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Croydon Park (SA) has an estimated 4,205 residents, down from 4,230 at the 2021 Census. The population has thinned by an average 0.6% a year over five years, slower than 94% of areas nationally. That puts 2,431 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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Following an examination of ABS broader regional demographic updates alongside post-Census validated new addresses assessed by AreaSearch, the suburb of Croydon Park (SA) records a population count of approximately 4,205 as of Aug 2026. Relative to the 2021 Census tally of 4,230 people, this represents a slight contraction of 25 people (0.6%). This adjustment stems from an estimated resident count of 4,188 derived from the ABS ERP release (June 2025) coupled with 30 validated new addresses added following the Census date. Demographic concentration sits at 2,430 persons per square kilometer, positioning the suburb in the upper quartile across nationwide locations analyzed by AreaSearch.
Inbound international migration supplied roughly 89.0% of all net demographic expansion in recent times, serving as the principal foundation for local growth. Population modeling by AreaSearch incorporates 2024 ABS and Geoscience Australia projections for SA2 units established on a 2022 baseline. Where localized SA2 coverage is absent or projections extend past 2032, models draw upon 2023 SA State Government Regional/LGA age-bracket projections built upon 2021 baselines, utilizing a weighted growth aggregation method bridging LGA figures to SA2 boundaries. Anticipated demographic trajectories point toward above median population growth relative to national benchmarks, with aggregated SA2 modeling indicating the suburb of Croydon Park (SA) will expand by 825 persons to 2041, representing a cumulative increase of 19.2% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
52 new dwellings have been approved in Croydon Park (SA) over the past five years, an average of 10 a year. That is 1.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 3, 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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Statistical building consent figures evaluated by AreaSearch indicate that Croydon Park records an average of roughly 10 residential building approvals annually, encompassing an estimated 52 homes sanctioned across the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 through FY-25, alongside 3 approved during FY-25 to date. Because local population contracted across the preceding timeframe, residential creation has matched demand effectively, fostering market equilibrium and healthy purchasing opportunities, with new dwellings constructed at an average value of $388,000. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $6.6 million in the current financial year, underlining the dominant residential orientation of the neighborhood.
Relative to Greater Adelaide on a per-capita basis, construction volume in Croydon Park remains subdued, trailing the wider metropolitan baseline by 83.0%. Constrained additions to the housing stock frequently reinforce asset pricing and buyer interest across existing properties. Construction rates also sit below national averages, reflecting market maturity alongside prospective planning barriers. Approved residential stock comprises 67.0% detached dwellings alongside 33.0% townhouses or apartments, demonstrating an increasing diversity of medium-density formats that provide varied price points ranging from standalone family residences to compact, budget-friendly options. A ratio of approximately 1201 people per approval highlights the mature, settled characteristics of the suburb. According to the newest quarterly projections from AreaSearch, Croydon Park is anticipated to add 808 residents leading up to 2041. Should current construction tempos continue, home building could face hurdles in satisfying demographic expansion, which may intensify market competition among purchasers and place upward pressure on values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Croydon Park (SA)
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AreaSearch tracks 14 current infrastructure and development projects close to Croydon Park (SA), worth an estimated $626 million. 5 are already under construction and 4 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and precincts & urban renewal. 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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Strategic public works, planning frameworks, and major developments exert a significant bearing on local outcomes. AreaSearch has identified no projects anticipated to generate a material impact on the local area. Notable regional initiatives encompass the Regency Park Industrial Precinct Renewal, Northern Adelaide Road Upgrades Program, The Parks Recreation and Sports Centre Redevelopment, and the New Women's and Children's Hospital, with primary details outlined below.
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110 Hawker Street, Ridleyton
Residential development project in Ridleyton featuring modern housing design and community amenities.
Bowden Final Development Parcels
The final two development-ready land parcels within Renewal SA's award-winning Bowden urban renewal precinct, 2.5 kilometres from the Adelaide CBD. Lot 43 (1,049 square metres) fronts Park Terrace and Lot 2002 (2,070 square metres) overlooks Bowden Park on Gibson Street. Both lots are zoned for residential, commercial and retail use with a minimum 15 per cent affordable housing requirement. An Expression of Interest process closed in late 2024, with Lot 2002 sold and Lot 43 under negotiation as of mid-2025.The broader precinct has more than $350 million in active private construction across six projects due for completion in 2026, including the 145-apartment ARC Bowden tower, the 240-apartment Sentinel build-to-rent project, and the Muse mixed-use development.
Prospect Corner
Prospect Corner is a Renewal SA masterplanned housing development on the former Kaufland site at 250B Churchill Road, Prospect. The 2.36 ha community will deliver 208 homes, including 108 architect-designed townhouses and two apartment buildings with 100 affordable rental apartments. Civil works and the central reserves were completed in late 2025, first residents have moved in, the first apartment building was completed in Q4 2025, the second apartment building was targeting completion in April 2026, and townhouse delivery continues toward overall completion in 2028.The project includes at least 55% affordable housing, Payinthi Reserve, Parkana Reserve, a community garden, BBQ facilities, outdoor gym, nature play, tree planting, and direct access to Islington Railway Station.
