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Melton (Vic.) has an estimated 8,123 residents, up from 7,953 at the 2021 Census — a change of 170 people, or 2.1%. 306 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 399 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 Melton (Vic.) has an estimated population of approximately 8,123, drawing on AreaSearch evaluation of broader ABS population updates alongside new addresses verified since the Census. When measured against the 2021 Census tally of 7,953 people, this represents an addition of 170 people (2.1%). That shift is derived from an estimated resident population of 8,079 calculated by AreaSearch after assessing the ABS ERP data release from June 2025, in addition to 306 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. With a resultant density of 398 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers ample room per resident as well as capacity for future expansion.
Overseas migration served as the primary contributor to demographic expansion, generating roughly 75.0% of all recent population additions. Projections for each SA2 location rely on ABS/Geoscience Australia figures published in 2024 with 2022 serving as the baseline year, while unrepresented SA2 sections draw upon the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections adjusted through weighted aggregation from LGA to SA2 tiers. Age cohort growth rates derived from these aggregations are likewise applied to every district between 2032 and 2041. Looking ahead, demographic modeling points to an above median population growth rate relative to national statistical areas, with the suburb of Melton (Vic.) projected to add 1,353 persons by 2041 across aggregated SA2-level figures, denoting an overall rise of 16.1% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
62 new dwellings have been approved in Melton (Vic.) over the past five years, an average of 12 a year. That is 1.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 8, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch, mapped from statistical area records, indicates that Melton records approximately 12 new residential approvals annually, totaling an estimated 62 homes approved across the past 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) with 8 approved during FY-25 to date. Amid demographic contractions, incoming residential supply has seemingly matched buyer demand to maintain adequate market choices, with new construction costs averaging $405,000 in line with wider regional norms. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $5.5 million during this financial year, underscoring the locality's primary residential focus.
Residential building activity across Melton is markedly subdued relative to Greater Melbourne, sitting 92.0% below regional average per person. This constrained construction pipeline tends to bolster demand and pricing across established housing stock. Activity also tracks below the national benchmark, reflecting the suburb's mature layout and possible urban planning constraints. Medium-density attached dwellings make up 64.0% of recent construction while detached houses represent 36.0%. This tilt toward higher-density dwelling options creates cost-effective market entries that appeal to first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It constitutes a pronounced shift from current local housing stock (where houses comprise 83.0%), pointing to tightening supplies of developable residential land while adapting to changing buyer preferences and affordability constraints. A ratio of 1080 people per dwelling approval highlights a quiet development setting with limited building volume. According to population projections based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate, Melton is anticipated to expand by 1,309 residents by 2041. Should current construction tempos persist, residential supply may struggle to satisfy future demand, which could intensify competition across the market and place upward pressure on property prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Melton (Vic.)
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 Melton (Vic.), worth an estimated $1.58 billion. A further 68 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $32 billion. 37 are already under construction and 29 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities 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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Infrastructure upgrades, planning frameworks, and major capital works represent critical drivers of community development. Across the district, AreaSearch has highlighted 24 projects poised to influence local conditions, with prominent developments including the Melton Line Upgrade and Level Crossing Removals, the Melton Line Upgrade & Cobblebank Stabling Yard, the Melton Suburban Revitalisation, and Stockland Atherstone.
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Melton Line Upgrade & Cobblebank Stabling Yard
A $650 million upgrade to the Melton Line to enable 9-car VLocity trains, increasing peak capacity by 50%. The project includes extending platforms at Cobblebank, Rockbank, Caroline Springs, and Deer Park stations, and constructing a new 6-train stabling yard at Cobblebank. It is integrated with the removal of four level crossings (Exford, Ferris, Coburns, and Hopkins roads) and a new four-platform Melton Station. Recent 2026 updates confirm construction is underway on the stabling yard and platform extensions at Rockbank and Cobblebank are slated for late 2026.A further $152.7 million was committed in May 2026 to begin planning for future electrification.
Little Creek Estate
A boutique house-and-land community delivering 106 homes across roughly 12 hectares in Kurunjang, within the City of Melton. The estate sits on Minns Road and features titled and settled lots across streets including Claudia Crescent, Norwood Avenue and Kinane Street, with land releases continuing into 2026 (Stage 12 titling April 2026, Stage 15 currently selling). Lots range from around 300sqm to over 600sqm, with house and land packages available through builders such as Mimosa Homes, Homebuyers Centre and Metricon.Sales and enquiries are handled by Oliver Hume.
Melton Town Centre Revitalisation Projects
Victorian Government Suburban Revitalisation program delivered with Melton City Council to renew Melton Town Centre through a long-term revitalisation plan, shopfront improvement grants, public realm and active transport works, outdoor dining areas, trader support, events and activations, branding, buy-local campaigns and the Civic Heart Kid Zone. Council adopted the Melton Town Centre Revitalisation Plan in April 2024, with the funded project program scheduled from July 2021 to January 2026.
