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Hoppers Crossing has an estimated 37,272 residents, up from 37,216 at the 2021 Census. That puts 2,090 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 regional ABS updates alongside validated new addresses recorded since the Census, the suburb of Hoppers Crossing has an estimated resident tally of roughly 37,272 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 37,216 individuals tallied in the 2021 Census, this represents an addition of 56 people (0.2%). This figure is derived from an Estimated Resident Population of 37,265 determined via the ABS release in June 2025, combined with 96 validated new addresses documented following the Census. The suburb's density stands at 2,090 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical rate seen across nationally evaluated locations.
Inward international migration served as the core growth engine, generating roughly 70.0% of recent population additions. Projections for each SA2 area utilise ABS/Geoscience Australia figures published in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year), while non-covered localities incorporate 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA datasets calibrated via weighted aggregation from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Age-bracket expansion rates calculated from these models are similarly applied across all regions for 2032 through to 2041. Looking forward, the suburb of Hoppers Crossing is projected to outpace the median expansion rate of Australian statistical areas, adding 5,016 persons by 2041 under consolidated SA2 figures to record a cumulative rise of 13.4% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
238 new dwellings have been approved in Hoppers Crossing over the past five years, an average of 47 a year. That is 1.3 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 46 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 54% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 41, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Examining ABS residential approval statistics aggregated from statistical territory records, roughly 47 dwellings per year have secured building consent in Hoppers Crossing, accumulating to an estimated 238 homes across the last 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 41 approvals have been lodged. While the local population has contracted, building volumes have remained comparatively sufficient for purchasing demand, with new residential projects registering an average construction value of $705,000 to highlight an emphasis on higher-end builds. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $29.4 million throughout the ongoing financial year, underscoring solid business capital expenditure locally.
Building activity in Hoppers Crossing tracks substantially lower than Greater Melbourne, sitting 91.0% below the per-capita metropolitan benchmark. Such restricted construction volume generally strengthens price points and demand for existing houses. Development is likewise muted relative to national averages, highlighting the established nature of the suburb and potential planning bottlenecks. Medium and high-density developments account for 46.0% of recent approvals alongside 54.0% detached houses, introducing more diverse attached dwellings spanning compact entry-level formats to larger family options. This contrasts markedly with the existing built environment (85.0% houses), signalling fewer available greenfield parcels alongside evolving consumer requirements and housing affordability considerations. An established market dynamic is demonstrated by a ratio of roughly 995 people per dwelling approval. Moving forward, projections indicate Hoppers Crossing will add 5,009 residents up to 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Should construction volumes remain at current levels, new residential supply could trail population expansion, potentially intensifying buyer competition and placing upward pressure on local property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Hoppers Crossing
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 8 current infrastructure and development projects inside Hoppers Crossing, worth an estimated $162 million. A further 107 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $77.5 billion. 52 are already under construction and 45 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, transport & logistics and residential development. 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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Planning schemes, major developments, and infrastructure works carry considerable influence over regional performance. A total of 34 significant initiatives have been identified across the surrounding area, including the Hoppers Crossing Town Centre Urban Design Framework, Ison Road Extension, West Tarneit Station, and Harlow Tarneit, with the most critical works outlined below.
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Ison Road Extension
The Ison Road Extension project is constructing a 1.3km four-lane divided road connecting the Ison Road Overpass to Geelong Road at the Werribee Main Road-Princes Freeway interchange. It includes traffic signals, walking and cycling paths, and pedestrian facilities to improve connectivity, reduce congestion, and enhance safety for the growing population in Wyndham's western corridor.
Hoppers Crossing Town Centre Urban Design Framework
Wyndham City Council is preparing an urban design framework for the Hoppers Crossing Town Centre, also known as Hoppers Junction, to guide future development, public spaces, streets, parks, services, amenities, employment and business opportunities. The official engagement page shows consultation opened in February 2020, submissions closed on 31 March 2020, and the project moved into review with a vision statement and factsheet intended to support later framework stages. No newer official final framework document was located, so the project remains recorded as planning.
Werribee Mercy Hospital Emergency Department Expansion
A major expansion to double the capacity of the Werribee Mercy Hospital emergency department from 33 to 67 treatment spaces. The project includes a dedicated paediatric zone, 4 new resuscitation bays, 16 short stay beds, 36 emergency care cubicles, and 4 adult mental health spaces. Funded via the Victorian state budget, construction features key milestones such as completed weather-protected canopies and targets completion in mid-2026.
