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Lewiston has an estimated 3,726 residents, up from 3,275 at the 2021 Census — a change of 451 people, or 13.8%. Growth has averaged 2.3% a year over five years, faster than 82% of areas nationally. 121 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 79.0% of that increase. Density is about 91 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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According to evaluation of ABS demographic releases for the wider region, and recent locations verified by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Lewiston has an estimated residency of approximately 3,726 as of May 2026. This indicates a rise of 451 people (13.8%) from the 2021 Census, which counted a population of 3,275 people. This shift is calculated from the resident numbers of 3,620, projected by AreaSearch after examining the most recent ERP publication by the ABS (June 2025) and a further 121 validated new addresses since the Census date.
Such population levels result in a density of 90 persons per square kilometer, offering substantial space per inhabitant and scope for subsequent expansion. The suburb of Lewiston's 13.8% growth since the 2021 census was higher than the state (7.5%), as well as Greater Adelaide, positioning it as a regional growth frontrunner. Local expansion was primarily driven by interstate migration, which accounted for roughly 79.0% of total demographic gains in recent times, though all components including natural growth and overseas migration registered positive trends. AreaSearch implements ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 region, published in 2024 using 2022 as the baseline. For SA2 regions lacking this coverage, and for periods after 2032, regional and LGA age-bracket projections released by the SA State Government in 2023 and grounded in 2021 statistics are utilized, with adjustments determined through a weighted aggregation of population growth from LGA to SA2 bounds. Factoring in these anticipated demographic shifts, substantial expansion is expected within the top national quartile, with the area projected to add 1,409 persons by 2041 under aggregated SA2-level forecasts, representing an overall increase of 35.0% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
188 new dwellings have been approved in Lewiston over the past five years, an average of 37 a year. That places the area in the 69th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 29 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 100% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 22, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Based on AreaSearch assessments of ABS building consent statistics distributed from regional data, the suburb of Lewiston has registered approximately 37 residential approvals yearly, accumulating to an estimated 188 homes over the last 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, 21 approvals have been documented. With an average of 2.1 new residents added per year for each dwelling completed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), demonstrating strong demand supporting real estate values, new dwellings are constructed at an average cost of $400,000, indicating that builders are targeting the premium segment with upscale projects.
There have also been $3.3 million in commercial approvals during the current financial year, highlighting the predominantly residential character of the locality. Relative to Greater Adelaide, the suburb of Lewiston has approximately three-quarters the proportion of new residential approvals per capita, placing it in the 79th percentile of analyzed localities across the nation. This stands well above the national median, demonstrating high developer interest. Additionally, recent building activity has consisted entirely of detached houses, preserving the established low-density environment with a focus on family properties suited for buyers wanting space. Averaging around 143 people per approval, the suburb of Lewiston displays the features of a growing region. Looking forward, the suburb of Lewiston is projected to add 1,303 residents by 2041 (starting from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimation). Given existing construction trends, incoming housing supply is positioned to comfortably satisfy demand, presenting favorable market conditions for buyers and potentially supporting population growth above current projections.
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 Lewiston, worth an estimated $120 million. A further 33 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $7.17 billion. 20 are already under construction and 10 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and education & training. 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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Local infrastructure, major projects, and planning changes have a significant influence on regional performance. AreaSearch has identified a single project expected to influence this locality. Primary developments of relevance include Virginia Township Expansion, Riverbanks Estate, Angle Vale, Trinity College Gawler River / Angle Vale Campus, and Riverlea Masterplanned Community, with key details provided below.
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Virginia Township Expansion
Expansion of the Virginia township under the Playford Growth Area Structure Plan, proposing up to 580 hectares to the north, west and south of the existing township for rezoning and development. The growth area is bounded by Angle Vale Road to the north, Port Wakefield Road to the west, and the Old Port Wakefield / Port Wakefield Road intersection to the south, and includes the existing Industry (Virginia) Zone land on Nash Road. The plan aims to accommodate future population and employment growth for the cities of Playford and Salisbury, positioning the Northern Adelaide Plains as a hub for intensive food production alongside new residential land.
Mitolo Headquarters Expansion
Expansion of the Mitolo Group headquarters in Virginia.
Angle Vale Village Shopping Centre Expansion and Coles Supermarket
Major expansion of the existing Angle Vale Village Shopping Centre to deliver a 3,800sqm full-line Coles supermarket, Liquorland, and approximately 20 specialty retail stores. The project includes a health and medical hub and a new bulky goods precinct to support the rapidly growing residential population in Northern Adelaide.
