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Glen Forrest has an estimated 3,087 residents, up from 2,789 at the 2021 Census — a change of 298 people, or 10.7%. Growth has averaged 1.4% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 61.0% of that increase. That puts 237 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader regional ABS population revisions with address validations conducted following the Census, the suburb of Glen Forrest has reached an estimated population of 3,087 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 298 people (10.7%) compared to the 2021 Census total of 2,789 people. These figures stem from AreaSearch assessments of the ABS ERP figures (June 2025) alongside 10 validated new addresses added post-Census. With a population density of 237 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers substantial open space per resident alongside capacity for future expansion.
The 10.7% expansion recorded by the suburb of Glen Forrest outpaced the broader Australian benchmark (9.5%), establishing it among the regional leaders in population growth. Overseas migration served as the principal driver of this expansion, accounting for roughly 61.0% of recent population additions. Projections compiled by ABS and Geoscience Australia released in 2024 (using 2022 as a base) have been incorporated across SA2 areas by AreaSearch. For geographies outside these releases and to project trends following 2032, growth rates across age brackets from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release (utilising 2022 data) are applied. Looking ahead, the suburb of Glen Forrest is projected to experience population expansion marginally under the nationwide statistical area median, gaining 147 persons by 2041 under aggregated SA2 projections, which corresponds to an overall 16-year increase of 4.8%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
21 new dwellings have been approved in Glen Forrest over the past five years, an average of 4 a year. That is 0.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 6, 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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Examining ABS residential approval figures attributed from statistical boundaries, AreaSearch indicates that Glen Forrest has maintained an annual average of roughly 4 new dwelling approvals, delivering an estimated 21 homes over the previous 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 6 approvals have been logged. With an average influx of 17.2 new residents per constructed dwelling annually across the past 5 financial years (from FY-21 through FY-25), incoming demand runs well ahead of new residential additions, typically placing upward pressure on prices and elevating competition among buyers. The average estimated construction cost for newly approved homes stands at $831,000, illustrating a clear developer orientation toward the premium residential segment.
Additionally, commercial approvals for the current financial year total $55,000, underscoring subdued commercial construction activity. Residential building volumes in Glen Forrest sit significantly behind the regional standard, running 83.0% below the Greater Perth per-capita average. Such limited supply growth generally supports buyer competition and values across existing housing stock, despite a recent uptick in planning applications. Approval rates also track beneath the national benchmark, reflecting an established suburban footprint and possible local planning restrictions. All recent residential approvals have comprised standalone dwellings, preserving the traditional low-density urban fabric and catering to families seeking spacious homes. An estimated ratio of 509 people per building approval highlights the area's subdued, low-volume development landscape. According to the latest quarterly estimates from AreaSearch, Glen Forrest is forecast to expand by 147 residents by 2041. While ongoing residential building is currently matching these projected growth levels, purchasers may face tightening market competition as population numbers increase.
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 9 current infrastructure and development projects close to Glen Forrest, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. 4 are already under construction and 6 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities 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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Local infrastructure investment, major works, and strategic planning decisions exert a substantial influence on neighbourhood trajectory. Currently, no major projects have been recorded by AreaSearch as likely to directly affect the locality. Major regional infrastructure works include the City of Swan Water and Wastewater Upgrades, EastLink WA, METRONET, and the METRONET High Capacity Signalling Program, with notable details highlighted below.
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The Vines Swan View
The Vines Swan View is a boutique house and land estate by LWP Property Group, delivering about 120 residential lots on an elevated site off Marlborough Road in Swan View with views across the Swan Valley and Perth Hills. Civil works and home construction are underway, with lots being released and built out progressively through to around 2026.
Swan View Rise
Swan View Rise is a DevelopmentWA residential subdivision planned to deliver around 150 new house-and-land lots in the established suburb of Swan View, just off Talbot Road. The project will provide new housing options close to local schools, Swan View Shopping Centre, public transport and the walking trails of John Forrest National Park, supporting growth within the City of Swan's Swan View local area.
Altrove Swan View
Altrove Swan View is a completed master planned residential estate by Satterley in the Perth Hills, delivering around 400 house and land lots with local parks, walking trails and convenient access to the Swan View town centre and nearby services.
Bloom Estate Maida Vale
Bloom Maida Vale is a boutique land estate nestled in an established suburb growing in popularity with a new generation. It offers opportunities to build new homes embracing natural beauty with large retained trees and the historic charm of life in the foothills. The estate features easy access to urban conveniences and is now sold out with construction complete.
METRONET East - High Wycombe Station Precinct
A 10.64-hectare station precinct within the broader 61-hectare High Wycombe Project Area, located immediately east of the new High Wycombe Train Station along Sultana Road West. DevelopmentWA is delivering Stage 1 civil works including a central connector road linking the station to Milner Road and key services to support future residential development and the proposed High Wycombe Community Hub. The broader precinct will deliver housing, mixed-use spaces, a community and recreational hub, and employment opportunities as part of the METRONET East program.
