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The median house price in Pagewood is $2.75m, with units at $1.06m. House values have moved 3.2% a year compounded over five years.
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Pagewood has an estimated 3,655 residents, down from 3,885 at the 2021 Census — a change of 230 people, or 5.9%. The population has thinned by an average 1.1% a year over five years, slower than 99% of areas nationally. That puts 1,661 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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Following an examination of ABS demographic data updates for the wider region alongside newly validated address points from AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Pagewood has a resident count estimated at 3,655 in May 2026. This represents a reduction of 230 residents, or 5.9%, compared to the 3,885 individuals documented in the 2021 Census. This adjustment is calculated from a local population figure of 3,655, established by AreaSearch using the most recent ABS ERP numbers from June 2025 in combination with 5 new addresses verified post-Census. Such population numbers translate to a density of 1,661 residents per square kilometer, a concentration that exceeds the typical density found in other Australian locations monitored by AreaSearch.
Inward migration from abroad served as the primary contributor to local growth, accounting for approximately 65.0% of all demographic gains lately, even though other components such as natural increase and movement from other states also registered positive outcomes. Projections established by the ABS and Geoscience Australia released in 2024 with a 2022 baseline are applied by AreaSearch to each SA2 region. For SA2 territories where these figures are unavailable, AreaSearch relies on the 2022 projections from the NSW State Government, which utilize a 2021 baseline. Age-specific growth patterns from these sources are projected forward for all sectors for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Anticipating demographic trends, the suburb of Pagewood is set to outpace the median population expansion rate of areas monitored by AreaSearch, with projections indicating an addition of 740 residents by 2041, which translates to a total increase of 20.2% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
371 new dwellings have been approved in Pagewood over the past five years, an average of 74 a year. That is 19.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 71 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 3% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Few approvals have been recorded in the most recent months, well below the longer-run average; the latest ABS periods are still being reported. 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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Data from ABS building approvals compiled by AreaSearch for the local area indicates that the suburb of Pagewood averages about 74 residential approvals annually, yielding an estimated total of 371 new homes over the last 5 financial years. Throughout FY-26 so far, no approvals have been registered. As the population has contracted in recent times, the volume of housing remains sufficient to satisfy local demand, maintaining a balanced environment with healthy choices for purchasers, while newly approved homes carry a mean development cost of $588,000, pointing to developer activity concentrated on upscale, premium projects.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $2.9 million during the current financial year, which points to a quiet commercial construction sector. The suburb of Pagewood exhibits building activity per resident that is 118.0% higher than the rate observed in Greater Sydney, giving purchasers access to a wider selection of properties, despite a recent slowdown in building starts. This level of construction is substantially higher than the national standard, reflecting high builder trust in the local market. New building approvals consist of 3.0% detached houses and 97.0% multi-unit dwellings. Focusing on dense residential options provides more accessible price points for buyers and caters well to downsizers, property investors, and first-time buyers. This patterns represents a clear departure from the current housing distribution where houses make up 75.0% of properties, showing a reduction in vacant plots for development alongside changing residential preferences and a demand for more varied, lower-priced housing types. The area has approximately 1833 residents for each home approval, which indicates a mature housing market. Looking forward, the suburb of Pagewood is anticipated to add 740 residents by 2041 based on the most recent quarterly projections from AreaSearch. With current construction volumes, the upcoming supply of homes is positioned to easily satisfy demand, creating favorable buying opportunities and potentially supporting expansion that exceeds current population estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 119 current infrastructure and development projects close to Pagewood, worth an estimated $45.3 billion. 34 are already under construction and 35 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local performance is deeply connected to infrastructure additions, key project starts, and planning changes. AreaSearch has tracked a total of 21 developments that are expected to influence the local area. Significant initiatives include Iglu Kingsford, Meriton Pagewood Green, the Botany Aquatic Centre Redevelopment, and the Westfield Eastgardens Redevelopment, with the most relevant ones detailed in the list below.
