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The median house price in Sawtell is $1.30m, with units at $680k. House values have moved 3.6% a year compounded over five years.
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Sawtell has an estimated 3,828 residents, up from 3,788 at the 2021 Census — a change of 40 people, or 1.1%. That puts 1,032 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 broader ABS population revisions and address validations carried out following the Census, the suburb of Sawtell has an estimated population of 3,828 people as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 40 people (1.1%) from the 3,788 residents tallied during the 2021 Census. This adjustment stems from an Estimated Resident Population of 3,821 determined by AreaSearch after reviewing the June 2025 ABS ERP figures, alongside 19 validated new addresses established following the Census. Consequently, the suburb of Sawtell maintains a population density of 1,031 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with typical benchmarks recorded across AreaSearch locations.
The suburb of Sawtell's 1.1% post-census increase trails the wider SA3 area (4.0%) by 2.9 percentage points, highlighting sound demographic fundamentals. Overall demographic gains in the area were largely underpinned by overseas migration, which represented approximately 71.0% of recent population additions. Projections generated by ABS/Geoscience Australia for each SA2 area—issued in 2024 with 2022 serving as the baseline—have been adopted by AreaSearch, with NSW State Government SA2 forecasts (released in 2022 utilizing 2021 as a base year) applied where gaps exist. Age-specific expansion rates drawn from these datasets are likewise utilized for all locations between 2032 and 2041. Looking at future population patterns over this timeframe, the model anticipates an overall demographic reduction for the suburb of Sawtell, contracting by 209 persons by 2041. In contrast, certain age brackets are slated to expand, most notably individuals in the 85 and over age category, which is forecast to increase by 64 people.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
55 new dwellings have been approved in Sawtell over the past five years, an average of 11 a year. That is 2.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 4, 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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Examining ABS residential approval statistics aggregated across statistical zones, AreaSearch indicates that Sawtell records approximately 11 residential building consents per year, totaling an estimated 55 homes approved throughout the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 4 approvals logged to date in FY-25. Because an average of only 0.7 people moved into the community annually for each new residence constructed across the last 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), construction volume matches or outpaces incoming demand, preserving buyer options and supporting future residential capacity beyond current projections.
Furthermore, new dwellings carry an average construction value of $704,000, underscoring developer emphasis on higher-end residential building. In addition, commercial approvals have totaled $2.0 million during this financial year, reinforcing the predominantly residential profile of the locality. In comparison to Rest of NSW, per capita residential construction in Sawtell is roughly 75% of regional levels, placing the area in the 17th percentile across national assessments and resulting in tighter housing supply that bolsters interest in existing stock. This below-average national volume reflects both the locality's established character and potential planning constraints. Recent residential building permits comprise 91.0% detached houses and 9.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving local suburban qualities with spacious dwellings aimed at family households. Developers are notably delivering detached dwellings at a higher proportion than the existing built form recorded at Census (68.0%), evidencing sustained demand for traditional family housing despite broader medium-density trends. The presence of roughly 847 people per dwelling approval further highlights an established property market. Given that demographic modeling points toward a static or shrinking population base, Sawtell is anticipated to experience easing residential demand, creating favorable market conditions for prospective property buyers.
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 Sawtell, worth an estimated $19 million. A further 30 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $4.26 billion. 13 are already under construction and 12 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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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Community growth and performance remain heavily shaped by local capital investments, planning frameworks, and major civic projects. AreaSearch has identified 3 active developments anticipated to influence the local area. Notable initiatives include 95 on First Townhouses (Sea Esta), Wonga Park Sawtell Playground Renewal, Toormina Oval Upgrade, and Boambee East Residential Subdivision, with the key projects of highest local relevance outlined below.
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95 on First Townhouses (Sea Esta)
'95 on First' will comprise of six modern 3-bedroom townhouses, offering low-maintenance, beachside living. The complex is positioned approximately 150 metres from Sawtell Beach and 250 metres from the village centre, with driveway entry via Kidd Lane. Construction is estimated to commence towards the end of 2025.
Sawtell Pool Upgrade Project
City of Coffs Harbour continues to retain the Sawtell Pool Upgrade as a planned future project. The concept design includes a new eight-lane 25 metre pool with an accessible lane, a heated learn-to-swim pool, splash pad, new amenities building, cafe, improved accessibility and sustainable building features. Following the earlier funding setback, the project remains at concept design stage and is listed by Council as an unfunded future capital project pending external funding.
Toormina Oval Upgrade
A $1.27 million upgrade including new grandstand, improved drainage, field lighting, and amenities. Enhances the facility for local sports clubs and community events.
