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The median house price in Condobolin is $369k. House values have moved 6.8% a year compounded over five years.
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Condobolin has an estimated 3,135 residents, down from 3,185 at the 2021 Census — a change of 50 people, or 1.6%. The population has thinned by an average 0.9% a year over five years, slower than 97% of areas nationally. Fewer than ten people live on each square kilometre, across a boundary that takes in surrounding rural land. 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 AreaSearch evaluations of updated ABS regional data and post-Census address validations, the suburb of Condobolin has an estimated count of approximately 3,135 residents as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 2021 Census tally of 3,185 people, this represents a reduction of 50 people (-1.6%). This demographic figure relies on the 3,135 resident estimate developed by AreaSearch using the ABS June 2025 ERP release alongside 4 validated new addresses added post-Census. With this total, the suburb of Condobolin registers a population density of 0.60 persons per square kilometer, providing residents with considerable personal space.
The suburb of Condobolin recorded a -1.6% post-Census contraction, tracking within 1.2 percentage points of the wider SA3 territory (-0.4%) and highlighting shared demographic trends across the broader district. Recent local population additions were predominantly supported by natural increases, which supplied roughly 55.00000000000001% of overall gains. For each SA2 boundary, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 using 2022 as their starting point. Where locations lack this coverage, NSW State Government SA2 modeling from 2022 anchored to 2021 is applied instead. Age-specific trajectory rates derived from these datasets are subsequently projected across all territories for the years 2032 to 2041. Applying this framework to forward estimates, the suburb of Condobolin is anticipated to experience a broader demographic contraction, shedding 503 persons by 2041. In contrast to the general downward trajectory, particular demographics are set to rise, prominently within the 75 to 84 age group which is modeled to gain 14 people. <i>See the age section for more details.</i>
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Residential building approvals in Condobolin remain subdued, tracking at 2 new dwellings per year (totaling 12 approvals across a five-year timeframe). Limited building activity of this scale is standard across country districts where housing requirements remain steady and construction volumes are constrained by local demand and infrastructure capacity. It should be noted that because of this modest baseline, individual building developments can produce significant fluctuations in yearly statistics and comparison benchmarks. Condobolin registers significantly lower building approvals when compared against Rest of NSW, while also lagging behind nationwide volumes. Recent construction has consisted solely of detached houses, preserving the locality's open, rural setting.
Underlining this quiet construction environment is a ratio of 6259 people for each approved residential dwelling. With demographic forecasts pointing toward stable or shrinking numbers, Condobolin could face subdued housing demand, which may yield advantageous buying opportunities.
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 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Condobolin, worth an estimated $12 million. A further 85 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $39.2 billion. 33 are already under construction and 31 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and environmental & disaster management. 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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Urban development, major works, and strategic planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping local community outcomes. AreaSearch has pinpointed 5 key infrastructure works that are poised to influence the district. Prominent undertakings encompass the Lachlan Views Estate (Scott Street Sub-division), the GrainCorp Condobolin Rail Siding Upgrade, the NSW Heavy Vehicle Rest Stops Program (TfNSW), and the NSW Zero Emissions Buses rollout, with additional details provided below on the most impactful projects.
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Lachlan Views Estate (Scott Street Sub-division)
A council led residential subdivision in Condobolin providing around 22 new house and land lots on Scott Street and Officers Parade. Civil and road works were largely completed in the 2024/25 financial year, with Stage 1 lots now released to market through local agents to help address housing supply and support the town's growth.
GrainCorp Condobolin Rail Siding Upgrade
Upgrade of the rail siding at GrainCorp's Condobolin grain receival facility in central west NSW, delivering about 900 metres of additional siding and increasing loading capacity from 30 to 48 wagons. The A$7.96 million project enables longer, heavier trains, cuts round-trip train times by around 12 hours, shifts more grain from road to rail, and is expected to remove up to 900 truck movements a year from local roads, improving safety and freight efficiency for regional grain growers.:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Forbes Multipurpose Equestrian Centre
A $3.6 million multipurpose equestrian facility featuring an 80m x 60m undercover sand arena, designed to host various equestrian events from pony club sessions to rodeos, and other non-horse related events. Located near Forbes Racecourse, it serves at least 16 local user groups and boosts the local economy through sports tourism.
Forbes Development Project
Homes NSW is subdividing 10 hectares of vacant government-owned land to create around 132 new homes in a mix of private, social, and affordable housing to meet growing housing demand in Central West NSW. The development is located just a 5-minute drive from the Forbes town centre.
