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The median house price in Horningsea Park is $978k. House values have moved 2.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Horningsea Park has an estimated 3,834 residents, up from 3,673 at the 2021 Census — a change of 161 people, or 4.4%. 123 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 3,912 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 following the Census, the suburb of Horningsea Park has an estimated population of approximately 3,834 as of Aug 2026. This indicates an expansion of 161 people (4.4%) from the 3,673 people documented in the 2021 Census. Such movement is determined using an estimated resident population of 3,825 established by AreaSearch via the ABS ERP data release (June 2025) plus 123 validated new addresses confirmed post-Census. With a resulting density of 3,912 persons per square kilometer, the suburb of Horningsea Park ranks in the top 10% of areas nationwide analysed by AreaSearch, highlighting significant local land demand.
The area's 4.4% post-census growth rate trails the state figure (7.3%) by 2.9 percentage points, reflecting robust expansion dynamics. Natural increase served as the primary contributor, accounting for roughly 57.99999999999999% of total additions in recent times, supplemented by positive gains across overseas migration and interstate migration. Projections published in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year) by the ABS and Geoscience Australia for SA2 zones are applied by AreaSearch, with NSW State Government SA2 forecasts released in 2022 (with a 2021 base year) utilised where coverage is missing. Age-bracket growth rates derived from these datasets are extended to project figures from 2032 to 2041 across all territories. Demographic trajectories suggest future expansion will sit marginally below the national statistical area median, with the suburb of Horningsea Park projected to add 345 persons to 2041 under aggregated SA2 estimates, representing an 8.8% overall rise across the 16 years.
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39 new dwellings have been approved in Horningsea Park over the past five years, an average of 7 a year. That is 3.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 30, 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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Analysis of statistical area ABS building approval statistics by AreaSearch indicates Horningsea Park averages roughly 7 dwelling approvals per year, totaling approximately 39 residential approvals across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 30 recorded during FY-25 to date. Over those 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), an influx of 1.1 new residents per approved dwelling each year has maintained balanced supply and demand conditions alongside a steady market environment, where new residential projects reflect an average value of $476,000. Residential construction in Horningsea Park remains significantly subdued relative to Greater Sydney, sitting 79.0% below the per-capita regional benchmark.
This constrained delivery of new housing stock generally underpins demand and pricing resilience for existing homes, even with recent increases in construction volume. The composition of approved dwellings features 86.0% detached houses and 14.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving a traditional suburban aesthetic tailored to families seeking larger floorplans. The presence of roughly 182 people per dwelling approval characterizes a low density market. Based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release, the local population is projected to expand by 336 residents through to 2041. While development continues to track anticipated gains adequately, prospective purchasers could encounter heightened competition as local numbers increase.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Horningsea Park
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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 Horningsea Park, worth an estimated $100 million. A further 91 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $31 billion. 38 are already under construction and 42 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Community outcomes and development trajectory are heavily shaped by planning frameworks, public works, and infrastructure investment. AreaSearch has pinpointed 4 significant projects positioned to influence the locality. Prominent developments include Carnes Hill Aquatic and Recreational Precinct, Bathla Group Croatia Avenue (164), Bathla Group Croatia Avenue (225), and Dalma Holdings Shoptop Development, with priority initiatives summarized in the accompanying details.
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Carnes Hill Aquatic and Recreational Precinct
A $100 million expansion of the Carnes Hill Community and Recreation Precinct. Stage 1 includes a 25m indoor pool, a dedicated learn-to-swim pool, an indoor splashpad, a gymnasium, and health facilities. Following an Expressions of Interest process awarded in March 2026, the project is progressing through design finalization and development application. Future stages are planned to include an outdoor 50m competition pool and a multipurpose hall.
Edmondson Park Precinct Development
A 425-hectare urban renewal masterplan in Sydney South West Growth Area delivering approximately 8,000 homes. Major 2026 milestones include the completion of Precinct 9 civil works and the ongoing construction of the Edmondson Park High School (due 2027). Landcom is progressing 'Town Centre North' including a 100% Affordable Housing project on Croatia Avenue slated to start construction in early 2026. Urban Property Group's 'Chapter Place' is currently under construction with 106 terraces at Sites 1 and 2 Buchan Avenue scheduled for completion in Q4 2026.Frasers Property continues delivery at Ed.Square with the Foveaux Collection and Soho homes within the Central Park residential neighborhood.
Chapter Place Terraces
Construction is underway on 106 tri-level terrace homes (Lot 1: 43 terraces, Lot 2: 63 terraces) at Chapter Place, on Buchan Avenue in Edmondson Park. Developed and built by Urban Property Group and designed by Cox Architecture, the 3 and 4 bedroom terraces feature rooftop terraces, private entries and garages. This is the first stage of the broader $1.5 billion Chapter Place masterplan, which is planned to deliver up to 1,900 homes on a 51,634 square metre landholding around 800 metres from Edmondson Park Station.A previously approved townhouse scheme on a third nearby site has since been superseded by a larger apartment tower proposal now on public exhibition.
