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Dayboro has an estimated 2,596 residents, up from 2,376 at the 2021 Census — a change of 220 people, or 9.3%. Growth has averaged 1.0% a year over five years. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 64.0% of that increase. That puts 180 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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Analyzing ABS demographic updates for the wider region and new address logs verified by AreaSearch since the Census, the population of the suburb of Dayboro is estimated at approximately 2,596 in May 2026. This represents an expansion of 220 individuals (9.3%) compared to the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 2,376 individuals. The change is calculated from the local population of 2,502, estimated by AreaSearch following analysis of the newest ERP statistics published by the ABS (June 2025) and an extra 11 verified new addresses since the Census date.
This population level translates to a density of 179 persons per square kilometer, indicating substantial space per resident and capacity for additional growth. Over the last decade, the suburb of Dayboro has shown stable growth trends with a 1.8% compound annual growth rate, outperforming the SA3 area. Demographic gains in the area were chiefly driven by interstate migration, which accounted for roughly 64.0% of total population increases in recent times, though all indicators including natural increase and overseas migration were positive contributors. AreaSearch utilizes ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 region, published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline. For any SA2 regions lacking this dataset, and for years after 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government for SA2 regions, published in 2023 using 2021 data, are implemented. These state projections do not separate residents by age groups; consequently, where used, AreaSearch distributes growth weightings proportionally based on the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, using 2022 data) for each age bracket. Regarding future demographic trends, a population rise slightly under the national median for statistical regions is anticipated, with the suburb of Dayboro projected to add 258 individuals by 2041 based on compiled SA2-level projections, representing a total increase of 6.3% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
49 new dwellings have been approved in Dayboro over the past five years, an average of 9 a year. That is 4.0 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 5, 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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Based on AreaSearch assessments of ABS building approvals allocated from statistical area records, Dayboro has averaged approximately 9 new home approvals annually, with an estimated 49 dwellings approved during the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and 5 so far in FY-26. With an average of 2.4 residents moving to the area for each new dwelling built over the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), demonstrating solid demand that reinforces property values, new dwellings are being constructed at an average estimated value of $472,000, showing that developers are targeting the higher-end market with premium properties.
Furthermore, $833,000 in commercial approvals have been logged during this financial year, pointing to very low commercial construction activity. In comparison to Greater Brisbane, Dayboro exhibits a similar rate of building activity per resident, preserving a market balance that aligns with the wider metropolitan region. In addition, recent construction has consisted entirely of standalone houses, preserving the locality's traditional low-density profile with a focus on family properties that appeal to buyers looking for space. The estimated ratio of 357 residents in the locality per building approval highlights its quiet, low-scale construction environment. Looking forward, Dayboro is projected to add 164 residents by 2041 (starting from the most recent quarterly estimate by AreaSearch). At current construction velocities, the supply of new housing is expected to easily satisfy demand, creating favorable conditions for buyers and potentially supporting population growth that exceeds current forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Dayboro, worth an estimated $62 billion. A further 111 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $94.6 billion. 45 are already under construction and 45 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. 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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Changes to local infrastructure, major developments, and urban planning policies are key drivers of regional performance. In total, no projects have been identified by AreaSearch as likely to influence this locality. Primary projects include the Waraba Priority Development Area, the Moreton Bay Regional Council Planning Scheme, the Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) Interim Amendment No. 1, and the Queensland Supergrid South, with details below on those most relevant to the area.
