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The median house price in Lidcombe is $2.02m, with units at $803k. House values have moved 6.9% a year compounded over five years.
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Lidcombe has an estimated 29,205 residents, up from 23,663 at the 2021 Census — a change of 5,542 people, or 23.4%. Growth has averaged 4.5% a year over five years, faster than 92% of areas nationally. 1,604 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 84.0% of that increase. That puts 4,301 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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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Lidcombe has reached an estimated population of approximately 29,205, according to AreaSearch evaluations combining regional ABS updates with 1,604 validated new addresses recorded since the Census. This represents an expansion of 5,542 people (23.4%) above the 23,663 people counted in the 2021 Census, building upon the June 2025 ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP) figure of 29,110. With a density metric of 4,301 persons per square kilometer placing it within the top 10% of Australian localities evaluated by AreaSearch, residential space across the suburb of Lidcombe remains in intense demand.
Furthermore, the 23.4% post-2021 census expansion outpaced both the state (7.3%) and Greater Sydney, establishing the locality as a premier regional growth hub, propelled mainly by overseas migration which supplied around 84.0% of recent population additions. Demographic modeling for the suburb of Lidcombe incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections published in 2024 using 2022 as their baseline, supplemented where necessary by NSW State Government 2022 releases based on 2021, with cohort growth rates applied forward from 2032 to 2041. These long-term projections indicate that the suburb of Lidcombe will sit within the top quartile nationwide for population expansion, gaining an estimated 9,331 persons by 2041 through aggregated SA2 modelling, which equates to an overall gain of 31.6% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,331 new dwellings have been approved in Lidcombe over the past five years, an average of 266 a year. That places the area in the 97th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 9 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 222 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 20% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 309, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential construction planning data compiled by AreaSearch from ABS statistical area figures shows the suburb of Lidcombe approving approximately 266 new dwellings annually, totaling 1,331 homes across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) and registering 309 approvals during FY-25 to date. An intake averaging 5 people per year for every dwelling completed over the 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) demonstrates substantial excess demand over supply, intensifying buyer competition and supporting upward pricing pressure, with newly approved residential properties carrying an average construction value of $526,000.
Alongside residential activity, local commercial development approvals have reached $91.3 million within the current financial year, underscoring solid business investment. Per capita building activity across Lidcombe aligns closely with Greater Sydney standards, sustaining local market balance relative to neighbouring districts. Recent residential building permits comprise 20.0% detached houses alongside 80.0% medium and high-density housing formats, providing accessible entry pricing that appeals to downsizers, first-home purchasers, and investors. This high-density emphasis represents a distinct shift away from the established local fabric (currently 39.0% houses), driven by site scarcity, changing urban preferences, and affordability considerations. Operating at roughly 139 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays typical growth-corridor dynamics. Long-term forecasts indicate that Lidcombe will add 9,236 residents by 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Maintained at ongoing rates of construction, future residential additions appear well positioned to satisfy population requirements, fostering favorable conditions for property purchasers while accommodating expansion beyond baseline demographic forecasts.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 19 current infrastructure and development projects inside Lidcombe, worth an estimated $1.22 billion. A further 83 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $47.1 billion. 25 are already under construction and 26 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Public infrastructure, major development schemes, and strategic planning initiatives significantly influence local urban performance. AreaSearch has identified 47 key projects expected to shape the district, including prominent developments such as The Concourse at Lidcombe, Central Lidcombe Multi-Storey Warehouse, Lidcombe Town Centre Public Domain Plan, and New Auburn Basketball Centre, which feature among the most relevant undertakings.
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The Concourse at Lidcombe
DOOLEYS is redeveloping its Lidcombe Catholic Club as The Concourse at Lidcombe, a major hospitality and events upgrade delivered with Buildcorp. Works are underway and include refurbished club facilities, new restaurants, bars and cafes, upgraded arrivals on John Street and Church Street, improved member areas, childrens play facilities, extra parking, and a dedicated functions and events centre with capacity for up to 500 guests. The project is being delivered in stages while the club remains operational, with major new destinations expected to open through the redevelopment period.
