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Lancefield has an estimated 2,996 residents, up from 2,743 at the 2021 Census — a change of 253 people, or 9.2%. Growth has averaged 2.0% a year over five years. Natural increase accounts for 53.0% of that increase. Density is about 24 people per 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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An evaluation of regional ABS updates alongside newly validated address points indicates that the suburb of Lancefield has an estimated 2,996 residents as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 2021 Census tally of 2,743 people, this represents an expansion of 253 people (9.2%). This figure draws upon an estimated resident population of 2,990 established from ABS ERP figures published in June 2025, combined with 50 validated new addresses identified post-Census. With a density of 24 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers generous personal space. Outperforming the wider SA3 area (8.8%), the suburb of Lancefield established itself as a regional pace-setter with its 9.2% increase since the 2021 census.
Natural increase served as the primary contributor to demographic expansion, generating roughly 53.0% of recent population gains, complemented by positive contributions from both overseas migration and interstate migration. Projections compiled by the ABS and Geoscience Australia published in 2024 (using 2022 as a base year) are utilized across SA2 boundaries, supplemented where required by 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA datasets converted via weighted aggregation from LGA to SA2 divisions. Furthermore, age-specific growth trajectories from these sources are integrated across all zones for 2032 to 2041. Projections indicate that future expansion in the suburb of Lancefield will sit within the highest national quartile, with an anticipated increase of 1,172 persons to 2041 based on combined SA2 figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 38.9% throughout the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
64 new dwellings have been approved in Lancefield over the past five years, an average of 12 a year. That places the area in the 67th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 19, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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According to ABS residential building approvals, annual approvals in Lancefield stand at approximately 12 new homes, totaling 64 homes approved during the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 19 approvals logged to date in FY-25. Because an average of 4.4 new residents per year were added for each completed residence over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), construction falls well short of inbound demand, fostering buyer competition and upward pricing trends while residential units reflect an average expected construction cost of $487,000. Underlining the overwhelmingly residential focus of the locality, $949,000 in non-residential commercial development approvals has been recorded this financial year.
Dwelling creation in Lancefield tracks significantly below regional averages, sitting 51.0% below Greater Melbourne on a per-capita basis. Even with building approvals quickening in recent periods, this limited supply of newly built housing helps reinforce property values and interest across established dwellings. Standalone standalone houses make up 85.0% of new residential activity compared to 15.0% medium and high-density housing, preserving the district's low-density profile centered around spacious family living. Registering roughly 175 people per approval, the area continues along an active development trajectory. Projections suggest Lancefield will absorb an additional 1,166 residents through to 2041 according to recent quarterly modeling. Should residential development proceed at historical volumes, additions to local housing may be outpaced by population growth, likely intensifying market competition and bolstering property prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Lancefield
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 49 current infrastructure and development projects close to Lancefield, worth an estimated $14.3 billion. 18 are already under construction and 17 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans transport & logistics, residential development and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Major infrastructure developments and public works play an essential role in local socioeconomic growth. AreaSearch has evaluated local planning pipelines and identified no major infrastructure initiatives directly impacting the precinct. Broader regional programs of interest include the Telstra InfraCo Intercity Fibre Network, the Regional Housing Fund, Victorian Renewable Energy Zones, and Regional Housing Fund Projects.
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Kilmore Village Shopping Centre
Kilmore Village is a neighbourhood shopping centre comprising a 3,600sqm Woolworths supermarket, 200sqm BWS liquor store, Direct Chemist Outlet pharmacy, and 12 specialty stores including Anna Nails, Zen Home, Smokemart, Tatts Newsagency, Uncle Jak's, Casual Cuts, Juicy Fruits, Mrs Pho House, Smokin Joe's Pizza & Grill, and others. It provides a vibrant mix of food & beverage, everyday convenience, health & beauty, and specialty services, serving as a community hub in the growing region of Kilmore.
