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Springvale South has an estimated 13,439 residents, up from 12,766 at the 2021 Census — a change of 673 people, or 5.3%. 165 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 88.0% of that increase. That puts 2,928 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 Springvale South is estimated to house approximately 13,439 residents, based on AreaSearch's evaluation of regional ABS demographic releases alongside new validated address additions following the Census. Compared to the 12,766 people counted in the 2021 Census, this marks an expansion of 673 people (5.3%). AreaSearch arrived at this trajectory by assessing the ABS's recent June 2025 ERP publication, indicating a baseline resident count of 13,431, and tracking 165 validated new addresses completed after the Census. The suburb's density stands at 2,927 persons per square kilometer, positioning it within the top quartile of areas analyzed nationwide by AreaSearch.
The 5.3% growth recorded by the suburb of Springvale South trails the wider SA3 area (7.0%) by only 1.7 percentage points, reflecting solid underlying momentum that was primarily fueled by net overseas migration, which made up roughly 88.0% of all recent demographic increases. Demographic projections published in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia using a 2022 baseline are applied across SA2 zones by AreaSearch, with gaps filled using the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA dataset converted via weighted aggregation from local government to SA2 geographies. In addition, age-specific growth profiles derived from these aggregations are projected forward across all localities for the 2032 to 2041 period. Looking ahead, future demographic gains in the suburb of Springvale South are anticipated to sit slightly beneath the nationwide median, with aggregated SA2 modeling forecasting a net addition of 604 persons by 2041, representing an overall expansion of 4.4% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
180 new dwellings have been approved in Springvale South over the past five years, an average of 36 a year. That is 3.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 47 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 45% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 70, 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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Drawing from ABS building consent figures mapped across statistical boundaries, AreaSearch notes that Springvale South averages approximately 36 residential approvals per year. Across the 5 financial years spanning FY-21 and FY-25, roughly 180 dwellings were approved, including 70 so far in FY-25. While local headcount contracted over the preceding timeframe, residential construction volumes have remained sufficient to favor property purchasers, with newly planned dwellings carrying an average expected construction cost of $439,000. In contrast, commercial building consents total $2.9 million for the ongoing financial year, reflecting modest activity in non-residential development.
Per-capita building consent volumes in Springvale South mirror the broader Greater Melbourne benchmark, preserving overall market equilibrium in step with regional trends. Approvals for new residential construction are divided between detached houses at 45.0% and medium-to-high density attached formats at 55.0%. This growing emphasis on compact dwellings supports downsizers, first-home purchasers, and investors by providing accessible entry pricing. It also presents a noticeable shift away from the established built environment, where detached houses account for 86.0%, indicating scarcer vacant land alongside shifting household sizes and affordability considerations. With roughly 281 people per dwelling approval, the locality continues to exhibit low-density characteristics. According to the most recent quarterly projections from AreaSearch, Springvale South is set to add 596 residents by 2041. Ongoing construction rates indicate that incoming residential stock will comfortably accommodate this demographic increase, generating favorable conditions for property purchasers while creating room for population growth to exceed baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Springvale South
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Springvale South, worth an estimated $207 million. A further 72 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.6 billion. 20 are already under construction and 18 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 liveability are heavily steered by public capital works, strategic planning, and civil infrastructure. AreaSearch has outlined 10 significant projects expected to shape the district, highlighted by Roselle Townhomes, Kennedy Community Centre - Hawthorn Football Club Training Facility, Spring Valley Reserve Master Plan, and Princes Highway-Dandenong Road Safety Improvements, with prominent initiatives detailed below.
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Roselle Townhomes
Roselle is a boutique residential community of 60 architect-designed two-storey townhomes by SOHO Living in Springvale South. The development offers 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes with contemporary open-plan layouts, landscaped streetscapes and premium finishes. Construction is underway with homes actively selling and completion targeted for late 2026.
Spring Valley Reserve Master Plan
Master plan for the staged redevelopment of the 32 hectare former Springvalley landfill into a regional community reserve. Landfill rehabilitation and capping works were completed in 2022. Community consultation on early planning was completed in 2024, with council continuing environmental assessment and consultant work before releasing the Draft Master Plan for public consultation, anticipated during 2026. Planned improvements will be guided by a long term implementation program while maintaining EPA landfill cap requirements.
Kennedy Community Centre - Hawthorn Football Club Training Facility
The $113 million Kennedy Community Centre (KCC) is the new 28-hectare headquarters and elite training facility for the Hawthorn Football Club in Dingley Village. Stage 1 comprises the Harris Elite Training and Administration Facility with an MCG-sized oval, indoor training hall, high-performance gym, aquatic recovery areas, physiotherapy and medical suites, and an AFLW Community Oval with a 500-seat grandstand, full broadcast capability, and a three-level community pavilion. Both AFL and AFLW programs have equal high-performance environments.The facility is available for public community use for at least 20 hours per week and includes flexible education, indoor sports, and community spaces. Construction began February 2024, was completed September 2025, and the facility was officially opened on 17 November 2025. Hawthorn is the only AFL club to own its facility and the land outright. Funded by the club ($73 million), Australian Government ($15 million), Victorian Government ($15 million), Kingston City Council ($5 million), and the AFL ($5 million). Constructed by ADCO Constructions; architect Peddle Thorp.
