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Dandenong has an estimated 32,413 residents, up from 30,127 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,286 people, or 7.6%. 410 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 85.0% of that increase. That puts 2,851 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 AreaSearch's evaluation of broader regional ABS population updates alongside new addresses verified since the Census, the suburb of Dandenong has an estimated population of approximately 32,413 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 2,286 people (7.6%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 30,127 people. Such expansion is drawn from an estimated resident population of 32,271 determined by AreaSearch following the ABS's recent ERP release in June 2025, combined with 410 validated new addresses identified after the Census date. With these numbers, the suburb of Dandenong registers a population density of 2,850 persons per square kilometer, positioning it within the top quartile of Australian localities evaluated by AreaSearch.
Furthermore, the 7.6% expansion achieved by the suburb of Dandenong outpaced the broader SA3 area's 7.0% increase since the 2021 census, establishing it as a regional growth frontrunner where overseas migration served as the primary catalyst by generating roughly 85.0% of recent population gains. SA2-level demographic projections sourced from ABS/Geoscience Australia (issued in 2024 with a 2022 baseline) are applied by AreaSearch, while locations omitted from that release utilize the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections converted via weighted aggregation from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Age-bracket growth rates derived from these models are similarly projected across all localities for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, the suburb of Dandenong is slated for above-median national expansion, with aggregated SA2 figures projecting a rise of 6,415 persons to 2041, which equates to an overall 16-year increase of 19.4%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
570 new dwellings have been approved in Dandenong over the past five years, an average of 114 a year. That places the area in the 52nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 114 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 15% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 195, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Analysis of statistical area building approvals from the ABS by AreaSearch indicates that Dandenong averages approximately 114 approved residential dwellings each year, totaling roughly 570 approved homes across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 195 approved to date during FY-25. With a modest average of 0.2 new residents added annually per constructed dwelling throughout the last 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), building activity is keeping pace with or exceeding local demand, widening options for purchasers and facilitating higher-than-anticipated population expansion alongside an average residential construction cost of $491,000 per dwelling.
Concurrently, commercial development approvals have reached $48.1 million this financial year, underscoring substantial local non-residential investment. Per-capita building activity in Dandenong mirrors the broader rate across Greater Melbourne, preserving supply balance in line with adjacent markets. Within the development pipeline, detached houses constitute 15.0% while townhouses and apartments account for 85.0% of all approvals. This shift toward medium and high-density construction offers more accessible price points for downsizers, first-home buyers, and property investors, marking a clear divergence from the current dwelling profile where houses make up 42.0%. Such changes underscore shrinking greenfield land supply alongside growing demand for varied and cost-effective housing, with the metric of roughly 246 people per dwelling approval reflecting an evolving property landscape. Projections indicate that Dandenong's population will expand by 6,273 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly figures. While residential development continues at a sustainable rate relative to forecast growth, prospective purchasers may face heightened competition as local headcounts rise.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Dandenong
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 16 current infrastructure and development projects inside Dandenong, worth an estimated $4.09 billion. A further 66 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.9 billion. 22 are already under construction and 22 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, 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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Local capital works, major development initiatives, and urban planning programs exert a substantial impact on regional trajectory, with AreaSearch cataloguing 20 significant projects influencing the area. Prominent developments include the Dandenong Wellbeing Centre, the Webster Street Level Crossing Removal, Dandenong New Art (DNA), and The Lonsdale, with further details provided below on the most critical initiatives.
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Dandenong Wellbeing Centre
A 122.15 million dollar state-of-the-art aquatic and wellness hub being built at Mills Reserve to replace the 45-year-old Dandenong Oasis. The facility will include an indoor 50-metre pool, a 25-metre 10-lane pool, two warm water program pools for hydrotherapy and rehabilitation, a learn-to-swim pool, and a family leisure pool with splashpad. Supporting amenities include a large gymnasium, group fitness studios, more than 200 square metres of allied water lounge and allied health consulting suites, community meeting rooms, a cafe, spa, sauna and steam room, plus an integrated hockey pavilion replacing the existing Mills Reserve facilities.The design features large-span engineered timber beams across the main pool hall and entry foyer, targets a 5 Star Green Star rating, and includes culturally inclusive features such as a parents and prayer room and capacity to isolate the warm water pool for women-only programs. Construction began with a sod-turning ceremony on 5 July 2025 and the centre is on track to open in early to mid 2027. The project is supported by a 20 million dollar Federal Government grant.
