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Pelican Waters has an estimated 8,596 residents, up from 7,393 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,203 people, or 16.3%. Growth has averaged 3.1% a year over five years, faster than 86% of areas nationally. 576 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 59.0% of that increase. That puts 1,031 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 investigations of ABS demographic updates for the broader region, alongside new addresses validated by AreaSearch since the Census, Pelican Waters's population is estimated at around 8,596 as of May 2026. This represents a rise of 1,203 people (16.3%) since the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 7,393 people. The adjustment is derived from the resident population of 8,479, calculated by AreaSearch after examining the ABS's most recent ERP data release (June 2025) and an extra 576 validated new addresses since the Census date. This size of population corresponds to a density ratio of 1,030 persons per square kilometer, which aligns relatively well with typical averages observed across places analyzed by AreaSearch.
Pelican Waters's 16.3% growth since the 2021 census outpaced the Rest of Qld (9.2%), as well as the national average, positioning the suburb of Pelican Waters as a regional growth leader. Population gains for the area were mostly driven by interstate migration, which accounted for approximately 59.0% of total population increases over recent periods. AreaSearch implements ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 region, published in 2024 with 2022 as the base year. For SA2 regions lacking this coverage, and for years post-2032, Queensland State Government's SA2 area projections, published in 2023 and based on 2021 data, are utilized. Note that these state-level projections lack age category splits; therefore, where applied, AreaSearch uses proportional growth weightings matching the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data) for each age cohort. Examining future population trends for the suburb of Pelican Waters, projections indicate above median population growth for areas situated outside capital cities, with the region expected to expand by 1,366 persons to 2041 based on combined SA2-level projections, showing a rise of 14.5% overall across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
601 new dwellings have been approved in Pelican Waters over the past five years, an average of 120 a year. That places the area in the 90th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 14 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 136 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 80% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 115, 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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AreaSearch evaluations of building approval counts from ABS statistical areas show that the suburb of Pelican Waters has averaged around 120 residential property approvals annually, amounting to a projected 601 homes over the last 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26106 approvals have been logged. An average of 2 new residents per year were added for each completed dwelling over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), indicating steady demand that underpins property values, with new homes constructed at an average cost of $835,000, which demonstrates developers targeting the premium sector with upmarket builds.
Additionally, commercial approvals worth $1.4 million were logged this financial year, pointing to a predominantly residential orientation. When compared to Rest of Qld, development volumes per person in the suburb of Pelican Waters are similar, maintaining market equilibrium inline with the surrounding region. This building rate is well above the national average, demonstrating high builder confidence in the locality. Recent residential construction is made up of 80.0% detached houses and 20.0% medium and high-density dwellings, which maintains the suburb's low-density feel with a focus on detached homes that interest buyers wanting more space. There are roughly 64 people for every dwelling approval, pointing to an expanding local market. Demographic forecasts indicate the suburb of Pelican Waters will add 1,249 residents by 2041 (starting from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly figure). Assuming current construction paces persist, incoming residential supply is expected to easily satisfy demand, creating favorable buying conditions and potentially helping push expansion past current demographic estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 23 current infrastructure and development projects inside Pelican Waters, worth an estimated $488 million. A further 61 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $11.7 billion. 39 are already under construction and 28 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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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Few elements impact local real estate performance as heavily as updates to regional infrastructure, key projects, and planning developments. In total, AreaSearch has identified 32 projects that are expected to influence the area. Leading developments include Aura Home + Life, Aura Parklands & Lagoon, Palm Lake Resort Pelican Waters, and Caloundra TAFE Centre of Excellence, with the list below highlighting those of greatest local significance.
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Aura Parklands & Lagoon
Aura Parklands & Lagoon is a 5.3 hectare regional recreation destination under construction within the Aura City Centre. The project features a 2,100 sqm lifeguarded swimming lagoon, water play areas, BBQ and picnic facilities, event lawns, walking paths and retained Wallum forest. Construction commenced in June 2025 and remains underway, with the parklands integrating directly with the adjacent Aura Town Centre and future Aura Hotel. Completion remains targeted for late 2026 before handover to Sunshine Coast Council for ongoing operation.
Palm Lake Resort Pelican Waters
Luxury over-50s resort community featuring Palm Springs-inspired architecture, The Springs Country Club, Sonora rooftop bar, El Dorado sporting precinct, and Mirador wellness centre. Modern luxury redefined for active retirees.
Caloundra TAFE Centre of Excellence
The Caloundra TAFE Centre of Excellence is a new Queensland Government training campus focused on construction and allied trades. The facility will provide industry-standard workshops, advanced learning spaces and collaboration areas to support workforce development for housing, major infrastructure and Brisbane 2032 Olympic projects. During 2026 the project progressed into delivery, with stage one tenders released to invited contractors following confirmation of the Sunshine Coast Industrial Park site.