Melton Line Upgrade and Level Crossing Removals
A major Victorian Government rail program that combines the removal of four level crossings in Melton and Truganina (Coburns Road, Exford Road, Ferris Road and Hopkins Road) with a wider upgrade of the Melton Line. New rail bridges will carry trains over Coburns and Exford roads, while new road bridges will be built over the rail line at Ferris Road and Hopkins Road, with shared walking and cycling paths. A new elevated Melton Station with four platforms will be built to suit longer 9-car VLocity trains and accommodate Ballarat services, with an accessible pedestrian link, lifts, a relocated bus interchange, pick-up and drop-off zones, an air-conditioned waiting room and staffed ticket office.A new train stabling yard is also being built at Cobblebank near Abey Road, around 700 metres east of the new Melton Station, to house the new fleet and be future-proofed for electrification. Once complete, the upgrade is expected to lift peak passenger capacity on the line by about 50 per cent and remove boom gates from the section, easing congestion for around 73,000 vehicles a day. All four level crossings are due to be gone and the new Melton Station open in 2026, two years ahead of the original schedule, with longer 9-car VLocity trains running on the line from 2027.
Stockland Atherstone
A thriving masterplanned community 44km west of Melbourne on the doorstep of the emerging Cobblebank CBD in Strathtulloh, VIC. Atherstone spans 130 hectares of open space connected by tree-lined streets and walkways, and is planned to deliver around 4200 homes with parks, schools, shops and transport links. The project was originally created by Lendlease and has since transferred to Stockland, which now manages sales and delivery. Residents have access to Strathtulloh Primary School, two open childcare centres, and Cobblebank Village featuring a Coles supermarket, with a train and bus interchange offering a Melbourne CBD commute of under 40 minutes.
Outlook Ride Estate
A premium residential land estate offering generously sized allotments ranging from 2004 to 2323 square meters in the peaceful suburb of Kurunjang. The development features approximately 20 large blocks suitable for custom home construction, with some lots offering picturesque views of Little Blind Creek and Reserve. Located 44km northwest of Melbourne CBD with excellent access to schools, shopping centers including Woodgrove Shopping Centre, and transport via Western Freeway and Melton Train Station.
Silverdale Estate
Established residential estate in Brookfield (City of Melton) featuring contemporary homes, local parks and access to Western Freeway and public transport. Current community advocacy focuses on a freeway sound wall between the Western Freeway and the estate.
Melton East Precinct Structure Plan
The Melton East Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) is a major 1,005-hectare masterplanned community development in Melbourne's western growth corridor, officially approved by the Minister for Planning under Amendment C244melt. Facilitated by the Victorian Planning Authority and Melton City Council, the project paves the way for nearly 12,000 homes, seven schools, four community hubs, and extensive open space reserves for over 36,000 residents. Development is structured across a 20 to 30-year horizon, incorporating vital infrastructure such as arterial road upgrades, new intersections, bridges, and Kororoit Creek conservation areas.
3,108 residents of Melton (Vic.) are employed, from a labour force of 3,661. Unemployment sits at 15.1%, with participation at 54.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 9,347, about 115% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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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Melton maintains a balanced occupational profile covering both white-collar and blue-collar roles, highlighted by substantial participation in construction, alongside an unemployment rate of 15.1% and a 0.8% estimated yearly rise in employment according to AreaSearch aggregated data. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 3,108, though the local jobless rate sits 10.3% above the 4.8% recorded across Greater Melbourne, and the local participation rate of 54.6% trails the Greater Melbourne figure of 70.1%. Census records indicate that 14.5% of workers worked from home, a figure potentially influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Local workers are predominantly engaged across construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade.
The workforce displays an especially prominent concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where the local share reaches 2.2 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, the professional & technical sector is underrepresented, employing only 3.3% of the Melton labour force relative to 10.1% across Greater Melbourne. A ratio of 0.8 workers for each resident recorded at the Census demonstrates an above-average volume of local employment positions. AreaSearch assessment of SALM and ABS statistical data shows that across the 12 months leading to March 2026, local employment expanded by 0.8% while the labour pool rose by 1.9%, lifting the local unemployment rate by 0.9 percentage points. Over the equivalent period, Greater Melbourne recorded employment growth of 2.1% and labour force expansion of 2.3%, resulting in a 0.2 percentage point increase. Projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment prospects. These five-year and ten-year national outlooks, mapped against local occupational distributions, project broader Australian employment to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying by industry. Applied to the industry profile of Melton, these models suggest local job opportunities could increase by 6.0% over five years and 12.5% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighting calculation that excludes localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Melton (Vic.) is $1,058 a week (about $55,000 a year), with median personal income at $539 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $38,820 a year against an average of $44,176. 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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Aggregated postcode figures from the ATO for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch show that Melton recorded a median taxpayer income of $38,820 alongside an average income of $44,176. These earnings sit below national benchmarks and compare to a median of $57,688 and an average of $75,164 across Greater Melbourne. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% from financial year 2023 onwards yields estimated figures of $42,554 (median) and $48,426 (average) by March 2026. The 2021 Census positioned personal, household, and family earnings in Melton between the 5th and 6th percentiles across Australia.