Dandenong Market Precinct Upgrade
City of Greater Dandenong is developing a comprehensive Master Plan for the Dandenong Market precinct to guide future public realm upgrades, market facilities renewal, and enhanced community integration. The project focuses on improving pedestrian connections, parking configurations, and trader infrastructure across the historic municipal market site. The framework outlines staged multi-year revitalization works under council leadership.
Dandenong New Art (DNA)
Redevelopment of the heritage 1920s Masonic Hall at 5 Mason Street into a contemporary art gallery known as Dandenong New Art (DNA). The project includes state-of-the-art exhibition spaces, collection storage, education facilities, workshop spaces, cafe and retail, and community spaces. Originally due to open in mid-2021, the project has been beset by disputes with builder Harris HMC over defective steelworks, COVID-related cost and labour pressures, and delays caused by the need to demolish the adjacent Precinct Energy Plant (PEP) building due to structural deficiencies.The PEP demolition was completed in August 2025. As of mid-2026, the project remains on pause pending procurement of a new contractor, with the total cost now revealed at $15.7 million - nearly four times the original $4 million budget - and completion pushed out to 2028.
Dandenong Community Hub
A multi-purpose community facility planned for central Dandenong on a site bounded by Stuart Street, Clow Street and Sleeth Avenue. The hub is intended to integrate early years services, kindergarten, childcare, maternal and child health, community meeting rooms, maker spaces, a cafe, co-working spaces, a technology hub and outdoor recreational areas. After cost estimates blew out from an original $30 million budget to about $65 million (plus up to $15 million for a basement car park) for a one-storey design, councillors voted on 8 December 2025 to halve the building from around 3,950 square metres to about 1,800 square metres - comparable to the recently completed Keysborough Community Hub.A rescission motion was lodged but at the 26 January 2026 Council meeting the original decision was upheld. Council has approved a redesign comparable in size and budget to the Keysborough Hub, completion of the co-design process, an accelerated program to better attract State and Federal funding, and exploration of public-private partnership options including air rights above the site. The project is being coordinated alongside the Dandenong Market Precinct Plan, which was released for public consultation in March 2026.
Webster Street Level Crossing Removal
Major infrastructure project permanently closing the dangerous Webster Street level crossing and constructing a new road underpass beneath the rail line, connecting Princes Highway-Lonsdale Street to Cheltenham and Hammond roads. The crossing recorded 22 near misses since 2012 and boom gates were down for over 60 minutes during morning peak. Webster Street closed to vehicles at the level crossing in late 2025, making the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines boom gate free, and the new approximately 450m road underpass is on track to open in September 2026, two years ahead of the original 2028 schedule.The project also delivers a new walking and cycling path connecting to the Dandenong Creek Trail and a new signalised intersection at Princes Highway-Lonsdale Street.
Dandenong Works
ISPT's Dandenong Works is a $280M masterplanned industrial and logistics estate situated on a 12.2-hectare infill site in Dandenong South. The redevelopment comprises eight super-prime warehouse tenancies totalling over 60,000 sqm of gross lettable area designed for 5-Star Green Star certifications. The site incorporates sustainable initiatives including extensive solar PV systems and EV infrastructure alongside adaptive reuse of local industrial heritage elements.
Revitalising Central Dandenong Sites 11-15 - Little India Precinct
Stage one of Capital Alliance's Revitalising Central Dandenong Sites 11-15 redevelopment has been approved at 139-157 Thomas Street. The broader mixed-use precinct will deliver a renewed Little India laneway, new homes, shops, cafes, food venues, community space and employment uses near Dandenong Station. Development Victoria reports demolition works for stage one are set to begin soon, with the broader redevelopment planned over multiple stages to 2030 and beyond.
