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Meadow Heights has an estimated 14,847 residents, down from 14,890 at the 2021 Census. The population has thinned by an average 1.3% a year over five years, slower than 93% of areas nationally. That puts 3,207 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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Evaluating updates from the ABS for the surrounding region alongside validated addresses tracked by AreaSearch since the Census indicates the suburb of Meadow Heights has an estimated population of 14,847 as of May 2026. This represents a decline of 43 people (0.3%) from the 2021 Census, which recorded 14,890 residents. This shift is calculated from the resident population of 14,841, estimated by AreaSearch using the latest ABS ERP figures from June 2025 and an additional 86 validated new addresses since the Census date. This population level represents a density of 3,206 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb of Meadow Heights in the highest quartile among national localities analysed by AreaSearch.
Overseas migration drove the majority of local population growth, accounting for approximately 71.0% of overall population gains in recent times. AreaSearch incorporates projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for every SA2 area, which were published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year. For SA2 areas not covered by these datasets, AreaSearch applies the Regional and LGA projections released by the VIC State Government in 2023, adjusted via a weighted aggregation methodology from LGA to SA2 levels. Growth rates across specific age cohorts from these aggregations are also projected forward for the years 2032 to 2041. Looking at future demographic trends, a major population surge is anticipated in the top national quartile, with the suburb of Meadow Heights expected to grow by 5,222 persons to 2041 under aggregated SA2-level forecasts, representing an overall increase of 35.1% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
158 new dwellings have been approved in Meadow Heights over the past five years, an average of 31 a year. That is 2.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 31 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 55% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 31, 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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Based on AreaSearch assessments of ABS building approvals mapped from statistical divisions, the suburb of Meadow Heights has averaged about 31 development approvals for dwellings annually. Over the past 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25, approximately 158 homes were approved, with an additional 29 approvals recorded during FY-26 so far. Because the population has decreased in recent years, the incoming supply has likely matched demand, giving buyers diverse options, while new dwellings average an estimated construction cost of $301,000, consistent with wider regional building patterns. Commercial approvals for this financial year stand at $336,000, pointing to limited commercial building activity.
Compared with Greater Melbourne, building activity in the suburb of Meadow Heights is substantially lower, sitting 83.0% below the regional per capita average. This limited volume of new construction typically supports demand and valuations for established properties. The rate of building is also lower than the national average, highlighting a mature market and pointing to possible development limitations. Current construction projects consist of 55.0% standalone houses and 45.0% townhouses or multi-unit dwellings, presenting a growing selection of medium-density choices that span different budgets, from classic family properties to more economical compact designs. This marks a clear departure from the suburb of Meadow Heights's current housing stock, which is 82.0% houses, showing that vacant building land is becoming scarcer and reflecting evolving lifestyles and the demand for more varied, budget-friendly accommodation. The ratio stands at roughly 634 people per dwelling approval, indicating an established residential market. Long-term projections indicate that the suburb of Meadow Heights will add 5,216 inhabitants by 2041, based on the latest quarterly calculations by AreaSearch. If current building rates persist, residential supply might fail to match this demographic growth, potentially intensifying competition among purchasers and reinforcing stronger price appreciation.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Meadow Heights
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Meadow Heights, worth an estimated $36 million. A further 88 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $179.9 billion. 21 are already under construction and 26 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure updates, major construction projects, and planning changes have a significant effect on regional performance. AreaSearch has identified 7 projects expected to influence the local area. Principal developments include the Meadow Heights Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Canadian Court Reserve Playspace Improvements, Redwood Close Reserve Playspace Upgrade, and the 1500 Pascoe Vale Road Business Park, with the detailed list highlighting the most relevant updates.
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Meadow Heights Shopping Centre Redevelopment
Redevelopment of the existing Meadow Heights Shopping Centre, an IGA-anchored neighbourhood centre on a large 32,000 square metre site in Melbourne's north. The proposal includes a new childcare centre (around 132 places), an indoor and a restricted recreation facility, an extension to the existing retail space and updated signage. Hume City Council advertised the planning application (reference P23242) in early 2021 and the project remains in approved stage with no construction start confirmed. The wider site retains significant value-add development capacity including additional pad sites and an adjacent separately titled Commercial 1 zoned land parcel.
Canadian Court Reserve Playspace Improvements
Improvement works delivered by Hume City Council at Canadian Court Reserve to renew the playspace and play equipment. The project scope includes a multi-purpose looped walking and 'learn-to-ride' track, improved entry points, and a new shared use path connecting directly to Pascoe Vale Road and Coolaroo Station.
1500 Pascoe Vale Road Business Park
A fully operational mixed-use business park featuring two completed stages. Stage One includes BP service station, Oporto, and Bridgestone Select. Stage Two encompasses medical facilities including Pascoe Vale Road Medical Centre and Heartwest Cardiology, childcare (Kool Kids), VicRoads testing centre, commercial offices, automotive services (Ozzy Tyres), and retail precincts. The development serves as a major community hub providing essential services to the rapidly growing northern Melbourne corridor.
