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The median house price in South Hurstville is $2.00m, with units at $976k. House values have moved 5.3% a year compounded over five years.
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South Hurstville has an estimated 6,142 residents, up from 5,221 at the 2021 Census — a change of 921 people, or 17.6%. Growth has averaged 2.9% a year over five years, faster than 88% of areas nationally. 137 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 95.0% of that increase. That puts 6,022 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 population of the suburb of South Hurstville is estimated at approximately 6,142, according to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS broader regional releases and post-Census address validations. This represents an expansion of 921 people (17.6%) from the 5,221 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch arrived at this figure by examining the ABS Estimated Resident Population release from June 2025 (which indicated 6,116 residents) alongside 137 validated new addresses added following the Census date. With a density of 6,021 persons per square kilometer, the suburb of South Hurstville ranks among the top 10% of areas nationally analyzed by AreaSearch, underscoring intense local land demand.
Outpacing both New South Wales and its broader SA4 region (6.6%), the suburb of South Hurstville established itself as a regional pacesetter through its 17.6% expansion since the 2021 census. This influx was heavily underpinned by overseas arrivals, who accounted for roughly 95.0% of recent population additions. To evaluate demographic trends, AreaSearch applies ABS and Geoscience Australia projections for individual SA2 localities published in 2024 (benchmarked to 2022), while turning to 2022 NSW State Government SA2 figures (benchmarked to 2021) for locations not covered by the federal series. Age-bracket growth rates derived from these datasets are further projected across all districts from 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, the suburb of South Hurstville is slated for above-median expansion compared to nationwide statistical divisions, with aggregated SA2 modeling pointing to an increase of 968 persons by 2041, representing a 16-year cumulative rise of 15.3%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
160 new dwellings have been approved in South Hurstville over the past five years, an average of 32 a year. That places the area in the 74th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 25, broadly in line with 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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Building approvals tracked by AreaSearch from ABS statistical area datasets show South Hurstville recording roughly 32 new residential approvals each year, totaling an estimated 160 homes over the prior 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 25 approved during FY-25 to date. Over that same 5 financial years span (between FY-21 and FY-25), an influx averaging 11.9 people per year for every home constructed has created a pronounced imbalance between demand and supply, intensifying buyer competition and elevating pricing. Concurrently, average construction costs for new dwellings stand at $951,000, signaling a developer focus on the higher-end, premium residential tier.
A predominantly residential planning emphasis is further evidenced by a modest $124,000 in commercial approvals during this financial year. South Hurstville generates new residential building approvals per capita at roughly two-thirds the pace of Greater Sydney, ranking it in the 69th percentile nationwide, even with a pickup in building activity in recent times. This lower-than-average national volume reflects the established nature of the locality alongside potential planning restrictions. Medium-to-high density formats account for 54.0% of new projects (townhouses or apartments), while detached houses represent 46.0%, broadening access for first-time buyers, downsizers, and property investors seeking accessible price points. With approximately 179 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays typical growth-area dynamics. Demographic forecasts point to South Hurstville gaining 942 residents by 2041 relative to AreaSearch's most recent quarterly assessment. Judging by prevailing construction patterns, incoming residential supply appears well-positioned to satisfy this requirement, establishing supportive conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling population expansion to exceed current expectations.
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 74 current infrastructure and development projects close to South Hurstville, worth an estimated $12.7 billion. 12 are already under construction and 27 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Community growth and long-term vitality are fundamentally steered by transport investments, major projects, and urban development policies. AreaSearch has pinpointed 12 key infrastructure initiatives with potential local significance. High-profile developments among these include Horizon Hurstville, Lotus Residence Hurstville, Allen & George South Hurstville, and the Sydney Metro - Future Sydenham to Hurstville Extension, which are featured in the subsequent summary.
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282 Forest Road Commercial Building
Approved commercial building development at 282 Forest Road, Hurstville. No reliable evidence was found that the project has commenced construction or reached completion. The site forms part of the ongoing commercial renewal of the Forest Road corridor within the Hurstville strategic centre.
Horizon Hurstville
Horizon Hurstville is the final building in the Beyond masterplanned precinct at Kempt Field, delivering 179 one, two and three bedroom apartments above a mixed-use residential and retail setting. The project is delivered by The One Collection with Masscon involvement and DKO Architecture design, with resident amenities including gym, sauna, meditation deck, games room, social lounge and landscaped courtyards. The precinct includes an operating Woolworths supermarket and the planned St Clair Lane retail laneway. Sales remain active and completion is expected in late 2026.
Landmark Square Precinct (53-75 Forest Road)
Known as the Landmark Square Precinct, this urban renewal project involves the rezoning and redevelopment of a prominent site into a high-density mixed-use hub. The approved planning proposal allows for building heights up to 65 metres (approximately 20 storeys) and includes approximately 254 to 273 residential apartments, a hotel at the corner of Forest Road and Durham Street, and over 3,000 sqm of retail and commercial space. The project aims to establish a unique 'Eastern Bookend' for the Hurstville City Centre.
