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Oak Park has an estimated 7,264 residents, up from 6,714 at the 2021 Census — a change of 550 people, or 8.2%. Growth has averaged 0.8% a year over five years. 110 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 73.0% of that increase. That puts 3,578 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 broader ABS population revisions and post-Census address validations, the suburb of Oak Park has an estimated tally of approximately 7,264 residents as of Aug 2026. This figure marks an expansion of 550 individuals, or 8.2%, from the 6,714 people recorded in the 2021 Census. Such growth is based upon an estimated resident population of 7,225 derived from the ABS June 2025 ERP release alongside 110 newly confirmed addresses found since the Census. Consequently, the suburb of Oak Park exhibits a population density of 3,578 persons per square kilometer, positioning it within the top quartile of Australian locations analyzed by AreaSearch.
Furthermore, the 8.2% expansion recorded since the 2021 Census outpaced the broader SA3 area's 8.1%, establishing the suburb of Oak Park as a regional growth frontrunner, with overseas arrivals accounting for roughly 73.0% of recent population additions. Projections utilize the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 modeling with a 2022 base year, complemented where needed by 2023 Victorian State Government LGA/Regional forecasts converted to SA2 boundaries via population-weighted aggregation. These age-specific growth trajectories are extended across all locations for the 2032 to 2041 period. Based on these demographic projections, the suburb of Oak Park is anticipated to experience exceptional expansion that ranks within the upper 10 percent nationwide, adding 3,399 persons by 2041 to register an overall 16-year increase of 46.3%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
336 new dwellings have been approved in Oak Park over the past five years, an average of 67 a year. That places the area in the 60th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 9 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 66 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 14% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 50, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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An evaluation of ABS building approval records across statistical boundaries shows that Oak Park has averaged approximately 67 residential development consents annually, delivering an estimated 336 new dwellings over the previous 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 50 approvals have been documented. Over the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 to FY-25, net population gains averaged 0.8 people per completed residence, showing that residential supply is tracking or exceeding local demand, broadening buyer choice and facilitating potential growth above baseline projections. Approved homes carry an average construction cost of $426,000, aligning with broader regional norms, while non-residential activity has been limited, registering $1.9 million in commercial approvals during the current financial year.
Per capita building activity in Oak Park outpaced the Greater Melbourne benchmark by 48.0% across the 5 year period, sustaining housing choices for purchasers and reinforcing established asset values despite recent moderation in activity. High-density built forms dominate new approvals, with townhouses and apartments comprising 86.0% compared to 14.0% for standalone houses. This represents a significant pivot toward medium- and high-density construction relative to the existing stock (which consists of 56.0% houses), driven by site scarcity, evolving lifestyle demands, and a requirement for accessible price points suitable for investors, entry-level buyers, and downsizers. Overall, a ratio of around 155 people per approval underscores Oak Park's ongoing urban development. Projections indicate that Oak Park will expand by 3,360 persons by 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. If future residential construction continues at its current pace, additions to the housing stock could fall behind population increases, heightening market competition and providing upward pressure on property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Oak Park
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Oak Park, worth an estimated $427 million. A further 90 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $173.8 billion. 15 are already under construction and 28 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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Urban development, planning strategies, and infrastructure delivery play a central role in driving the locality's overall performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 15 notable initiatives expected to influence the district, with prominent examples including M-City 2 - Oak Park, Fame Apartments, the Glenroy Structure Plan, and the Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre Redevelopment, alongside additional schemes outlined below.
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M-City 2 - Oak Park
Large-scale mixed-use precinct by Schiavello Group featuring up to 650 apartments across multiple buildings, ground-floor retail and hospitality, and significant public realm improvements directly opposite Oak Park Station. The project is the second major M-City precinct by Schiavello following the completed $1 billion M-City Monash in Clayton. The Oak Park development is in an early planning phase with a dedicated project website and no confirmed planning permit as of April 2026.
Glenroy Structure Plan
Long-term structure plan guiding regeneration of the Glenroy Activity Centre, including the Pascoe Vale Road and Wheatsheaf Road shopping areas, the industrial area east of the rail line and adjoining land. The plan supports a vibrant mixed-use centre with more services, facilities, activity and residential opportunities. Current implementation includes public realm renewal, with the West Street Shopping Strip Improvement moving into construction from February 2026 for about 10 to 11 months, including footpath upgrades, road works, drainage, traffic calming, new asphalt, safer pedestrian access, seating, landscaping and support for local businesses.
Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre Redevelopment
A $27.3 million major redevelopment of the Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre. The project delivered a new 50m outdoor heated pool, two 20m high waterslides, a children's water play area with a splash pad, and a learn-to-swim pool. Indoor facilities include a year-round state-of-the-art gym, cycle studio, and multipurpose community rooms. The precinct also features a new sports pavilion with changerooms and function spaces overlooking the adjacent ovals.
