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Mount Gambier has an estimated 26,716 residents, up from 25,591 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,125 people, or 4.4%. 230 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 997 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 population of the suburb of Mount Gambier stands at approximately 26,716, according to AreaSearch evaluations combining regional ABS updates with post-Census validated addresses. Compared to the 2021 Census count of 25,591 people, this represents an addition of 1,125 people (4.4%). The estimate stems from an ERP figure of 26,335 published by the ABS (June 2025) alongside 230 validated new addresses identified following the Census. The suburb of Mount Gambier exhibits a population density of 996 persons per square kilometer, aligning well with broader benchmarks across AreaSearch locations.
Furthermore, the 4.4% expansion recorded since the census trails the SA3 area (5.1%) by only 0.7 percentage points, highlighting solid underlying growth. The primary catalyst for local demographic expansion has been overseas arrivals, representing roughly 71.0% of recent population additions. Projections for the suburb of Mount Gambier incorporate 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia figures pegged to a 2022 baseline for local SA2 zones. Where coverage is absent or extends past 2032, models integrate 2023 SA State Government Regional/LGA forecasts derived from 2021 data, converted via weighted aggregation from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Future outlooks indicate that demographic expansion will sit marginally beneath the national non-metropolitan median. Overall, aggregated SA2 projections indicate that the suburb of Mount Gambier will expand by 2,272 persons to 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 7.1% over the 16 years.
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468 new dwellings have been approved in Mount Gambier over the past five years, an average of 93 a year. That is 3.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 97 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 95% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 101, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS residential approval statistics aggregated across statistical boundaries, Mount Gambier has averaged approximately 93 residential approvals each year, summing to roughly 468 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 101 approvals have been lodged. Over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), the ratio of incoming population stood at just 0.1 people per year for every completed residence, demonstrating that residential supply outpaces incoming demand to afford purchasers greater selection and create headroom for above-trend expansion. Furthermore, newly constructed residences carry an average value of $412,000—sitting moderately higher than regional benchmarks and underscoring a commitment to superior build standards.
Meanwhile, commercial planning activity has demonstrated substantial momentum, logging $148.7 million in commercial approvals throughout this financial year. Per capita residential construction in Mount Gambier trails the Rest of SA by 19.0%, placing the locality in the 49th percentile nationally, which restricts purchaser supply while bolstering demand for established housing stock. Freehold standalone dwellings dominate recent approvals at 95.0%, with medium and high-density housing accounting for the remaining 5.0%, reinforcing the suburban character and appealing to buyers pursuing spacious allotments. This 95.0% allocation shows that builders are delivering detached homes at a rate higher than the established residential profile (77.0% at Census), underscoring sustained buyer appetite for traditional detached houses despite broader medium-density movements. With approximately 301 people per approval, the district is characterised by low density. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release, Mount Gambier is anticipated to welcome 1,891 residents by 2041. Ongoing building volumes appear well positioned to satisfy future residential requirements, establishing supportive buyer conditions and paving the way for demographic growth to potentially outstrip current expectations.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 16 current infrastructure and development projects inside Mount Gambier, worth an estimated $539 million. A further 44 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $5.79 billion. 14 are already under construction and 30 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Infrastructure upgrades, strategic developments, and civic investments play a critical role in shaping regional outcomes. In Mount Gambier, AreaSearch has highlighted 20 projects with significant potential local influence. Leading undertakings include the Mount Gambier Technical College & Research Education Training Precinct, Forestry Centre of Excellence, CBD Master Planning and Activation, and the Mount Gambier Hospital Redevelopment, with prominent ventures outlined below.
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Mount Gambier Hospital Redevelopment
A $24 million major upgrade of the Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service. Key features include the Wari-ngu Mental Health Service, which doubled mental health beds to 12, and the first regional publicly funded two-bed Drug and Alcohol withdrawal unit. The project also delivered a six-bed Emergency Department Short Stay Unit and a new Cancer Care Centre with five consulting rooms and group therapy spaces. While structural works reached completion in late 2025, the new mental health beds and Cancer Care Centre are scheduled to open for patient use in early 2026.
TAFE SA Mount Gambier Campus Upgrades
Upgrade of the TAFE SA Mount Gambier campus including modern trade workshops, improved learning spaces, student amenities, accessibility upgrades and campus improvements. The works form part of the Mount Gambier Education, Research and Training Precinct and are being delivered alongside the new Limestone Coast Technical College scheduled to open in 2026.
CBD Master Planning and Activation
Strategic revitalisation of the Mount Gambier CBD aimed at activating the city centre through short-term initiatives and long-term infrastructure improvements. The project involves the completion of a detailed Master Plan, Commercial Street pedestrianisation concepts, and better integration with key precincts like the Railway Lands. It aligns with the Mount Gambier 2035 community vision and the Council 2024-2028 Strategic Plan.