Edmondson Park High School
New public high school under construction for Edmondson Park. The project includes 40 permanent classrooms, 3 support learning classrooms, specialist learning hubs for science, performing arts, food technology, textiles and wood technology, a gymnasium, library, lecture theatre, canteen and landscaped grounds. Main structural works are complete with building commissioning, furniture installation and landscaping underway. Opening remains scheduled for Day 1, Term 1, 2027.
Fifteenth Avenue Business Hub
The Fifteenth Avenue Business Hub is a retail and commercial development within the Western Sydney Parklands, located at 104 Fifteenth Avenue, West Hoxton. The project includes a supermarket, retail outlets, a service station, and a childcare centre, designed to provide essential services and approximately 130 jobs to the local community. It is situated along the 1 billion dollar Fifteenth Avenue Upgrade corridor. Recent activity in early 2026 includes applications for civil works like kerb, gutter, and stormwater infrastructure.
Edmondson Park Town Centre Expansion
Major mixed-use town centre development including Ed.Square by Frasers Property and The Edmondson Collection by ALAND. It features around 3,500 dwellings, 40,000sqm of retail space, over 120 shops, a Coles supermarket, Event Cinemas, and extensive community open space, providing comprehensive services and amenities directly adjacent to Edmondson Park railway station. Community input highlighted strong support for shared green spaces, outdoor seating, nature play and practical features like neutral facade colours.
Landcom Affordable Housing Block 24
58 new affordable rental apartments in a 9-storey building on Croatia Avenue within the Edmondson Park Town Centre North. 100% affordable housing for key workers and low-income families delivered in partnership with a community housing provider. Features cycle and car parking, sustainability measures as part of broader Edmondson Park development.
Austral Village
Redevelopment of the existing Austral Shopping Centre into a modern single-storey neighbourhood retail destination. The project features a 3,500 sqm full-line Coles supermarket, a Coles Liquorland, and approximately 2,150 sqm of specialty retail space across 17 tenancies, including medical and fitness suites. The development includes 301 at-grade car parking spaces and a 2,000 sqm pad site reserved for future community facilities to be acquired by Liverpool City Council.
2,371 residents of Horningsea Park are employed, from a labour force of 2,402. Unemployment sits at 1.3%, with participation at 77.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,839, about 74% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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A well-qualified workforce across a variety of industries characterizes Horningsea Park, which recorded an unemployment rate of merely 1.3% alongside an estimated 4.9% annual rise in jobs according to aggregated statistical area figures from AreaSearch. By March 2026, 2,371 local residents were employed, while the local jobless rate sat 2.8% lower than Greater Sydney's 4.1%, supported by an elevated labour participation rate of 77.7% versus 68.9% regionally. At the Census, 40.4% of working residents stated they worked from home, a metric influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. Major employers of local residents comprise health care & social assistance, retail trade, as well as education & training.
Transport, postal & warehousing exhibits strong local concentration, capturing a workforce proportion 1.7 times the regional benchmark. In contrast, professional & technical roles account for a modest 5.3% of local workers relative to 11.5% across the wider region. As evidenced by the balance between Census working and resident populations, local employment opportunities within this largely residential district remain limited. Aggregated ABS and SALM metrics reviewed by AreaSearch indicate that across the 12 months to March 2026, the local labour market and total workforce each expanded by 4.9%, maintaining an essentially unchanged unemployment level. By comparison, Greater Sydney recorded a 1.9% rise in employment, a 1.9% growth in its labour force, and a slight reduction in unemployment. National outlooks published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future workforce requirements for Horningsea Park. Mapping these five-year and ten-year nationwide forecasts against the local industry baseline suggests overall national job numbers will expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, albeit with notable sectoral variations. Extrapolating these sector rates across Horningsea Park's industry profile indicates expected employment growth of 6.2% over five years and 13.0% over ten years (a basic weighted projection shown for illustration, excluding localized population dynamics).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Horningsea Park is $2,457 a week (about $128,000 a year), with median personal income at $825 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $56,884 a year against an average of $68,830. 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 figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place the suburb of Horningsea Park's income slightly above the national benchmark. Taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Horningsea Park show a median of $56,884 and a mean of $68,830, compared to Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 and $83,003 respectively. Factoring in a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated approximations of $62,754 (median) and $75,933 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed weekly household earnings in the upper tiers at the 89th percentile ($2,457 weekly), whereas individual earnings sat at the 54th percentile.
