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Pimpama has an estimated 33,179 residents, up from 24,601 at the 2021 Census — a change of 8,578 people, or 34.9%. Growth has averaged 7.7% a year over five years, faster than 96% of areas nationally. 1,365 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 69.0% of that increase. That puts 811 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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In the suburb of Pimpama, population analysis incorporating ABS statistical updates and 1,365 validated new addresses identified by AreaSearch since the Census places the total population at approximately 33,179 as of Aug 2026. This marks an expansion of 8,578 people (34.9%) compared to the 24,601 people recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch established this figure by evaluating the ABS resident population ERP release of 32,178 from June 2025 alongside subsequent address validations. Consequently, the suburb of Pimpama exhibits a population density of 811 persons per square kilometer, a figure broadly consistent with standard benchmarks across AreaSearch study areas.
With a 34.9% expansion rate since the 2021 census, the suburb of Pimpama significantly outpaced both the national benchmark and Rest of Qld (9.4%), establishing itself as an outstanding regional growth hotspot. Net interstate migration served as the principal catalyst by generating roughly 69.0% of recent population additions, while overseas migration and natural growth likewise provided positive contributions. Projections applied by AreaSearch incorporate ABS/Geoscience Australia data released in 2024 with a 2022 baseline for local SA2 boundaries. For post-2032 horizons or SA2 districts lacking this coverage, Queensland State Government SA2 projections issued in 2023 utilizing 2021 data are implemented. Because state-level datasets omit age cohort breakdowns, AreaSearch adjusts age categories using proportional growth weightings sourced from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections published in 2023 from 2022 data. Looking forward across aggregated SA2 projections to 2041, the suburb of Pimpama is positioned within the highest quartile among non-metropolitan localities nationally, anticipated to add 11,623 persons over the 16 years, representing an overall expansion of 32.0%.
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1,758 new dwellings have been approved in Pimpama over the past five years, an average of 351 a year. That places the area in the 99th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 11 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 248 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 54% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 164, 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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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch indicates that Pimpama records an annual average of roughly 351 approved dwellings, culminating in approximately 1,758 approved residences across the previous 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 164 recorded to date in FY-25. Over the course of these past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), an average of 8.3 people arrived in the area for every newly constructed residence, creating a dynamic where demand substantially outpaces building activity, exerting upward pricing momentum and heightening market competition. Newly built dwellings carry an average construction value of $515,000, aligning with broader regional benchmarks.
Additionally, commercial development has progressed at a moderate pace, supported by $15.1 million in commercial approvals recorded during this financial year. Construction intensity per capita in Pimpama aligns closely with the Rest of Qld, preserving a balance comparable to regional trends. Current residential building activity consists of 54.0% detached houses alongside 46.0% townhouses or apartments, delivering an increasing proportion of medium-density choices that cater to varied budgets through both classic family homes and economical compact residences. This represents a noticeable shift from the existing dwelling landscape (81.0% houses), driven by shrinking supplies of greenfield land alongside changing lifestyle requirements and affordability considerations. Overall development activity reflects a growing market, with roughly 141 people per dwelling approval. Projections indicate that Pimpama will expand by 10,622 residents through to 2041 relative to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. If building activity continues at current rates, incoming residential supply will comfortably accommodate demand, creating favorable buyer conditions and potentially enabling expansion beyond baseline demographic expectations.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 17 current infrastructure and development projects inside Pimpama, worth an estimated $1.84 billion. A further 111 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $54.9 billion. 42 are already under construction and 46 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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Capital investments, planning strategies, and infrastructure programs have a profound effect on regional development. AreaSearch has pinpointed 38 key infrastructure projects expected to shape local growth. Major developments include Calli, Home Focus Pimpama, Pimpama - Yawalpah Road upgrade, and Calli Upper Coomera, with further details on prominent works provided below.
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Home Focus Pimpama
Home Focus Pimpama is a staged large-format retail, lifestyle, health and wellness precinct on Nexus Drive in Pimpama. The centre is anchored by Bunnings Warehouse, Officeworks, The Good Guys, fast-food and service-station uses, with health and wellness tenants including Hype Health Clubs, All Sports Physio, Nutrition Warehouse, Chemist Warehouse and Pimpama Family Medical. The latest completed precinct finished construction in December 2025, while The Northern Sun community club, a proposed dining and entertainment venue by Baycrown Property Group, Gold Coast Suns and Australian Venue Co, is currently under assessment by Gold Coast City Council.
Calli Upper Coomera
Premium master-planned land estate of 196 terraced homesites across six stages, ranging from 400sqm to 1,316sqm in the foothills of Upper Coomera. Features 53 diverse plant species, 4,446sqm of green space, a purpose-built playground and recreation areas with panoramic valley views. Conveniently located between Gold Coast and Brisbane with easy access to schools, shopping and transport. A new stage, Sora Place, has recently opened for registration. Sales and marketing managed by Oliver Hume.