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Waraba Priority Development Area
Waraba is Queensland's 36th Priority Development Area, a 2,880 hectare greenfield growth area in the City of Moreton Bay declared on 2 August 2024. Formerly known as Caboolture West, it covers the suburbs of Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, Greenstone, Corymbia and Waraba and is planned to accommodate around 65,000 people in about 25,000 homes and 17,000 jobs over roughly 40 years, including 860 hectares of green space and a fully costed infrastructure plan worth over 2 billion dollars.A 2.4 billion dollar joint Commonwealth-State Infrastructure Activation Fund is supporting delivery of approximately 16,845 homes to mid-2034 within the PDA. The proposed Waraba PDA Development Scheme, which will replace the current Interim Land Use Plan, is on public notification from 18 May to 2 July 2026, with finalisation expected around September 2026; from 18 May 2026, Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has also taken over development assessment responsibilities from Moreton Bay City Council. Construction is well advanced in Lilywood: Lennium Group's Lilywood Landings estate (705 lots) has delivered its first residents, Stockland's Rivermont (around 2,050 homes across 175 hectares, including a Halcyon over-50s community) began releasing homesites from February 2025 with homes ready to build from early 2026, and AVID Property Group's Vantage Lilywood land lease community (296 homes) started a 17 million dollar clubhouse build in May 2026, with first residents expected in June 2026. Other active developers in the PDA include Baycrown Property Group, Orchard Property Group and KDL Property. State-funded works include a 71 million dollar upgrade of Caboolture River Road (construction 2026, completion 2028) and a 38.5 million dollar wastewater package unlocking the Lilywood suburb, funded under the SEQ City Deal Growth Areas Compact.
Kinma Valley
A masterplanned residential community in Morayfield, Queensland, spanning 234 hectares and designed for up to 2,500 homes and over 6,500 residents. Features a mix of housing types, extensive parklands including a 31-hectare central park, over 6km of walking and cycle trails, 12 local parks, and a $3.5M adventure playground. Acquired by Stockland and joint venture partner Supalai from Lendlease in November 2024. Stages 1-6 are complete, Stages 7-10 are being prepared for registration, and civil works are progressing across Stages 11-21 with bulk earthworks pushing to Stage 28.The Hazelwood Precinct is sold out, while the Delaney Precinct is now selling. Moreton Bay's largest display village, showcasing 34 homes from 17 builders, officially opened at Kinma Valley in February 2026, with a sales and information centre planned to follow.
Kurwongbah Winery and Wellness Retreat
An 85-cabin integrated health and wellness eco retreat with a viticultural twist, including tourist accommodation, a winery with six vineyards, a two-level restaurant with cellar door, a day spa-style health and wellness centre, market gardens, and preservation of koala habitat through replanting and restoration.
Narangba Heights Shopping Centre
Expansion of the Narangba Heights local centre featuring stage one with a full-line Coles supermarket, retail, dining, and commercial spaces. Stage two includes ALDI supermarket, childcare centre, health and fitness facilities, additional food outlets, and mixed-use buildings. The project comprises 12 buildings with increased floor area, parking, and pedestrian connectivity.
Narangba Central Shopping Centre
Narangba Central is a proposed greenfield neighbourhood shopping centre spanning approximately 7,000 sqm. The development is designed to include a full-line supermarket and various specialty retail tenants focusing on food, convenience, and service-based offerings. The project is currently being repositioned to align with shifting regional market demands and commercial requirements. DMA Partners is advising on the redesign, feasibility, and leasing strategy to optimize the centre's operational efficiency and future development potential.
Lilywood Landings Community Facilities
First community facilities in Waraba including a 135-child capacity childcare centre, swim school, services hub, and community meeting spaces. Designed to serve the growing Waraba Priority Development Area with essential family and community services.
Bruce Highway Upgrade - Uhlmann Road to Buchanan Road
The project involves planning to upgrade the Bruce Highway from Uhlmann Road, Burpengary to Buchanan Road, Morayfield. The preferred option includes adding multi-lane, one-way collector-distributor roads on both sides of the highway to separate local trips from through traffic, upgrading the Uhlmann Road and Buchanan Road interchanges, and providing active transport facilities. A second phase of community consultation on the preferred option was completed in late 2025. It aims to meet future traffic growth, reduce congestion, and improve flood immunity.