Lotus Residence Hurstville
A $120 million luxury residential development by TQM Design & Construct featuring 126 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across two buildings connected by a podium (including one 13-storey tower and lower-rise elements). Includes premium Miele appliances, engineered stone benchtops, Parisi fixtures, private balconies, ground-floor retail/commercial spaces, two levels of basement parking, communal rooftop gardens with BBQ facilities, and Sydney's first resident-only private pet playground with dog park and grooming amenities. Located in the heart of Hurstville CBD, 7 minutes' walk to Hurstville Station and 5 minutes to Westfield Hurstville.
Metro Centre
A mixed-use development on the former Bing Lee site comprising a 14-storey high-rise with 219 residential apartments above ground-floor retail. The site was rezoned to B4 Mixed Use under Hurstville LEP Amendment No.13 (gazetted February 2019), with a maximum building height of 46.5 metres. A Voluntary Planning Agreement with Georges River Council includes a monetary contribution and dedication of land for road widening along the Forest Road frontage. Subsequent modifications (MOD2023/0151 and MOD2024/0156) refined the building footprint, facade, internal layout and unit mix.Construction is expected to commence following final determination of MOD2024/0156.
Treacys Place
13-storey residential development at 33-35 Treacy Street by Wynn Construction Group with Stanisic Architects. Features 41 apartments with rooftop terrace, winter gardens, and views to Botany Bay and Sydney CBD.
324-330 Railway Parade Carlton Development
Mixed use development including residential apartments and ground floor commercial/retail space. $8.4 million six-storey mixed-use development featuring 23 units (17 two-bedroom, 6 one-bedroom) plus ground floor commercial space. Located opposite Carlton train station with excellent transport connectivity. Development application approved by local council for comprehensive redevelopment of the site.
9 Gloucester Road Mixed-Use Development
DA-approved 6-18 storey mixed-use development comprising 349 apartments, 4,620sqm of commercial space, and 453 basement car spaces across 36,669sqm GFA. Currently offered for sale.
3,607 residents of South Hurstville are employed, from a labour force of 3,719. Unemployment sits at 3.0%, with participation at 70.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 4,666, about 76% 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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South Hurstville features a highly skilled labor pool with strong representation across professional industries, recording an unemployment rate of only 3.0% and an estimated 5.9% employment expansion over the preceding year, as compiled by AreaSearch from statistical area figures. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 3,607, while local unemployment sat 1.1% lower than the Greater Sydney benchmark of 4.1%, with workforce participation aligning closely with the metropolitan standard of 68.9%. Census returns showed a notable 40.9% of the local workforce working remotely from home, a metric that may incorporate the effects of Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident employment centers primarily around health care & social assistance, retail trade, and professional & technical sectors. The local workforce exhibits a distinct concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where its employment proportion is 1.6 times the broader metropolitan level. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for 9.4% of working residents, trailing Greater Sydney's 11.5%. Given its largely residential character, local commercial opportunities remain modest, as demonstrated by the variance between Census resident workers and local employment figures. According to AreaSearch, which combines data from SALM and the ABS from wider statistical regions, employment rose by 5.9% and the labour force grew by 6.4% during the year to March 2026, which led to an increase of 0.5 percentage points in the unemployment rate. Greater Sydney saw employment grow by 1.9% and the labour force grow by 1.9%, resulting in a slight decline in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia provides national employment forecasts for Mar-26 that can help understand future demand in South Hurstville. These forecasts span five and ten-year periods and have been overlaid with the local employment profile to project growth trends. National employment is expected to grow by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though growth varies across different industries. When these sector-specific forecasts are applied to South Hurstville's employment composition, local employment is projected to rise by 6.8% over five years and by 13.8% over ten years, though this is a simple weighting exercise for illustration and does not account for local population changes.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in South Hurstville is $1,867 a week (about $97,000 a year), with median personal income at $721 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,976 a year against an average of $69,374. The average runs 48% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation statistics for financial year 2023 at the postcode level, compiled by AreaSearch, show taxpayers in the suburb of South Hurstville earning a median income of $46,976 alongside an average of $69,374, modestly exceeding the national baseline while trailing Greater Sydney's respective figures of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 elevates estimated local income to roughly $51,824 (median) and $76,533 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed weekly household earnings ($1,867) at the 57th percentile, whereas individual income placed at the 32nd percentile.
