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Meridan Plains has an estimated 4,573 residents. That puts 232 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 Meridan Plains has an estimated population of approximately 4,573, according to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader ABS demographic updates with post-Census validated addresses. Compared to the 4,589 residents counted in the 2021 Census, this indicates a small reduction of 16 people (0.3%). This finding stems from an estimated resident population of 4,563 calculated by AreaSearch using the June 2025 ABS ERP release alongside 66 validated new addresses registered following the Census. With a population density of 231 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers ample physical room and capacity for subsequent expansion.
Over the previous ten years, the suburb of Meridan Plains achieved a 3.1% compound annual growth rate, demonstrating resilient demographic expansion that surpassed the wider SA4 region. Inflows from interstate migration formed the primary catalyst, generating roughly 54.0% of all recent population additions. Projections generated by Geoscience Australia and the ABS, published in 2024 using 2022 baseline statistics, are used by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. For horizons after 2032 or locations outside that series, projections published by the Queensland State Government in 2023 utilizing 2021 data are incorporated. Because state models lack age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch applies cohort growth distributions derived from ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts released in 2023 from 2022 benchmarks. Based on these projected shifts, demographic gains are slated to track just underneath the nationwide regional median, with the suburb of Meridan Plains anticipated to add 285 persons to 2041 across aggregated SA2 modeling, marking an overall rise of 6.0% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
86 new dwellings have been approved in Meridan Plains over the past five years, an average of 17 a year. That is 3.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 1, 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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An evaluation of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch shows that Meridan Plains has averaged approximately 17 residential approvals each year, accumulating roughly 86 homes across the prior 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 1 approvals have been filed. Across the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 and FY-25, an incoming rate of only 0.9 new residents per approved dwelling indicates residential construction is matching or outpacing influx, expanding buyer options and supporting population growth beyond prevailing expectations, with new residential projects carrying an average construction value of $546,000. Additionally, commercial development approvals reached $17,000 this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential focus of the locality.
Building activity in Meridan Plains sits noticeably below broader regional levels, tracking 74.0% below regional average per person compared to Rest of Qld. Such constrained construction generally bolsters pricing power and buyer interest for established stock. Of the incoming pipeline, 32.0% comprises standalone houses while 68.0% encompasses medium and high-density housing options. This shift toward medium and higher density offers more accessible price points for entry-level buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It represents a marked departure from the existing fabric of 72.0% houses, reflecting stricter site constraints alongside evolving demographic choices and affordability factors. Furthermore, a ratio of 4586 people per residential approval illustrates a subdued, low-volume construction pipeline. Long-term demographic models indicate that Meridan Plains will expand by 275 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. With prevailing construction pipelines, residential delivery is well positioned to satisfy demand, fostering favorable buyer conditions and creating scope for demographic growth beyond existing forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Meridan Plains, worth an estimated $468 million. A further 59 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $17 billion. 30 are already under construction and 22 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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Community growth and property performance are heavily shaped by strategic public works, major development projects, and urban planning schemes. AreaSearch has identified 43 active or upcoming initiatives poised to influence the immediate region. Prominent developments include Aura District Sports Parks, Heritage Lane Estate Little Mountain, Sunshine Coast Health Precinct, and Bells Creek Arterial Road, which feature among the most significant local undertakings.
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Honey Farm Sport and Recreation Precinct
A 75-hectare regional sport and recreation precinct featuring football and cricket fields, a 1.8km criterium cycling track, youth plaza for skate and parkour, and all-abilities playgrounds. The precinct includes nature trails, wetlands, and a proposed 12-court indoor sports centre designed to host regional and potentially 2032 Olympic events. Stage 1 works, including bulk earthworks, road networks, and field lighting, are currently in progress with the first sports fields targeted to be operational by late 2026.
Meridan Village (Parklands Marketplace) Expansion
Neighbourhood shopping centre in Meridan Plains anchored by Aldi and Parklands Tavern. Local sources indicate additional small-format retail and dining tenancies were added to support the growing catchment, with works understood to be completed by 2023.
Sunshine Coast University Hospital Satellite Campus
Planning and expansion program delivering additional specialist outpatient and satellite healthcare facilities adjacent to Sunshine Coast University Hospital. The project provides expanded clinical capacity, diagnostic services, and day treatment rooms supporting communities across the southern Sunshine Coast corridor. Delivery is overseen by Queensland Health and the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service.
Meridan Plains Extractive Resource Area
Council-designated key resource area (KRA 49) protecting 60 to 100 million tonnes of construction sand within a 1,095 ha footprint on the Mooloolah River floodplain. Identified as Precinct RUR1 under the Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014 and reinforced by the SEQ Regional Plan 2017 (ShapingSEQ). Planning scheme provisions govern extraction setbacks, buffers and an end-use concept featuring lakes and residual open land. The resource is expected to supply the Sunshine Coast and broader SEQ region for 50 to 100 years.No development application has been lodged; the site remains a planning-protected reserve pending future extraction proposals.
