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The median house price in Metford is $805k, with units at $550k. House values have moved 7.0% a year compounded over five years.
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Metford has an estimated 4,730 residents. That puts 1,955 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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Based on demographic evaluations from the ABS for the surrounding region, combined with fresh locations verified by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Metford has an estimated population of approximately 4,730 in May 2026. This represents a growth of 23 people (0.5%) relative to the 2021 Census, which counted 4,707 individuals. The adjustment is calculated from a resident population of 4,723, calculated by AreaSearch using the ABS ERP release from June 2025 alongside an extra 7 verified new addresses post-Census. Such a population size results in a density of 1,954 persons per square kilometer, which exceeds the typical figure across locations nationwide examined by AreaSearch.
Population expansion locally was mostly fueled by natural increase, which accounted for roughly 56.99999999999999% of total gains in recent times. AreaSearch incorporates regional projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia published in 2024 using 2022 as the baseline. For regions lacking this coverage, SA2 projections from the NSW State Government published in 2022 using 2021 as the baseline are utilized. Age bracket growth trends from these datasets are applied to all locations for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Looking at future demographic trends, population growth is projected to exceed the median for regional parts of Australia, with the suburb of Metford expected to add 575 residents by 2041 according to combined SA2 projections, representing a total increase of 12.0% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
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Property development in Metford is exceptionally quiet, with an annual average of 1 new dwellings approved, totaling 8 dwellings over the five-year period. This minimal pace of residential construction is typical for non-urban settings where demand for new housing is quiet and building activity is restricted by local requirements and infrastructure limits. It is worth noting that because of the tiny sample size, individual construction projects can greatly distort annual trends and relative benchmarks. Metford experiences a much lower volume of residential construction compared to the Rest of NSW, and the rate of new building is also far below national benchmarks.
Approved construction is composed of 67.0% detached houses and 33.0% townhouses or apartments, with this growing diversity of multi-dwelling options offering choices at various price brackets, ranging from traditional family residences to more affordable, space-efficient alternatives. This represents a clear shift from the current residential makeup, which consists of 84.0% houses, reflecting a scarcity of vacant land for development alongside changing lifestyle needs and affordability considerations. There are approximately 2360 residents for every dwelling approval, indicating a mature residential market. Demographic projections indicate Metford will add 568 residents by 2041 based on the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. If current building rates do not increase, residential supply may not keep pace with population growth, which could increase competition among purchasers and support upward price trends.
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 27 current infrastructure and development projects close to Metford, worth an estimated $8.88 billion. 12 are already under construction and 10 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 performance is heavily shaped by developments in public facilities, major building developments, and planning schemes. AreaSearch has identified a total of 4 projects that are expected to influence the local area. Prominent works include the Maitland Mental Health Rehabilitation Project, the Stony Pinch Urban Development, the Sophia Waters Sportsground, and the Ashtonfield Public School Upgrade, with details of the most significant works listed below.
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Maitland Mental Health Rehabilitation Project
A purpose-built 64-bed mental health facility on the Maitland Hospital campus. It features a transitional model of care with three inpatient units: low-secure and medium-secure forensic units, and a rehabilitation and recovery unit. Designed by Bates Smart, the facility includes single bedrooms with ensuites, shared therapy spaces, and nature-integrated outdoor areas.
Chisholm Plaza
Chisholm Plaza is a $180 million neighbourhood shopping centre currently under construction in the Waterford Estate. The 15,000 sqm development is triple-anchored by Woolworths, Aldi, and Dan Murphys, and will include over 50 specialty stores. The precinct features a 112-place childcare centre, swim school, gym, medical centre, and a dining precinct with a tavern. The project targets a 4-star Green Star rating and will provide 638 car spaces. Construction by Richard Crookes Constructions commenced in March 2025, with completion expected in the last quarter of 2026.
Waterford
Waterford is a masterplanned community in Chisholm, NSW, developed by AVID Property Group. The project spans approximately 173 hectares including 74 hectares of green space, wetlands, and parks, with 7km of walking and cycling paths. Waterford is being delivered in stages to approximately 1610 total lots, with a display village of 23 homes from builders including McDonald Jones Homes, Clarendon Homes, Simonds Homes and Eden Brae Homes. The community includes established schools such as St Bede's College and St Aloysius Primary, a childcare centre, and a future village centre and sports precinct.
Sophia Waters Estate
Sophia Waters Estate is a master-planned residential community in Chisholm developed by Allam Property Group. Originally planned for around 1,500 lots across multiple stages, a further 600+ lots were acquired in late 2024 bringing the total to approximately 2,100 dwellings. The estate offers a mix of land-only lots and turnkey house-and-land packages on blocks up to 800 square metres, with prices starting from $410,000. Amenities include open spaces, extensive landscaping, and a network of walking and cycling trails.A new $10 million Maitland City Council sportsground on Suncroft Street commenced construction in May 2025 and is expected to complete in late 2026, providing two mixed sports fields, a turf cricket wicket, an amenities building, flood lighting, and over 100 car spaces. Located in the Hunter Valley between Raymond Terrace and Maitland, with easy access to Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, and Port Stephens.
