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The median house price in Douglas Park is $1.37m, with units at $745k. House values have moved 2.7% a year compounded over five years.
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Douglas Park has an estimated 1,518 residents, up from 1,386 at the 2021 Census — a change of 132 people, or 9.5%. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 61.0% of that increase. Density is about 57 people per 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 ABS regional updates alongside validated post-Census address additions, the population of the suburb of Douglas Park stands at approximately 1,518 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 132 people (9.5%) from the 1,386 people enumerated during the 2021 Census. Such movement is derived from an ERP figure of 1,430 established in the ABS June 2025 release, combined with 13 validated new addresses confirmed after the Census. The suburb's density settles at 56 persons per square kilometer, ensuring considerable personal space. Outpacing both Greater Sydney and the wider state figure of 7.3%, the 9.5% increase in the suburb of Douglas Park establishes it among regional frontrunners.
Interstate migration served as the principal demographic catalyst by generating approximately 61.0% of recent gains, supported concurrently by positive overseas migration and natural growth. Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 (using 2022 as baseline) are implemented by AreaSearch across SA2 divisions, with the NSW State Government's 2022-issued SA2 data (2021 baseline) filling any remaining gaps. Age-stratified growth rates across these models are likewise extended to cover 2032 to 2041. Demographic outlooks point to standout expansion for the suburb of Douglas Park, ranking within the top 10 percent of Australian statistical areas by adding 2,611 persons to 2041 under SA2 aggregations, which amounts to an overall 166.2% rise throughout the 16 years.
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30 new dwellings have been approved in Douglas Park over the past five years, an average of 6 a year. That is 6.9 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 18, 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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ABS building approval statistics aggregated by AreaSearch indicate that Douglas Park averaged approximately 6 new residential approvals per year, reaching roughly 30 homes across the past 5 financial years. A total of 18 approvals have been recorded during FY-25 to date. With an addition of just 0.4 new residents per year per dwelling constructed between FY-21 and FY-25 over the past 5 financial years, residential completions are comfortably meeting or surpassing local demand, providing extensive choice for purchasers, leaving room for population growth above projections, and seeing new dwellings constructed at an average value of $456,000.
In addition, commercial approvals registered at $1.5 million this financial year underscore the predominantly residential focus of the area. Per capita building activity across Douglas Park remains 60.0% below regional average per person compared to Greater Sydney. This constrained volume of new supply typically underpins values and demand for existing properties, even with construction picking up recently. Detached houses account for 90.0% of new projects, while attached dwellings make up 10.0%, preserving a low-density environment that appeals to buyers prioritizing space. Demonstrating roughly 97 people per dwelling approval, Douglas Park exhibits distinct hallmarks of an emerging growth hub. Longer-term projections from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate indicate that Douglas Park is set to gain 2,523 residents by 2041. If residential construction continues at current volumes, building activity could face challenges accommodating incoming population, which may intensify competition among buyers and reinforce upward price trends.
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 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Douglas Park, worth an estimated $4.78 billion. A further 34 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $36.7 billion. 16 are already under construction and 10 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, transport & logistics and education & training. 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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Area dynamics are fundamentally shaped by infrastructure delivery, state planning, and major capital works. AreaSearch has pinpointed 18 key developments positioned to influence the district, highlighted by Wilton Greens Estate, Panorama North Wilton, New Schools in Panorama, and Douglas Park Memorial Park, alongside several other vital projects outlined below.