Redwood Close Reserve Playspace Upgrade
Renewal and modernization of the playspace at Redwood Close Reserve delivered by Hume City Council. The scope of works includes a new play unit, swing set, climbing cube, nature play elements, a half-sized multi-purpose court with futsal goals, picnic amenities, tree planting, and landscaped community spaces.
John Ilhan Memorial Reserve Synthetic Surface Upgrade
FIFA 1-star certified synthetic soccer pitch installation at John Ilhan Memorial Reserve. Features 60mm pile height synthetic surface with specialized drainage system, designed to meet FIFA AAA performance criteria. Total surfaced area of 9,360m2 including 105m x 68m pitch with 6m run-off zones. Provides all-weather community access to professional-grade sporting facilities.
Assembly Broadmeadows
A 60-hectare master-planned redevelopment of the historic former Ford Australia manufacturing site into a next-generation employment hub. The precinct is designed for high-tech manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing, and includes a significant data centre component. Planned amenities feature a retail convenience hub, childcare centre, and a 100-room hotel. The site also incorporates a 14-megawatt renewable energy system. Construction officially commenced in March 2026 with the first stage comprising a 44-hectare industrial subdivision.
Time & Place Campbellfield Industrial Development
Redevelopment of a 15.9-hectare historic Ford distribution centre at 1777-1787 Sydney Road, Campbellfield, into a modern industrial precinct. Time & Place acquired the site from Ford Motor Company of Australia for approximately $80 million in early 2025 and lodged a planning application in Q1 2025. The project will target industrial, logistics, and warehousing tenants, with three existing warehouses (56,819 square metres) to be reworked or replaced. Ford retains a tenancy in one building for service engineering operations under a multi-year lease.Estimated end value of $250 million on completion by 2028, supporting Melbourne's tightly held northern industrial corridor.
Parkview Broadmeadows
Townhouse community of approx. 65 architect designed 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes by Met Communities / Moment Group, arranged around a centrally located park of about 7,500 sqm with walking and bike connections to Meadowlink Reserve. Sales underway with civil works commenced, delivering a mix including a small portion for an affordable housing provider under the Inclusionary Housing Pilot.
5,057 residents of Meadow Heights are employed, from a labour force of 5,847. Unemployment sits at 13.5%, with participation at 49.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,364, about 83% 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 Meadow Heights has a workforce characterized by various skills, with the construction sector showing notable representation. The local unemployment rate stands at 13.5%, and there has been an estimated employment growth of 4.9% over the past year, according to AreaSearch aggregations of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 5,057 local citizens are employed. The unemployment rate is 8.7% higher than the Greater Melbourne average of 4.8%, highlighting room for development, while workforce participation is notably lower at 49.5% compared to Greater Melbourne's 70.2%. Census figures indicate that a modest 13.8% of residents worked from home, although the influence of Covid-19 lockdowns should be taken into account.
Resident employment is primarily clustered in health care & social assistance, construction, and manufacturing. The suburb of Meadow Heights displays a strong concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where the employment share is 2.0 times the metropolitan benchmark. Conversely, the professional & technical sector is underrepresented, making up 4.3% of employment compared to 10.1% across the region. The suburb of Meadow Heights is highly residential and seems to offer few local jobs, as shown by comparing the Census working population against the resident population. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated across broader regions, during the 12 months ending March 2026, employment expanded by 4.9% while the total labor force contracted by 0.7%, leading to a decrease in unemployment by 4.6 percentage points. For the same period, Greater Melbourne experienced a 2.1% rise in employment and a 2.3% expansion in the labor force, with unemployment ticking up 0.2 percentage points. National forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia issued in May-25 offer additional perspective on upcoming demand in the suburb of Meadow Heights. These forecasts, spanning five and ten-year horizons, have been applied to the local workforce structure to model potential growth. Nationwide employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though prospects vary widely by industry. Applying these sectoral forecasts to the employment distribution of the suburb of Meadow Heights indicates local jobs could grow by 5.9% over five years and 12.6% over ten years, representing a basic weighted projection for comparison that does not incorporate localized population trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Meadow Heights is $1,274 a week (about $66,000 a year), with median personal income at $442 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $38,897 a year against an average of $45,666. 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 AreaSearch's analysis of the latest postcode-level ATO statistics released for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the suburb of Meadow Heights recorded a median income of $38,897 and an average income of $45,666. These figures are below the national average and compare with median and average incomes of $57,688 and $75,164 across Greater Melbourne. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% since financial year 2023, current projections estimate these levels at approximately $42,639 for median income and $50,059 for average income as of March 2026. Census findings place household income at the 18th percentile ($1,274 per week) and individual income at the 1st percentile.