Vale Estate Angle Vale
Vale Estate Angle Vale is a new Fairland house and land estate in Adelaide's northern growth corridor, offering around 650 residential lots with generous allotments from about 450 sqm up to more than 1,000 sqm. Titles are being released in stages with completed titles now available and additional stages under construction, providing buyers with both titled land and turnkey house and land packages. The estate is positioned close to existing schools, shopping and other masterplanned communities in Angle Vale, supporting ongoing residential growth in the City of Playford.
Trinity College Gawler River Campus
Trinity College continues long-term planning for the expansion of its Gawler River campus as a major education hub supporting the rapid growth of Angle Vale and the northern growth corridor. The campus currently caters for Reception to Year 10 across more than 20 acres with preschool, specialist learning facilities and sporting infrastructure. Strategic planning remains focused on supporting future enrolment growth alongside surrounding residential development.
Riverbanks Estate, Angle Vale
Riverbanks is a large master planned house and land community in Angle Vale East, delivering more than 2,000 new homes, parks and open space within walking distance of Riverbanks College B-12 and the Angle Vale town centre. The estate is being delivered in stages with land now selling and civil and housing construction underway.
Two Wells Main Street Masterplan
A project to revitalise the main street of Two Wells through urban design projects, including renewing the public realm, improving accessibility, and undergrounding powerlines.
Two Wells Town Centre
Leyton Property, with Adelaide Plains Council, is delivering a new mixed-use retail and community town centre on an 8 hectare site in Two Wells. The precinct is planned to include a full-line 3500 sqm Drakes supermarket, specialty retail, healthcare, hospitality, convenience retail, community services, landscaped open space, pedestrian links and a town square. Stage 1 has planning consent, while construction is now indicatively targeted to begin in late 2026, subject to infrastructure arrangements. Completion is planned in stages from 2027 to 2030.
1,768 residents of Lewiston are employed, from a labour force of 1,837. Unemployment sits at 3.8%, with participation at 60.9%. 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, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 3,211, 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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The suburb of Lewiston features a balanced job market comprising both professional and trade positions, with building services being particularly well represented, and an unemployment rate of just 3.8%, according to AreaSearch compilations of regional statistics. As of March 2026, 1,768 local residents are employed, which matches the Greater Adelaide unemployment rate of 3.8%, though local labor participation is noticeably lower (60.9% compared to 66.6% in Greater Adelaide). Census data reveals a modest 9.1% of residents worked from their homes, although the influence of Covid-19 health restrictions should be kept in mind.
Local resident employment is centered within construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. The suburb of Lewiston shows a distinct occupational concentration in construction, where its share is 1.7 times the regional baseline. On the other hand, health care & social assistance has a smaller presence at 12.7% compared to the regional benchmark of 17.7%. The local area appears to provide limited employment options in the immediate vicinity, as shown by comparing the count of Census workers against resident workers. According to AreaSearch studies of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated from regional units, the recent 12-month window experienced a 3.4% contraction in the labor force alongside a 3.9% reduction in employment, causing the jobless rate to increase by 0.4 percentage points. This contrasts with Greater Adelaide, where employment rose by 4.2%, the labor force grew by 4.0%, and unemployment decreased by 0.2 percentage points. National employment outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia published in May-25 offer additional perspective on prospective future demand in the suburb of Lewiston. These forecasts, spanning five and ten-year horizons, were compared with local employment profiles to estimate development trends. While national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trends vary widely across different industrial sectors. Applying these industry projections to the local workforce mix suggests employment in the suburb of Lewiston should grow by 5.8% over five years and 12.3% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted projection for visualization and does not integrate localized demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lewiston is $1,910 a week (about $99,000 a year), with median personal income at $766 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,824 a year against an average of $58,779. 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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According to the most recent postcode level ATO data published by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, the suburb of Lewiston's median income among taxpayers is $50,824, with an average of $58,779. This sits below the national median and average, and compares to Greater Adelaide's median of $54,808 and average of $66,852. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.17% since financial year 2023, updated estimates point to approximately $55,993 (median) and $64,757 (average) as of March 2026. Based on 2021 Census records, household earnings sit in the 59th percentile ($1,910 weekly), while individual income sits in the 42nd percentile.