Wonga Park Sawtell Playground Renewal
Renewal of the existing Wonga Playground at the corner of First and Third Avenue in Sawtell, replacing ageing equipment with a new climbing structure, slide, swings and bouncers, a shelter, picnic tables, and stone block retaining walls and seating. The new playground was relocated slightly east of the existing BBQ shelter, away from the tree canopy, to protect the surrounding littoral rainforest ecosystem. The existing playground and amenities block remained open throughout construction. Funded by the City of Coffs Harbour at a cost of $200,000, the project was completed on 15 September 2025.
Sawtell Lifeguard Tower Construction
Construction of a new, prefabricated, non-permanent lifeguard tower at Sawtell Beach to provide an all-weather observation point for beach safety operations. The aluminium tower replaced the old structure damaged by coastal erosion and has a minimum expiry life of 15 years. It was expected to be open by the end of September 2025.
Boambee East Residential Subdivision
Development application DA 0493/23DA submitted by Richard Benell was approved for a multi-stage residential subdivision across 647, 679A, and 679B Pacific Highway in Boambee East. The scheme subdivides the land into 70 residential lots, consisting of 63 Torrens Title lots and 7 Community Title lots, with new road access connecting through to Bruce King Drive. The development provides substantial greenfield housing supply within the Coffs Harbour LGA.
Toormina Oval Upgrade
The Toormina Oval Upgrade delivers an expanded sporting precinct featuring an additional football pitch, an upgraded carpark, a connecting footbridge, and new concrete footpaths. The project enhances community access and capacity for local football clubs and recreational users across Coffs Harbour.
Elements at Coffs
Elements at Coffs is a quality residential land release estate located just off Stadium Drive on the eastern side of the Pacific Highway in Coffs Harbour. Positioned halfway between Coffs Harbour and Sawtell, it offers generous reserves and open spaces. The development is actively selling Stage 4 and provides convenient access to the airport, health campus, education facilities, and shopping centres.
1,692 residents of Sawtell are employed, from a labour force of 1,757. Unemployment sits at 3.7%, with participation at 54.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,041, about 79% 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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Drawing upon AreaSearch's statistical area data aggregations, Sawtell features an educated local labour pool with solid participation across essential services, an unemployment rate of only 3.7%, and steady workforce metrics across the prior twelve months. Employed locals numbered 1,692 as of March 2026, while the jobless rate sits 0.4% below the Regional NSW benchmark of 4.1%, despite a substantially lower labour participation rate of 54.5% versus 60.6% in Regional NSW. Census records indicated that 16.7% of working residents carried out their duties from home, though potential distortions from Covid-19 restrictions must be acknowledged.
Local workers are predominantly engaged in health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade. Specialisation is exceptionally elevated in health care & social assistance, where local workforce representation is 1.4 times the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only a minor share of local employment at 1.5%, compared to 5.3% across the wider region. Comparing the resident workforce to local workplace counts from the Census demonstrates that this largely residential setting provides comparatively few local employment opportunities. Analysis of SALM and ABS data, aggregated from broader statistical areas, shows that employment rose by 0.3% while the labour force fell by 0.3% over the 12 months to March 2026, leading to a 0.6 percentage point drop in unemployment. Regional NSW saw a 0.9% decline in employment and a 0.4% drop in the labour force, accompanied by a 0.5 percentage point increase in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from Mar-26 provide additional context for future demand in Sawtell. These projections span five and ten-year periods and have been overlaid with local employment data to estimate growth trajectories. National employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sector-specific growth varies widely. When applied to Sawtell's industry mix, these figures suggest local employment could rise by 7.2% over five years and 14.7% over ten years, though this simple weighting model does not incorporate localized population trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Sawtell is $1,405 a week (about $73,000 a year), with median personal income at $750 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,404 a year against an average of $60,641. 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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Taxation figures aggregated by AreaSearch from the ATO for financial year 2023 reveal that the suburb of Sawtell's earnings fall below national benchmarks. Taxpayers across the suburb of Sawtell recorded a median taxable income of $50,404 alongside an average of $60,641, compared with $52,390 and $65,215 across Regional NSW. Factoring in cumulative Wage Price Index expansion of 10.32% since financial year 2023, updated earnings are estimated at roughly $55,606 (median) and $66,899 (average) as of March 2026. Across the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household earnings within Sawtell were modest, landing between the 29th and 38th percentiles.
