally, mortgage payments in the suburb of Clovelly Park are below the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents are lower than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Clovelly Park counted 1,200 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.5 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 27% 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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Family households make up 66.0% of the local households, consisting of 30.0% couples with children, 23.9% couples without children, and 10.4% single parent families. Non-family households account for the remaining 34.0% of homes, with lone person households representing 26.9% and group households making up 7.0%. The median household size is 2.5 people, which is identical to the average across Greater Adelaide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
34.9% of adults in Clovelly Park hold a university qualification, including 23.1% with a bachelor degree and 9.2% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 88% of areas nationally. A further 18.3% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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The educational profile of the suburb of Clovelly Park is distinct within the region, with university qualification rates of 34.9% among residents aged 15+ exceeding the South Australian state average of 25.7% and the regional SA4 average of 28.1%. Among these qualifications, bachelor degrees are the most common at 23.1%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 9.2% and graduate diplomas at 2.6%. Vocational and technical training is also highly represented, with 28.4% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications, including advanced diplomas at 10.1% and certificates at 18.3%. Enrolment rates in formal education are high, with 30.8% of residents currently studying.
This student population includes 10.3% attending tertiary institutions, 10.0% in primary school, and 5.1% in secondary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Clovelly Park reaches 14 stops on 14 routes, timetabled for about 950 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Analysis of public transport shows there are 14 active transit stops operating in the suburb of Clovelly Park, consisting of bus options. These stops are served by 14 separate bus routes, which together provide 950 passenger trips each week. Transport access is rated as excellent, with residents living an average of 165 meters from the nearest stop. Because the suburb is primarily residential, most workers commute out of the area, with private cars being the main mode of travel for 80% of commuters, while 9% use trains and 6% use buses.
Average car ownership is 1.3 vehicles per household. A small proportion of residents, 10.4%, work from home, based on the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-era conditions. Bus services run an average of 135 times per day across the network, which is equivalent to approximately 67 weekly trips for each transit stop.
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71.0% of residents in Clovelly Park report no long-term health condition. 5.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.8 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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The suburb of Clovelly Park faces notable health issues based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality rates and chronic illness, with common health conditions present across different age groups, while the rate of private health insurance coverage is slightly ahead of the average SA2 area at approximately 52% of the population, representing about 1,705 people. Mental health conditions and asthma are the most common diagnoses, affecting 8.8% and 7.8% of residents respectively. Conversely, 71.0% of the population reported no chronic health conditions, compared to 67.9% across Greater Adelaide. Health profiles for working age residents are generally typical.
People aged 65 and over make up 14.8% of the population (480 people), which is lower than the Greater Adelaide figure of 19.2%. Senior health outcomes present some difficulties, with national performance metrics generally mirroring the broader community trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
36.2% of Clovelly Park residents were born overseas and 36.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 80% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (23.6%) and Australian (20.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Clovelly Park has a high level of cultural diversity, with 36.2% of residents born outside Australia and 36.9% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, representing 35.0% of the population. There is a notable concentration of residents practicing Hinduism, who make up 11.2% of the community, which is significantly higher than the Greater Adelaide average of 2.8%. In terms of parent country of birth, the main ancestry lines in the suburb of Clovelly Park are English at 23.6%, Australian at 20.4%, and Other at 15.8%, which is higher than the regional average of 9.7%.
There are also differences in specific ethnic groups, with Indian ancestry representing 5.3% of the suburb of Clovelly Park compared to 2.3% regionally, German ancestry at 4.9% compared to 5.1% regionally, and Polish ancestry at 0.9% compared to 1.0% regionally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Clovelly Park is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 30.7% 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 35, the suburb of Clovelly Park has a younger population than Greater Adelaide, which has a median age of 39, and is also younger than the national median of 38. The 25 - 34 age bracket is highly represented at 20.1% compared to the Adelaide metropolitan area, whereas the 55 - 64 age group is smaller at 8.4%. The concentration of residents aged 25 - 34 is also higher than the national average of 14.6%. Since 2021, the 35 to 44 age cohort has grown from 16.3% to 18.2% of the population, while the 15 to 24 cohort has declined from 12.2% to 10.6%.
Demographers project that by 2041, the age structure of the suburb of Clovelly Park will see major shifts, with the 35 to 44 group increasing by 16% (representing 91 people) to go from 591 to 683, while the 65 to 74 group will increase by 4% (representing 7 people).
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Clovelly Park
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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | May 2026 3 months 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 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 — 7 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (3,126 at the 2021 Census → 3,248 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 (SAL40272). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.