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Deception Bay has an estimated 21,038 residents, up from 19,573 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,465 people, or 7.5%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. 308 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 49.0% of that increase. That puts 1,082 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 post-Census validated addresses alongside ABS population revisions across the surrounding region, the suburb of Deception Bay has reached an estimated population of approximately 21,038 as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 1,465 people (7.5%) compared to the 19,573 residents tallied during the 2021 Census. This updated figure builds upon the ABS Estimated Resident Population release from June 2025 (which indicated 20,925 local inhabitants) combined with 308 post-Census validated new addresses identified by AreaSearch. Population density currently stands at 1,082 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with broader regional benchmarks recorded by AreaSearch.
With an expansion rate of 7.5% following the census, the suburb of Deception Bay sits within 2.0 percentage points of the national growth pace of 9.5%, reflecting resilient demographic momentum. Inflow from interstate migrants formed the principal growth component by generating roughly 49.0% of recent population additions, while positive contributions were likewise recorded across natural increase and overseas arrivals. Projections generated by ABS/Geoscience Australia from 2024 (using 2022 as a base year) are implemented by AreaSearch for local SA2 calculations. For periods beyond 2032 or locations outside that dataset, AreaSearch incorporates Queensland State Government SA2 forecasts issued in 2023 from 2021 baselines. Because state projections lack age-bracket breakdowns, cohort-specific allocations are derived by applying proportional weighting models from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release (based on 2022 data). Looking to the future, demographic modelling indicates above median population growth compared to statistical regions nationwide, with the suburb of Deception Bay anticipated to expand by 3,440 persons through to 2041 across aggregated SA2 projections, representing an overall rise of 15.8% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
714 new dwellings have been approved in Deception Bay over the past five years, an average of 142 a year. That places the area in the 80th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 7 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 177 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 77% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 198, 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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An evaluation of ABS building approval records by AreaSearch indicates that Deception Bay has logged an annual average of roughly 142 residential dwelling approvals, delivering an estimated aggregate of 714 homes throughout the preceding 5 financial years. In FY-25 to date, local authorities have approved 198 dwellings. With an intake averaging only 0.8 new residents per year per dwelling constructed over the past 5 financial years (from FY-21 through FY-25), construction volume is matching or outpacing inbound demand, expanding local housing stock and establishing capacity for demographic growth past current projections.
New residences show an average construction value of $389,000, aligning with broader regional standards. Furthermore, non-residential activity has seen $6.3 million in commercial approvals logged during the current financial year, underscoring the locality's primarily residential profile. Residential building approvals consist of 77.0% detached houses alongside 23.0% semi-detached and attached formats, preserving the district's low-density suburban fabric and catering to households seeking standalone properties. Generating approximately 85 people per approval, Deception Bay exhibits characteristics typical of an active growth corridor. According to the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch, Deception Bay is forecast to welcome an additional 3,327 residents heading towards 2041. Sustaining present construction volumes will enable new residential building to comfortably absorb incoming demand, creating favorable buyer market conditions and accommodating population expansion beyond baseline estimates.
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 13 current infrastructure and development projects inside Deception Bay, worth an estimated $422 million. A further 109 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $24.4 billion. 38 are already under construction and 44 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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Infrastructure upgrades, major planning schemes, and public works serve as fundamental drivers of local performance and amenity. AreaSearch has tracked 30 major initiatives poised to influence the district, highlighted by the First Nations Elders Housing Project, the Deception Bay Road Upgrade (Bruce Highway to Park Road), the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan - South East Queensland, and the Peninsula Power Sports Complex.
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Peninsula Power Sports Complex
Multi-sport facility featuring AFL, rugby league, and soccer fields with grandstands, clubhouse facilities, training fields, and associated parking. Designed to serve the growing northern peninsula population.
First Nations Elders Housing Project
Construction is well underway on a 75-home social and affordable housing development for First Nations people. The project will deliver 53 one-bedroom and 22 two-bedroom apartments with culturally appropriate design, communal facilities, accessible dwellings, sustainable features, landscaping and public art to support ageing in place and strengthen community connections.
Captain Cook Parade Apartment Development
Proposed multi-residential development by Bathla Group comprising 108 residential apartments across two buildings of three and eight storeys. Designed by Jackson Teece, the proposal occupies a 2,908 sqm amalgamated site at 7 Captain Cook Parade and 5-7 Wallin Avenue. The development application is lodged with City of Moreton Bay.
