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The median house price in Lethbridge Park is $905k. House values have moved 7.9% a year compounded over five years.
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Lethbridge Park has an estimated 5,118 residents, up from 4,730 at the 2021 Census — a change of 388 people, or 8.2%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. Natural increase accounts for 58.0% of that increase. That puts 3,159 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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The suburb of Lethbridge Park has an estimated population of 5,118 as of Aug 2026, according to analysis of ABS population updates and new addresses validated by AreaSearch since the Census. This represents an increase of 388 people (8.2%) compared to the 4,730 people reported in the 2021 Census. The adjustment is inferred from a resident population of 5,100, which AreaSearch estimated after reviewing the latest ERP data release by the ABS (June 2025) and an additional 17 validated new addresses since the Census date. This population level results in a density ratio of 3,159 persons per square kilometer, positioning the suburb in the upper quartile relative to national locations assessed by AreaSearch.
The suburb of Lethbridge Park’s 8.2% growth since the 2021 census surpassed the SA3 area (3.7%) and the state, identifying it as a growth leader in the region. Population growth for the area was primarily driven by natural growth that contributed approximately 57.99999999999999% of overall population gains during recent periods. Projections utilize 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 datasets referenced to 2022, supplemented where necessary by 2022 NSW State Government models with a 2021 base year, applying age-cohort growth trajectories across all territories from 2032 to 2041. Based on these aggregated outlooks, the suburb of Lethbridge Park is slated for demographic growth placing just under the national median, gaining 494 persons by 2041 to generate a cumulative 16-year increase of 9.3%.
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65 new dwellings have been approved in Lethbridge Park over the past five years, an average of 13 a year. That is 3.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 22, 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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Over the past 5 financial years, residential building approvals across Lethbridge Park have averaged 13 dwellings annually, amounting to roughly 65 approved residences. In FY-25 to date, 22 building permits have been granted. Between FY-21 and FY-25, new home deliveries coincided with an influx averaging 2.1 persons per newly created residence each year, underscoring solid underlying housing requirements that bolster local real estate values. New residential construction generates an average anticipated build cost of $238,000, which sits below regional benchmarks and highlights competitive cost options. Furthermore, commercial approvals recorded at $146,000 this financial year reinforce the locality's predominantly residential focus.
Residential development per capita over the 5 year period in Lethbridge Park exceeds the Greater Sydney benchmark by 15.0%, preserving attainable purchasing alternatives alongside steady buyer interest. Nevertheless, volume trails national averages, denoting a mature urban environment potentially constrained by site availability. Standalone houses represent 93.0% of newly authorized construction, with townhouses or apartments accounting for 7.0%, sustaining traditional suburban settings tailored to families seeking generous footprints. A ratio of roughly 289 residents per dwelling approval reflects an evolving property market. Forecasts indicate that Lethbridge Park will welcome an additional 476 inhabitants by 2041 relative to recent quarterly assessments. Ongoing residential construction trajectories appear well-aligned with projected housing needs, creating balanced conditions for incoming purchasers and establishing the groundwork for growth that could surpass prevailing baseline estimates.
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 one current infrastructure or development project inside Lethbridge Park, worth an estimated $720 million. A further 8 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $9.02 billion. 3 are already under construction and 3 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and business parks & technology hubs. 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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Community development and regional performance are strongly shaped by civil works, major transport links, and urban planning schemes. AreaSearch has highlighted 2 priority initiatives with direct local significance. Notable projects include the Richmond Road Upgrade - M7 to Townson Road, M12 Motorway (Western Sydney Airport Motorway), Parklawn Place Boarding House, and the Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Passenger Rail Corridor.
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Richmond Road Upgrade - M7 to Townson Road
A major $720 million infrastructure project to widen a 2.2km section of Richmond Road from four to six lanes between the M7 Motorway and Townson Road. Key features include a new 250m flyover bridge from the M7 off-ramp to Richmond Road northbound to bypass traffic lights, a new concrete bridge over Bells Creek, and upgraded signalised intersections at Hollinsworth and Townson Roads. The project also delivers a 3.5m wide shared path for cyclists and pedestrians, improved bus priority, and enhanced flood resilience for the North West Growth Area.
CDC Marsden Park Data Centre Campus
The Marsden Park Campus is set to become the largest data centre campus in the southern hemisphere, providing over 504 MW of planned capacity with scalability towards 1 GW. The facility is designed to support high-density AI and liquid cooling workloads with 24/7 on-site security and Tier IV equivalent resiliency to support the growing digital economy in Western Sydney.
M12 Motorway
The M12 Motorway is a 16-kilometre, toll-free dual-carriageway providing the primary access to the Western Sydney International Airport. The project features 17 bridges, a grade-separated interchange at the airport, and an extensive shared user path for pedestrians and cyclists. It integrates with the M7 and The Northern Road, utilizing innovative 'Connecting with Country' designs including the Great Emu in the Sky sculpture.