A major share of 33.2% of residents (2,039 people) fall within the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, mirroring the broader metropolitan proportion of 30.9%. While housing obligations absorb 18.2% of earnings, disposable income ranks at the 55th percentile, and the area sits in the 6th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
South Hurstville had 1,742 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 50% detached houses and 27% apartments. 34% are owned with a mortgage, 30% rented and 36% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month, a total housing cost higher than 78% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 26.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.5%. 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 latest Census, South Hurstville's housing stock was split between 49.5% separate houses and 50.4% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached homes, flats, and alternative dwelling types), compared to the Sydney metro profile of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 35.6%, substantially higher than the wider metropolitan level, with remaining residences held under a mortgage (34.3%) or rented (30.1%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments of $2,383 sat below the Sydney metro figure of $2,427, while weekly median rent reached $500, above the metropolitan baseline of $470.
Compared nationally, local mortgage payments significantly exceed the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents stand well above the national level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
South Hurstville counted 1,742 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,049 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 77% of areas nationally, against 20% couples without children. 23% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 74.6%, broken down into couples with children (39.2%), childless couples (19.7%), and single parent arrangements (13.8%). The remaining 25.4% comprises non-family residences, consisting of single-person dwellings (22.5%) and share houses (3.1%). Household occupancy averages 2.8 people, exceeding Greater Sydney's average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
34.0% of adults in South Hurstville hold a university qualification, including 22.5% with a bachelor degree and 9.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 83% of areas nationally. A further 14.9% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 217 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,129 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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Higher education qualifications are held by 34.0% of South Hurstville residents, slightly behind the Greater Sydney benchmark of 38.0%. Bachelor degrees form the largest component at 22.5%, supplemented by postgraduate qualifications at 9.9% and graduate diplomas at 1.6%. Technical and trade training is well established, with vocational certifications held by 26.8% of persons aged 15+, comprising certificates (14.9%) and advanced diplomas (11.9%). A substantial 29.0% of local inhabitants are actively engaged in structured study. This cohort includes 9.0% attending primary school, 8.0% in secondary education, and 6.1% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
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Public transport in South Hurstville reaches 31 stops on 11 routes, timetabled for about 1,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 110 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.2 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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Commuters in South Hurstville are served by 31 public bus stops distributed throughout the suburb, providing 1,078 weekly scheduled departures across 11 distinct bus lines. Transit connectivity is strong, with typical walking distances to the nearest stop averaging 109 meters. Given the predominantly residential character of the suburb, private vehicles represent the main commuting choice at 76%, alongside 14% using rail and 5% traveling on foot, supported by an average ownership of 1.2 vehicles per residence. In addition, 40.9% of residents reported working from home during the 2021 Census, a figure that reflects prevailing COVID-19 conditions.
Public bus routes across the suburb provide a combined average of 154 departures per day, which translates to roughly 34 services each week for each individual transit stop.
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77.3% of residents in South Hurstville report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 76% of areas nationally. 6.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.0 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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Community health indicators in South Hurstville are favorable based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and long-term illness rates, with low incidence of major ailments observed across both older and younger age groups. Private medical insurance coverage is relatively robust, encompassing roughly 54% of the population (~3,338 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Arthritis and diabetes represent the most prevalent chronic conditions in the locality, affecting 5.7% and 4.7% of residents, respectively, while 77.3% of the community reported having no chronic medical conditions, outperforming the Greater Sydney rate of 74.6%.
Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 17.5% of the local population (1,074 people), above the metropolitan share of 15.5%, with elderly residents maintaining above-average health results and overall rankings consistent with national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
48.9% of South Hurstville residents were born overseas and 61.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 93% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (29.9%) and English (11.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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With 48.9% of inhabitants born abroad and 61.9% speaking a language other than English in their households, South Hurstville ranks among the nation's most multicultural localities. Christianity constitutes the primary faith, adhered to by 47.0% of residents. In addition, Buddhism shows a notable local concentration, representing 5.5% of the population compared to 4.1% across Greater Sydney. Examining parental heritage, Chinese ancestry forms the largest demographic cohort in South Hurstville at 29.9%, far surpassing the metropolitan benchmark of 8.4%. The Other category encompasses 11.2%, while English background accounts for 11.0%, sitting well below the 19.0% recorded across the wider region.
Specific European and Middle Eastern backgrounds also show pronounced representation, including Greek heritage at 6.9% (compared to 1.9% regionally), Lebanese at 5.7% (versus 2.6%), and Croatian at 1.7% (relative to 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of South Hurstville is 39. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 29.6% 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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Age distributions in South Hurstville align closely with metropolitan averages, with the greatest variance across the four broad cohorts standing at 3.8 percentage points compared to Greater Sydney. As of August 2026, the estimated median age is 39, shifting down from 40 at the 2021 Census and sitting 2 years above the Greater Sydney median of 37 at that time. Adults aged 25 - 44 expanded from 26.9% of the population at the Census to an estimated 32.9%. Looking ahead to 2041, senior and elderly residents (65+) are projected to experience the strongest numerical increase, growing by 559 people (52%) to reach 1,634.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for South Hurstville
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, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months 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 May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 137 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (5,221 at the 2021 Census → 6,142 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 (SAL13603). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.