Road Infrastructure Reconstruction Program
Comprehensive road network upgrades across Mount Gambier focusing on CBD revitalization and safety. Key components include the Lake Terrace and Bay Road intersection upgrade, significant road reconstruction on Lake Terrace East, and streetscape widening on Commercial Street East to protect heritage sites like Jens Hotel. The program also integrates a region-wide 2026 Road Resealing Program and the phased rollout of 40 km/h school speed limits on arterial roads.
Mount Gambier Technical College & Research Education Training Precinct
A 59 million dollar integrated precinct featuring the Mount Gambier Technical College and the Forestry Centre of Excellence. The purpose-built college includes industry-specific workshops for agri-tech, health, and early childhood education, plus short-stay accommodation for 40 regional students. Constructed using locally manufactured mass timber, the facility serves as a hub for research, innovation, and vocational training in the Limestone Coast region.
Lakes Park Estate
A residential land development in OB Flat, close to the Blue Lake and Mount Gambier. Currently in Stage 4 of development offering level allotments ranging from 591m2 to 700m2 with volcanic soils. All services included: NBN, gas, and fencing. Within walking distance to Blue Lake and walking trails, close to Swallow Drive shops. Marketed by SAL Real Estate Mount Gambier.
Limestone Estate
Large residential land estate on the western fringe of Mount Gambier, planned for more than 350 residential allotments with a commercial complex, childcare centre, medical centre and retail facilities. The estate is less than 5 minutes drive from the Mount Gambier CBD and is being delivered by Capital Investments & Developments.
Forestry Centre of Excellence
A $16 million purpose-built forestry research, education and training facility at the Wireless Road tertiary precinct in Mount Gambier. Constructed using locally sourced plantation timber and showcasing cross-laminated timber (CLT), engineered hardwood and panelling, the centre is a 10-year collaborative project between the SA Government and Adelaide University (contributing $6.55 million over 10 years) with strong industry backing. The facility accommodates the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub and Tree Breeding Australia, and is co-located with the Mount Gambier Technical College and TAFE.Designed by Russell and Yelland, it was officially opened in February 2026 under inaugural Director Professor Jeff Morrell.
13,164 residents of Mount Gambier are employed, from a labour force of 13,811. Unemployment sits at 4.7%, with participation at 62.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 21,043, about 79% 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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Mount Gambier maintains an evenly distributed workforce across professional and manual occupations, underpinned by solid representation across core community services, a jobless rate of 4.7%, and an annual employment uplift of 2.7% per AreaSearch aggregated metrics. As of March 2026, employed locals tally 13,164 individuals. The local unemployment figure sits 0.8% beneath the Regional SA benchmark of 5.5%, while labour force participation remains steady at 62.2% relative to 58.3% across Regional SA. Census figures indicated that a modest 4.0% of the workforce performed their roles from home, a metric that may have been shaped by Covid-19 lockdown measures.
The primary employment sectors for local workers are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing. Notably, health care & social assistance demonstrates a strong local concentration, capturing a market share 1.3 times the wider regional benchmark. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 6.6% of local jobs compared with 14.5% regionally. Due to its largely residential footprint, the district provides relatively constrained internal employment capacity, as evidenced by Census comparisons between the daytime workforce and resident worker counts. AreaSearch analysis of ABS and SALM metrics across the broader area indicates that over the twelve months to March 2026, jobs expanded by 2.7% while the workforce base grew by 3.8%, lifting the local unemployment rate by 1.0 percentage points. Across Regional SA over the same timeframe, employment increased by 1.2%, the labor pool broadened by 2.6%, and joblessness rose 1.4 percentage points. Forward-looking guidance from Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national releases provides useful context on prospective local employment trends over five and ten-year intervals. While nationwide employment is projected to advance by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trajectories vary markedly across individual industries. Projecting these sectoral trends onto the local industry footprint indicates potential employment gains of 5.9% over five years and 12.7% over ten years (note that this is an illustrative weighting model and does not incorporate local demographic forecasts).
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Median household income in Mount Gambier is $1,197 a week (about $62,000 a year), with median personal income at $691 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $47,498 a year against an average of $56,610. 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 demonstrate that the suburb of Mount Gambier records income benchmarks below the national standard. Median taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Mount Gambier reach $47,498, with the average sitting at $56,610, compared to $48,920 and $58,933 respectively across Regional SA. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.17% since financial year 2023, modelled values as of March 2026 correspond to roughly $52,329 (median) and $62,367 (average). According to Census metrics, Mount Gambier sits between the 13th and 26th percentiles across Australia for household, family, and individual incomes.
