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The median house price in Hurstville is $2.23m, with units at $778k. House values have moved 5.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Hurstville has an estimated 35,299 residents, up from 31,162 at the 2021 Census — a change of 4,137 people, or 13.3%. Growth has averaged 1.8% a year over five years, faster than 80% of areas nationally. 1,000 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 93.0% of that increase. That puts 8,465 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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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Hurstville has an estimated resident tally of around 35,299, based on AreaSearch's evaluation of broader ABS population revisions and post-Census validated addresses. Compared to the 31,162 people recorded in the 2021 Census, this marks an expansion of 4,137 people (13.3%). This net growth is derived from an ERP figure of 34,796 determined from the ABS June 2025 data release, combined with 1,000 validated new addresses added following the Census. With a population density of 8,465 persons per square kilometer, the suburb ranks within the top 10% of all national territories evaluated by AreaSearch, highlighting intensive competition for local land.
The suburb of Hurstville outpaced both the broader state and its SA4 region (6.6%) with its 13.3% rate of growth since the 2021 census, establishing it as an area leader. The vast majority of this demographic expansion stemmed from net overseas migration, which generated roughly 93.0% of recent population additions. Projections compiled by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year) are implemented across SA2 areas, with NSW State Government SA2 forecasts from 2022 (anchored to 2021) utilised for remaining locations. Age-cohort expansion metrics derived from these datasets are further applied across all territories for the years 2032 to 2041. Looking ahead, the suburb of Hurstville is slated for above median population growth relative to other statistical districts assessed by AreaSearch. Driven by aggregated SA2 estimates, the suburb is anticipated to add 5,489 persons to 2041, representing a cumulative increase of 14.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
779 new dwellings have been approved in Hurstville over the past five years, an average of 155 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 170 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 25% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 298, 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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An evaluation of ABS residential construction figures by AreaSearch indicates that Hurstville has maintained an annual average of approximately 155 new home approvals, accumulating to an estimated 779 homes throughout the past 5 financial years. In FY-25 to date, 298 approvals have been logged. With an influx averaging 3.5 new residents annually for each dwelling completed over the past 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), construction has lagged behind demographic demand, creating upward price momentum and heightened buyer rivalry, while fresh dwellings carry an average construction value of $505,000.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $9.2 million this financial year, reflecting a modest commercial development pipeline. A breakdown of residential building permits shows that detached homes account for 25.0%, whereas attached dwellings comprise 75.0%. This emphasis on higher-density housing creates accessible price points for incoming purchasers, appealing broadly to first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers. Displaying roughly 122 people per dwelling approval, the locality exhibits key attributes of an expanding residential hub. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release, Hurstville is forecast to expand by 4,986 residents by 2041. Provided current building volumes persist, the ongoing delivery of residential supply appears well positioned to absorb projected demand, fostering favorable buyer conditions and potentially facilitating demographic gains beyond present forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 19 current infrastructure and development projects inside Hurstville, worth an estimated $7.45 billion. A further 44 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $20.8 billion. 7 are already under construction and 24 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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Infrastructure upgrades, public planning frameworks, and major development undertakings serve as critical catalysts for local performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 29 projects expected to shape the local environment. Notable works include Horizon Hurstville, 53-75 Forest Road Mixed Development, 108-124 Forest Road Residential Development, and Lotus Residence Hurstville, alongside other key proposals detailed below.
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282 Forest Road Commercial Building
Approved commercial building development at 282 Forest Road, Hurstville. No reliable evidence was found that the project has commenced construction or reached completion. The site forms part of the ongoing commercial renewal of the Forest Road corridor within the Hurstville strategic centre.
Landmark Square Precinct (53-75 Forest Road)
Known as the Landmark Square Precinct, this urban renewal project involves the rezoning and redevelopment of a prominent site into a high-density mixed-use hub. The approved planning proposal allows for building heights up to 65 metres (approximately 20 storeys) and includes approximately 254 to 273 residential apartments, a hotel at the corner of Forest Road and Durham Street, and over 3,000 sqm of retail and commercial space. The project aims to establish a unique 'Eastern Bookend' for the Hurstville City Centre.
Horizon Hurstville
Horizon Hurstville is the final building in the Beyond masterplanned precinct at Kempt Field, delivering 179 one, two and three bedroom apartments above a mixed-use residential and retail setting. The project is delivered by The One Collection with Masscon involvement and DKO Architecture design, with resident amenities including gym, sauna, meditation deck, games room, social lounge and landscaped courtyards. The precinct includes an operating Woolworths supermarket and the planned St Clair Lane retail laneway. Sales remain active and completion is expected in late 2026.
9 Gloucester Road Mixed-Use Development
DA-approved 6-18 storey mixed-use development comprising 349 apartments, 4,620sqm of commercial space, and 453 basement car spaces across 36,669sqm GFA. Currently offered for sale.
