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The median house price in Lakemba is $1.51m, with units at $535k. House values have moved 5.6% a year compounded over five years.
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Lakemba has an estimated 17,957 residents, up from 17,092 at the 2021 Census — a change of 865 people, or 5.1%. 159 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 78.0% of that increase. That puts 8,200 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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Drawing upon ABS demographic revisions for the surrounding region alongside post-Census address validations conducted by AreaSearch, the suburb of Lakemba is estimated to have a population of approximately 17,957 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 865 people (5.1%) relative to the 2021 Census, when the recorded count stood at 17,092 people. Such growth builds upon an estimated resident population of 17,756 derived by AreaSearch from the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025), coupled with 159 validated new addresses confirmed after the Census benchmark. With a resulting population density of 8,199 persons per square kilometer, the suburb of Lakemba ranks within the top 10% of all assessed locations nationally, highlighting intense local land demand.
The area's 5.1% expansion rate tracks closely with the broader SA3 benchmark of 5.3% (trailing by just 0.2 percentage points), underscoring resilient growth dynamics largely underpinned by overseas migration, which generated roughly 78.0% of recent population gains. Projections generated by ABS and Geoscience Australia (published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline) form the foundation of AreaSearch's SA2 modelling, supplemented where required by NSW State Government SA2 datasets (released in 2022 using a 2021 baseline), with age-cohort growth rates carried forward across 2032 to 2041. Based on these demographic trajectories, the suburb of Lakemba is slated to deliver above-median population gains compared to other Australian statistical areas, expanding by 2,175 persons by 2041 through aggregated SA2 projections—an overall uplift of 11.0% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
146 new dwellings have been approved in Lakemba over the past five years, an average of 29 a year. That is 1.0 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 23, 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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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of statistical area building approvals sourced from the ABS, Lakemba registers roughly 29 residential approvals annually, yielding an estimated 146 homes throughout the preceding 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 23 approvals have been granted. Against a backdrop of prior population contraction, local housing supply has comfortably accommodated demand, maintaining a balanced environment for purchasers, with newly constructed dwellings averaging an expected construction cost of $391,000—a figure lower than regional benchmarks that highlights entry-level building opportunities. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $13.4 million during this financial year, demonstrating consistent commercial investment.
Residential development in Lakemba lags significantly behind Greater Sydney, running 62.0% below the per-capita regional benchmark. This constrained supply pipeline typically bolsters established property values and demand, while also falling short of national delivery rates due to urban maturity and planning limits. Approved construction comprises 76.0% standalone homes alongside 24.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving suburban character with detached housing aimed at buyers desiring space. Notably, building activity leans far more heavily toward standalone properties than the broader housing stock recorded at Census (26.0%), highlighting ongoing appetite for family residences despite broader medium-density trends. With roughly 1010 people per dwelling approval, the locality exemplifies an established, low-turnover building landscape. Forecasts anticipate that Lakemba will absorb 1,974 additional residents up to 2041, based on the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch. If residential building activity continues at its current subdued pace, incoming dwelling supply could fall behind demographic growth, heightening buyer competition and placing upward pressure on property values.
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 10 current infrastructure and development projects inside Lakemba, worth an estimated $887 million. A further 71 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $36.9 billion. 19 are already under construction and 41 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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Major infrastructure developments and urban planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping community outcomes. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 23 active or proposed projects positioned to influence the local area. Notable initiatives include the Lakemba Station Sydney Metro Upgrade, the Lakemba Transport Oriented Development Masterplan, as well as mixed-use redevelopments at 677 & 687 Canterbury Road Belmore and 754-774 Canterbury Road Belmore, with prominent projects outlined below.
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Lakemba Transport Oriented Development Masterplan
The Lakemba Transport Oriented Development Masterplan is a place-based urban renewal scheme led by the City of Canterbury-Bankstown and finalised by the NSW Government in early February 2026. It supersedes the State's blanket TOD SEPP controls with a tailored alternative that, together with the Belmore precinct, creates capacity for more than 18,000 new homes within walking distance of the Lakemba and Belmore Sydney Metro stations. The plan permits buildings up to 18 storeys in strategic locations near the station, while revitalising Haldon Street and surrounding main streets with shop-top housing, retail and services.It is paired with public domain investment including the completed Lakemba Lights upgrade at the Haldon and Oneata Streets intersection (delivered with Transport for NSW under the Your High Street program), wider Belmore and Lakemba Town Centre Renewal works, supporting amendments to the Canterbury-Bankstown Development Control Plan, and updates to the Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan. Growth is timed to coincide with the opening of metro services on the Sydenham to Bankstown line, scheduled for the second half of 2026.
Lakemba Station Sydney Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Lakemba Station to Sydney Metro standards as part of the City and Southwest project, delivered by Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards. Works include platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers, level access between trains and platforms, accessibility upgrades, new signage, seating, public artwork, and interchange improvements. The T3 Bankstown Line closed in 2024 to enable conversion, with fare-free Southwest Link buses replacing services during construction. Testing reached 85 per cent completion of station conversion works by early 2026, with integrated multi-train system testing underway.When the Southwest Metro opens in the second half of 2026, customers will have air-conditioned metro trains every four minutes in the peak - 15 trains per hour - with Lakemba to Victoria Cross reduced to 37 minutes, saving 24 minutes on current travel times.