80 Betty Cuthbert Drive Mixed-Use Development
Repurposing of a 5.9-hectare NSW Government-owned site in Lidcombe for mixed health, education, and residential uses. The site is subdivided into three lots: 3.16 hectares transferred to Homes NSW for 48 new homes including 18 social and affordable dwellings, an 8,900 square meter site for the MS Plus wellbeing centre which opened in March 2025, and a third site retained by the Government. Demolition of the former health facility is underway as of early 2026.
Auburn Basketball Centre of Excellence
Construction has commenced on the Auburn Basketball Centre of Excellence at Wyatt Park. The project will deliver two additional indoor basketball courts, a gym, hot and cold recovery spaces, sport science and sports medicine areas, a film room, office and meeting rooms, player and spectator amenities, and associated access, parking and landscaping works. The centre is intended to support the Sydney Kings, Sydney Flames, Hoops Capital Academy and local community basketball pathways.
Lidcombe Town Centre Public Domain Plan
Cumberland City Council's staged revitalisation of the Lidcombe Town Centre is being delivered under the Public Domain Plan adopted in August 2023. The first major stage, the Joseph Street Precinct Upgrade (also known as the Lidcombe Town Centre High Street Activation Project), is jointly funded by the NSW Government's WestInvest program and Cumberland Council, with a combined budget of around 10.4 million dollars. Works span Joseph Street and Bridge Street between Railway Street and Vaughan Street, transforming the area into a vibrant 'Eat Street' with outdoor dining, upgraded paving and footpaths, raised pedestrian crossings, angled on-street parking, new street tree planting, integrated public art including a digital art platform, electric vehicle charging points and upgraded lighting and wayfinding.The construction tender was awarded with works proposed to commence in February 2026. Subsequent stages cover the John Street Precinct (concept design exhibited June 2025, supported by the Australian Government Thriving Suburbs Program) and the Remembrance Park upgrade with a new playspace, plus links to the future Pippita Rail Trail.
Pippita Rail Trail
The Pippita Rail Trail is a proposed 2.4 km walking and cycling corridor linking Lidcombe Train Station with Sydney Olympic Park along the former Abattoir Branch rail corridor. The masterplan completed public consultation in March 2024. The project has since been incorporated into Cumberland City Council's active transport planning, secured grant funding, and remains in the planning and design phase with construction funding still to be confirmed.
Joseph Street Precinct Upgrade
The Joseph Street Precinct Upgrade aims to transform the area into a vibrant Eat Street with enhanced pedestrian facilities, outdoor dining opportunities, upgraded footpaths, new street tree planting, public art, and improved street furniture to provide more public space and better public streets.
Lidcombe Infrastructure Upgrade
Rail corridor upgrade at Lidcombe delivered under the Rail Service Improvement Program (formerly More Trains, More Services) to simplify and modernise the Sydney Trains network. Work covers removal, relocation and reconfiguration of track and signalling infrastructure, modification of electrical assets and combined service routes including removal of high-voltage cables, upgrades to overhead wiring and structures, drainage improvements, and civil and structural activities supporting the corridor upgrade. The works improve train movements through the Lidcombe junction and Lidcombe Loop, enabling higher capacity and faster network recovery after incidents.Main construction began in September 2022 under the Transport for Tomorrow alliance (Laing O'Rourke and KBR) with Transport for NSW. The upgrade underpinned the October 2024 adjusted timetable that integrated Sydney Metro City and Southwest into the heavy rail network, rerouted Liverpool to City services via Regents Park and Lidcombe, and established the new T6 Lidcombe and Bankstown Line. Separate works at Lidcombe Station continue under the Rail Infrastructure Upgrades project for the Mariyung and Regional Rail fleets, with activity recorded through January 2026.