Revitalising Central Dandenong - Sites 11-15
A $2 billion urban renewal project transforming 7 hectares in central Dandenong into a mixed-use precinct. The master plan includes over 470 dwellings, a new Little India retail laneway, 2,500 square metres of community space, a 29-storey hotel, cinema, medical facilities, and a childcare centre. Stage 1 at 139-157 Thomas Street received planning approval in April 2026, with demolition works commencing shortly to prepare for construction. The project is a long-term 20-year delivery scheduled across seven stages to establish Dandenong as Melbourne's second CBD.
13,063 residents of Dandenong are employed, from a labour force of 15,468. Unemployment sits at 15.5%, with participation at 60.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 37,957, about 117% 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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Dandenong maintains a capable labour pool characterized by strong representation across the construction sector, alongside an unemployment rate of 15.5% and estimated annual job growth of 3.3% according to AreaSearch's statistical area figures. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 13,063, though the jobless rate sat 10.8% higher than the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8%, highlighting capacity for labor market improvement, while the local participation rate of 60.2% trailed Greater Melbourne's 70.1%. Furthermore, Census findings indicated that a modest 11.8% of workers carried out their duties from home, an outcome influenced by historical Covid-19 restrictions.
Key sectors supporting the local workforce comprise manufacturing, health care & social assistance, and construction. Dandenong exhibits pronounced industrial concentration in manufacturing, where its employment share is 2.2 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 4.7% of resident employment, compared to 10.1% across Greater Melbourne. An overall balance of 0.8 local jobs per resident as recorded at the Census demonstrates a solid local employment base. Based on AreaSearch's synthesis of ABS and SALM statistical data, the 12 months leading to March 2026 saw employment expand by 3.3% against a 3.6% growth in the labour force, resulting in a 0.2 percentage point uptick in unemployment. Across Greater Melbourne over the same timeframe, employment rose by 2.1% and the labour force by 2.3%, yielding an identical 0.2 percentage point lift in the jobless rate. Looking forward, national employment projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide context on local workforce prospects when applied to Dandenong's industry profile. Across the nation, total employment is projected to climb by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely by sector. Applying these sectoral trajectories to Dandenong's industry composition suggests potential local employment increases of 5.8% over five years and 12.6% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighted baseline that excludes localized demographic modeling).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Dandenong is $1,267 a week (about $66,000 a year), with median personal income at $596 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $45,402 a year against an average of $52,232. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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According to aggregated ATO postcode statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, Dandenong recorded a median taxpayer earnings figure of $45,402 and an average of $52,232, both trailing nationwide norms and well under the Greater Melbourne median of $57,688 and average of $75,164. Accounting for a 9.62% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, estimated earnings as of March 2026 stand at approximately $49,770 for the median and $57,257 for the average. Across personal, family, and household levels, Census metrics place Dandenong between the 11th and 18th percentiles across Australia.
In terms of earnings distribution, the largest cohort falls in the $1,500 - 2,999 tier at 29.7% (9,626 people), aligning closely with the 32.8% observed across Greater Melbourne, though housing cost burdens leave residents with only 79.4% of residual income, placing the locality in the 14th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Dandenong had 9,813 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 42% detached houses and 19% apartments. 25% are owned with a mortgage, 55% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $319 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. Rent absorbs 25.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, the housing composition in Dandenong was weighted toward non-freestanding structures, with 41.5% separate houses and 58.5% comprising semi-detached, apartment, or other dwelling types, whereas Melbourne metro recorded 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 20.5%, lagging metropolitan levels, with mortgaged properties representing 24.5% and rental tenure making up 54.9%. The median monthly mortgage payment was $1,517 (compared to $2,000 in Melbourne metro and $1,863 nationally), while weekly median rents averaged $319 (against $390 across Melbourne metro and $375 across Australia).
