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The median house price in Meadowbank (NSW) is $3.43m, with units at $720k. House values have moved 3.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Meadowbank (NSW) has an estimated 6,169 residents, up from 5,089 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,080 people, or 21.2%. Growth has averaged 3.6% a year over five years, faster than 91% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 82.0% of that increase. That puts 8,941 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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According to AreaSearch evaluations combining ABS regional population releases with new addresses verified post-Census, the suburb of Meadowbank (NSW) records an estimated 6,169 residents as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,080 individuals (21.2%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 5,089. Such estimates stem from an ERP baseline of 6,152 determined from the ABS June 2025 data release, alongside 69 validated new addresses confirmed following the Census. Consequently, population density reaches 8,940 persons per square kilometer, placing the locality within the upper 10% of Australian regions analyzed by AreaSearch and underlining intense land demand.
Outpacing both NSW (7.3%) and Greater Sydney, Meadowbank's 21.2% post-2021 Census growth establishes it among regional leaders, with net overseas migration generating roughly 82.0% of recent population additions. Population projections utilized by AreaSearch incorporate 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia models starting from a 2022 baseline, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 forecasts based in 2021 where necessary. Projected age cohort trends across these models are applied through 2032 to 2041. Over this 16 years horizon, the suburb of Meadowbank (NSW) is slated for an expansion of 397 persons by 2041 via aggregated SA2 forecasts—equating to an overall 6.2% increase, which sits slightly under the national median pace.
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211 new dwellings have been approved in Meadowbank (NSW) over the past five years, an average of 42 a year. That places the area in the 91st percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 7 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 49 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 18% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 32, 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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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch shows that the suburb averages approximately 42 approved dwellings each year, amounting to 211 residential properties over the recent 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 32 residential approvals have been issued. Across FY-21 and FY-25, the ratio of 4.3 incoming occupants annually per newly constructed residence indicates demand significantly outstripping housing creation, an imbalance typically fostering upward pricing momentum and competitive purchasing. Meanwhile, average estimated residential building costs stand at $615,000, exceeding regional standards and reflecting higher-tier projects. Additionally, non-residential activity remains moderate, with $27.4 million recorded in commercial development approvals during the current financial year.
Per capita building figures in Meadowbank parallel broader Greater Sydney metrics, sustaining overall equilibrium even as local construction has gained momentum recently. Approvals over recent periods encompass 18.0% standalone houses and 82.0% medium-to-high density dwellings. This strong preference for multi-unit formats presents cost-accessible options for first home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. Concurrently, the 18.0% single-dwelling share exceeds the 2.0% recorded at Census, illustrating enduring appetite for detached family housing alongside wider urban consolidation. With roughly 79 residents per approval, the area continues along an active development trajectory. Longer-term projections indicate that Meadowbank will add 380 residents by 2041 relative to the newest AreaSearch quarterly figures. Sustaining recent residential delivery rates should adequately satisfy this influx, establishing favourable market circumstances for purchasers and potentially enabling population gains to outpace current projections.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Meadowbank (NSW), worth an estimated $1.55 billion. A further 70 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $64.7 billion. 28 are already under construction and 30 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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Local economic vitality and community evolution are heavily shaped by planning programs, infrastructure enhancements, and capital works. AreaSearch tracks 6 key initiatives with meaningful local relevance, including apt.Meadowbank Build-to-Rent Precinct, Kingston Quarter, Constitution Road Infrastructure Upgrade, and Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 Enabling Works - Melrose Park to Wentworth Point Bridge.
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apt.Meadowbank Build-to-Rent Precinct
A $280 million mixed-use build-to-rent precinct at 1-20 Railway Road, Meadowbank, comprising 291 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments across four low-rise buildings. The precinct sits above Meadowbank Corner, a retail hub anchored by a 2,500 sqm Coles Local and 16 specialty retailers. Developed by apt.Residential in partnership with Dutch pension fund PGGM, constructed by Buildcorp and designed by AJC Architects. The project is fully electric and targeting 5 Star Green Star, WELL and WeIS ratings.Structure topped out in May 2025, with construction progressing to facade, interiors and landscaping. Completion scheduled for late 2026.