The Ponds North West Growth Area - Adjacent Precincts
Major residential expansion across the North West Growth Area surrounding The Ponds, Schofields and adjacent precincts. Mirvac continues delivery of its EVE community while Landcom and other developers are progressing additional neighbourhoods supported by new roads, parks, schools and local infrastructure. The wider precinct remains one of Sydney's largest long-term greenfield growth areas, with further rezoning and infrastructure planning continuing in nearby West Schofields and Marsden Park.
Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Passenger Rail Corridor
The Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Corridor is a planned passenger rail link of approximately 15 kilometres connecting Sydney's North West and South West Growth Areas, with proposed stations at Schofields and serving the Marsden Park growth area. The corridor will define and protect land for two potential rail services: a future extension of Sydney Metro North West terminating at Schofields, and a new metro style service between Schofields and St Marys, providing an interchange with the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line.Identified in the Long Term Transport Master Plan 2012 as one of Sydney's 19 major transport corridors requiring preservation, the preferred corridor from Tallawong through Marsden Park has been protected for future transport infrastructure. In March 2026 the proposed north-south rail link, which includes the T2SM corridor, was added to Infrastructure Australia's 2026 Infrastructure Priority List as a potential investment opportunity within the 2 to 4 year pipeline. Final business case work is being progressed, with land acquisition not required until closer to the time the infrastructure is delivered.
Parklawn Place Boarding House
DA-approved co-living / boarding house development over ground-floor cafe/retail. Current marketing indicates 32 self-contained studio rooms with generous communal areas; the development has progressed to Construction Certificate stage. The site is currently being marketed for sale.
Mirvac Marsden Park Residential Development
Large-scale residential development by Mirvac on a 153-hectare site in Marsden Park North. The project is expected to deliver over 1,200 residential lots as part of a project delivery agreement, subject to rezoning. The development aims to create a vibrant community with a mix of housing types, green spaces, and local amenities.
Phillip Street Social Housing Development
Completed in 2022, this 5-storey Homes NSW development delivers 44 social housing apartments (23 one-bedroom and 21 two-bedroom) with landscaped communal areas, solar for common areas, a central rainwater tank and two lifts. Designed by McGregor Westlake Architecture and built by Growthbuilt, the building is about an 8-minute walk from St Marys Station.
1,805 residents of Lethbridge Park are employed, from a labour force of 2,192. Unemployment sits at 17.7%, with participation at 56.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 4,090, 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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The local labor pool in Lethbridge Park features an even distribution across white-collar and blue-collar occupations, anchored by substantial manufacturing and industrial employment, alongside an unemployment rate of 17.7% and annual job growth estimated at 3.0%. There are 1,805 employed residents as of March 2026, while the jobless rate sits 13.5% higher than the Greater Sydney mark of 4.1%, pointing to notable capacity for workforce gains, accompanied by a subdued participation rate of 56.3% compared to 68.9% regionally. Census returns revealed that 14.1% of workers conducted their duties from home, a metric influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident employment centers primarily around retail trade, health care & social assistance, as well as transport, postal & warehousing. The community demonstrates distinctive industry specialization in transport, postal & warehousing, capturing a concentration 2.5 times that of the surrounding metropolitan region. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 2.0% of the local workforce, trailing the Greater Sydney level of 11.5%. Comparing resident worker tallies against local job numbers highlights that this largely residential setting provides constrained internal workplace opportunities. Regional labor data reveals that through the year to March 2026, resident employment expanded by 3.0% against a 1.7% increase in the labor pool, reducing local unemployment by 1.0 percentage points, while Greater Sydney recorded a 1.9% rise in employment and a 1.9% labor force expansion accompanied by a slight decrease. National occupational modeling by Jobs and Skills Australia from Mar-26 provides additional context regarding forward demand. Although countrywide employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, sector-level momentum varies widely. Mapping these sectoral projections against local occupational concentrations indicates potential employment expansion of 5.8% over five years and 12.3% over ten years for Lethbridge Park (noting this is a weighted baseline extrapolation excluding localized population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lethbridge Park is $1,073 a week (about $56,000 a year), with median personal income at $524 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $38,637 a year against an average of $42,302. 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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AreaSearch compiled recent postcode-level ATO figures for the financial year 2023, revealing that Lethbridge Park reported a median income of $38,637 and an average income of $42,302 among its taxpayers. These figures sit below the national benchmarks, which stood at $60,817 for the median and $83,003 for the average in Greater Sydney. Applying a Wage Price Index increase of 10.32% from the financial year 2023 baseline, projected values reach approximately $42,624 for the median and $46,668 for the average by March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census indicates that household, family, and individual earnings in Lethbridge Park cluster between the 5th and 6th percentiles when measured against national standards.
