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Scarness has an estimated 3,783 residents, up from 3,646 at the 2021 Census — a change of 137 people, or 3.8%. That puts 2,056 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 the latest demographic data updates from the ABS and subsequent address validations by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Scarness has a population estimated at 3,783 as of May 2026. This represents an expansion of 137 people (3.8%) compared to the 2021 Census, which recorded 3,646 residents. This shift is calculated from a resident base of 3,779, determined by AreaSearch using the ABS June 2025 ERP release, combined with an additional 20 validated new addresses added post-Census. With these numbers, the local density ratio stands at 2,056 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical benchmark across areas evaluated by AreaSearch.
The primary driver of recent population increases was interstate migration, which accounted for approximately 64.0% of the overall population gains. AreaSearch utilizes the 2024 population projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia, which use 2022 as their starting point. In instances where SA2 regions lack this coverage, or for periods extending past 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government released in 2023 (using 2021 as a base) are applied. Because these state-level figures do not specify age brackets, AreaSearch allocates growth weightings across age cohorts using the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections based on 2022 data. Future projections suggest that the suburb of Scarness will experience a population gain slightly below the median for non-metropolitan areas, with local numbers expected to rise by 228 persons by 2041, representing a total increase of 5.9% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
45 new dwellings have been approved in Scarness over the past five years, an average of 9 a year. That is 2.4 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 20, 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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Based on analysis of ABS building approvals allocated to this locality, the suburb of Scarness has averaged roughly 9 new residential approvals annually, amounting to an estimated 45 dwellings over the last 5 financial years. In the current FY-26 period, 19 approvals have been logged. With 1.6 new residents moving to the area for every finished dwelling between FY-21 and FY-25, demand and supply appear to be in equilibrium, supporting stable conditions. The average valuation of these new homes stands at $420,000. Additionally, commercial approvals for this financial year total $1.5 million, reflecting quiet commercial building activity.
In comparison to the Rest of Qld, development activity in the suburb of Scarness is substantially lower, sitting 81.0% below the regional per capita average. This limited addition of new stock generally supports demand and valuations for established properties, even though building pace has risen recently. Activity also falls below the national benchmark, which highlights the established state of the locality and points to potential zoning or planning limits. Detached houses make up 91.0% of recent builds, while semi-detached or multi-unit options constitute 9.0%, maintaining a traditional suburban feel that appeals to buyers seeking extra space. This preference for detached homes is more pronounced in recent projects than in the existing profile, which stood at 66.0% at the Census, indicating sustained demand for traditional family dwellings despite pressure for higher density. There are approximately 250 residents for each new home approval, pointing to a low-density environment. Demographic forecasts indicate that the suburb of Scarness will add 224 residents by 2041, according to the latest quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. The current volume of building activity appears well-aligned with these projected needs, promoting stable market conditions without generating significant pressure on prices.
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 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Scarness, worth an estimated $240 million. A further 29 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $1.88 billion. 10 are already under construction and 14 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, tourism 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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Local infrastructure projects, major planning decisions, and development initiatives are key drivers of regional performance. AreaSearch has identified 9 projects poised to influence the locality. Major initiatives of interest include the HBC Build Australia Mixed-Use Development, Marina Square Development, Hervey Bay Community Hub, and The Green Lifestyle Community, with details of the most significant projects listed below.
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HBC Build Australia Mixed-Use Development
A transformative mixed-use precinct in Hervey Bay City Centre featuring a 10-storey Radisson Hotel with 152 rooms and a 16-storey Sunlife over 50s vertical village comprising 150 luxury apartments. The development integrates a wellness centre, high-end retail, and a food precinct, designed to revitalise the Pialba principal activity centre.
Marina Square Development
Transformative $60 million waterfront development at Urangan Harbour, Hervey Bay, comprising a 144-room four-star international standard hotel in a 17-storey tower with rooftop bar, cafe and function centre, plus 120 residential apartments across two towers (13 and 15 storeys). The project offers views overlooking Urangan Marina, Great Sandy Strait and K'gari (Fraser Island). A joint development by Hervey Bay Boat Club and Club Property Solutions, expected to create 210 jobs (175 during construction, 35 long-term).Development approvals are in place for both the hotel and residential components, however construction has not commenced. The broader Urangan State Boat Harbour master plan is being progressed by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in collaboration with Economic Development Queensland, with public consultation now expected in early 2026 and the final master plan anticipated by mid to late 2026. Construction commencement remains subject to finalisation of this master plan.
Hervey Bay Community Hub
A $108.7 million five-storey civic development revitalising the Pialba city centre. The project features a new 3,650sqm two-level library, a Council Administration Centre, and a Disaster Resilience Centre. It includes community meeting rooms, creative spaces, a large outdoor public plaza for events, and underground parking. As of May 2026, the building structure is complete with the tower crane Hercules removed in February. Works are now focused on internal fit-out, facade cleaning, and 3.6 million dollars in surrounding road and footpath upgrades.The hub is scheduled to open in the second half of 2026.
