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Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) has an estimated 21,913 residents, up from 21,384 at the 2021 Census — a change of 529 people, or 2.5%. 137 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 5,073 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 evaluations of ABS regional demographic releases alongside AreaSearch address validations conducted since the Census, the suburb of Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) records an estimated 21,913 residents as of Aug 2026. This figures represents a gain of 529 people (2.5%) above the 21,384 people counted at the 2021 Census. Such adjustments stem from an estimated resident count of 21,737 identified by AreaSearch through the ABS ERP release of June 2025, combined with 137 post-Census validated new addresses. With 5,072 persons per square kilometer, the locality places within the upper 10% nationwide for population density, underlining substantial land demand.
The primary catalyst for local demographic expansion has been overseas arrivals, generating around 66.0% of recent population additions. Demographic forecasting incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections published in 2024 using 2022 baseline figures, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 models using 2021 baselines where necessary. Projected age cohort shifts from these datasets have been integrated across all sectors between 2032 and 2041. Over the coming years, demographic expansion across the suburb of Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) is slated to sit slightly under the national median, gaining 1,280 persons by 2041 via aggregated SA2 estimations, which equates to an overall 5.0% rise over the 16 years.
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Residential SupplyHousing Development & Building Approvals in Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW)
291 new dwellings have been approved in Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) over the past five years, an average of 58 a year. That is 2.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 54 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 50% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 30, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Analysis of ABS building approvals mapped to local boundaries indicates Punchbowl averages approximately 58 residential approvals annually, totaling roughly 291 residential dwellings across the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 through FY-25, including 30 approvals recorded to date in FY-25. Given recent demographic contractions, this volume of construction represents a balanced supply environment for prospective buyers. Newly approved dwellings feature an average expected construction cost of $392,000, sitting beneath broader regional benchmarks and providing relatively accessible price points. Furthermore, $36.0 million in commercial building permits have been logged during the current financial year, highlighting solid commercial planning and development momentum.
Recent residential building activity is split evenly between detached houses at 50.0% and attached dwellings at 50.0%. This emphasis on medium and higher density product provides accessible options for first-time buyers, downsizers, and property investors alike. Indicating an established and fully built-out urban environment, Punchbowl records roughly 669 people per dwelling approval. Long-term urban growth forecasts suggest Punchbowl will add 1,104 residents by 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly AreaSearch dataset. Maintained building activity is anticipated to satisfy underlying dwelling requirements, fostering healthy purchasing conditions while creating capacity to support population expansion above baseline expectations.
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Development applications around Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW)
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW), worth an estimated $204 million. A further 94 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $30.3 billion. 26 are already under construction and 42 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. 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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Civic upgrades, planned developments, and capital works play a crucial role in shaping neighborhood outcomes. In total, 32 distinct initiatives have been identified by AreaSearch with the potential to influence the surrounding district. Prominent projects include the Punchbowl Station Upgrade - Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Bankstown Exchange (Stage 1 - Bankstown Central Masterplan), Club Punchbowl Redevelopment, and the 280-300 Lakemba Street Wiley Park Plaza Development.
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Punchbowl Station Upgrade - Sydney Metro City & Southwest
Conversion of the heritage-listed Punchbowl Station, originally opened in 1909, to fully automated metro standards as part of the Sydenham to Bankstown extension of the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line. The station closed on 30 September 2024 to allow conversion works, with new lifts installed for the first time, level access between platforms and trains via mechanical gap fillers, platform screen doors, refurbished station buildings, upgraded platform surfaces and a new kiss and ride zone.The works are part of the Dulwich Hill, Campsie and Punchbowl station package delivered by Downer EDI Works (valued around 107 million AUD), with broader corridor works including 28.3 kilometres of new railway fencing, road-over-rail bridge upgrades and platform screen door installation. Once open, customers will have a new air-conditioned metro train every four minutes in the peak, equating to 15 trains an hour compared to eight previously. High-speed dynamic testing at up to 100 km/h commenced in November 2025, with around 9,000 hours and 30,000 kilometres of testing required before opening. Services are scheduled to commence in the second half of 2026, with a target opening of September 2026, after delays attributed to industrial action and the complexity of converting a 130-year-old line.
Club Punchbowl Redevelopment
Redevelopment of the former Croatian Club site into a high-density mixed-use precinct. The project includes a new registered club facility, three retail tenancies totaling approximately 1,100sqm, and approximately 320 residential dwellings. Features include a publicly accessible courtyard, pocket park, new internal road, and 423 car parking spaces across basement and at-grade levels. The site is a key component of the Punchbowl Transport Oriented Development (TOD) precinct.
1552 Canterbury Road Punchbowl Apartments
Mixed-use development including 66 residential apartments across 6 floors with ground floor commercial spaces and 125 car parking spaces. The site is DA approved but development has not commenced.