Lilywood Landings
Lilywood Landings is the first master-planned residential community in the new city of Waraba (formerly Caboolture West). Developed by Lennium Group, the 70-hectare riverside haven features over 720 residential lots, 23 hectares of parklands, 1.74km of Caboolture River frontage, and 4.5km of pedestrian and bike paths. The community includes a planned state primary school, childcare centre, and a Coles supermarket currently under construction. With nearly 400 lots already sold and the first residents moved in, the project offers a premium, active outdoor lifestyle with excellent connectivity to Morayfield and Caboolture CBD.
1,340 residents of Dayboro are employed, from a labour force of 1,392. Unemployment sits at 3.7%, with participation at 70.3%. 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. The working-day population is estimated at 1,953, 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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Dayboro has a qualified workforce, with substantial representation in essential services fields, and an unemployment rate of just 3.7%, based on AreaSearch compilations of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 1,340 local residents are employed, while the jobless rate is 0.7% lower than the Greater Brisbane average of 4.3%, and labor force participation matches the Greater Brisbane average of 70.4%. According to Census details, a moderate 20.5% of working residents worked from home, though the influence of Covid-19 restrictions should be kept in mind. The primary employment sectors for local residents are construction, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
The locality displays a particularly high concentration in construction, with an employment proportion that is 1.7 times the regional average. Conversely, health care & social assistance is underrepresented, employing only 13.8% of the local workforce compared to 16.1% in Greater Brisbane. The locality appears to have relatively few local employment positions, as shown by comparing the count of Census jobs to the resident workforce. Based on AreaSearch assessments of SALM and ABS statistics compiled from broader statistical areas, during the 12 months leading to March 2026, the local labor force contracted by 1.2% while employment fell by 0.8%, resulting in a decline in the unemployment rate of 0.5 percentage points. Meanwhile, Greater Brisbane recorded an employment increase of 3.2% and a labor force expansion of 3.4%, with a 0.1 percentage point increase. National employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia published in May-25 provide additional context regarding future demand in Dayboro. These projections, looking at five and ten-year horizons, have been aligned with the local industry profile to estimate future growth trends. While national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates vary significantly across different sectors. Applying these industry-specific projections to the local workforce mix suggests that local employment should grow by 6.5% over five years and 13.3% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and does not incorporate local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Dayboro is $2,303 a week (about $120,000 a year), with median personal income at $933 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,389 a year against an average of $77,957. 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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Residents of the suburb of Dayboro record a median taxpayer income of $59,389 and an average of $77,957, based on the latest postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. This is exceptionally high on a national scale, comparing to a median income of $58,236 and an average income of $72,799 in Greater Brisbane. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, current projections would stand at roughly $66,136 for the median and $86,813 for the average as of March 2026. Census statistics show that household, family, and individual incomes all place highly in Dayboro, ranking between the 71st and 83rd percentiles across the country.
Income distributions show that the largest group contains 31.5% of residents (817 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 range, which is similar to the broader region where 33.3% are in this category. Financial strength is demonstrated by the 37.2% of households that secure high weekly incomes above $3,000, which supports strong local spending. Housing costs represent 14.8% of earnings, while solid incomes place residents in the 83rd percentile for disposable income, and the area's SEIFA income score falls in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Dayboro had 785 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 1% apartments. 60% are owned with a mortgage, 10% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month, a total housing cost higher than 79% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 17.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of housing in Dayboro at the time of the latest Census consisted of 97.4% standalone houses and 2.6% other housing types (semi-detached properties, apartments, and alternative dwellings), compared to the Brisbane metropolitan average of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Furthermore, the rate of home ownership in Dayboro was significantly higher than the Brisbane metropolitan average, standing at 30.0%, with the remaining properties being purchased with a mortgage (59.8%) or rented (10.2%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was significantly higher than the Brisbane metropolitan average at $2,167, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $410, compared to Brisbane metropolitan averages of $1,863 and $380 respectively.