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Botany Aquatic Centre Redevelopment
Redevelopment of Botany Aquatic Centre into a modern community aquatic and recreation facility. The project includes an outdoor 50 m competition pool with grandstand seating, indoor 25 m lap pool, indoor learn-to-swim pool, adventure waterplay, water slides, splash pad, gym, amenities, kiosk, car park upgrades and landscaping. Early works, demolition and ground remediation have been completed. FDC took possession of the site in March 2026 and site establishment has commenced, with construction activity expected to ramp up after final construction certificate and planning coordination.The project remains on track to open for the summer 2027/28 season.
One Global Gallery (formerly Eastlakes Live)
A $1 billion urban renewal project transforming the former Eastlakes Shopping Centre into a modern town centre. Stage 1 (The Grand Residences) is complete, featuring 133 luxury apartments and a retail precinct anchored by ALDI and Woolworths Metro. Stage 2, rebranded as One Global Gallery, is under construction and will deliver a 13,000sqm three-level retail and dining precinct with approximately 400 additional apartments and an 'eat street' dining destination.
Project Duke Data Centre
Construction and operation of a 120 MW data centre at 2 and 10-22 Kent Road, and 685 Gardeners Road, Mascot. The four-storey facility features nine data halls spanning a gross floor area of 26,052 sqm, architectural design by Grimshaw Architects, and robust backup power infrastructure including 72 diesel generators and lithium-ion batteries.
Heffron Park Central Amenities Upgrade
Reconstruction of the Heffron Park Central amenities block adjacent to the netball courts in Maroubra, funded by the NSW Government under the Level Playing Field Program in association with Randwick City Council. The upgrade aims to enhance accessibility and inclusivity for community sport, providing a safe and welcoming environment for women and girls to train and compete. Features include a large change room, female dedicated bathrooms, a DDA bathroom, 5 unisex bathrooms, a referee bathroom, a sports groups storeroom, a building plant room and a council storeroom.Design finalisation ran from August to October 2025, with construction underway from October 2025 through to mid-2026.
181-191 Maroubra Road Development
Mixed-use development comprising 65 apartments over 6-7 levels with 9 commercial tenancies on the ground floor and 3 levels of basement car parking for 136 spaces. The project was approved in December 2018 but remains in pre-construction phase.
Newmarket Randwick
A comprehensive $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment of the historic 5-hectare Inglis Newmarket Stables site. The masterplanned precinct features approximately 642 residential dwellings across multiple stages, including Newmarket Residences, Young & Fennelly, and Jane St Terraces. The final stage, currently under construction, includes the Norfolk and Inglis Residences alongside 'Inglis Lane', a 2,200sqm retail and dining precinct featuring local brands like Fruitologist. The project integrates heritage elements such as the restored Big Stable and the iconic Moreton Bay fig tree within the public Inglis Park.
229 Anzac Parade Mixed-Use Development
A boutique mixed-use development featuring 16 luxury apartments and ground-floor retail spaces, located in the heart of Kensington Town Centre. The project involves demolition of existing structures, excavation, and construction of a modern building with 1,628 sqm net saleable area on a 506 sqm site with dual street frontages, opposite UNSW.
UNSW G25 Education Building
A 12-storey teaching and learning building for UNSW Sydney's Kensington campus, replacing the former G25 at-grade carpark on the eastern side of the upper campus. The project delivers approx. 19,567 sqm GFA of flexible classrooms, three large double-height teaching venues, informal student areas, and dry clinic and research space for the School of Psychology, along with upgraded public realm at Gate 11. State Significant Development approval was granted in early 2026 and construction is now underway, with excavation and piling works beginning mid-2026.Completion is targeted for 2028.