Bushmead Residential Estate
A masterplanned residential estate of 794 lots set amongst 185 hectares of retained native bushland on the former Bushmead Rifle Range site, 16km from Perth CBD. Developed by Cedar Woods Properties, the estate holds 6-Leaf EnviroDevelopment Accreditation and features 6km of walking trails, multiple parks, display villages, and house and land packages including townhomes. North and South precincts are both active, with lots continuing to sell into 2025-2026.
The Hales
The Hales is a fully sold-out residential estate nestled in the heart of Forrestfield, 15km east of the Perth CBD. The 28-hectare estate delivered 418 homesites designed around existing native Marri and Jarrah trees and Crumpet Creek. Features include landscaped parks, two playgrounds, a fenced dog park, and generous public open space strips. Located close to High Wycombe Train Station, Roe and Tonkin Highways, and a range of schools and shopping centres.
Midland Health Campus Redevelopment (St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals)
Major reconfiguration of the Midland health precinct with two coordinated works streams. A new five-storey, 123-bed standalone private hospital is under construction on Watertank Way in the historic Midland Workshops precinct, around 300 metres from the existing co-located campus, with eight operating theatres, a critical care unit, day surgery and a cardiac catheter laboratory delivering the eastern corridor's first interventional cardiology service. Building commissioning began in early 2026 and the new hospital is scheduled to open in August 2026.From mid-2026 the WA State Government will assume use of the existing 60 private beds at the current campus, transitioning that facility into a fully public 367-bed hospital serving Perth's east metropolitan and Wheatbelt regions.
1,818 residents of Glen Forrest are employed, from a labour force of 1,850. Unemployment sits at 1.7%, with participation at 71.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,277, about 74% 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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Glen Forrest features a highly credentialed labour force with substantial representation across essential service industries, maintaining a jobless rate of only 1.7% and an estimated 4.6% increase in employment over the preceding year, based on AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 1,818, while the local unemployment rate sat 2.5% below the Greater Perth mark of 4.2%. Labour participation remains solid at 71.9%, compared with 69.9% across Greater Perth. Census records show that 13.8% of employed locals worked from home, though this figure reflects prevailing Covid-19 pandemic restrictions at the time.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, education & training, along with professional & technical services. Glen Forrest displays a distinct local concentration in education & training, where employment density is 1.5 times the regional norm. Conversely, accommodation & food services remains underrepresented, engaging only 3.8% of the local workforce relative to 6.8% across Greater Perth. As a primarily residential community, local employment generation is relatively limited based on Census comparisons between resident and workplace counts. AreaSearch analysis of ABS and SALM statistical data indicates that during the 12 months leading to March 2026, employment grew by 4.6% alongside a 4.7% rise in the overall labour force, keeping local unemployment essentially unchanged. In contrast, Greater Perth registered a 2.0% employment lift, a 2.5% workforce increase, and a 0.4 percentage point rise in unemployment. Long-term labour projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context on prospective workforce needs for Glen Forrest. Local industry profiles have been aligned against five-year and ten-year national outlooks, which project overall jobs growth of 6.6% and 13.7% respectively. Applying these sector-level expectations to the local workforce structure indicates prospective employment gains of 6.4% over five years and 13.5% across ten years (representing an illustrative weighted projection without direct local demographic adjustments).
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Median household income in Glen Forrest is $2,103 a week (about $109,000 a year), with median personal income at $876 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,549 a year against an average of $82,013. The average runs 43% 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 statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate a median taxpayer income of $57,549 and a mean of $82,013 in the suburb of Glen Forrest. These figures demonstrate significant national affluence, contrasting with Greater Perth benchmarks of $60,748 (median) and $80,248 (average). Adjusting for a 10.93% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $63,839 for median income and $90,977 for average income as of March 2026. Data from Census 2021 shows local family, household, and personal earnings positioning near the 67th percentile nationwide.
In terms of earnings distribution, the largest segment includes 31.7% of residents (978 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, aligning closely with the 32.0% observed across the wider area. Substantial economic capacity is evident with 31.9% earning more than $3,000 weekly, reinforcing demand for high-end retail and local services. Residents retain 87.9% of income once housing expenses are met, underscoring solid discretionary purchasing strength, with the local SEIFA income score ranking in the 8th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Glen Forrest had 995 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 51% are owned with a mortgage, 7% rented and 42% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. Rent absorbs 18.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.4%. 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 residential landscape in Glen Forrest was overwhelmingly dominated by separate houses at 98.5%, with medium to high-density dwellings (apartments, semi-detached, and other housing formats) representing just 1.5%. By comparison, the broader Perth metropolitan area recorded 77.8% separate houses and 22.1% alternative dwelling structures. Outright home ownership reached 42.3%, considerably higher than the Perth metropolitan baseline, with 50.9% of homes carrying a mortgage and 6.9% being leased. Typical monthly mortgage payments stood at $1,950, surpassing the Perth metro figure of $1,907, while median weekly rent was $380 against the regional $350.
