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Norlane has an estimated 8,721 residents, up from 8,682 at the 2021 Census. 385 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 1,734 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 evaluations combining broader ABS population figures with post-Census address validations, the suburb of Norlane has an estimated 8,721 residents as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 8,682 people recorded in the 2021 Census, this indicates an expansion of 39 people (0.4%). The calculation stems from an assessed resident population of 8,595 following the June 2025 ABS ERP release, coupled with 385 newly validated addresses logged after the Census date. Norlane's population density stands at 1,733 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical benchmark across locations analyzed nationwide by AreaSearch.
Inflow from abroad served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 83.0% of all recent demographic additions in the area. Projections for the suburb of Norlane rely on 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 modeling with a 2022 baseline, supplemented where necessary by 2023 Victorian State Government Regional/LGA projections converted to the SA2 scale through weighted growth distribution methods. These age-specific growth trajectories are extended across all territories for the 2032 to 2041 timeframe. Anticipated demographic shifts place the suburb of Norlane in the upper quartile for non-metropolitan expansion across Australia, with aggregated SA2 modeling indicating an influx of 1,833 persons by 2041, representing an overall expansion of 19.6% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
260 new dwellings have been approved in Norlane over the past five years, an average of 52 a year. That is 5.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 46 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 48% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 62, 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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ABS residential building approvals mapped to the statistical area indicate that Norlane has recorded an annual average of approximately 52 residential permits, accumulating to an estimated 260 authorized dwellings throughout the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25, alongside 62 approved during FY-25 to date. Because the local population had been contracting in recent times, this incoming stock has maintained alignment with buyer demand and supported market choice, with residential construction averaging an estimated cost of $367,000 to match broader regional patterns. Non-residential development comprised $880,000 in approved commercial work within the current financial year, underscoring an emphasis heavily oriented toward residential building.
Per-capita construction volumes in Norlane reach approximately 56% of the level observed across Rest of Vic., placing the suburb at the 67th percentile nationwide. The composition of approved residential development is split between 48.0% standalone houses and 52.0% medium-to-high density attached homes. This shift toward attached structures provides more accessible price thresholds tailored to first-time buyers, investors, and downsizing households. Furthermore, it marks a pronounced departure from the established neighborhood fabric (where freestanding houses account for 85.0%), answering shifting lifestyle preferences, cost considerations, and a tightening availability of subdividable parcels. Generating roughly 184 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays typical low-density spatial attributes. Demographic projections anticipate that Norlane will expand by 1,707 residents leading up to 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly calculation from AreaSearch. While current residential construction activity tracks steadily alongside the expected population gains, future purchasers may face heightened competition for available housing stock as the community grows.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Norlane
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Norlane, worth an estimated $350 million. A further 74 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $22.5 billion. 16 are already under construction and 23 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and health & medical. 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, planning schemes, and major civic projects play a pivotal role in shaping local growth and neighborhood performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 14 planned or active projects positioned to influence the surrounding region, highlighted by key developments such as the Geelong Hydrogen Hub, the Wathaurong Dreaming Project - Morgan Street Redevelopment, the Geelong Growth Area Transport Infrastructure Strategy, and the Gateway Green Estate.
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Wathaurong Dreaming Project - Morgan Street Redevelopment
The $43.6 million Wathaurong Dreaming Project involves the redevelopment of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative headquarters into a state-of-the-art Aboriginal community and health hub. The three-storey facility consolidates comprehensive healthcare services, social and emotional wellbeing programs, family and youth support, cultural gathering spaces, and administration under one roof. Jointly funded by the Victorian Government, Federal Government, and the Co-operative, site demolition and main construction commenced in 2025/2026 with completion expected by 2027.
Geelong Growth Area Transport Infrastructure Strategy
A strategic framework developed by the City of Greater Geelong in partnership with the Victorian State Government to guide transport investment across Geelong's three major growth areas - Armstrong Creek, Northern Geelong and Western Geelong. The strategy covers road and rail infrastructure, public transport, active travel and traffic management to support an estimated 175,000 new residents across the growth areas by 2051. Community engagement phases are complete and the strategy has informed the development of the broader Integrated Transport Strategy, which is currently in draft development with community feedback expected in early 2026.
Gateway Green Estate
Masterplanned residential estate at the former Norlane High School site delivering approximately 125-130 homes through turnkey house and land packages together with future townhouse superlots. Civil construction is underway and completed house and land packages continue to be released for sale.
Geelong Healthcare Precinct
Integrated health precinct in Geelong North featuring a major dental clinic with day surgery, a day hospital, GP medical centre with allied health, onsite pharmacy, pathology and radiology partners, and a Montessori childcare and kindergarten. Purpose-built, high exposure site with ample parking and tenant directory including Geelong Day Surgery, Orbit Medical, Norlane Dental, Montessori Minds and Pharmacy 4 Less.