Hart Industrial Precinct
A 30 hectare aviation, commercial and light industrial precinct in the north-east section of Essendon Fields. Stage 1 is over 60 percent complete, with more than 100000 square metres of total site area delivered and about 64000 square metres of development-ready land remaining. Operational facilities include Autex Acoustics at 121-131 Global Avenue, Modscape at 112-120 Global Avenue, Dutton Wholesale at 1 Challenger Court and temporary Modscape module storage at 117 Global Avenue. Civil infrastructure including the Global Avenue extension, services and stage 1 retarding basin is complete, while landscaping, boundary interface works and stage 2 retarding basin works are ongoing.Further warehouses and a cafe are planned subject to market demand.
Opes Building Solutions Headquarters
Development of a four-storey commercial office headquarters for Opes Building Solutions featuring contemporary architecture by Elevli Plus with perforated metal detailing. The building comprises flexible commercial office suites, a ground-floor cafe tenancy activating the street frontage, and a communal rooftop terrace. The development replaces an existing commercial building to support ongoing business expansion and urban renewal within the Glenroy activity centre.
Napier Park Masterplan and Community Hub
Program of works to protect and enhance Napier Park's heritage Plains Grassy Woodland and improve local community facilities in the Loeman Street precinct. Recent stages have focused on stormwater harvesting and a new vegetated swale to support the river red gums and improve water quality before flows reach Five Mile Creek and Moonee Ponds Creek. Future stages are expected to deliver further landscape upgrades, paths and open space improvements that support a future community hub and early years facilities for nearby families.
Fame Apartments
A mid-rise apartment development offering 27 one and two-bedroom residences, focusing on modern design and community values.
299 Pascoe Vale Road Mixed-Use Precinct
Approved mixed-use precinct at 299-311 Pascoe Vale Road, Essendon. The scheme is planned around the 20-minute neighbourhood concept and includes a six-storey mixed-use first stage with about 25000 sqm of retail, supermarkets, food and beverage premises, cinema and entertainment uses, gym, medical, veterinary, childcare, office and major basement car parking. A later residential stage is planned as two buildings ranging from about seven storeys on Pascoe Vale Road to about eleven storeys near the rail corridor.The design includes a green plaza, pedestrian-friendly streetscape, solar PV, rainwater harvesting and EV charging.
4,507 residents of Oak Park are employed, from a labour force of 4,607. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 76.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,407, about 74% 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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Aggregated statistical data compiled by AreaSearch indicates that Oak Park features a highly skilled labour market characterized by solid representation in professional services, steady year-on-year employment figures, and a low unemployment rate of 2.2%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 4,507, with unemployment sitting 2.6% below the 4.8% recorded for Greater Melbourne. The local participation rate of 76.0% substantially outstrips the metropolitan baseline of 70.1%. Additionally, Census returns recorded 39.9% of local workers operating from home, though this figure was influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
Oak Park displays a pronounced concentration in professional & technical roles, employing 1.2 times the regional benchmark proportion. In contrast, retail trade accounts for 7.9% of workers, trailing the 9.8% regional average. The balance between local resident workers and Census workplace destination tallies indicates that this predominantly residential suburb contains relatively few employment opportunities within its own borders. Analysis performed by AreaSearch using SALM and ABS data, which were compiled from larger statistical regions, indicates that during the year to March 2026, the labour force shrank by 0.7% and employment dropped by 0.1%, leading to a 0.6 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate. This trend stands in contrast to Greater Melbourne, where employment climbed by 2.1%, the labour force expanded by 2.3%, and unemployment increased by 0.2 percentage points. Forecasts issued by Jobs and Skills Australia for Mar-26 provide additional perspective on anticipated future demand in Oak Park. These projections, spanning five and ten-year horizons, have been overlaid with local employment data to gauge potential growth trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though expansion varies considerably across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific forecasts are applied to Oak Park's current employment composition, local employment is estimated to rise by 6.8% over five years and 13.9% over ten years. It should be noted that this represents a basic weighting extrapolation intended for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population forecasts.
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Median household income in Oak Park is $2,201 a week (about $114,000 a year), with median personal income at $995 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $55,345 a year against an average of $66,050. 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 Oak Park slightly below national benchmarks, reporting a median of $55,345 and a mean of $66,050, as opposed to $57,688 and $75,164 across Greater Melbourne. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% from financial year 2023 suggests updated levels of approximately $60,669 (median) and $72,404 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, individual, family, and household earnings all placed in the 78th percentile across Australia. The $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket encompasses 33.4% of taxpayers (2,426 individuals), mirroring the metropolitan share of 32.8%, while an upper tier of 33.2% earn more than $3,000 per week.