Coomoora Springvale South
Development Victoria project transforming unused surplus government land, formerly owned by the Department of Education and Training, into a vibrant residential community on 2.4 hectares in Bunurong Country. Offers 63 lots including 47 townhouses (two, three, and four-bedroom options) and 16 land-only lots for moderate-income earners, first home buyers, and growing families. Features minimum 6.5-star energy rating homes with double glazed windows, induction cooktops, and heat pump hot water. Includes 20% dedicated open space with two landscaped parks and bench seating along Coomoora Road, totaling 4,500m2 of open space.Situated 22km from Melbourne CBD, adjacent to Keysborough Primary School, with proximity to jobs, education, amenities, and Coomoora Reserve. Built by Creation Projects with Priority Access program for eligible buyers earning up to $154,410. Four homes purchased by Aboriginal Housing Victoria for social housing as part of the Big Housing Build. Supports Victorian Government's housing goals and Greater Dandenong Housing Strategy. As of July 2025, construction is complete, common open spaces finished, and all residents have moved in.
Princes Highway-Dandenong Road Safety Improvements
Flexible safety barriers were installed along the centre median and left-hand side of Princes Highway-Dandenong Road at high-risk locations between Wellington Road in Clayton and James Street in Dandenong. The 10km stretch recorded 29 crashes and 20 serious injuries between 2016 and 2020. The barriers are designed to prevent head-on and run-off-road collisions, which have historically accounted for a large share of Victoria's road deaths and serious injuries. The project required limited tree removal, offset by replanting along the corridor.Delivered by the Department of Transport and Planning in partnership with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) as part of the state's flexible safety barrier program.
Douglas Apartments
A five-storey residential development in Noble Park comprising 97 social housing apartments and 6 ground floor retail tenancies. Delivered in partnership between Cedar Woods Properties, HousingFirst, and the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments, the project will provide 100 percent community housing. Designed by DKO Architecture and constructed by Balmain & Co, it is located adjacent to the Noble Park Railway Station.
Noble Park Revitalisation
$4 million investment from Victorian Government through Office of Suburban Development. Comprehensive suburb revitalisation including streetscape upgrades along Douglas Street and Ian Street, new all-abilities playground, improved pedestrian crossings, enhanced lighting and landscaping, community space improvements, new pocket parks, community centre upgrades, pedestrian improvements, youth employment programs, and trader support initiatives to enhance Noble Park's village character.
1, 3 & 5 Kintore Street Mixed-Use Development
A ministerial planning permit approved mixed-use development featuring 104 modern dwellings across a 7-story building with ground floor retail spaces and basement parking, located within the Springvale Activity Centre to enhance residential and commercial options. The development site is currently under offer.
6,590 residents of Springvale South are employed, from a labour force of 6,993. Unemployment sits at 5.8%, with participation at 61.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 10,612, 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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Springvale South maintains a capable labor pool with notable concentrations across manufacturing and industrial trades, alongside a jobless rate of 5.8% and year-on-year employment growth estimated at 4.0%, according to AreaSearch's statistical area syntheses. In March 2026, employed locals numbered 6,590, while the local unemployment rate sits 1.0% above the 4.8% recorded across Greater Melbourne, and the local participation rate of 61.5% trails the Greater Melbourne figure of 70.1%. In addition, only 12.0% of workers reported working from home at the Census, although earlier Covid-19 restrictions may have influenced responses.
The primary employment sectors for local residents consist of manufacturing, retail trade, and health care & social assistance. Local specialization is especially pronounced in manufacturing, where employment concentration is 3.0 times the wider regional baseline. On the other hand, professional & technical roles account for only 5.0% of the local workforce compared to the regional benchmark of 10.1%. With a marked difference between the resident workforce and the local job count recorded at the Census, this largely residential district provides comparatively few positions within its own borders. Over the year leading into March 2026, AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics indicates that local employment expanded by 4.0% against a 4.3% increase in the labor pool, lifting unemployment by 0.3 percentage points. Over the equivalent timeframe, Greater Melbourne recorded job growth of 2.1%, labor force expansion of 2.3%, and a 0.2 percentage point uptick in unemployment. Broader labor demand patterns can also be inferred from Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment outlooks across five and ten-year horizons. Across Australia, total employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories fluctuate widely by sector. When applying these industry weights to Springvale South's sector profile, projected local job gains reach 5.0% across five years and 11.5% over ten years (note that this reflects a basic weighted distribution intended for illustration rather than localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Springvale South is $1,498 a week (about $78,000 a year), with median personal income at $559 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $39,074 a year against an average of $48,204. 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 AreaSearch's postcode-level ATO records for financial year 2023, earnings in the suburb of Springvale South track below nationwide norms, recording a median income of $39,074 and an average of $48,204, compared to Greater Melbourne benchmarks of $57,688 (median) and $75,164 (average). Factoring in a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, current earnings are estimated at approximately $42,833 for the median and $52,841 for the average as of March 2026. Individual weekly earnings at the Census ranked at the 7th percentile ($559 weekly), whereas household earnings placed higher at the 35th percentile.
