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Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) has an estimated 2,238 residents. That puts 1,210 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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In the suburb of Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.), the population is estimated to have reached approximately 2,238 as of Aug 2026, according to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS regional demographic updates alongside post-Census address validations. This indicates a modest expansion of 21 people (0.9%) compared to the 2,217 people documented in the 2021 Census. This upward adjustment is derived from an Estimated Resident Population of 2,233 determined by AreaSearch following the ABS June 2025 release, combined with 17 validated new addresses added after the Census. Consequently, the local density stands at 1,209 persons per square kilometer, sitting higher than the national benchmark across assessed communities.
Net overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 81.0% of all recent demographic additions. Projections for the suburb of Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) incorporate 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia data mapped at the SA2 level using 2022 as a baseline. Where direct coverage is unavailable, AreaSearch integrates 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections via a weighted aggregation model that translates LGA growth down to SA2 boundaries, applying age-specific rates across 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, long-range forecasts place the suburb of Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) within the top quartile of regional areas nationwide for population expansion, projecting an increase of 662 persons by 2041, which represents an overall gain of 29.4% over the 16 years.
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Residential building activity in Golden Point remains subdued, averaging only 3 dwelling approvals annually, or 18 dwellings across the entire five-year period. These modest construction numbers align with typical rural settings where structural demand is light and building volumes are constrained by local requirements and infrastructure limits. It is worth noting that due to this minimal pipeline, individual building schemes can generate substantial swings in year-on-year growth and relative metrics. Compared with Rest of Vic., Golden Point records considerably quieter construction volumes, with building rates also trailing national averages. Of the recent building approvals, 75.0% consist of standalone houses while 25.0% represent townhouses or apartments, preserving the spacious, rural character of the locality.
With approximately 373 people per dwelling approval, the neighborhood exhibits the characteristics of a mature, well-established residential area. Projections indicate that Golden Point will add 657 residents through to 2041, based on the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch. Should current construction volumes persist without accelerating, dwelling creation could fall behind population intake, which may intensify competition among prospective buyers and foster stronger upward pressure on property prices.
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Development applications around Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.)
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.), worth an estimated $18 million. A further 50 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $5.38 billion. 13 are already under construction and 12 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal 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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Capital works and strategic urban programs exert a fundamental influence over local community performance, with AreaSearch cataloging 10 projects positioned to influence the area. Prominent undertakings include the Sovereign Hill Master Plan: Gold Vault, Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its Little Creeks, Sebastopol Community Hub, and Delacombe Town Centre Stage 3, alongside other key nearby developments detailed below.
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Sovereign Hill Master Plan: Gold Vault
The Gold Vault is a proposed 1,000 square metre immersive visitor experience and the hero project of Sovereign Hill's 20-year Master Plan. Designed to attract up to 100,000 additional visitors annually, the new pavilion will combine high-security displays of Victoria's most significant gold collection items with interactive digital installations, dramatic lighting and curated artefacts from Sovereign Hill, the Victorian State Collection and partner institutions. The project will also deliver a redesigned arrival and orientation zone with new Welcome to Country experiences, retail and amenities.Sovereign Hill received 500,000 dollars from the Victorian Enabling Tourism Fund in 2024 to develop the schematic design, and the 17.9 million dollar build is currently the headline ask in the Ballarat. Now and Into the Future: Enabling Growth 2026 advocacy campaign ahead of the 2026 Victorian state election. The project is forecast to create between 124 and 168 construction jobs and 21 to 37 ongoing jobs, and will incorporate solar panels and energy-efficient design as part of Sovereign Hill's transition to net zero energy, waste and water.
Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment
The $655 million Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment is in its third and final stage, building a new seven-level hospital tower delivered by Built in partnership with the Victorian Health Building Authority and Grampians Health. The tower will include a new main entrance off Sturt Street, a new emergency department with an integrated mental health, alcohol and other drugs hub, a women and children's hub, a state-of-the-art operating theatre suite, an expanded critical care floor, a new helipad, and around 100 extra inpatient and short stay beds.As of late 2025, structural works on the new tower are well advanced, with vertical concrete pours progressing and four tower cranes operating on site. Earlier stages have already delivered a six-storey central energy plant and support services building on Drummond Street, and an expanded multi-deck carpark adding 400 spaces. Once complete, the upgraded hospital will treat at least 18,000 more emergency patients and 14,500 additional inpatients per year, supporting around 4,000 extra surgeries annually. The project is on track for completion in 2027.
Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its Little Creeks
A community-led waterways restoration project funded by a Victorian Government Green Links Program grant of $701,000. Led by the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance in partnership with the Yarrowee-Leigh Catchment Group, the project restores 13 sites along Ballarat waterways spanning 80.5 hectares and 9.8 kilometres of the Yarrowee River, Specimen Vale Creek, Canadian Creek and connecting tributaries. Works involve extensive weed control, replanting 39,500 indigenous plants, and creating habitat for threatened species including the Growling Grass Frog, brush-tailed phascogale and platypus.Delivery is led by five local Landcare and Friends groups, with 66 scheduled planting days in 2025 alone. The project also integrates community planting events, Traditional Owner cultural knowledge, and ecological plant selection guided by Ballarat ecologist Tim D'Ombrain's native plant community mapping system. Target completion is 2026.
Eastwood Community Hub
A $17.54 million redevelopment of the Eastwood Leisure Complex in central Ballarat, replacing the 1940s-era facility with a contemporary, fully accessible multipurpose community hub. Jointly funded by the City of Ballarat and the Federal Government's Growing Regions Program, the project involves demolishing the outdated buildings, while retaining and recladding the existing basketball stadium. The new hub features a main hall for 275 people, training rooms, flexible meeting spaces, a conference and event space, and a 5-star Green Star target.
Albert Street Social Housing Development
A $15.5 million social and affordable housing development at 119 Albert Street, Ballarat. Delivered by Uniting Housing and designed by MGS Architects, the four-storey building provides 24 new one- and two-bedroom apartments to support vulnerable people on the Victorian Housing Register.
Delacombe Town Centre Stage 3
Stage 3 of Delacombe Town Centre is under construction and will expand the retail precinct with a new Coles, ALDI, approximately 13 to 14 specialty retail stores, additional parking and supporting infrastructure, strengthening the centre as the primary shopping destination for Ballarat's growing western and southern suburbs.
Ascot Springs Estate
A boutique residential development comprising approximately 56 premium lots across three stages, featuring tree-lined streetscapes and community amenities in a nature-inspired setting, located just a short drive from Ballarat city centre.
Equinox Ballarat Lifestyle Village Expansion
Over-55s land lease community in Brown Hill. Stage 2 (61 homes) is complete and occupied; Stage 3 new homes are being released and delivered. The expansion across Stages 2 and 3 totals about 97 sites, with village amenities including community room, pools and BBQ areas.
1,221 residents of Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) are employed, from a labour force of 1,279. Unemployment sits at 4.5%, with participation at 65.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 1,863, about 83% 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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Local workforce metrics for Golden Point indicate a qualified talent base with a prominent essential services footprint and an unemployment rate of 4.5%, based on aggregated statistical area figures from AreaSearch. As of March 2026, 1,221 residents are employed, while the jobless rate sits 0.8% higher than the Regional Vic. mark of 3.7%. Meanwhile, participation levels remain solid at 65.5% versus 61.1% across Regional Vic.. Additionally, Census data showed 22.2% of workers operating from home, though pandemic-era restrictions at the time should be kept in mind. The primary employment sectors for resident workers are health care & social assistance, education & training, along with accommodation & food.
Representation within accommodation & food is particularly pronounced, tracking at 1.5 times the wider regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.4% employment locally against 7.5% regionally. As reflected in the disparity between Census working population counts and resident totals, the area functions primarily as a dormitory suburb with limited commercial employment within its boundaries. According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM statistical series, the 12 months to March 2026 saw the local labour pool contract by 0.2% and total jobs drop by 1.1%, lifting the local unemployment rate by 0.9 percentage points. Across Regional Vic. over the same interval, jobs declined by 0.1%, labour force decreased by 0.3%, and unemployment dropped 0.2 percentage points. Future industry trajectories from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide further context on local demand over five and ten-year intervals. Nationally, job opportunities are forecast to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sector outcomes vary widely. Applying these industry growth rates to the local sector distribution points to potential workforce expansions of 6.8% over five years and 14.1% over ten years, though this weighted calculation is purely indicative and does not incorporate localized population shifts.
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Median household income in Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) is $1,309 a week (about $68,000 a year), with median personal income at $757 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,381 a year against an average of $68,674. 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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Taxation records compiled at the postcode level by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show Golden Point with a median taxpayer income of $53,381 and an average of $68,674, outperforming the Regional Vic. figures of $50,954 (median) and $62,728 (average) and sitting moderately above national standards. Factoring in a 9.62% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modeled figures as of March 2026 stand at roughly $58,516 for median income and $75,280 on average. In Census assessments, individual weekly income reached the 40th percentile ($757 weekly), while household earnings placed at the 20th percentile.
The single largest earnings bracket encompasses 28.6% of local earners making $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (640 residents), closely matching the regional proportion of 30.3%. Financial pressure on households is acute, with 84.6% of income remaining after housing costs (22nd percentile), while the area occupies the 4th decile on the SEIFA income index.
