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The median house price in Lake Illawarra is $952k, with units at $852k. House values have moved 5.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Lake Illawarra has an estimated 3,419 residents, up from 3,288 at the 2021 Census — a change of 131 people, or 4.0%. Growth has averaged 0.6% a year over five years. That puts 2,047 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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Demographic assessments integrating regional ABS updates alongside 83 validated new addresses recorded by AreaSearch post-Census place the population of the suburb of Lake Illawarra at approximately 3,419 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 3,288 residents recorded in the 2021 Census, this represents an addition of 131 people, or an expansion of 4.0%. This figure builds upon an estimated resident population (ERP) of 3,416 determined from the June 2025 ABS release. Population density stands at 2,047 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the national benchmark evaluated by AreaSearch. The suburb of Lake Illawarra expanded by 4.0% post-census, trailing Rest of NSW (5.1%) by only 1.1 percentage points.
Net overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 56.99999999999999% of total population additions over recent timeframes. Population modeling relies on ABS and Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 (using 2022 as a base year), supplemented where necessary by 2022 NSW State Government SA2-level figures based on 2021 data, with age-bracket trends extrapolated across all localities between 2032 and 2041. Over this projection horizon, the suburb of Lake Illawarra is modeled to experience a net population contraction of 25 persons by 2041. In contrast to this overall decline, demographic gains are anticipated in select age brackets, most notably within the 25 to 34 cohort, which is forecast to expand by 74 people.
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142 new dwellings have been approved in Lake Illawarra over the past five years, an average of 28 a year. That places the area in the 52nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 8 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 31 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 29% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 29, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Building activity metrics compiled by AreaSearch from ABS statistical area data indicate that annual dwelling approvals have averaged roughly 28 units, generating an estimated cumulative total of 142 homes across the preceding 5 financial years, with FY-25 tallying 29 approvals to date. Between FY-21 and FY-25, new resident absorption tracked at an average of just 0.6 new residents per year per dwelling constructed, demonstrating that residential supply comfortably exceeds local demand, thereby broadening purchasing options and creating capacity for future population gains. These residences carry an average construction value of $367,000, aligning closely with regional averages.
Concurrently, commercial building approvals have reached $835,000 during this financial year, underscoring an environment heavily oriented toward residential construction. On a per-capita basis, construction activity matches broader trends across Rest of NSW, reinforcing local market equilibrium. Approved residential construction is heavily weighted toward medium-density formats, with attached dwellings accounting for 71.0% and detached houses making up 29.0%. This prevalence of compact housing enhances market accessibility for entry-level buyers, downsizers, and property investors. This structural distribution marks a distinct shift away from the prevailing built environment (where houses comprise 50.0%), responding to site constraints as well as changing lifestyle and budget preferences. Overall, development density remains low, with roughly 94 people per dwelling approval. With demographic forecasts pointing toward flat or modestly reducing resident counts, dwelling demand pressures are expected to moderate, creating an advantageous landscape for property buyers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Lake Illawarra
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 35 current infrastructure and development projects close to Lake Illawarra, worth an estimated $4.03 billion. 7 are already under construction and 15 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, environmental & disaster management 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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Urban development and community capacity are significantly shaped by major infrastructure undertakings. Exactly 1 major project has been identified as directly relevant to the area, amidst broader regional initiatives including the Warilla Beach Seawall Renewal, the Shellharbour Mobile Tiny Homes Pilot Program, the New Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services, and the M1 Princes Motorway South-Facing Ramps at Dapto.
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Warilla Beach Seawall Renewal
Rebuilding a 930-meter seawall (revetment) to modern engineering standards to address coastal erosion and public safety. The project features improved beach access with a minimum of three formalised beach access points and an emergency access ramp.
Lake Illawarra Entrance Options Study
A two-stage study by Wollongong City Council and Shellharbour City Council, conducted by the UNSW Water Research Laboratory, to assess long-term management options for the Lake Illawarra entrance channel. Since the lake was permanently opened in 2007, erosion along the Windang foreshore, increased tidal range, seagrass and saltmarsh impacts, and undermining of jetties and boat ramps have become significant issues. More than 50 options were assessed and narrowed to a shortlist of five. In May 2025, both councils resolved to call on the NSW Government to resource and undertake a Strategic Business Case for a long-term solution, focusing on Option 4 (low rock barriers into the channel, estimated $145-240 million) and Option 5 (return to intermittent opening, estimated $35-70 million).Short and medium-term foreshore protection works at Windang are also being investigated under the NSW Coastal Management Program.
Calderwood Public School
New public primary school and co-located preschool at the corner of Calderwood Road and Escarpment Drive, Calderwood. The school will accommodate 576 students across 24 permanent classrooms, 3 support learning classrooms, a library, hall, covered outdoor learning area (COLA), canteen and administration areas. The co-located public preschool will have 60 places. Construction awarded to ADCO Constructions with main works commencing June 2026, targeting Day 1 Term 1 2028 opening. Part of the NSW Government's $9 billion school infrastructure investment including $2.1 billion for regional NSW.
