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Preston (Vic.) has an estimated 37,733 residents, up from 33,790 at the 2021 Census — a change of 3,943 people, or 11.7%. Growth has averaged 1.1% a year over five years, faster than 76% of areas nationally. 830 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 83.0% of that increase. That puts 3,281 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's evaluation of regional ABS updates and address validations conducted since the Census, the suburb of Preston (Vic.) has an estimated headcount of roughly 37,733 as of Aug 2026. This marks an expansion of 3,943 people (11.7%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 33,790 people. Such growth stems from an estimated resident population of 37,392 established via the ABS June 2025 ERP release, alongside 830 validated new addresses added post-Census. With 3,281 persons per square kilometer, the locality's density falls into the top quartile of areas assessed nationally by AreaSearch.
Outpacing both the 9.5% state figure and nationwide benchmarks, the suburb of Preston (Vic.) has emerged as a regional growth frontrunner, propelled largely by overseas migration which supplied roughly 83.0% of recent population additions. SA2-level projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia (issued in 2024 using a 2022 baseline) form the basis of demographic modeling by AreaSearch, supplemented where necessary by 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA releases adjusted via weighted population growth aggregation. Age-specific growth rates derived from these series are applied across all locations for 2032 to 2041. Over this 16-year horizon, the suburb of Preston (Vic.) is projected to experience top-decile national expansion, adding 18,633 persons by 2041 under aggregated SA2 figures—a cumulative rise of 48.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,810 new dwellings have been approved in Preston (Vic.) over the past five years, an average of 362 a year. That places the area in the 84th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 10 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 442 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 7% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 704, 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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An evaluation of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch indicates that 362 residential dwellings received permits annually on average across the preceding 5 financial years, delivering approximately 1,810 homes. Within FY-25 to date, 704 approvals have been lodged. Between FY-21 and FY-25, the inflow rate stood at an average of 0.9 people per newly built home each year, demonstrating that construction is matching or outpacing inbound migration, widening residential choice, and facilitating further demographic gains, with new dwellings recording an average construction cost of $481,000. Non-residential building activity is similarly vibrant, highlighted by $217.1 million in commercial building approvals this financial year.
The residential pipeline is heavily weighted toward medium and high-density housing at 93.0%, with standalone homes accounting for just 7.0%. This shift toward denser typologies delivers more accessible price points suited to first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers, while departing notably from the historical fabric of 56.0% detached houses amid limited land availability and changing consumer needs. Reflecting approximately 75 people per dwelling approval, the precinct displays clear hallmarks of an expanding urban center. Based on the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch, local numbers are anticipated to rise by 18,292 residents by 2041. Should building volumes remain at current levels, residential additions could fall behind inward migration, potentially intensifying competition among purchasers and placing upward pressure on property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Preston (Vic.)
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 21 current infrastructure and development projects inside Preston (Vic.), worth an estimated $99.1 billion. A further 114 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $139.3 billion. 35 are already under construction and 43 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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Public investment and urban renewal projects play a central role in shaping local development patterns. AreaSearch has pinpointed 37 key initiatives across the area, highlighted by major works such as Preston Crossing, the Preston Market Precinct Redevelopment, the 18a Miller Street Development - Small Sites Pilot Program, and Preston Central Infrastructure Contributions.
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Northland Shopping Centre Redevelopment
Ongoing staged redevelopment of Northland Shopping Centre by Vicinity Centres. The completed entertainment and leisure precinct has introduced upgraded outdoor dining, family recreation spaces, landscaping and new leisure operators. Longer-term masterplanning is progressing for a mixed-use precinct incorporating commercial space and future build-to-rent residential development, subject to planning approvals.
Preston Crossing
A masterplanned urban regeneration project delivering up to 650 homes. Partnership between Homes Victoria, MAB Corporation, and HousingFirst replacing outdated social homes with new social housing and market apartments. Designed by architects Archier, Hayball, Nightingale, and Breathe Architecture with 5-star Green Star certification and a 7-star NatHERS rating. The first three stages were completed in 2024, with remaining homes under construction.
Suburban Rail Loop North
Suburban Rail Loop North (SRL North) is the second major stage of Melbourne's 90 km orbital underground metro line, extending 34 km from Box Hill to Melbourne Airport. It features seven underground stations at Doncaster, Heidelberg, Bundoora, Reservoir, Fawkner, Broadmeadows and Melbourne Airport, with Broadmeadows serving as a major regional super hub. Currently in early planning, the project is scheduled for completion between 2043 and 2053.