Kingston Quarter
A multi-stage waterfront urban renewal precinct in Shepherds Bay featuring approximately 2,000 apartments. The masterplan includes the Kingston Quarter trio of buildings (01, 02, and 03), premium retail and dining tenancies, a 3,000 sqm public park, foreshore plaza, and a public jetty. The development emphasizes lifestyle amenity with a fitness centre, lap pool, and landscaped podiums, integrated with the Ryde Riverwalk.
Constitution Road Infrastructure Upgrade
Major upgrade of the Constitution Road corridor between Belmore Street and the western side of Meadowbank Railway Station. Stage 1 is complete. Stage 2, jointly funded by the NSW Government and City of Ryde, spans five phases and includes new traffic signals, road widening, retaining walls, footpath and cycleway upgrades, bridge works and public domain improvements including street trees, lighting and street furniture. Construction commenced September 2025 following community engagement and procurement in early 2025.Design is led by WSP.
Ryde Hospital Redevelopment
The $526.8 million Ryde Hospital Redevelopment is a major expansion delivering a new seven-storey Acute Services Building (ASB) on the existing Eastwood campus. Delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW with builder AW Edwards, the project consolidates services previously spread across 21 buildings into a single modern facility. The ASB will feature an expanded emergency department, intensive care unit, operating theatres and procedure rooms, medical imaging including MRI, ambulatory care centre, paediatric short-stay unit, and additional adult inpatient beds.Interim facilities including a new ICU/CCU opened in May 2025. A key milestone was reached in March 2026 with the first major concrete pour for the ASB foundations, using a sustainable mix replacing 40 per cent of traditional cement with recycled materials. Construction of the ASB is on track for completion in late 2027, with main entrance works, demolition of legacy buildings, and landscaping to follow through 2028.
Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 Enabling Works - Melrose Park to Wentworth Point Bridge
Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 enabling works are delivering the first 1.3 km of new light rail alignment, including a 320 m public and active transport bridge over the Parramatta River between Melrose Park and Wentworth Point. The bridge will carry light rail, buses, pedestrians and cyclists, improve cross-river access for growing communities, and form part of the future 10 km Stage 2 light rail route to Sydney Olympic Park.
Melrose Park High School
A new high school being delivered by School Infrastructure NSW to accommodate growth in Melrose Park. The project includes 31 new classrooms, including 3 support classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, library, outdoor learning areas, and open play spaces. As of April 2026, construction is well underway with structural works nearing completion and enrolment open for Year 7 and 8 students starting in 2027.
Wentworth Point Public School Upgrade - Stage 2
Major expansion of Wentworth Point Public School including 26 additional modern teaching spaces in a new four-storey building facing Burroway Road, a reconfigured library, a ground floor support unit with three classrooms, removal of demountable classrooms to open up play space, and a new raised pedestrian crossing on Ferry Wharf Circuit. The upgrade lifts school capacity from 400 to 1000 students to accommodate growth in the Wentworth Point precinct. As of mid-2026, the new four-storey building (Building D) and the reconfigured library are complete and in use, with removal of the remaining demountable classrooms the final step before project completion.
Ryde Central
The redevelopment of the former Ryde Civic Centre site into a flagship civic and cultural hub. The plan includes a 700-person multi-purpose performance hall, public meeting rooms, council offices, childcare facilities, commercial and retail spaces, and a landscaped public plaza. Following the rejection of all long-term lease tenders in February 2026, the City of Ryde is currently reviewing its delivery strategy to ensure financial sustainability while maintaining public ownership of the iconic site.
