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Golden Square has an estimated 9,839 residents, up from 9,220 at the 2021 Census — a change of 619 people, or 6.7%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. 143 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 100.0% of that increase. That puts 1,159 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's evaluation of broader regional ABS population updates alongside new addresses verified post-Census, the suburb of Golden Square has an estimated population of approximately 9,839 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 619 people (6.7%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 9,220 people. This adjustment is drawn from an estimated resident count of 9,804 established by AreaSearch via the ABS June 2025 ERP release, combined with 143 validated new addresses recorded after the Census date. Consequently, population density stands at 1,158 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with typical benchmarks across AreaSearch assessed areas.
Outperforming the wider SA3 area (4.4%) and the surrounding SA4 region, the suburb of Golden Square's 6.7% expansion since the 2021 census positions it at the forefront of local growth. Inward overseas migration served as the primary contributor, accounting for virtually all population gains across recent cycles. SA2-level projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia (published in 2024 using 2022 as a base year) are implemented by AreaSearch, while unlisted SA2s incorporate 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures adjusted through weighted aggregation from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Age-bracket growth rates derived from these aggregated models are applied locally between 2032 and 2041. Looking ahead, the suburb of Golden Square is anticipated to experience substantial demographic expansion placing it within the upper quartile of regional locations nationwide, expanding by 2,313 persons to 2041 under aggregated SA2 modeling, which equates to an overall rise of 23.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
190 new dwellings have been approved in Golden Square over the past five years, an average of 38 a year. That places the area in the 78th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 51 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 57% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 62, 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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Evaluating ABS residential building approval figures apportioned from statistical areas, AreaSearch identifies that Golden Square has maintained a pace of roughly 38 newly approved dwellings annually, totaling approximately 190 home approvals across the prior 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) alongside 62 recorded to date in FY-25. An average intake of 2.4 people per year per newly constructed dwelling over the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) points to sustained demand capable of reinforcing asset values, with construction costs for new dwellings averaging $381,000 in accordance with broader regional levels.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $10.2 million during this financial year, demonstrating steady investment in non-residential property. Per capita building volumes in Golden Square sit 18.0% below Rest of Vic., though overall activity ranks in the 81st percentile nationally following recent momentum. Approvals for new residential construction are divided into 57.0% standalone houses and 43.0% attached dwellings, introducing a broader selection of apartments and townhouses tailored for entry-level buyers through to expanding households. This trend marks a clear departure from the established neighborhood fabric (presently 92.0% standalone houses), illustrating both a dwindling supply of broadacre land and changing resident requirements for accessible, diverse housing styles. With roughly 119 people per approval, Golden Square displays characteristics of an actively expanding urban market. Demographic forecasts indicate that Golden Square will welcome an additional 2,278 residents by 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. If residential building output remains at current capacities, new housing completions may fall behind resident inflows, heightening market competition and supporting upward pressure on dwelling values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Golden Square
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Golden Square, worth an estimated $94 million. A further 45 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.43 billion. 21 are already under construction and 20 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, education & training and environmental & disaster management. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Strategic planning initiatives, public works, and major capital infrastructure exert a profound influence on district performance. AreaSearch has highlighted 26 key projects poised to influence the immediate area, with prominent initiatives including the Crusoe College Infrastructure, Chum Street Remediation Project, Flora Hill Housing Development, and Golden Rise Bendigo as detailed in the project overview below.
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Chum Street Remediation Project
Remediation and healing of Country for a 14-hectare former mining site in Golden Square, Bendigo, significantly degraded from gold mining activities since the 1850s. Delivered by Development Victoria in partnership with Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA), City of Greater Bendigo, and the Environment Protection Authority Victoria. Detailed site investigations commenced in late March 2025 to better understand environmental and geotechnical challenges and to develop a Remediation Action Plan. Works will include remediation of mining-affected soil, capping of historic mineshafts, and rectification and naturalisation of the creek running across the site.Remediation works are scheduled for 2026, subject to change. Future community use of the site is yet to be determined.
Golden Rise Bendigo
Golden Rise Bendigo is a masterplanned seniors living community by Mercy Health in Golden Square. Stage 1 is established and Stages 2 and 3 are now being released and sold, with contemporary two and three bedroom villas, a community hub, landscaped gardens and co-located aged care services at Mercy Place Bethlehem. The completed community is planned to provide around 185 independent living homes.
Former Golden Square Primary School Redevelopment
Redevelopment of the former 1.2ha Golden Square Primary School site. Planning Scheme Amendment C241gben, which rezoned part of the land from Public Use Zone to Residential Growth Zone to facilitate the sale of the surplus government land for residential development, was gazetted in June 2024. The development will include medium-density housing and retain the Victorian-era school building for non-residential use.
