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The median house price in Port Kembla is $1.15m, with units at $718k. House values have moved 6.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Port Kembla has an estimated 5,041 residents, down from 5,088 at the 2021 Census. The population has thinned by an average 0.5% a year over five years, slower than 95% of areas nationally. That puts 365 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 wider region, alongside recent address records confirmed by AreaSearch post-Census, the suburb of Port Kembla has an estimated residency of 5,041 individuals as of May 2026. This represents a contraction of 47 residents (0.9%) relative to the 2021 Census, which counted 5,088 individuals. The variation is deduced from a resident headcount of 5,015, calculated by AreaSearch using the most recent ABS ERP statistics from June 2025 in combination with 11 confirmed new addresses established after the Census. This level of residency yields a density of 364 persons per square kilometer, indicating low crowding and capacity for future expansion.
Overseas arrivals served as the primary demographic driver, accounting for roughly 69.0% of all population growth in recent times. AreaSearch employs ABS and Geoscience Australia demographic forecasts for each SA2 region, published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline. For SA2 regions lacking these metrics, projections from the NSW State Government released in 2022 with a 2021 baseline are substituted. Projected growth trajectories by age cohort from these datasets are further applied to all areas for the span from 2032 to 2041. Based on these anticipated demographic transitions, forecasts suggest an overall contraction in the suburb of Port Kembla, with the headcount expected to drop by 29 individuals by 2041 under this framework. Conversely, expansion is projected within particular age brackets, led by residents aged 25 to 34, whose numbers are expected to rise by 86 individuals. Refer to the age section for further information.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
86 new dwellings have been approved in Port Kembla over the past five years, an average of 17 a year. That is 3.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 6, 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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AreaSearch evaluations of ABS residential building approvals distributed from statistical zones indicate that the suburb of Port Kembla averages roughly 17 new residential approvals yearly, summing to an estimated 86 residential approvals over the prior 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and 6 during FY-26 so far. Given the localized population contraction, housing additions have balanced demand, resulting in an orderly market with ample purchasing options, while new homes average an estimated construction value of $425,000—slightly exceeding the regional benchmark—which points to a preference for higher-quality building projects. Furthermore, commercial approvals totaling $4.6 million have been documented during the current financial year, showing a quiet commercial construction sector.
Recent residential construction comprises 79.0% standalone houses and 21.0% semi-detached or multi-unit dwellings, preserving the established low-density profile of the area with a focus on spacious family residences. A ratio of 420 residents for each dwelling approval highlights a quiet development landscape with low construction volume. Faced with static or decreasing demographic projections, the suburb of Port Kembla is anticipated to experience lighter demand pressure on housing, supporting prospective purchasers.
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 14 current infrastructure and development projects inside Port Kembla, worth an estimated $12.1 billion. A further 55 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $59.4 billion. 19 are already under construction and 40 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities and energy. 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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Changes in localized infrastructure, major construction initiatives, and planning schemes significantly impact regional performance. In total, 23 projects have been identified by AreaSearch as having potential impacts on the area. Primary projects include the Southern Suburbs Community Centre and Library, the Port Kembla Energy Terminal, the Warrawong Plaza Redevelopment, and the Former Port Kembla Public School Site Residential Development, with the list below highlighting the most significant schemes.
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Former Port Kembla Public School Site Residential Development
Medium density residential redevelopment of the 2.195-hectare former Port Kembla Public School site (Lot 1 DP 811699) on Military Road, Port Kembla, owned by Illawarra developer Ostoja Vujic. Wollongong LEP 2009 Amendment No. 53 (gazetted May 2023) rezoned the land from B4 Mixed Use to R3 Medium Density Residential and RE2 Private Recreation, with a site-specific DCP supporting up to about 110 dwellings as terraces, multi-dwelling housing and apartment buildings, including 5% affordable housing. A planning agreement with Wollongong City Council for six affordable dwellings managed by a community housing provider was entered into on 1 October 2024.Detailed development applications for the residential precincts are still required before construction.