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Wilton Ridge Public School, Public Preschool and Wilton High School
Three new NSW public schools under construction on adjoining sites at Fairway Drive, Wilton, within Landcom's 871-hectare Panorama masterplanned community in the Wilton Growth Area. Delivered by School Infrastructure NSW under the NSW Government's 3.9 billion dollar Western Sydney schools program, the campus comprises Wilton Ridge Public Preschool, Wilton Ridge Public School and Wilton High School. School names were confirmed in 2026 following community consultation. The primary school will provide 24 new classrooms with shared common areas and multipurpose spaces, three support learning classrooms with dedicated amenities, a modern library, multipurpose hall and canteen, covered outdoor learning area, out of school hours care, and administration and staff facilities, with capacity for 550 students.The co-located preschool will cater for up to 120 children per week. Wilton High School is being delivered in two stages: Stage 1 is a three-storey building (Block A) with 12 classrooms, specialist workshops and laboratories, a modern library, full-sized playing field and sports court, opening for up to 187 students. Stage 2 adds two further three-storey buildings, a school hall, vocational education facilities, two additional sports courts and expanded parking, lifting capacity to 1,000 students. It is the first high school built in Wilton and only the second public high school in the Wollondilly Shire, replacing travel of up to 16 kilometres to Picton High School. Reviews of Environmental Factors for both the primary and high school sites have been approved via the NSW Planning Portal. ADCO Constructions is the appointed builder for the primary school, preschool and Stage 1 of the high school, with PTW as architect. As at mid-2026 concrete pours and roof panels for the multistorey buildings are complete, hall framework is installed, internal wall sheeting and external cladding are underway in the primary school, and services rough-in is progressing in Block B of the primary school and Block A of the high school. Enrolments are open for Day 1 Term 1 2027.
Wilton Greens Estate
Wilton Greens is a $2 billion masterplanned community spanning 432 hectares in Sydney's south west, around 80km from the CBD in Wollondilly Shire. The development is planned to deliver around 3,600 dwellings for more than 12,000 future residents across eight connected neighbourhoods. Key features include a future town centre with shopping and commercial space, a proposed primary school, sports fields and playgrounds, cycle paths and 163 hectares of environmental conservation land. Stage 1 has been progressing since civil works started in 2021, with around 60 homes built so far, however broader delivery has been disrupted.In November 2025 receivers were appointed to Avantaus Emerald, the Avantaus subsidiary holding stages 3 to 6 of the masterplan, and remaining sites were placed on the market. In January 2026 a separate 40 hectare landholding approved for 362 lots was sold by Risland to a local private developer for around $100 million via Colliers, signalling continued investor confidence in the precinct. Risland is continuing development of Stages 1 and 2.
Panorama North Wilton
Panorama is Landcom's flagship 871-hectare masterplanned community in the North Wilton Growth Area, designed as Australia's first 6-Star Green Star community. The project will deliver 5,600 homes including 10% affordable housing and all-electric net-zero initiatives. Key infrastructure includes a new three-lane bridge over the Hume Motorway (replacing Niloc Bridge) and new motorway ramps scheduled for completion in early 2027. The project officially opened its Net Zero Demonstration Home in February 2026, showcasing 8.7-Star NatHERS rated living.Construction is also underway on three new schools (preschool, primary, and high school) scheduled to open in Term 1, 2027.
Bingara Gorge Master Planned Community
Premium 450-hectare master-planned community by Metro Property Group (acquired from Lendlease in 2021) delivering 1,800 homes for approximately 3,500 residents when completed. Features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Graham Marsh, Pulse Fitness Club with swimming pools and tennis courts, Wilton Public School, an approved Country Club (construction commenced mid-2024, completion expected late 2025), retail centre, childcare, and over 200 hectares of open space including 120 hectares of protected bushland. Stages 10A and 10B (111 lots) registered April 2025; civil works for Stages 10C and 10D (90 lots) commencing mid-2025.Located in the heart of Wilton Growth Area with excellent connectivity to M5 and Hume Highway.
Douglas Park Memorial Park
Multi-denominational cemetery and memorial park currently under State Significant Development assessment. The concept plan outlines up to 37,107 burial plots over seven stages, with a chapel, crematorium, administration buildings, a cafe, and remembrance sanctuaries.
Appin (Brooks Point Road) Precinct Master Plan
Planning proposal and structure plan across a 276-hectare site at 460 Brooks Point Road to deliver approximately 1,800 residential dwellings alongside conservation lands, open space, and local infrastructure. The proposal was assessed under the NSW Government Rezoning Pathways Program as part of the broader Greater Macarthur Growth Area. Key project considerations include koala habitat conservation corridors, transport upgrades, and infrastructure sequencing with Wollondilly Shire Council.