Sunshine Coast Health Precinct
The Sunshine Coast Health Precinct at Birtinya is one of Australia's largest health and medical hubs, anchored by the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH), the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital (operated by Ramsay Health Care), and the Sunshine Coast Health Institute. SCUH opened in March 2017 with 450 beds and had expanded to 728 inpatient beds by mid-2025, with a planned final capacity of 738 beds. The precinct serves a catchment of around 450,000 residents across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions and supports tertiary services including a comprehensive cancer centre, regional trauma service, the Thompson Institute for mental health research, the Adem Crosby Centre, and the Kamala mental health unit.Development of the precinct is forecast to contribute 3.2 billion AUD to the Sunshine Coast economy and 447 million AUD each year after completion. Adjacent facilities include the Vitality Village integrated community health building (opened mid-2021) and the 17-hectare Health Hub greenfield precinct, which is being progressively developed with up to 32,000 square metres of medical, research, allied health and consulting space, including a proposed 8-storey, 10,000 square metre mental health facility led by Thompson Brain and Mind Healthcare. Clinical training and research are delivered in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Griffith University and TAFE Queensland. The neighbouring Birtinya Town Centre masterplan (Stockland) continues to add retail, residential and commercial floorspace surrounding the precinct, with a refreshed Temporary Local Planning Instrument approved by the State in September 2025 to lift residential density.
Creekwood Estate
Completed masterplanned residential estate featuring townhouses and family homes designed for families and young professionals on the Sunshine Coast. The estate includes parks, natural playground, tennis courts, skate park, community gardens, wetlands, and recreational facilities. All stages sold out with final precinct Creekwood Central completed in 2021.
Sunshine Coast Industrial Park
The Sunshine Coast Industrial Park is a 215-hectare major regional industrial hub delivered by Economic Development Queensland. Designed for medium to high-impact manufacturing, logistics, and large-scale industrial activities, Stage 2 delivers fully serviced industrial lots with direct Bruce Highway access.
Birtinya Social Housing Project
A five-storey social housing development delivering 63 units with a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom options. Designed to be fully accessible for seniors and people with disabilities, the complex is located on a 2622sqm block near the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. It features communal areas to build community and includes at least 61 car parking spaces. The basement structure is complete, with overall completion due mid-2026.
2,312 residents of Meridan Plains are employed, from a labour force of 2,379. Unemployment sits at 2.8%, with participation at 64.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. 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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According to statistical area data compiled by AreaSearch, Meridan Plains maintains a capable local workforce anchored by essential services, with an unemployment rate standing at only 2.8%. There are 2,312 residents employed as of March 2026, with the local jobless rate tracking 1.1% below Regional Qld's figure of 3.9%, while the participation rate aligns with the wider benchmark of 64.2%. Census figures indicated that a modest 11.3% of workers operated from home, though broader pandemic restrictions at the time should be kept in mind. Resident employment is concentrated most heavily across health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
Specialization is particularly elevated in health care & social assistance, where local employment concentration is 1.4 times the regional level. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for an under-indexed share, engaging just 1.0% of the local workforce compared with 4.5% in Regional Qld. Although local positions exist, comparisons between resident workers and neighborhood jobs suggest that substantial numbers of residents travel outside the suburb for employment. Analysis of ABS and SALM figures by AreaSearch reveals that over the twelve months to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 3.0% as total jobs fell by 3.7%, driving a 0.8 percentage points increase in the jobless rate. In contrast, Regional Qld recorded a 0.1% increase in employment, a 0.3% workforce expansion, and an unemployment increase of 0.1 percentage points. National employment modeling published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provides broader context for future labor needs. By weighting five- and ten-year nationwide sector projections against the local industry makeup, overall employment is modeled to rise by 6.8% over five years and 14.2% over ten years, compared to Australian projections of 6.6% and 13.7% respectively, reflecting sector-specific variance across industries (this represents a mathematical weighting model for illustration and excludes local demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Meridan Plains is $1,529 a week (about $80,000 a year), with median personal income at $777 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $51,275 a year against an average of $65,465. 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 figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that earnings across the suburb of Meridan Plains sit marginally below nationwide benchmarks. Median taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Meridan Plains reach $51,275 while the mean income is $65,465, against Regional Qld's corresponding benchmarks of $53,146 and $66,593. Applying an 11.36% increase from the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $57,100 for median income and $72,902 for average income as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household levels, Census earnings sit in the mid-to-lower tiers between the 37th and 44th percentiles.