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Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) had 998 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 86% detached houses and 0% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 40% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 22.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing stock in Golden Point was distributed across 86.0% separate houses and 14.0% alternative formats (including semi-detached dwellings and apartments), whereas Regional Vic. recorded 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Golden Point trailed regional levels at 31.4%, with remaining households holding a mortgage (29.0%) or occupying rental accommodation (39.6%). Median housing costs were relatively affordable: monthly mortgage payments averaged $1,300 compared to $1,430 across Regional Vic., while weekly rents stood at $290 versus $285 regionally. Relative to national figures, local mortgages sit significantly below the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents remain well under the nationwide mark of $375.
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Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) counted 998 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.1 people each. 17% are couples with children, fewer than in 93% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 39% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The local domestic profile is led by family households, which make up 56.3% of the total, consisting of 27.2% couples without children, 16.5% couples with children, and 11.6% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 43.7%, driven largely by lone person households at 38.8% and group households at 5.2%. Reflecting these smaller living units, the median household size of 2.1 people is lower than the Regional Vic. standard of 2.4.
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31.1% of adults in Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) hold a university qualification, including 19.1% with a bachelor degree and 7.8% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 93% of areas nationally. A further 21.3% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary educational attainment in the locality is exceptional relative to surrounding regions, with 31.1% of residents aged 15+ holding university degrees, exceeding both the Rest of Vic. average of 21.7% and the SA4 region figure of 24.6%. The qualification mix is led by bachelor degrees at 19.1%, alongside postgraduate qualifications (7.8%) and graduate diplomas (4.2%). Technical training is equally well established, as 31.1% of residents aged 15+ possess vocational qualifications, comprising certificates (21.3%) and advanced diplomas (9.8%). Active participation in study programs is robust throughout the community, with 29.2% of residents currently enrolled in formal schooling or coursework.
This student cohort includes 7.9% attending primary education, 7.5% engaged in tertiary education, and 6.9% in secondary education.
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Public transport in Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) reaches 25 stops on 3 routes, timetabled for about 2,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 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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The local transit network in Golden Point features 25 active transport stops connected across 3 individual routes, delivering 2,031 weekly passenger trips. Commuter accessibility is exceptionally strong, with the typical resident residing 177 meters from the closest stop. Given the suburb's residential orientation, travel is primarily outbound, with private vehicle use leading at 84% and pedestrian travel accounting for 9%. Car ownership averages 1.0 per dwelling, below regional figures, while 22.2% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census during the pandemic period. Public transit timetables provide an average of 290 trips per day across the network, generating roughly 81 weekly trips per individual stop.
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60.8% of residents in Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 77% of areas nationally. 6.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 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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Community wellness metrics compiled by AreaSearch indicate measurable health challenges within Golden Point across mortality rates and chronic illnesses, with elevated medical conditions evident in younger as well as older demographics. Private health insurance coverage remains solid, encompassing approximately 54% of the population (~1,208 people), which tracks ahead of the 50.5% level observed throughout Regional Vic.. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnosed conditions in the community, recorded at 10.0% and 13.1% of residents, respectively, while 60.8% reported no ongoing medical conditions (compared to 63.4% regionally). Working-age individuals experience heightened rates of chronic disease.
Furthermore, 20.2% of the local population is aged 65 and over (452 people), below the 24.0% proportion seen across Regional Vic., with senior health outcomes reflecting broader national patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) is largely Australian-born, at 86.3% of residents, with 7.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.3%) and Australian (23.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Golden Point displays lower cultural diversity than broader averages, with 87.1% of the population holding citizenship, 86.3% born in Australia, and 92.5% exclusively using English at home. Christianity forms the largest religious affiliation at 37.3% of residents. The most notable statistical variation occurs in the Other faith category, which accounts for 2.0% locally versus 0.8% across Regional Vic.. In parental heritage classifications, the three leading ancestries in Golden Point are English (30.3%), Australian (23.9%, noticeably trailing the 29.6% regional figure), and Irish (13.8%). Further divergence appears across several other heritages, with Scottish representation elevated at 10.3% (versus 8.8% regionally), Dutch at 1.9% (versus 1.7%), and French at 0.6% (versus 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) is 40. 29.8% 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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Demographically, the suburb of Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) exhibits a strong tilt toward young adults without dependent children. Based on estimates updated to August 2026, young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 29.7% of the populace, compared to 23.1% in Regional Vic., while seniors aged 65+ comprise 20.2% relative to 24.0% regionally. The median age is estimated at 40 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census outcome and sitting 3 years below the Regional Vic. median of 43 from that same Census. The most noticeable demographic shift since the Census has occurred among young to middle aged adults, who increased from 28.4% to 29.7%.
Projections indicate this 25 - 44 cohort will capture the bulk of future growth, expanding by 356 residents (54%) to total 1,021 by 2041.
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Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | May 2026 5 months ago all 1 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 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 — 17 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,217 at the 2021 Census → 2,238 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 (SAL21056). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.