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Cooroy has an estimated 5,644 residents, up from 4,801 at the 2021 Census — a change of 843 people, or 17.6%. Growth has averaged 4.3% a year over five years, faster than 88% of areas nationally. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 72.0% of that increase. That puts 208 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to evaluations of ABS demographic releases for the wider region alongside newly verified locations compiled by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Cooroy has an estimated residency of 5,644 as of May 2026. This represents an addition of 843 residents (17.6%) from the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 4,801 individuals. The adjustment is calculated from a resident headcount of 5,629, calculated by AreaSearch through analyzing the June 2025 ABS ERP publication combined with 78 validated new addresses registered after the Census date. This level of occupancy translates to a density of 207 persons per square kilometer, indicating substantial personal space and capacity for expansion.
The 17.6% rate of expansion for the suburb of Cooroy since the 2021 census outpaced the SA3 area (8.8%) and the Rest of Qld, positioning it as a regional leader in expansion. Population gains in this locality were chiefly fueled by relocations from other states, which accounted for roughly 72.0% of total gains in recent times, though all growth components like international arrivals and natural increase also registered positive gains. AreaSearch utilises projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for every SA2 region, which were published in 2024 utilizing 2022 as a starting point. For any SA2 zones excluded from this database, or for any periods following 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 projections published in 2023 utilizing 2021 data are substituted. Since these state-level forecasts omit detailed age cohorts, AreaSearch distributes growth using weightings matching the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts based on 2022 data for individual age brackets. Looking at upcoming demographic changes, regional areas are forecast to experience expansion exceeding the national median, with the suburb of Cooroy projected to add 847 persons by 2041 using combined SA2 forecasts, representing a 14.7% rise over the 16 years.
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222 new dwellings have been approved in Cooroy over the past five years, an average of 44 a year. That places the area in the 78th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 8 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 48 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 92% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 50, 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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Following an investigation by AreaSearch of ABS building consent statistics distributed from regional data levels, Cooroy has averaged approximately 44 approved residential builds annually, totaling about 222 dwellings over the preceding 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, there are 46 registered approvals. Given that an average of 4.8 new residents arrived in the locality for each home constructed between FY-21 and FY-25, demand heavily outstrips construction, a scenario that typically spurs price escalation and heightens rivalry among buyers, while newly approved residences carry an average estimated build cost of $859,000, indicating that developers are focusing on the higher-end demographic.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $14.0 million during this financial year, pointing to steady non-residential investment. Compared to the Rest of Qld, Cooroy demonstrates a 95.0% higher volume of residential construction per resident, which should offer purchasers plenty of options, even though building pace has slowed down lately. Recent building activity is composed of 92.0% standalone houses and 8.0% townhouses or multi-unit blocks, preserving the historic low-density profile of the neighborhood and emphasizing family-centric residences tailored to buyers desiring space. With a ratio of roughly 252 people per approved dwelling, Cooroy exhibits a shifting marketplace. Long-term forecasts indicate that Cooroy will welcome 832 additional residents by 2041, based on the latest quarterly calculations by AreaSearch. Keeping up with current building velocities, the creation of new residences should easily satisfy incoming demand, offering favorable circumstances for purchasers and potentially enabling growth to surpass current demographic forecasts.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Cooroy, worth an estimated $100 million. A further 50 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.91 billion. 12 are already under construction and 19 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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Very few elements impact local growth as significantly as updates to community infrastructure, major developments, and regional zoning plans. In total, AreaSearch has highlighted 8 developments that are expected to influence the community. Primary developments include the Cooroy Woolworths Neighbourhood Shopping Centre, the Cooroy Sports Complex Master Plan 2020-2030 and Expansion, the 62 Lake Macdonald Drive Social Housing Development, and the Cooroy Belli Creek Road Bridge Replacement, with the subsequent index highlighting those likely to hold the greatest local significance.
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Cooroy Woolworths Neighbourhood Shopping Centre
A $100 million mixed-use precinct on a 6.6-hectare site featuring a 5,434sqm full-line Woolworths supermarket, 12 specialty retail tenancies, and a 120-bed residential aged care facility (expandable to 160 beds). The design uses timber and tin materials to match the hinterland heritage of Cooroy. As of May 2026, the project remains in the Council decision phase following the conclusion of the public notification period in August 2025, which saw significant community debate regarding its location 1.2km outside the main business district.
Cooroy Sports Complex Master Plan 2020-2030 and Expansion
A 10-year master plan (2020-2030) guiding future development of the Cooroy Sports Complex, home to rugby league, gymnastics, soccer, cricket, pony club, and car club facilities. In September 2024, funding was secured through the SEQ Liveability Fund to deliver a 600 square meter extension providing an indoor all-weather multi-purpose training area and expanded gymnastics facility. The expansion will accommodate soccer, cricket, and rugby league, enabling the Cooroy Gymnastics Club to grow and supporting increased community participation in sport.