The Green Hervey Bay
A 47 hectare master planned residential lifestyle community proposed for Dundowran Beach near Hervey Bay. The scheme includes five gated over 55s lifestyle villages, four premium residential estates, an aged care facility, commercial and recreational precincts, clubhouses, medical facilities and green technology features. Council records show active approvals for Stage 1 bulk earthworks and related reconfiguration approvals, with no clear public evidence that full village construction has commenced.
Woolshed Eco Lodge Apartment Development
Approved development for 28 apartments over 3 levels above a ground floor carpark, wrapping around a landscaped pool and entertainment area. The property is currently for sale with the development approval.
Pialba Supported Accommodation Complex
Queensland Government supported accommodation project providing 26 temporary accommodation places for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Pialba. The project forms part of the 2025-26 Budget housing program and the wider delivery of more than 290 social and community homes across the Wide Bay-Burnett region. Construction is scheduled to commence following planning and procurement.
Liven Beach Road
Liven Beach Road is an over-50s luxury land lease lifestyle resort community in Urraween, Hervey Bay[cite: 1]. The development features 132 architecturally designed modern homes along with extensive shared resort amenities including a clubhouse, swimming pool, bowling greens, cinema, gym, and pickleball courts[cite: 1].
Radisson Hotel and SunLife Hervey Bay (The Jewel)
Mixed-use proposal in Hervey Bay City Centre comprising a 10-storey Radisson Hotel with 152 rooms, wellness centre, conference facilities, restaurant and bar, alongside a 16-storey over-50s freehold apartment tower branded SunLife with approximately 150 dwellings, and a food and retail precinct. Fraser Coast Regional Council accepted a conditional $5 million tender from HBC Build Australia and is negotiating a development lease agreement. Council retains land ownership until contract conditions are met, and the project must still complete the development application and assessment process.SunLife is actively running expressions of interest ahead of the formal DA lodgement and apartment sales release.
1,543 residents of Scarness are employed, from a labour force of 1,640. Unemployment sits at 5.9%, with participation at 48.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,000, 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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Workforce analysis reveals that the suburb of Scarness contains a balanced mix of professional and manual employment, with strong representation in essential service industries. The unemployment rate is 5.9%, and employment grew by an estimated 8.4% over the preceding year, according to aggregated statistical data. As of March 2026, there are 1,543 working residents. The local unemployment level is 2.0% higher than the Regional Qld average of 3.9%, and the participation rate of 48.9% is significantly below the regional figure of 64.3%. Census data indicates that a low 9.0% of the workforce operated from home, though this may have been influenced by COVID-19 restriction measures.
The dominant employment sectors for residents are health care & social assistance, accommodation & food, and retail trade. There is a particularly high concentration of workers in health care & social assistance, which employs people at 1.6 times the regional rate. Conversely, the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector is underrepresented, making up just 1.3% of the local workforce compared to 4.5% across Regional Qld. This mainly residential setting provides limited local employment opportunities, as shown by comparing the count of working residents against local jobs. Data from the SALM and ABS indicates that for the year ending March 2026, local employment numbers rose by 8.4% and the total labor force grew by 4.5%, which led to a decrease in the unemployment rate of 3.4 percentage points. This performance outpaces Regional Qld, where employment rose by 0.1%, the labor force expanded by 0.3%, and unemployment ticked up by 0.1 percentage points. National forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 offer additional context regarding future demand. These projections, spanning five and ten years, have been applied to the local industry mix to estimate future employment trends. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though rates vary by sector. Applying these trends to the local industry distribution suggests employment for residents could rise by 7.0% over five years and 14.6% over ten years, representing a basic weighting extrapolation that does not account for local population changes.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Scarness is $933 a week (about $49,000 a year), with median personal income at $546 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $42,617 a year against an average of $53,581. 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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Tax data from the ATO at the postcode level shows that the suburb of Scarness had a median taxpayer income of $42,617 and an average income of $53,581 during the 2023 financial year. These figures sit below the national average and contrast with the median of $53,146 and average of $66,593 recorded across Regional Qld. Adjusted for a 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since the 2023 financial year, current estimates as of March 2026 would be approximately $47,458 for the median and $59,668 for the average. Census data places household, family, and personal incomes in the area between the 1st and 6th percentiles nationally.
Roughly 34.1% of the population (1,290 individuals) earn weekly incomes between $400 - 799, whereas the broader region sees its largest concentration (31.7%) in the $1,500 - 2,999 range. Widespread financial strain is evident, with 43.7% of households managing on modest weekly budgets under $800. Severe housing affordability pressure is also apparent, with only 79.5% of income remaining after housing costs, placing the area in the 3rd percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Scarness had 1,631 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 66% detached houses and 4% apartments. 22% are owned with a mortgage, 43% rented and 36% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,244 a month. Rent absorbs 32.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.8%. 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, the residential landscape in the suburb of Scarness consisted of 66.1% houses and 33.9% alternative dwellings, such as semi-detached homes, apartments, and other housing types. This differs from Regional Qld, where houses made up 76.4% and other styles accounted for 23.6%. The rate of outright home ownership in the area was higher than the regional average, standing at 35.5%, while the remaining properties were split between those with a mortgage (21.6%) and rented homes (43.0%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $1,244 was notably lower than the Regional Qld median of $1,655.