Goldridge Estate
A modern, master-planned residential estate comprising 221 affordable lots ranging from 550sqm to over 5,000sqm, featuring sustainable design, modern services including water, power, sewer, drainage, NBN, and gas, wide leafy streets, central green spaces, and proximity to local amenities such as shops, cafes, medical facilities, golf club, sports grounds, parks, and Lake Forbes.
Homemakers Centre Stage 2
Stage two development of the Homemakers Centre featuring a 24/7 service station (Ampol Foodary), convenience store, fast food restaurant (KFC), and fuel service centre, with a $5.4 million investment.
Ridgey Creek Battery Energy Storage System
Approved State Significant Development for a 130 MW / 260 MWh battery energy storage system about 10 km west of Parkes, adjacent to Henry Parkes Way and close to the Transgrid Parkes Substation. The project will use grid-forming battery technology in containerised units with inverters, transformers, control equipment, internal access tracks, civil works and a project substation connecting by underground cabling. Potentia Energy has received development consent and issued notice to proceed under its Transgrid connection agreement, with construction targeted from late 2025 or 2027 depending on final investment decision and operations targeted around 2027 to 2028.
Parkes Materials Recovery And Energy From Waste Facility
The NSW Government plans to build a recovery facility and an Energy from Waste facility in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct. It'll be Australia's fourth major thermal EfW facility, handling waste, recovery, and energy sales.
1,496 residents of Condobolin are employed, from a labour force of 1,604. Unemployment sits at 6.7%, with participation at 64.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,647, about 84% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour force in Condobolin maintains an even distribution between professional and manual occupations alongside solid representation in essential community services, while the unemployment rate stands at 6.7% according to AreaSearch calculations. Figures from March 2026 show 1,496 employed residents, an unemployment rate situated 2.6% above the 4.1% seen in Regional NSW, and a labour participation rate of 64.7% (compared with 60.6% across Regional NSW). Census reporting indicated that 8.5% of workers performed their duties from home, an outcome that may have been influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Local employment is predominantly concentrated in agriculture, forestry & fishing, health care & social assistance, alongside education & training.
The community shows a distinctive occupational concentration in agriculture, forestry & fishing, where employment concentration is 3.3 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, health care & social assistance accounts for a smaller share of the local workforce at 12.3%, trailing the 16.9% recorded across Regional NSW. Comparing Census counts of resident workers against the local daytime workforce points to a constrained supply of jobs within the immediate area. An examination of combined ABS and SALM figures by AreaSearch across the 12 months leading to March 2026 shows that the local labour pool contracted by 1.7% as overall employment fell by 3.4%, causing the unemployment rate to climb by 1.5 percentage points. By comparison, Regional NSW recorded a 0.9% decline in employment, a 0.4% dip in the workforce, and a 0.5 percentage point increase in joblessness. Further direction regarding local labor demand can be gleaned from Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts issued in Mar-26. These five and ten-year industry projections have been applied to the local workforce structure to model potential changes. Nationally, job volumes are anticipated to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct differences across sectors. Weighting these national expectations against the local industry baseline suggests Condobolin could see workforce expansion of 5.1% across five years and 11.6% over ten years (note that this model uses direct weightings for indicative purposes without factoring in localized demographic changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Condobolin is $1,292 a week (about $67,000 a year), with median personal income at $668 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,600 a year against an average of $55,512. 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 AreaSearch's review of ATO postcode statistics for financial year 2023, personal earnings across the suburb of Condobolin trail national standards, recording a median of $46,600 and a mean of $55,512. These amounts sit beneath the Regional NSW benchmarks of a $52,390 median and a $65,215 average. Applying the 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 brings modeled March 2026 levels to roughly $51,409 for median earnings and $61,241 on average. Figures from the 2021 Census place household, family, and individual income tiers in Condobolin between the 19th and 22nd percentiles across Australia.
Examining income distribution, 32.5% of residents (1,018 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the regional proportion of 29.9%. Even though low housing outlays leave residents retaining 90.0% of their earnings, overall disposable income remains in the 27th percentile nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Condobolin had 1,144 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 1% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 32% rented and 40% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month. Rent absorbs 15.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 17.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, the local housing stock in Condobolin was composed of 95.1% standalone houses and 4.9% other dwelling types such as units and semi-detached properties, whereas Regional NSW recorded 82.6% separate houses and 17.4% alternative housing types. The rate of outright home ownership stood at 39.7%, matching the Regional NSW rate, while remaining homes were divided between mortgaged properties (28.7%) and rental accommodation (31.6%). Monthly mortgage commitments averaged a median of $1,000 and weekly rents were at a median of $200, notably lower than the Regional NSW figures of $1,733 for mortgages and $330 for rentals.
