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Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) has an estimated 4,256 residents, down from 4,310 at the 2021 Census — a change of 54 people, or 1.3%. That puts 927 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of regional ABS population revisions alongside address validations post-Census, the population of the suburb of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) stands at approximately 4,256 as of Aug 2026. This represents a contraction of 54 people (1.3%) relative to the 4,310 residents tallied in the 2021 Census. Such findings stem from an estimated resident count of 4,229 determined from the ABS June 2025 ERP release, combined with 13 validated new addresses recorded post-Census. Consequently, population density is estimated at 927 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with benchmark averages across AreaSearch study areas.
Inflow from overseas migration served as the primary contributor to demographic expansion, accounting for roughly 66.0% of recent population additions. Projections utilize 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 figures pegged to a 2022 base year, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 datasets (2021 base year) where necessary, extending age cohort trajectory modeling across all territories from 2032 to 2041. Over the coming years, the suburb of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is projected to experience strong demographic growth placing it in the nation's upper quartile, adding 1,255 persons by 2041 via aggregated SA2 modeling to register an overall 16-year increase of 28.9%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
38 new dwellings have been approved in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) over the past five years, an average of 7 a year. That is 1.3 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 1, 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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An assessment of ABS building approval allocations indicates that Springfield averages approximately 7 residential approvals annually, totaling roughly 38 homes over the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 to FY-25, with 1 approval recorded during FY-25 to date. Against a backdrop of recent population declines, construction volumes have remained relatively sufficient for market entrants, while an average new dwelling construction cost of $1,238,000 highlights builder concentration on upper-tier residential stock. Concurrently, $10.9 million in commercial building permits has been logged during the current financial year, signaling moderate commercial activity. Per capita residential building volumes in Springfield trail the Greater Sydney benchmark by 65.0%, a structural limitation that typically bolsters values and buyer competition across established homes.
Activity also lags behind national levels, underlining the suburb's mature footprint and potential zoning constraints. Furthermore, recent development applications consist exclusively of townhouses or apartments, delivering accessible price points favored by downsizers, first-home purchasers, and investors. This pivots away from the prevailing residential composition (97.0% standalone houses), mirroring constrained greenfield land and an evolving appetite for varied housing options, while a ratio of 2118 residents per dwelling approval underscores a subdued development landscape. Demographic forecasts point to Springfield expanding by 1,228 residents by 2041 based on recent AreaSearch quarterly reporting. Should current construction rates persist, new housing completions could lag demographic needs, amplifying purchaser demand and underpinning upward price pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Springfield (Central Coast - NSW)
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 42 current infrastructure and development projects close to Springfield (Central Coast - NSW), worth an estimated $3.49 billion. 6 are already under construction and 11 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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Local economic momentum and regional performance are strongly shaped by public capital works, planning frameworks, and infrastructure investments. AreaSearch tracks 6 key initiatives positioned to influence the district, including the M1 Pacific Motorway Kariong to Somersby Widening, Central Coast Film Studios, The Elly Extension, and Gosford Hospital Redevelopment.
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Central Coast Quarter
Central Coast Quarter is a landmark mixed-use waterfront precinct transforming the former Gosford Primary School site. Stage 1, known as 'The Waterfront', reached completion in early 2026 and features 134 luxury apartments. As of March 2026, revised plans for Stage 2 (East and South towers) have been proposed as a State Significant Development, seeking to increase heights to 36 and 42 storeys to provide approximately 394 additional dwellings, including 98 affordable housing units, and a 152-room hotel above a retail podium.
Wyoming Shopping Village Upgrade
The Wyoming Shopping Village Upgrade involves the extension and refurbishment of the existing neighborhood shopping center. The project is anchored by a full-line Coles supermarket and focuses on enhancing the tenancy mix with health, beauty, food, and beverage services. As of early 2026, the center's official website indicates it is under upgrading, and GWPC continues to manage the extension works and refurbishment of the existing specialty shops.
Narara District Master Plan
Development and delivery of master plans for the Narara District including Lisarow, Wyoming, and Niagara Park to support housing, community infrastructure, and urban development within the Central Coast Council local government area.
Sapphire Gosford
Luxury residential project of 97 apartments across three 10-storey towers with a shared podium, gym, pool and landscaped courtyards. Construction reached advanced stages but work was reported halted in 2024 pending defect rectification and occupation certificate matters. Current status appears paused/near-complete awaiting resolution by parties involved.