Deception Bay Road Duplication (Bruce Highway to Park Road)
Planned duplication of the last remaining 3.3-kilometre two-lane section of Deception Bay Road, between the Bruce Highway interchange and the Park Road/Lipscombe Road intersection in Deception Bay, north of Brisbane. The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads completed planning for the corridor, with a preferred planning layout finalised following community consultation rounds in late 2021 and again from November 2022 to January 2023. The layout provides a four-lane median-divided arterial road, signalised and upgraded intersections at Priests Road, Krause Street and Warroo Drive, new service roads to consolidate property access, fauna fencing, a new signalised pedestrian crossing between Park Road/Lipscombe Road and Tallagon Court, eight bus stops, and off-road active transport pathways including about 6.5 kilometres of new shared path and 2.6 kilometres of upgraded path.A fauna overpass linking the northern and southern sections of Freshwater National Park can be included subject to future funding. Around 21,000 vehicles use this section each day. The upgrade would complete the dual-carriageway link across the full 9-kilometre length of Deception Bay Road and provide a seamless transition from the completed $163 million Bruce Highway - Deception Bay Road interchange upgrade. Planning was fully funded by the Queensland Government at $2.24 million (Investment ID 1552273). Timeframes for detailed design and construction depend on future funding commitments and competing statewide priorities; no construction funding or delivery timeline has been committed.
Proximity Estate
Proximity Estate is a 25-lot boutique residential subdivision in Deception Bay, in the City of Moreton Bay, developed by Advanced Property Solutions across approximately 2.02 hectares. The estate comprises vacant land lots from 580m2 to 654m2 alongside house and land packages, with a significant proportion marketed as Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and dual-key/dual-occupancy homes targeting NDIS participant demand in South East Queensland. Civil works including bulk earthworks, roadworks, stormwater drainage and services were carried out through 2023-2025, with land now titled and sold out; house construction on individual lots continues under project marketer B.E Property.The estate sits in the northern growth corridor to Brisbane, close to schools, medical centres and Deception Bay Marketplace.
Dawn on Deception
38-lot house-and-land subdivision by CBM Property in Deception Bay. The project delivers new local streets, serviced lots and turnkey homes. DA covers reconfiguring 1 lot into 39 lots with subsequent operational works (eg landscaping). Marketing shows 38 new homes; sales activity indicates delivery is underway with completion targeted in 2025.
Joseph Crescent Residential Subdivision
35-lot residential subdivision on 3.28ha waterfront site near Deception Bay foreshore. Mix of lot sizes from 400sqm to 1700sqm with one existing dwelling retained. Development includes new dedicated 16m road access via Joseph Crescent. Despite significant community opposition (80+ petition signatures), received council approval in 2019.
Market Square Stage 2
A multi-million-dollar refurbishment and expansion of Market Square Deception Bay, adding a full-line 3,850 sqm market-style Coles supermarket, Liquorland, refurbished Choice The Discount Store, H Cafe & Bar, and more specialty retailers. This adds to the established offering of a full-line Woolworths supermarket, Dan Murphy's, a medical precinct anchored by Smart Clinics, IQ Radiology, Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, and Snap Fitness, over 40 specialty stores, cafes, restaurants, takeaway eateries, casual dining, and a Play & Learn Child Care Centre.The centre now comprises approximately 21,150 sqm of retail space with over 830 car spaces.
8,869 residents of Deception Bay are employed, from a labour force of 9,597. Unemployment sits at 7.6%, with participation at 56.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 17,946, about 85% 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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Deception Bay features a balanced job market that includes both white and blue collar positions, with essential services well represented and an unemployment rate of 7.6%. Estimated employment growth over the past year stands at 2.9%, according to AreaSearch aggregation of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 8,869 residents are in work, and the unemployment rate is 3.3% above Greater Brisbane's rate of 4.3%, which indicates room for improvement. Workforce participation lags significantly at 56.4% compared to Greater Brisbane's 70.1%. Based on Census responses, a low 9.8% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
The dominant employment sectors for local residents include health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. The community displays a marked vocational concentration in health care & social assistance, capturing an employment share 1.2 times the regional standard. Conversely, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, engaging just 3.0% of Deception Bay's working population compared to 8.9% throughout Greater Brisbane. Given the divergence between Census resident worker numbers and local job counts, this predominantly suburban community offers comparatively constrained employment opportunities within its own boundaries. AreaSearch data synthesising ABS and SALM metrics demonstrates that over the recent 12-month timeframe, local employment expanded by 2.9% while the broader labor force grew by 3.7%, driving an increase in the unemployment rate of 0.7 percentage points. Across Greater Brisbane, employment rose by 3.2% alongside a labor pool expansion of 3.4%, resulting in a slight 0.1 percentage point rise in unemployment. National outlooks published by Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding long-term occupational demand. Applying these five-year and ten-year nationwide models to the local industry distribution—where national employment is slated to increase by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years—suggests Deception Bay's employment base could grow by 6.4% over five years and 13.4% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighting that excludes localized demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Deception Bay is $1,270 a week (about $66,000 a year), with median personal income at $620 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,554 a year against an average of $54,549. 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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Locals in Deception Bay register earnings below the nationwide median according to AreaSearch's compilation of ATO figures for financial year 2023. Individual taxable incomes within Deception Bay show a median of $48,554 and a mean of $54,549, lagging behind the Greater Brisbane benchmarks of $58,236 and $72,799. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, indexed metrics stand at approximately $54,070 for median income and $60,746 for average income as of March 2026. Data from the Census 2021 places personal, family, and household earnings between the 14th and 18th percentiles across Australia.
