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The median house price in Dharruk is $980k. House values have moved 7.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Dharruk has an estimated 2,819 residents. That puts 2,999 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 population updates from the ABS for the surrounding region alongside fresh addresses verified by AreaSearch since the Census, Dharruk has an estimated residency of 2,819 as of May 2026. This represents an addition of 13 people (0.5%) relative to the 2021 Census, when the count stood at 2,806 people. This shift is derived from a resident population of 2,814, calculated by AreaSearch using the ABS June 2025 release of ERP figures combined with 10 validated new addresses added since the Census date. Such a population size results in a density of 2,998 persons per square kilometer, placing the locality in the country's top quartile for density under the AreaSearch assessment framework.
Recent population expansion was mostly fueled by natural growth, which was responsible for approximately 55.00000000000001% of all population increases over the latest periods. For each SA2 boundary, AreaSearch incorporates projections from Geoscience Australia and the ABS, published in 2024 and utilizing 2022 as their baseline year. In instances where SA2 boundaries lack this coverage, the 2022 release of SA2 projections from the NSW State Government, using a 2021 baseline, is applied. The age-bracket growth trajectories from these sources are also mapped to all localities for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Based on these projected demographic updates, the area is anticipated to register growth in the bottom national quartile, adding 55 persons by 2041 according to compiled SA2 projections, representing an overall increase of 1.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
48 new dwellings have been approved in Dharruk over the past five years, an average of 9 a year. That is 3.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 2, 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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According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS building approvals allocated from broader statistical boundaries, Dharruk averages roughly 9 dwellings approved for construction annually. This comprises an estimated 48 residential approvals over the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and 2 during the current FY-26. Because the local population has decreased in recent times, this level of development has been relatively sufficient, which is advantageous for buyers, with new builds averaging a construction value of $206,000—a figure below regional benchmarks that indicates more affordable entry points. Additionally, commercial approvals worth $150,000 were recorded this financial year, pointing to a heavily residential concentration.
In comparison to Greater Sydney, Dharruk records moderately elevated construction volume (33.0% higher than the regional per-capita average across the 5 year timeframe), which supports buyer options while sustaining existing property values, even though building pace has slowed of late. This rate is similarly below the national average, pointing to local market maturity and potential limits on new construction. The composition of new building approvals consists of 80.0% detached homes and 20.0% medium and high-density dwellings, maintaining a suburban atmosphere with a detached footprint that draws buyers seeking more space. This represents a clear shift from the current housing stock (of which 97.0% is houses), pointing to less available vacant land and shifting lifestyle choices and affordability constraints. Averaging around 703 people for each dwelling approval, Dharruk represents a highly established property market. Long-term forecasts indicate that Dharruk will add 50 residents by 2041 (calculated from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update). With current construction trends, the addition of new housing is expected to easily satisfy demand, creating favorable buyer conditions and potentially supporting growth above current demographic forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Dharruk
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 22 current infrastructure and development projects close to Dharruk, worth an estimated $9.76 billion. 5 are already under construction and 11 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and sports & recreation. 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 infrastructure projects, major works, and urban planning decisions have a significant effect on regional performance. AreaSearch has identified a single project expected to influence the locality. The primary initiatives include the First Nations Cultural Hub Mount Druitt, the PCYC Mount Druitt Community Facility (Expansion), the Mount Druitt Town Centre Renewal and WSIG Projects, and the Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Passenger Rail Corridor, with details provided for the most significant developments.
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Mount Druitt Town Centre Renewal and WSIG Projects
Blacktown City Council is delivering a major Mount Druitt town centre renewal program funded through the NSW Government Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants program. Current works include the $40.6 million renewal of Mount Druitt Swimming Centre, where construction has commenced after the centre closed on 27 January 2026, and the $26.8 million revitalisation of Mount Druitt Hub, planned to start construction in early to mid 2026 and open in late 2027. The program also includes a new First Nations Cultural Hub, public garden, public domain and access improvements, and planning changes for a new developable mixed-use site in Mount Street to support the Mount Druitt Town Centre Masterplan.
Expanded Mount Druitt Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
Approved $25.4 million expansion of the existing Mount Druitt PCYC to provide a larger youth, sport and community facility. The project retains the existing club and adds a new expanded wing with two multipurpose indoor courts, youth hub, new entry, reception and administration area, amenities, storage, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, improved car and bus parking, landscaping and tree planting. Blacktown City Council states the DA was approved on 28 October 2025, construction is expected to start in late 2026 and the expanded facility is expected to open by the end of 2027.
CDC Marsden Park Data Centre Campus
The Marsden Park Campus is set to become the largest data centre campus in the southern hemisphere, providing over 504 MW of planned capacity with scalability towards 1 GW. The facility is designed to support high-density AI and liquid cooling workloads with 24/7 on-site security and Tier IV equivalent resiliency to support the growing digital economy in Western Sydney.