Preston Market Precinct Redevelopment
A major mixed-use redevelopment of the 5.1-hectare Preston Market site in Melbourne's north. Amendment C182dare to the Darebin Planning Scheme was gazetted in August 2023, introducing a Heritage Overlay, Development Plan Overlay, Activity Centre Zone and related controls. The approved framework requires substantial retention of the existing market in situ, permits buildings up to 14 storeys, and allows approximately 1,200 new dwellings alongside retail and commercial uses. Medich Corporation became the sole owner in August 2025 following its acquisition of Salta Properties' 50 per cent stake.Trader leases have been extended until January 2029 to provide stability while a new masterplan is developed. The Minister for Planning is the responsible authority for all planning permits in the precinct. No development permit has yet been lodged.
18a Miller Street Development - Small Sites Pilot Program
Medium-density housing development on surplus government land as part of Development Victoria's Small Sites Pilot Program. The 4,334 square metre site is zoned Residential Growth Zone - Schedule 1 and located 7 kilometres from Melbourne CBD. The project aims to deliver medium-density housing including townhouses and low to mid-rise apartments, with at least 10% designated as affordable housing. The development encourages innovative design solutions and modern methods of construction to accelerate housing supply in established inner Melbourne suburbs close to employment, transport and services.
High Street Preston Streetscape Upgrade
Complete road reconstruction and streetscape improvements for High Street, Preston (Bell Street to Murray Road), including new road base, upgraded kerbs and drainage, wider footpaths, safer pedestrian crossings, speed reduction to 30km/h, removal of clearways, additional street trees and landscaping, upgraded lighting, and improved accessibility and public realm. The Concept Plan was endorsed by Darebin Council on 24 November 2025. Construction is subject to securing additional State and Federal grant funding.
Preston Central Infrastructure Contributions
New infrastructure contributions system starting 2027 to fund local improvements including community facilities, parks, roads and public transport connections.
Preston Central Activity Centre Structure Plan
State Government planning controls under Amendment GC252 came into effect on 11 April 2025, implementing the Preston Central Structure Plan across the Preston (High Street) Activity Centre. The plan introduces a new Activity Centre Zone, Built Form Overlay and Housing Choice and Transport Zone, enabling at least 10,200 new homes by 2051. Development is focused around Preston Station and High Street with streamlined planning approvals, building heights generally between 4 and 10 storeys in the core, lower scale housing in surrounding catchments and new infrastructure contributions commencing from 2027.
22,363 residents of Preston (Vic.) are employed, from a labour force of 23,632. Unemployment sits at 5.4%, with participation at 73.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. 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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Aggregated statistical figures compiled by AreaSearch indicate an educated local talent pool with prominent professional services representation, an unemployment rate of 5.4%, and annual job growth of 1.9%. As of March 2026, 22,363 residents are employed, with unemployment tracking 0.6% above the 4.8% Greater Melbourne benchmark and labor force participation remaining solid at 73.0% (compared to 70.1% across Greater Melbourne). Census records revealed that 40.6% of workers operated from home, though this metric was influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Resident employment centers primarily around health care & social assistance, education & training, along with professional & technical services.
Education & training represents a distinct local specialty, employing workers at 1.3 times the wider regional concentration. In contrast, construction claims a smaller share at 7.0% against the 9.7% regional norm. At the time of the Census, the area maintained 0.6 local jobs per resident, highlighting an above-average volume of neighborhood employment opportunities. Across the 12 months leading to March 2026, AreaSearch analysis of ABS and SALM releases shows local employment climbed 1.9% while the labor pool expanded by 3.0%, lifting unemployment by 1.0 percentage points. Across Greater Melbourne, employment expanded by 2.1%, the workforce rose 2.3%, and unemployment edged up 0.2 percentage points. Longer-term employment trajectories can be gauged via Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national outlooks over five and ten-year spans. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though sector outcomes vary; applying these industry-weighted rates to the local economy points to potential employment expansion of 6.8% over five years and 13.9% over ten years (calculated as a baseline illustrative weighting without localized demographic adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Preston (Vic.) is $1,844 a week (about $96,000 a year), with median personal income at $872 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,063 a year against an average of $70,526. 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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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ATO postcode data for financial year 2023, local taxpayers recorded a median income of $57,063 and an average income of $70,526, exceeding nationwide benchmarks and comparing to $57,688 and $75,164 across Greater Melbourne. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% since financial year 2023, current modeled figures reach approximately $62,552 for median earnings and $77,311 for average earnings as of March 2026. Figures from the 2021 Census place local personal, family, and household earnings around the 58th national percentile, with the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket accounting for 33.2% of residents (12,527 people), closely tracking the regional proportion of 32.8%.