Regarding earnings bands, the largest cohort includes 29.7% of residents (2,412 residents) taking home between $800 - 1,499 weekly, whereas the wider regional market is led by the $1,500 - 2,999 category at 32.8%. Households face acute affordability constraints, retaining 81.2% of income to place in the 5th percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Melton (Vic.) had 3,024 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 83% detached houses and 0% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 36% rented and 34% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 28.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, housing types in Melton consisted of 83.2% houses alongside 16.7% other dwellings including apartments and semi-detached properties, whereas Melbourne metro recorded 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership stood higher than the metropolitan benchmark at 33.6%, while 30.7% of dwellings were mortgaged and 35.7% were tenanted. Monthly median mortgage costs reached $1,300, well below the Melbourne metro figure of $2,000, and weekly median rent sat at $300 compared to $390 across metropolitan Melbourne. Relative to Australia-wide figures, mortgage payments in Melton compare favorably to the national median of $1,863, with rental costs also tracking below the Australian level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Melton (Vic.) counted 3,024 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 21% couples without children. 33% 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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Families constitute 63.7% of local households, consisting of 23.7% couples with children, 21.1% couples without children, and 17.5% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 36.3%, driven primarily by lone person households at 33.1% alongside group households at 2.9%. The median household size of 2.4 people tracks below the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.0% of adults in Melton (Vic.) hold a university qualification, including 9.0% with a bachelor degree and 2.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 28.7% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 1,071 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 984 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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Tertiary attainment presents a local challenge, as the 13.0% rate of university qualifications sits well behind the 37.0% benchmark across Greater Melbourne, highlighting potential for future educational programs. Among degree holders, bachelor degrees represent 9.0%, postgraduate qualifications account for 2.2%, and graduate diplomas make up 1.8%. Vocational education forms a major component of local skills, with 38.7% of residents aged 15+ possessing technical qualifications, comprising 28.7% with certificates and 10.0% holding advanced diplomas. Local educational engagement is substantial, as 30.2% of the population is enrolled in formal study. This cohort comprises 11.5% attending primary schools, 7.9% enrolled in secondary education, and 3.5% engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Melton (Vic.) reaches 59 stops on 11 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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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Melton contains 59 active public transport stops focused on bus operations. Across these locations, 11 separate routes deliver 1,946 weekly passenger trips. Transport access is convenient, with residents residing an average of 226 meters from their closest stop. Given its commuter profile, private vehicles serve as the main travel mode at 88%, while 5% use trains. Dwellings average 1.1 vehicles each, trailing regional averages, while 14.5% of residents worked remotely according to the 2021 Census under potential pandemic influences. Across the entire network, service frequencies average 278 trips daily, representing roughly 32 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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58.4% of residents in Melton (Vic.) report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 91% of areas nationally. 10.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 44.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.0 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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Analysis by AreaSearch regarding chronic illness and mortality indicates significant health hurdles throughout Melton, with conditions impacting both younger cohorts and older demographics, while private health insurance uptake stands at approximately 44% of the population (~3,609 people). This coverage level trails both the Greater Melbourne figure of 56.7% and the nationwide average of 55.7%. Mental health concerns and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, reported by 11.2 and 10.0% of the population, while 58.4% of residents reported no chronic conditions compared to 72.6% across Greater Melbourne. Elevated rates of chronic illness affect working-age residents.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.6% of residents (1,835 people), surpassing the 15.1% proportion seen across Greater Melbourne, with senior health indicators generally aligning with broader Australian benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
30.0% of Melton (Vic.) residents were born overseas and 25.0% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (23.8%) and English (23.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Melton exceeds that of most regional markets, evidenced by 30.0% of residents being born overseas and 25.0% utilizing a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the leading faith, adhered to by 51.0% of the population. In relative terms, Islam shows the most notable representation at 4.2%, compared against 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. Looking at parental lineage, the three most prominent ancestry backgrounds in Melton are Australian at 23.8% (outpacing the regional level of 18.4%), English at 23.7%, and Other at 12.5%. Furthermore, specific communities show notable representation compared to regional figures, including Maltese at 4.3% (against 1.1% across the region), Samoan at 1.1% (against 0.3%), and Serbian at 0.8% (against 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Melton (Vic.) is 40. 24.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure in Melton leans heavily toward mature age groups. Updated estimates to August 2026 indicate that retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) account for 22.6% of the population versus 15.1% across Greater Melbourne, whereas young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprise 24.8% compared to 32.1% across the metropolitan area. As of August 2026, the median age is estimated at 40 by AreaSearch, matching the 2021 Census level and sitting 3 years above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 from that Census. The retiree and elderly proportion has expanded from 20.4% at the Census to an estimated 22.6%.
Looking forward to 2041, older cohorts are projected to drive the bulk of local growth, increasing by 741 residents (40%) to reach 2,577.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Melton (Vic.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aug 2026 2 months ago 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 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 — 306 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,953 at the 2021 Census → 8,123 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 (SAL21642). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.