Wiley Park Station Sydney Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Wiley Park Station to metro standards as part of the T3 Bankstown Line conversion to the Sydney Metro Southwest (M1 line extension). Works include new lifts installed for the first time in the station's history, platform screen doors, level access between platforms and trains, a refreshed concourse, new station entry plaza with seating, lighting and bicycle parking, and new platform canopies. The line closed in September 2024 to enable final conversion works. Metro services between Sydenham and Bankstown are scheduled to open in the second half of 2026, with trains running every four minutes in the peak (15 per hour), delayed from the original 2025 target due to industrial action impacts.
Bankstown Exchange (Stage 1 - Bankstown Central Masterplan)
Bankstown Exchange is the initial phase of the 30-year Bankstown Central masterplan, creating a vibrant mixed-use destination. The project includes approximately 30,000 sqm of modern office space across three buildings, a new 'Eat Street' dining precinct, and 5,000 sqm of landscaped public space. It features a revitalized bus interchange to integrate with the Sydney Metro City and Southwest line. The development is designed to support the Bankstown Health and Education Innovation Precinct (BHEIP) and includes basement parking for 320 cars and 240 bicycles.
New Bankstown Hospital
The NSW Government is investing $2 billion to deliver a new state-of-the-art hospital on the former TAFE NSW Bankstown campus site on Chapel Road. The facility will include a 14-storey hospital tower, an expanded emergency department, operating theatres, intensive care, maternity and mental health services, and a 10-storey car park. Early works and demolition are underway, with main construction expected to start in 2027 and completion targeted for 2031.
Compass Centre Redevelopment
Redevelopment of the Compass Centre site into a mixed-use precinct comprising a 5-storey podium and three towers. Approved by the Sydney South Planning Panel in February 2026, the proposal includes a 19-storey hotel with approximately 169 rooms and two 24-storey build-to-rent residential towers providing 339 apartments. The precinct will feature a supermarket, retail shops, a gym, a medical centre, childcare, and a function centre. It aims to improve connectivity with through-site links between Bankstown Station and Paul Keating Park, alongside significant public domain and landscaping upgrades.
St Nicholas Seniors Care Centre
An 80-bed aged care facility providing residential care with medical support, recreation spaces and on-site chapel, officially opened in July 2023.
8,678 residents of Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) are employed, from a labour force of 9,641. Unemployment sits at 10.0%, with participation at 55.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 18,511, 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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Local workforce metrics show a capable labor pool spread across varied industries, alongside an unemployment rate of 10.0% and annual job growth estimated at 1.6% based on aggregated district data from AreaSearch. By March 2026, employed locals numbered 8,678, though joblessness exceeded the 4.1% Greater Sydney benchmark by 5.9%, and the labor force participation rate of 55.1% trailed the 68.9% seen across Greater Sydney. Census records also revealed that 28.2% of workers operated from home, a figure influenced by prevailing Covid-19 restrictions. Major areas of local employment comprise transport, postal & warehousing, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
Transport, postal & warehousing demonstrates strong sectoral concentration, employing workers at 1.9 times the metropolitan baseline. In contrast, professional & technical roles account for only 5.9% of jobs compared to 11.5% across the broader region. Given the predominantly residential character of the neighborhood, local employment capacity remains constrained as reflected in the balance between resident workers and local jobs. SALM and ABS datasets synthesized by AreaSearch show that in the 12 months leading to March 2026, Punchbowl experienced a 1.6% increase in employment alongside a 2.8% expansion in the total labor force, pushing unemployment higher by 1.1 percentage points. Across Greater Sydney over the same timeframe, jobs increased by 1.9%, labor force participation grew by 1.9%, and unemployment declined slightly. Jobs and Skills Australia projections from Mar-26 provide further context on potential hiring requirements. While nationwide employment is slated to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, applying these sector-level expectations to Punchbowl's specific workforce profile indicates local employment growth of 6.3% over five years and 13.1% over ten years (note this simple weighting is purely illustrative and excludes specific local population projections).
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Median household income in Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) is $1,389 a week (about $72,000 a year), with median personal income at $504 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $40,874 a year against an average of $51,922. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode statistics for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate Punchbowl taxpayers earned a median income of $40,874 and an average income of $51,922. These figures trail nationwide standards as well as the Greater Sydney equivalents of $60,817 (median) and $83,003 (average). Factoring in the 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 reach roughly $45,092 for median earnings and $57,280 on average. According to the 2021 Census, individual weekly income sits at the 4th percentile ($504 weekly), whereas household remuneration ranks at the 28th percentile.
Meanwhile, 30.8% of residents (6,749 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, aligning closely with the 30.9% regional rate. Living costs remain demanding, with households retaining only 78.4% of disposable funds, positioning the suburb at the 20th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) had 6,043 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 57% detached houses and 24% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 41% rented and 29% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,050 a month. Rent absorbs 27.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 34.1%. 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 residential stock in Punchbowl consists of 56.9% standalone houses and 43.2% other residential forms such as apartments and semi-detached properties, comparable to the 55.9% houses and 44.1% alternate dwellings seen throughout the Sydney metro area. Fully owned homes account for 28.5% of properties, mirroring metropolitan averages, while the remaining residences are under mortgage (31.0%) or occupied by tenants (40.5%). Median monthly home loan repayments stand at $2,050, notably below the Sydney metro level of $2,427, and median weekly rent is $380, compared to $470 across Sydney metro.