1,620 residents of Pagewood are employed, from a labour force of 1,691. Unemployment sits at 4.2%, with participation at 56.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,349, about 92% 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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A highly qualified labor force characterizes the suburb of Pagewood, featuring strong employment within professional service sectors and an unemployment rate of 4.2%, based on AreaSearch compilations of local statistical division data. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 1,620, while the local jobless rate aligned closely with the 4.1% recorded across Greater Sydney, and the participation rate of 56.1% was much lower than the 69.1% seen in Greater Sydney. Census data indicates that a notable 42.4% of working residents performed their duties from home, though this figure should be viewed in light of pandemic-related lockdown measures.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, education & training, and professional & technical services. A strong specialization is evident in education & training, which captures a share of employment 1.4 times greater than the wider metropolitan area. In contrast, industrial manufacturing represents a minor sector, accounting for 3.6% of jobs locally compared to 5.7% across the region. Comparison between the Census working population and resident counts suggests that local job openings within the area itself are limited. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics compiled for the local region, the labor force shrank by 3.6% over the 12 months leading to March 2026, while the number of employed residents fell by 3.1%, resulting in a 0.5 percentage point drop in the unemployment rate. This trend differed from Greater Sydney, where employment increased by 1.9%, the overall labor force grew by 1.9%, and the jobless rate fell slightly. Employment projections issued by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 offer additional context regarding future hiring trends in the suburb of Pagewood. These five and ten-year forecasts have been correlated with local employment profiles to project growth. While national jobs are expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the expansion rates vary widely across different fields. Extrapolating these industry trends to the employment distribution of the suburb of Pagewood suggests local jobs will grow by 7.0% over five years and 14.1% over ten years, noting that this calculation is a basic weighted projection for illustration and excludes local population trends.
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Median household income in Pagewood is $2,281 a week (about $119,000 a year), with median personal income at $849 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $56,102 a year against an average of $82,651. The average runs 47% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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Tax statistics released by the ATO for the 2023 financial year show that the suburb of Pagewood has a median taxpayer income of $56,102 and a mean taxpayer income of $82,651. This represents a very high income level relative to the nation, comparing to a median of $60,817 and a mean of $83,003 in Greater Sydney. Factoring in a Wage Price Index rise of 10.32% since the 2023 financial year, current figures are estimated to be roughly $61,892 for the median and $91,181 for the average in March 2026. The 2021 Census indicates that household earnings are in the 82nd percentile, sitting at $2,281 per week.
In terms of individual earnings, the group making more than $4000 weekly is the largest at 27.0% of residents (986 people), contrasting with the wider metropolitan region where the largest cohort of 30.9% falls in the $1,500 - 2,999 category. Economic capacity is highlighted by the 40.6% of households with weekly incomes exceeding $3,000, which supports strong local retail spending. High residential costs consume 16.6% of household income, but substantial earnings keep disposable income in the 80th percentile, with the area placing in the 8th decile of the SEIFA index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Pagewood had 1,304 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 75% detached houses and 13% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 39% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,250 a month, a total housing cost higher than 88% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 20.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 32.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of residential structures in the suburb of Pagewood at the time of the last Census consisted of 75.4% separate houses and 24.6% other options, such as semi-detached properties and flats, whereas the broader Sydney metropolitan area recorded 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. The rate of home ownership in the suburb of Pagewood stood at 39.3%, which is much higher than the Sydney metro average, with remaining households consisting of properties with a mortgage at 34.5% or rented properties at 26.2%. The typical monthly home loan payment was $3,250, well above the metro Sydney average, while the median weekly rental cost was $460, compared to regional averages of $2,427 and $470 respectively.
Compared to Australia-wide figures, mortgage costs in the suburb of Pagewood are much higher than the national median of $1,863, and weekly rents are also well above the countrywide figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Pagewood counted 1,304 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.9 people each. 43% are couples with children, more than in 85% of areas nationally, against 20% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of local households at 75.8%, consisting of couples with children at 42.6%, couples without children at 19.9%, and single parent households at 11.8%. Non-family living arrangements account for 24.2% of households, with lone person households representing 22.0% and group households making up 2.1% of the total. The typical household size of 2.9 individuals exceeds the Greater Sydney median of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
33.4% of adults in Pagewood hold a university qualification, including 20.4% with a bachelor degree and 10.9% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.3% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 251 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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The region displays distinct educational profiles, with the rate of residents holding university qualifications sitting at 33.4%, which is lower than the 55.2% average for the wider SA4 region. This situation presents both a hurdle and a clear opportunity for targeted learning programs. Bachelor degrees represent the most common higher qualification at 20.4%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 10.9% and graduate diplomas at 2.1%. Practical and technical vocations are highly represented, with 29.1% of residents aged 15 and over possessing vocational training, consisting of advanced diplomas at 10.8% and certificates at 18.3%.