Bendigo Foodshare Warehouse
A new $3.8 million food relief warehouse with triple the storage capacity of the previous facility, serving as stage one of a broader Community Food Hub to address food insecurity and support local produce distribution. Construction completed in July 2024, with official opening in September 2024.
Crusoe College Redevelopment
Complete rebuild of the former Kangaroo Flat Secondary College site in south-west Bendigo, delivered by the Victorian Government as one of four new Year 7-10 campuses under the Bendigo Education Plan. Kane Constructions was awarded the lump sum contract in May 2008 and the Hassell-designed campus was completed in early 2010 for student occupation in Term 2. New facilities included a Community Learning Hub, gymnasium, technology centre, performing arts building, administration centre and Global Learning Centre, with the retained JB Osborne Theatre (382 seats) available for community hire.The old buildings remained in use during construction and were demolished afterwards to create the school oval and sporting fields. The college serves around 600-800 students in Years 7-10 and feeds into Bendigo Senior Secondary College. No further major capital works have been announced for the site in the 2025-26 or 2026-27 Victorian State Budgets.
Bendigo Depot Facility Redevelopment
Redevelopment and modernisation of the regional transport maintenance depot and operational facilities in Bendigo. The works include new bus and heavy vehicle maintenance bays, refurbished administrative offices, and upgraded operational staging infrastructure to support expanded public transport services.
Managed Growth Strategy - Long Gully & West Bendigo Area
Part of the City of Greater Bendigo's Managed Growth Strategy adopted in September 2024, designating key urban renewal and residential infill precincts in Long Gully and West Bendigo. The framework establishes planning scheme amendments and infrastructure delivery to support long-term housing supply across established suburban corridors.
Regional Sports Infrastructure Program - Bendigo
The Bendigo Sports Package is a major revitalization of three key sporting precincts. The Bendigo Stadium upgrade features a new 2-court annex, refurbishment of courts 9 and 10, and sustainability upgrades including solar panels. The Bendigo Showgrounds works include a new 500-seat multipurpose pavilion (the Showgrounds Function Centre), arena redevelopment with improved drainage, and perimeter fencing. The Bendigo Bowls and Croquet Clubs are receiving 4 refurbished bowls greens, 2 compliant croquet lawns, and a major clubhouse upgrade.These projects aim to boost regional tourism and community participation.
4,573 residents of Golden Square are employed, from a labour force of 4,828. Unemployment sits at 5.3%, with participation at 59.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 8,724, about 89% 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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A capable local labor market defines Golden Square, marked by solid representation in essential services, an unemployment level of 5.3%, and an estimated 2.1% expansion in employment over the preceding year according to AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed locals numbered 4,573, while local unemployment stood 1.6% higher than the Regional Vic. benchmark of 3.7%, with participation rates closely tracking the Regional Vic. mark of 61.1%. In addition, 14.8% of employed persons indicated working from home at the Census, a figure subject to prevailing Covid-19 lockdown settings. The primary employment drivers for the local workforce consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction.
Concentration is especially pronounced in health care & social assistance, where resident participation is 1.2 times the regional average. In contrast, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 1.2% of workers, well below the regional standard of 7.5%. Given the disparity between working population counts and total resident numbers at the Census, this largely residential district provides comparatively few local workplace opportunities. An examination of SALM and ABS datasets aggregated across wider statistical geography reveals that Golden Square recorded a 2.1% gain in total employment alongside a 1.7% increase in the available workforce over the 12-month period, reducing the local unemployment rate by 0.3 percentage points. Conversely, Regional Vic. saw employment fall by 0.1%, the labor pool contract by 0.3%, and unemployment dip 0.2 percentage points. Forward-looking national projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context on potential workforce requirements. These five- and ten-year models, applied against local industry shares, project national job gains of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though industry performance varies widely. Projecting these trends onto Golden Square's industry distribution yields an expected local job expansion of 6.5% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighted modeling that excludes local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Golden Square is $1,344 a week (about $70,000 a year), with median personal income at $721 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $51,083 a year against an average of $59,383. 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 for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate that Golden Square taxpayers earn a median income of $51,083 alongside a mean of $59,383. These figures track below the Australian benchmark and compare against a median of $50,954 and mean of $62,728 across Regional Vic.. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% recorded since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $55,997 (median) and $65,096 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household earnings tiers at the Census, Golden Square occupies modest positions between the 23rd and 32nd percentiles.