Sydney Metro - Future Sydenham to Hurstville Extension
A long-term proposal to extend the Sydney Metro M1 line south from Sydenham to Hurstville by converting two of the four tracks on the existing Illawarra line to driverless metro standards. The conversion would add eight new metro stations at Tempe, Arncliffe, Banksia, Rockdale, Kogarah, Carlton, Allawah and Hurstville, covering around 9 kilometres of track and increasing peak capacity between Hurstville and the Sydney CBD by up to 10 trains per hour. First proposed in 2014 as part of the southern sector conversion envisaged in Sydney's Rail Future, the project was reported to have been dropped in 2016 due to engineering challenges including platform geometry, freight train pathing, and the need for additional tunnels and a new stabling facility.As of 2026, Transport for NSW continues to describe Hurstville as a long-term option for metro but no funding, business case or active planning is in place. Current investment on the corridor is focused on heavy rail upgrades under the Rail Service Improvement Program, including the Hurstville Crossover Project and signalling and power supply works delivered by the Next Rail partnership of John Holland and Jacobs between Central and Hurstville. A new 2026 Sydney Trains timetable is also being introduced to deliver more frequent services on the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line.
Lotus Residence Hurstville
A $120 million luxury residential development by TQM Design & Construct featuring 126 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across two buildings connected by a podium (including one 13-storey tower and lower-rise elements). Includes premium Miele appliances, engineered stone benchtops, Parisi fixtures, private balconies, ground-floor retail/commercial spaces, two levels of basement parking, communal rooftop gardens with BBQ facilities, and Sydney's first resident-only private pet playground with dog park and grooming amenities. Located in the heart of Hurstville CBD, 7 minutes' walk to Hurstville Station and 5 minutes to Westfield Hurstville.
Metro Centre
A mixed-use development on the former Bing Lee site comprising a 14-storey high-rise with 219 residential apartments above ground-floor retail. The site was rezoned to B4 Mixed Use under Hurstville LEP Amendment No.13 (gazetted February 2019), with a maximum building height of 46.5 metres. A Voluntary Planning Agreement with Georges River Council includes a monetary contribution and dedication of land for road widening along the Forest Road frontage. Subsequent modifications (MOD2023/0151 and MOD2024/0156) refined the building footprint, facade, internal layout and unit mix.Construction is expected to commence following final determination of MOD2024/0156.
Hurstville Civic Precinct Master Plan
Comprehensive reimagining of Hurstville's civic precinct by Georges River Council to enhance community facilities, public spaces, and civic functions. The master plan envisions a series of civic squares, community facilities, and mixed residential and commercial infrastructure aimed at creating a modern civic heart for Hurstville with integrated public spaces and community amenities. Part of broader Hurstville Revitalisation Project to improve the town centre.
21,436 residents of Hurstville are employed, from a labour force of 22,101. Unemployment sits at 3.0%, with participation at 71.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 29,422, about 83% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Hurstville is defined by a skilled workforce and prominent professional services representation, registering an unemployment rate of merely 3.0% alongside an estimated 3.4% rise in employment over the preceding twelve months according to AreaSearch's statistical area data. As of March 2026, employed residents total 21,436, and the jobless figure sits 1.1% under the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney, accompanied by a labor force participation rate of 71.4% (relative to 68.9% across Greater Sydney). Additionally, Census data indicated that 33.9% of local workers performed their roles from home, a metric influenced by Covid-19 restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and accommodation & food. Accommodation & food features exceptional local concentration, tracking at 1.8 times the broader regional rate. Conversely, education & training accounts for only 5.1% of working residents, trailing Greater Sydney's 8.9%. Comparisons between resident numbers and Census local workforce counts highlight that this largely suburban district generates relatively few local employment opportunities. Analysis of combined ABS and SALM metrics indicates that local employment expanded by 3.4% over the 12-month period as the total labor pool grew by 3.5%, resulting in a 0.1 percentage points uptick in the unemployment rate. By comparison, Greater Sydney recorded a 1.9% gain in employment, a 1.9% rise in its labor pool, and a slight reduction in joblessness. Long-term outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context on future labor needs. Projected across five- and ten-year horizons against the local industry profile, national employment is expected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Weighting these sector trends against Hurstville's specific job base indicates local employment gains of 6.9% over five years and 14.2% over ten years (noting this is a weighted baseline model for illustration and excludes localized demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Hurstville is $1,804 a week (about $94,000 a year), with median personal income at $698 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,515 a year against an average of $59,415. 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 ATO postcode figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, personal earnings in the suburb of Hurstville trail national benchmarks, recording a median of $44,515 and an average of $59,415. These amounts fall below Greater Sydney, where median income reaches $60,817 and the average is $83,003. Applying a 10.32% Wage Price Index increase since financial year 2023 produces updated March 2026 estimates of roughly $49,109 for median earnings and $65,547 for average earnings. The 2021 Census placed weekly household earnings ($1,804 weekly) at the 53rd percentile, with individual earnings positioned at the 28th percentile.
