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Semaphore Park has an estimated 4,391 residents, down from 4,541 at the 2021 Census — a change of 150 people, or 3.3%. The population has thinned by an average 0.6% a year over five years, slower than 98% of areas nationally. That puts 2,299 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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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Semaphore Park is estimated to have a population of approximately 4,391 residents, according to AreaSearch research incorporating post-Census address validations and broader ABS demographic adjustments. This represents a contraction of 150 people (3.3%) from the 4,541 residents recorded at the 2021 Census. The updated count stems from an Estimated Resident Population (ERP) figure of 4,386 evaluated by AreaSearch from the June 2025 ABS release, alongside 27 validated new addresses identified post-Census. With 2,299 persons per square kilometer, the suburb exhibits a population density that exceeds the national average across locations evaluated by AreaSearch.
In recent times, population gains were predominantly underpinned by overseas migration, which accounted for around 54.0% of total inbound demographic increases. Projections for the suburb of Semaphore Park draw on 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia data utilizing 2022 as a base year for individual SA2 regions. For years beyond 2032 or locations not encompassed by that release, 2023 SA State Government Regional/LGA age-cohort models based on 2021 numbers are integrated via weighted population aggregation from LGA to SA2 divisions. Looking toward future demographic shifts, population growth is projected to track slightly below the national median, with aggregated SA2 figures pointing to an expansion of 467 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative increase of 10.5% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
102 new dwellings have been approved in Semaphore Park over the past five years, an average of 20 a year. That is 3.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 7, 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 aggregated by AreaSearch indicates that Semaphore Park has averaged approximately 20 residential approvals annually, yielding an estimated 102 homes throughout the past 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 7 residential approvals have been logged. In the context of recent population contraction, this level of residential construction has adequately satisfied local demand, fostering balanced market conditions and ample choice for purchasers, with newly approved homes carrying an average expected construction cost of $573,000 to highlight builder emphasis on higher-end dwellings. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $15.3 million in the current financial year, denoting moderate commercial activity.
Residential building activity in Semaphore Park remains 65.0% below the per capita regional benchmark for Greater Adelaide, a subdued development pace that tends to reinforce local demand and capital values for established housing stock. This volume of construction is likewise below national levels, highlighting the established urban footprint of the locality and potential planning constraints. Approvals comprise 71.0% detached dwellings alongside 29.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving a low-density suburban landscape centered on spacious family residences. Notably, the share of standalone houses in current building approvals exceeds the 54.0% recorded at Census, underscoring ongoing buyer appetite for conventional family homes. With approximately 589 people per dwelling approval, the local development sector demonstrates characteristics of a highly mature market. Based on the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch, Semaphore Park is anticipated to add 462 residents through to 2041. Sustaining current volumes of residential construction should easily accommodate this growth, ensuring favorable purchasing conditions and potentially facilitating residential expansion exceeding existing population targets.
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 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Semaphore Park, worth an estimated $53 million. A further 23 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.98 billion. 8 are already under construction and 11 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Capital investments and urban planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping community outcomes. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 7 significant local projects positioned to influence the area, including the West Lakes Shore Masterplan Residential Release, Novo West Lakes Stage 2, the West Lakes Marina Upgrade, and the West Lakes Sports Complex Upgrade.
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West Lakes Marina Upgrade
Concept to upgrade lakeside berthing and public access infrastructure around the Aquatic Reserve at West Lakes, including additional small-craft berths, amenity upgrades to the boat launch area used by paddle sports, and foreshore improvements. No authoritative government project page found; enquiries directed to City of Charles Sturt as asset manager for West Lakes recreation facilities.
Quest Hotel Port Adelaide (Second Quest) and Large Retail Precinct
This significant redevelopment by One SMG (Neville Smith Group) features a second $35 million Quest Hotel apartment complex at 10-12 North Parade, providing 88-90 serviced guest suites with river views, gym, and conference facilities. Complementing the hotel is a large-format retail and commercial hub at 271 Commercial Road, spanning approximately 5,860 sqm. The precinct focuses on urban renewal, adaptive reuse of heritage elements like Customs House, and improved pedestrian connectivity to the Port River waterfront.Construction on the retail component is scheduled to commence around late 2025/early 2026 following development approval in August 2025.
West Lakes Shore Masterplan Residential Release
Renewal SA's West Lakes Shore residential land release is in its final delivery stages, creating around 120 waterfront residential allotments with new public open space, landscaped reserves and upgraded local infrastructure. Civil works and home construction continue across the remaining stages.
Coast Park Linear Park - Semaphore Park to West Lakes Shore (Stage 1)
Stage 1 delivers a 1.3 km accessible shared-use coastal path between Semaphore Park and West Lakes Shore, with hard-surface paving, seating, shelters and landscaping to improve safe access and enjoyment of Adelaide's coastline. Jointly funded by the State Government and City of Charles Sturt, the path was designed to minimise impacts on the sensitive dune environment.