Renewed Mount Druitt Swimming Centre
A 40.6 million AUD redevelopment of the Mount Druitt Swimming Centre delivering a year-round aquatic centre with a new 25 m indoor learn-to-swim pool, splashpad, refurbished 50 m outdoor pool, kiosk, reception, community spaces, inclusive amenities, changerooms and landscape improvements. Construction commenced in February 2026 following closure of the existing facility in January 2026. The project forms part of the wider Mount Druitt transformation program.
Mount St Mount Druitt
A major mixed-use urban renewal precinct designed as a 'village of buildings' to transform the Mount Druitt CBD. The development features approximately 900 residential apartments across four towers reaching heights of up to 80m. The proposal includes a large-scale shopping mall, a new public town square, and a through-site retail link connecting Mount Street to the Mount Druitt Town Centre Reserve. While initially slated for a 2022 commencement, the project remains in the planning and pre-construction phase as of mid-2026, aligning with Blacktown City Council's broader Mount Druitt to Toongabbie Corridor Strategy.
Expanded Mount Druitt PCYC
A $25.4 million expansion of the Mount Druitt Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC), funded by the NSW Government's Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants (WSIG) program. Designed by AJC Architects in collaboration with Barra-gi Consulting as First Nations Lead, the project more than doubles the existing facility's footprint. New works include two multipurpose indoor courts, a youth hub gathering space, new reception and administration areas, upgraded toilets and amenities, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, and car and bus parking.The design incorporates recycled-waste bricks, straw bale panels and a hybrid ventilation strategy. The expansion supports activities including basketball, futsal, martial arts and boxing, and forms part of an $86.9 million WSIG investment in Mount Druitt. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026.
Universal Property Group 6-10 Mount Street Development
State Significant Development application for a mixed-use precinct comprising 926 apartments across two connected towers (up to 26 storeys). The project includes 180 affordable housing units (15% of GFA), 13 commercial tenancies, a central plaza, and public domain improvements. Located within the Mount Druitt Strategic Centre, approximately 700m from the train station.
Anglicare Mount Druitt Affordable Housing
173 mixed tenure social and affordable housing units across three 8-storey towers with single level linked basement. Designed specifically for single women aged 55+ (45+ for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples). Includes ground floor community services, retail tenancy, and multiple community spaces. Part of NSW Government's Social and Affordable Housing Fund.
988 residents of Dharruk are employed, from a labour force of 1,174. Unemployment sits at 15.8%, with participation at 54.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,438, about 86% 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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Dharruk has a diverse labor market that includes both white and blue-collar occupations across multiple industries, featuring an unemployment rate of 15.8% and an estimated 2.5% increase in employment over the last year, according to AreaSearch compilations of statistical area data. As of March 2026, there are 988 employed residents, while the unemployment rate is 11.7% higher than the Greater Sydney average of 4.1%, showing a clear opportunity for labor market improvement, and the workforce participation rate is considerably lower (54.1% versus Greater Sydney's 69.1%). Census records indicate that a moderate 20.5% of the local workforce worked from home, though this may have been influenced by pandemic-related lockdown measures.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, transport, postal & warehousing, and retail trade. The locality displays a clear concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where the employment share is 2.2 times the average across the region. Conversely, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, making up only 2.9% of the Dharruk workforce compared to 11.5% in Greater Sydney. This heavily residential suburb appears to provide few local jobs, as shown by comparing the Census working population against the resident population. Based on AreaSearch assessments of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated from regional data, the 12 months leading to March 2026 saw employment rise by 2.5% while the labor force expanded by 1.1%, leading to a drop in unemployment of 1.1 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Sydney recorded employment expansion of 1.9% and labor force growth of 1.9%, with a very small decrease. Predictions from Jobs and Skills Australia released in May-25 offer additional perspective on potential future demand in Dharruk. These five and ten-year forecasts have been aligned with the local industry profile to project local trends. While national employment is expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the rate of change varies widely by sector. Applying these sectoral projections to the employment composition in Dharruk suggests local jobs will grow by 6.0% over five years and 12.8% over ten years (this represents a basic weighted extrapolation for context and does not account for local population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Dharruk is $1,467 a week (about $76,000 a year), with median personal income at $556 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $45,773 a year against an average of $50,443. 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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Based on the most recent postcode-level ATO statistics released for financial year 2023, the suburb of Dharruk has a median taxpayer income of $45,773 and an average taxpayer income of $50,443. These figures are below national averages, and compare to a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003 in Greater Sydney. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index rise of 10.32% since financial year 2023, current projections suggest figures of approximately $50,497 (median) and $55,649 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census reports that individual incomes sit at the 7th percentile ($556 weekly), while household incomes perform relatively better at the 33rd percentile.
The distribution of earnings shows that the largest group contains 36.5% of local residents (1,028 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 tier, which is close to the regional rate where 30.9% fall into this bracket. Housing affordability pressure is major, with only 82.0% of income remaining after housing costs, placing the area in the 31st percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Dharruk had 864 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 1% apartments. 37% are owned with a mortgage, 33% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 23.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of housing types in Dharruk at the latest Census consisted of 97.4% houses and 2.7% other dwellings (comprising semi-detached homes, apartments, and alternative structures), compared to Sydney metro's breakdown of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Meanwhile, the home ownership rate in Dharruk was comparable to the Sydney metro average at 29.9%, with the remaining properties either under mortgage (37.3%) or rented (32.8%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was significantly lower than the Sydney metro average at $1,733, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $350, compared to Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470.