212 Churchill Road Mixed-Use Development
Proposed demolition of existing buildings and construction of a five-storey mixed-use residential flat building including a ground-floor laundrette, 21 apartments (studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom), on-site car parking, balconies, landscaping, and a rooftop garden. The application was refused planning consent on March 26, 2025, due to concerns over design quality, setbacks, landscaping, and waste management.
Muse
A nine-storey development by Otello Projects comprising 36 boutique apartments and a brand new, full-service restaurant. Muse offers one, two, and three-bedroom and studio apartments.
Cadence Bowden
A residential development consisting of 23 townhouses, developed by Wellstone and Tomlin Projects. Part of the ongoing urban renewal in Bowden.
Prospect 1838
A residential development of 180 new homes, including a mix of townhouses and villas. The project focuses on modern, architecturally designed homes with a strong connection to the local heritage and community. Located in the inner-city suburb of Prospect, just 5km from Adelaide CBD, this development offers quality built 2, 3 & 4 bedroom terraces and 1-2 bedroom apartments within a thriving small suburb.
Prospect Lifestyle Precinct
The Prospect Lifestyle Precinct is a once-in-a-generation transformation of Prospect Oval, Memorial Gardens, and surrounding community and commercial land in inner-northern Adelaide. The masterplan, formally endorsed by Council in June 2025 and followed by a Code Amendment endorsed in April 2026, envisions a vibrant health, wellness, fitness and sporting precinct. Key elements include expanded open green spaces, a new indoor sport and recreational facility, upgraded sporting amenities, improved accessibility, and high-quality mixed-use development opportunities including commercial and residential uses.The project is self-funding through strategic redevelopment of underutilised land, with Council actively seeking development partners.
2,288 residents of Croydon Park (SA) are employed, from a labour force of 2,413. Unemployment sits at 5.2%, with participation at 67.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,169, about 75% 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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Croydon Park features an educated local labor pool spanning a wide array of economic sectors, accompanied by an unemployment rate of 5.2% and an annual estimated job growth rate of 6.8%, according to statistical aggregations by AreaSearch. Employed residents number 2,288 as of March 2026, while the local jobless rate sits 1.4% higher than the 3.8% recorded across Greater Adelaide. Labor market participation matches the broader metropolitan level of 66.4%. A modest 7.9% of employed residents reported working from home during the Census, an outcome potentially shaped by pandemic lockdown directives.
The primary industry sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, manufacturing, and accommodation & food. Representation within accommodation & food proves particularly pronounced, tracking at 1.4 times regional levels. Conversely, the workforce presence within education & training is comparatively low, accounting for 6.0% of local workers versus 9.3% across the metropolitan area. The predominantly residential fabric of the locality generates relatively few jobs within its borders, as evidenced by comparing the Census working population against resident worker counts. Synthesizing broader statistical area data from SALM and the ABS, AreaSearch details that during the 12 months leading to March 2026, employment advanced by 6.8% alongside a 4.1% rise in the labor force, driving a 2.4 percentage point reduction in the jobless rate. Across the same timeframe, Greater Adelaide saw employment lift by 4.2% and the labor force grow by 4.0%, corresponding with a 0.2 percentage point drop in unemployment. Nationwide industry forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment conditions for Croydon Park. These national outlooks, covering five and ten-year horizons, were overlaid onto local industry employment shares to assess prospective trajectory paths. Against national job expansion projections of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, sector-specific expansion rates diverge considerably. Applying these weighted baseline trajectories to Croydon Park's workforce distribution suggests potential employment expansion of 6.2% over five years and 13.3% over ten years (calculated strictly as an illustrative weighting exercise without incorporating local demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Croydon Park (SA) is $1,421 a week (about $74,000 a year), with median personal income at $648 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $54,703 a year against an average of $61,387. 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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Aggregated ATO tax records for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate that personal earnings in Croydon Park trail nationwide benchmarks. Local taxpayers register a median income of $54,703 alongside an average income of $61,387, in contrast to $54,808 and $66,852 respectively for Greater Adelaide. Factoring in a Wage Price Index escalation of 10.17% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach approximately $60,266 for median earnings and $67,630 for average earnings as of March 2026. Across household, family, and individual income tiers, 2021 Census figures place Croydon Park between the 19th and 30th percentiles nationally.
The largest individual cohort accounts for 32.1% of residents (1,349 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, mirroring broader regional distributions where 31.8% fall into the same tier. Mortgage and rental costs impose significant financial strain, leaving households with 82.8% of income after shelter outlays, placing the area at the 28th percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Croydon Park (SA) had 1,533 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 80% detached houses and 6% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 40% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,684 a month. Rent absorbs 22.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records show that the residential fabric in Croydon Park is made up of 79.8% houses alongside 20.1% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and other housing structures), compared to Adelaide metro where the breakdown is 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stands slightly behind the metropolitan benchmark, recording 30.1%, while remaining homes are split between properties under a mortgage (30.3%) and rental accommodation (39.6%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments in the locality exceed the metropolitan baseline at $1,684, whereas median weekly rent aligns with Adelaide metro at $320, against metropolitan figures of $1,562 and $320.