Raymond Terrace Place Plan
Port Stephens Council is developing the Raymond Terrace Place Plan to guide the 20-year growth and revitalisation of the town centre, succeeding the 2015 strategy. The plan targets approximately 2,500 new dwellings with a focus on diverse housing types including townhouses and affordable options to support a population increase of over 5,400 residents. Key elements include public space upgrades, safety enhancements, and the William Street Public Domain Plan.
Brentwood Thornton Final Stage
Final release of 35 generous sized residential lots in Brentwood Thornton, the concluding stage of a 175-lot contemporary living estate. Located minutes from Newcastle and Maitland, featuring generously proportioned blocks (451-709sqm), open green spaces, parklands, and direct pedestrian access to Allan and Don Lawrence Sports Field. The development includes a planned 132-place childcare centre and offers lifestyle options for building dream homes.
North Thornton Estate
A residential development offering house and land packages for growing families and first-home buyers in Thornton, featuring modern home designs with proximity to Maitland CBD, Green Hills Shopping Centre, schools, and transport links. Part of the broader Thornton North development area with display homes at HomeWorld Thornton.
Stony Pinch Urban Development
A long-term conceptual urban transformation initiative covering the post-mining repurposing of the Bloomfield Colliery and adjoining landholdings southeast of Maitland in the Lower Hunter. The Stony Pinch Group is a consortium formed under a legal agreement between major landowners in the area - The Bloomfield Group, Ashtonfields and Yancoal (which acquired the adjoining Donaldson site) - to coordinate future land use and development outcomes across their combined holdings. Earlier conceptual structure planning referenced in Bloomfield's Modification 4 environmental assessment envisaged a substantial mixed-use precinct extending from John Renshaw Drive towards East Maitland, including residential, town centre, employment lands, and recreation, with significant bushland retention.The site sits within the Hunter Regional Plan 2041 'Four Mile Creek Precinct', which is identified for employment uses leveraging access to the M1 Pacific Motorway and rail, the repurposing of existing infrastructure to support transition to new uses, and the conservation of high environmental value lands. Bloomfield Colliery currently operates under Project Approval 07_0087 with mining permitted until 31 December 2030. A Modification 5 (Bloomfield Colliery Continuation Project) is under assessment by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and the Commonwealth under the EPBC Act, seeking to extend mining to 31 December 2035, reduce the production rate to 0.9 Mtpa, and amend the approved final landform. The Environmental Impact Statement was on public exhibition from 22 April to 20 May 2025, and a Response to Submissions report was lodged in September 2025. The currently approved final land use is grazing pasture; any future urban development would require separate planning approvals through Maitland and Cessnock Councils and the NSW Government.
2,171 residents of Metford are employed, from a labour force of 2,310. Unemployment sits at 6.0%, with participation at 60.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,895, about 82% 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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Metford features a balanced workforce spanning white and blue collar employment, with manufacturing and industrial sectors strongly represented, an unemployment rate of 6.0%, and 0.8% in estimated employment growth over the past year, based on AreaSearch aggregation of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 2,171 residents are in work while the unemployment rate is 1.9% above Regional NSW's rate of 4.1%, and workforce participation is on par with Regional NSW's 60.6%. Based on Census responses, a moderate 14.8% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered.
The primary sectors employing local residents are healthcare & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing. The local area displays a notable concentration in manufacturing jobs, with its share of employment reaching 1.6 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing is minimally represented, employing just 1.1% of the local workforce compared to 5.3% across Regional NSW. This mostly residential locality offers few local jobs relative to its resident workforce, as shown by comparing the count of working residents against local jobs from the Census. According to AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated from regional levels, the 12-month period recorded a job expansion of 0.8% alongside a labor force increase of 0.6%, leading to a 0.2 percentage point drop in the jobless rate. Conversely, Regional NSW saw a job contraction of 0.9% and a labor force reduction of 0.4%, with a 0.5 percentage point increase in unemployment. National employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia as of May-25 provide additional context for local workforce trends. These projections, spanning five and ten years, have been applied to the local workforce makeup to project future trends. While national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trends vary widely by sector. Applying these industry projections to the local workforce suggests employment should expand by 6.2% over five years and 13.3% over ten years, representing a basic weighted calculation that does not incorporate local demographic forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Metford is $1,484 a week (about $77,000 a year), with median personal income at $731 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,329 a year against an average of $61,852. 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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The latest postcode-level tax data from the ATO for financial year 2023 shows that personal earnings in the suburb of Metford are below national averages, with a median of $50,329 and an average of $61,852. This is lower than the Regional NSW median of $52,390 and average of $65,215. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, estimated earnings would reach approximately $55,523 for the median and $68,235 for the average in March 2026. The 2021 Census confirms that household, family, and individual incomes are modest, sitting between the 34th and 34th percentiles.
