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Lake Coogee has an estimated 5,450 residents, up from 4,768 at the 2021 Census — a change of 682 people, or 14.3%. Growth has averaged 2.6% a year over five years, faster than 82% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 41.0% of that increase. That puts 1,580 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 evaluations by AreaSearch combining broader ABS demographic updates and address verifications completed since the Census, the suburb of Lake Coogee records an estimated population of approximately 5,450 as of Aug 2026. This equates to an addition of 682 people (14.3%) relative to the 4,768 people counted in the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated from an estimated resident base of 5,433 following ABS ERP figures published in June 2025 alongside 82 validated new addresses recognized post-Census. Consequently, population density stands at 1,579 persons per square kilometer, exceeding typical benchmark levels recorded nationwide by AreaSearch.
Furthermore, the suburb of Lake Coogee outpaced the national expansion rate (9.5%) with its 14.3% increase since the 2021 census, establishing itself among the leading growth locations in the district. Net overseas migration served as the primary contributor by generating around 41.0% of recent population additions, complemented by positive gains across natural increase and interstate movements. Projections prepared by ABS/Geoscience Australia released in 2024 with a 2022 baseline underpin the SA2 demographic outlook adopted by AreaSearch, with cohort-based expansion rates from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (utilizing 2022 data) applied across unmapped areas and horizons past 2032. Looking forward, the suburb of Lake Coogee is projected to experience population expansion slightly beneath the national median, increasing by 608 persons to 2041 under aggregated SA2 models, which represents an overall growth of 10.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
145 new dwellings have been approved in Lake Coogee over the past five years, an average of 29 a year. That places the area in the 56th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 14, well below 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 ABS residential construction approvals by AreaSearch indicates that the suburb has maintained an average annual volume of approximately 29 dwellings, translating to roughly 145 homes across the past 5 financial years, with 14 approvals documented during FY-25 to date. Over the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25, an average of 10.8 new residents was added for each home constructed, demonstrating a notable lag in new supply relative to demographic growth that fosters strong competition and upward valuation pressure. Furthermore, newly approved dwellings reflect an average expected construction cost of $605,000, illustrating a clear developer orientation toward higher-tier residential offerings, while commercial development approvals of $98,000 recorded during the current financial year emphasize the predominant residential orientation.
Residential building volumes in the locality track substantially lower than regional figures, sitting 71.0% below the Greater Perth per-capita rate. This subdued pace of addition tends to reinforce demand and underpin pricing within the established housing stock, while also falling short of nationwide averages due to local market maturity and potential regulatory or physical limits. Recent building activity has been weighted toward single detached houses at 83.0%, with medium and high-density forms comprising 17.0%, preserving an established suburban fabric geared toward family accommodation. The presence of roughly 384 people per dwelling approval further underlines this established character. Demographic forecasts point to an increase of 591 residents across the suburb by 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly figures. Under prevailing construction trajectories, incoming residential supply appears well positioned to absorb projected demand, creating balanced conditions for incoming buyers and creating capacity for potential growth beyond baseline projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Lake Coogee
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 40 current infrastructure and development projects close to Lake Coogee, worth an estimated $3.41 billion. 13 are already under construction and 9 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. 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 delivery and strategic works play a vital role in local area dynamics, with AreaSearch noting 1 key project positioned to influence the area. Relevant regional works comprise Windfall Residences Port Coogee, Kwinana Freeway Upgrade (Roe Highway to Safety Bay Road), Australian Marine Complex Infrastructure Capacity, and City of Rockingham Road Renewal Program 2024-2025.
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Windfall Residences Port Coogee
Mixed-use development featuring 61 apartments over five floors plus 1 retail unit in sought-after coastal location near Port Coogee Marina. Proposed 5 Star Green Star rating. Facilities include rooftop terrace, gymnasium, private dining and lounge area, car wash station, pet wash station, automated parcel lockers, and residents' workshop.
Yangebup Primary School Expansion and Modernisation
Major upgrade and expansion of Yangebup Primary School delivering new permanent classrooms, a redeveloped administration building, refurbished undercover assembly area and associated external works. The project is funded by the Western Australian Government through Department of Education capital works and WA Recovery Plan funding to support enrolment growth and modern learning environments. Construction remains current with completion expected during 2026.
Spearwood Housing Project - Uniting WA
Supported Independent Living (SIL) house providing fully accessible design with Silver Level Liveable Housing Australia standards. 7-star NatHERS energy rating with solar panels and waterwise gardens. Completion August 2025.