On a nationwide comparison, local mortgage payments sit beneath the Australian median of $1,863, while local rental charges remain considerably below the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Croydon Park (SA) counted 1,533 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 29% are couples with children, against 22% couples without children. 28% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the predominant living arrangement, representing 66.5% of households; this includes 29.3% couples with children, 22.1% couples without children, and 12.9% single parent families. Non-family living situations account for the other 33.5%, comprising single-person households at 27.7% and group households at 5.9%. Average household occupancy stands at 2.6 people, slightly above the Greater Adelaide metric of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
29.4% of adults in Croydon Park (SA) hold a university qualification, including 19.7% with a bachelor degree and 8.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 311 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,024 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 the suburb compares favorably to regional benchmarks, with tertiary degree holders (accounting for 29.4% of residents aged 15+) outperforming both the SA3 benchmark of 22.6% and the SA standard of 25.7%, underscoring a strong local orientation toward university study. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 19.7%, with postgraduate qualifications representing 8.1% and graduate diplomas standing at 1.6%. Technical and trade credentials are also broadly held, with 26.5% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational certificates or advanced diplomas, specifically 18.1% holding certificates and 8.4% possessing advanced diplomas.
Engagement with formal study is substantial across the suburb, with 28.6% of the population enrolled in an educational course. Breaking down current students, 7.9% attend primary education, 7.4% participate in tertiary education, and 5.4% are engaged in secondary schooling.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Croydon Park (SA) reaches 17 stops on 9 routes, timetabled for about 980 services a week. The typical home sits about 210 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. 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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Transit network mapping identifies 17 active transport stops across Croydon Park offering bus connectivity. These locations are served across 9 individual routes that combine to deliver 977 weekly passenger trips. Public transit access is solid, with local residents situated an average distance of 211 meters from their nearest stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, the majority of commuters travel outside the area for work, with private motor vehicles representing 85% of journeys and buses accounting for 8%. Household vehicle ownership stands at an average of 1.4 per dwelling. A comparatively modest 7.9% of workers worked from home according to the 2021 Census, a figure that may reflect COVID-19 pandemic settings.
Across all operational routes, transit frequency averages 139 trips per day, providing approximately 57 weekly trips for each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
72.1% of residents in Croydon Park (SA) report no long-term health condition. 7.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 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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Evaluations of local chronic illness and mortality metrics by AreaSearch indicate that overall health outcomes in Croydon Park sit below national standards. Prevalence rates for standard health issues among the broader community align with typical levels, though elevated rates are observed among older age groups, while private health insurance uptake is comparatively constrained, covering approximately 51% of the population (~2,156 people). Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnosed medical challenges locally, affecting 7.5% and 6.9% of residents respectively. Conversely, 72.1% of residents reported having no diagnosed health conditions, comparing favorably to the 67.9% proportion across Greater Adelaide.
Health indicators for individuals aged under 65 are better than average. Residents aged 65 and over make up 14.6% of the community (613 people), lower than the 19.1% share recorded for Greater Adelaide. Although health metrics among seniors show noticeable headwinds, their nationwide relative standing remains below that of the wider community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
47.8% of Croydon Park (SA) residents were born overseas and 56.4% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 90% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (13.6%) and English (13.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Croydon Park demonstrates broad cultural diversity, with 47.8% of residents born abroad and 56.4% speaking a non-English language in their domestic environment. Christianity is the most widespread faith, followed by 43.2% of residents in Croydon Park. Notably, Buddhism exhibits significant local concentration, claimed by 10.9% of the population compared to a Greater Adelaide benchmark of 2.4%. Evaluating parental country of birth, the leading ancestral categories identified in Croydon Park include Other backgrounds at 17.9% of the populace (well above the 9.7% regional rate), Australian ancestry at 13.6% (well below the 22.8% regional proportion), and English ancestry at 13.2% (considerably beneath the 27.8% regional baseline).
Specific community backgrounds also show pronounced variations: Vietnamese heritage represents 12.6% in Croydon Park (versus 1.2% across the wider region), Greek ancestry accounts for 6.7% (compared to 2.0% regionally), and Polish ancestry sits at 1.6% (against 1.0% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Croydon Park (SA) is 34, younger than 76% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 36.2% 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 demographic profile of Croydon Park leans toward younger cohorts. Estimates from AreaSearch for August 2026 show that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 37.9% of the population compared to 28.9% throughout Greater Adelaide, whereas retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) represent 14.6% against a regional baseline of 19.1%. The estimated median age sits at 34 as at August 2026, down from 35 at the 2021 Census, tracking 5 years under the Greater Adelaide Census figure of 39. At the demographic cohort level, the young to middle aged adult segment expanded from 34.8% at the Census to an estimated 37.9%.
Looking forward to 2041, senior brackets are modeled to experience the bulk of local growth, increasing by 245 residents (40%) to reach 859.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Croydon Park (SA)
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, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 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 May 2026. | ||
| 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 — 30 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,230 at the 2021 Census → 4,205 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 (SAL40330). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.