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Noble Park North has an estimated 7,587 residents, up from 7,436 at the 2021 Census — a change of 151 people, or 2.0%. That puts 2,023 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of regional ABS population releases alongside 17 validated new addresses identified following the Census, the suburb of Noble Park North has an estimated headcount of approximately 7,587 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 151 people (2.0%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 7,436 people. The estimate builds upon an ERP of 7,574 calculated by AreaSearch using the June 2025 ABS figures together with post-Census address additions. The local population density stands at 2,023 persons per square kilometer, tracking higher than the nationwide benchmark across locations evaluated by AreaSearch.
Inbound overseas migration served as the primary demographic driver, making up roughly 72.0% of recent population additions in the suburb of Noble Park North. Demographic projections used by AreaSearch draw from the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia dataset using 2022 as its base year. Where SA2 coverage is unavailable, calculations incorporate the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures, applying a weighted aggregation approach to distribute growth from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Age cohort growth trajectories from these models are similarly projected across all regions from 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, the suburb of Noble Park North is slated for bottom-quartile demographic expansion relative to areas monitored by AreaSearch, with aggregated SA2 figures pointing to an addition of 148 persons by 2041, corresponding to a cumulative rise of 1.8% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
67 new dwellings have been approved in Noble Park North over the past five years, an average of 13 a year. That is 1.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 13, 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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An evaluation of ABS building approval records by AreaSearch reveals that Noble Park North generated an average of roughly 13 new residential approvals per annum, accumulating approximately 67 dwellings throughout the preceding 5 financial years. During FY-25 so far, 13 approvals have been logged. In the context of recent local population contraction, construction volume has maintained an adequate pace that benefits prospective purchasers, with typical expected construction costs averaging $550,000 per dwelling—exceeding regional benchmarks and signaling an emphasis on higher-quality builds. Furthermore, commercial approvals over the current financial year total $825,000, underscoring a dominant focus on residential building activity.
Residential building volumes in Noble Park North fall significantly short of Greater Melbourne averages, sitting 51.0% below the per-capita regional figure. This restrained influx of new stock typically reinforces market demand and supports valuations across existing homes. Construction is likewise subdued against national norms, illustrating the mature character of the suburb alongside possible planning restrictions. Detached dwellings represent 85.0% of recent approvals, while attached dwellings make up 15.0%, preserving a distinct low-density suburban landscape favored by families requiring generous floorplans. Featuring roughly 563 people per dwelling approval, the local property sector exhibits the traits of an established market. Based on the most recent quarterly calculation from AreaSearch, Noble Park North is projected to gain 135 residents by 2041. Given prevailing rates of residential building activity, the incoming supply pipeline appears well positioned to satisfy local demand, fostering an advantageous environment for buyers while opening up possibilities for development to outpace baseline projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Noble Park North
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Noble Park North, worth an estimated $502 million. A further 79 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.5 billion. 22 are already under construction and 22 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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Capital investments, town planning frameworks, and infrastructure delivery exert a fundamental influence over local community performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 7 major projects expected to affect the neighborhood. Key developments include Douglas Apartments, Liege Avenue Childcare Centre, Silverton Noble Park North, and RACV Noble Park Redevelopment, with accompanying details outlining the most significant initiatives.
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Liege Avenue Childcare Centre
Proposed two-storey childcare centre for up to 40 children in three rooms, with a nine-space car park at the rear, staff room, kitchen, reception, toilets, laundry, and an elevated outdoor play area. The existing three-bedroom house on site was to be demolished. On 26 March 2026, VCAT refused a permit for the project, affirming Greater Dandenong Council's original refusal on neighbourhood character grounds, citing the design and landscape response as unacceptable given the site's largely single-storey residential setting next to Yarraman Oaks Primary School.VCAT found no in-principle objection to the childcare use or two-storey scale itself. The project is not proceeding under its current design and would require a substantially revised application to advance.
RACV Noble Park Redevelopment
Multi-stage redevelopment of RACV's Noble Park facility featuring a new 10,000+ sqm warehouse with 730 sqm two-level office, multi-storey car park, 1,100 sqm courtyard garden renewal, and purpose-built hydrogen vehicle manufacturing facility for Hyzon Motors. The project transforms an existing RACV site into a modern industrial and manufacturing hub supporting clean energy initiatives.
Dandenong Wellbeing Centre
A 122.15 million dollar state-of-the-art aquatic and wellness hub being built at Mills Reserve to replace the 45-year-old Dandenong Oasis. The facility will include an indoor 50-metre pool, a 25-metre 10-lane pool, two warm water program pools for hydrotherapy and rehabilitation, a learn-to-swim pool, and a family leisure pool with splashpad. Supporting amenities include a large gymnasium, group fitness studios, more than 200 square metres of allied water lounge and allied health consulting suites, community meeting rooms, a cafe, spa, sauna and steam room, plus an integrated hockey pavilion replacing the existing Mills Reserve facilities.The design features large-span engineered timber beams across the main pool hall and entry foyer, targets a 5 Star Green Star rating, and includes culturally inclusive features such as a parents and prayer room and capacity to isolate the warm water pool for women-only programs. Construction began with a sod-turning ceremony on 5 July 2025 and the centre is on track to open in early to mid 2027. The project is supported by a 20 million dollar Federal Government grant.
