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Port Kennedy has an estimated 14,790 residents, up from 13,477 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,313 people, or 9.7%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. 274 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 55.0% of that increase. That puts 697 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader ABS demographic updates with 274 validated new addresses added after the Census, the suburb of Port Kennedy has reached an estimated population of approximately 14,790 as of Aug 2026. This marks an expansion of 9.7% (representing 1,313 additional residents) above the 13,477 individuals recorded during the 2021 Census. These figures align with an estimated resident population base of 14,778 established from the ABS June 2025 ERP release. Across the locality, population density sits at 697 persons per square kilometer, tracking closely with broader benchmarks tracked by AreaSearch.
Outpacing the 9.5% nationwide benchmark, the suburb of Port Kennedy recorded higher growth than the broader Australian average post-2021. Inbound overseas migration formed the primary demographic catalyst, accounting for roughly 55.00000000000001% of recent net gains. Population modelling by AreaSearch incorporates ABS and Geoscience Australia SA2-level demographic projections published in 2024 using 2022 benchmarks. Where specific SA2 coverage is unavailable, and across all projections beyond 2032, models incorporate age-cohort trajectory rates from the ABS 2023 release for Greater Capital Regions based on 2022 numbers. Future projections place the suburb of Port Kennedy within the lower quartile nationally for expansion, forecasting an addition of 361 persons by 2041 across aggregated SA2 data, representing an overall increase of 2.4% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
186 new dwellings have been approved in Port Kennedy over the past five years, an average of 37 a year. That places the area in the 83rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 3 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 63 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 98% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 141, running ahead of 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 shows that the suburb averages approximately 37 residential building permits annually. Over the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25, roughly 186 homes gained approval, including 141 recorded to date in FY-25. Demonstrating solid underlying demand favorable to property values, an average of 2.7 incoming residents per year arrived for each new residence built over the 5 financial years between FY-21 and FY-25. Construction costs for these newly permitted dwellings average $484,000, standing slightly above the wider region to reflect higher-specification builds. Meanwhile, commercial construction approvals totaled $9.2 million in the current financial year, pointing to relatively restrained non-residential development activity.
Relative to Greater Perth, residential construction volume in the locality remains subdued, running 54.0% below the regional per-capita baseline. Such constraints in new stock generally bolster underlying pricing for established homes, even as construction momentum has picked up over recent periods. Approvals are overwhelmingly concentrated in standalone dwellings, with 98.0% detached houses against 2.0% medium and high-density housing, preserving a low-density suburban environment that appeals to buyers seeking space. An allocation of approximately 127 people per dwelling approval reflects classic expansion corridor dynamics. Longer-term projections indicate that the suburb will expand by 349 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Current construction trajectories suggest that incoming housing stock will comfortably accommodate this pace of demand, providing favorable purchasing conditions and potentially enabling local demographic gains to surpass present baseline forecasts.
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 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Port Kennedy, worth an estimated $2.15 billion. A further 69 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $25.3 billion. 23 are already under construction and 25 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. 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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Major planning initiatives and local infrastructure works play a critical role in shaping the area's development. AreaSearch has identified a total of 5 key projects positioned to influence the community, notably including the Kennedy Bay Coastal Community, Port Kennedy Industrial Estate, Koorana Reserve Sports Complex Upgrade, and the DHA Defence Housing Program - Rockingham.
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Lots 4 & 17 Port Kennedy Drive Industrial Estate
DevelopmentWA is delivering a 67 hectare industrial estate at the intersection of Port Kennedy Drive and Ennis Avenue. The project will provide approximately 115 industrial lots for commercial, light and heavy industrial uses. Initial remediation and rehabilitation works are underway, with this first phase scheduled for completion in August 2026 ahead of future civil development and staged land releases.
Kennedy Bay Coastal Community
A $425 million mixed-use coastal masterplanned community on 66 hectares in Port Kennedy, approximately 60km south of Perth. The project delivers over 900 residential lots (180sqm to 600sqm) with land releases, house and land packages, and Into Place townhouses. Amenities include the redesigned 18-hole Links Kennedy Bay Golf Course (fully reopened November 2025 after a $18 million redevelopment by Graham Marsh Golf Design), a new clubhouse (WA Commercial Architecture Prize 2022), and Birdie Bar and Restaurant (open since 2021).The Long Point Brewing Co., a $13 million two-storey brewpub with 500-guest capacity, commenced construction in March 2025 and is expected to open in 2026. A 140m public jetty and foreshore activation precinct received planning approval in October 2025, with construction anticipated from early 2026. A village centre with boutique retail, grocer, and wellness tenancies is progressing, with Stage 3 registrations of interest open. The display village launched in 2024 remains open.