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Dandenong counted 9,813 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 10,558 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 32% are couples with children, against 19% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 65.2%, made up of couples with children (31.5%), couples without children (18.5%), and single parent arrangements (13.3%). The remaining 34.8% consists of non-family living situations, which include 27.3% single-person homes and 7.4% group households. Dandenong's median household size is 2.8 people, exceeding the Greater Melbourne figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
24.6% of adults in Dandenong hold a university qualification, including 16.0% with a bachelor degree and 7.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 16.8% hold a vocational qualification. 14 schools serve the area, with 4,745 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 957 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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Tertiary attainment levels present an area for future educational uplift, with 24.6% of Dandenong residents holding a university qualification compared to the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 37.0%. Bachelor degrees represent the most prevalent award at 16.0%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 7.1% and graduate diplomas at 1.5%. Vocational and technical qualifications are widely held, with 27.9% of the population aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including 11.1% with advanced diplomas and 16.8% with certificates. A significant proportion of the local community is engaged in learning, with 34.5% of residents participating in formal studies.
By education level, primary school students account for 10.1%, secondary school attendees represent 7.8%, and those enrolled in tertiary programs comprise 6.0%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Dandenong reaches 164 stops on 50 routes, timetabled for about 24,400 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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 connectivity across Dandenong is supported by 164 active stops across bus and rail networks, served by 50 discrete routes that generate 24,370 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is top-tier, featuring an average distance of 161 meters from residences to the nearest stop. With travel largely directed outwards, private vehicles represent the main commuting mode at 82%, while rail accounts for 8% and buses carry 6%. Vehicle ownership sits below regional figures at an average of 1.1 per household, while a modest 11.8% of the workforce worked remotely during the 2021 Census under prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Across all transit lines, service activity reaches 3,481 daily trips, delivering roughly 148 scheduled services per stop every week. The accompanying geographic display illustrates the 100 closest transit stops relative to the area's central coordinates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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77.1% of residents in Dandenong report no long-term health condition. 8.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.9 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments compiled by AreaSearch based on chronic illness and mortality metrics point to lower-than-average health outcomes in Dandenong; common conditions across the general community track near normal rates but elevate among seniors, while private hospital coverage is held by approximately 48% of residents (~15,418 people), noticeably below the Greater Melbourne level of 56.7% and the Australian average of 55.7%. Mental health conditions (6.9%) and diabetes (5.5%) rank as the most prevalent health diagnoses locally, though 77.1% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, surpassing Greater Melbourne's 72.6%. Chronic disease prevalence remains notably low among working-age individuals.
Residents aged 65 and over number 4,310 (13.3% of the community), lower than the Greater Melbourne share of 15.1%, with older cohorts facing greater health challenges that nevertheless place them lower nationally relative to the overall population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
66.2% of Dandenong residents were born overseas and 73.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (9.2%) and Australian (8.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Dandenong stands out as one of the nation's most multicultural communities, with 66.2% of residents born abroad and 73.8% communicating in a language other than English at home. The most widely practiced faith is Islam, adhered to by 37.9% of the local population compared to 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental lineage and ancestry, the most widespread category reported in Dandenong is Other at 47.5%, considerably higher than the 14.6% recorded regionally. In contrast, English ancestry stands at 9.2% (below the 20.1% regional mark) and Australian ancestry accounts for 8.6% (compared to 18.4% across the broader region).
Notable local concentrations also emerge among specific communities, with Serbian ancestry at 1.9% (vs 0.4% regionally), Sri Lankan ancestry at 2.1% (vs 0.8%), and Russian ancestry at 0.6% (vs 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Dandenong is 33, younger than 86% of areas nationally. 31.6% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Dandenong's age structure generally mirrors the wider metropolitan pattern, with the largest divergence from Greater Melbourne across broad age brackets being 3.3 percentage points. The median age is estimated at 33, matching the 2021 Census result, while sitting below the Greater Melbourne median of 37 and the national median of 38 from that Census. The most noticeable demographic shift since the Census occurred in the 0 - 24 age group, increasing from 31.4% to an estimated 33.0%. Looking ahead to 2041, seniors aged 65+ will account for the majority of local population gains, growing by 2,264 people (53%) to a total of 6,575.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Dandenong
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Sep 2026 last month all 16 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 Sep 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 — 410 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (30,127 at the 2021 Census → 32,413 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 (SAL20707). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.