BlueScope No. 6 Blast Furnace Reline
A 1.15 billion AUD blast furnace reline project critical for future steelmaking in the Illawarra. The No. 6 Blast Furnace will replace the No. 5 Blast Furnace when it reaches the end of its life around 2026-2030. The project is currently in the construction phase and is expected to be completed and operational by 2026. It ensures continued steel production and creates up to 300 construction jobs.
BlueScope Plate Mill Modernisation Project
State Significant Development (SSD-50268731) delivering a new walking beam furnace and additional heavy plate processing route at BlueScope's 60-year-old Port Kembla plate mill, lifting production capacity from 430,000 to 600,000 tonnes per year. The upgrade supports sovereign manufacturing for the renewable energy, defence and infrastructure sectors. As of June 2026 the project is in the civil stage of construction, with furnace building structural works, piping and structural design progressing toward commissioning scheduled for mid-2027.
Port Kembla Energy Terminal
Australia's first LNG import terminal, located at Port Kembla's Inner Harbour on Dharawal land. The facility includes a new marine wharf, nine dolphins, marine loading arms, onshore receiving infrastructure, a 12km gas pipeline connecting to the Eastern Gas Pipeline at Kembla Grange, and a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) - the Hoegh Galleon. Construction was completed in December 2024 and landside commissioning has been finalised. The terminal has capacity to supply 500TJ of gas per day, meeting all of NSW's peak day demand.The facility is currently in care and maintenance, with operations not expected to commence until 2027-2028 due to shifting demand forecasts. Reganosa Servicios has been appointed on a five-year contract to operate and maintain the onshore facilities.
BlueScope Steel HyKembla Project
BlueScope Steel is progressing the HyKembla Project, a proposed 40 MW green hydrogen electrolyser and associated infrastructure within the Port Kembla Steelworks. The project is intended to supply renewable hydrogen for steelmaking trials and a hydrogen refuelling station, supporting BlueScope's long-term decarbonisation strategy. The State Significant Development application has advanced beyond the initial assessment stage and is currently in the Prepare EIS phase. Earlier BlueScope and Shell collaboration concepts have evolved into the BlueScope-led HyKembla project.
Port Kembla Active Transport Upgrades
Cycling and pedestrian infrastructure improvements throughout Port Kembla including new shared paths, intersection upgrades, and connections to existing transport networks to encourage active transport.
Illawarra Offshore Wind Zone
The Illawarra Offshore Wind Zone is a 1,022 square kilometre area of Commonwealth waters in the Pacific Ocean, located at least 20 km offshore between Wombarra and Kiama in New South Wales. It was officially declared by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy on 15 June 2024 as Australia's fourth offshore wind zone. The zone has a potential generation capacity of around 2.9 GW, theoretically enough to power approximately 1.8 million homes, and was projected to support an estimated 1,740 construction jobs and 870 ongoing jobs.Due to a sharp drop in water depths off the coast, only floating wind turbine technology is considered viable for the zone. Feasibility licence applications were open from 17 June to 15 August 2024. Initial proponents Oceanex Energy and Equinor opted not to apply, instead focusing on the Hunter Offshore Wind Zone where they were awarded a feasibility licence for the Novocastrian project. Spanish developer BlueFloat Energy became the sole feasibility licence applicant but formally withdrew its application in January 2026, citing global commercial pressures and the wind-down of its Australian operations by parent Quantum Capital. On 23 January 2026, the Federal Government confirmed no feasibility licences would be granted in the Illawarra zone. The zone remains declared and could reopen for feasibility applications if competitive interest returns. In the meantime, the area is open for Research and Demonstration (R&D) licence applications to trial offshore renewable technologies including floating wind, wave and tidal current systems.
Southern Suburbs Community Centre and Library
A landmark three-storey community hub in Warrawong featuring a modern library, flexible meeting and function rooms, and dedicated spaces for community organisations. The project includes a new town square with landscaped public spaces, a stepped auditorium for performances, and a sensory room. It is designed with high environmental sustainability standards and aims to revitalise the Warrawong town centre.