Accommodation expenses consume 14.2% of income, with disposable earnings positioning local residents in the 79th percentile nationally and the area attaining an 8th decile SEIFA income status.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Oak Park had 2,572 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 56% detached houses and 4% apartments. 37% are owned with a mortgage, 32% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $401 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. Rent absorbs 18.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.7%. 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 time of the latest Census, the housing composition in Oak Park consisted of 56.0% freestanding houses and 44.0% other dwellings such as apartments and townhouses, differing from the Melbourne metro breakdown of 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 31.1%, identical to the Melbourne metro rate, while the remainder of homes were subject to a mortgage (37.0%) or occupied by tenants (31.9%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations of $2,167 and weekly rental payments of $401 both exceeded the respective Melbourne metro figures of $2,000 and $390.
On a national scale, local housing expenses remain distinctly higher than Australia's average monthly mortgage repayment of $1,863 and average weekly rent of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Oak Park counted 2,572 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,783 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 33% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 24% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units account for the clear majority of living arrangements at 70.9%, comprising couples with children at 32.5%, couples without children at 27.1%, and single parent households at 9.9%. The remaining 29.1% consists of non-family residences, split between single-person dwellings at 24.3% and group households at 4.7%. The typical household size is 2.5 persons, slightly lower than the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
43.0% of adults in Oak Park hold a university qualification, including 27.4% with a bachelor degree and 11.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 89% of areas nationally. A further 14.6% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 652 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,085 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 in Oak Park is exceptionally high, with 43.0% of residents aged 15+ holding a higher education qualification, well above the SA4 region proportion of 27.7% and the Australian average of 30.4%. Primary qualifications include bachelor degrees at 27.4%, postgraduate degrees at 11.6%, and graduate diplomas at 4.0%. Concurrently, vocational qualifications are held by 26.3% of the population aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas at 11.7% and certificates at 14.6%. Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 28.3% of residents actively undertaking educational programs. This group includes 8.3% attending primary school, 6.6% enrolled in tertiary institutions, and 5.4% participating in secondary education.
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Public transport in Oak Park reaches 22 stops on 6 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 200 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.2 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 Oak Park is supported by 22 active transit stops facilitating local bus connections across 6 distinct routes, providing a combined 1,869 weekly trips. Network coverage ensures favorable convenience, with residents averaging 204 meters to their nearest stop. Reflecting the area's residential function, commuting is predominantly outward-bound, with private vehicles accounting for 75% of travel and train journeys making up 17%. Private motor vehicle availability averages 1.2 per household, while 39.9% of local workers reported working from home during the 2021 Census under prevailing pandemic settings. Network scheduling delivers an average of 267 vehicle departures each day across the system, representing approximately 84 departures per week for each individual stop.
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74.2% of residents in Oak Park report no long-term health condition. 4.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.0 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 Oak Park are positive, with AreaSearch evaluations revealing low rates of mortality and reduced chronic illness incidence across both younger and older cohorts. Private hospital insurance uptake encompasses approximately 53% of residents (~3,846 people), slightly exceeding typical SA2 levels while sitting below the 56.7% reported across Greater Melbourne. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the most frequently reported health concerns, affecting 7.3 and 7.2% of residents respectively, whereas 74.2% of the local population reported no diagnosed long-term health issues, outperforming the Greater Melbourne figure of 72.6%. Working-age cohorts show minimal rates of chronic disease.
Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 12.5% of the community (908 people), a smaller share than the 15.1% seen across Greater Melbourne, and demonstrate positive wellness measures broadly aligned with nationwide benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
35.6% of Oak Park residents were born overseas and 35.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 79% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (18.4%) and Australian (16.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Oak Park, where 35.6% of residents were born abroad and 35.3% use a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the most widespread faith, accounting for 46.4% of residents. In addition, Hinduism represents a notable local concentration at 7.1% of the community, exceeding the Greater Melbourne share of 4.4%. Examining parental heritage, the three most common ancestries in Oak Park are English at 18.4%, Other at 16.5%, and Australian at 16.3%. Clear variations also emerge in other backgrounds, with Italian ancestry notably prominent at 9.9% of the local population compared to 5.2% across the wider region, while Lebanese representation reaches 1.7% (against 0.8% regionally) and Sri Lankan ancestry stands at 0.8% (against 0.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Oak Park is 36. 29.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age profile of Oak Park leans toward early-to-mid career adults, with AreaSearch August 2026 data indicating that 38.2% of residents are aged 25 - 44, compared with 32.1% for Greater Melbourne, while individuals aged 0 - 24 represent 27.1% against 30.5% regionally. The estimated median age in August 2026 remains 36, identical to the 2021 Census figure and 1 year younger than the Greater Melbourne median of 37 at that time. The 25 - 44 age bracket has risen from 37.0% at the Census to an estimated 38.2%. Forward projections to 2041 suggest that the 45 - 64 age category will absorb the highest numeric increase, expanding by 73% (1,202 residents) to 2,851, while the 65+ cohort will record the fastest proportional expansion, rising 81% to reach 1,648 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Oak Park
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 | Apr 2026 6 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 Apr 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 — 110 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (6,714 at the 2021 Census → 7,264 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 (SAL21998). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.