Montana Kilmore
Montana Kilmore is a premium residential master-planned estate in Kilmore, Victoria, offering 450 larger-than-average land allotments. It provides modern country living featuring tree-lined reserves, pocket parks, proximity to a proposed school site, and convenient access to local transport, shopping, and employment hubs within an hour of Melbourne.
Broadstead Kilmore
Broadstead is a masterplanned community on a 60 hectare site in South East Kilmore, delivering 535 residential lots of above-average size. The masterplan includes 11 hectares of parks and open space, a community hub, a primary school, sports ovals, and a bus line. Construction commenced in mid 2024 with civil works by Winslow Constructors, including more than 100 million AUD in infrastructure upgrades such as extensions to Tootle Street and McIvors Road, sewer and drainage works, and shared cycling and walking paths.Land and house and land packages are now selling in staged releases.
Macedon Ranges Sports Precinct
The Macedon Ranges Sports Precinct is a staged regional sport and recreation development at New Gisborne, spread across two interconnected sites at the intersection of Barringo and Hamilton roads. It is the largest capital works project ever undertaken by Macedon Ranges Shire Council. Stage One, budgeted at over $29 million, opened on 28 June 2024 and delivered a three-court indoor sports stadium with spectator seating, kiosk, sport administration office and amenities on the western site, plus a natural turf AFL and cricket oval, pavilion with change rooms, fitness loop, half-court basketball, playground, outdoor table tennis, barbecue areas, wetland and car parking on the eastern site.Stage Two, valued at $17 million and funded by $15 million from the Australian Government and $2 million from Council, commenced in November 2025 under contractors Harris HMC (western stadium extension) and ACE Infrastructure (eastern sports fields). Stage Two adds three further multi-use indoor courts, four gender-neutral changerooms, additional offices, amenities and parking on the western site, and a second natural turf oval, two outdoor netball courts and further car parking on the eastern site. Construction progressed through 2026 with oval turf works completed and structural steel erected for the stadium extension by April 2026. Eastern side completion is expected mid-2026 and western side completion late 2026, with all new facilities open in early 2027. A proposed Stage Three, estimated at $15.5 million and still seeking external funding, would add retractable seating, a function and multi-purpose room extension, a canopy linking the existing netball courts to the sports hub, a pavilion extension and cricket nets. The precinct serves more than 3,300 participants across basketball, netball, AFL, cricket, futsal, volleyball and badminton, and adjoins the eight-court Macedon Ranges Regional Netball Complex.
Cornerstone Kyneton
A $150 million masterplanned retail and commercial precinct spanning 62 hectares. The development includes large format retail anchored by a Bunnings warehouse, fast food outlets including McDonalds, a fuel station, and additional commercial warehouse spaces.
Daylesford to Hanging Rock Shared Trail
Proposed regional shared trail linking Daylesford, Tylden, Woodend, Hanging Rock and Kyneton through a combination of rail trail and shared-use trail sections. The project is being jointly progressed by Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Hepburn Shire Council to improve cycling, walking and horse riding opportunities while supporting regional tourism and local connectivity. Planning and feasibility work continues, with additional state funding required before construction can commence.
Kyneton Showgrounds Master Plan Implementation
Implementation of the Kyneton Showgrounds Master Plan, adopted by Council in March 2023, delivering upgraded netball and little athletics facilities. Little athletics facilities were relocated from the top oval to the bottom oval, including a new storage shed, discus cage and circle, shot put circles, and long jump/triple jump run-ups and pits, with works completed in July 2024. Netball upgrades are being delivered in two stages: Stage 1 is the redevelopment of the M.B. O'Sullivan Pavilion, adding two netball player change rooms, umpire change rooms, amenities, storage, first aid area, admin/office space, and an undercover spectator area, with completion expected by the end of 2025.Stage 2 is the construction of two new asphalt netball courts with LED floodlighting, perimeter fencing, and spectator seating, scheduled to begin late 2025 and conclude before the start of the 2026 netball season. The Victorian Government pledged up to 1.5 million dollars towards the netball facilities, with Council committing a further 1.3 million dollars.