The $1,500 - 2,999 earnings tier represents the single largest cohort at 29.7% of residents (7,934 people), tracking regional distributions where 27.5% occupy this bracket. Although residential accommodation costs remain restrained with 86.7% of income retained, overall disposable income places at the 16th percentile nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Mount Gambier had 10,528 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 77% detached houses and 9% apartments. 34% are owned with a mortgage, 34% rented and 32% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month. Rent absorbs 18.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, the residential landscape in Mount Gambier consisted of 76.9% houses alongside 23.1% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and alternative structures), whereas Regional SA recorded 88.5% houses and 11.5% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 32.1%, trailing the wider region, while the balance comprised properties under mortgage (33.8%) and rental accommodation (34.1%). The median monthly mortgage commitment was $1,083 compared to $1,153 across Regional SA, and the median weekly rent stood at $220, matching the Regional SA figure of $220. By national standards, Mount Gambier mortgage payments sit well below the Australian average of $1,863, with rental rates also trailing the nationwide mark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Mount Gambier counted 10,528 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 22% are couples with children, fewer than in 79% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 35% 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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Family living arrangements constitute 62.9% of all local dwellings, consisting of 22.4% couples with children, 27.1% couples without children, and 12.4% single parent families. The remaining 37.1% are non-family residences, dominated by lone person households at 34.9% and group households at 2.3%. The median household size is 2.2 people, slightly under the Regional SA standard of 2.3.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.9% of adults in Mount Gambier hold a university qualification, including 10.1% with a bachelor degree and 2.0% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 84% of areas nationally. A further 29.8% hold a vocational qualification. 11 schools serve the area, with 5,483 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 956 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 educational attainment presents challenges across the locality, as only 13.9% of residents possess a university qualification against the broader Australian level of 30.4%, creating a clear mandate for targeted learning programs. Bachelor degrees form the primary higher education credential at 10.1%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (2.0%) and graduate diplomas (1.8%). Conversely, vocational and technical qualifications show strong presence, with 37.6% of locals aged 15+ holding practical certifications—comprising advanced diplomas (7.8%) alongside certificates (29.8%). A substantial 27.2% of the local population is engaged in formal education. Within this cohort, 11.2% attend primary schooling, 7.7% are enrolled in secondary education, and 2.4% undertake tertiary courses.
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Public transport in Mount Gambier reaches 123 stops on 12 routes, timetabled for about 340 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.3 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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Mount Gambier contains 123 active public transport stops operating across 12 distinct transit routes, providing 339 weekly passenger services in total. Local transit connectivity is favorable, placing residents an average of 232 meters from their nearest pick-up point. Given the predominantly suburban layout, outward travel is common, with private cars serving as the primary transport mode at 95%. Vehicle density stands at an average of 1.3 per residence, sitting lower than regional figures. Meanwhile, only 4.0% of residents reported working from home during the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Transit services deliver an average of 48 trips per day across the network, corresponding to roughly 2 weekly trips per designated stop. The accompanying mapping highlights the 100 nearest stops surrounding the central point.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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62.1% of residents in Mount Gambier report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 83% of areas nationally. 7.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.5 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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Based on AreaSearch reviews of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates, Mount Gambier encounters noticeable public health hurdles across younger and older demographics alike. Furthermore, private health insurance uptake is comparatively restrained, covering approximately 49% of the population (~13,200 people), well below the nationwide benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most widespread medical issues diagnosed in the area, affecting 9.7 and 9.2% of residents respectively. Conversely, 62.1% of community members reported no long-term illnesses, closely mirroring the 62.5% share across Regional SA. Chronic health conditions remain prominent within the working-age cohort.
Community members aged 65 and over comprise 24.0% of the population (6,411 people), beneath the 27.1% regional mark, with senior health indicators broadly matching nationwide trends seen across the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Mount Gambier is largely Australian-born, at 87.8% of residents, with 7.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (31.3%) and English (31.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Mount Gambier remains below typical national levels, with Australian citizens comprising 90.0% of the community, 87.8% born in Australia, and 92.7% speaking solely English at home. Christianity is the leading faith, accounting for 41.4% of residents. The single notable overrepresentation occurs within the Other classification, which represents 0.8% of the local population, identical to the 0.8% registered across Regional SA. Looking at parental background, the three most widespread ancestries in Mount Gambier are Australian (31.3%), English (31.3%), and Scottish (7.8%). Other specific cultural backgrounds show distinct local variations: German ancestry represents 6.0% (compared to 8.2% regionally), Dutch accounts for 2.0% (vs 1.3%), and Maori comprises 0.4% (vs 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Mount Gambier is 41. 24.5% 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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Age distributions in Mount Gambier closely reflect Regional SA, with no major demographic segment deviating by more than 3.1 percentage points from regional proportions. As at August 2026, the estimated median age is 41, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 6 years below the Regional SA mark of 47 from that Census. Since the Census, the senior cohort (65+) has risen from 21.8% to an estimated 24.0% of all residents. This retiree and elderly demographic is forecasted to generate the largest expansion by 2041, increasing by 2,126 (33%) to 8,538, whereas child and young adult cohorts are expected to decrease over the identical timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Mount Gambier
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 | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 16 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 Jul 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 — 230 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (25,591 at the 2021 Census → 26,716 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 (SAL40947). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.