Yangebup Village
A mixed-use town centre redevelopment of the Yangebup Shopping Centre. The project is designed to deliver a modern local main street hub featuring a full-line supermarket, specialty retail, medical and allied health services, a childcare center, gym, and flexible community spaces.
Glen Iris Local Shopping Centre
A new neighbourhood shopping centre for the Glen Iris Estate in Jandakot, featuring a modern 7-day IGA supermarket, a family-friendly bistro tavern, a dedicated health and wellness hub, two specialty retail stores, a liquor store, and three food and beverage outlets. The development includes a central piazza with landscaped seating and over 100 parking bays. The Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel approved the application on 30 April 2025. Construction commenced in late 2025 with the centre set to open in November 2026.New traffic signals at Berrigan Drive are being installed in coordination with Main Roads WA and the City of Cockburn, expected to be operational in Q4 2025.
OneOneFive Hamilton Hill
Award-winning sustainable residential redevelopment of the former Hamilton Senior High School site by DevelopmentWA. The project will deliver around 300 homes across a mix of lot types with extensive retained trees, parks, nature play areas and waterwise infrastructure. Stage 2 landscaping has been completed, Stage 2 lot releases are underway, and planning for the final Stage 3 is progressing with civil works expected to commence in late 2026.
Phoenix Activity Centre Redevelopment
Major $5.5 million redevelopment of Phoenix Shopping Centre and Activity Centre including new retail spaces, external dining precinct seating 250 guests, children's playground, upgraded interiors, enhanced landscaping, and improved accessibility. Part of comprehensive Phoenix Central Revitalisation Strategy.
Discovery Parks Coogee Beach Redevelopment
Redevelopment of existing caravan park and holiday accommodation facilities to modern tourism standards including new cabins, amenities, and recreational facilities with improved environmental sustainability.
3,200 residents of Lake Coogee are employed, from a labour force of 3,262. Unemployment sits at 1.9%, with participation at 74.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 3,884, about 71% 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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Local workforce figures show strong professional expertise, particularly highlighted by high representation across construction and a low unemployment rate of 1.9% according to AreaSearch aggregated data. Total employed residents numbered 3,200 as of March 2026, with local unemployment tracking 2.3% lower than the 4.2% recorded across Greater Perth, alongside a participation rate of 74.8% that exceeds the regional benchmark of 69.9%. Meanwhile, Census findings showed 8.8% of employed persons working from home, reflecting conditions during Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors for local workers consist of health care & social assistance, construction, as well as education & training.
Representation in manufacturing is particularly prominent, reaching 1.6 times the regional average, whereas professional & technical services accounts for a smaller share of 5.4% compared to 8.2% across Greater Perth. The comparison between local working population counts and resident workers underscores the area's predominantly residential profile with limited local job containment. According to AreaSearch examination of ABS and SALM series, the 12 months to March 2026 saw local labor supply contract by 0.7% alongside a 0.8% reduction in employed persons, lifting local unemployment by 0.1 percentage points, whereas Greater Perth generated employment gains of 2.0%, labor pool growth of 2.5%, and an unemployment rise of 0.4 percentage points. National outlooks published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment generation across Lake Coogee when weighted against the local industrial mix. With nationwide workforce growth projected at 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, Sector-level variances indicate that local employment is positioned to increase by 6.0% over five years and 12.8% over ten years based on simple weighting distributions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lake Coogee is $2,147 a week (about $112,000 a year), with median personal income at $951 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,237 a year against an average of $85,793. 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 taxpayer records at the postcode level for financial year 2023 indicate a median income of $67,237 and an average income of $85,793, both substantially higher than Australian benchmarks and comparing favorably against Greater Perth figures of $60,748 (median) and $80,248 (average). Adjusting for a 10.93% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 elevates estimated figures to approximately $74,586 median and $95,170 average as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household levels in Census 2021, local earnings align around the 73rd percentile nationally. The single largest earnings bracket encompasses 38.1% of taxpayers earning between $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (2,076 residents), mirroring the broader metropolitan pattern of 32.0%.