On a national level, Dharruk's mortgage costs are below the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are lower than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Dharruk counted 864 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.0 people each. 38% are couples with children, against 20% couples without children. 19% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.0 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families represent the vast majority of households at 78.2% of the total, consisting of 37.6% couples with children, 19.6% couples without children, and 18.8% single parent families. Non-family households account for the remaining 21.8% of dwellings, with lone person households representing 18.8% and group living arrangements accounting for 2.5% of the total. The median household size of 3.0 people exceeds the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
14.8% of adults in Dharruk hold a university qualification, including 10.4% with a bachelor degree and 3.3% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 91% of areas nationally. A further 22.4% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 877 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 879 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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The locality presents educational disparities, with university graduation rates (14.8%) falling far below the Greater Sydney average of 38.0%. This situation highlights both a hurdle and a chance for targeted schooling improvements. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher qualification at 10.4%, followed by postgraduate degrees (3.3%) and graduate diplomas (1.1%). Vocational and technical training is highly represented, with 31.2% of residents aged 15+ holding a vocational qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas (8.8%) and certificates (22.4%). The rate of educational enrollment is notably high, with 32.8% of the population currently undertaking formal studies.
This is comprised of 12.5% in primary school, 9.8% in high school, and 3.4% enrolled in tertiary courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Dharruk reaches 20 stops on 13 routes, timetabled for about 1,700 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 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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Analysis of the local transport network shows 20 active transit stops in Dharruk, consisting of various bus options. These stops are served by 13 unique routes, which combine to support 1,653 weekly passenger journeys. Access to transport is rated as excellent, with residents living an average of 165 meters from the nearest stop. Because the area is primarily residential, the majority of working residents commute to other areas, with private vehicles remaining the primary mode of travel at 87%, followed by train travel at 7%. Dwellings average 1.3 vehicles. Approximately 20.5% of the workforce worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may have been impacted by pandemic conditions.
Service frequency across all local routes averages 236 runs per day, which translates to roughly 82 weekly runs for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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68.6% of residents in Dharruk report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 77% of areas nationally. 8.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.0% 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 indicators highlight significant issues in Dharruk, according to AreaSearch's analysis of mortality trends and chronic condition rates. There is a substantially elevated occurrence of common medical conditions, particularly among senior cohorts, while the proportion of residents with private health insurance is very low at around 47% of the population (~1,323 people). This is below the 59.9% recorded across Greater Sydney and the national average of 55.7%. The primary medical conditions recorded in the suburb were arthritis and asthma, affecting 8.4 and 7.9% of residents, respectively, while 68.6% of the population reported no chronic medical conditions, compared to 74.6% in Greater Sydney.
Residents of working age display a higher than average rate of chronic illness. The suburb has 16.7% of its population aged 65 and over (470 people), which is higher than the 15.5% average in Greater Sydney. Health indicators for these senior residents present some challenges, though they rank better nationally than the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
39.5% of Dharruk residents were born overseas and 40.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 83% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (19.4%) and English (16.4%). 4.9% 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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Dharruk exhibits a high degree of multicultural diversity, with 39.5% of the population born outside Australia and 40.9% using a non-English language at home. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 56.1% of the population. The most prominent religious overrepresentation is Islam, which accounts for 14.7% of the population, a rate significantly higher than the Greater Sydney average of 6.8%. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (parents' country of birth), the three most common groups in Dharruk are Other at 27.6% of the population, which is much higher than the regional average of 16.0%, Australian at 19.4%, and English at 16.4%.
There are also distinct concentrations of other ancestral backgrounds: Samoan is highly overrepresented at 4.0% of Dharruk (compared to 0.5% across the region), Filipino at 3.3% (compared to 2.0%) and Maltese at 1.5% (compared to 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Dharruk is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 26.9% 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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Dharruk's median age of 35 years is slightly below Greater Sydney's median of 37 and also younger than the national average of 38. The 0 - 4 age cohort is highly represented at 8.5% compared to Greater Sydney, whereas the 25 - 34 bracket is less common at 12.7%. Since 2021, the cohort aged 15 to 24 grew from 12.5% to 14.2% of the population, while the group aged 75 to 84 rose from 3.6% to 4.8%. In contrast, the 5 to 14 cohort fell from 15.9% to 14.6% and the 45 to 54 group declined from 12.4% to 11.2%.
Demographic projections to 2041 point to major structural shifts in Dharruk. The 85+ cohort is set for rapid expansion, growing by 50 people (148%) from 33 to 84. The combined cohorts aged 65 and over will represent 92% of all population growth, emphasizing the suburb's aging profile. Meanwhile, both the 55 to 64 and 15 to 24 age groups are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Dharruk
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, Local governments Daily | May 2026 3 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 10 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (2,806 at the 2021 Census → 2,819 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 (SAL11250). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.