A notable 34.8% of the local population (12,284 individuals) earns within the $1,500 - 2,999 band, aligning with the 30.9% regional rate. Significant mortgage and rental pressures leave just 79.9% of disposable income uncommitted (48th percentile), while the area sits within the 6th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Hurstville had 10,530 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 30% detached houses and 62% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 49% rented and 25% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month, a total housing cost higher than 85% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 26.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the latest Census shows that Hurstville's residential makeup consists of 30.1% standalone houses and 69.9% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached residences, flats, and other structures), contrasting with Sydney metro where standalone houses account for 55.9% and other dwellings represent 44.1%. Full home ownership lags the metropolitan benchmark at 24.6%, while remaining homes are either under a mortgage (26.4%) or tenanted (49.0%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments of $2,167 sit well under the Sydney metro median of $2,427, whereas the median weekly rent matches the metropolitan rate of $470. Relative to Australia-wide figures, Hurstville's mortgage repayments surpass the national norm of $1,863, and weekly rents sit well above the $375 national average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Hurstville counted 10,530 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 11,928 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 32% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 19% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 73.4%, comprising couples with children (31.7%), couples without children (27.3%), and single parent arrangements (11.5%). Non-family setups make up the remaining 26.6%, consisting of lone occupant homes at 18.6% and share houses at 8.0%. The local median household size stands at 2.8 people, exceeding the 2.7 benchmark recorded for Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
43.8% of adults in Hurstville hold a university qualification, including 27.2% with a bachelor degree and 14.8% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 76% of areas nationally. A further 9.5% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 3,070 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,077 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 throughout Hurstville exceeds broader state and national standards, with 43.8% of persons aged 15+ holding a tertiary degree, compared to 32.2% in NSW and 30.4% in Australia. This high level of qualification supports strong capability in professional and knowledge-based sectors. Among residents aged 15+, bachelor degrees represent 27.2%, postgraduate credentials make up 14.8%, and graduate diplomas account for 1.8%. Technical and trade programs represent 22.0% of qualifications for this cohort, comprising advanced diplomas (12.5%) and certificates (9.5%). A significant 33.0% of local inhabitants are currently undertaking accredited study.
Breaking this down, 11.1% are engaged in higher education, 6.6% attend primary school, and 5.3% are enrolled in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Hurstville reaches 140 stops on 46 routes, timetabled for about 11,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.7 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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Hurstville's public transit network encompasses 140 active transport stops spanning bus and rail services, which are linked across 46 individual routes to deliver 11,502 weekly passenger trips. Local transit connectivity is high, with residents located an average of 122 meters from their closest boarding point. Given the outward commuting flow of the local workforce, private vehicle travel serves as the leading transit mode at 44%, while rail captures 38% and bus transit accommodates 10%. Average vehicle ownership sits below the broader region at 0.7 per dwelling. Furthermore, 33.9% of working residents operated from home according to the 2021 Census, reflecting conditions during COVID-19.
Across all transit lines, trip frequency averages 1,643 trips per day, providing roughly 82 weekly trips per transit stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 nearest stops relative to the geographic centrepoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
84.4% of residents in Hurstville report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 92% of areas nationally. 4.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality show exceptionally favorable health indicators across Hurstville, with low occurrences of common medical issues across all demographic brackets. Private health insurance uptake is comparatively constrained, covering approximately 50% of the community (~17,811 people), which sits below the Greater Sydney mark of 59.9% and the national rate of 55.7%. Among reported chronic conditions, diabetes (4.1%) and arthritis (3.7%) are the most prevalent, though 84.4% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 14.8% of the community (5,224 people), displaying strong overall wellness metrics that align closely with broader national standings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
70.8% of Hurstville residents were born overseas and 80.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 99% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (44.1%) and English (6.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Hurstville stands out as an exceptionally multicultural community, where 70.8% of inhabitants were born abroad and 80.6% converse in a language other than English at home. Christianity is the most reported religious affiliation, representing 28.3% of local residents. In addition, Hinduism shows a pronounced presence at 16.6%, substantially higher than the 5.2% observed across Greater Sydney. Regarding ancestral background based on parental birthplace, Chinese heritage forms the primary group at 44.1% of the population, well above the 8.4% regional proportion, followed by Other ancestries at 23.3% (against 16.0% regionally) and English heritage at 6.9% (below the 19.0% regional level).
Notable patterns also appear among other cultural backgrounds, with Macedonian heritage accounting for 1.9% of residents (compared to 0.4% across the region), Lebanese ancestry at 2.1% (vs 2.6%), and Greek heritage representing 2.7% (vs 1.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Hurstville is 32, younger than 86% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 42.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Demographically, the suburb of Hurstville is heavily weighted toward young pre-family cohorts. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 indicate that 39.5% of the population consists of young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), exceeding the 31.4% regional average, whereas middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) make up only 17.9% compared to 22.6% across Greater Sydney. As at August 2026, the estimated median age is 32, down from 33 at the 2021 Census, sitting 5 years beneath the Greater Sydney median of 37 and below the national median of 38 recorded at that time.
Across specific age brackets, middle aged and young retiree cohorts dropped from 20.6% at the Census to 17.9%. By 2041, the largest demographic expansion is forecast within retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), adding 2,739 residents (52%) to total 7,963.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Hurstville
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 | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 19 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 1,000 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (31,162 at the 2021 Census → 35,299 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 (SAL11971). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.