In the broader Australian context, local mortgage outlays sit substantially lower than the national median of $1,863, and typical rent levels remain well beneath the Australian figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Condobolin counted 1,144 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 25% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 32% 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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Family units constitute the majority of domestic living arrangements at 66.4%, comprising couples with children at 25.3%, childless couples at 26.9%, and single-parent households at 11.8%. The remaining 33.6% consist of non-family arrangements, dominated by single-person residences at 31.7% alongside group accommodation at 2.1%. The typical household size stands at 2.4 people, precisely matching the Regional NSW standard.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
15.1% of adults in Condobolin hold a university qualification, including 10.7% with a bachelor degree and 2.4% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 88% of areas nationally. A further 28.8% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 633 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 902 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 present specific regional hurdles, with tertiary degree attainment sitting at 15.1%, substantially below the 32.2% recorded across NSW as a whole, highlighting an important area for future policy focus. Within higher education credentials, bachelor degrees represent 10.7%, postgraduate awards comprise 2.4%, and graduate diplomas account for 2.0%. Vocational training represents a major area of qualification, with 36.7% of community members aged 15+ possessing technical certifications, consisting of certificates (28.8%) alongside advanced diplomas (7.9%). A significant 32.0% of the population is actively engaged in studies across the education system.
Breaking down this student cohort, 13.8% attend primary school, 9.2% are enrolled in high school, and 1.9% undertake tertiary coursework.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Condobolin reaches 137 stops on 20 routes, timetabled for about 300 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.4 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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An assessment of local transport networks shows 137 functional public transport stops operating across Condobolin, spanning both rail and bus facilities. These locations are connected via 20 separate routes that generate 304 scheduled services each week. Local access to transit options is strong, with an average distance of 189 meters separating residences from their closest stop. Given the suburban character of the area, most workers commute out of the district, with private cars serving as the primary choice for 90% of commuters and 7% walking. Households maintain an average of 1.4 vehicles.
Only 8.5% of working residents carried out their roles from home according to the 2021 Census, which may have captured pandemic-related patterns. Transit services operate at an overall rate of 43 daily journeys across all network routes, translating to roughly 2 departures per week at each individual stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 closest transit points relative to the center of the locality.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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65.4% of residents in Condobolin report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 87% of areas nationally. 6.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.9 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 compiled by AreaSearch indicate measurable public health challenges in Condobolin based on chronic disease rates and mortality metrics, with elevated health conditions evident across younger and older demographics alike, while private health insurance take-up is relatively modest at roughly 49% of residents (~1,533 people). In comparison, coverage reaches 51.9% across Regional NSW and averages 55.7% across the country. The primary medical conditions identified within the community are arthritis, affecting 10.6% of residents, and asthma, reported by 8.6%, whereas 65.4% of the population indicated no ongoing health issues (compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW).
Health burdens remain elevated across working-age cohorts due to the prevalence of long-term conditions. Community members aged 65 and over account for 22.1% of the total (692 people), slightly under the 23.3% seen across Regional NSW, with senior health indicators presenting specific hurdles when benchmarked against national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Condobolin is largely Australian-born, at 93.9% of residents, with 5.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (33.1%) and English (27.4%). 16.3% 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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Measures of cultural diversity in Condobolin track beneath standard benchmarks, with Australian citizens making up 84.6% of the population, 93.9% born within Australia, and 94.8% speaking exclusively English at home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, encompassing 72.3% of the community compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Looking at parental lineage, the primary ancestries reported in Condobolin are Australian (33.1%), English (27.4%), and Australian Aboriginal (16.3%), with the Indigenous proportion sitting significantly above the 4.6% recorded across the wider region. Other cultural backgrounds show notable differences in representation as well, including Filipino residents at 1.1% (compared to 0.6% regionally), South Australian ancestry at 0.3% (against 0.2% regionally), and Hungarian at 0.2% (matching 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Condobolin is 39. 22.6% 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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The suburb of Condobolin maintains a younger age distribution than Regional NSW overall. Updated modeling to August 2026 indicates that young people and children (0 - 24) represent 32.9% of the population, exceeding the 29.3% benchmark for Regional NSW. The median age is estimated at 39, matching the 2021 Census figure and remaining 4 years lower than the Regional NSW median of 43 from that same Census. The most noticeable demographic shift post-Census has occurred in the senior and retiree bracket (65+), increasing from 20.4% to an estimated 22.1%. Looking ahead to 2041, no major age segment is projected to experience substantial expansion, with contractions expected among children and young adults as well as early-to-mid career adult cohorts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Condobolin
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Nov 2025 11 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Nov 2025. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 4 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,185 at the 2021 Census → 3,135 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL11002). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.