1,950 residents of Port Kembla are employed, from a labour force of 2,372. Unemployment sits at 17.8%, with participation at 56.3%. 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. The working-day population is estimated at 5,829, about 116% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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 Port Kembla is characterized by a qualified labor force with solid representation in essential services, alongside an unemployment rate of 17.8% and steady employment levels over the prior year, based on AreaSearch compilations of localized statistical data. As of March 2026, 1,950 residents are employed, whereas the jobless rate stands 13.7% higher than the Regional NSW benchmark of 4.1%, pointing to capacity for improvement, and workforce participation lags slightly at 56.3% compared to the Regional NSW standard of 60.6%. Census figures indicate that a moderate 24.3% of the workforce operated from home, though this may reflect temporary pandemic restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local workers are health care & social assistance, education & training, and construction. The community displays a marked employment concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, which captures a share 1.6 times the regional average. By contrast, agriculture, forestry & fishing is minimally represented at 0.3% compared to the regional figure of 5.3%. A ratio of 0.8 workers per resident at the Census point indicates a local job density that exceeds typical benchmarks. According to AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS statistics drawn from broader geographic zones, the local labor pool expanded by 3.0% during the year ending March 2026, while total employment fell by 0.3%, pushing the jobless rate up by 2.6 percentage points. This differs from Regional NSW, which saw employment shrink by 0.9%, the overall labor pool decline by 0.4%, and unemployment rise by 0.5 percentage points. National employment outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia dated May-25 offer additional perspective on potential future hiring trends within the suburb of Port Kembla. These five- and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce composition to estimate expansion trends. Although countrywide employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the pace of growth varies greatly by industry. Applying these sectoral outlooks to the local employment mix suggests that local jobs will rise by 6.4% over five years and 13.5% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted projection for visualization and does not account for localized population shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Port Kembla is $1,308 a week (about $68,000 a year), with median personal income at $648 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $56,981 a year against an average of $70,212. 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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The suburb of Port Kembla records a median taxpayer income of $56,981 and an average income of $70,212, according to postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. These figures exceed national benchmarks and contrast with a median income of $52,390 and an average income of $65,215 across Regional NSW. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index rise of 10.32% since financial year 2023, contemporary values are estimated at approximately $62,861 (median) and $77,458 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census places household, family, and individual incomes in the suburb of Port Kembla between the 19th and 20th national percentiles.
Income distribution shows the $1,500 - 2,999 range is the most common, accounting for 27.9% of residents (1,406 people), mirroring regional trends where 29.9% fall in this bracket. Affordability pressures are pronounced, with residents retaining only 82.0% of their income, which ranks in the 19th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Port Kembla had 2,008 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 77% detached houses and 16% apartments. 27% are owned with a mortgage, 34% rented and 39% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. Rent absorbs 26.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 34.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential structures in the suburb of Port Kembla at the time of the latest Census consisted of 77.0% standalone houses and 23.0% alternative dwellings (such as semi-detached homes and apartments), compared to Regional NSW's split of 82.6% houses and 17.4% alternative dwellings. Meanwhile, the home ownership rate in the suburb of Port Kembla matched the Regional NSW benchmark at 39.1%, with remaining properties held under mortgages (26.5%) or rented (34.4%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was registered at $1,950, which is considerably higher than the Regional NSW median of $1,733, while weekly rent was recorded at $340, compared to $330 in Regional NSW.
Nationally, mortgage costs in the suburb of Port Kembla exceed the Australian average of $1,863, whereas rents sit below the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Port Kembla counted 2,008 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 25% are couples with children, against 23% couples without children. 31% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families represent the majority of households at 65.3%, consisting of couples with children at 25.2%, couples without children at 23.0%, and single parents with children at 16.3%. Independent and shared households account for the remaining 34.7%, with single-person households representing 31.3% and group living situations making up 2.9% of the total. The median household occupancy is 2.4 people, matching the average for Regional NSW.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
18.0% of adults in Port Kembla hold a university qualification, including 12.4% with a bachelor degree and 4.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 27.6% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 736 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,018 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 area presents some difficulties, as university degree holders (18.0%) are represented at a level well below the NSW standard of 32.2%. This situation indicates both an educational deficit and a target for focused training programs. Bachelor degrees are the most common tertiary qualification at 12.4%, followed by postgraduate degrees (4.2%) and graduate diplomas (1.4%). Vocational and technical training is common, with 37.4% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of advanced diplomas (9.8%) and certificates (27.6%). Academic enrollment is notably active, with 25.9% of the population presently undertaking formal education.
