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Eatons Hill has an estimated 7,984 residents, up from 7,822 at the 2021 Census — a change of 162 people, or 2.1%. That puts 875 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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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Eatons Hill has an estimated population of approximately 7,984, according to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader ABS population updates and post-Census address validations. This represents a gain of 162 people (2.1%) from the 7,822 people recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch arrived at the 7,984 resident total by reviewing the ABS June 2025 ERP release alongside 1 validated new addresses identified following the Census. The suburb's density currently stands at 874 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with typical benchmarks across AreaSearch coverage areas.
Natural increase served as the primary demographic driver, accounting for roughly 53.0% of recent population additions. Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 (using 2022 as a base year) are utilized by AreaSearch across SA2 areas. Where locations lack this coverage or for post-2032 modeling, Queensland State Government SA2 projections released in 2023 utilizing 2021 data are incorporated. Because state figures omit age breakdowns, AreaSearch applies cohort weightings derived from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (based on 2022 benchmarks). Under these combined SA2 projections, the suburb of Eatons Hill is slated for growth slightly beneath the national median, gaining 361 persons by 2041, which represents an overall rise of 4.5% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
20 new dwellings have been approved in Eatons Hill over the past five years, an average of 4 a year. That is 0.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 8, 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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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS building approval records, Eatons Hill has averaged approximately 4 dwellings approved annually, amounting to around 20 homes across the past 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 8 approvals have been logged. Backed by solid residential demand, new builds have registered an average construction cost of $368,000, matching wider regional trends, with an intake rate of 2.6 new residents annually per approved home across the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25. Meanwhile, commercial construction activity remains modest with $935,000 in approvals during this financial year, underlining the suburb's predominantly residential character.
On a per-person basis, residential building volumes in Eatons Hill trail Greater Brisbane substantially, registering 91.0% below the regional average. While construction pace has picked up lately, dwelling additions remain beneath national benchmarks, highlighting established suburban boundaries and potential planning limitations. Recent approvals have comprised solely detached dwellings, reinforcing the low-density urban fabric sought by buyers looking for spacious housing. A quiet development pipeline is further highlighted by a ratio of 1455 people for each approved dwelling. Longer-term demographic modeling projects Eatons Hill to add 361 residents by 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Should building output remain at current levels, local housing delivery could face challenges keeping pace with expansion, which may intensify purchaser competition and exert upward pressure on local real estate values.
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 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Eatons Hill, worth an estimated $10.1 billion. A further 71 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $16.8 billion. 30 are already under construction and 34 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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Strategic planning policies, major civil works, and infrastructure upgrades play a decisive role in shaping local community development. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 9 projects poised to influence the locality. Notable initiatives comprise Eatons Crossing Village, Eatons Hill Shopping Village Expansion, Albany Links Estate Stage 5 & 6, and Brisbane Northern Suburbs Corridor Capacity, which are highlighted among the key developments.
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Eatons Crossing Village
Eatons Crossing Village is a masterplanned residential community by Elm Properties at Eatons Hill. The estate will deliver around 450 homes through a mix of residential lots and townhomes together with parks, open space and community infrastructure. Civil works and staged residential construction continue, with completed stages occupied and additional releases progressing.
Brisbane Northern Suburbs Corridor Capacity
Major program of works to increase capacity and reliability across Brisbane's northern transport corridors. Includes the proposed 9.9 billion AUD Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel between Kedron and Carseldine, the Northern Transitway providing high-frequency bus priority from Kedron to Chermside, and the Surface Corridor Transformation Project to integrate public and active transport improvements.
Albany Links Estate Stage 5 & 6
Final stages of the long-running Albany Links residential estate delivering premium land lots with elevated views, directly bordering Eatons Hill to the immediate south-east.
The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is a masterplanned residential community in Warner by Ausbuild. The development features house and land packages, expansive community parklands, a kick-and-chase zone, and 11 hectares of rehabilitated riparian corridors. Current works include dwelling construction across multiple stages and civil works for Warner South, alongside an adjacent childcare centre and swim school.
Supernode (Quinbrook Supernode Data Centre & BESS)
Supernode is a $3 billion sustainable hyperscale data centre campus and one of the largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in the National Electricity Market. Located on a 30-hectare site adjacent to the South Pine substation, the project features a planned IT capacity of up to 500 MW. The integrated BESS has a total capacity of 780 MW / 3,073 MWh across three stages. Stage 1 (260 MW / 619 MWh) commenced commercial operations in February 2026, while Stage 2 (260 MW / 1,090 MWh) began commissioning in early 2026.Stage 3 is currently under construction. The project is a critical hub for Queensland's energy transition, providing grid stability and hosting high-performance computing workloads.