Transport Oriented Development Program - Lidcombe
NSW Government Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Program precinct at Lidcombe. Planning controls commenced 13 May 2024 under Chapter 5 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, applying within 400m of Lidcombe Station. Controls permit residential flat buildings in residential and local centre zones (max FSR 2.5:1, max height 22m for apartments, 24m for shop-top housing) and mandate a minimum 2% affordable housing contribution in perpetuity for developments over 2,000 sqm gross floor area. The program enables higher-density apartment and mixed-use development within walking distance of Lidcombe Station.Multiple private developments are now lodging DAs under the new controls. Lidcombe is a TOD Area station (400m radius), distinct from the 8 state-led accelerated precincts with 1,200m catchments. The TOD program is estimated to deliver more than 170,000 new homes across 37 identified precincts statewide over 15 years.
18,310 residents of Lidcombe are employed, from a labour force of 18,774. Unemployment sits at 2.5%, with participation at 73.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% 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. 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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Lidcombe possesses a well-qualified local labour force characterized by a notable presence of professional services, a low unemployment rate of 2.5%, and annual employment growth estimated at 5.5% via AreaSearch statistical area datasets. As of March 2026, employed residents numbered 18,310, with local unemployment tracking 1.7% lower than the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%, while workforce participation stood at 73.2% compared to 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census findings also indicated that 35.9% of working residents performed their duties from home, though broader Covid-19 restrictions formed the backdrop for that collection.
Key employment sectors employing local residents include health care & social assistance, retail trade, and accommodation & food. Accommodation & food represents a specialized local concentration, commanding an employment proportion 1.6 times greater than regional norms. In contrast, education & training accounts for a smaller local footprint at 6.3% compared to 8.9% regionally. An evaluation of local working residents relative to total population suggests a substantial share of the workforce travels beyond the area for daily employment. According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM metrics over the 12 months to March 2026, local employment grew by 5.5% alongside a 5.3% expansion in the labour force, which reduced the local unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points, whereas Greater Sydney registered 1.9% employment growth, 1.9% labour force growth, and a minor unemployment reduction. Looking ahead, national industry forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 project employment expansions of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, exhibiting considerable sector-level variation. When weighted against Lidcombe's current industry composition for illustrative purposes without factoring in localized population changes, these benchmarks indicate projected local employment increases of 6.7% across five years and 13.9% across ten years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lidcombe is $1,888 a week (about $98,000 a year), with median personal income at $741 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $43,656 a year against an average of $55,033. 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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Taxation records aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Lidcombe below national averages, with a median taxable income of $43,656 and an average of $55,033, relative to Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 and $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index appreciation of 10.32% since financial year 2023 lifts estimated levels to $48,161 (median) and $60,712 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census positioned local household income at the 58th percentile ($1,888 weekly) and personal income at the 37th percentile, with 36.0% of local earners (10,513 people) falling into the $1,500 - 2,999 category, mirroring the 30.9% regional rate.