Plantation Retirement Resort Baringa
Multi-stage independent living retirement resort in Baringa comprising 169 apartments with resort-style community facilities including a pool, community spaces, BBQ area and secure parking. The project remains under staged construction and marketing, with display units open and residents progressively occupying completed stages.
Rivus at Aura
Rivus is a residential land precinct in the suburb of Banya within Stockland's Aura masterplanned community on the Sunshine Coast. Set alongside the Aura Brook parklands, the precinct offers homesites ranging from around 280sqm to over 600sqm, released across multiple staged land releases since October 2024. Rivus is close to the Nirimba State Primary School, a proposed neighbourhood centre and childcare centre, and connects to kilometres of walking trails along the Aura Brook. Construction of the first home sites began in late 2025, with land releases continuing into 2026.
Aura Home + Life
Aura Home + Life is an $80 million, 20,000 sqm large-format home and lifestyle retail precinct in the Aura master-planned community. Developed by Capital Property Group, the centre is under construction and reported as 85 percent leased, with confirmed national tenants including Spotlight, Anaconda, Harris Scarfe, Rebel, The Good Guys, Pillow Talk, Supercheap Auto, Beacon and Petstock. The project includes more than 12 large-format tenancies, food and beverage offerings and around 400 car parks, with opening targeted for September 2026.
The Cove Pelican Waters
Luxury residential community featuring 226 completed waterfront apartments across two stages. Stage 1 Corsica comprises luxury 3-bedroom apartments with water views. Stage 2 featuring luxury penthouse-style apartments with 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms inspired by the Mediterranean island of Comino, offering timeless coastal elegance. Final apartments now selling from $1,595,000 with completion due April 2025.
Quay Residences And Marina Village
Approved mixed-use development with two residential towers, 40 three-bedroom apartments, and ground floor retail/commercial space on a waterfront marina site to revitalize and enhance the area's vibrancy and create a pedestrian-focused precinct.
3,494 residents of Pelican Waters are employed, from a labour force of 3,634. Unemployment sits at 3.9%, with participation at 48.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 7,631, about 89% 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 suburb of Pelican Waters is home to a qualified workforce with a strong presence in essential services and an unemployment rate of just 3.9%, based on AreaSearch aggregations of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 3,494 local residents are employed, while the joblessness rate matches Regional Qld's level of 3.9%, though workforce participation is much lower (48.8% in comparison to Regional Qld's 64.3%). Census data indicates that a moderate 23.7% of residents worked from home, though the influence of Covid-19 restrictions must be kept in mind. Resident employment is heavily weighted toward health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction.
The suburb of Pelican Waters has a marked specialization in retail trade, where the employment proportion is 1.2 times the regional benchmark. On the other hand, agriculture, forestry & fishing is sparsely represented at 0.4% compared to the regional average of 4.5%. This mostly residential community seems to present few local employment options, as shown by comparing the Census working population against the resident population. According to AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS data compiled from wider statistical zones, the labor force shrank by 1.1% over the 12 months to March 2026, while employment dropped by 2.2%, causing the unemployment rate to climb by 1.1 percentage points. This contrasts with Regional Qld, which saw employment rise by 0.1%, the labor force grow by 0.3%, and unemployment increase by 0.1 percentage points. National employment outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia published in May-25 offer additional context on future demand in the suburb of Pelican Waters. These five and ten-year forecasts are compared with local job profiles to project growth trends. Globally, national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though these figures vary widely by industry. Applying these industry projections to the local employment distribution suggests job numbers for the suburb of Pelican Waters should grow by 6.7% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (note this uses a basic weighting extrapolation for illustration and does not incorporate local demographic forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Pelican Waters is $1,552 a week (about $81,000 a year), with median personal income at $671 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,279 a year against an average of $56,534. 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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पोस्टकोड-स्तर के ATO records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate a median taxpayer income of $44,279 and an average of $56,534 in the suburb of Pelican Waters. These figures sit below national averages, in contrast to a median income of $53,146 and an average of $66,593 across Regional Qld. Adjusted for a Wage Price Index expansion of 11.36% since financial year 2023, current projections point to roughly $49,309 (median) and $62,956 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census reveals that family, household, and individual earnings in the suburb of Pelican Waters are moderate, placing between the 23rd and 38th percentiles.
The local earnings distribution is dominated by the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, which contains 27.6% of residents (2,372 people), matching the metro region where 31.7% fall into this band. After housing costs are met, 85.8% of income is available for other purchases, and the local SEIFA income index sits in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Pelican Waters had 2,777 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 88% detached houses and 6% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 13% rented and 57% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $540 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month. Rent absorbs 34.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 32.7%. 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 most recent Census, the housing makeup in the suburb of Pelican Waters consisted of 88.0% houses and 11.9% other property types (such as semi-detached builds, townhouses, and apartments), compared to Regional Qld's split of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. The rate of outright home ownership in the suburb of Pelican Waters reached 57.4%, which is far higher than the Regional Qld rate, while the remaining homes were either under a mortgage (29.8%) or rented (12.8%). The median monthly home loan repayment locally was $2,200, which is significantly above the Regional Qld average, while weekly rent was recorded at $540, compared to Regional Qld averages of $1,655 and $345 respectively.