Stead Park Hockey Facility Upgrade
Redevelopment of Geelong's premier hockey venue at Stead Park, Corio, funded under the Victorian Government's Regional Sports Infrastructure Program. Works include a new two-storey pavilion centrally located between the two hockey pitches, featuring four change rooms, match officials rooms, canteen, equipment storage and first aid on the ground floor, and a social space, meeting room, kitchen and terrace seating overlooking both pitches on the upper level. The western pitch is being redeveloped with a new playing surface, fencing, drainage, 500 lux sports lighting and an electronic scoreboard to support national-level hockey events.Additional accessible car parking and a new access road are also included. Construction commenced September 2025 and is being delivered by Fairbrother Pty Ltd on behalf of Development Victoria and Sport and Recreation Victoria.
340-344 Melbourne Road Large Format Retail Redevelopment
Refurbishment and re-tenanting of a long-vacant large format retail building (former Ray's Outdoors / Super Retail Group) on a prominent corner site at Melbourne Road and Collopy Street, North Geelong. IP Generation acquired the 5,564 sqm landholding for $8.5 million in May 2025. Global secondhand retailer Savers has secured a long-term lease over approximately 2,390 sqm, with the balance of the 4,750 sqm building being offered to additional large format retail tenants. Works are underway to refurbish the structure, update facade treatments, and prepare tenancy fitouts.
Norlane ARC
Norlane ARC is a state-of-the-art aquatic and community facility in Norlane, serving as a health and wellbeing precinct. It features a 25m indoor pool, hydrotherapy pool, learn to swim pool, water play area, waterslide, spa, sauna, steam room, gymnasium, program rooms, occasional care facilities, cafe, and 1000 square metres of multi-purpose community spaces. The facility replaces the former Waterworld and Centenary Hall, includes improvements to Corio Library, and has expanded parking and landscaping. It is all-electric with a 5 Star Green Star certification.
Geelong Hydrogen Hub
A green hydrogen production and refuelling hub proposed by GeelongPort and Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) at the Port of Geelong. The facility aims to import green ammonia, convert it to hydrogen via cracking, and distribute it to industrial customers and heavy transport. The project is currently undergoing an Environment Effects Statement (EES) process with public exhibition expected in 2026.
2,976 residents of Norlane are employed, from a labour force of 3,704. Unemployment sits at 19.7%, with participation at 51.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 7,976, about 91% 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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The local labour pool in Norlane is evenly distributed across blue-collar and white-collar roles, maintaining a substantial industrial and manufacturing presence, while statistical area compilations by AreaSearch identify an unemployment rate of 19.7% and a 3.8% increase in employment over the preceding twelve months. As of March 2026, employed residents total 2,976, though the jobless rate sits 16.0% higher than the 3.7% recorded in Regional Vic., highlighting ongoing employment vulnerabilities, while the labor participation rate of 51.4% trails the 61.1% regional benchmark substantially. Census data indicated that only 8.9% of local workers operated from home, a metric that may have been shaped by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions.
The primary employment fields absorbing local residents consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, along with construction. A pronounced regional specialization exists in transport, postal & warehousing, where local employment concentration reaches 2.3 times the Regional Vic. baseline. On the other hand, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 2.0% of local workers compared to the wider regional share of 7.5%. The neighborhood functions predominantly as a residential district with modest internal employment generation, as evidenced by the disparity between resident workers and local workplace jobs in the Census. According to ABS and SALM figures compiled across statistical boundaries by AreaSearch, the annual cycle recorded a 3.8% lift in total employment alongside a 0.9% reduction in the workforce, which collectively reduced the local unemployment rate by 3.7 percentage points. Across Regional Vic. over the identical period, total employment contracted by 0.1%, the workforce decreased by 0.3%, and the unemployment rate edged down by 0.2 percentage points. Longer-term structural trends can be gauged from the Mar-26 Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts, which project country-wide job numbers to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years across varying industry rates. Calibrating these sectoral growth paths against the local worker distribution indicates potential employment growth for Norlane of 6.0% over five years and 12.8% over ten years (representing an unadjusted industry-weighted model for baseline context that omits local demographic shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Norlane is $909 a week (about $47,000 a year), with median personal income at $494 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,104 a year against an average of $47,996. 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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Taxation statistics from the ATO aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place individual earnings in the suburb of Norlane underneath national standards. Median taxable income across the suburb of Norlane reaches $44,104 while the mean stands at $47,996, sitting below the comparative Regional Vic. benchmarks of $50,954 and $62,728. Factoring in the 9.62% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated modeled figures of roughly $48,347 for the median and $52,613 for the average as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, household, family, and individual incomes throughout Norlane consistently placed between the 1st and 3rd percentiles across the country.
Weekly personal income distributions show 32.6% of residents (2,843 people) positioned in the $400 - 799 bracket, whereas the regional profile peaks in the $1,500 - 2,999 category at 30.3%. With 45.0% of community members earning less than $800 weekly, financial vulnerability remains pronounced, leaving households with an average of only 78.5% of income after housing costs to rank at the 3rd percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Norlane had 3,561 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 85% detached houses and 2% apartments. 19% are owned with a mortgage, 57% rented and 24% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,200 a month. Rent absorbs 27.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the most recent Census shows that the residential stock in Norlane consisted of 84.7% separate houses alongside 15.3% multi-unit or attached dwellings (including apartments and semi-detached properties), compared to 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwelling types across Regional Vic.. Full home ownership lagged broader regional levels, sitting at 24.2%, with the balance of properties occupied under a mortgage (19.1%) or through private and social rentals (56.8%). Housing costs remained comparatively low: median monthly mortgage commitments stood at $1,200 (against $1,430 across Regional Vic. and $1,863 nationally), while weekly median rental rates sat at $250 (compared to $285 regionally and $375 across Australia).