Douglas Apartments
A five-storey residential development in Noble Park comprising 97 social housing apartments and 6 ground floor retail tenancies. Delivered in partnership between Cedar Woods Properties, HousingFirst, and the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments, the project will provide 100 percent community housing. Designed by DKO Architecture and constructed by Balmain & Co, it is located adjacent to the Noble Park Railway Station.
Silverton Noble Park North
A masterplanned residential estate by Frasers Property featuring over 600 homes, with parks, wetlands, and community facilities in Noble Park North. The project is completed.
Noble Park Revitalisation
$4 million investment from Victorian Government through Office of Suburban Development. Comprehensive suburb revitalisation including streetscape upgrades along Douglas Street and Ian Street, new all-abilities playground, improved pedestrian crossings, enhanced lighting and landscaping, community space improvements, new pocket parks, community centre upgrades, pedestrian improvements, youth employment programs, and trader support initiatives to enhance Noble Park's village character.
1, 3 & 5 Kintore Street Mixed-Use Development
A ministerial planning permit approved mixed-use development featuring 104 modern dwellings across a 7-story building with ground floor retail spaces and basement parking, located within the Springvale Activity Centre to enhance residential and commercial options. The development site is currently under offer.
EastLink Freeway Noble Park Section
39km tollway connecting the Eastern and Mornington Peninsula Freeways, featuring innovative design with the railway line running in the freeway median through Noble Park. Operated by ConnectEast, owned by Horizon Roads consortium. The freeway serves approximately 250,000 vehicles daily and includes two 1.6km tunnels protecting the Mullum Mullum valley.
3,700 residents of Noble Park North are employed, from a labour force of 3,918. Unemployment sits at 5.6%, with participation at 61.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% 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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Noble Park North maintains a capable labor pool characterized by substantial representation across industrial and manufacturing sectors, alongside an unemployment rate of 5.6% and a 4.9% yearly rise in employment according to AreaSearch's statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 3,700, while the local jobless rate sat 0.8% higher than the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8%. Workforce engagement remains subdued at 61.4%, trailing the metropolitan mark of 70.1%. Census records show 18.9% of workers operating from home, an indicator that should be viewed alongside prevailing Covid-19 lockdown conditions. The leading sectors employing local residents comprise health care & social assistance, manufacturing, and construction.
Manufacturing stands out with pronounced concentration, accounting for a workforce share 1.7 times the broader metropolitan standard. By comparison, professional & technical roles absorb only 6.0% of local workers, lagging the 10.1% recorded for Greater Melbourne. A ratio of 0.6 local jobs per resident recorded at the Census demonstrates an above-average supply of neighborhood employment opportunities. AreaSearch's review of ABS and SALM statistical series shows that over the twelve months leading to March 2026, local employment grew by 4.9% while the total labor force expanded by 4.2%, enabling a 0.6 percentage point contraction in unemployment. By comparison, Greater Melbourne registered a 2.1% increase in employment alongside a 2.3% rise in its labor pool, producing a 0.2 percentage point climb in joblessness. For forward-looking context, Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national workforce outlook models five- and ten-year demand trends across discrete sectors. While nationwide job numbers are anticipated to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, trajectories fluctuate across fields. Calibrating these sectoral projections against Noble Park North's industry composition yields an expected local job expansion of 6.1% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (note that this serves as an illustrative weighting model excluding localized population dynamics).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Noble Park North is $1,452 a week (about $76,000 a year), with median personal income at $596 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,756 a year against an average of $49,569. 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 aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Noble Park North below national standards. Taxpayers in the suburb of Noble Park North recorded a median income of $44,756 alongside an average of $49,569, trailing Greater Melbourne's corresponding benchmarks of $57,688 and $75,164. Factoring in a Wage Price Index rise of 9.62% from financial year 2023 onwards brings current modeled values to roughly $49,062 for median earnings and $54,338 for average income as of March 2026. According to Census findings, individual earnings sit low at the 11th percentile ($596 weekly), whereas household earnings reach the 32nd percentile.
In terms of earnings distribution, 34.4% of community members (2,609 individuals) fall in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the 32.8% observed regionally. Affordability constraints remain pronounced, with residents retaining 83.9% of income, placing the area at the 32nd percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Noble Park North had 2,616 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 90% detached houses and 9% apartments. 34% are owned with a mortgage, 27% rented and 39% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $351 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,757 a month. Rent absorbs 24.2% 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 records indicate that separate houses constituted 89.7% of dwellings in Noble Park North, while other housing categories (semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and remaining forms) accounted for 10.2%, contrasting with Melbourne metro where houses made up 67.9% and alternative formats represented 32.1%. Outright property ownership in Noble Park North stood at 39.0%, significantly exceeding metropolitan proportions, while 34.4% of properties carried a mortgage and 26.7% were occupied under tenancy agreements. Typical monthly mortgage payments were $1,757, falling below the Melbourne metro figure of $2,000, while median weekly rent was $351 against $390 across the wider metropolis.