The largest income group comprises 37.4% of residents (1,769 people) earning between $1,500 - 2,999, which aligns closely with the surrounding region where 29.9% of the population falls into this category. Financial pressure from housing is significant, leaving just 81.6% of income after housing costs, placing the area in the 32nd percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Metford had 1,750 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 84% detached houses and 3% apartments. 37% are owned with a mortgage, 38% rented and 25% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month. Rent absorbs 23.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of residential properties in Metford at the time of the last Census consisted of 84.2% detached houses and 15.7% alternative dwellings such as townhouses, units, or other options, compared to 82.6% houses and 17.4% alternative dwellings in Regional NSW. Home ownership levels were lower than the Regional NSW average, sitting at 24.5%, while the remaining homes were either being purchased with a mortgage (37.3%) or occupied by tenants (38.2%). The median monthly mortgage payment was below the Regional NSW average at $1,625, and the median weekly rent was $350, compared to regional averages of $1,733 and $330.
Nationally, local mortgage commitments are lower than the Australian average of $1,863, and rent levels are below the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Metford counted 1,750 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 24% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of households at 71.5%, which includes 27.3% couples raising children, 26.3% couples without children, and 16.4% single parents. Non-family households account for the remaining 28.5%, with lone person households representing 24.3% and group households comprising 4.2% of the total. The median household occupancy is 2.6 people, exceeding the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
11.5% of adults in Metford hold a university qualification, including 8.4% with a bachelor degree and 1.8% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 77% of areas nationally. A further 34.6% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 1,150 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 965 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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Local academic indicators show room for improvement, with university graduation rates (11.5%) sitting far below the NSW state average of 32.2%. This presents a clear opportunity for targeted educational programs. Among graduates, bachelor degrees are most common at 8.4%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 1.8% and graduate diplomas at 1.3%. Practical and trade qualifications are highly prevalent, with 43.5% of residents aged 15+ holding a vocational qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas at 8.9% and certificates at 34.6%. A high proportion of the community is engaged in study, with 29.0% of residents currently enrolled in an educational program.
This includes 11.2% attending primary school, 7.2% in secondary school, and 3.6% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Metford reaches 37 stops on 56 routes, timetabled for about 4,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Trains carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.5 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Analysis of local transit options shows 37 active transit stops in the suburb of Metford, consisting of both rail and bus services. These stops support 56 different routes, delivering 4,459 weekly passenger journeys. Access to transit is highly rated, with residents living an average of 168 meters from their nearest stop. Because the area is mostly residential, many workers travel outside the suburb, with private cars remaining the primary travel mode at 94%. Households own an average of 1.5 vehicles. Census data from 2021 shows 14.8% of residents worked from home, which may have been influenced by pandemic lockdowns.
Daily services average 637 journeys across all transit routes, which represents approximately 120 weekly journeys per stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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58.2% of residents in Metford report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 95% of areas nationally. 7.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.5 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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Significant health concerns are present in Metford, according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and the prevalence of long-term illnesses, which impact both younger and older demographics, while the proportion of residents with private medical insurance is low at roughly 51% of the population, representing about 2,432 people. The most prevalent health issues locally are psychological conditions and asthma, affecting 14.4% and 10.4% of the population respectively, while 58.2% of residents reported having no chronic health issues, compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW. The working-age cohort experiences significant health difficulties with higher rates of chronic illness.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 14.5% of the population (685 people), which is below the Regional NSW average of 23.4%. Senior health outcomes show some challenges, with national percentiles matching the broader population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Metford is largely Australian-born, at 89.9% of residents, with 7.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (30.8%) and English (30.4%). 7.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Metford displays lower levels of cultural variation compared to average figures, with 89.9% of residents born in Australia, 91.6% holding citizenship, and 92.6% speaking only English at home. The predominant religious affiliation is Christianity, followed by 54.7% of the local population, compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Regarding parent birthplaces, the largest ancestral lines in Metford are Australian at 30.8% of the population, English at 30.4%, and Australian Aboriginal at 7.1%. There are also distinct concentrations of other backgrounds: Polish ancestry is higher at 0.9% of Metford (compared to 0.5% regionally), Samoan ancestry is at 0.5% (compared to 0.1%), and Maori ancestry is at 0.8% (compared to 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Metford is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 29.8% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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With a median age of 35 years, Metford is considerably younger than the Regional NSW average of 43 and also younger than the Australian median of 38. Compared to Regional NSW, there is a high concentration of young adults aged 25 - 34, who make up 17.1% of the local population, while seniors aged 75 - 84 are under-represented at 4.2%. Since the 2021 Census, the 25 to 34 age bracket has expanded from 15.7% to 17.1% of the population, whereas the 5 to 14 youth bracket decreased from 14.2% to 13.2%.
Demographic projections suggest the local age structure will change by 2041, with the 25 to 34 group projected to grow by 25%, adding 203 residents to reach 1,012, while the 55 to 64 and 15 to 24 age brackets are expected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Metford
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 3 months ago all 2 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 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 7 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (4,707 at the 2021 Census → 4,730 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL12603). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.