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Norlane counted 3,561 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 16% are couples with children, fewer than in 94% of areas nationally, against 17% couples without children. 39% 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 units constitute the majority of dwellings at 55.2%, made up of single parent households (20.1%), couples without dependent children (17.1%), and couple families with children (15.5%). The remaining 44.8% of private dwellings are classified as non-family residences, dominated by single-occupant households at 39.4% and group share accommodations at 5.5%. The average household size sits at 2.2 people, slightly beneath the Regional Vic. norm of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.8% of adults in Norlane hold a university qualification, including 8.5% with a bachelor degree and 3.9% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 83% of areas nationally. A further 27.7% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 153 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 939 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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Educational attainment profiles indicate that 13.8% of the local population holds a higher education degree, falling well short of the 33.4% Victorian benchmark and highlighting the scope for targeted learning pathways. Bachelor-level awards represent the largest tertiary share at 8.5%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications at 3.9% and graduate diplomas at 1.4%. Vocational and technical qualifications show strong community uptake, with 36.4% of residents aged 15+ holding applied credentials, including 27.7% holding certificates and 8.7% possessing advanced diplomas. Active participation in study is prominent across the locality, with 30.5% of the population engaged in an educational course.
Broken down by sector, 9.9% attend primary schools, 7.9% are enrolled in secondary institutions, and 3.4% are undertaking higher education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Norlane reaches 43 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 4,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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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Commuter networks in Norlane encompass 43 dedicated public transit stops across the suburb, interconnected by 5 distinct routes that generate 4,750 scheduled passenger trips on a weekly basis. Local accessibility is favorable, with residents situated an average distance of 221 meters from their nearest transit node. Reflecting its suburban commuter profile, 90% of outward journeys rely on private motor vehicles, while household vehicle ownership averages 0.9 cars per home, trailing regional figures. In addition, 8.9% of workers recorded working remotely in the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by pandemic conditions.
Transit services maintain an operational schedule of 678 total daily trips across the local network, translating to an average frequency of approximately 110 weekly departures at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
56.5% of residents in Norlane report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 96% of areas nationally. 12.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 45.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 8.1 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic condition diagnoses highlight significant medical hurdles in Norlane, with chronic ailments substantially affecting younger as well as older demographics. Private hospital and health insurance uptake is remarkably low, covering roughly 46% of the population (~4,004 people), contrasting with 50.5% in Regional Vic. and the Australian average of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health conditions rank as the most prevalent health concerns in the community, diagnosed in 10.0% and 14.0% of inhabitants respectively, whereas 56.5% reported no chronic medical diagnoses compared to 63.4% across Regional Vic..
Working-age residents experience higher-than-average rates of long-term health issues. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 19.3% of the populace (1,683 people), sitting beneath the 24.0% regional proportion, with older resident health indicators aligning closely with national averages despite presenting local care needs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
29.0% of Norlane residents were born overseas and 24.9% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (26.1%) and English (24.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The community in Norlane exhibits higher cultural variety than most comparable regional areas, with 29.0% of residents having been born overseas and 24.9% communicating in a language other than English within their households. Christianity represents the primary religious affiliation, accounting for 41.9% of the local populace. A distinctive divergence appears within the Other faith category, which encompasses 2.7% of residents compared to only 0.8% in Regional Vic.. Evaluating family background based on parental birthplace, the leading ancestral lines in Norlane are Australian (26.1%), English (24.3%, trailing the regional level of 30.7%), and Other (13.0%, substantially exceeding the 4.7% regional figure).
Significant concentrations of specific Southern and Eastern European backgrounds are also present: Croatian ancestry comprises 2.6% of residents (against 0.4% regionally), while Serbian and Macedonian ancestries each account for 1.8% of the local population (compared to 0.2% across Regional Vic.).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Norlane is 37. 29.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Demographically, the suburb of Norlane displays a younger age profile, with August 2026 estimates indicating that 29.5% of community members are aged between 25 - 44 (compared to 23.1% across Regional Vic.) and 19.3% are aged 65+ (against 24.0% regionally). The estimated median age remains at 37, matching the 2021 Census record and sitting 6 years below the Regional Vic. median of 43 from that Census. The most noticeable cohort shift since the Census occurred among mature adults aged 45 - 64, whose share decreased from 23.9% to an estimated 22.5%.
Long-term projections indicate that the 25 - 44 age group will experience the greatest expansion to 2041, increasing by 1,008 residents (39%) to reach a total of 3,581.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Norlane
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 6 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 385 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,682 at the 2021 Census → 8,721 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 (SAL21960). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.