Across Australia, Glen Forrest outpaces national medians for both mortgage costs ($1,863) and weekly rental payments ($375).
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Glen Forrest counted 995 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,101 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 32% couples without children. 19% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the vast majority of local residences at 80.0%, broken down into couples with children (37.3%), childless couples (31.9%), and single parent households (9.9%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 20.0%, consisting primarily of single-person households at 18.5% and group living situations at 1.8%. The typical household size of 2.6 people aligns directly with the Greater Perth benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
32.0% of adults in Glen Forrest hold a university qualification, including 20.1% with a bachelor degree and 7.1% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 90% of areas nationally. A further 24.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 980 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,083 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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Tertiary qualification levels in Glen Forrest notably outstrip surrounding benchmarks, with 32.0% of residents aged 15 and over possessing a higher education degree, compared to 21.3% across the SA3 area and 24.3% within the wider SA4 region. This high proportion of advanced credentials strengthens the local position for professional and knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees constitute the largest share at 20.1%, accompanied by postgraduate degrees (7.1%) and graduate diplomas (4.8%). Vocational and technical training is likewise widespread, with 37.8% of persons aged 15+ holding vocational certifications, split between advanced diplomas (13.6%) and certificate-level awards (24.2%).
Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 29.1% of the population presently pursuing education. Enrolments break down into 9.3% attending primary school, 9.0% participating in secondary schooling, and 5.0% enrolled in higher education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Glen Forrest reaches 35 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 380 services a week. The typical home sits about 410 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 2.0 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 transit infrastructure within Glen Forrest includes 35 active passenger stops, catering to a selection of bus services. These facilities are served across 4 designated bus routes, delivering a collective volume of 380 weekly passenger trips. Overall public transport access is moderate, with residents typically situated 414 meters from their closest transit point. Due to the area's predominantly suburban residential footprint, outward travel is common, with private motor vehicles serving as the primary transit mode at 84%, compared to 9% using train networks. Average vehicle availability stands at 2.0 per dwelling, exceeding regional norms.
Additionally, 13.8% of employed locals worked remotely according to the 2021 Census, reflecting conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public transport operations provide an average frequency of 54 daily services across the network, translating to roughly 10 weekly departures per designated stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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68.6% of residents in Glen Forrest report no long-term health condition. 3.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.6 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Glen Forrest demonstrate exceptionally positive outcomes, based on AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates, with both younger and older cohorts displaying a low incidence of typical medical ailments. Furthermore, private healthcare coverage is notably widespread, encompassing roughly 60% of all residents (1,844 people). Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the most frequently reported diagnoses in the locality, recorded among 9.1 and 8.4% of the population, while 68.6% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 71.9% in Greater Perth. Health profiles among working-age individuals generally align with standard expectations.
Residents aged 65 and above account for 22.8% of the community (703 people), exceeding the Greater Perth proportion of 15.9%. Older residents maintain notably favorable health metrics, with national wellness rankings aligning well with the wider populace.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
26.6% of Glen Forrest residents were born overseas and 5.7% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (35.9%) and Australian (26.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural background measures for Glen Forrest generally mirror broader regional trends, with 73.4% of the population born in Australia, 90.5% holding Australian citizenship, and 94.3% using solely English in the home. Christianity represents the most widely identified faith, adhered to by 40.1% of the community. Judaism forms the most notable relative divergence in religious affiliation, representing 0.2% of locals against 0.3% across Greater Perth. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (based on parental place of birth), the three most prevalent groups in Glen Forrest are English at 35.9% (exceeding the regional share of 28.0%), Australian at 26.3% (above the 21.2% regional baseline), and Scottish at 8.1%.
Several other cultural ancestries show distinctive local concentrations, including Welsh at 1.1% (compared to 0.7% across the region), Dutch at 2.9% (versus 1.5%), and French at 0.9% (relative to 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Glen Forrest is 45, older than 80% of areas nationally. 20.3% 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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Glen Forrest exhibits a more mature demographic profile compared with Greater Perth overall. Estimates updated to August 2026 reveal that senior and retired residents (aged 65+) account for 22.8% of the populace, versus 15.9% regionally, while young to middle-aged adults (25 - 44) comprise 20.6%, well beneath the regional benchmark of 30.9%. As at August 2026, the median age is estimated at 45, remaining equal to the 2021 Census level and 8 years older than the Greater Perth median of 37 recorded at that Census, which compared to a national median of 38.
Since that Census, mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) declined from 30.1% to an estimated 27.7%. By 2041, retirees and elderly age groups are projected to experience the highest numeric increase, growing by 260 people (37%) to reach 964, whereas cohorts of children, young adults, and young-to-middle-aged adults are anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Glen Forrest
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month 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 last month 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 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 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 May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 10 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,789 at the 2021 Census → 3,087 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 (SAL50552). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.