West Tarneit Station
New V/Line station under construction on the Geelong Line near Leakes Road and Davis Road in Tarneit. The project will provide an accessible pedestrian underpass, two platforms, a 4-bay bus interchange, about 400 commuter car spaces, secure Parkiteer bicycle storage for 26 bikes, 30 bike hoops, walking and cycling paths, seating and landscaped public areas. Major platform and underpass works were completed during a January 2026 construction blitz, with further precinct, interchange, car park, pathway, shelter and station building works continuing ahead of opening later in 2026.
Hoppers Crossing Shopping Centre Redevelopment
A comprehensive $18 million redevelopment of the shopping centre that transformed the former Target store into a full-line Coles supermarket, added 20 new specialty retail stores, and expanded car parking facilities. The project serves as a key convenience centre for the rapidly growing Hoppers Crossing community and surrounding areas.
Grange Community Centre and Reserve Enhancement
A $3.75 million redevelopment of the existing community centre and sports fields, completed in June 2020. The project included upgrades to the existing community centre plus three new community rooms, meeting room, welcoming reception and seating area, lounge space, landscaped courtyard with public WiFi, new playground, sheltered seating and picnic tables. The facade features bird artwork by contemporary artist Brian Robinson. Sports field lighting was also installed for evening use by local soccer clubs. The centre now serves over 1200 people per week with lifelong learning opportunities, childcare, playgroups, health and wellbeing programs, workshops, community gatherings and events.
Central Park Community Centre Redevelopment
Revitalization of the Central Park Community Centre into a contemporary intergenerational space featuring a new community lounge, informal meeting spaces, co-working areas, new community meeting and training rooms, and integration of indoor and outdoor areas including a seniors exercise park connected to children's areas.
Hoppers Crossing Station Precinct Upgrade
The level crossing at Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing was removed by building a road bridge over the rail line, directly connecting Old Geelong Road to Princes Highway. A pedestrian and cyclist overpass was built at Hoppers Crossing Station, along with a new station precinct including upgraded car parking, bike facilities, sheltered bus stops, public artwork, and new plazas. The project was completed in 2022.
19,401 residents of Hoppers Crossing are employed, from a labour force of 20,885. Unemployment sits at 7.1%, with participation at 68.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 30,178, about 81% 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 review of aggregated statistical area figures highlights a qualified local labour pool in Hoppers Crossing spanning diverse industries, characterised by an unemployment rate of 7.1% alongside an estimated 2.3% gain in job numbers across the prior twelve months. As of March 2026, employed residents total 19,401, while joblessness sits 2.3% higher than the 4.8% recorded across Greater Melbourne, and participation remains slightly constrained at 68.1% compared to the regional figure of 70.1%. Census records show 21.7% of employed locals conducted their work remotely, though this metric was subject to prevailing Covid-19 restrictions.
Health care & social assistance, retail trade, and transport, postal & warehousing constitute the primary employers for local workers. Transport, postal & warehousing represents a major regional specialisation, employing residents at 2.1 times the Greater Melbourne concentration. Conversely, professional & technical roles are comparatively sparse, engaging just 5.7% of resident workers in Hoppers Crossing against 10.1% across the broader metropolitan area. Comparing resident workers against local workplace counts reveals a predominantly suburban district with limited internal employment generation. According to SALM and ABS figures aggregated from wider territory boundaries, the preceding 12-month period recorded a 2.3% rise in employed persons and a 1.9% expansion in the labour pool, reducing local unemployment by 0.3 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Greater Melbourne registered job growth of 2.1% against a 2.3% labour force gain, yielding a 0.2 percentage point uptick in unemployment. National outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding forward workforce demand. Projecting these five- and ten-year national estimates across Hoppers Crossing's sectoral composition indicates local employment expansion of 6.1% over five years and 12.8% over ten years, compared to broader nationwide projections of 6.6% and 13.7% respectively (these illustrative figures rely on proportional industry weighting without integrating local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Hoppers Crossing is $1,580 a week (about $82,000 a year), with median personal income at $691 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $42,975 a year against an average of $49,665. 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 indicate that taxpayers in the suburb of Hoppers Crossing earned a median income of $42,975 alongside an average of $49,665. These amounts trail nationwide norms as well as Greater Melbourne metrics of $57,688 (median) and $75,164 (average). Accounting for a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated figures reach approximately $47,109 for median earnings and $54,443 for average earnings as of March 2026. The 2021 Census places local personal, family, and household earnings within modest brackets between the 26th and 40th percentiles.