Income distribution metrics show 29.0% of local residents (1,110 individuals) earning within the $1,500 - 2,999 band, matching Regional NSW where 29.9% occupy the same bracket. Housing cost burdens are pronounced, leaving 84.2% of income uncommitted and placing the area at the 29th percentile, while the SEIFA income measure assigns the locality to the 5th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Sawtell had 1,559 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 69% detached houses and 17% apartments. 24% are owned with a mortgage, 34% rented and 43% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 27.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census findings, residential property in Sawtell consisted of 68.5% standalone houses and 31.4% alternative dwelling types (apartments, semi-detached residences, and other housing structures), compared to 82.6% separate houses and 17.4% other formats in Regional NSW. Outright home ownership in Sawtell exceeded regional levels at 42.9%, with remaining properties distributed between mortgaged tenures (23.6%) and tenant rentals (33.6%). Median monthly mortgage costs matched the Regional NSW benchmark at $1,733, while weekly median rental payments reached $380, compared to regional benchmarks of $1,733 and $330. In a nationwide context, Sawtell's mortgage commitments fall below the Australian norm of $1,863, whereas local rental rates surpass the broader national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Sawtell counted 1,559 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 77% of areas nationally, against 30% couples without children. 32% 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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Family units constitute the majority of living arrangements at 64.7% of all households, consisting of 29.9% childless couples, 23.1% couples with offspring, and 11.0% single parent arrangements. Non-family living situations account for the remaining 35.3%, including 31.7% single-person homes and 3.3% group dwellings. The local median household size stands at 2.3 people, tracking slightly under the Regional NSW benchmark of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
30.2% of adults in Sawtell hold a university qualification, including 19.9% with a bachelor degree and 6.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 25.0% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 280 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,002 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 outcomes in Sawtell comfortably outpace broader geographical averages, as 30.2% of residents aged 15+ hold tertiary degrees compared with 19.8% across the SA4 region and 21.3% throughout Rest of NSW. This distinct educational standing equips the local workforce well for knowledge-intensive roles. Bachelor degrees represent the most prevalent qualification at 19.9%, accompanied by postgraduate degrees (6.6%) and graduate diplomas (3.7%). Vocational and technical accreditations are likewise widespread, with 37.4% of the population aged 15+ holding trade credentials, comprising advanced diplomas (12.4%) and certificates (25.0%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 26.8% of residents participating in educational courses.
This cohort encompasses 9.3% attending primary school, 8.1% enrolled in secondary education, and 3.5% undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Sawtell reaches 36 stops on 16 routes, timetabled for about 180 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. 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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A review of public transport assets identifies 36 operational transit stops across Sawtell served by various bus routes. In total, 16 individual lines operate through these locations, providing 184 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is rated highly, with local dwellings typically situated 173 meters from the nearest stop. Because of the suburb's residential focus, the outward commute is prevalent, with private vehicles serving as the primary travel choice at 93%. Households maintain an average of 1.3 vehicles, below the regional benchmark, while 16.7% of workers worked from home based on the 2021 Census, subject to potential COVID-19 influences.
Transit services run at an average rate of 26 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 5 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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64.7% of residents in Sawtell report no long-term health condition. 5.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments indicate encouraging wellbeing indicators for Sawtell, with AreaSearch's review of mortality and medical condition data tracking close to nationwide averages, showing subdued incidence rates for common conditions across younger and older age brackets, while private health insurance adoption is modest at roughly 51% of residents (~1,949 people). Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the leading reported diagnoses, noted by 11.6 and 7.9% of residents, respectively, whereas 64.7% of the population reported no long-term illnesses compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW. Working-age cohorts display a higher-than-average incidence of long-term medical conditions.
Community members aged 65 and over account for 26.9% of the local population (1,029 people), exceeding the 23.3% recorded for Regional NSW. Senior health indicators remain favorable, with national comparative standings mirroring the broader population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Sawtell is largely Australian-born, at 88.2% of residents, with 3.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (34.0%) and Australian (27.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures place Sawtell below broader benchmarks, with Australian-born residents accounting for 88.2% of the population, Australian citizens comprising 90.9%, and 96.3% speaking solely English at home. Christianity forms the dominant faith affiliation, embraced by 49.2% of residents in Sawtell. The most pronounced relative overrepresentation occurs within Judaism, which encompasses 0.1% of the community compared to 0.1% across Regional NSW. Evaluating parental birthplace backgrounds, English ancestry ranks highest in Sawtell at 34.0%, followed by Australian at 27.4%, and Irish at 10.9%. Other cultural heritages show noticeable divergence from regional patterns, including Scottish ancestry at 9.3% in Sawtell (compared to 8.0% regionally), French at 0.7% (versus 0.4%), and German at 3.6% (versus 3.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Sawtell is 47, older than 85% of areas nationally. 18.3% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic structure of Sawtell aligns closely with Regional NSW patterns, with the largest age cohort variation standing at 3.6 percentage points. AreaSearch places the median age at 47 as at August 2026, mirroring the 2021 Census result and sitting 4 years higher than the Regional NSW median of 43 from the same Census, while the national figure was 38 at that time. Among age groups, mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) experienced a drop from 28.7% at the Census to an estimated 26.7% of the community. Individuals aged 25 - 44 are projected to record the largest numerical increase by 2041, growing by 7 (1%) to 803, whereas cohorts encompassing children, young adults, and middle-aged to younger retirees are expected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Sawtell
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 | Aug 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 Aug 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 — 19 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,788 at the 2021 Census → 3,828 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 (SAL13513). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.