Income distribution shows 37.7% of workers earning $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (1,445 residents), aligning with the regional share of 30.9%. Furthermore, 36.0% receive over $3,000 weekly, underscoring affluent pockets supporting local trade. Despite accommodation expenses absorbing 16.8% of earnings, disposable income ranks at the 87th percentile, and the suburb's SEIFA ranking sits within the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Horningsea Park had 1,013 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 1% apartments. 59% are owned with a mortgage, 20% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,253 a month, a total housing cost higher than 93% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the most recent Census, the local housing mix in Horningsea Park comprised 98.7% houses and 1.3% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the Sydney metro split of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership in Horningsea Park trailed the metropolitan standard at 21.0%, with remaining tenures divided between properties under a mortgage (59.2%) and private rentals (19.8%). Median monthly mortgage repayments stood at $2,253, below the Sydney metro level of $2,427, while weekly median rent reached $530 compared to $470 across Sydney metro. Against national metrics, local monthly mortgage obligations are considerably higher than the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents notably exceed the nationwide figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Horningsea Park counted 1,013 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.5 people each. 60% are couples with children, more than in 99% of areas nationally, against 16% couples without children. 8% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the vast majority of local households at 90.8%, led by couples with children at 60.0%, couples without children at 16.3%, and single parent families at 13.6%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 9.2%, consisting of lone person households at 8.1% and group households at 0.6%. Average household occupancy stands at 3.5 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
22.6% of adults in Horningsea Park hold a university qualification, including 17.3% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 21.0% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 1,040 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 984 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 educational attainment within the locality is relatively low, with 22.6% possessing university degrees compared to 38.0% across Greater Sydney, highlighting a key area for potential educational development. Among these qualifications, Bachelor degrees comprise 17.3%, postgraduate qualifications account for 4.4%, and graduate diplomas represent 0.9%. Technical and vocational credentials are widely held, with 32.7% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications comprising certificates (21.0%) and advanced diplomas (11.7%). A substantial 34.4% of the population is actively engaged in formal learning, reflecting high overall study engagement. This student cohort includes 11.8% in secondary education, 10.6% in primary education, and 6.1% attending tertiary education institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Horningsea Park reaches 20 stops on 42 routes, timetabled for about 1,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 2.1 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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Local public transport infrastructure in Horningsea Park comprises 20 operational stops facilitating bus connections across 42 separate routes, which combine to deliver 1,787 weekly passenger trips. Access to transit services is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances to the closest boarding point averaging 182 meters. As an outward-commuting residential enclave, private vehicle travel dominates modal choice at 92%, supplemented by 5% utilizing trains. Household vehicle ownership averages 2.1 per dwelling, surpassing regional levels. Working from home was recorded for 40.4% of residents in the 2021 Census, subject to COVID-19 influences.
Public transport operations provide an average frequency of 255 trips per day across all available routes, translating to roughly 89 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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79.4% of residents in Horningsea Park report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 77% of areas nationally. 4.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.5 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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Health indicators across Horningsea Park remain strong based on AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic illness patterns, with younger age groups showing minimal incidence of common medical conditions. Private health insurance participation is solid, encompassing roughly 54% of the resident community (~2,076 people), in comparison to 59.9% recorded across Greater Sydney. Asthma and arthritis represent the area's most prevalent diagnosed ailments, affecting 6.6 and 4.6% of the population respectively, whereas 79.4% reported no medical conditions whatsoever, exceeding the 74.6% benchmark for Greater Sydney. Residents aged 65 and over constitute 10.4% of the community (398 people), below the 15.5% share observed across Greater Sydney.
While elderly health measures sit above regional averages, their nationwide standing is slightly lower than that of younger residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
39.4% of Horningsea Park residents were born overseas and 50.7% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 85% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (13.5%) and English (9.6%). 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 across Horningsea Park, where 39.4% of the population was born overseas and 50.7% use a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, held by 57.7% of residents. Islam shows significant representation locally at 15.9%, markedly above the Greater Sydney proportion of 6.8%. Regarding parental lineage (country of birth of parents), the leading backgrounds in Horningsea Park include Other at 29.4% (surpassing the regional benchmark of 16.0%), Australian at 13.5%, and English at 9.6% (trailing the wider regional level of 19.0%). Other notable variations in ancestry include Serbian at 2.4% (compared to 0.5% regionally), Croatian at 2.0% (vs 0.7%), and Spanish at 1.2% (vs 0.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Horningsea Park is 32, younger than 90% of areas nationally. 31.3% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Horningsea Park displays the demographic characteristics of an established family neighborhood. AreaSearch's August 2026 estimates indicate children and young adults (0 - 24) account for 38.3% of the community compared to 30.4% across Greater Sydney, whereas young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) represent 25.2% against 31.4% regionally. The estimated median age in August 2026 is 32, mirroring the 2021 Census result and sitting 5 years below Greater Sydney's 37 at that Census (with the nationwide median at 38). Since the Census, the share of retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) has risen from 7.9% to an estimated 10.4%.
Through to 2041, senior brackets are forecast to record the strongest growth, adding 334 residents (84%) to reach 733, while child, young adult, and young to middle aged segments are anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Horningsea Park
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 |
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| 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 | Apr 2026 6 months ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Apr 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 — 123 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,673 at the 2021 Census → 3,834 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 (SAL11942). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.