On a national scale, Noble Park North's mortgage overheads compare favorably to the Australian median of $1,863, with local rental costs similarly tracking beneath the nationwide benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Noble Park North counted 2,616 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.7 people each. 36% are couples with children, against 23% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the predominant living arrangement, making up 75.0% of local households; this is comprised of couples with children at 35.9%, couples without children at 23.2%, and single parent families at 13.4%. Non-family living situations represent the remaining 25.0%, driven by lone person households at 21.8% and group households at 3.3%. The suburb's median household size of 2.7 people tracks higher than the Greater Melbourne standard of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
24.2% of adults in Noble Park North hold a university qualification, including 16.5% with a bachelor degree and 5.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.0% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 1,995 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,018 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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Attainment figures highlight structural challenges in the local education landscape, with 24.2% of residents possessing tertiary qualifications compared to 37.0% across Greater Melbourne, outlining clear targets for strategic learning programs. Bachelor degrees form the primary qualification at 16.5%, followed by postgraduate study at 5.7% and graduate diplomas at 2.0%. Vocational training forms a substantial foundation, with 28.3% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical credentials, comprising certificates (18.0%) and advanced diplomas (10.3%). A substantial 28.8% of the local population is actively engaged in studies, reflecting robust overall participation in formal education.
This student cohort includes 8.9% enrolled in primary education, 7.7% in secondary education, and 5.5% attending tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Noble Park North reaches 44 stops on 14 routes, timetabled for about 4,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 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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Public transport connectivity in Noble Park North is supported by 44 operating stops providing bus services across the suburb. These access points accommodate 14 separate routes that generate a collective 4,065 weekly passenger trips. Network coverage is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances measuring 158 meters to the closest stop. Given the suburb's residential orientation, outbound travel prevails, with private vehicles serving as the primary transit mode at 90%. Households hold an average of 1.4 vehicles. In addition, 18.9% of residents worked from home at the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Public transit scheduling delivers an average of 580 daily trips across all operational routes, translating to roughly 92 weekly trips at each separate stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
70.0% of residents in Noble Park North report no long-term health condition. 8.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.2 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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Health indicators in Noble Park North closely align with broader national averages based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and chronic illness incidence, displaying typical rates of widespread ailments across both younger and older residents. However, private health insurance coverage is notably restricted, encompassing approximately 47% of the community (~3,530 people). This sits well below the Greater Melbourne level of 56.7% and the national baseline of 55.7%. Arthritis and asthma represent the most widespread medical issues locally, diagnosed in 8.0 and 7.0% of the population respectively, while 70.0% of community members reported an absence of medical conditions compared to 72.6% regionally.
Working-age demographic health measures conform to typical standards. Residents aged 65 and over account for 21.2% of the local populace (1,608 people), exceeding Greater Melbourne's 15.1% share, while broader health standing aligns closely with nationwide distributions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
53.6% of Noble Park North residents were born overseas and 57.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 94% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (12.0%) and Australian (11.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Reflecting exceptional cultural diversity, 57.8% of Noble Park North residents speak a non-English language in their households, and 53.6% were born overseas. Christianity represents the predominant faith, claimed by 49.5% of the local population. Buddhism shows particularly prominent representation at 10.4%, more than doubling the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.2%. Looking at parental country of birth, the primary background is categorized as Other at 25.0%, surpassing the regional standard of 14.6%. English heritage accounts for 12.0% (trailing the wider region's 20.1%), while Australian ancestry represents 11.3% (below Greater Melbourne's 18.4%).
Specific cultural communities also exhibit marked divergence from metropolitan norms: Greek ancestry stands at 6.4% locally (versus 2.7% regionally), Sri Lankan background reaches 2.1% (versus 0.8%), and Serbian ancestry accounts for 2.0% (versus 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Noble Park North is 40. 25.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure of Noble Park North leans toward older age groups. As of updated estimates for August 2026, retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) represent 21.2% of the population, compared to 15.1% across Greater Melbourne, whereas young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for only 27.3% against the metropolitan benchmark of 32.1%. AreaSearch assesses the local median age at 40 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census outcome and sitting 3 years above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded during that Census. Following the Census, middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) contracted from 25.0% to an estimated 23.4%.
Looking ahead to 2041, senior demographics are projected to drive local population growth, gaining 277 residents (17%) to total 1,885, while cohorts comprising young to middle aged adults, children, and young adults are forecasted to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Noble Park North
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 3 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 — 17 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,436 at the 2021 Census → 7,587 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 (SAL21953). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.