However, relative to national standards, local mortgage costs exceed the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and rents remain above the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) counted 6,043 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.3 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 87% of areas nationally, against 16% couples without children. 19% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 76.6% of local residences, including 43.6% couples with children, 15.8% couples without children, and 15.3% single parent arrangements. Non-family dwellings make up 23.4% of all households, consisting of single-person occupancies at 19.4% alongside group households at 4.0%. The average occupancy per dwelling stands at 3.3 people, exceeding the 2.7 benchmark for Greater Sydney.
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23.8% of adults in Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) hold a university qualification, including 16.4% with a bachelor degree and 6.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 15.6% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 2,325 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 981 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 levels show that 23.8% of the local population holds tertiary qualifications, trailing the Greater Sydney benchmark of 38.0%. Bachelor level awards account for 16.4%, postgraduate degrees represent 6.2%, and graduate diplomas comprise 1.2%. Vocational education is widespread across the community, with 26.3% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical qualifications, split between certificates (15.6%) and advanced diplomas (10.7%). Student participation is substantial across the neighborhood, with 36.3% of the populace actively undertaking formal study. This total incorporates 11.4% attending primary school, 9.7% enrolled in secondary school, and 7.3% participating in tertiary studies.
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Public transport in Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) reaches 119 stops on 19 routes, timetabled for about 5,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 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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The local transit network comprises 119 active bus stops situated throughout Punchbowl. These locations are linked by 19 separate routes, delivering a collective 5,542 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is very convenient, with households typically situated 145 meters from their closest boarding point. Most residents commute outward for work, with private vehicles serving as the primary choice at 80%, followed by rail travel at 11%. Vehicle density stands at an average of 1.3 per dwelling, while 28.2% of workers carried out their duties from home during the 2021 Census, a figure likely influenced by pandemic conditions.
Transit schedules across all operational routes generate an average of 791 trips per day, which translates to roughly 46 weekly trips for each stop. The accompanying mapping highlights the 100 nearest stops relative to the central point of the area.
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77.1% of residents in Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) report no long-term health condition. 7.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.5 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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Resident health profiles in Punchbowl align closely with national standards, exhibiting standard prevalence rates for prevalent health conditions across both younger and older cohorts. Analysis indicates a relatively constrained level of private medical coverage, encompassing roughly 48% of residents (~10,415 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney and 55.7% nationwide. The two primary chronic conditions reported locally are diabetes and arthritis, recorded at 5.6% and 6.1% of the population, respectively, while 77.1% of residents reported having no diagnosed chronic illnesses, surpassing the 74.6% benchmark for Greater Sydney. The working-age population exhibits strong general health with minimal chronic conditions.
Furthermore, individuals aged 65 and over represent 14.0% of the community (3,067 people), sitting below the 15.5% share observed throughout Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
51.6% of Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) residents were born overseas and 75.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 96% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Lebanese (25.1%) and Australian (11.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Punchbowl stands out as an exceptionally multicultural community, where 51.6% of residents were born abroad and 75.9% converse in a non-English language at home. Islam represents the most widely practiced faith, observed by 42.0% of the local population in comparison to 6.8% across Greater Sydney. Examining parental origins, the primary ancestries across Punchbowl include Other ancestries at 29.5% (compared to 16.0% regionally), Lebanese background at 25.1% (substantially exceeding the 2.6% regional level), and Australian heritage at 11.2% (under the 17.8% regional benchmark). Additional cultural groups display distinctive representation patterns, such as Vietnamese ancestry at 6.3% (against 1.8% regionally), Greek ancestry at 4.0% (against 1.9%), and Samoan ancestry at 0.8% (against 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) is 33, younger than 86% of areas nationally. 33.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Punchbowl maintains a comparatively youthful demographic profile relative to Greater Sydney. Projections to August 2026 indicate that 35.8% of the populace consists of children and youth (0 - 24), exceeding the 30.4% recorded across Greater Sydney, whereas the 45 - 64 age bracket accounts for 20.4% locally compared to 22.6% regionally. The estimated median age sits at 33 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census figure and 4 years lower than the Greater Sydney median of 37 at that Census, while the national figure stood at 38. Since that Census, the mature adult cohort (45 - 64) has decreased from 22.3% to an estimated 20.4%.
Moving toward 2041, the senior age group (65+) is projected to see the strongest addition, expanding by 1,066 residents (35%) to 4,134, whereas younger adults, children, and youth cohorts are expected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW)
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 7 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 May 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 — 137 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (21,384 at the 2021 Census → 21,913 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 (SAL13286). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.