The Links Hotel
Proposed hotel development on a 6,736 sqm parcel of Council-owned land (Lot 1 DP 1098888) beside The Links Golf Course at Shell Cove, around 300 metres from the new Shellharbour Hospital. Shellharbour City Council ran an Expressions of Interest process seeking an experienced hotel developer partner to design, build and operate the hotel. Concept plans prepared by Jackson Teece Architecture call for at least 140 rooms, a restaurant and bar, meeting and event spaces, a wellness and gym area, and dedicated parking.The project aims to address a local shortage of overnight accommodation, support tourism, business travel and visiting healthcare workers and patients, and create local jobs. EOI submissions closed in October 2025 and Council has not yet announced a selected developer as of mid-2026; the hotel remains targeted to open by the end of 2028.
Shellharbour City Centre Masterplan
The Shellharbour City Centre Masterplan establishes the overarching urban design and development framework across 14 precincts within the Shellharbour central business area. Formally incorporated into the Shellharbour Development Control Plan by Shellharbour City Council, the masterplan regulates building heights, active street frontages, and public realm improvements. It provides clear statutory guidance for major commercial, retail, and medium-to-high-density residential proposals.
Playground Renewals & Upgrades Program (Jilba Park, Collins Reserve)
Shellharbour City Council program renewing and upgrading local community playgrounds to enhance safety, accessibility, and multi-generational play. The program includes fence additions, updated inclusive play equipment, and nature play spaces across sites such as Collins Reserve and Jilba Park.
13 Benson Avenue Residential Development
Construction of an eight-storey residential flat building comprising 55 residential units, two levels of basement car parking, landscaping, drainage, a two-lot Torrens Title subdivision, and part public road and civil works in Shellharbour City Centre. The Development Application (DA0544/2021) was lodged in August 2021 and is currently still in the assessment/planning stage with Shellharbour City Council.
Shellharbour Mobile Tiny Homes Pilot Program
A state-first two-year pilot program designed to allow mobile tiny homes (moveable dwellings on trailers) to be used as rental accommodation on existing residential lots without a development application. The program aims to address local housing affordability by creating a faster planning pathway through a Local Approvals Policy and amendments to the Shellharbour LEP 2013. The pilot applies to Torrens Title lots with one existing dwelling, excluding flood-prone, bushfire-prone, or heritage-affected land. Following a NSW Government Gateway Determination in March 2026, the proposal underwent public exhibition from 9 April to 8 May 2026, with final submissions accepted until 22 May 2026.
1,381 residents of Lake Illawarra are employed, from a labour force of 1,589. Unemployment sits at 13.1%, with participation at 54.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,105, about 91% 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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Lake Illawarra displays a balanced workforce with both white collar and blue collar employment, where essential services are well represented and the unemployment rate stands at 13.1%, alongside an estimated employment growth of 3.6% over the past year according to AreaSearch aggregation of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 1,381 residents are in work while the unemployment rate is 9.0% above Regional NSW's rate of 4.1%, showing room for improvement and workforce participation lags significantly at 54.9% compared to Regional NSW's 60.6%. Based on Census responses, a moderate 17.8% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
Local labour is predominantly concentrated across construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. Construction represents a major local specialisation, employing workers at 1.4 times the regional proportion. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.3% of the local workforce, well behind the 5.3% recorded across Regional NSW. Comparing the count of local working participants to resident totals indicates that the community provides limited employment opportunities within its own boundaries. AreaSearch evaluated SALM and ABS data from larger statistical regions during the year to March 2026 and found that employment grew by 3.6% while the labour force grew by 3.3%, which led to a 0.2 percentage point drop in the unemployment rate. In contrast, Regional NSW experienced a 0.9% decline in employment and a 0.4% decline in the labour force, accompanied by a 0.5 percentage point increase in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia published national employment forecasts for Mar-26 that can help clarify possible future demand in Lake Illawarra. These forecasts span five and ten year horizons and have been overlaid on the local employment profile to estimate growth trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though expansion varies considerably across industry sectors. When these sectoral projections are applied to Lake Illawarra’s current employment composition, local employment is expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, keeping in mind that this is a basic weighting extrapolation for illustrative use and does not incorporate local population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lake Illawarra is $1,069 a week (about $56,000 a year), with median personal income at $608 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,077 a year against an average of $61,416. 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 for financial year 2023 show median taxable earnings of $50,077 and an average of $61,416 within the suburb of Lake Illawarra, tracking below nationwide figures and trailing Regional NSW benchmarks of $52,390 (median) and $65,215 (average). Adjusting for a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $55,245 for median earnings and $67,754 for average earnings as of March 2026. Across family, household, and individual brackets in the 2021 Census, earnings ranked between the 5th and 12th percentiles across Australia.