Distribution statistics show that the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket includes 40.6% of households (1,512 individuals), which aligns with broader regional trends showing 31.8% in this bracket. After housing expenses, 85.6% of income is available for other needs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lewiston had 1,102 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 100% detached houses and 0% apartments. 65% are owned with a mortgage, 6% rented and 29% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,690 a month. Rent absorbs 17.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential typology in the suburb of Lewiston, as measured in the most recent Census, consisted of 99.6% houses and 0.4% other formats (semi-detached, apartments, and alternative structures), compared to Adelaide metro's 75.2% houses and 24.9% other formats. At the same time, the rate of outright home ownership in the suburb of Lewiston was lower than the Adelaide metro level, sitting at 28.5%, with remaining properties either being purchased under a mortgage (65.2%) or rented (6.3%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area stood above the Adelaide metro average at $1,690, while the median weekly rental cost was recorded at $330, compared to Adelaide metro figures of $1,562 and $320.
On a national level, mortgage commitments in the suburb of Lewiston are lower than the Australian average of $1,863, while weekly rents are considerably lower than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lewiston counted 1,102 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,254 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 42% are couples with children, more than in 83% of areas nationally, against 29% couples without children. 17% 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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Families make up the vast majority of households at 80.4% of the total, consisting of 42.2% couples with children, 28.9% couples without children, and 8.9% single parent households. Non-family households account for the remaining 19.6%, with lone person households representing 17.1% and group living situations comprising 2.3% of the total. The median household occupancy of 2.9 people is higher than the Greater Adelaide average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
9.6% of adults in Lewiston hold a university qualification, including 6.6% with a bachelor degree and 1.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 32.8% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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The locality displays low levels of tertiary education, with university graduation rates (9.6%) falling far below the Australian average of 30.4%. This highlights a clear need and opening for targeted educational programs. Bachelor degrees represent the largest segment at 6.6%, followed by graduate diplomas (1.6%) and postgraduate studies (1.4%). Vocational and technical expertise is highly prevalent, with 41.7% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of advanced diplomas (8.9%) and certificates (32.8%). Enrollment rates in study are high, with 26.0% of local residents participating in structured education. This comprises 10.1% in primary schools, 8.3% in secondary schools, and 3.1% in higher education courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Lewiston means driving: households keep an average of 2.4 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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65.9% of residents in Lewiston report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 82% of areas nationally. 6.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.9 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 demonstrate significant hurdles in the suburb of Lewiston, based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality patterns and chronic illness prevalence across both younger and older residents, while the share of the population with private health insurance is relatively low at approximately 50% of the community (~1,872 people). This compares to 52.7% in Greater Adelaide and a national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent health issues reported locally were arthritis and asthma, affecting 9.6 and 9.4% of residents, respectively, whereas 65.9% of the population reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 67.9% across Greater Adelaide.
The working-age population experiences elevated rates of chronic illness. Residents aged 65 and over make up 14.1% of the population (525 people), which is lower than the 19.2% average in Greater Adelaide. Health indicators for older residents show some challenges, with national percentiles tracking in line with the broader population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Lewiston is largely Australian-born, at 84.4% of residents, with 4.9% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (34.0%) and Australian (31.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Lewiston ranks low in terms of multicultural diversity, with 84.4% of inhabitants born in Australia, 92.4% holding citizenship, and 95.1% using only English in their households. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 38.8% of the local population. However, the most pronounced difference is in Buddhism, which accounts for 1.1% of residents compared to 2.4% throughout Greater Adelaide. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (parental birthplaces), the three largest heritages in the suburb of Lewiston are English, representing 34.0% of the population (considerably higher than the regional average of 27.8%), Australian, representing 31.3% of the population (considerably higher than the regional average of 22.8%), and Scottish, representing 7.0% of the population.
There are also distinct variations in other heritages: German heritage accounts for 5.6% of residents (compared to 5.1% regionally), Dutch heritage represents 1.8% (compared to 1.2%), and Maltese heritage represents 0.9% (compared to 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lewiston is 41. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 23.1% 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 median age of 41 years in the suburb of Lewiston is higher than Greater Adelaide's average of 39 and slightly above the national average of 38. The age distribution shows a high concentration of 55 - 64 year-olds (16.7%), while the 25 - 34 bracket is smaller (9.8%) than in Greater Adelaide. The proportion of 55 - 64 year-olds is well above the national level of 11.2%. Since 2021, the 35 to 44 age cohort has increased from 11.6% to 13.8% of the population, while the 75 to 84 cohort grew from 3.4% to 4.5%.
In contrast, the 45 to 54 cohort fell from 18.3% to 15.6%. By 2041, demographic projections point to significant shifts in the age structure, with the 45 to 54 cohort expected to grow by 263 people (45%) from 581 to 845.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lewiston
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 last month 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 Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 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 — 121 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (3,275 at the 2021 Census → 3,726 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 May 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 (SAL40760). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.