Gosford Alive - Detailed Design
Gosford Alive is a mixed-use urban renewal project on the former Kibbleplex site in Gosford. The concept and Stage 1 SSD approval remains in place, with Modification 2 approved on 31 July 2025 to allow staged construction and related condition changes. A new detailed design SSD is at Prepare EIS stage for five mixed-use residential towers with commercial and retail uses, communal open space, new public realm and links from Kibble Park. The project site is about 1.4 hectares and is planned to deliver around 650 dwellings plus more than 5,000 sqm of ground-floor retail and commercial space.
Residential Towers - Watt Street and Henry Parry Drive
Mixed-use residential development comprising two towers of 12 and 14 storeys above a three-level basement with 125 apartments and ground-floor retail. A seventh modification application revises apartment layouts, communal facilities, facade materials, parking and rooftop open space while retaining the approved overall scale. Completion remains anticipated during 2026.
Amalfi by ALAND
Mixed-use waterfront precinct at 50-70 Mann Street comprising three towers with about 506 apartments above a retail podium of roughly 9,530 sqm. The former Frogys site will be transformed to deliver new homes, retail, and public realm improvements in Gosford CBD.
The Elly Extension
The proposal is for redevelopment of the Elanora Hotel site, including: - Demolition of the former motel and other structures on site (existing bottle shop, commercial premises, car wash, and car park); - Alterations and additions to extend the hotel to the north-east, along Adelaide Street, including service areas on a part level underneath; - A new 3-storey 60-room motel facing Brougham Street; - A new drive-through bottle shop facing Victoria Street; - New car parking areas across two levels at the rear of the hotel and motel; - New one-way access driveways to Victoria Street (in and out), Adelaide Street (in), and Brougham Street (out).
2,201 residents of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) are employed, from a labour force of 2,250. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 66.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. 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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Springfield maintains an established base of skilled workers with pronounced concentration across essential service categories, an unemployment rate standing at 2.2%, and resilient annual employment conditions. As of March 2026, 2,201 local inhabitants are employed, yielding an jobless figure 2.0% lower than the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney, although the participation rate of 66.1% sits marginally below the broader metropolitan mark of 68.9%. Furthermore, Census metrics showed 32.4% of working residents operating from home, an outcome potentially shaped by pandemic-era movement restrictions. Local workers are predominantly engaged across health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
Specialization is particularly elevated in health care & social assistance, where the local employment proportion exceeds regional averages by 1.4 times. In contrast, the professional & technical sector remains less prominent, capturing 7.3% of workers against 11.5% regionally. Despite local roles being available, comparisons between local resident counts and Census workplace locations suggest substantial outward commuting for employment. Analysis of combined SALM and ABS figures over the past 12-month timeframe indicates employment expanded by 0.2% while the labor pool remained unchanged with a reduction of no net participants, leading to a 0.2 percentage point decline in unemployment. Across Greater Sydney, employment advanced by 1.9%, the workforce expanded by 1.9%, and joblessness eased slightly. Projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 outline nationwide employment trajectories across five-year (6.6%) and ten-year (13.7%) horizons. Weighting these sectoral forecasts against Springfield's specific workforce distribution suggests potential local job expansion of 6.9% across five years and 14.2% over ten years, based purely on industrial distribution modeling.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is $2,008 a week (about $104,000 a year), with median personal income at $805 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $52,237 a year against an average of $67,506. 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 aggregates compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Springfield around nationwide benchmarks. Median taxable earnings reached $52,237 while mean earnings recorded $67,506, compared to Greater Sydney metrics of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying cumulative Wage Price Index gains of 10.32% brings estimated values to roughly $57,628 for median income and $74,473 for mean income as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed family, household, and individual earnings around the 57th national percentile, with 33.6% of residents (1,430 individuals) earning within the $1,500 - 2,999 band, mirroring the 30.9% regional proportion.
