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The median house price in Cooks Hill is $1.83m, with units at $900k. House values have moved 7.3% a year compounded over five years.
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Cooks Hill has an estimated 4,103 residents, up from 3,774 at the 2021 Census — a change of 329 people, or 8.7%. Growth has averaged 0.9% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 56.0% of that increase. That puts 5,699 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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Based on examination of ABS population updates for the wider region, alongside new addresses validated by AreaSearch since the Census, the resident population of the suburb of Cooks Hill is estimated to be approximately 4,103 as of May 2026. This represents an expansion of 329 people (8.7%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 3,774 people. This shift is calculated from the resident population of 4,008, estimated by AreaSearch following analysis of the latest ERP data release by the ABS (June 2025) and an additional 55 validated new addresses since the Census date.
This population level translates to a density ratio of 5,698 persons per square kilometer, which places in the top 10% of national locations assessed by AreaSearch, rendering land in the area a highly-sought resource. The 8.7% growth of the suburb of Cooks Hill since the 2021 census outpaced the Rest of NSW (4.9%), as well as the SA4 region, establishing it as a growth leader in the region. Population growth for the area was chiefly propelled by overseas migration that contributed approximately 56.00000000000001% of overall population gains during recent periods, although all drivers including interstate migration and natural growth were positive factors. AreaSearch is adopting ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, as released in 2024 with 2022 as the base year. For any SA2 areas not covered by this data, AreaSearch is utilising the NSW State Government's SA2 level projections, as released in 2022 with 2021 as the base year. Growth rates by age group from these aggregations are also applied to all areas for years 2032 to 2041. Looking at population projections moving forward, a substantial population increase in the top quartile of regional areas nationally is forecast, with the suburb of Cooks Hill expected to increase by 1,545 persons to 2041 based on aggregated SA2-level projections, reflecting recording a gain of 35.3% in total over the 16 years.
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68 new dwellings have been approved in Cooks Hill over the past five years, an average of 13 a year. That places the area in the 64th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 3 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 4, 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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According to AreaSearch analysis of ABS building approval statistics, allocated from statistical area data, Cooks Hill has maintained an average of approximately 13 new dwelling approvals per year, with an estimated 68 homes approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) and 4 so far in FY-26. With an average of 2.6 people per year moving to the area per new home constructed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), reflecting robust demand that underpins property values, new homes are being built at an average value of $678,000, demonstrating a developer focus on the premium segment with upmarket properties.
Also, $100.3 million in commercial approvals have been registered this financial year, indicating strong commercial development momentum. Relative to Rest of NSW, Cooks Hill displays approximately 63% of the construction activity per person while it places among the 81st percentile of areas assessed nationally, though development activity has picked up in recent periods. This is similarly under the national average, indicating the area's established nature and suggesting potential planning limitations. Further, recent development has been entirely comprised of townhouses or apartments. This trend toward denser development provides accessible entry options and appeals to downsizers, investors, and entry-level buyers. This marks a significant departure from existing housing patterns (currently 18.0% houses), suggesting diminishing developable land availability and responding to evolving lifestyle preferences and housing affordability needs. With around 135 people per dwelling approval, Cooks Hill shows characteristics of a growth area. Future projections show Cooks Hill adding 1,450 residents by 2041 (from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). If current development rates continue, housing supply may not keep pace with population growth, potentially increasing competition among buyers and supporting stronger price growth.
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 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Cooks Hill, worth an estimated $40 million. A further 57 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $71.3 billion. 19 are already under construction and 18 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and education & training. 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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Nothing can influence an area's performance as much as changes to local infrastructure, major projects and planning initiatives. In total 18 projects have been identified by AreaSearch that are likely to have an impact on the area. Key projects include Dairy Farmers Towers, The Store Newcastle, Sovereign Park | The Hill, and Newcastle Art Gallery Expansion, with the below list detailing those likely to be of most relevance.