62 Lake Macdonald Drive Social Housing Development
Development of 25 architect-designed social housing units on a remediated former landfill site at 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy. In partnership with Coast2Bay Housing Group, this project aims to address the housing crisis in the Noosa Shire. The site will include a 10-metre vegetated buffer and additional open space. Remediation works are scheduled for August-September 2025, followed by subdivision.
Cooroy Belli Creek Road Bridge Replacement
Replacement of 1929 timber bridge serving 1,700 vehicles daily. Critical rural road network link providing access to significant rural residential community west of Cooroy township.
Noosa Trail Network Upgrade (Wahpunga and Woondum Trails)
As part of the Noosa Trail Network Master Plan, this project involves the upgrade and drainage improvements along more than 15 kilometres of the Wahpunga and Woondum Trails. The work includes trail realignment to enhance the experience for walkers, horse riders, and mountain bikers in the Noosa hinterland.
The Doonan
A garden-themed hospitality venue renovated from an existing structure, located on 2 hectares in the Noosa hinterland. It offers a paddock-to-plate experience with indoor and outdoor dining, bars, beer gardens, a pizzeria, ice creamery, cellar door, multiple function spaces, and a large outdoor kids playground. It draws inspiration from a plant nursery with extensive designer landscaping and olive trees. It focuses on using fresh, local produce.
Sidoni Street Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-use development featuring 14 small dwelling units, five ground-floor units with associated offices, and a food and drink outlet. Built on 2002sqm site with dual street frontage (Sidoni Street and Blakesley Street). Designed by Tim Ditchfield and Associates, approved via delegated authority by Noosa Council.
Tewantin Bypass - Beckmans Road Planning
Planning is underway for the long-term staged Tewantin Bypass along the Beckmans Road corridor. Stage 1, the Cooroy-Noosa Road and Beckmans Road roundabout, was completed in December 2022. The current $8.5 million planning program is developing the business case and future upgrade options to improve safety, capacity, travel time and traffic flow between Cooroy-Noosa Road and Eumundi-Noosa Road.
2,680 residents of Cooroy are employed, from a labour force of 2,779. Unemployment sits at 3.5%, with participation at 58.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 4,485, about 79% 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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Cooroy has a highly capable labor force with varied industry representation, a low unemployment rate of 3.5%, and steady employment conditions throughout the last twelve months according to AreaSearch data. By March 2026, 2,680 people were employed while the local unemployment rate stood 0.4% lower than the 3.9% observed in Regional Qld, and workforce participation was considerably weaker at 58.1% versus 64.3% in the broader region. Census survey results indicate that a modest 14.0% of residents worked from home, although the influence of Covid-19 lockdowns should be taken into account.
The primary sectors employing local residents are healthcare & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. The community shows a distinct concentration of jobs in construction, where its employment proportion is 1.3 times the regional average. Conversely, agricultural, forestry, and fishing enterprises employ only 1.7% of the workforce, which is below the 4.5% rate seen in Regional Qld. The local market appears to provide few internal jobs, judging by the ratio of employed Census participants relative to total working residents. Aggregated data from broader statistical areas, analyzed through AreaSearch using SALM and ABS figures, indicates that during the year to March 2026, the labour force grew by 0.4% while employment fell by 0.2%, leading to a 0.5 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Meanwhile, Regional Qld saw employment rise by 0.1% and the labour force expand by 0.3%, resulting in a 0.1 percentage point increase in unemployment. For additional context on future demand in Cooroy, one may consult Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts released in May-25. These forecasts span five and ten-year horizons and have been overlaid with Cooroy's local employment structure to project growth trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though these gains vary considerably across different industry sectors. When these sectoral growth rates are applied to Cooroy's current employment composition, the area is expected to see a 6.5% employment increase over five years and a 13.3% increase over ten years, though this is a basic weighting exercise for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate local population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Cooroy is $1,289 a week (about $67,000 a year), with median personal income at $630 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $40,992 a year against an average of $55,731. 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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The suburb of Cooroy records a median individual taxpayer income of $40,992 and an average of $55,731, based on the latest postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. These amounts sit beneath national benchmarks, contrasting with Regional Qld where the median is $53,146 and the average is $66,593. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures of roughly $45,649 for the median and $62,062 for the average as of March 2026. As per 2021 Census records, household, family, and individual earnings in Cooroy all sit between the 15th and 19th percentiles nationwide.
The breakdown of income categories shows that the largest single cohort comprises 29.0% of local earners (1,636 people) in the $800 - 1,499 range, differing from the wider metropolitan region where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is largest at 31.7%. Residential affordability indicators point to significant strain, with only 83.1% of income remaining after housing costs, placing the area in the 19th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Cooroy had 1,883 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 88% detached houses and 10% apartments. 32% are owned with a mortgage, 20% rented and 47% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 33.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 31.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential configurations in Cooroy at the time of the latest Census consisted of 87.8% standalone houses and 12.1% alternative dwellings such as semi-detached homes, units, or other options, compared to Regional Qld which had 76.4% houses and 23.6% alternative dwellings. Outright home ownership in Cooroy was substantially higher than the regional average, reaching 47.2%, with remaining households holding a mortgage (32.4%) or renting (20.4%). The median monthly housing loan payment was higher than the Regional Qld average at $1,733, and the median weekly rent was recorded at $430, compared to regional figures of $1,655 and $345 respectively.
