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The median house price in Forest Lodge is $2.36m, with units at $1.33m. House values have moved 3.2% a year compounded over five years.
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Forest Lodge has an estimated 5,325 residents, up from 4,965 at the 2021 Census — a change of 360 people, or 7.3%. Overseas migration accounts for 87.0% of that increase. That puts 11,833 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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Drawing on ABS regional demographic updates alongside newly validated addresses recorded by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Forest Lodge has an estimated population of approximately 5,325 as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 360 people (7.3%) compared to the 2021 Census count of 4,965 people. The adjustment stems from an estimated resident count of 5,289 determined by AreaSearch via the ABS ERP data release (June 2025), coupled with 9 validated new addresses added post-Census. Consequently, the suburb of Forest Lodge registers a population density of 11,833 persons per square kilometer—placing it within the top 10% of areas evaluated nationwide by AreaSearch and highlighting intense local land demand.
Over the preceding ten years, the suburb of Forest Lodge expanded at a compound annual rate of 1.8%, outpacing the broader SA3 area, with net overseas migration serving as the primary growth catalyst by supplying roughly 87.0% of recent population additions. Demographic modelling from AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections published in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year), supplemented by NSW State Government SA2 figures released in 2022 (benchmarked to 2021) where required, with age-bracket growth trajectories extended from 2032 to 2041 across all territories. Under these projections, the overall population in the suburb of Forest Lodge is forecast to experience a minor contraction, declining by 101 persons by 2041. Even so, certain cohorts will expand, most notably the 75 to 84 age category, which is anticipated to add 93 people.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
80 new dwellings have been approved in Forest Lodge over the past five years, an average of 16 a year. That is 3.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 10, 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's evaluation of ABS residential building approvals, Forest Lodge has averaged roughly 16 residential approvals per annum, representing approximately 80 homes over the preceding 5 financial years, with 10 approvals logged to date in FY-25. The ratio of 1.2 incoming residents for each new dwelling completed across the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25 pointed to balanced market conditions, though demand has accelerated to 4 people per dwelling over the last 2 financial years, suggesting tightening availability. New residential construction costs average $615,000—moderately higher than regional figures—reflecting a premium standard of development.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $453.3 million during the current financial year, underscoring substantial non-residential investment. Per capita building activity in Forest Lodge sits at roughly 66% of the Greater Sydney benchmark and places in the 16th percentile across the country, indicating limited new supply and sustained interest in established properties. This constrained activity relative to national levels points to a mature urban environment with potential development bottlenecks. In terms of product type, approvals comprise 12.0% detached houses and 88.0% attached dwellings, offering medium-to-high density housing options suited to first-home buyers, downsizers, and investors. The current volume translates to around 882 people per approval, reinforcing the established character of the precinct. Given that demographic forecasts point toward an easing or slight contraction in resident numbers, downward pressure on housing demand in Forest Lodge should alleviate competition for prospective buyers.
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 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Forest Lodge, worth an estimated $53 million. A further 95 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $47.9 billion. 25 are already under construction and 40 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Major civil works and urban development projects play a critical role in local growth, with AreaSearch cataloguing 14 key infrastructure undertakings influencing the vicinity. Prominent works include the Sydney Metro West - The Bays Station project, the Cowper Street Social Housing Development, the Elger Street Social Housing initiative, and developments at Wentworth Park Rd, Glebe.
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The Joinery Annandale
The Joinery Annandale is Landcom’s mixed-use redevelopment of the 1.1-hectare former WestConnex dive site at 160-186 Parramatta Road and 79-95 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale. The precinct is planned for around 577 apartments, including a 21-storey build-to-rent tower of 220 homes for essential workers at discounted rents, plus market and affordable apartments, ground-floor retail and services, a central public plaza and new pedestrian links between Parramatta Road and Pyrmont Bridge Road. In December 2025 the site was rezoned to Mixed Use (MU1) and the State Significant Development Application for the build-to-rent tower (SSD-82714716) was approved on 23 December 2025.Construction of the essential-worker building is targeted to start in 2026, with first move-ins expected around late 2028; remaining lots are intended for sale to private developers for further apartment delivery.
The Post House
A 45-storey mixed-use tower in the Tech Central precinct, also known as TOGA Central. The development integrates the heritage-listed former Parcels Post Office and delivers 29,228sqm of premium office space, a 204-key boutique hotel, and ground-floor/podium retail. Key features include a rooftop pool, day spa, gym, and the new public Henry Deane Plaza. The project targets a 6-star Green Star and 5.5-star NABERS Energy rating.
Camperdown Modern Private Hospital
Camperdown Modern is a state-of-the-art 10,280 square metre private hospital and health services facility. The 8-storey development includes day surgeries, pathology, radiology, and consulting suites, serving as a gateway site for the Camperdown-Ultimo Health and Education Precinct. The project features a 6-star Green Star sustainability rating and public domain improvements including a new plaza on Mathieson Street.
Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA)
The $780 million Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA) is a co-funded partnership between the University of Sydney, Sydney Local Health District and the NSW Government. Two new interconnected buildings spanning 36,000 square metres will bridge the University's Camperdown campus and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, housing over 1,200 researchers and clinician scientists. The Isaac Wakil Biomedical Building (university side, ~28,200m2) and Building B at RPAH (~8,000m2) will provide PC2/PC3 wet labs, GMP cleanrooms, a biobank, high-performance computing suites, a start-up hub, and clinical trial spaces.Builder is Richard Crookes Constructions; architects are Denton Corker Marshall and HDR. Located within the Tech Central precinct.
Google REVY Pyrmont
Adaptive re-use and commercial transformation of the heritage-listed Royal Edward Victualling Yard (REVY) Building C into an advanced technology workspace. The development integrates contemporary commercial additions and extensive heritage conservation to expand Google Australia's Pyrmont campus footprint.
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment
The most significant transformation of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in its 140-year history, backed by $940 million from the NSW Government. The project delivers a new 15-storey East Tower along with vertical and horizontal expansions and major refurbishments to existing facilities. Key features include an expanded Emergency Department (doubling to 91 spaces), an enhanced Intensive Care Unit (increasing to 74 beds), new state-of-the-art operating theatres, and expanded neonatal, maternity, and paediatric units. The redevelopment also delivers a new rooftop helipad, a new northern arrival zone, and an open garden courtyard.Main works commenced in March 2024 with builder CPB Contractors, and by early 2026 the East Tower had reached Level 5 slab pour. Completion is expected in 2028/29.
Bank Street Park (Blackwattle Bay)
A new 1.1-hectare waterfront public park surrounding the southern pylons of the Anzac Bridge. The design includes a waterside promenade, playground, multipurpose court, outdoor fitness station, community amenities, cafe kiosk, dragon boat storage, cycle paths, and enhanced water access. Construction is underway by BESIX Watpac as part of the Blackwattle Bay renewal, uniquely targeting a 50% female workforce participation.
Powerhouse Ultimo Revitalisation
A 300 million dollar heritage revitalisation of the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo. The project conserves and restores the original 1899 Ultimo Power Station, the 1902 Turbine Hall and the 1901 Post Office on Harris Street, while retaining the form and scale of the 1988 Wran building. The museum entrance will be reoriented to face The Goods Line, and a new 2,000 square metre landscaped public square will be created at the northern end of The Goods Line.The redevelopment delivers world-class exhibition spaces for applied arts and sciences, a dedicated Powerhouse Academy learning space, and upgraded Harris Street frontage with industry and recreation spaces. Designed by Durbach Block Jaggers with Architectus. Early works contractor DECC commenced site establishment in late 2024, planning approval was granted in March 2025, and main works contractor Richard Crookes Constructions commenced on site in March 2026. The Modification 1 to the State Significant Development Approval was determined on 14 November 2025.
3,251 residents of Forest Lodge are employed, from a labour force of 3,433. Unemployment sits at 5.3%, with participation at 73.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 4,686, about 88% 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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Forest Lodge features an exceptionally educated labor force with pronounced representation in tech-related fields, alongside a 5.3% unemployment rate and 0.9% annual employment growth, based on AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents totaled 3,251, with the local unemployment rate running 1.2% higher than the Greater Sydney average of 4.1%, while participation stood at 73.3% versus 68.9% regionally. At the Census, working from home was reported by 66.2% of workers, a metric influenced by pandemic-related movement restrictions. Resident employment centers heavily around professional & technical roles, education & training, and health care & social assistance.
Specialization is particularly high in the professional & technical sector, where local participation is 1.8 times the broader metropolitan level. In contrast, the construction sector engages only 3.8% of local workers, well below the 8.6% recorded across Greater Sydney. Comparing the resident workforce against locally based jobs indicates that a substantial proportion of workers commute out of the suburb for employment. Combining SALM and ABS data for surrounding statistical districts, AreaSearch shows a 0.9% rise in local employment alongside a 0.3% expansion in the labour pool over 12 months, lowering unemployment by 0.5 percentage points. Over the equivalent timeframe, Greater Sydney experienced employment and labour force increases of 1.9% each, accompanied by a slight decrease in joblessness. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 suggest future shifts across the area. Nationally, employment is projected to rise 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years; applying these sectoral trajectories to the industry distribution of Forest Lodge yields projected local employment gains of 7.6% over five years and 15.0% over ten years (calculated as a simple weighted extrapolation without factoring in local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Forest Lodge is $2,437 a week (about $127,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,469 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $77,124 a year against an average of $117,127. The average runs 52% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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-level taxation data for financial year 2023 indicates local earnings sit in the nation's upper tier, featuring a median income of $77,124 and an average of $117,127, well above Greater Sydney's corresponding benchmarks of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying a 10.32% Wage Price Index increase since financial year 2023 brings estimated figures to approximately $85,083 for median and $129,215 for average income by March 2026. Across household, family, and personal metrics in the 2021 Census, the suburb placed between the 88th and 97th percentiles nationally. High earners dominate the locality, with 31.7% of residents (1,688 people) in the $4000+ per week band—contrasting with the broader region where 30.9% sit in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket—and 43.4% earning above $3,000 weekly.