Gisborne Business Park Expansion
Planned expansion of the Gisborne Business Park to the south and east of the existing New Gisborne industrial area. The project is intended to provide additional industrial and commercial land, support local jobs and business growth, and resolve servicing, transport and planning controls through a future planning scheme amendment and development plan process.
1,651 residents of Lancefield are employed, from a labour force of 1,679. Unemployment sits at 1.7%, with participation at 69.0%. 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. The working-day population is estimated at 2,406, about 80% 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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Lancefield possesses a capable workforce highlighted by strong representation in construction trades, sustained employment over the preceding twelve months, and an unemployment level of only 1.7%. Total employed persons numbered 1,651 as of March 2026, alongside an unemployment rate that sits 3.1% below the 4.8% recorded for Greater Melbourne, while local labor force engagement closely tracks the wider metropolitan benchmark of 70.1%. At the Census, 24.9% of workers stated they worked from home, a metric that may reflect temporary Covid-19 lockdown measures. The primary sectors providing jobs for local residents are construction, health care & social assistance, together with education & training.
Strong industry concentration is evident in agriculture, forestry & fishing, which captures a workforce proportion 7.4 times the regional norm. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 5.4% of resident workers relative to 10.1% across the broader region. Comparison between resident counts and Census workplace locations indicates that internal job opportunities within the immediate area remain constrained. Based on ABS and SALM reporting, the 12 months to March 2026 saw local employment rise by 0.5% as the overall labor pool contracted by 0.2%, reducing local unemployment by 0.7 percentage points. Across Greater Melbourne over the same timeframe, employment expanded by 2.1% and the labor force grew by 2.3%, leading to a 0.2 percentage points increase in unemployment. Industry outlooks published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide context for future workforce requirements. Nationally, employment is projected to climb 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sector trajectory varies considerably. When weighted against local workforce distribution, these projections indicate potential local employment gains of 6.0% over five years and 12.6% over ten years (representing an illustrative sectoral model rather than a local demographic forecast).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lancefield is $1,838 a week (about $96,000 a year), with median personal income at $771 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $51,554 a year against an average of $64,789. 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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Tax statistics for financial year 2023 place taxpayers in the suburb of Lancefield below nationwide income benchmarks. Median taxpayer earnings stand at $51,554 and average earnings reach $64,789, lagging behind the corresponding Greater Melbourne benchmarks of $57,688 and $75,164. Adjusting for a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $56,513 (median) and $71,022 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, local personal, family, and household earnings situated between the 43rd and 55th percentiles. A primary cohort of 35.0% of locals (1,048 people) falls into the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, aligning with the 32.8% observed regionally.