This includes 9.3% in primary schools, 6.4% in secondary schools, and 3.8% enrolled in tertiary programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Port Kembla reaches 57 stops on 34 routes, timetabled for about 2,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 140 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.2 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Analysis of public transit reveals 57 operational transit stops within the suburb of Port Kembla, consisting of both rail and bus facilities. These transport options are connected to 34 separate routes, which combine to support 2,146 passenger journeys weekly. Transit access is rated highly, with homes positioned an average of 139 meters from the closest transport point. Due to the area's residential nature, most workers travel out of the suburb—private vehicles remain the primary transit mode at 93%. Car ownership stands at an average of 1.2 vehicles per home, below the regional benchmark.
Approximately 24.3% of workers perform their duties from home, based on 2021 Census data which may reflect pandemic-era rules. Transit service frequency averages 306 daily journeys across all routes, which corresponds to roughly 37 weekly journeys for each transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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64.5% of residents in Port Kembla report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 83% of areas nationally. 10.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.6 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 statistics show notable challenges in the suburb of Port Kembla, according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic illness rates, with common health concerns observed in both younger and older demographics, while the level of private health insurance coverage is relatively high at roughly 55% of the population (~2,754 people). This is higher than the 51.9% recorded throughout Regional NSW. The most prevalent health issues in the area are mental health conditions and arthritis, affecting 9.8% and 9.5% of the population respectively, whereas 64.5% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW.
Residents of working age exhibit higher-than-average rates of chronic illness. The area has 20.3% of its population aged 65 and older (1,023 people), which is lower than the Regional NSW benchmark of 23.4%. Seniors face some health challenges, with national rankings for this cohort generally matching the broader population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
25.0% of Port Kembla residents were born overseas and 25.0% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (22.3%) and Australian (21.9%). 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of Port Kembla shows a higher level of cultural diversity than most regional areas, with 25.0% of the population born outside Australia and 25.0% using a non-English language at home. Christianity is the primary religious affiliation in the suburb of Port Kembla, accounted for by 61.7% of residents. This compares to 55.9% across Regional NSW. In relation to parentage, the three most common ancestral origins in the suburb of Port Kembla are English (22.3% of the population, which is lower than the regional standard of 30.5%), Australian (21.9% of the population, lower than the regional average of 30.0%), and Macedonian (11.9% of the population, which is higher than the regional average of 0.4%).
Furthermore, there are distinct differences in other ancestral groups: Hungarian heritage accounts for 0.7% in the suburb of Port Kembla (versus 0.2% regionally), Spanish heritage is at 0.9% (versus 0.3%), and Serbian heritage is at 0.8% (versus 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Port Kembla is 42. 25.3% 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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At 42 years, the median age in the suburb of Port Kembla is close to the Regional NSW average of 43 years, though older than the national median of 38 years. Demographic distribution indicates that residents aged 25 - 34 are especially prominent (14.2%), while those in the 65 - 74 bracket are less common (10.4%) than in Regional NSW. Since 2021, the proportion of children aged 0 to 4 has risen from 5.8% to 7.1%, and the 25 to 34 cohort has increased from 13.0% to 14.2%. Meanwhile, the 5 to 14 age group has contracted from 11.3% to 10.3%.
Population projections for 2041 point to shifts in the local age profile. The 75 to 84 bracket shows the fastest projected growth at 19%, expanding by 65 residents to a total of 408. Conversely, population declines are forecast for residents aged 85+ and those aged 5 to 14.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Port Kembla
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 14 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 — 11 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (5,088 at the 2021 Census → 5,041 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 (SAL13257). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.