The core wage bracket comprises 30.5% of workers (6,416 people) earning in the $1,500 - 2,999 range, tracking closely with the metropolitan proportion of 33.3%. Housing affordability pressures are pronounced, with households retaining only 80.3% of income after shelter costs, placing the area in the 15th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Deception Bay had 7,120 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 84% detached houses and 4% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 40% rented and 26% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. Rent absorbs 25.6% 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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Census records indicate that Deception Bay's residential landscape is composed of 84.2% separate houses and 15.8% alternative formats such as townhouses, units, and apartments, compared to 73.5% separate houses and 26.5% other dwellings across metropolitan Brisbane. Outright homeownership matches the wider capital city benchmark at 25.7%, while remaining dwellings are divided between mortgaged properties (34.5%) and rental accommodation (39.8%). Median financing commitments in the suburb sat substantially below the metropolitan level at $1,517 per month versus $1,863, with weekly rent standing at a median of $325 compared to $380 regionally.
Relative to countrywide statistics, Deception Bay remains significantly more affordable than the Australian median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,863 and the national weekly rent of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Deception Bay counted 7,120 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,653 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 26% are couples with children, against 25% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households constitute 70.2% of the local dwelling structure, made up of 25.8% couples with children, 24.9% couples without children, and 18.0% single parent families. The remaining 29.8% consists of non-family arrangements, with lone person households representing 26.5% and group households making up 3.3%. Average household occupancy stands at 2.5 people, marginally below the Greater Brisbane metric of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
11.4% of adults in Deception Bay hold a university qualification, including 8.7% with a bachelor degree and 1.3% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 87% of areas nationally. A further 33.5% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 4,627 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 929 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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Attainment levels for higher education in the community present ongoing challenges, with 11.4% of residents holding university degrees compared to the Greater Brisbane average of 30.5%. Tertiary qualifications are led by bachelor degrees at 8.7%, followed by graduate diplomas at 1.4% and postgraduate awards at 1.3%. Vocational and technical pathways are heavily favored, with 43.4% of the population aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including 9.9% holding advanced diplomas and 33.5% holding certificate-level qualifications. Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the population, with 28.9% of residents currently undertaking formal education. Among those enrolled, primary schooling accounts for 11.2%, secondary education comprises 9.5%, and 2.7% are engaged in higher tertiary study.
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Getting around Deception Bay means driving: households keep an average of 1.4 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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58.0% of residents in Deception Bay report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 95% of areas nationally. 9.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.3 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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Epidemiological analysis by AreaSearch reveals notable health vulnerabilities across Deception Bay, where chronic condition rates and mortality statistics highlight ongoing burdens for both younger demographics and older cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is noticeably limited, taken up by approximately 49% of the local population (~10,270 people), trailing behind the Greater Brisbane figure of 55.8% and the broader Australian average of 55.7%. Prevalent chronic conditions reported in the community are mental health conditions and arthritis, recorded among 11.5 and 10.3% of the populace, while 58.0% reported no diagnosed medical issues compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Elevated chronic illness rates are evident across the working-age population. Furthermore, seniors aged 65 and over constitute 20.3% of residents (4,270 people), exceeding the 15.0% proportion seen across Greater Brisbane, with senior health outcomes aligning broadly with national general population metrics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Deception Bay is largely Australian-born, at 79.6% of residents, with 7.8% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.9%) and Australian (27.5%). 4.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics for Deception Bay sit below broader metropolitan averages, with Australian citizens making up 85.0% of the population, 79.6% born in Australia, and 92.2% speaking solely English at home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, encompassing 49.7% of residents, compared to 47.8% across Greater Brisbane. Looking at ancestral heritage, the three most prominent parental backgrounds in Deception Bay are English at 29.9%, Australian at 27.5%, and Scottish at 7.2%. Distinct demographic concentrations are also present among specific communities, with Samoan background representing 2.1% (compared to 0.9% across the region), Maori heritage at 1.8% (versus 1.1%), and New Zealand ancestry at 1.4% (against 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Deception Bay is 40. 24.3% 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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Demographic patterns in Deception Bay reflect an older age profile, with senior citizens and retirees (aged 65+) accounting for 20.3% of all residents as of August 2026 updates, compared to 15.0% across Greater Brisbane. Meanwhile, young to middle-aged adults aged 25 - 44 represent 24.1% of the population versus 30.6% regionally. The median age is estimated by AreaSearch at 40 years as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census figure and 4 years older than the Greater Brisbane median of 36 recorded at the same Census. The most pronounced demographic shift since the Census occurred among the 65+ bracket, growing from 19.0% to an estimated 20.3%.
Looking forward to 2041, senior cohorts are projected to drive the majority of local growth, expanding by 2,087 residents (49%) to a total of 6,358, whereas the 25 - 44 age bracket is expected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Deception Bay
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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Sep 2026 last month all 13 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 — 308 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (19,573 at the 2021 Census → 21,038 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 (SAL30819). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.