Kasa Heights Estate
A masterplanned residential community in the northern Gold Coast growth corridor featuring 42 homesites across two stages. The development includes lots ranging from 400sqm to 1182sqm, a 1.39-acre nature reserve, community playground, and a proposed childcare centre. Stage 1 consists of 21 lots and Stage 2 consists of 20 lots, designed for turnkey building solutions.
King's Christian College Pimpama Campus Developments
Ongoing master-planned campus development at King's Christian College Pimpama on 40 acres in the northern Gold Coast. Completed phases include a 14-classroom primary school building (opened January 2025), a 2-storey high school building with 8 classrooms and 2 science labs (opened 2023), sports ovals with athletics facilities, a community centre forecourt, and a traffic light installation at the campus entrance. A second 2-storey high school building with 12 classrooms is due to open Term 2, 2026.The current active project is a new 3-storey high school building (construction commencing mid-April 2026) featuring a ground-floor reception and office space with 12 classrooms across levels 1 and 2. Future planned facilities include a performing arts and music complex, primary resource centre, central administration building, sports centre with indoor courts, and additional car parking.
Pimpama - Yawalpah Road upgrade
City of Gold Coast is upgrading Yawalpah Road at Pimpama to improve the connection between the M1 Exit 49 and Kerkin Road. The project converts the corridor from a two-lane rural road into a four- and five-lane urban arterial, including a new three-lane bridge over the Queensland Rail Gold Coast line and Old Pacific Highway, upgraded intersections, pedestrian crossings, bicycle lanes and more than 3km of shared path. The project remains under construction, with the overall City project scheduled from 2023 to 2026 and the Georgiou bridge works running to 2026.
Pimpama - Dixon Reserve Upgrade Yawalpah Road
City of Gold Coast is upgrading Dixon Reserve, a roughly 15 hectare natural area beside Gainsborough State School in Pimpama. The project aims to restore wetlands and native bushland, improve formal access with paths and a footbridge connection, add nature play, exercise and learning spaces, and support biodiversity and community connection to the reserve. Planning and design ran from 2023 to 2025, with construction scheduled for 2026 to 2027.
The Baileys Reserve
Boutique Upper Coomera residential community by SKF Development comprising 83 two-storey, three-bedroom townhomes on a 3.09 hectare Baileys Mountain Road site. The development is positioned near Highland Reserve lake and includes open-plan homes, landscaped communal areas, private outdoor spaces, and rehabilitated green space connections. Civil works have been progressing and the developer lists the project as under construction.
12-16 Old Pacific Highway Apartments, Pimpama
An 11-storey residential tower on a 2,249 sqm site adjacent to Pimpama Shopping Centre, comprising 60 apartments across one, two, and three-bedroom configurations including six NDIS units. The building height of 34.8m exceeds the mapped height limit and was approved via the city strategic framework height uplift provisions. Level 1 includes 366 sqm of communal recreational space featuring a pool, terrace, barbecue area, and gymnasium. A total of 85 car parking spaces are provided across ground level and a single basement.Designed by Miso Collective, the project responds to housing affordability and supply needs in the northern Gold Coast growth corridor, near the new Pimpama railway station.
17,452 residents of Pimpama are employed, from a labour force of 18,053. Unemployment sits at 3.3%, with participation at 74.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% 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 26,661, about 80% 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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Workforce conditions in Pimpama reflect a capable labor pool characterized by substantial representation in building trades, an unemployment rate standing at just 3.3%, and annual employment growth of 3.9% according to AreaSearch regional data. Total employed residents reached 17,452 as of March 2026, while the local jobless rate sat 0.6% lower than the 3.9% recorded across Regional Qld. Labor force participation reached an elevated 74.0%, exceeding the 64.2% benchmark for Regional Qld. Furthermore, Census figures showed that a modest 11.7% of workers operated from home, though period Covid-19 restrictions must be kept in mind.
Resident employment centers predominantly around retail trade, construction, and health care & social assistance. Building and construction displays exceptional concentration locally, recording an employment proportion 1.2 times higher than regional averages. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.4% employment locally versus 4.5% regionally. Comparing Census figures for the working population against total resident workers highlights a relatively constrained local employment base within the suburb. SALM and ABS datasets compiled by AreaSearch reveal that throughout the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 3.9% alongside a 3.5% increase in the labor force, generating a 0.4 percentage point reduction in unemployment. In comparison, Regional Qld saw employment rise by 0.1% and the labor force grow by 0.3%, resulting in a 0.1 percentage point rise in joblessness. Future hiring conditions can be evaluated against national forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia from Mar-26. Projected industry patterns across five- and ten-year horizons have been matched against the local profile; across Australia, employment is projected to climb 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely across sectors. Applying this sector weighting to the local workforce implies potential employment growth in Pimpama of 6.4% over five years and 13.3% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Pimpama is $1,863 a week (about $97,000 a year), with median personal income at $856 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $52,575 a year against an average of $62,154. 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 compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 position Pimpama below national income averages. Taxpayer median income in the suburb of Pimpama stands at $52,575 and average income is $62,154, in contrast to Regional Qld benchmarks of $53,146 and $66,593. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $58,548 for median income and $69,215 for average income as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household earnings aligned near the 58th percentile across Australia. Roughly 46.3% of residents (15,361 individuals) earn between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the regional proportion of 31.7% in this bracket.