The most common weekly income bracket was $800 - 1,499, accounting for 27.3% of earners (933 residents), whereas the wider metropolitan area was led by the $1,500 - 2,999 cohort at 29.9%. Substantial mortgage and rental overheads leave only 76.5% of gross income uncommitted, placing the locality at the 4th percentile for affordability.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lake Illawarra had 1,427 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 50% detached houses and 22% apartments. 22% are owned with a mortgage, 50% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $328 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 30.7% of household income here and mortgage repayments 37.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the latest Census shows the local housing stock split evenly between separate houses (50.2%) and attached or medium-density dwellings (49.8%), contrasting sharply with Regional NSW where houses represent 82.6% and other formats make up 17.4%. Outright home ownership stood at 28.0%, trailing regional levels, while mortgaged properties accounted for 21.7% and rented homes represented 50.3%. Median monthly mortgage costs matched the Regional NSW benchmark at $1,733, while median weekly rent was $328 compared to $330 regionally and $1,733 for monthly loan commitments. Against nationwide benchmarks, local mortgage obligations sit below the $1,863 Australian median, and weekly rents are markedly under the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lake Illawarra counted 1,427 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.1 people each. 18% are couples with children, fewer than in 90% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 39% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary living arrangement, accounting for 58.4% of households—comprising couples without children (23.6%), couples with children (18.4%), and single parent families (15.3%). Non-family residences make up the remaining 41.6%, largely dominated by lone person households at 38.5% alongside group shared accommodation at 3.2%. The typical household size is 2.1 people, sitting below the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
12.2% of adults in Lake Illawarra hold a university qualification, including 8.1% with a bachelor degree and 2.3% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 85% of areas nationally. A further 32.5% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 725 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 931 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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Attainment figures show that 12.2% of the local population holds higher education credentials, trailing the broader NSW level of 32.2%. Among university qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 8.1%, followed by postgraduate awards at 2.3% and graduate diplomas at 1.8%. Vocational and technical training constitutes a key strength, with 42.2% of persons aged 15+ possessing trade credentials, comprising certificates (32.5%) and advanced diplomas (9.7%). Active participation in study is strong, with 25.9% of the population engaged in formal courses. This cohort is distributed across primary schooling (9.2%), secondary education (6.8%), and tertiary programs (2.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lake Illawarra reaches 39 stops on 29 routes, timetabled for about 680 services a week. The typical home sits about 100 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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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The local public transit network comprises 39 active bus stops served by 29 distinct bus routes, delivering 681 weekly passenger trips. Network coverage provides convenient access, with an average distance of 97 meters to the closest transit stop. Because outward commuting is common, private vehicles serve as the main mode of travel for 95% of journeys, with vehicle ownership averaging 1.1 per dwelling. Additionally, 17.8% of workers reported working from home during the 2021 Census. Transit services operate at an average rate of 97 trips per day across the collective network, representing roughly 17 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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59.3% of residents in Lake Illawarra report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 92% of areas nationally. 8.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.8 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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Assessment of chronic conditions and health indicators highlights pronounced medical vulnerabilities across multiple age cohorts, alongside relatively constrained private health insurance coverage standing at approximately 51% of residents (~1,751 people). Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most prevalent reported health issues, diagnosed in 11.7% and 11.3% of the community respectively. Meanwhile, 59.3% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW. Health burdens are elevated among working-age individuals, while older residents—with 22.9% of the population aged 65 and over (782 people)—exhibit outcomes generally tracking wider national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Lake Illawarra is largely Australian-born, at 80.1% of residents, with 10.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.1%) and Australian (27.2%). 3.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural metrics align closely with broader regional standards: Australian citizens make up 86.9% of the community, 80.1% were born domestically, and 89.8% speak solely English in the home. Christianity represents the dominant religious affiliation, embraced by 53.6% of residents compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Ancestral backgrounds are led by English heritage at 29.1%, Australian at 27.2%, and Scottish at 7.1%. Notably higher concentrations relative to regional benchmarks are evident among communities of Spanish background at 1.6% (compared to 0.3% regionally), Macedonian at 1.1% (versus 0.4%), and Serbian ancestry at 0.7% (against 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lake Illawarra is 42. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 25.5% 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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The local age profile tracks regional benchmarks closely, with variations from Regional NSW not exceeding 2.1 percentage points. The median age is estimated at 42, down from 43 in the 2021 Census and 1 year below the Regional NSW figure of 43 from that census. Since that count, the proportion of residents aged 45 - 64 has declined from 27.7% to an estimated 24.8%. Projections through 2041 anticipate the strongest expansion within the 25 - 44 age cohort, increasing by 89 residents (10%) to reach 964, while contractions are forecast across younger cohorts and mature-to-retiree age groups.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lake Illawarra
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, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 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 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 — 83 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,288 at the 2021 Census → 3,419 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 (SAL12259). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.