The primary earnings band is $1,500 - 2,999, capturing 31.7% of locals (3,118 people), which mirrors the 30.3% share observed across the surrounding region. Remaining income following housing costs stands at 84.9%, placing the area at the 25th percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Golden Square had 3,752 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 4% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 36% rented and 32% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 21.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential stock in Golden Square at the most recent Census was composed of 91.7% separate houses alongside 8.3% attached or other dwellings (encompassing semi-detached residences, flats, and alternative dwelling types), compared with 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwelling styles in Regional Vic.. Fully owned properties accounted for 31.6% of homes, trailing the Regional Vic. ownership proportion, while mortgaged residences stood at 32.8% and rental accommodation comprised 35.6%. Monthly mortgage payments showed a median of $1,300, remaining lower than the Regional Vic. baseline of $1,430, whereas median weekly rents were $295 relative to $285 across Regional Vic..
On a nationwide scale, local mortgage servicing costs are markedly below the national median of $1,863, with rental expenses similarly tracking substantially under the Australian median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Golden Square counted 3,752 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,004 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 78% of areas nationally, against 26% couples without children. 32% 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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Families constitute the majority of domestic living arrangements at 63.7%, consisting of 25.9% couples without children, 22.8% couples with children, and 13.8% single parent households. Non-family dwellings make up 36.3% of homes, driven predominantly by single-person occupancies at 32.4% and shared group households at 3.8%. The average household contains 2.3 people, tracking slightly below the Regional Vic. standard of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.6% of adults in Golden Square hold a university qualification, including 14.7% with a bachelor degree and 3.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 26.9% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 590 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 954 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 attainment poses an ongoing area for development locally, with 21.6% of residents possessing a university qualification compared to the broader VIC benchmark of 33.4%, highlighting a clear focus for educational programs. Among degree holders, bachelor qualifications comprise 14.7%, postgraduate awards account for 3.8%, and graduate diplomas represent 3.1%. Technical and vocational learning is well established, as 37.4% of individuals aged 15+ hold vocational credentials, split between advanced diplomas (10.5%) and certificates (26.9%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the population, with 27.4% of residents actively enrolled in education. Within this cohort, 9.6% are attending primary school, 7.3% are in secondary schooling, and 3.6% are enrolled in tertiary study.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Golden Square reaches 65 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 270 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 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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Golden Square contains 65 active public transit stops across its local transport grid. These access points are connected across 8 individual routes, generating a combined volume of 1,896 weekly passenger trips. Network connectivity is strong, with typical proximity from dwellings to the closest transit node measuring 272 meters. Because the community functions largely as a dormitory suburb, outward travel is high, with private vehicles accounting for 93% of journeys. Vehicle availability sits at 1.3 per dwelling, trailing regional averages, while 14.8% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census (under potential COVID-19 settings).
Transit service frequency across the network totals 270 trips per day, delivering roughly 29 weekly trips per designated stop.
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60.9% of residents in Golden Square report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 84% of areas nationally. 8.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.5 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 metrics on chronic illnesses and mortality indicate notable health considerations for Golden Square, where elevated condition rates span younger and older demographics alike, while private health insurance adoption is modest at roughly 50% of the community (~4,954 people) compared against the Australian benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, affecting 11.7 and 10.0% of the population respectively, while 60.9% reported having no diagnosed long-term illnesses compared to 63.4% across Regional Vic.. Working-age residents experience noticeable chronic illness burdens. Community members aged 65 and over number 2,125 individuals, forming 21.6% of the population against 24.0% across Regional Vic., with health metrics among older age groups generally aligning with overall national trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Golden Square is largely Australian-born, at 89.5% of residents, with 7.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.7%) and Australian (30.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural diversity in Golden Square sit below broader benchmarks, with Australian citizens making up 89.8% of residents, 89.5% having been born in Australia, and 92.5% speaking exclusively English at home. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation at 45.0% of the local population. Meanwhile, the most pronounced divergence above standard expectations occurs within Other, which accounts for 0.8% locally matching the 0.8% recorded throughout Regional Vic.. Regarding parental lineage, the primary ancestries cited across Golden Square include English at 31.7%, Australian at 30.0%, and Irish at 10.0%. Variations are also evident across other background groups, with Scottish background comprising 9.1% (compared to 8.8% regionally), Samoan representing 0.1% (against 0.1%), and Dutch accounting for 1.2% (relative to 1.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Golden Square is 39. 25.7% 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 age distribution across the suburb of Golden Square reflects a younger profile than the broader Regional Vic. market. August 2026 estimates indicate that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 28.6% of the population versus 23.1% in Regional Vic., while middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) represent 21.8% compared to the regional figure of 24.4%. The median age remains at 39 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census finding and 4 years lower than the Regional Vic. median of 43 at that Census.
Since the Census, the share of middle aged and young retiree cohorts has decreased from 23.0% to an estimated 21.8%. Looking forward to 2041, young to middle aged adults are projected to account for the bulk of population expansion, increasing by 1,228 residents (44%) to reach 4,042.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Golden Square
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 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 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 | Sep 2026 this 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 9 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 143 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (9,220 at the 2021 Census → 9,839 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 (SAL21058). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.