Housing costs account for 16.5% of income, while disposable earnings place at the 56th percentile and the area achieves a 7th decile SEIFA income position.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Preston (Vic.) had 13,645 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 56% detached houses and 18% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 41% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $392 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 21.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.0%. 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 latest Census, residential stock in the area consists of 55.7% detached houses alongside 44.2% alternative formats (including townhouses, units, and other structures), compared to 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings throughout Melbourne metro. Outright ownership sits at 27.9%, trailing the broader metropolitan level, while 30.9% of homes carry a mortgage and 41.1% are occupied by tenants. Monthly mortgage payments match the Melbourne metro average of $2,000, while median weekly rent is $392 compared to $2,000 and $390 across Melbourne metro. Nationally, local repayments exceed the $1,863 Australian baseline, with weekly rents surpassing the $375 national benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Preston (Vic.) counted 13,645 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 15,237 today, averaging 2.4 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 30% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 62.0% of local living arrangements, made up of couples with children (26.5%), couples without children (23.8%), and single parent households (9.7%). Non-family setups make up the remaining 38.0%, divided between lone person residences at 29.7% and group dwellings at 8.3%. Average household occupancy stands at 2.4 people, slightly below the Greater Melbourne figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
43.1% of adults in Preston (Vic.) hold a university qualification, including 27.4% with a bachelor degree and 11.2% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 80% of areas nationally. A further 13.0% hold a vocational qualification. 16 schools serve the area, with 5,648 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,085 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary attainment is exceptionally high, with 43.1% of residents aged 15+ possessing university credentials, surpassing the 30.4% national rate and the 32.8% SA4 region standard to support knowledge-intensive employment. Bachelor degrees represent the largest category at 27.4%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 11.2% and graduate diplomas at 4.5%. Vocational credentials are held by 23.4% of those aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas (10.4%) and certificates (13.0%). Formal study participation remains elevated, with 28.2% of the local population actively enrolled. Higher education represents 8.0% of residents, primary schooling comprises 7.6%, and secondary education accounts for 5.8%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Preston (Vic.) reaches 211 stops on 24 routes, timetabled for about 18,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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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A comprehensive network of 211 public transport stops spans the suburb, offering access to bus and lightrail services across 24 distinct routes that generate 18,311 weekly services. Commuter convenience is high, with an average distance of 163 meters to the nearest boarding point. Given its residential setting, outward commuting predominates: private vehicles account for 70% of journeys, trains handle 10%, and bicycles represent 4%. Private vehicle availability stands at 0.9 per household, below regional levels, while 40.6% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census during pandemic conditions.
Transit services deliver an average of 2,615 daily trips across the entire network, representing roughly 86 weekly departures for each individual stop, with the accompanying mapping highlighting the 100 closest transit stops to the central coordinates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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69.8% of residents in Preston (Vic.) report no long-term health condition. 6.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 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 indicators align closely with broader national averages based on AreaSearch's review of mortality and long-term condition data, with chronic health conditions tracking marginally higher than average across younger and older age brackets, while approximately 55% of residents (~20,639 people) hold private health insurance. Mental health conditions and asthma constitute the most frequently reported diagnoses, affecting 10.5 and 7.9% of the population, respectively, while 69.8% of residents report no chronic health issues compared to 72.6% throughout Greater Melbourne. General health among working-age cohorts is typical, and residents aged 65 and over represent 13.4% of the community (5,056 people), below the Greater Melbourne level of 15.1%, with overall health standings tracking wider population norms.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
33.7% of Preston (Vic.) residents were born overseas and 35.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 78% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (18.0%) and Australian (16.1%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced across the community, where 33.7% of residents were born abroad and 35.3% use a language other than English at home. Christianity represents the most common faith, practiced by 38.7% of the populace. Islam exhibits a distinct presence, accounting for 5.2% of residents against 5.6% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding ancestral backgrounds based on parental birthplace, the primary groups consist of English at 18.0%, Australian at 16.1%, and Other backgrounds at 11.2%. Several distinct cultural concentrations also stand out, including Greek ancestry at 6.7% (compared to 2.7% regionally), Italian at 9.5% (versus 5.2%), and Macedonian at 2.1% (against 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Preston (Vic.) is 37. 31.2% 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 local age distribution skews younger than Greater Melbourne overall. Young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up 39.1% of residents as at August 2026, compared to 32.1% regionally, while children and young adults (0 - 24) comprise 24.6% against the metropolitan benchmark of 30.5%. The estimated median age is 37 as at August 2026, matching both the 2021 Census baseline and Greater Melbourne's figure at that time. The 25 to 44 cohort has expanded from 37.4% at the Census to 39.1% currently. Through to 2041, the largest volume increase is anticipated within the 45 - 64 bracket, rising by 5,860 residents (67%) to 14,614, while the fastest expansion will occur among residents aged 65+, increasing 80% to 9,107.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Preston (Vic.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sep 2026 last month all 21 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 Sep 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 — 830 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (33,790 at the 2021 Census → 37,733 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 (SAL22121). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.