On a national level, Cooroy's home loan repayments are below the Australian average of $1,863, whereas rental costs are notably above the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Cooroy counted 1,883 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,214 today, averaging 2.4 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 36% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Traditional family structures represent 71.3% of local households, containing 23.7% couples raising children, 35.5% couples without children, and 11.4% single parent households. The remaining 28.7% consist of non-family arrangements, with single person households accounting for 26.1% and shared households representing 2.4%. The median household occupancy of 2.4 persons is slightly below the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
17.9% of adults in Cooroy hold a university qualification, including 12.3% with a bachelor degree and 3.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 30.8% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,729 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,027 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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The locality displays low rates of higher education, with university degree holders accounting for 17.9% of residents, which is well below the Australian benchmark of 30.4%. This represents both a developmental hurdle and an opening for focused educational strategies. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher qualification at 12.3%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 3.1% and graduate diplomas at 2.5%. Practical and vocational qualifications are highly prevalent, with 43.3% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of advanced diplomas (12.5%) and certificates (30.8%). Learning enrollment is exceptionally high, with 25.5% of the population actively participating in structured education.
This proportion includes 9.5% attending primary schools, 8.6% in high schools, and 2.8% undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Cooroy reaches 16 stops on 12 routes, timetabled for about 180 services a week. The typical home sits about 490 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.5 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 databases record 16 operational passenger stops in Cooroy, providing a combination of rail and bus services. These hubs are connected to 12 separate transit lines, delivering 179 passenger journeys each week. Local transit connectivity is classified as moderate, with residents living an average of 494 meters from their nearest transit point. Being a residential community, the majority of workers travel outside the suburb for employment, with private vehicles remaining the main choice at 93% and walking chosen by 5%. Household car ownership averages 1.5 vehicles per home. About 14.0% of the workforce worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-related conditions.
Average daily schedules show 25 journeys across all transit lines, which represents roughly 11 weekly departures for each individual stop.
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62.7% of residents in Cooroy report no long-term health condition. 7.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Cooroy's health statistics align closely with national averages, according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality levels and the frequency of chronic ailments, showing a standard distribution of common issues across both younger and older generations, while the proportion of residents with private health insurance is low at roughly 49% of the population, representing about 2,781 people. This compares to 52.5% in Regional Qld and a national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent medical issues reported in the region were arthritis and mental health challenges, affecting 10.8 and 8.9% of local citizens respectively, while 62.7% of the population reported no chronic conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Workers in the area demonstrate higher than average rates of long-term health concerns. The community has 30.4% of its population aged 65 and over (1,715 people), exceeding the Regional Qld proportion of 20.4%. Health profiles for these older residents are above average, with nationwide rankings surpassing those of the local population as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Cooroy is largely Australian-born, at 81.2% of residents, with 4.1% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (34.3%) and Australian (28.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cooroy shows lower than average levels of multicultural representation, with 81.2% of residents born in Australia, 89.7% holding citizenship, and 95.9% speaking only English at home. The predominant religious affiliation is Christianity, chosen by 46.3% of the local population, compared to 52.2% across Regional Qld. Looking at ancestral roots, the three most common backgrounds reported in Cooroy are English at 34.3% of the population, Australian at 28.3%, and Scottish at 8.9%. In addition, there are minor variations in the prevalence of other backgrounds: Welsh heritage is slightly elevated at 0.7% in Cooroy compared to 0.5% in the region, German stands at 4.6% compared to 4.7%, and South Australian accounts for 0.6% compared to 0.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Cooroy is 49, older than 91% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 19.1% 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 49 years, the median age in Cooroy is much higher than the Regional Qld average of 41 and significantly higher than the national median of 38. The age distribution reveals that the 65 - 74 age group is especially large at 15.6% of the population, while the 25 - 34 bracket is small at 7.5% compared to regional levels. The concentration of 65 - 74 year-olds is far higher than the national rate of 9.4%. Since 2021, the 15 to 24 age bracket expanded from 9.3% to 11.6% of the population, while the 65 to 74 group fell from 16.7% to 15.6%.
By 2041, Cooroy is projected to experience major shifts in its demographic composition. The 85+ cohort will increase by 106% (269 people), growing from 253 to 523 individuals. The trend of population aging is clear, with residents aged 65+ accounting for 59% of the projected population increase, while the number of people aged 15 to 24 is projected to decrease by 40.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Cooroy
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 4 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 — 78 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (4,801 at the 2021 Census → 5,644 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 (SAL30705). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.