Child Care Facility - 168 Camden Road Douglas Park
Proposed demolition of existing structures and construction of a single-storey, 132-place centre-based child care facility, with 35 car parking spaces within a basement level, and associated site works including landscaping, fencing, and stormwater works.
Picton Road Upgrade
Major upgrade of approximately 30 km of Picton Road between the Nepean River and the M1 Princes Motorway. The project is being delivered in three sections. The western section has environmental approval and is progressing through property acquisition and detailed design, including the M31 Hume Motorway diverging diamond interchange. The central and eastern sections remain in planning and concept design. Construction funding has not yet been confirmed beyond planning and design.
830 residents of Douglas Park are employed, from a labour force of 839. Unemployment sits at 1.1%, with participation at 71.5%. 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 1,270, about 84% 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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Douglas Park features a qualified labour force with strong participation in key essential services, an unemployment rate sitting at only 1.1%, and an estimated 5.6% rise in jobs over the past year per AreaSearch aggregations. As of March 2026830 residents are actively employed, the unemployment rate tracks 3.1% below the 4.1% seen in Greater Sydney, and the participation rate registers at 71.5% versus 68.9% for Greater Sydney. Census records showed that 28.4% of workers conducted their duties from home, an outcome influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Local workers are predominantly engaged across construction, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
Construction represents a major area of specialization, capturing an employment share 2.1 times the regional level. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 5.1% of the workforce compared with 11.5% across the broader region. Disparities between local resident numbers and Census working population figures highlight an environment with limited local job generation. Employment data from AreaSearch, which combines SALM and ABS figures across larger statistical regions, indicates that over the 12 months leading to March 2026, job numbers rose by 5.6%, the labour force grew by 5.9%, and unemployment climbed by 0.3 percentage points. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced a 1.9% increase in employment, a 1.9% expansion in the labour force, and a slight decline in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia offers national employment outlooks starting from Mar-26 that can help gauge future job demand in Douglas Park. These forecasts span five and ten-year horizons and have been overlaid with local employment patterns to estimate regional growth trends. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral growth varies widely. When these industry-weighted estimates are applied to Douglas Park’s job composition, local employment is expected to rise by 6.0% over five years and 12.5% over ten years, though this is a basic weighted projection for illustration and ignores local population changes.
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Median household income in Douglas Park is $2,250 a week (about $117,000 a year), with median personal income at $861 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,314 a year against an average of $62,122. 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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ATO records aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 reveal a median taxpayer income of $50,314 alongside a $62,122 average across the suburb of Douglas Park. These figures fall short of national benchmarks and track beneath Greater Sydney, which recorded a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003. Applying a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 places modeled values at approximately $55,506 (median) and $68,533 (average) as of March 2026. Weekly household earnings from the 2021 Census placed the area in the 80th percentile ($2,250 weekly).