4,324 residents of Meadowbank (NSW) are employed, from a labour force of 4,477. Unemployment sits at 3.4%, with participation at 81.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.3% 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 4,824, about 78% 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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Meadowbank is characterized by an exceptionally qualified labour pool, boasting strong representation across technology fields, an unemployment rate of merely 3.4%, and an estimated 1.8% annual job expansion per AreaSearch statistical aggregation. As of March 2026, 4,324 locals are employed, holding the unemployment rate 0.7% lower than the Greater Sydney mark of 4.1%, while workforce participation stands exceptionally high at 81.1% against 68.9% regionally. Furthermore, 57.6% of residents indicated working remotely at the Census, although prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time should be factored into this figure. Leading fields of resident employment comprise professional & technical, health care & social assistance, alongside finance & insurance.
Local participation in professional & technical industries is particularly pronounced, tracking at 1.5 times regional proportions. In contrast, construction registers a smaller presence at 5.6% relative to the 8.6% Sydney average. Comparing the Census working population against resident workers reveals relatively few positions situated directly within the local boundary. Synthesized ABS and SALM metrics by AreaSearch indicate that throughout the 12 months leading to March 2026, local employment grew by 1.8% and the total workforce expanded by 1.8%, preserving a steady jobless rate. Throughout Greater Sydney, both employment and the labour force rose by 1.9%, accompanied by a minor unemployment decline. Applying Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 industry projections to the local workforce composition highlights prospective opportunities. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though industry variations persist. Weighting these sectoral expectations against Meadowbank's existing profile points to localized employment expansion of 7.3% across five years and 14.6% across ten years, representing an illustrative structural projection that excludes specific local demographic shifts.
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Median household income in Meadowbank (NSW) is $1,993 a week (about $104,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,184 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,661 a year against an average of $87,529. 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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ATO postcode data for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicates that resident earnings in Meadowbank rank among the highest in the country, showing a median income of $67,661 and an average income of $87,529. These values compare with Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in the 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated modeled benchmarks of $74,644 (median) and $96,562 (average) as of March 2026. At the 2021 Census, personal income reached the 90th percentile nationally ($1,184 weekly). Among residents, 37.1% (2,288 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, compared to 30.9% across the metropolitan area.
While accommodation costs account for 19.7% of total earnings, substantial household revenue sustains disposable income at the 59th percentile and anchors the suburb within the 9th decile on the SEIFA income index.
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Meadowbank (NSW) had 2,441 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 2% detached houses and 97% apartments. 27% are owned with a mortgage, 60% rented and 13% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,148 a month, a total housing cost higher than 91% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census data, the housing stock in Meadowbank was composed of 2.3% single houses and 97.6% alternative dwelling types such as semi-detached units, apartments, and other residential structures, which contrasts sharply with the Sydney metro area that contains 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Home ownership rates in Meadowbank were notably lower than those found across the Sydney metro region, standing at just 13.0%, with the rest of the population residing in either mortgaged properties accounting for 26.7% or rented accommodations making up 60.4%. The typical monthly mortgage payment in Meadowbank was considerably less than the Sydney metro benchmark, reaching only $2,148, whereas the average weekly rental cost was $430, both figures falling below the Sydney metro counterparts of $2,427 and $470 respectively.
On a national scale, however, mortgage obligations in Meadowbank exceed the Australian mean of $1,863 per month, and rental expenses surpass the national standard of $375 per week.