Nationwide, mortgage payments in the suburb of Pelican Waters are much higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and typical rent sits substantially above the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Pelican Waters counted 2,777 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,229 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 28% are couples with children, against 49% couples without children. 14% 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 households represent the vast majority at 84.9% of all homes, consisting of 27.9% couples with children, 49.3% couples without children, and 6.9% single parent households. Non-family households account for the remaining 15.1%, with lone person households making up 13.9% and group households accounting for 1.2% of the total. The median household size of 2.5 people is identical to the Regional Qld average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.8% of adults in Pelican Waters hold a university qualification, including 14.7% with a bachelor degree and 4.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 26.0% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 247 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,090 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 in the suburb of Pelican Waters sits below regional standards, with 21.8% of residents aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees compared to 30.4% across Australia. This difference suggests opportunities exist for educational advancement and vocational skill development. Bachelor degrees are the most common at 14.7%, followed by postgraduate degrees (4.6%) and graduate diplomas (2.5%). Vocational and technical training is widely held, with 40.0% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, split between advanced diplomas (14.0%) and certificates (26.0%). A significant 23.2% of the population is actively engaged in formal study.
This breakdown includes 8.4% of residents attending secondary school, 7.9% in primary school, and 3.3% enrolled in tertiary courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Pelican Waters reaches 10 stops on 1 route, timetabled for about 170 services a week. The typical home sits about 590 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.6 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 systems include 10 active transit stops in the suburb of Pelican Waters, consisting of bus services. These stops are served by 1 separate routes, which provide a combined 169 passenger trips per week. Transit accessibility is moderate, with residents living an average of 590 meters from the nearest stop. Because this is a residential community, most workers commute out of the area, with private cars remaining the primary mode of travel at 94%. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.6 per home. Around 23.7% of residents work from home (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 pandemic settings).
Transit frequency averages 24 daily trips across all routes, which works out to roughly 16 weekly trips for each transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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63.8% of residents in Pelican Waters report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 83% of areas nationally. 5.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.0 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 outcomes in the suburb of Pelican Waters are excellent based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality rates and chronic condition frequencies, with both younger and older demographics showing low rates of common illnesses. Private health insurance coverage stands at approximately 50% of the population (~4,264 people). This compares to 52.5% across Regional Qld, and a national average of 55.7%. The most frequent health issues reported in the area are arthritis and asthma, affecting 11.8% and 6.4% of residents respectively, while 63.8% of the population reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Residents aged under 65 show better than average health profiles. The suburb of Pelican Waters has 35.3% of its population aged 65 and over (3,034 people), which exceeds the Regional Qld benchmark of 20.4%. Health profiles for these seniors are very strong, with national percentiles generally matching the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
25.6% of Pelican Waters residents were born overseas and 5.5% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (35.1%) and Australian (24.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Pelican Waters aligns closely with regional averages for cultural background, with 74.4% of residents born in Australia, 88.7% holding citizenship, and 94.5% speaking only English at home. The predominant religion is Christianity, accounting for 61.0% of the local population, compared to 52.2% across Regional Qld. Regarding family heritage (parents' birth countries), the three most common backgrounds in the suburb of Pelican Waters are English, representing 35.1% of the population, which is considerably higher than the regional average of 29.6%, Australian at 24.8%, and Scottish at 9.3%. Some differences exist in other ancestries: Welsh is overrepresented at 0.8% of the population (compared to 0.5% regionally), South Australian at 0.8% (compared to 0.5% regionally), and New Zealand at 0.9% (matching the regional 0.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Pelican Waters is 55, older than 97% of areas nationally. 16.1% 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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With a median age of 55, the suburb of Pelican Waters is notably older than Regional Qld at 41, and significantly exceeds the national median of 38. Compared to Regional Qld, the suburb of Pelican Waters has a higher proportion of residents aged 65 - 74 (18.9%) but a smaller share of 25 - 34 year-olds (5.9%). This 65 - 74 cohort is much larger than the national average of 9.4%. Since the 2021 Census, the 75 to 84 age band grew from 11.1% to 13.3% of the population, and the 25 to 34 group increased from 4.7% to 5.9%.
Meanwhile, the 45 to 54 cohort fell from 14.6% to 12.3%, and the 5 to 14 age group declined from 10.8% to 9.4%. Looking forward to 2041, age projections show notable shifts in the local demographic makeup. The 65 to 74 age group is projected to grow by 18% (288 people) to reach 1,913, up from 1,624. The aging trend is pronounced, with residents aged 65+ accounting for 65% of the projected population increase, while the 15 to 24 cohort is expected to shrink by 79 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Pelican Waters
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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 this month all 23 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 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 — 576 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (7,393 at the 2021 Census → 8,596 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 (SAL32294). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.