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East End Newcastle
Iris Capital is delivering a $1 billion urban renewal project transforming four city blocks in Newcastle's historic East End. The final phase, comprising Stages 3 and 4, includes five distinct buildings: Lyrique, Kingston, Portline, Gibbs and Moore, and Bluebell. This release adds luxury apartments and a new Italian-inspired public Market Square with approximately 1,731 square metres of retail space. The project integrates heritage preservation of the former David Jones and Municipal buildings with modern resident amenities including a rooftop pool, gym, and hydrotherapy spa.The precinct is designed to reconnect the city with the harbor and is supported by significant public domain upgrades by the City of Newcastle.
59 Darby Street, Cooks Hill Apartments
A five-storey, mid-rise mixed-use development comprising 24 residences, with a bar/restaurant, boutique deli, and gallery space proposed for the ground floor. The site was previously zoned B4 Mixed Use with a 2.5:1 FSR and 14m height limit. A BASIX certificate summary for the mixed-use development was prepared in November 2019.
East End Village - Hunter Street Revitalisation
Multimillion-dollar revitalisation project for Hunter Street's eastern precinct, reinstating it as a traditional high street with new paving, roadway, footpaths, multi-function street lighting, street furniture, landscaping, new public spaces, enhanced pedestrian facilities, and cycleway extensions. It is being delivered across multiple stages with more than $16 million invested in the initial three phases and an additional $16.7 million in federal funding for the upcoming fourth phase.
Harris Farm Markets Cooks Hill Flagship Store Conversion
The conversion of an existing historic wool store/machinery shed (built in the 1900s) into the Harris Farm Markets flagship store for Newcastle. The project scope included a major upgrade of the existing storage area to create a new car park with a mezzanine level, new cool room stores, a lift, public bathrooms, and an innovative retail fit-out featuring a 6-meter tall 'Breadfall' bread tower and fresh product island kiosks. The original store opened in October 2018, with conversion works being a multi-stage process, including later works completed in 2020.
Lingard Private Hospital Expansion
A major multi-stage expansion of Lingard Private Hospital involving the construction of a new hospital building and the refurbishment of existing facilities. The project includes a multi-storey extension providing additional wards, an imaging department, and operating theatres. The expansion increases the hospital's capacity from 125 to 210 licensed beds and expands the operating theatre count from 11 to 16. It also features a new Genea Clinic, additional consulting rooms, and enhanced parking facilities including a multi-level carpark.
Mixed Use Development 47 Darby St Cooks Hill
A State Significant Development proposal by Vivacity Living Pty Ltd for a mixed-use development comprising 114 high-quality residential units and a ground-floor retail area. The proposal involves demolishing the existing three-storey commercial building and a rear parking garage to construct two new residential buildings: one 12-storey building on Darby Street and one up to seven-storey building on Tyrrell Street, both with basement parking. Construction is expected to commence in 2027, subject to approval. The project is being assessed under the HDA Housing pathway.
Sovereign Park | The Hill
Sovereign Park is a residential development of 158 apartments, penthouses and terraced townhomes across four low-rise buildings on a 1.22-hectare site at 11-17 Mosbri Crescent, The Hill, Newcastle, on the former NBN Studios site. Designed by Marchese Partners with landscaping by Arcadia Landscape Architects, the project includes a rooftop infinity pool, outdoor gym, residents pavilion and about 2000 sq m of green space. Construction commenced in 2023 and was well underway as of January 2026, with slab pours largely complete and vertical construction progressing on Building A and B.The project is being delivered by Stronach Property with construction by MARS Building.
Lake Macquarie Private Hospital Expansion
Approved State significant redevelopment of Lake Macquarie Private Hospital by Ramsay Health Care. The NSW Independent Planning Commission approved two alternative options on 29 May 2025: SSD-38025700, a nine-level health services facility with 114 additional patient beds, three day surgeries, ten consulting suites, 56 additional car spaces and civil works; and SSD-71941462, a smaller six-storey hospital tower option with a 40-bed ward tower, medical imaging, back-of-house facilities and car parking. Ramsay's project scope includes more operating theatre capacity, emergency department and short-stay bays, oncology chairs, new wards, critical care and private-room upgrades.The hospital says works will occur in stages, with completion of the upgraded hospital due in 2027.
