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Heidelberg West has an estimated 7,037 residents, up from 5,252 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,785 people, or 34.0%. Growth has averaged 4.4% a year over five years, faster than 96% of areas nationally. 536 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 67.0% of that increase. That puts 2,255 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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Based on demographic evaluations from the ABS for the wider region and newly verified residential locations from AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Heidelberg West has a population estimated to be 7,037 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 1,785 people (34.0%) compared to the 2021 Census, which counted 5,252 people. The trend is derived from a resident count of 6,947, calculated by AreaSearch using the ABS June 2025 release of ERP figures, plus an extra 536 validated new addresses registered after the Census. The current population translates to a density of 2,255 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical benchmark across nationwide regions evaluated by AreaSearch.
Outperforming the SA3 area (5.5%) and the state, the suburb of Heidelberg West registered a 34.0% expansion rate since the 2021 census, ranking it as a primary driver of growth in the district. This expansion was mostly fueled by arrivals from abroad, which comprised roughly 67.0% of total demographic increases in recent times, though natural growth and interstate migration also recorded positive contributions. AreaSearch incorporates projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for individual SA2 sectors, which were published in 2024 using 2022 as the base starting point. For SA2 territories where this dataset is unavailable, AreaSearch applies the 2023 Victoria State Government Regional/LGA projections, adjusting them via a weighted aggregation of population expansion from LGA to SA2 tiers. The age-bracket growth trajectories from these calculations are also mapped across all regions for the period from 2032 to 2041. In terms of future population shifts, the suburb of Heidelberg West is set for exceptional expansion that places it in the top 10 percent of locations nationwide, with projections at the SA2 level suggesting the area will add 3,413 persons by 2041, representing a total rise of 47.2% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
771 new dwellings have been approved in Heidelberg West over the past five years, an average of 154 a year. That places the area in the 89th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 22 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 157 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 12% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 377, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS residential building approvals, allocated from statistical area records, the suburb of Heidelberg West has averaged approximately 154 home approvals annually, with a total of 771 dwellings approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) and 346 during FY-26 to date. With an average of 1.7 new residents for each home built over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), demand and supply have remained balanced to support steady market conditions, though recent data points to an acceleration to 5.1 people per home over the past 2 financial years, indicating mounting demand and a drop in available supply.
Construction projects carry an average expected build cost of $401,000. Additionally, commercial development approvals have reached $21.1 million this financial year, showing a moderate volume of non-residential construction activity. Compared to Greater Melbourne, the suburb of Heidelberg West registers 308.0% more new home approvals per capita, providing purchasers with a broader range of options, even though building pace has slowed down lately. This volume is notably higher than the national level, indicating high developer confidence in the area. Recent building permits consist of 12.0% detached houses and 88.0% attached dwellings. This emphasis on higher-density builds provides more affordable buying choices and suits down-sizers, real estate investors, and first-time buyers. This represents a major shift from the existing residential landscape (which currently consists of 56.0% houses), reflecting a scarcity of development land alongside changing lifestyle preferences and budget constraints. Having roughly 74 people per approved dwelling, the suburb of Heidelberg West displays the hallmarks of a expanding area. Projecting forward, the suburb of Heidelberg West is anticipated to add 3,323 residents by 2041 (calculated from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release). At the current rate of construction, the supply of new dwellings is expected to easily accommodate this demand, ensuring favorable conditions for home buyers and potentially helping the population expand beyond current forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Heidelberg West
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 Heidelberg West. A further 70 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $103.3 billion. 21 are already under construction and 17 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure projects, planning choices, and development initiatives are key drivers of regional performance. AreaSearch has identified a total of 5 projects that are expected to influence the local area. Principal developments include the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Redevelopment, the Austin Hospital Emergency Department Expansion, the Tarakan Street Social and Affordable Housing project, and the Rosanna Village Masterplan & Redevelopment, with the details of the most significant works listed below.
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Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Redevelopment
Ongoing revitalisation of the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital site, consolidating sub-acute, veteran, mental health, aged care and rehabilitation services. The site now hosts the Surgery Centre with eight operating theatres, an expanded mental health precinct including the statewide Psychological Trauma Recovery Service, the Health and Rehabilitation Centre and the Medical and Cognitive Research Unit. A new 10-bed Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) centre, operated by Austin Health for young people aged 16 to 25, opened on the site in early 2026 as part of the Victorian Government's broader 141 million dollar statewide YPARC program.Further upgrades to surgery and mental health facilities are planned to support an expanded Austin Hospital emergency department.
Austin Hospital Emergency Department Expansion
Victorian Government funded $275 million expansion of Austin Hospital's emergency department in Heidelberg. Main works are underway to deliver a new three-storey emergency department, refurbishment within the existing hospital footprint, up to 29 additional treatment spaces, a dedicated paediatric emergency zone, improved clinical administration areas, expanded staff amenities and an upgraded short stay unit. The project will support around 30,000 additional emergency presentations each year while Austin Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women remain operational during staged construction.