Residents retain 86.8% of their income after meeting housing commitments, while SEIFA indices position the community in the 5th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lancefield had 993 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 50% are owned with a mortgage, 11% rented and 39% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,766 a month. Rent absorbs 19.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census data reveals an accommodation mix in Lancefield overwhelmingly oriented toward separate houses at 99.2%, with apartments, semi-detached, and other formats comprising 0.8%, contrasting with Melbourne metro where houses account for 67.9% and alternative dwellings 32.1%. Outright homeownership reaches 39.0%, noticeably higher than the metropolitan benchmark, with mortgaged properties comprising 49.9% and rental properties making up 11.0%. Housing expenses remain modest: typical monthly mortgage repayments are $1,766 compared to $2,000 across Melbourne metro and an Australian benchmark of $1,863, while typical weekly rents of $360 sit below both the Melbourne metro median of $390 and the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lancefield counted 993 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,085 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 35% are couples with children, against 30% couples without children. 21% 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 units account for the vast majority of local living arrangements at 77.9%, split between couples with children at 34.9%, couples without children at 30.4%, and single parent families at 11.7%. Non-family dwellings make up 22.1%, encompassing single-person households at 20.8% and group households at 1.4%. The typical household size of 2.6 people aligns precisely with Greater Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
22.3% of adults in Lancefield hold a university qualification, including 15.0% with a bachelor degree and 3.9% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 26.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 390 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,037 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 completion is comparatively low, with tertiary degree attainment at 22.3% against a Greater Melbourne standard of 37.0%. Among higher credentials, Bachelor degrees are most common at 15.0%, alongside postgraduate qualifications at 3.9% and graduate diplomas at 3.4%. Meanwhile, technical and vocational pathways are strongly represented, as 38.9% of persons aged 15+ hold applied certificates (26.2%) or advanced diplomas (12.7%). Community participation in formal study is significant, representing 27.5% of the population. This cohort includes 11.0% attending primary school, 8.2% in secondary education, and 3.7% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lancefield reaches 6 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 220 services a week. The typical home sits about 710 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 2.0 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 transport connectivity in Lancefield includes 6 designated transit stops supported by 5 distinct routes, generating a combined total of 220 weekly passenger trips. Access to transit remains relatively constrained, with the typical commuter residing 710 meters away from an active stop. Outward commuting patterns prevail, with private vehicles accounting for 94% of journeys, supported by an above-average vehicle density of 2.0 per dwelling. Working from home was recorded by 24.9% of the workforce at the 2021 Census, which coincided with pandemic restrictions. Across all transit lines, transport services run at an average rate of 31 trips per day, delivering approximately 36 weekly trips for each designated stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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67.2% of residents in Lancefield report no long-term health condition. 5.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Community wellness metrics across Lancefield align closely with standard national outcomes, exhibiting typical incidences of chronic conditions across different age brackets. Private health insurance membership stands at approximately 52% of the total population (~1,571 people), marginally above typical SA2 levels though trailing the Greater Melbourne average of 56.7%. Prevalent medical conditions reported locally include asthma and mental health concerns, each recorded among 8.8 and 8.8% of the local population, while 67.2% of residents report no long-term ailments compared to 72.6% regionally. Chronic ailments present at higher rates among working-age locals.
Residents aged 65 and over constitute 21.3% of the community (638 people), above the 15.1% share recorded for Greater Melbourne, while overall health rankings remain consistent with broader population patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Lancefield is largely Australian-born, at 88.7% of residents, with 3.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (31.5%) and English (28.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Lancefield exhibits a predominantly homogeneous population profile, with 88.7% born locally within Australia, 91.6% holding Australian citizenship, and 96.7% speaking solely English in domestic settings. Christianity represents the most widely held faith, practiced by 48.7% of the populace. Notably, adherents of Judaism comprise 0.1% of residents, in contrast to 1.0% observed across Greater Melbourne. Ancestral backgrounds are led by Australian heritage at 31.5% (exceeding the regional benchmark of 18.4%), English ancestry at 28.7% (compared to 20.1% regionally), and Irish background at 11.6% (versus 6.5% regionally). Additional ancestral affiliations include Maltese at 1.5% (against 1.1% regionally), Scottish at 9.1% (compared to 5.6%), and Russian at 0.4% (matching the 0.4% regional rate).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lancefield is 41. 21.2% 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 demographic profile of the suburb of Lancefield is older than that of Greater Melbourne. Retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) account for 21.3% of the community as of August 2026 compared to 15.1% across the wider region, while residents aged 25 - 44 represent 23.8% relative to the metropolitan share of 32.1%. The median age remains stable at 41, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 4 years above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 from that census. Residents aged 45 - 64 have reduced in proportion from 27.8% at the Census to 25.0%.
Through to 2041, the retiree and elderly segment is forecast to see the largest expansion, climbing by 400 residents (63%) to reach 1,038.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lancefield
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 — 50 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,743 at the 2021 Census → 2,996 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 (SAL21456). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.