The primary earning band is $1,500 - 2,999, taking in 34.8% of residents (1,591 people), matching regional patterns where 31.7% fall into this range. Discretionary income capacity is constrained, with 77.3% of earnings remaining after housing costs to place the area in the 29th percentile, while socioeconomic SEIFA metrics assign the suburb to the 5th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Meridan Plains had 1,692 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 72% detached houses and 4% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,850 a month, a total housing cost higher than 81% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 30.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census assessments show the residential stock of Meridan Plains consists of 71.9% houses alongside 28.2% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), differing from Regional Qld's distribution of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Outright ownership in Meridan Plains trails the broader regional benchmark, recording 22.2%, while 32.7% of homes carry a mortgage and 45.1% are occupied by tenants. Median monthly mortgage obligations stand at $1,850 and median weekly rent reaches $460, outpacing Regional Qld figures of $1,655 and $345 respectively. Against nationwide benchmarks, local mortgage servicing costs sit below the Australian average of $1,863, whereas weekly rental payments exceed the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Meridan Plains counted 1,692 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 29% are couples with children, against 28% couples without children. 23% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The domestic landscape is predominantly composed of family arrangements, which make up 73.8% of households and include 29.0% couples with children, 28.1% couples without children, and 15.7% single parent families. Non-family households represent 26.2% of dwellings, divided between lone person households at 22.8% and group households at 3.4%. Average occupancy sits at 2.6 people per home, slightly above the Regional Qld benchmark of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.7% of adults in Meridan Plains hold a university qualification, including 15.8% with a bachelor degree and 3.8% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 75% of areas nationally. A further 29.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 3,090 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,066 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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Formal qualifications across Meridan Plains sit below national levels, with 21.7% of individuals aged 15+ possessing higher education degrees compared with 30.4% in Australia, highlighting opportunities for future educational and vocational advancement. Among university degree holders, 15.8% attained bachelor degrees, 3.8% completed postgraduate qualifications, and 2.1% hold graduate diplomas. Vocational and technical training is widely represented, with 41.8% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of 12.6% with advanced diplomas and 29.2% with certificates. Academic participation is strong across the community, with 32.3% of the population engaged in formal study.
This cohort includes 11.0% attending primary school, 10.2% in secondary education, and 4.9% enrolled in higher education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Meridan Plains means driving: households keep an average of 1.3 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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66.0% of residents in Meridan Plains report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 78% of areas nationally. 7.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.4 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and long-term health issues highlight distinct public health considerations in Meridan Plains, characterized by higher rates of common ailments that become more pronounced among older cohorts, while private medical insurance adoption slightly exceeds typical SA2 levels with roughly 53% of the total population (~2,430 people) covered. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most widespread medical challenges locally, recorded among 9.4 and 8.8% of residents respectively, whereas 66.0% of the community reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld. Working-age demographic health metrics remain standard.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 18.2% of the population (832 people), below the Regional Qld share of 20.3%, with senior health outcomes reflecting certain vulnerabilities despite ranking favorably against broader national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Meridan Plains is largely Australian-born, at 75.9% of residents, with 8.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (32.1%) and Australian (27.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural background indicators across Meridan Plains align closely with broader regional averages, with 85.3% holding Australian citizenship, 75.9% born in Australia, and 91.8% using only English in domestic settings. Christianity stands as the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 47.9% of residents. The most noticeable variation above regional patterns is seen in Hinduism, representing 1.2% of the local population against 0.8% across Regional Qld. Looking at parental heritage, the most frequently reported ancestries in Meridan Plains are English at 32.1%, Australian at 27.3%, and Irish at 8.0%. Several other lineages show elevated local concentrations relative to wider benchmarks, including New Zealand heritage at 1.1% (versus 0.9% regionally), French background at 0.6% (versus 0.5%), and South Australian descent at 0.6% (versus 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Meridan Plains is 36. 27.9% 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 age profile of Meridan Plains leans younger than regional averages. Estimates updated to August 2026 indicate that 33.9% of residents are aged 0 - 24, compared with 29.6% throughout Regional Qld, while 20.5% are aged 45 - 64, below the regional proportion of 24.6%. The median age is calculated at 36 as at August 2026, holding steady with the 2021 Census outcome and sitting 5 years beneath the Regional Qld figure of 41 recorded at that Census. By 2041, residents aged 25 - 44 are projected to drive local population growth, expanding by 180 residents (14%) to reach 1,451, whereas the population aged 0 to 24 is anticipated to decline over the timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Meridan Plains
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 | Jun 2026 4 months ago all 6 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 Jun 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 — 66 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,589 at the 2021 Census → 4,573 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 (SAL31807). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.