Income distribution patterns show that the $800 - 1,499 bracket accounts for 28.1% of the population, representing 1,438 individuals, whereas the surrounding region sees a higher concentration with 30.9% of residents falling into the $1,500 - 2,999 range. Housing cost burdens remain intense, leaving only 75.4% of income available for other expenses, which places the area at the 4th percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lethbridge Park had 1,532 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 90% detached houses and 7% apartments. 21% are owned with a mortgage, 60% rented and 19% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 28.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 37.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential building profiles in Lethbridge Park at the recent Census were made up of 90.0% standalone houses and 10.0% alternative housing formats (such as townhouses, apartments, and other configurations), whereas Sydney metro recorded 55.9% houses and 44.1% alternate structures. Outright property ownership in Lethbridge Park stood at 19.2%, trailing metropolitan benchmarks, while 21.2% of residences carried a mortgage and 59.7% were occupied under rental agreements. Typical monthly mortgage payments settled at $1,733, falling well below the Sydney metro level of $2,427 and the national average of $1,863. Similarly, median weekly rents of $300 were recorded below Sydney metro ($470) and Australian benchmarks ($375).
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lethbridge Park counted 1,532 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,658 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 16% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 69.1% of local households, encompassing couple families with children at 24.2%, couples without children at 16.2%, and single parent arrangements at 26.5%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 30.9%, comprising solo occupants at 27.4% and group living environments at 3.5%. The typical household size stands at 2.7 people, matching the Greater Sydney regional average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
8.3% of adults in Lethbridge Park hold a university qualification, including 5.8% with a bachelor degree and 1.8% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 95% of areas nationally. A further 25.8% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 710 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 863 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational attainment profiles indicate that tertiary graduation rates stand at 8.3%, well below the 38.0% benchmark across Greater Sydney, presenting an area for structured educational engagement. Higher education attainment is led by bachelor degrees at 5.8%, followed by postgraduate credentials at 1.8% and graduate diplomas at 0.7%. Vocational pathways remain prominent, with 33.7% of persons aged 15+ possessing vocational qualifications, consisting of advanced diplomas at 7.9% and certificate courses at 25.8%. Active learning participation is pronounced, with 35.3% of the community undertaking formal study. This cohort comprises 14.9% attending primary schooling, 10.8% in secondary education, and 2.3% enrolled in tertiary programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lethbridge Park reaches 27 stops on 18 routes, timetabled for about 1,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 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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Local public transit networks in Lethbridge Park feature 27 operational transit stops serviced by bus operations. These boarding points are linked by 18 distinct transit routes, generating a combined total of 1,236 weekly passenger departures. Transit connectivity is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances of 180 meters to the closest stop. Given the outward commuting patterns of a suburban residential population, private vehicle transit represents the primary choice at 83%, alongside 9% traveling by train. Vehicle availability averages 1.0 per household, below regional figures, while 14.1% of workers commuted from home during the 2021 Census under pandemic settings.
Transit service schedules deliver an average of 176 daily runs across the entire route network, providing approximately 45 departures per stop each week.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
60.5% of residents in Lethbridge Park report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 96% of areas nationally. 9.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 43.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 8.0 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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Substantial public health considerations are present across Lethbridge Park, with chronic conditions and mortality statistics showing widespread impacts across both youth and elderly demographics. Access to private medical insurance is limited to roughly 44% of the population (~2,240 people), trailing both Greater Sydney at 59.9% and the national baseline of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most frequently reported diagnoses, affecting 11.9 and 9.3% of the local population, while 60.5% reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Health vulnerabilities are notable among working-age cohorts due to elevated chronic illness rates.
Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 13.4% of residents (685 people), below the Greater Sydney proportion of 15.5%, with older demographic health markers tracking closely alongside overall national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
26.1% of Lethbridge Park residents were born overseas and 22.9% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (25.7%) and English (22.0%). 8.6% 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 diversity in Lethbridge Park exceeds the majority of domestic markets, with 26.1% of inhabitants born overseas and 22.9% speaking a language other than English in their households. Christianity forms the dominant religious affiliation, embraced by 56.5% of residents in Lethbridge Park compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. Looking at ancestral background, the most prevalent heritages in Lethbridge Park are Australian at 25.7% (compared to 17.8% across the broader region), English at 22.0%, and Other cultural backgrounds at 14.1%. Notable demographic variations also occur among specific groups: Samoan heritage represents 4.7% of Lethbridge Park compared to 0.5% regionally, Maori background accounts for 1.7% versus 0.4%, and Australian Aboriginal heritage comprises 8.6% relative to 1.3% across the wider area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lethbridge Park is 32, younger than 90% of areas nationally. 29.5% 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 demographic profile of Lethbridge Park trends considerably younger than the Greater Sydney metropolitan baseline. Estimates for August 2026 indicate that children and youth (0 - 24) make up 39.2% of residents compared to 30.4% across Greater Sydney, while young to mid-career adults (25 - 44) account for 24.9% against a metropolitan share of 31.4%. The median age is estimated at 32 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census figure, sitting 5 years younger than the Greater Sydney median of 37 and below the national median of 38 from that Census.
Future projections through 2041 indicate mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) will record the largest headcount gain, adding 268 individuals (24%) to total 1,399, while the 65+ cohort will see the fastest rate of expansion, climbing 39% to 952 persons, contrasted by contractions across youth and younger adult groups.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lethbridge Park
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 | May 2026 5 months ago all 1 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 — 17 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,730 at the 2021 Census → 5,118 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 (SAL12316). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.