Shelter costs claim 14.4% of earnings, while disposable income sits at the 76th percentile and the SEIFA income indicator places the area in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lake Coogee had 1,721 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 93% detached houses and 1% apartments. 53% are owned with a mortgage, 16% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 18.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.5%. 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 records indicate that separate houses make up 93.1% of the local dwelling stock, with attached and multi-unit residences accounting for 6.9%, contrasting with the Perth metro distribution of 77.8% separate houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership stands at 30.7%, matching the metropolitan average, while 53.3% of homes are occupied under a mortgage and 15.9% are rented. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,000 compared to $1,907 across Perth metro and $1,863 nationally, while median weekly rent is $400, higher than the metropolitan level of $350 and the Australian benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lake Coogee counted 1,721 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,967 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 78% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 22% 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 arrangements represent the clear majority of local living structures at 76.9%, consisting of couples with children (39.4%), couples without children (25.4%), and single parent households (10.7%). Non-family domiciles account for 23.1%, comprising sole-occupant residences at 21.7% and group households at 1.6%. The typical household size stands at 2.7 people, exceeding the Greater Perth benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
20.5% of adults in Lake Coogee hold a university qualification, including 15.8% with a bachelor degree and 2.5% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 29.6% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 492 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,048 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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Higher education attainment among residents aged 15+ sits at 20.5% with university degrees, trailing the Australian standard of 30.4%. Within tertiary qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 15.8%, followed by 2.5% holding postgraduate credentials and 2.2% holding graduate diplomas. In contrast, vocational education exhibits strong participation, with 41.5% of residents aged 15+ possessing technical qualifications across certificates (29.6%) and advanced diplomas (11.9%). General educational engagement remains robust, with 28.9% of the local population actively participating in academic programs. This cohort is distributed across primary schooling (10.9%), secondary education (7.4%), and higher education or vocational courses (4.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lake Coogee reaches 27 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 1,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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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Public transit provisions across the suburb of Lake Coogee include 27 active transport stops primarily supporting bus networks, which operate across 5 individual routes to deliver 1,332 weekly passenger trips. Overall accessibility is favorable, with residents situated an average distance of 224 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, outward commuting is dominant, with private vehicles accounting for 88% of travel and train journeys representing 6%. Average household vehicle availability is 1.7 per dwelling, surpassing regional figures, while 8.8% of workers operated from home at the 2021 Census amid prevailing pandemic settings.
Transit schedules across all operating lines provide an average volume of 190 trips per day, which translates to roughly 49 weekly trips per transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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74.7% of residents in Lake Coogee report no long-term health condition. 3.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 61.3% 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic health metrics indicate favorable general health within the community, with low illness rates across both younger and older demographics. Private health insurance coverage is prominent, with 61% of residents (3,338 people) holding coverage, tracking above the 59.0% recorded across Greater Perth and the nationwide figure of 55.7%. The primary diagnosed chronic conditions reported are asthma (7.0%) and arthritis (6.7%), while 74.7% of residents reported having none of the listed long-term conditions, outperforming the Greater Perth proportion of 71.9%. Working-age cohorts show notably sound health markers.
Older residents aged 65 and over constitute 14.9% of the local populace (812 people), compared with 15.9% across Greater Perth, with senior health indicators ranking comfortably above broad averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
30.0% of Lake Coogee residents were born overseas and 19.2% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.7%) and Australian (21.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural background indicators reflect substantial diversity, with 19.2% of residents utilizing a non-English language in their homes and 30.0% having been born outside Australia. Christianity represents the most widely declared religious affiliation, practiced by 60.4% of the population compared to 45.0% across the Greater Perth region. Regarding ancestral lineage, the three leading parental backgrounds reported are English (25.7%), Australian (21.0%), and Italian (11.4%), the latter substantially outpacing the regional incidence of 4.2%. Noticeable concentrations of other heritages also emerge, including Croatian at 5.4% (against 0.8% across Greater Perth), Serbian at 1.1% (against 0.3%), and Spanish at 0.7% (against 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lake Coogee is 37. 25.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Demographic age distributions across the suburb of Lake Coogee closely mirror Greater Perth, with differences across brackets remaining within 1.0 percentage points. AreaSearch calculates a median age of 37 as at August 2026, holding steady from the 2021 Census figure and matching the Greater Perth median of 37 recorded during the 2021 Census. The most noticeable redistribution since the Census occurred among the 45 - 64 age group, shifting from 25.8% to an estimated 23.1%. Long-term projections indicate that residents aged 65+ will account for the bulk of population increases to 2041, expanding by 405 residents (50%) to reach 1,217.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lake Coogee
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 4 months ago all 2 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 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 82 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,768 at the 2021 Census → 5,450 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 (SAL50816). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.