Income distribution shows the largest segment, comprising 34.6% of residents (12,896 people), situated in the $1,500 - 2,999 band, mirroring the regional benchmark of 32.8%. Following housing obligations, residents retain 85.3% of income for living costs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Hoppers Crossing had 12,584 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 85% detached houses and 7% apartments. 38% are owned with a mortgage, 27% rented and 35% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month. Rent absorbs 21.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census findings show that the local housing stock in Hoppers Crossing is comprised of 84.8% separate houses and 15.1% other dwellings such as apartments and townhouses, whereas Melbourne metro records 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stands notably higher than the metropolitan benchmark at 34.8%, while mortgaged properties account for 38.3% and rental accommodations represent 26.9%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments of $1,600 and weekly rental payments of $340 remain substantially more affordable than Melbourne metro figures of $2,000 and $390. On a broader scale, local mortgage servicing costs sit below the Australian benchmark of $1,863, with weekly rent also tracking under the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Hoppers Crossing counted 12,584 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.8 people each. 38% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 21% 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 make up 76.4% of total local households, comprising couples with children at 37.6%, couples without children at 23.5%, and single parent households at 13.9%. The remaining 23.6% consists of non-family arrangements, encompassing single-person homes at 20.5% and group living at 3.1%. Average occupancy sits at 2.8 people per dwelling, exceeding the Greater Melbourne standard of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
23.9% of adults in Hoppers Crossing hold a university qualification, including 15.0% with a bachelor degree and 6.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 21.9% hold a vocational qualification. 11 schools serve the area, with 7,998 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 993 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 profiles indicate that university attainment in the locality sits at 23.9%, noticeably lower than the SA3 benchmark of 37.0%, highlighting key targets for learning initiatives. Bachelor qualifications represent 15.0% of attainment, with postgraduate credentials at 6.6% and graduate diplomas at 2.3%. Vocational training forms a substantial foundation across the community, with 33.1% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical qualifications, split between certificates (21.9%) and advanced diplomas (11.2%). Formal study engagement is substantial, with 31.1% of the population participating in education. This proportion includes 10.4% attending primary school, 8.2% in secondary education, and 5.2% enrolled in tertiary courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Hoppers Crossing reaches 178 stops on 14 routes, timetabled for about 8,400 services a week. The typical home sits about 200 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.5 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport connectivity across Hoppers Crossing comprises 178 bus stops operating across 14 separate routes, delivering 8,402 scheduled weekly trips. Access is favourable, with residents situated an average distance of 200 meters from their closest stop. Commuters predominantly travel outbound, with private vehicles accounting for 86% of journeys and rail comprising 9%. Household vehicle ownership stands at 1.5 cars per home, surpassing regional norms, while 21.7% of workers worked from home according to the 2021 Census under prevailing pandemic settings. Transit services provide an average of 1,200 daily trips across the collective network, representing roughly 47 weekly services at each individual stop.
The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 closest stops relative to the centre of the suburb.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
70.0% of residents in Hoppers Crossing report no long-term health condition. 6.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.1 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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Mortality metrics and chronic illness patterns evaluated by AreaSearch indicate lower overall health outcomes in Hoppers Crossing, with common conditions observed across younger as well as older demographics. Private health insurance participation is notably low, encompassing roughly 47% of residents (~17,357 people), compared to 56.7% across Greater Melbourne and a national benchmark of 55.7%. Asthma and arthritis represent the primary chronic ailments in the community, affecting 8.0 and 7.4% of the population respectively, while 70.0% of individuals reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 72.6% regionally. Health markers for working-age residents align with typical baselines.
Older residents aged 65 and over comprise 17.4% of the community (6,485 people), surpassing the 15.1% share across Greater Melbourne, with senior health rankings broadly tracking national norms despite some health challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
40.6% of Hoppers Crossing residents were born overseas and 40.0% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 83% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (18.3%) and Australian (18.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Hoppers Crossing, where 40.6% of residents were born overseas and 40.0% speak languages other than English in the home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, encompassing 49.1% of locals. Islam exhibits substantial relative representation, accounting for 9.6% of the population compared to 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. Looking at parental country of birth, the primary ancestries reported across Hoppers Crossing are English at 18.3%, Australian at 18.2%, and Other at 18.0%. Several background groups also demonstrate distinctive representation relative to the broader metropolis, including Maltese at 3.0% (compared to 1.1% regionally), Indian at 6.6% (compared to 4.2%), and Lebanese at 1.7% (compared to 0.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Hoppers Crossing is 37. 26.9% 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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Age distributions in Hoppers Crossing closely track metropolitan standards, with variations against Greater Melbourne remaining within 4.2 percentage points. The median age is estimated at 37 as at August 2026, remaining stable with both the 2021 Census count and Greater Melbourne's figure of 37 from that census. The most pronounced shift involves older demographics (65+), rising from 14.1% to an estimated 17.4% of the population. By 2041, seniors and retirees are expected to represent the primary growth cohort, expanding by 3,038 individuals (47%) to reach 9,523, whereas younger to middle-aged cohorts are projected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Hoppers Crossing
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 8 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 — 96 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (37,216 at the 2021 Census → 37,272 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 (SAL21203). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.