677 & 687 Canterbury Road Belmore - Mixed Use Affordable Housing Development
226 apartments across four 6-7 storey residential buildings above a podium, comprising 14 studios, 84 one-bedroom, 116 two-bedroom, and 12 three-bedroom units. At least 50% (113 apartments) designated as affordable housing managed by Pacific Community Housing. Ground-level podium includes approximately 6,150 square metres of non-residential uses including convenience retail and medical facilities. A 1,290 square metre public park, podium rooftop communal open space, rear laneway connection between Drummond Street and Anderson Street, and 3 basement levels providing 496 car spaces are included.Part of the broader Canterbury Road corridor redevelopment supporting transit-oriented development around Belmore Station.
Sydney Metro City and Southwest
A 30km metro rail line extending the M1 Northwest Line from Chatswood to Bankstown via twin tunnels under Sydney Harbour and the CBD. The Chatswood to Sydenham section opened in August 2024, with conversion of the 13.5km Sydenham to Bankstown section scheduled for completion in late 2026. Once fully operational, the 66km corridor with 31 stations will deliver driverless metro services running every four minutes during peak periods.
Lakemba Town Centre Upgrades
Public domain upgrades in Lakemba Town Centre to improve public spaces on Haldon Street and surrounding streets. Includes enhanced streetscape, lighting upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements, and upgrades to Gillies Reserve to provide a more permanent place for the community to enjoy.
Belmore Sydney Metro Station Upgrade
The upgrade of the 130-year-old Belmore Station is part of the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project. It involves converting the existing T3 Bankstown Line to metro standards, featuring the installation of platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers for level access, and heritage restoration of station buildings. As of May 2026, the project is in the final testing and commissioning phase, with intensive weekend closures scheduled through July to facilitate trial running and system integration before services commence in the second half of 2026.
5-7, 7A and 9 Croydon Street Lakemba Residential Development
Three residential flat buildings (approved) ranging from five to 10 storeys with basement car parking, communal open space and a new roadway to be dedicated to Council. Sydney South Planning Panel granted development consent in Aug 2022 for 144 dwellings (DA-55/2021). A Section 4.55(2) modification was publicly exhibited Jan-Feb 2025 proposing internal/external changes and an updated apartment count of 147.
684-700 Canterbury Road Belmore
Approved six-storey shop top housing development comprising 39 residential apartments situated above ground floor commercial and business tenancies. The complex features two basement parking levels, a rooftop communal open space with direct lift access, and associated landscaping and subdivision.
7,080 residents of Lakemba are employed, from a labour force of 7,839. Unemployment sits at 9.7%, with participation at 57.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 15,516, about 86% 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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Lakemba possesses a qualified labour pool spanning diverse sectors, recording an unemployment rate of 9.7% alongside a 1.4% annual rise in estimated jobs according to aggregated statistical figures compiled by AreaSearch. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 7,080, although joblessness sits 5.6% higher than the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%, and participation remains subdued at 57.5% compared to 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records also revealed that 25.3% of workers operated from home, an outcome partially shaped by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors for local workers consist of retail trade, health care & social assistance, as well as transport, postal & warehousing.
The community exhibits a strong concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where local employment concentration is 2.2 times that of the surrounding metropolitan region. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 7.3% of the resident workforce compared to 11.5% throughout Greater Sydney. Given the area's predominantly suburban residential footprint, local job opportunities remain limited when contrasting Census workplace counts against resident numbers. AreaSearch analysis of combined SALM and ABS metrics across the broader district reveals that a 1.4% expansion in jobs alongside a 4.0% increase in the total labour force pushed local unemployment up by 2.2 percentage points over the 12-month period. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Sydney posted job growth of 1.9%, labour force expansion of 1.9%, and a slight reduction in unemployment. National outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context on long-term employment trajectories. Across the country, job numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though outcomes vary substantially by sector. Aligning these sector projections with Lakemba's employment structure suggests resident job growth of 6.2% over five years and 13.0% over ten years (a weighted illustrative estimation that does not incorporate specific local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lakemba is $1,227 a week (about $64,000 a year), with median personal income at $521 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $34,243 a year against an average of $43,895. 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 taxation data at the postcode level for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicates that earnings in Lakemba trail national figures, with a median personal income of $34,243 and an average of $43,895, compared to Greater Sydney's median of $60,817 and average of $83,003. Applying a Wage Price Index uplift of 10.32% since financial year 2023 points to updated estimates of approximately $37,777 (median) and $48,425 (average) as of March 2026. According to the 2021 Census, household, family, and individual income tiers across Lakemba sit between the 4th and 15th percentiles nationally.