Northland Shopping Centre Redevelopment
Ongoing staged redevelopment of Northland Shopping Centre by Vicinity Centres. The completed entertainment and leisure precinct has introduced upgraded outdoor dining, family recreation spaces, landscaping and new leisure operators. Longer-term masterplanning is progressing for a mixed-use precinct incorporating commercial space and future build-to-rent residential development, subject to planning approvals.
Bell Street Mall Neighbourhood Activity Centre Masterplan
Masterplan and Design Guide to revitalise Bell Street Mall. Includes new public spaces, well-designed higher-density housing, preserving historic character, promoting economic growth, and urban design frameworks for building heights and landscaping. The Masterplan was adopted in December 2025 with works to improve signage, shopfronts, seating, lighting, and murals scheduled to begin in late 2026.
Tarakan Street Social and Affordable Housing
A $76.9-million social housing project comprising 130 homes, mixing social and affordable housing to replace 60 homes no longer fit for purpose.
The Austin Heidelberg
Luxury 8-level mixed-use development with 126 apartments, ground-floor retail/cafe, and rooftop terrace directly opposite Austin/Mercy hospitals and Burgundy Street retail precinct.
John Hall Reserve Pavilion
New sports pavilion design completed with focus on gender inclusivity, sustainable design principles, and community accessibility. Construction commenced June 2024. Modern facility designed to serve local sporting clubs and community groups in Kingsbury.
Small Sites Program - Heidelberg West (Development Victoria)
Development Victoria's Small Sites program is unlocking surplus TAFE carpark land at 377-407 Waterdale Road (corner Bell Street), Heidelberg West, for medium-density housing with a minimum 10% affordable homes component. The site is one of ten in the program's second tranche, alongside Croydon South, Carlton, Baxter, Bendigo, Geelong, Preston and two Brighton sites. An Expression of Interest campaign for the tranche closed in October 2025, with the Request for Proposal stage to shortlisted developers underway in early 2026 ahead of developer selection and construction start.
3,340 residents of Heidelberg West are employed, from a labour force of 3,735. Unemployment sits at 10.6%, with participation at 64.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 7,914, about 112% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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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The suburb of Heidelberg West has a highly educated labor force with a strong presence in essential services, alongside an unemployment rate of 10.6% and a yearly employment growth rate estimated at 3.8%, based on AreaSearch's compilation of local statistical area data. As of March 2026, there are 3,340 local residents employed, while the jobless rate sits 5.8% above the Greater Melbourne average of 4.8%, indicating potential for labor market improvement. Furthermore, the workforce participation rate of 64.8% is considerably lower than the 70.2% recorded across Greater Melbourne. Census figures indicate that a substantial 27.2% of workers performed their duties from home, though this may reflect the influence of Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident employment is heavily concentrated in the sectors of health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade. The local workforce is highly specialized in health care & social assistance, employing residents at 1.4 times the rate of the wider metropolitan region. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 7.1% of local employment, compared to 10.1% across Greater Melbourne. The presence of 0.8 workers for every resident at the time of the Census indicates a higher level of local job opportunities than is typical. Based on AreaSearch's evaluation of SALM and ABS statistics compiled from regional datasets, the year leading to March 2026 saw local employment rise by 3.8% and the labor force expand by 6.3%, which led to a 2.2 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Over the same timeframe, Greater Melbourne saw employment grow by 2.1% and its labor force grow by 2.3%, with its unemployment rate rising 0.2 percentage points. National forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 offer additional perspective on prospective employment needs for the suburb of Heidelberg West. These five and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future employment paths. While national employment is expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the expansion rates vary widely by industry. Weighting these national trends against the industry distribution in the suburb of Heidelberg West suggests local employment could expand by 6.7% over five years and 14.1% over ten years (this represents a simple weighted projection for illustration and does not incorporate local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Heidelberg West is $1,257 a week (about $65,000 a year), with median personal income at $612 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $42,518 a year against an average of $52,064. 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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According to AreaSearch's analysis of the latest postcode-level ATO statistics released for financial year 2023, the suburb of Heidelberg West recorded a median taxpayer income of $42,518 and an average income of $52,064. These figures are below the national benchmarks and compare to median and average incomes of $57,688 and $75,164 across Greater Melbourne, respectively. Accounting for a Wage Price Index rise of 9.62% since financial year 2023, current estimates for March 2026 would be roughly $46,608 for the median and $57,073 for the average. Based on 2021 Census data, household, family, and individual incomes in the suburb of Heidelberg West all sit between the 13th and 17th percentiles nationally.
Distribution analysis shows that the cohort earning between $1,500 - 2,999 contains 28.0% of the local population (1,970 individuals), which is close to the wider region where this income bracket accounts for 32.8%. Affordable housing is a major challenge, with only 76.8% of income left after housing costs, ranking in the 11th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Heidelberg West had 2,088 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 57% detached houses and 1% apartments. 28% are owned with a mortgage, 56% rented and 17% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $306 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month. Rent absorbs 24.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 34.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The residential landscape in the suburb of Heidelberg West at the time of the latest Census consisted of 56.5% separate houses and 43.5% other housing types (including townhouses, apartments, and alternative structures), compared to 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings across metro Melbourne. Home ownership rates in the suburb of Heidelberg West lagged behind the metropolitan average, sitting at 16.5%, with the remaining properties occupied by residents with a mortgage (27.5%) or tenants renting (56.0%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $1,900 was lower than the metropolitan Melbourne average of $2,000, while the median weekly rent was $306, compared to the metropolitan average of $390.