Engagement in learning is high throughout the area, with 30.6% of the population enrolled in an educational institution. This figure is made up of 10.6% in high schools, 9.2% in primary schools, and 6.1% enrolled in higher education courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Pagewood reaches 26 stops on 17 routes, timetabled for about 4,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 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 resources in the suburb of Pagewood include 26 active transit stops consisting of bus services. These stops support 17 distinct routes, which combine to facilitate 4,140 passenger journeys each week. Local access is highly rated, with residents living an average of 169 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the residential nature of the area, most workers travel outside the suburb, with private cars remaining the primary travel choice at 84%, followed by buses at 6% and walking at 4%. The average number of motor vehicles is 1.4 per home, which is higher than the regional average.
A significant 42.4% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census, which may relate to temporary pandemic conditions. Transit services average 591 runs daily across all active routes, which represents approximately 159 weekly services for each transit stop.
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74.4% of residents in Pagewood report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 75% of areas nationally. 7.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.3 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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Evaluations of health data indicate positive outcomes across the suburb of Pagewood, based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality patterns and chronic illnesses. Low rates of common medical conditions are observed among both younger and older residents, and the proportion of residents with private health insurance is exceptionally high, covering approximately 60% of the population, which corresponds to 2,176 individuals. The most frequent diagnoses recorded in the area are arthritis, affecting 7.3% of the community, and asthma, affecting 6.1%, while 74.4% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, which matches closely with the 74.6% average for Greater Sydney.
Residents of working age demonstrate good health profiles with low rates of ongoing illnesses. The suburb of Pagewood has 19.5% of its population aged 65 and older, representing 712 people, which is higher than the 15.5% share in Greater Sydney. Health measures among these older residents are strong, with national indicators matching the patterns of the general community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
33.7% of Pagewood residents were born overseas and 34.1% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 77% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (18.2%) and English (16.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Pagewood registers significant levels of cultural variety, with 33.7% of residents born outside Australia and 34.1% using a language other than English when at home. Christianity is the dominant religious affiliation, representing 65.0% of the community. A notable local feature is the representation of Judaism, which accounts for 5.2% of the population, compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding parental origins, the three most common ancestries in the suburb of Pagewood are Australian at 18.2%, English at 16.0%, and Other ancestries at 14.7%. Significant differences exist in the concentration of other backgrounds: Greek ancestry is highly represented at 9.5% of the population compared to 1.9% regionally, Spanish ancestry stands at 1.0% compared to 0.6%, and Russian ancestry represents 0.8% compared to 0.4%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Pagewood is 42. 21.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age of 42 years in the suburb of Pagewood is higher than the Greater Sydney average of 37 years and older than the national median of 38 years. The cohort aged 55 to 64 is well represented at 13.6% compared to Greater Sydney, whereas the group aged 25 to 34 is less common at 8.0%. Since the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents aged 75 to 84 has increased from 7.4% to 8.4%. Demographic projections to 2041 point to notable population shifts in the suburb of Pagewood. The group aged 75 to 84 will lead this change, growing by 67% (206 people) to reach 514 residents from an initial 307.
The combined groups aged 65 and older will account for 54% of overall population growth, illustrating an aging local population. In contrast, reductions in population are expected in the 0 to 4 and 35 to 44 age brackets.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Pagewood
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 3 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 5 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (3,885 at the 2021 Census → 3,655 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL13136). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.