The largest income bracket encompasses 32.5% of residents (5,836 people) earning between $800 - 1,499, in contrast to the wider region where 30.9% earn within the $1,500 - 2,999 band. Cost pressures remain elevated, with only 76.7% of income retained after housing costs, placing the area at the 10th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lakemba had 4,950 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 26% detached houses and 70% apartments. 19% are owned with a mortgage, 60% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,712 a month. Rent absorbs 28.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 32.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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In Lakemba, the dwelling structure recorded during the latest Census showed that houses accounted for 25.6%, while other dwellings such as semi-detached units, apartments, and other types made up 74.4%. This contrasts with the Sydney metro region, where houses represented 55.9% and other dwellings comprised 44.1%. Home ownership in Lakemba was lower than in Sydney metro, standing at 20.9%, with the rest of the dwellings being either mortgaged at 19.2% or rented at 59.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Lakemba was $1,712, which is significantly below the Sydney metro average of $2,427.
Weekly rent figures also showed a difference, with Lakemba recording $350 compared to Sydney metro's $470. On a national level, Lakemba's mortgage repayments fall below the Australian average of $1,863, and rents are less than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lakemba counted 4,950 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,201 today, averaging 3.1 people each. 45% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 15% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family dwellings form 71.5% of all occupied homes, comprising couples with children at 44.5%, couples without children at 14.6%, and one-parent families at 10.4%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 28.5%, including single-person households at 19.5% and shared group accommodation at 8.9%. The typical household size of 3.1 people exceeds the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
39.5% of adults in Lakemba hold a university qualification, including 24.1% with a bachelor degree and 14.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 10.7% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 3,221 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,001 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary attainment is a defining feature of the local population, with 39.5% of residents aged 15+ holding university degrees, surpassing both the nationwide level of 30.4% and the SA3 benchmark of 31.0%. Bachelor degrees represent the most widespread credential at 24.1%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications at 14.0% and graduate diplomas at 1.4%. In addition, vocational education accounts for 20.3% of formal credentials among residents aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (9.6%) and certificates (10.7%). Participation across educational institutions is substantial, with 39.7% of the population actively attending formal schooling or higher study.
Primary school students represent 13.9% of residents, while 7.9% are engaged in tertiary studies and 7.7% attend secondary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lakemba reaches 83 stops on 25 routes, timetabled for about 4,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 110 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.8 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Local transit infrastructure features 83 active transport stops situated throughout Lakemba, facilitating bus connections across 25 dedicated routes that collectively generate 4,281 weekly passenger trips. Public accessibility is high, with residents living an average of 109 meters from their closest transport stop. Due to the area's residential profile, outbound travel is standard, with private motor vehicles serving 66% of commuters, trains taking 20%, and pedestrian journeys representing 4%. Household vehicle availability averages 0.8 per dwelling, trailing metropolitan levels, while 25.3% of workers indicated working from home during the 2021 Census amid prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Public transport operations support an average of 611 trips each day across the transit network, translating to approximately 51 weekly departures per individual stop.
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81.3% of residents in Lakemba report no long-term health condition. 5.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 44.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.3 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Lakemba are broadly consistent with nationwide standards according to AreaSearch's review of mortality and medical data, showing modest rates of common chronic illnesses overall alongside elevated incidence within older, vulnerable age brackets. Private health insurance membership is comparatively constrained, covering roughly 44% of the population (~7,971 people), which sits well below both the Greater Sydney average of 59.9% and the nationwide figure of 55.7%. Diabetes and arthritis represent the primary chronic conditions reported by residents, affecting 5.5 and 4.6% of the community, respectively, while 81.3% of inhabitants stated having no long-term illnesses, exceeding the 74.6% benchmark observed across Greater Sydney.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 10.5% of the local population (1,885 people), tracking below the regional share of 15.5%, though elderly health metrics experience distinct challenges that rank lower on national comparisons than the broader demographic.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
65.2% of Lakemba residents were born overseas and 81.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 99% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Indian (10.5%) and Australian (8.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is exceptionally pronounced in Lakemba, where 65.2% of residents were born outside Australia and 81.5% communicate in a language other than English at home. Islam constitutes the most widely observed faith, practiced by 68.3% of the local population, compared to 6.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding ancestral background (based on parental country of birth), the predominant group in Lakemba is Other at 49.8%, substantially exceeding the metropolitan benchmark of 16.0%, followed by Indian ancestry at 10.5% compared to 3.6% regionally, and Australian ancestry at 8.2%, which sits well below the 17.8% Greater Sydney rate.
Other notable background representations include Lebanese at 6.3% (against 2.6% regionally), Vietnamese at 3.5% (against 1.8%), and Greek at 2.8% (against 1.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lakemba is 32, younger than 90% of areas nationally. 31.6% 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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Lakemba's demographic structure is heavily weighted toward working-age adults and young families. In AreaSearch's August 2026 updates, residents aged 25 - 44 account for 36.5% of the community, compared to 31.4% across Greater Sydney, whereas older cohorts aged 65+ make up only 10.5%, well below the regional level of 15.5%. The estimated median age remains at 32 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 5 years below Greater Sydney's median of 37 as well as the national median of 38 at that Census. By 2041, senior cohorts aged 65+ are projected to experience the strongest absolute expansion, rising by 993 (53%) to reach 2,878.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lakemba
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 10 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 — 159 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (17,092 at the 2021 Census → 17,957 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 (SAL12266). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.