Regarding income brackets, the $1,500 - 2,999 range is the most common, accounting for 30.2% of residents (4,483 people), which is close to the metropolitan rate of 32.8%. Financial strain from housing costs is considerable, with only 80.7% of income remaining after housing expenses, placing the area in the 16th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Meadow Heights had 4,256 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 82% detached houses and 1% apartments. 40% are owned with a mortgage, 32% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $346 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,460 a month. Rent absorbs 27.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.4%. 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 dwelling types in the suburb of Meadow Heights, as recorded in the latest Census, consisted of 82.3% separate houses and 17.7% other dwellings, including semi-detached houses, apartments, and alternative structures, compared to Melbourne metro's mix of 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. The rate of home ownership in the suburb of Meadow Heights was slightly below the Melbourne metro average at 27.9%, with the remaining properties either carrying a mortgage (40.3%) or occupied by renters (31.9%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $1,460 was significantly lower than the Melbourne metro average of $2,000, while the median weekly rent was $346 compared to the Melbourne metro benchmark of $390.
Across Australia, mortgage payments in the suburb of Meadow Heights are lower than the national average of $1,863, and rents are below the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Meadow Heights counted 4,256 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.3 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 17% couples without children. 15% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households make up the vast majority at 82.4% of all households, consisting of couples with children at 44.3%, couples without children at 16.8%, and single parent households at 19.5%. Non-family households represent the remaining 17.6%, with single-person households accounting for 14.8% and group households making up 2.9% of the total. The median household size stands at 3.3 people, which is larger than the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
17.9% of adults in Meadow Heights hold a university qualification, including 12.3% with a bachelor degree and 3.8% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 82% of areas nationally. A further 16.6% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 651 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 920 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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The suburb of Meadow Heights faces barriers in educational attainment, with university graduation rates at 17.9%, which is well below the Greater Melbourne average of 37.0%. This highlights a gap as well as an opening for targeted learning programs. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher qualification at 12.3%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 3.8% and graduate diplomas at 1.8%. Vocational and technical credentials are well represented, with 26.0% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications such as advanced diplomas (9.4%) and certificates (16.6%). A high proportion of the population is engaged in study, with 35.1% of residents currently enrolled in formal education.
This comprises 11.8% in primary schools, 9.5% in secondary schools, and 5.6% attending tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Meadow Heights reaches 62 stops on 7 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 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 1.5 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport reviews show 62 active passenger stops within the suburb of Meadow Heights, consisting of bus services. These stops are connected to 7 distinct routes, which accommodate 1,863 weekly passenger journeys. Transport accessibility is rated as excellent, with residents living an average of 177 meters from their nearest stop. Because this is a residential suburb, the majority of workers travel outside the area to work, and private vehicles remain the primary mode of travel at 91%. Vehicle ownership averages 1.5 per household, which is higher than the regional average.
Census figures from 2021 show 13.8% of residents working from home, which may reflect pandemic-era arrangements. Service frequency averages 266 journeys per day across the network, which translates to roughly 30 weekly trips for each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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71.6% of residents in Meadow Heights report no long-term health condition. 10.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 45.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 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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The suburb of Meadow Heights exhibits notable health challenges, according to AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic illnesses. Common medical conditions are somewhat widespread, showing higher rates among older age brackets, while private health insurance uptake is very low at approximately 45% of the population, representing about 6,682 people. This is lower than the Greater Melbourne rate of 56.7% and the national average of 55.7%. Asthma and diabetes are the most common medical diagnoses in the area, affecting 7.2% and 6.9% of residents. Meanwhile, 71.6% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 72.6% across Greater Melbourne.
Health outcomes among working-age individuals are generally average. Residents aged 65 and over make up 14.1% of the population, representing 2,093 people. While health outcomes for seniors present some difficulties, they rank more favorably on a national scale than the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
50.0% of Meadow Heights residents were born overseas and 74.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 95% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (11.5%) and English (8.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Meadow Heights ranks among the most culturally diverse locations in Australia, with 50.0% of residents born overseas and 74.3% speaking a non-English language at home. Islam is the most common religion, followed by 52.7% of residents in the suburb of Meadow Heights, compared to 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental birthplace and ancestry, the three largest groups in the suburb of Meadow Heights are Other at 50.9% of the population, which is much higher than the regional average of 14.6%, Australian at 11.5%, which is below the regional average of 18.4%, and English at 8.9%, which is below the regional average of 20.1%.
There are also significant differences in other ethnic communities, with Lebanese residents representing 8.5% of the suburb of Meadow Heights compared to 0.8% across the region, Vietnamese at 3.6% compared to 1.9%, and Samoan at 1.2% compared to 0.3%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Meadow Heights is 34, younger than 82% of areas nationally. 29.2% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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With a median age of 34 years, the suburb of Meadow Heights is younger than the Greater Melbourne average of 37 and younger than the Australian median of 38 years. Compared to Greater Melbourne, the suburb of Meadow Heights has a higher proportion of residents aged 55 - 64 (12.5%) but a lower share of people aged 35 - 44 (12.6%). Since the 2021 Census, the 65 to 74 demographic has increased from 7.4% to 8.6% of the population, whereas the 45 to 54 cohort has decreased from 12.2% to 11.2%.
Projections for 2041 forecast notable demographic shifts in the suburb of Meadow Heights, with the 45 to 54 age group expected to see the fastest growth at 48%, adding 790 residents to reach a total of 2,453.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Meadow Heights
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aug 2026 this month all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 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 — 86 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (14,890 at the 2021 Census → 14,847 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 (SAL21635). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.