Karnup Station Precinct
The Karnup Station Precinct is a major transit-oriented masterplanned community on the Mandurah rail line, around 60km south of Perth in the City of Rockingham. The Western Australian Planning Commission finalised Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1417 in May 2025, rezoning approximately 46 hectares of Karnup land from Rural and Railways reservation to Urban, Parks and Recreation, and Railways zones to enable the new station and surrounding precinct. In November 2025, the State Government and DevelopmentWA announced Mirvac as preferred proponent to lead the residential masterplan.Mirvac will deliver the first stage across 155 hectares of the broader 484-hectare site, comprising approximately 1,500 homes including social, affordable, market and land-lease housing, a primary school and a local commercial centre. The full precinct is planned to deliver more than 4,000 homes over a 20-year horizon, eventually housing over 10,000 residents and supporting capacity for AUKUS-related growth at Henderson and HMAS Stirling. Commercial details of the DevelopmentWA-Mirvac partnering agreement are due to be finalised by mid-2026, with construction expected in subsequent years.
Secret Harbour Square Expansion
Major shopping centre expansion completed in 2017, doubling the size of the original centre. Features Woolworths, Coles, Aldi as anchor tenants plus 40 specialty stores including McDonald's and Dan Murphy's. Serves growing Secret Harbour and Port Kennedy communities.
Hamelin Park
A completed boutique coastal residential estate comprising 67 lots in Secret Harbour. Developed by Monument (M Group), the estate is positioned near pristine beaches, schools, and shopping centers. It offered a mix of lot sizes for families and first home buyers and is now fully sold out.
Karnup District Structure Plan
The Karnup District Structure Plan is a comprehensive planning framework for a 2,000-hectare urban expansion area in the City of Rockingham. It will guide future land uses including residential precincts, a new district centre, education facilities, parks, and integration with the future METRONET Karnup Station.
Koorana Reserve Sports Complex Upgrade
$5 million upgrade project completed in 2022 providing major refurbishment and expansion to clubrooms, two additional hectares of playing space with two new soccer fields and one cricket oval. Includes expanded cricket nets, new car park and sports floodlighting.
Anstey Park Local Structure Plan Amendment No.1
Amendment to the Anstey Park Local Structure Plan providing for residential subdivision across Lots 35 and 36 Surf Drive. The approved plan configures 99 R20 residential lots and 14 R30 medium-density lots alongside 6,265 square metres of relocated public open space to optimize local drainage and earthworks.
7,619 residents of Port Kennedy are employed, from a labour force of 8,185. Unemployment sits at 6.9%, with participation at 68.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,366, about 84% 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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Statistical area figures compiled by AreaSearch show a diverse local workforce spanning blue-collar and white-collar roles, with a substantial industrial and manufacturing presence and an overall unemployment rate of 6.9%. As of March 2026, employed residents total 7,619, while the jobless rate sits 2.7% above the Greater Perth benchmark of 4.2%. Labor participation tracks closely alongside Greater Perth's 69.9%. Remote work uptake was comparatively low at 6.6% according to Census returns, though pandemic-related lockdown measures at the time should be taken into account. Key sectors employing local residents include construction, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
Local workforce concentration is notably elevated in manufacturing, capturing an employment share 1.5 times the regional norm. Conversely, professional & technical occupations are underrepresented locally, accounting for 3.9% of workers compared to the broader regional benchmark of 8.2%. Comparing resident worker counts to the local working population recorded at the Census points to relatively few employment opportunities situated within the suburb itself. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM figures indicates that throughout the 12 months to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 0.9% while employment fell by 1.4%, lifting local unemployment by 0.4 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Perth experienced a 2.0% increase in employment and a 2.5% expansion in its labor force, alongside a 0.4 percentage point rise. National occupational projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide forward visibility regarding broader workforce demand mapped to local industry structures. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge widely across individual sectors. Applying these sectoral forecasts to the area's current industry composition indicates local employment expansion of 5.7% over five years and 12.5% over ten years (noting this weighted extrapolation serves illustrative purposes and excludes local population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Port Kennedy is $1,921 a week (about $100,000 a year), with median personal income at $755 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $56,474 a year against an average of $69,144. 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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Based on ATO postcode data released by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, local taxable income in the suburb of Port Kennedy stood at a median of $56,474 alongside an average of $69,144, positioning it slightly ahead of nationwide averages while trailing Greater Perth medians ($60,748) and averages ($80,248). Applying a Wage Price Index rise of 10.93% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $62,647 (median) and $76,701 (average) as of March 2026. Figures from the 2021 Census place local household earnings at the 60th percentile ($1,921 weekly) and individual income at the 39th percentile.