2,518 residents of Cooks Hill are employed, from a labour force of 2,605. Unemployment sits at 3.3%, with participation at 72.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 4,545, about 111% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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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Cooks Hill has a highly educated workforce, with professional services showing strong representation, and an unemployment rate of only 3.3%, based on AreaSearch aggregation of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 2,518 residents are in work while the unemployment rate is 0.8% below Regional NSW's rate of 4.1%, and workforce participation is well beyond standard (72.5% compared to Regional NSW's 60.6%). Based on Census responses, a high 33.9% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered. The key industries of employment among residents are health care & social assistance, education & training, and professional & technical.
The area demonstrates particularly notable concentration in professional & technical, with employment levels at 2.3 times the regional average. Meanwhile, agriculture, forestry & fishing has limited presence with 0.6% employment compared to 5.3% regionally. The ratio of 0.9 workers for each resident, as at the Census, indicates substantial local employment opportunities. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS data, aggregated from broader statistical areas, the 12-month period saw labour force decreasing by 2.2% alongside a 3.4% employment decline, causing the unemployment rate to rise by 1.2 percentage points. By comparison, Regional NSW recorded employment decline of 0.9%, labour force decline of 0.4%, with unemployment rising 0.5 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from May-25 can offer further insight into potential future demand within Cooks Hill. These projections, covering five and ten-year periods, have been mapped against the local employment profile to estimate growth patterns. While national employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates differ significantly between industry sectors. Applying these industry-specific projections to Cooks Hill's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 7.4% over five years and 15.2% over ten years (please note this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Cooks Hill is $1,881 a week (about $98,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,025 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,402 a year against an average of $83,256. The average runs 56% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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As per AreaSearch's latest postcode level ATO data released for financial year 2023, the suburb of Cooks Hill's median income among taxpayers is $53,402, with an average of $83,256. This is among the highest in Australia, and compares to Regional NSW's median of $52,390 and average of $65,215. Based on Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, current estimates would be approximately $58,913 (median) and $91,848 (average) as of March 2026. From the 2021 Census, individual earnings stand out at the 81st percentile nationally ($1,025 weekly). Looking at income distribution, the largest segment comprises 31.8% earning $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (1,304 residents), aligning with the region where this cohort likewise represents 29.9%.
High housing costs consume 18.7% of income, though strong earnings still place disposable income at the 55th percentile and the area's SEIFA income ranking places it in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Cooks Hill had 1,717 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 18% detached houses and 31% apartments. 21% are owned with a mortgage, 56% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,297 a month, a total housing cost higher than 82% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 22.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Dwelling structure within Cooks Hill, as evaluated at the latest Census, comprised 17.5% houses and 82.5% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), in comparison to Regional NSW's 82.6% houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Meanwhile, the level of home ownership within Cooks Hill was lagging that of Regional NSW, at 23.0%, with the remainder of dwellings either mortgaged (20.7%) or rented (56.3%). The median monthly mortgage repayment in the area was well above the Regional NSW average at $2,297, while the median weekly rent figure was recorded at $430, compared to Regional NSW's $1,733 and $330.
Nationally, Cooks Hill's mortgage repayments are significantly higher than the Australian average of $1,863, while rents are substantially above the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Cooks Hill counted 1,717 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,867 today, averaging 2.0 people each. 14% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 37% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.0 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households dominate at 49.4% of all households, comprising 14.3% couples with children, 25.2% couples without children, and 8.5% single parent families. Non-family households make up the remaining 50.6%, with lone person households at 37.1% and group households comprising 13.7% of the total. The median household size of 2.0 people is smaller than the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
45.7% of adults in Cooks Hill hold a university qualification, including 29.9% with a bachelor degree and 11.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 16.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 664 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 953 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 attainment in Cooks Hill significantly surpasses broader benchmarks, with 45.7% of residents aged 15+ holding university qualifications compared to 21.3% in Rest of NSW and 26.1% in SA4 region. This substantial educational advantage positions the area strongly for knowledge-based opportunities. Bachelor degrees lead at 29.9%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (11.7%) and graduate diplomas (4.1%). Trade and technical skills feature prominently, with 26.4% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational credentials – advanced diplomas (10.2%) and certificates (16.2%). Educational participation is notably high, with 29.6% of residents currently enrolled in formal education.