Although housing costs absorb 21.0% of total income, strong overall wages position disposable income in the 81st percentile, placing the suburb in the 10th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Forest Lodge had 2,294 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 4% detached houses and 62% apartments. 20% are owned with a mortgage, 63% rented and 17% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $590 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,033 a month, a total housing cost higher than 98% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 24.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The local housing stock recorded at the most recent Census consisted of 3.5% standalone houses and 96.5% other dwellings (including semi-detached residences and apartments), contrasting with the Sydney metro split of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership accounted for 17.0% of dwellings, lagging the wider metropolitan area, while 20.1% were paying off a mortgage and 62.9% were rented. Monthly mortgage payments averaged a median of $3,033 and weekly rents stood at $590, outpacing Sydney metro levels of $2,427 and $470. These figures also substantially exceed national benchmarks of $1,863 for mortgages and $375 for weekly rents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Forest Lodge counted 2,294 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,460 today, averaging 2.1 people each. 20% are couples with children, fewer than in 88% of areas nationally, against 29% couples without children. 36% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 55.7% of local households, broken down into couples without children (28.6%), couples with children (19.5%), and single parent households (6.5%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 44.3%, led by single-person dwellings at 35.8% and group households at 8.6%. The typical household contains a median of 2.1 people, smaller than the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
66.4% of adults in Forest Lodge hold a university qualification, including 38.3% with a bachelor degree and 23.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 80% of areas nationally. A further 7.6% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 545 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,094 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational attainment is exceptionally strong, with 66.4% of residents aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees compared to 30.4% nationally and 32.2% across NSW. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 38.3%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 23.9% and graduate diplomas at 4.2%. Vocational qualifications represent 16.7% of the cohort aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas (9.1%) and certificate-level studies (7.6%). A significant 28.4% of the population is actively engaged in formal study. This student cohort includes 13.9% attending higher education institutions, 5.7% in primary school, and 3.0% in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Forest Lodge reaches 22 stops on 20 routes, timetabled for about 5,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 110 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.4 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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The suburb contains 22 operational public transit stops catering to a variety of bus services across 20 distinct routes, delivering 5,474 weekly passenger departures. Proximity to transit is notable, with the typical resident residing 106 meters from a stop. Commuting patterns reflect an outward flow: private vehicles are used for 43% of journeys, walking accounts for 21%, and bus transit comprises 16%. Car ownership sits at an average of 0.4 vehicles per dwelling, below regional norms. At the 2021 Census, 66.2% of workers performed their duties from home, potentially reflecting pandemic conditions.
Transit services deliver an average of 782 daily trips across the broader network, which equates to roughly 248 trips per stop on a weekly basis.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
77.2% of residents in Forest Lodge report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 85% of areas nationally. 1.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 73.0% 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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AreaSearch health metrics show strong community wellbeing across all age brackets, characterised by minimal rates of chronic illness and low mortality. Private health insurance coverage is notably widespread, held by approximately 73% of residents (3,889 people), markedly exceeding Greater Sydney's 59.9% and the national standard of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary reported health challenges, affecting 7.3% and 9.4 of residents respectively, while 77.2% reported no long-term medical conditions, surpassing the Greater Sydney proportion of 74.6%. Older residents aged 65 and over make up 9.7% of the community (516 people), compared to 15.5% across Greater Sydney, with local seniors demonstrating health outcomes well aligned with strong national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
42.6% of Forest Lodge residents were born overseas and 27.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 80% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (22.6%) and Australian (16.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is well established, with 42.6% of residents born abroad and 27.6% using a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the primary declared faith at 26.9% of the population. In addition, Judaism accounts for 0.5% of residents, compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding parental ancestry, the leading reported heritages are English (22.6%), Australian (16.0%), and Other (12.5%). Specific cultural backgrounds show elevated local representation relative to regional averages, including French at 1.0% (versus 0.5% regionally), Russian at 0.7% (versus 0.4%), and Hungarian at 0.4% (versus 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Forest Lodge is 34, younger than 82% of areas nationally. 41.0% 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 demographic profile in the suburb of Forest Lodge is heavily concentrated among young adults without children. As at August 2026, adults aged 25 - 44 represent 46.5% of the community compared to 31.4% across Greater Sydney, while senior cohorts aged 65+ make up 9.7%, below the metropolitan benchmark of 15.5%. AreaSearch records a median age of 34 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census figure and 3 years younger than Greater Sydney's median of 37 at that time. The most noticeable demographic shift post-Census occurred in the 45 - 64 age bracket, which fell from 20.9% to an estimated 18.0%.
Projections to 2041 suggest that older demographics will drive future expansion, increasing by 196 residents (38%) to reach 713, while younger cohorts and adults aged 25 - 44 are forecast to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Forest Lodge
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 | Jun 2026 4 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 Jun 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 — 9 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,965 at the 2021 Census → 5,325 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 (SAL11549). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.