The Rise Eatons Hill
A boutique residential estate by developer Mosaic Property Group offering 64 modern townhomes in a gated community with resort-style facilities. The project is fully completed and settled. The townhomes were designed with a focus on modern living and a private community feel.
Eatons Hill Shopping Village Expansion
Expansion of the Eatons Hill Shopping Village on South Pine Road, adjacent to the Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane's north. Led by the Comiskey Group, the project added 330 square metres of retail space in the north west corner of the precinct next to Grill'd, delivering three additional food tenancies including a Japanese sushi restaurant (Hane Sushi) and a Thai restaurant. Construction was completed in early 2024, with the Comiskey Group subsequently marketing the last remaining food tenancy, a 24sqm kiosk in front of Woolworths, for lease.The village is anchored by a 3,200sqm Woolworths and sits alongside the Eatons Hill Hotel and its attached 4.5 star, 90 room boutique accommodation building.
Elan
Elan is a 41-hectare masterplanned community in Warner delivering 387 new homes across four neighbourhoods with a mix of one- and two-storey residences by Villaworld Homes by AVID. Nearly half the site is dedicated to parks and habitat, with a network of walking and cycling trails. The development includes three koala crossings, two underpasses at community entrances and a first-of-its-kind overpass across Kremzow Road with fauna monitoring capability. Construction commenced July 2024 with staged land releases now selling.
5,127 residents of Eatons Hill are employed, from a labour force of 5,237. Unemployment sits at 2.1%, with participation at 81.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,862, about 73% 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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Workforce indicators compiled by AreaSearch show Eatons Hill maintains an educated labour pool and steady employment conditions over the preceding twelve months, with significant involvement in essential services and an unemployment rate of only 2.1%. As of March 2026, employed locals total 5,127 residents, while the jobless rate sits 2.2% under the 4.3% reported for Greater Brisbane. Labour force participation reaches a strong 81.0%, surpassing Greater Brisbane's 70.1%. Additionally, Census records indicate 22.6% of workers operated from home, a figure influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time. Local workers are heavily engaged across construction, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
Public administration & safety forms a standout cluster, engaging residents at a rate 1.3 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, administrative & support represents just 2.0% of local jobs versus 3.5% across the region. Comparisons between resident workers and local Census job counts highlight that the suburb is predominantly residential with fewer employment opportunities situated within its borders. Over the 12 months to March 2026, AreaSearch's synthesis of ABS and SALM figures indicates that Eatons Hill registered a 0.3% rise in total employment and a 0.3% expansion in the labour force, keeping unemployment stable. By comparison, Greater Brisbane posted a 3.2% increase in employment, a 3.4% rise in the labour pool, and a 0.1 percentage points uptick in unemployment. Drawing on Jobs and Skills Australia projections from Mar-26 across five and ten-year horizons, national employment is anticipated to climb 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Weighting these sector forecasts against Eatons Hill's industry composition points to an estimated local employment expansion of 6.7% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, reflecting illustrative industry weightings rather than local population adjustments.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Eatons Hill is $2,771 a week (about $144,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,047 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $63,335 a year against an average of $76,153. 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 postcode data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 shows taxpayers in Eatons Hill earned a median income of $63,335 and an average of $76,153, positioning the suburb well ahead of Greater Brisbane figures of $58,236 and $72,799. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% from financial year 2023 brings projected earnings to roughly $70,530 (median) and $84,804 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, individual, family, and household earnings placed between the 82nd and 94th percentiles across Australia. The primary earnings cohort covers 34.6% of taxpayers receiving $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (2,762 residents), closely mirroring the 33.3% share seen across the broader region.