Nationally, mortgage payments in Dayboro are notably higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and rents also exceed the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Dayboro counted 785 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 858 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 87% of areas nationally, against 34% couples without children. 14% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households make up the vast majority of local homes at 83.9%, consisting of 43.6% couples with children, 33.5% couples without children, and 6.0% single parent families. Non-family households account for the remaining 16.1%, with single-person households representing 14.4% and group households making up 1.0% of the total. The median household size of 2.9 individuals is larger than the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
25.1% of adults in Dayboro hold a university qualification, including 18.6% with a bachelor degree and 3.3% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 75% of areas nationally. A further 29.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 344 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,046 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 levels in Dayboro are slightly below regional benchmarks, with 25.1% of residents aged 15+ holding a university qualification, compared to 30.5% in the SA3 region. This difference indicates opportunities for further educational growth and skills training. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher qualification at 18.6%, followed by postgraduate degrees (3.3%) and graduate diplomas (3.2%). Vocational and technical training is highly represented, with 43.5% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational qualifications, including advanced diplomas (14.4%) and certificates (29.1%). Enrolment in education is remarkably high, with 33.0% of the population actively participating in formal study.
This cohort includes 13.2% attending primary school, 10.0% in secondary school, and 4.4% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Dayboro means driving: households keep an average of 2.1 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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67.9% of residents in Dayboro report no long-term health condition. 3.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 58.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.6 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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Dayboro records favorable health profiles, based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality rates and the occurrence of long-term health issues. The occurrence of common medical conditions is low within the general population, although it rises above the national average among older, vulnerable cohorts. Additionally, the rate of private health insurance is exceptionally high, covering approximately 58% of the total population (~1,508 people). This compares to 55.8% across Greater Brisbane. The most frequent health issues reported by local residents were mental health conditions and arthritis, affecting 8.8 and 8.6% of residents respectively.
Conversely, 67.9% of the population reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 69.2% in Greater Brisbane. Health profiles for working-age residents are generally average. The area has 18.3% of its population aged 65 and over (475 people), which exceeds the Greater Brisbane share of 15.1%, although this cohort ranks lower nationally than the rest of the local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Dayboro is largely Australian-born, at 84.1% of residents, with 3.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.2%) and Australian (29.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Dayboro displays a lower level of cultural diversity compared to national averages, with 84.1% of residents born in Australia, 90.9% holding citizenship, and 96.5% speaking only English at home. The predominant religion is Christianity, representing 47.6% of the population, which is close to the 47.8% recorded across Greater Brisbane. Regarding parent birthplaces, the three largest ancestry groups in Dayboro are English, representing 33.2% of the population, which is significantly higher than the regional average of 26.8%, Australian, representing 29.2% of the population, also notably higher than the regional average of 23.2%, and Scottish, representing 10.4% of the population.
There are also clear differences in the proportions of other backgrounds: German ancestry is highly represented at 5.7% of Dayboro (compared to 4.2% regionally), Dutch at 1.8% (compared to 1.2%), and French at 0.6% (compared to 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Dayboro is 41. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 20.8% 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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With a median age of 41, Dayboro is notably older than Greater Brisbane's average of 36 and slightly older than the Australian average of 38 years. Compared to the Greater Brisbane average, the 55 - 64 age bracket is highly overrepresented (14.0% locally), while the 25 - 34 cohort is underrepresented (8.6%). Since 2021, the 15 to 24 age bracket has expanded from 10.1% to 12.2% of the population, and the 75 to 84 cohort has increased from 3.4% to 5.3%. In contrast, the 45 to 54 cohort has decreased from 15.4% to 13.3%, and the 5 to 14 age group has dropped from 17.3% to 15.3%.
Demographic projections indicate that Dayboro's age distribution will change substantially by 2041. The 85+ cohort is expected to increase significantly, adding 96 individuals (219%) to grow from 44 to 141. The combined 65+ age brackets are projected to make up 78% of the total population growth, showing the aging trend of the local population. Meanwhile, the 15 to 24 and 0 to 4 age cohorts are expected to experience population declines.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Dayboro
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 | Aug 2026 this month all 1 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 Aug 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 — 11 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (2,376 at the 2021 Census → 2,596 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 (SAL30816). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.