This includes 13.7% in tertiary education, 5.6% in primary education, and 4.9% pursuing secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Cooks Hill reaches 16 stops on 15 routes, timetabled for about 1,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport analysis reveals 16 active transport stops operating within Cooks Hill comprising a mix of buses. These stops are serviced by 15 individual routes, collectively providing 1,044 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is rated as excellent, with residents typically located 123 meters from the nearest transport stop. As a primarily residential area, most residents commute outward - car remains the dominant mode at 77%, with 14% walking and 3% cycling. Vehicle ownership averages 0.9 per dwelling, below the regional average. A high 33.9% of residents work from home (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 conditions).
Service frequency averages 149 trips per day across all routes, equating to approximately 65 weekly trips per individual stop.
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67.1% of residents in Cooks Hill report no long-term health condition. 4.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.9 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 data indicates relatively positive outcomes for Cooks Hill residents, with AreaSearch's analysis of mortality rates and health conditions showing results broadly in line with national benchmarks with prevalence of common health conditions quite low across both younger and older age cohorts , and the rate of private health cover found to be exceptionally high at approximately 60% of the total population (2,453 people). This compares to 51.9% across Regional NSW. The most common medical conditions in the area were found to be mental health issues and asthma, impacting 12.8 and 8.2% of residents, respectively, while 67.1% declared themselves as completely clear of medical ailments compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW.
Working-age residents show above average prevalence of chronic health conditions. The area has 17.2% of residents aged 65 and over (705 people), which is lower than the 23.4% in Regional NSW. Health outcomes among seniors are above average, with national rankings broadly in line with the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Cooks Hill is largely Australian-born, at 85.0% of residents, with 7.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.1%) and Australian (24.1%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cooks Hill was found to be below average in terms of cultural diversity, with 85.0% of its population born in Australia, 90.6% being citizens, and 92.8% speaking English only at home. The main religion in Cooks Hill was found to be Christianity, which makes up 35.9% of people in Cooks Hill. However, the most apparent overrepresentation was in Judaism, which comprises 0.1% of the population, compared to 0.1% across Regional NSW. In terms of ancestry (country of birth of parents), the top three represented groups in Cooks Hill are English, comprising 31.1% of the population, Australian, comprising 24.1% of the population, which is notably lower than the regional average of 30.0%, and Irish, comprising 11.5% of the population.
Additionally, there are notable divergences in the representation of certain other ethnic groups: Welsh is notably overrepresented at 0.8% of Cooks Hill (vs 0.5% regionally), Scottish at 9.5% (vs 8.0%) and Polish at 0.9% (vs 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Cooks Hill is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 38.7% 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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At 35 years, Cooks Hill's median age is significantly below the Regional NSW average of 43 as well as somewhat younger than the Australian median of 38. Compared to the Regional NSW average, the 25 - 34 cohort is notably over-represented (22.8% locally), while 5 - 14 year-olds are under-represented (6.4%). This 25 - 34 concentration is well above the national 14.6%. Following the 2021 Census, the 75 to 84 age group has grown from 4.1% to 5.3% of the population, while the 25 to 34 cohort increased from 21.6% to 22.8%.
Conversely, the 45 to 54 cohort has declined from 12.2% to 10.8%. Demographic modeling suggests Cooks Hill's age profile will evolve significantly by 2041. The 25 to 34 cohort shows the strongest projected growth at 47%, adding 435 residents to reach 1,371.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Cooks Hill
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 | Oct 2025 10 months ago all 5 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 Oct 2025. | ||
| 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 — 55 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (3,774 at the 2021 Census → 4,103 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 (SAL11019). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.