Affluence is pronounced, with 44.2% generating more than $3,000 weekly, and households retain 87.3% of disposable income following housing payments, consistent with a SEIFA income position in the 9th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Eatons Hill had 2,478 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 61% are owned with a mortgage, 10% rented and 29% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,151 a month, a total housing cost higher than 82% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 16.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 17.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, detached houses accounted for 99.2% of the dwelling stock in Eatons Hill, with semi-detached, apartment, and other formats making up only 0.8%, whereas the Brisbane metro area recorded 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright property ownership stood at 28.6%, exceeding the metropolitan benchmark, alongside 61.0% of homes under a mortgage and 10.4% occupied by renters. Median monthly mortgage servicing was $2,151 and typical weekly rent reached $460, outpacing Brisbane metro metrics of $1,863 and $380 respectively. These housing costs also substantially exceed Australia-wide averages of $1,863 per month for mortgages and $375 per week for rent.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Eatons Hill counted 2,478 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.1 people each. 53% are couples with children, more than in 96% of areas nationally, against 28% couples without children. 8% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 90.6% of households in the area, led by couples with children at 52.9%, childless couples at 28.0%, and single parent arrangements at 9.3%. Non-family living situations represent the remaining 9.4%, consisting of single-person dwellings at 8.4% and group households at 0.8%. Average occupancy is also elevated, recording a median household size of 3.1 people compared to 2.6 across Greater Brisbane.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
29.7% of adults in Eatons Hill hold a university qualification, including 20.5% with a bachelor degree and 5.5% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 79% of areas nationally. A further 24.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 1,002 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,058 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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Higher education attainment among Eatons Hill residents aged 15+ reaches 29.7%, outperforming the SA4 regional figure of 24.9%. Within tertiary qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 20.5%, postgraduate awards comprise 5.5%, and graduate diplomas account for 3.7%. Technical and vocational training is also widespread, with 38.5% of those aged 15+ holding practical accreditations, divided between certificates at 24.1% and advanced diplomas at 14.4%. Active study rates across the community are elevated, with 32.8% of residents participating in formal learning programs. Secondary schooling accounts for 11.3% of the population, primary education represents 11.1%, and tertiary study engages 5.3%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Eatons Hill means driving: households keep an average of 2.1 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.8% of residents in Eatons Hill report no long-term health condition. 3.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 57.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 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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Assessments by AreaSearch regarding chronic illness incidence and mortality rates show Eatons Hill achieving favorable health metrics, with infrequent occurrences of common ailments across older and younger demographics alike. Additionally, private health insurance uptake is extensive, covering approximately 57% of all residents (~4,581 people). Asthma and mental health conditions are the most frequently recorded health concerns locally, affecting 7.4% and 8.0 of residents respectively, whereas 72.8% of the community reported having no long-term medical conditions, higher than the 69.2% observed in Greater Brisbane. Residents under 65 exhibit strong health profiles.
The community includes 1,061 people aged 65 and over, making up 13.3% of the population, below Greater Brisbane's 15.0%. Senior residents also record above-average health outcomes, aligning well with broader national standings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Eatons Hill is largely Australian-born, at 79.5% of residents, with 6.6% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.0%) and Australian (27.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics place Eatons Hill beneath broader averages, with Australian-born residents accounting for 79.5% of the community, while 93.4% hold citizenship and 93.4% speak solely English in domestic settings. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, claimed by 55.5% of local residents compared to 47.8% across Greater Brisbane. Based on parental birthplaces, the primary ancestries reported in Eatons Hill are English at 30.0%, Australian at 27.3%, and Irish at 9.2%. Other notable lineage patterns include South Australian heritage, which shows above-average concentration at 1.4% (against 0.6% regionally), New Zealand at 1.0% (vs 1.0%), and Welsh ancestry at 0.7% (compared to 0.5% across the wider region).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Eatons Hill is 38. 24.2% 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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Eatons Hill displays an age structure that diverges from Greater Brisbane, particularly among middle-aged and older demographics. Residents aged 45 - 64 constitute 30.0% of the population as at August 2026 compared to 22.6% regionally, while adults aged 25 - 44 represent 21.3%, beneath the Greater Brisbane share of 30.6%. As at August 2026, the estimated median age is 38, matching the 2021 Census figure and remaining 2 years older than the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 36 recorded at that Census. Since that time, the 65+ age bracket expanded from 10.2% to an estimated 13.3%.
Simultaneously, the proportion aged 5 to 14 decreased from 16.6% to an estimated 14.2%, while the 15 to 24 group rose from 14.2% to 16.4% without replacement in early childhood cohorts. Looking ahead to 2041, senior and retiree demographics will capture the majority of net growth, gaining 536 residents (50%) to reach 1,598, while younger adults, children, and young to middle-aged cohorts are projected to experience contraction.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Eatons Hill
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 | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 4 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 1 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,822 at the 2021 Census → 7,984 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 (SAL30937). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.