Even with housing obligations absorbing 16.4% of income, disposable earnings track in the 65th percentile and the area registers in the 5th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) had 1,519 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 1% apartments. 45% are owned with a mortgage, 28% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,120 a month, a total housing cost higher than 75% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 19.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records indicate standalone houses comprised 96.7% of Springfield's housing stock alongside 3.3% attached, multi-unit, or alternative properties, contrasting with Sydney metro distributions of 55.9% houses and 44.1% medium-to-high density formats. Outright home ownership stood at 27.1%, trailing metropolitan rates slightly, with 45.0% of properties held under a mortgage and 27.9% occupied by tenants. Median monthly mortgage obligations of $2,120 and median weekly rental payments of $390 sat below Sydney metro medians of $2,427 and $470, respectively. On a nationwide scale, local mortgage servicing costs outstrip the $1,863 Australian baseline, while weekly rents exceed the $375 national midpoint.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) counted 1,519 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.8 people each. 38% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 20% 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 arrangements constitute 78.0% of local living situations, comprising 37.5% couples with offspring, 24.3% couples without dependents, and 15.3% sole-parent families. Independent households make up the remaining 22.0%, split between single-occupant homes at 19.5% and shared dwellings at 2.8%. Average household occupancy of 2.8 persons exceeds the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
24.4% of adults in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) hold a university qualification, including 17.6% with a bachelor degree and 4.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 26.3% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 128 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 957 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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Tertiary attainment rates present a development opportunity for the district, with 24.4% of inhabitants holding higher education degrees compared to 38.0% across Greater Sydney. Bachelor qualifications account for 17.6% of residents, while postgraduate degrees represent 4.7% and graduate diplomas comprise 2.1%. Non-university technical and vocational qualifications are widespread, with 38.6% of individuals aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, divided between advanced diplomas (12.3%) and certificates (26.3%). Formal study enrollment is active across 29.0% of the local population. Breaking down participation, 9.4% of residents attend primary schools, 8.4% are enrolled in secondary education, and 4.7% are engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) reaches 32 stops on 24 routes, timetabled for about 330 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.6 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 transit networks include 32 dedicated stops across Springfield offering bus connectivity. These locations are linked by 24 separate transit routes providing 326 passenger services weekly, yielding average pedestrian access distances of 231 meters. As a residential catchment, the vast majority of workers commute externally, with private vehicles accounting for 93% of journeys. Vehicle ownership stands at 1.6 per household, surpassing the wider regional level, while 32.4% of working residents performed duties from home in the 2021 Census amid prevailing pandemic conditions. Transit movements register an average of 46 daily journeys across the broader network, representing roughly 10 weekly departures for each designated stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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66.9% of residents in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) report no long-term health condition. 6.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.9 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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Regional health evaluations and mortality metrics indicate persistent health management needs across both younger and older resident segments, while private health insurance adoption is slightly above average SA2 marks at approximately 54% (~2,282 people). Across Greater Sydney, coverage stands at 59.9%. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the most frequently reported diagnoses, affecting 11.3% and 8.8% of the community respectively, while 66.9% of residents recorded no long-term illnesses against 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Chronic conditions are notably present among the working-age demographic. Inhabitants aged 65 and over account for 15.9% of the population (676 people), exhibiting healthcare indicators that align broadly with national senior benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is largely Australian-born, at 83.8% of residents, with 9.1% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.4%) and Australian (29.1%). 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 homogeneity is prominent in Springfield, where 83.8% of residents were born domestically, 91.7% hold Australian citizenship, and 90.9% speak solely English in domestic settings. Christianity forms the predominant faith, declared by 55.1% of residents. Conversely, Jewish identification represents 0.2% of the local population compared to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding parental ancestral heritage, English background leads at 29.4% (well above the 19.0% regional rate), followed by Australian ancestry at 29.1% (compared to 17.8% regionally) and Irish heritage at 8.5%. Distinct variations appear across other ancestral lineages, including Dutch heritage at 1.8% (versus 0.7% regionally), Russian representation at 0.5% (versus 0.4%), and Welsh lineage at 0.7% (versus 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is 37. 25.5% 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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Springfield's age distribution closely mirrors the broader metropolitan territory, with maximal variance against Greater Sydney contained within 5.1 percentage points. The median age is estimated at 37 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census baseline and matching Greater Sydney's 37 years recorded at that time. The most visible shift since the Census involves residents aged 65+, expanding from 13.3% to an estimated 15.9%. Projections to 2041 indicate that the 45 - 64 cohort will capture the largest share of net additions, rising by 378 persons (34%) to 1,476, while the 65+ demographic is expected to experience the fastest proportional growth, increasing 56% to 1,054 persons.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Springfield (Central Coast - NSW)
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, 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 — 13 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,310 at the 2021 Census → 4,256 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 (SAL13639). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.