Novo West Lakes Stage 2
Novo West Lakes is a master-planned community situated on the former SA Water wastewater treatment site. Developed by Potentia, the project delivers up to 500 residential properties including townhouses, houses, and land lots, alongside around 3 hectares of public open spaces and a proposed retail precinct on Frederick Road. Earthworks and civil works for Stage 2 (Parkside) are underway, and the overall completion is estimated for mid-2027.
Port Civic Precinct Project
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield is redeveloping the Port Adelaide Civic Precinct into a modern cultural, community, and administrative destination. The master plan integrates flexible multi-purpose community spaces, public library facilities, council administrative offices, and upgrades surrounding the historic Town Hall. The design revitalises key civic spaces with strong environmentally sustainable principles to anchor local community activity.
Dock One
Major waterfront masterplanned community at Port Adelaide by Kite Projects, incorporating Dock One stages and Dock One North. The precinct includes about 750 townhouses and apartments, landscaped waterfront promenades, park links, 23,500 sqm of green open space, a completed pedestrian bridge, a community plaza and the adaptive reuse of the former Marine and Harbours Building as a boutique hotel. Current official updates indicate Dock One North is now selling, construction is underway on the residential stages, the bridge and plaza are complete, and demolition works have commenced for the hotel component.
Our Port - Port Adelaide Urban Renewal
Renewal SA's multi-decade urban regeneration program revitalizing historic Port Adelaide into a thriving mixed-use waterfront precinct. The master plan delivers between 2,000 and 4,000 residential dwellings across key sub-precincts including Dock One, Port Approach, and McLaren Wharf. Major development stages encompass public promenades, heritage building restoration, waterfront apartments, townhouses, and new open community reserves.
2,077 residents of Semaphore Park are employed, from a labour force of 2,171. Unemployment sits at 4.3%, with participation at 59.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,455, 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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Aggregated statistical area metrics compiled by AreaSearch indicate that Semaphore Park maintains a skilled local workforce with robust representation in essential services, recording an unemployment rate of 4.3% alongside an estimated 5.1% annual job growth. In March 2026, 2,077 residents were employed, while local unemployment stood 0.5% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark of 3.8%, and the local participation rate of 59.1% trailed the broader regional level of 66.4%. According to Census findings, a modest 12.3% of workers operated from home, though this figure reflects prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at that time.
The leading employment industries among local workers are health care & social assistance, construction, and education & training. The workforce exhibits a clear concentration in construction, where local representation is 1.2 times the wider regional benchmark. In contrast, health care & social assistance accounts for 15.1% of local workers compared to the 17.7% observed across the region. A comparison of the Census resident workforce against the count of local jobs suggests that this predominantly residential suburb offers limited localized employment opportunities. In the year leading to March 2026, AreaSearch evaluation of broader ABS and SALM figures shows that local employment expanded by 5.1% while the labour force grew by 3.2%, driving a 1.7 percentage point reduction in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe across Greater Adelaide, employment increased by 4.2%, the labour force expanded by 4.0%, and unemployment dropped by 0.2 percentage points. Broader hiring prospects can be assessed through national forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. Across the nation, total employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though industry performance will vary widely. Applying these sectoral trajectories to the current employment profile of Semaphore Park suggests potential local workforce expansion of 6.4% over five years and 13.4% over ten years, based on illustrative weighting extrapolation that excludes localized demographic projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Semaphore Park is $1,262 a week (about $66,000 a year), with median personal income at $656 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,765 a year against an average of $62,382. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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According to postcode-level ATO records for financial year 2023 analyzed by AreaSearch, personal earnings in Semaphore Park sit below national benchmarks, showing a median income of $46,765 and an average income of $62,382. Across Greater Adelaide, the corresponding median income was $54,808 and the average income was $66,852. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.17% since financial year 2023, updated estimates for March 2026 reach approximately $51,521 for median income and $68,726 for average income. Census figures show personal, family, and household earnings within Semaphore Park all rank between the 17th and 20th percentiles nationwide.
The $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket accounts for 25.8% of the local population (1,132 individuals), compared to 31.8% across the broader region. Housing affordability indicators show notable stress, with 82.4% of income remaining after housing costs to place the suburb in the 17th percentile, while its SEIFA income score positions it in the 4th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Semaphore Park had 1,891 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 54% detached houses and 5% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,786 a month. Rent absorbs 19.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 32.7%. 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 housing mix in Semaphore Park consisted of 54.0% separate houses and 46.0% medium-to-high density properties including semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and other housing formats, compared to Adelaide metro where standalone houses represented 75.2% and other dwellings accounted for 24.9%. Outright home ownership stood at 30.9%, matching the Adelaide metro benchmark, while remaining households held a mortgage (30.2%) or rented (38.9%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was $1,786 compared to the Adelaide metro figure of $1,562, while median weekly rent was recorded at $250 against $320 across Adelaide metro.