In terms of distribution, 27.5% of residents (417 people) fall within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, similar to the 30.9% regional rate. Economic capacity is highlighted by 38.3% earning over $3,000 per week, fostering high-end consumer demand. Housing consumes 13.8% of income, while disposable income reaches the 82nd percentile and the SEIFA income metric sits in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Douglas Park had 427 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 96% detached houses and 1% apartments. 49% are owned with a mortgage, 10% rented and 42% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $446 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,368 a month. Rent absorbs 19.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, the housing inventory in Douglas Park consisted of 95.8% houses alongside 4.2% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings across Sydney metro. Full home ownership was elevated at 41.5%, well above Sydney metro, while mortgaged properties accounted for 49.0% and rental accommodation comprised 9.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment reached $2,368 and median weekly rent was $446, both tracking lower than the respective Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470. In a nationwide context, mortgage commitments in Douglas Park exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and rents sit well above the $375 national benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Douglas Park counted 427 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 468 today, averaging 3.1 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 15% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 84.1% of local households, comprising couples with children at 44.3%, couples without children at 30.7%, and single parent families at 8.0%. Non-family living arrangements account for the other 15.9%, split between lone person households at 15.0% and group households at 0.7%. An average of 3.1 people reside in each household, exceeding the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
17.3% of adults in Douglas Park hold a university qualification, including 11.8% with a bachelor degree and 3.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 33.3% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 139 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,031 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 in higher education present clear scope for development, as university qualification rates stand at 17.3% compared to 38.0% for Greater Sydney. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 11.8%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 3.6% and graduate diplomas at 1.9%. Vocational pathways are strongly represented, with 45.5% of people aged 15+ holding technical credentials, broken down into certificates (33.3%) and advanced diplomas (12.2%). Current study participation is substantial, with 28.6% of the population attending an educational institution. This proportion consists of 10.7% enrolled in primary education, 8.7% in secondary education, and 3.9% completing tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Douglas Park reaches 38 stops on 21 routes, timetabled for about 2,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 340 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 2.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport connectivity across Douglas Park comprises 38 operational stops spanning train and bus services. These facilities support 21 distinct routes that deliver 1,953 weekly trips. Access is well-arranged, with homes situated an average of 341 meters from the closest stop. Outbound commuting is standard for this residential locality, led by private vehicles at 96%, with vehicle access averaging 2.4 per dwelling. Meanwhile, 28.4% of residents reported working from home during the 2021 Census under pandemic conditions. Timetables across all transit corridors deliver an average of 279 daily services, which translates to approximately 51 weekly departures per stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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66.6% of residents in Douglas Park report no long-term health condition. 4.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.8 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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Mortality trends and medical conditions evaluated by AreaSearch show that health indicators for Douglas Park broadly match national averages, characterized by a low incidence of common health issues in the wider community alongside elevated rates among vulnerable older cohorts. Private hospital insurance covers around 52% of residents (~782 people), tracking behind the 59.9% rate observed across Greater Sydney. Arthritis and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnoses, recorded among 11.6 and 8.2% of residents, respectively, while 66.6% reported having no health conditions compared to 74.6% in Greater Sydney. Chronic illnesses show higher than average prevalence among working-age individuals.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 17.7% of the community (268 people), exceeding the 15.5% share in Greater Sydney, with health metrics for this age segment facing difficulties despite performing better against broader national rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Douglas Park is largely Australian-born, at 87.6% of residents, with 5.6% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (32.7%) and English (27.9%). 3.1% 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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Indicators of cultural diversity in Douglas Park are comparatively low, with 87.6% of residents Australian-born, 92.1% holding citizenship, and 94.4% using only English at home. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, embraced by 69.2% of the local population compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. Regarding ancestral lineage, the primary heritage backgrounds in Douglas Park are Australian at 32.7% (compared to 17.8% regionally), English at 27.9% (versus 19.0% across the region), and Irish at 7.8%. Specific European heritages also show distinctive concentrations, including Croatian at 1.2% (vs 0.7% regionally), Maltese at 1.3% (vs 1.0%), and Macedonian at 0.8% (vs 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Douglas Park is 42. 23.3% 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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The suburb of Douglas Park maintains an overall younger demographic structure than Greater Sydney. Updated Aug 2026 statistics show that middle-aged and mature pre-retirees (45 - 64) constitute 29.0% of the community compared to 22.6% regionally, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up 19.1% versus 31.4% across Greater Sydney. The median age is 42, mirroring the 2021 Census figure and remaining 5 years above the 37 years recorded across Greater Sydney at that time. Since the Census, the 25 - 44 cohort has declined from 20.7% to an estimated 19.1%.
Projections to 2041 indicate that the 45 - 64 age bracket will drive population growth by increasing by 855 residents (194%) to reach 1,295.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Douglas Park
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 7 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 — 13 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (1,386 at the 2021 Census → 1,518 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 (SAL11285). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.