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Meadowbank (NSW) counted 2,441 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,959 today, averaging 2.0 people each. 19% are couples with children, fewer than in 89% of areas nationally, against 32% couples without children. 37% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 58.2% of local residences, comprising couples without children (31.7%), couples with children (18.9%), and single parent families (6.1%). Non-family living arrangements account for the other 41.8%, divided between lone person households at 37.0% and group households at 4.8%. The local median household occupancy of 2.0 people is below the Greater Sydney standard of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
62.4% of adults in Meadowbank (NSW) hold a university qualification, including 38.0% with a bachelor degree and 21.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 84% of areas nationally. A further 9.1% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 2,071 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,100 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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Academic credentials in Meadowbank sit well above standard state and national measures, with 62.4% of individuals aged 15+ possessing higher education qualifications compared to 32.2% in NSW and 30.4% across Australia. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 38.0%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications (21.0%) and graduate diplomas (3.4%). Additionally, technical and vocational training accounts for 18.5% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (9.4%) and certificates (9.1%). Learning engagement remains prominent across the suburb, with 25.5% of the population actively enrolled in an educational institution. Specifically, 9.7% attend tertiary education, 4.5% are enrolled in primary education, and 2.4% undertake secondary education.
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Public transport in Meadowbank (NSW) reaches 12 stops on 16 routes, timetabled for about 6,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Ferries carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.5 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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Meadowbank is served by 12 public transport points across ferry, train and buses networks. These interchanges support 16 individual routes that deliver 6,504 weekly passenger trips. Commuter access is well-supported, with residents located an average of 194 meters from a boarding point. Outbound commuting is prevalent, with 60% traveling by car and 28% utilizing train services. Private vehicle availability averages 0.5 per dwelling, tracking under the metropolitan standard, while 57.6% of workers recorded working remotely at the 2021 Census under prevailing pandemic conditions. Across all transit lines, transit services operate at a pace of 929 trips per day, providing roughly 542 weekly trips per individual stop.
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81.6% of residents in Meadowbank (NSW) report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 92% of areas nationally. 2.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 61.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.0 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic disease prevalence reveal strong health benchmarks across Meadowbank, characterized by minimal incidence of standard illnesses across every demographic group. Furthermore, private health insurance coverage is extensive, encompassing roughly 61% of residents (3,791 people) compared to the Australian baseline of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary reported health conditions locally, diagnosed in 5.1% and 6.2% of residents respectively, while 81.6% reported having no chronic medical conditions, outpacing Greater Sydney's 74.6%. The suburb includes 629 people aged 65 and over, making up 10.2% of the population compared to 15.5% regionally.
Health metrics for older demographics remain elevated, matching top-tier national standards seen across the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
61.3% of Meadowbank (NSW) residents were born overseas and 60.1% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 96% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (20.5%) and English (11.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Meadowbank exhibits notable multicultural characteristics, with 61.3% of the resident base born overseas and 60.1% using a non-English language at home. Christianity stands as the principal religious affiliation, observed by 37.9% of residents. Meanwhile, Hinduism shows substantial representation, accounting for 8.6% of the local population against 5.2% across Greater Sydney. Regarding ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the three leading heritages in Meadowbank are Chinese at 20.5% (exceeding the 8.4% regional average), Other at 17.9%, and English at 11.8% (below the 19.0% regional level). Notable concentrations are also present among other communities, with Korean ancestry recorded at 8.5% (against 1.1% regionally), Filipino at 3.9% (against 2.0%), and Russian at 0.7% (against 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Meadowbank (NSW) is 34, younger than 82% of areas nationally. 41.4% 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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The demographic profile in the suburb of Meadowbank (NSW) displays a pronounced concentration of younger childless adults, with persons aged 25 - 44 constituting 53.3% of residents as at August 2026 compared to 31.4% throughout Greater Sydney. Young people aged 0 - 24 comprise 20.5% locally against 30.4% regionally. The estimated median age remains at 34 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census figure and 3 years below the Greater Sydney Census median of 37. The most prominent shift post-Census is among the 65+ demographic, expanding from 8.6% to an estimated 10.2%.
Projections to 2041 suggest older cohorts will drive future increases, adding 248 residents (39%) to reach 877, whereas the 25 - 44 bracket is anticipated to experience a contraction.
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Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Meadowbank (NSW)
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 4 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 69 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (5,089 at the 2021 Census → 6,169 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 (SAL12560). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.