Globally, mortgage costs in the suburb of Heidelberg West exceed the Australian average of $1,863, whereas rental costs are much lower than the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Heidelberg West counted 2,088 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,798 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 83% of areas nationally, against 19% couples without children. 35% 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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Families make up the majority of households at 57.5%, consisting of 21.2% couples raising children, 19.4% couples without children, and 14.8% single parent households. The remaining 42.5% are non-family households, with single-person households representing 34.8% and group households making up 7.5% of the total. The median household size of 2.3 people is smaller than the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
32.2% of adults in Heidelberg West hold a university qualification, including 20.1% with a bachelor degree and 8.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 17.9% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 45 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,044 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational attainment levels in the suburb of Heidelberg West are lower than regional benchmarks, with 32.2% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree compared to 41.2% in the SA3 region. This difference points to opportunities for future educational growth and vocational training. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher qualification at 20.1%, followed by postgraduate degrees (8.8%) and graduate diplomas (3.3%). Vocational and technical training is also common, with 28.2% of the population aged 15+ holding qualifications in these areas, consisting of advanced diplomas (10.3%) and certificates (17.9%). Participation in study is quite high, with 31.8% of the local population currently enrolled in an educational institution.
This includes 8.4% of residents attending primary school, 8.2% in higher education, and 7.1% enrolled in secondary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Heidelberg West reaches 43 stops on 14 routes, timetabled for about 2,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 140 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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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Analysis of the public transport network shows 43 active passenger stops operating within the suburb of Heidelberg West, consisting of bus services. These locations are serviced by 14 separate routes, which combine to offer 2,925 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transport is rated as excellent, with residents living an average of 137 meters from their nearest stop. Being predominantly residential, most workers commute out of the area, with private vehicles remaining the primary mode of travel at 79%, followed by buses at 8%. Households own an average of 0.9 cars, which is below the metropolitan average.
A high proportion of residents, 27.2%, worked from home (according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect the influence of COVID-19 rules). Service frequency averages 417 journeys per day across all transport routes, which translates to roughly 68 weekly trips for each passenger stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
66.2% of residents in Heidelberg West report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 88% of areas nationally. 8.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.2 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 highlight significant issues in the suburb of Heidelberg West, based on AreaSearch's analysis of mortality trends and the prevalence of long-term illnesses, which impact both younger and older cohorts, combined with a very low private health insurance rate of roughly 48% of the population (~3,342 people). This is lower than the Greater Melbourne rate of 56.7% and the national average of 55.7%. The most common diagnoses among local residents are mental health conditions and asthma, affecting 11.7 and 8.5% of the population, respectively, while 66.2% reported having no chronic medical issues compared to 72.6% across Greater Melbourne.
Residents of working age face notable health difficulties, with higher rates of chronic illness. Seniors aged 65 and older make up 14.4% of the population (1,013 people). Senior health profiles present some challenges, with national percentiles generally matching the broader local population trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.9% of Heidelberg West residents were born overseas and 37.7% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 79% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (19.9%) and Australian (17.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Heidelberg West displays a high degree of cultural diversity, with 34.9% of residents born outside Australia and 37.7% speaking a language other than English in their homes. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, representing 32.6% of residents in the suburb of Heidelberg West. Islam is the most notably overrepresented faith, accounting for 17.5% of the community, which is significantly higher than the Greater Melbourne average of 5.6%. Regarding family heritage (parents' birth countries), the three most common ancestries in the suburb of Heidelberg West are Other, representing 20.5% of the population (substantially above the regional average of 14.6%), English, representing 19.9% of the population, and Australian, representing 17.6% of the population.
There are also distinct differences in the concentration of other backgrounds: Lebanese ancestry is overrepresented at 1.6% of the suburb of Heidelberg West (compared to 0.8% regionally), Macedonian represents 0.5% (compared to 0.7%), and Serbian accounts for 0.5% (compared to 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Heidelberg West is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 32.2% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age in the suburb of Heidelberg West is 35 years, making it slightly younger than Greater Melbourne's median of 37 and the national median of 38. The 25 - 34 age bracket is highly represented at 20.4% compared to Greater Melbourne, whereas the 45 - 54 bracket is less common at 10.0%. The concentration of residents aged 25 - 34 is well above the national figure of 14.6%. Since 2021, the 35 to 44 age cohort has increased from 13.6% to 15.7% of the population, while the 45 to 54 cohort has decreased from 11.0% to 10.0%.
Long-term forecasts for 2041 suggest major demographic shifts for the suburb of Heidelberg West, with the 45 to 54 age group projected to grow substantially, adding 555 people (79%) to increase from 703 to 1,259.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Heidelberg West
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 8 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2025 about a year 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 Jul 2025. | ||
| 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 — 536 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (5,252 at the 2021 Census → 7,037 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 May 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 (SAL21169). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.