Similarly, the median weekly rent was $300, compared to the regional median of $345. On a national level, mortgage repayments in the suburb of Scarness are much lower than the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are well below the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Scarness counted 1,631 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.0 people each. 14% are couples with children, fewer than in 95% of areas nationally, against 29% couples without children. 38% 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 make up the majority of households at 57.4%, which includes couples without children at 29.0%, single parent families at 14.0%, and couples with children at 13.6%. The remaining 42.6% consists of non-family households, with lone person households representing 37.5% and group households making up 4.8%. The median household size is 2.0 people, which is smaller than the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
15.9% of adults in Scarness hold a university qualification, including 11.2% with a bachelor degree and 2.5% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 29.6% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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Educational outcomes in the area show room for improvement, as the university qualification rate of 15.9% is significantly below the national average of 30.4%. Among those with higher education, bachelor degrees are the most common at 11.2%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 2.5% and graduate diplomas at 2.2%. Vocational and technical training is highly prevalent, with 39.7% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications in these fields, consisting of advanced diplomas (10.1%) and certificates (29.6%). A significant 24.1% of the population is enrolled in formal education. Within this student group, secondary school students account for 8.6%, primary school pupils make up 8.4%, and tertiary students represent 2.4%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Scarness reaches 15 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 210 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. 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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Public transport services in the suburb of Scarness feature 15 active bus stops. These stops are served by 5 distinct routes that provide a total of 211 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is high, with the average distance from residents to the nearest stop measuring 185 meters. Commuting patterns reflect the residential nature of the area, with 91% of workers traveling by car and 5% walking. Household vehicle ownership averages 0.9 cars per dwelling, which is lower than the regional average. A relatively small 9.0% of the workforce worked from home, based on 2021 Census data collected during pandemic conditions.
Service frequency across all routes averages 30 trips per day, which translates to approximately 14 weekly trips at each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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53.8% of residents in Scarness report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 90% of areas nationally. 10.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.4 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 point to significant challenges in the suburb of Scarness, based on mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic health conditions affecting multiple age brackets. The rate of private health insurance is low, covering approximately 48% of the population (~1,832 people), compared to 52.5% in Regional Qld and a national average of 55.7%. The most prevalent health conditions reported in the area are arthritis and mental health issues, which affect 12.5% and 11.9% of residents respectively. Meanwhile, 53.8% of the population reported no chronic health conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Chronic health issues are particularly notable among the working-age population. Residents aged 65 and over make up 30.7% of the community (1,161 people), which exceeds the Regional Qld proportion of 20.4%. Health profiles for these older residents present some challenges, with national comparative rankings aligned with the broader local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Scarness is largely Australian-born, at 80.5% of residents, with 5.3% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (32.6%) and Australian (27.7%). 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in the suburb of Scarness is lower than average, with citizens representing 86.6% of the population, Australian-born individuals making up 80.5%, and English-only speakers at home accounting for 94.7%. Christianity is the predominant religion, followed by 51.1% of the population. The most notable overrepresentation relative to the wider region is in the Other category, which accounts for 1.2% of the local population compared to 0.8% across Regional Qld. Regarding parental country of birth, the three largest ancestry groups in the suburb of Scarness are English (32.6%), Australian (27.7%), and Irish (8.5%).
There are also variations in other backgrounds, with German ancestry overrepresented at 5.3% (compared to 4.7% regionally), New Zealand background at 0.9% (compared to 0.9%), and Maori ancestry at 0.7% (compared to 0.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Scarness is 51, older than 93% of areas nationally. 21.0% 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 median age in the suburb of Scarness is 51, which is older than the Regional Qld median of 41 and the national median of 38. The 65 - 74 age bracket is overrepresented locally at 16.6%, compared to 9.4% nationally, while the 5 - 14 cohort is underrepresented at 8.5%. Since 2021, the 15 to 24 age bracket has increased from 9.2% to 11.1% of the population, and the 35 to 44 cohort has grown from 9.9% to 11.2%. During the same timeframe, the 5 to 14 age group decreased from 10.1% to 8.5%, and the 65 to 74 group fell from 17.7% to 16.6%.
Looking forward to 2041, projections suggest significant structural shifts, with the 85+ cohort expected to grow by 73 people (59%) from 124 to 198, while the 55 to 64 and 5 to 14 cohorts are expected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Scarness
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | May 2026 3 months ago all 3 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 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 20 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (3,646 at the 2021 Census → 3,783 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL32525). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.