Income distribution shows a dominant cohort of 37.0% of residents (5,472 people) falling in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely tracking the 32.0% regional proportion. While accommodation outgoings absorb 15.3% of earnings, overall remuneration levels position disposable income at the 61st percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Port Kennedy had 4,488 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 94% detached houses and 0% apartments. 54% are owned with a mortgage, 23% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month. Rent absorbs 18.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, the local housing landscape was dominated by separate dwellings at 93.9% houses, while apartments, semi-detached properties, and other structures accounted for 6.1% other dwellings, in contrast to Perth metro's split of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership trailed the broader metropolitan level at 22.5%, with remaining households holding a mortgage (54.2%) or living in rental accommodation (23.3%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $1,700, sitting beneath the Perth metro median of $1,907 and the broader Australian benchmark of $1,863. Median weekly rent was recorded at $350, matching the Perth metro rate of $350 while remaining below the national average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Port Kennedy counted 4,488 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,925 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 38% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 17% 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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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 80.9%, comprising couples with children at 38.3%, couples without children at 26.6%, and single parent families representing 15.0%. The remaining 19.1% consists of non-family arrangements, with lone person households representing 16.8% and group households making up 2.3%. Typical household occupancy averages 2.8 people, higher than the Greater Perth standard of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
11.6% of adults in Port Kennedy hold a university qualification, including 8.4% with a bachelor degree and 1.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 34.5% hold a vocational qualification. 10 schools serve the area, with 1,998 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 958 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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Attainment of higher education qualifications in the locality is comparatively subdued, with university graduation rates at 11.6% tracking substantially below the 30.4% national standard, highlighting a clear focal area for educational support. Bachelor degrees account for the primary tertiary credential at 8.4%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 1.7% and graduate diplomas at 1.5%. Conversely, vocational and technical qualifications are widespread, held by 45.5% of residents aged 15+, comprising certificates (34.5%) and advanced diplomas (11.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the population, with 32.0% of residents actively undertaking education. Within this cohort, 11.3% attend primary education, 10.8% participate in secondary education, and 3.5% are enrolled in tertiary education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Port Kennedy reaches 71 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 880 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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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Local public transit infrastructure features 71 active transport stops, consisting of bus services. Network coverage is delivered via 4 individual routes generating 880 weekly passenger trips. Accessibility is strong, with typical walking distances of 228 meters to the closest stop. Given the predominantly suburban character, most journeys are outbound, with private vehicles accounting for 84% of commutes and train travel capturing 8%. Vehicle ownership sits at an average of 1.7 per dwelling, exceeding regional averages. A comparatively modest 6.6% of residents worked remotely during the 2021 Census, subject to prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Across the entire network, service frequencies average 125 trips per day, which translates to roughly 12 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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67.2% of residents in Port Kennedy report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 77% of areas nationally. 5.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.9 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and long-term health patterns indicate notable health considerations for Port Kennedy, with elevated rates of common conditions observed across both younger and older cohorts. Private healthcare coverage is held by roughly 55% of the total population (~8,082 people), compared with 59.0% recorded across Greater Perth. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments, affecting 9.7 and 8.1% of the community respectively. Meanwhile, 67.2% of residents reported having no medical conditions, trailing the 71.9% figure across Greater Perth. Working-age cohorts display an above-average incidence of long-term conditions.
Older residents aged 65 and over account for 14.4% of the population (2,129 people), slightly below the 15.9% observed regionally. Senior health outcomes present specific challenges while broadly aligning with national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
30.7% of Port Kennedy residents were born overseas and 7.3% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (36.3%) and Australian (25.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures indicate an above-average profile, with 30.7% of the community born abroad and 7.3% speaking a language other than English at home. Christianity forms the dominant religious affiliation, representing 42.6% of residents. The most pronounced local religious variation occurs in Islam, which accounts for 0.7% of residents relative to 3.2% across Greater Perth. Regarding parental birth heritage, the leading reported ancestries consist of English at 36.3% (exceeding the regional benchmark of 28.0%), Australian at 25.4%, and Scottish at 7.7%. Specific ethnic representations show distinct divergence from regional proportions, including Maori at 2.4% (against 0.9% regionally), New Zealand ancestry at 1.2% (against 0.8%), and Welsh heritage at 0.9% (against 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Port Kennedy is 36. 28.2% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age profile in the suburb of Port Kennedy features a prominent youth demographic alongside middle-aged families. As of August 2026, AreaSearch estimates indicate that children and young adults (0 - 24) make up 35.0% of the population versus 30.5% in Greater Perth, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprise 25.0% compared to 30.9% regionally. The estimated median age sits at 36 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census level and sitting 1 year below Greater Perth's Census benchmark of 37. Since the Census, retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) expanded from 12.4% to an estimated 14.4%.
Concurrently, the 5 to 14 cohort declined from 15.6% to an estimated 13.3%, whereas the 15 to 24 group grew from 14.0% to 15.9%, demonstrating an aging existing demographic without matching inflows of younger families. Moving toward 2041, the retiree and elderly group is projected to record the largest increase, adding 1,143 residents (54%) to total 3,273, while both children and young adults and young to middle aged adults are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Port Kennedy
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) | Aug 2026 last month 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 last month 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 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last 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 | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 5 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 6 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 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago 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 — 274 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,477 at the 2021 Census → 14,790 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 (SAL51260). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.