Although residential accommodation absorbs 21.5% of earnings, solid income levels sustain disposable income at the 50th percentile, placing the district in the 4th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Pimpama had 7,642 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 81% detached houses and 1% apartments. 32% are owned with a mortgage, 58% rented and 10% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,978 a month, a total housing cost higher than 92% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 23.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the most recent Census, the residential landscape in Pimpama consisted of 80.9% separate houses and 19.1% alternative formats including semi-detached residences, flats, and other structures, compared with Regional Qld figures of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Pimpama was below regional levels at 10.1%, while remaining homes were under a mortgage (32.1%) or occupied by tenants (57.8%). Median monthly mortgage costs sat at $1,978 against $1,655 in Regional Qld, and median weekly rental payments reached $440 compared to $345 regionally. Relative to Australia-wide benchmarks, local mortgage commitments exceed the national average of $1,863, and weekly rents track considerably higher than the Australian figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Pimpama counted 7,642 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 10,307 today, averaging 3.0 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 76% of areas nationally, against 26% couples without children. 12% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 83.7%, comprising couples with children at 38.8%, couples without children at 26.2%, and single parent families at 17.5%. The remaining 16.3% consist of non-family arrangements, with single occupant homes representing 11.7% and group households accounting for 4.6%. The typical household size sits at 3.0 people, exceeding the 2.5 average recorded across Regional Qld.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
20.8% of adults in Pimpama hold a university qualification, including 14.2% with a bachelor degree and 4.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 29.6% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 5,303 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 999 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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Higher education levels in Pimpama sit below national measures, with 20.8% of individuals aged 15+ holding a tertiary qualification compared with 30.4% across Australia, pointing to opportunities for future professional development and training. Bachelor degrees represent the largest share at 14.2%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications at 4.6% and graduate diplomas at 2.0%. Vocational and trade training is highly represented, with 43.3% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including certificates (29.6%) and advanced diplomas (13.7%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 35.2% of all residents currently attending an educational institution.
This group encompasses 13.9% attending primary education, 7.9% in secondary education, and 4.5% engaged in tertiary education.
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Getting around Pimpama means driving: households keep an average of 1.6 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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73.8% of residents in Pimpama report no long-term health condition. 4.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 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 by AreaSearch regarding mortality statistics and chronic health conditions indicate below-average health outcomes for Pimpama, with common ailments present across both younger and older cohorts, alongside a relatively low rate of private health insurance encompassing approximately 52% of the population (~17,196 people). Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary chronic medical challenges reported in the area, diagnosed in 8.6% and 9.5% of the population, while 73.8% of individuals reported having no diagnosed chronic medical conditions compared with 67.6% across Regional Qld. Health indicators for the under-65 cohort remain above average.
Seniors aged 65 and over account for 8.5% of residents (2,820 people), which is well below the 20.3% observed in Regional Qld. Older residents experience various health challenges, registering outcomes that broadly mirror overall national patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
31.7% of Pimpama residents were born overseas and 16.9% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.2%) and Australian (24.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Pimpama is pronounced compared to most Australian regions, with 31.7% of residents born abroad and 16.9% speaking a non-English language in their homes. Christianity forms the largest religious affiliation at 38.8% of the community. The most notable statistical divergence occurs in the Other religious category, which accounts for 3.3% of local residents versus 0.8% throughout Regional Qld. Regarding parental ancestry, the primary reported backgrounds among residents include English at 27.2%, Australian at 24.4%, and Other at 10.1%. Pronounced representation is also evident across specific migrant groups: Maori backgrounds account for 4.6% in Pimpama (compared to 0.8% across the region), New Zealand ancestry represents 2.2% (against 0.9% regionally), and Samoan background constitutes 1.1% (versus 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Pimpama is 29, younger than 98% of areas nationally. 33.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Demographics in the suburb of Pimpama show an exceptional orientation toward family creation. Based on estimates to August 2026, working-age adults aged 25 - 44 represent 39.4% of the population compared to 25.5% in Regional Qld, while senior and retiree residents aged 65+ make up 8.5% compared to 20.4% regionally. The estimated median age stood at 29 as at August 2026, maintaining the level from the 2021 Census, which was 12 years younger than the Regional Qld figure of 41 and below the national median of 38 at that Census.
Since the Census, the share of residents aged 0 - 24 decreased from 40.6% to an estimated 36.9%. Projections to 2041 anticipate the greatest numerical growth within the 25 - 44 age cohort, increasing by 4,839 residents (37%) to reach 17,912, while the highest growth rate is expected among those aged 65+, expanding 49% to 4,201.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Pimpama
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 |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 17 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 1,365 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (24,601 at the 2021 Census → 33,179 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 (SAL32318). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.