In a nationwide context, mortgage repayments in Semaphore Park remain below the Australian average of $1,863, and local rental figures sit well under the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Semaphore Park counted 1,891 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 22% are couples with children, fewer than in 80% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 36% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 60.9% of all local households, divided between couples without children (24.5%), couples with children (22.1%), and single parent families (13.2%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 39.1% of households, consisting predominantly of lone person households at 36.4% alongside group households at 2.6%. The typical household size is 2.2 people, which is smaller than the Greater Adelaide average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
22.1% of adults in Semaphore Park hold a university qualification, including 15.9% with a bachelor degree and 4.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 25.4% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 402 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,021 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Attainment of higher education qualifications in Semaphore Park is below the national standard, with 22.1% of residents aged 15+ possessing university degrees compared to 30.4% across Australia, presenting opportunities for ongoing educational advancement. Within higher education, bachelor degrees are held by 15.9% of residents, postgraduate degrees by 4.2%, and graduate diplomas by 2.0%. Meanwhile, technical and vocational training is strongly represented, with 35.7% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational credentials, including 25.4% with certificates and 10.3% with advanced diplomas. Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 25.0% of the population presently enrolled in an educational course.
Specifically, primary schooling accounts for 9.2% of residents, secondary education encompasses 6.0%, and tertiary studies engage 4.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Semaphore Park reaches 23 stops on 11 routes, timetabled for about 410 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.1 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 connectivity in Semaphore Park is anchored by 23 operational stops accommodating bus services. These facilities are linked by 11 separate transit routes that together generate 409 weekly passenger trips. Local accessibility is strong, with residents situated an average of 156 meters from their closest transit stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, outward commuting is standard, with private vehicles serving as the primary mode of travel for 91% of commuters. Average vehicle ownership sits at 1.1 per dwelling, trailing the regional benchmark, while a relatively low 12.3% of workers worked from home according to the 2021 Census under prevailing COVID-19 conditions.
Across all transit routes, scheduled service frequency reaches an average of 58 trips per day, which translates to roughly 17 weekly trips for each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
60.7% of residents in Semaphore Park report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 84% of areas nationally. 10.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.7 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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AreaSearch health metrics covering chronic illnesses and mortality indicate meaningful healthcare demands in Semaphore Park, where health conditions are prevalent across older and younger cohorts alike. In addition, private health insurance coverage is relatively constrained, held by approximately 52% of the population (~2,268 people). Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the most common diagnosed ailments locally, recorded among 10.9 and 9.6% of residents respectively, while 60.7% of the community reported having no long-term medical conditions compared to 67.9% across Greater Adelaide. Working-age residents experience elevated rates of chronic illness, and 25.2% of the local population is aged 65 and over (1,106 people), exceeding the Greater Adelaide share of 19.1%.
Senior health outcomes present specific challenges, with overall national rankings tracking closely with broader demographic patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Semaphore Park is largely Australian-born, at 79.2% of residents, with 10.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.2%) and Australian (24.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural background statistics in Semaphore Park largely mirror broader regional patterns, with 79.2% of residents born in Australia, 88.8% holding Australian citizenship, and 89.3% speaking solely English in the home. Christianity represents the most widespread religious affiliation, accounting for 46.0% of the local population. Meanwhile, Islam accounts for 1.2% of residents, compared to 3.0% across Greater Adelaide. Regarding parental ancestry, the primary backgrounds reported by Semaphore Park residents are English (30.2%), Australian (24.9%), and Irish (7.9%). Furthermore, several cultural groups show distinct local concentrations, with Polish heritage accounting for 1.7% of the population versus 1.0% regionally, Russian ancestry at 0.7% versus 0.3%, and Welsh background at 0.8% versus 0.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Semaphore Park is 45, older than 82% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 21.4% 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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Semaphore Park displays an older age distribution relative to Greater Adelaide. Updated estimates to August 2026 indicate that retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) make up 25.2% of the population compared to 19.1% across the wider region, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 24.9% locally versus 28.9% in Greater Adelaide. The estimated median age stood at 45 as at August 2026, decreasing from 46 at the 2021 Census, yet remaining 6 years higher than the Greater Adelaide median of 39 recorded at that Census, where the national median was 38.
The share of middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) has shrunk from 26.1% at the Census to an estimated 24.0%. This shift is largely driven by a single demographic transition: the 65 to 74 group contracted from 13.8% to an estimated 11.5%, while the 75 to 84 cohort expanded from 7.5% to 9.8%, reflecting the natural aging of existing residents rather than migration. Projections to 2041 indicate that retiree and elderly cohorts will record the largest numeric expansion, adding 297 residents (27%) to reach 1,404, while young to middle aged adults are expected to decrease over this period.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Semaphore Park
8 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 8 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. | ||
| 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 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2025 about a year ago all 2 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 2025. | ||
| 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 — 27 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,541 at the 2021 Census → 4,391 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 (SAL41330). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.