Housing costs absorb 21.4% of income, yet disposable earnings align with the 52nd percentile, placing the area within the 6th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lidcombe had 7,809 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 39% detached houses and 45% apartments. 34% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,308 a month, a total housing cost higher than 92% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 26.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential housing composition in Lidcombe during the latest Census consisted of 38.8% houses alongside 61.1% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Sydney metro proportions of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership accounted for 21.4% of dwellings, falling below Sydney metro levels, while 33.5% of residences were mortgaged and 45.1% were rented. Median local housing expenses stood at $2,308 per month for mortgages and $500 per week for rents, compared to Sydney metro medians of $2,427 and $470. Relative to national figures, local mortgage commitments exceed the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents surpass the nationwide average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lidcombe counted 7,809 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 9,638 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 34% are couples with children, against 28% couples without children. 17% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements represent the majority of local living structures at 74.0% of total households, made up of 33.5% couples with children, 27.5% couples without children, and 10.4% single parent families. Non-family households constitute the remaining 26.0%, comprising 17.2% lone person households and 8.8% group households. The local median household size is 2.9 people, exceeding the 2.7 recorded across Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
40.1% of adults in Lidcombe hold a university qualification, including 27.8% with a bachelor degree and 10.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 10.5% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,149 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,043 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 educational attainment is prominent throughout the community, with 40.1% of residents aged 15+ holding university degrees, surpassing both the NSW rate of 32.2% and the Australian average of 30.4%. Bachelor degrees comprise the largest single category at 27.8%, with postgraduate qualifications representing 10.7% and graduate diplomas accounting for 1.6%. Technical and vocational training accounts for 23.4% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (12.9%) and certificates (10.5%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the area, with 31.5% of local residents actively attending an educational institution. Among enrolled learners, 9.0% participate in tertiary education, 6.7% attend primary education, and 5.2% are enrolled in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lidcombe reaches 129 stops on 25 routes, timetabled for about 17,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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 transit connectivity in Lidcombe includes 129 active transport stops spanning rail and bus networks, served by 25 individual routes providing 17,088 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is rated as excellent, with typical resident proximity to the nearest transit point averaging 150 meters. Commuting patterns reflect an outward residential flow, with private vehicles accounting for 60% of journeys, followed by 27% by train and 6% by bus. Vehicle ownership averages 0.9 per dwelling, sitting below regional benchmarks, while 35.9% of workers conducted their jobs from home during the 2021 Census under potential pandemic influences.
Transit services maintain an average volume of 2,441 trips per day across all active routes, representing approximately 132 weekly trips per individual stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 nearest stops surrounding the geographic centrepoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
84.0% of residents in Lidcombe report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 89% of areas nationally. 4.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.8% 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic condition incidence indicate strong health measures across Lidcombe, showing low illness rates across all age brackets. Private health insurance coverage stands at approximately 49% of the total population (~14,237 people), tracking lower than the Greater Sydney level of 59.9% and the national average of 55.7%. Diabetes and arthritis represent the primary chronic medical conditions identified locally, diagnosed in 4.3 and 3.7% of residents, while 84.0% reported no chronic health conditions, exceeding the 74.6% rate across Greater Sydney. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 12.1% of the population (3,533 people), below the 15.5% share observed across Greater Sydney, with older residents maintaining health outcomes that align solidly with national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
68.9% of Lidcombe residents were born overseas and 79.6% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 99% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (25.7%) and Korean (16.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Lidcombe ranks among the highest in Australia, with 68.9% of residents born overseas and 79.6% utilizing a non-English language at home. Christianity forms the largest religious group at 36.3% of the population, while Buddhism exhibits a pronounced concentration at 10.1%, significantly higher than the 4.1% average seen across Greater Sydney. Examining parental country of birth reveals that the three largest ancestral ancestries in Lidcombe are Chinese at 25.7% (compared to 8.4% across the broader region), Other at 23.5% (against 16.0% regionally), and Korean at 16.6% (relative to 1.1% regionally).
Other notable demographic concentrations include Vietnamese backgrounds at 4.1% of Lidcombe (vs 1.8% regionally), Lebanese at 3.0% (vs 2.6%), and Filipino at 3.3% (vs 2.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lidcombe is 32, younger than 86% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 40.4% 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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Demographics in the suburb of Lidcombe lean heavily towards pre-family age groups. AreaSearch August 2026 data shows young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprising 43.6% of residents versus 31.4% across Greater Sydney, while children and young adults (0 - 24) account for 26.0% against 30.4% regionally. The estimated median age in the suburb of Lidcombe is 32 as at August 2026, dropping from 33 at the 2021 Census and remaining 5 years younger than the Greater Sydney median of 37 at that Census, when the national median was 38.
Middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) decreased from 21.7% at the Census to 18.6% currently, while the elderly and retiree segment (65+) is projected to expand by 2,560 residents (72%) to reach 6,094 by 2041.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lidcombe
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 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 last month 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 last month 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 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 19 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 6 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 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago 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 — 1,604 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (23,663 at the 2021 Census → 29,205 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 (SAL12325). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.