Household earnings are most heavily concentrated in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, capturing 35.1% of residents (4,717 people), which aligns with the regional distribution of 32.8%. After meeting housing obligations, residents retain 85.4% of their income for general living costs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Springvale South had 3,858 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 86% detached houses and 3% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 28% rented and 39% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $351 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month. Rent absorbs 23.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, housing types in Springvale South were heavily weighted toward separate houses at 85.8%, with attached townhouses, flats, and other configurations accounting for 14.2%, compared to Greater Melbourne metro ratios of 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership was significantly higher than the Melbourne metro level, standing at 39.3%, while remaining properties were either held with a mortgage (32.9%) or rented (27.8%). Median monthly mortgage commitments stood at $1,600, well below the Melbourne metro figure of $2,000, while median weekly rent was $351 against $390 metro-wide.
Compared across the country, local monthly mortgage repayments remain substantially lower than the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents track below the nationwide figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Springvale South counted 3,858 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,061 today, averaging 3.2 people each. 40% are couples with children, more than in 79% of areas nationally, against 20% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 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 living arrangements, making up 78.8% of households, led by couples with children at 40.1%, couples without children at 19.5%, and single parent households at 17.0%. Non-family dwellings make up the remaining 21.2%, divided into lone person residences (17.5%) and group accommodation (3.7%). Typical household occupancy stands at a median of 3.2 people, surpassing the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
19.0% of adults in Springvale South hold a university qualification, including 14.2% with a bachelor degree and 3.5% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 81% of areas nationally. A further 13.7% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 2,968 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 965 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 qualification levels highlight educational gaps locally, with 19.0% of residents holding higher education degrees compared to 37.0% across Greater Melbourne, presenting a key target for future learning initiatives. Bachelor degrees represent 14.2% of qualifications, postgraduate degrees account for 3.5%, and graduate diplomas make up 1.3%. Vocational training forms a substantial component among those aged 15+, representing 22.3% of credentials via advanced diplomas (8.6%) and certificates (13.7%). General participation across formal learning programs is robust, with 29.1% of the local population actively studying. Within this student cohort, 8.6% attend primary school, 8.3% are in secondary education, and 5.8% are enrolled in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Springvale South reaches 49 stops on 10 routes, timetabled for about 3,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. 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 transport connectivity in Springvale South is supported by 49 transit stops accommodating local bus operations across 10 dedicated routes, delivering 3,079 weekly passenger trips. Access to transit options is strong, with typical walking distances of 191 meters to reach the closest stop. Given its residential orientation, most workers travel outside the suburb for employment, with private motor vehicles representing 89% of commutes and rail transit accounting for 5%. Household vehicle access averages 1.6 per dwelling, exceeding the broader regional norm, while 12.0% of workers indicated working from home during the 2021 Census amid prevailing pandemic settings.
Across all operating routes, local public transport generates an average daily volume of 439 trips, which translates to roughly 62 weekly services per stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
76.9% of residents in Springvale South report no long-term health condition. 7.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.1 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments across Springvale South indicate positive overall outcomes across younger and older demographics alike, based on AreaSearch metrics tracking mortality and long-term illness rates. In contrast, private health insurance coverage is notably restrained, held by roughly 46% of the population (~6,181 people), compared to 56.7% across Greater Melbourne and a national benchmark of 55.7%. Asthma and diabetes represent the most prevalent diagnosed conditions, affecting 6.4 and 5.9% of residents, respectively, while 76.9% of the local population reported no chronic health issues at all, exceeding the Greater Melbourne figure of 72.6%.
Working-age community members display strong overall health with minimal long-term ailments. Residents aged 65 and over constitute 17.8% of the local population (2,392 people), higher than the 15.1% share recorded across Greater Melbourne, and seniors maintain robust health outcomes that align closely with national general population metrics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
62.4% of Springvale South residents were born overseas and 75.4% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Vietnamese (20.5%) and Chinese (17.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Displaying exceptionally high cultural diversity on a national scale, Springvale South records 62.4% of its resident base as overseas-born, while 75.4% use a non-English language in their domestic environment. Buddhism stands as the primary religious affiliation, representing 34.8% of the local community, in sharp contrast to the 4.2% share seen throughout Greater Melbourne. Looking at parental lineage, the primary heritage groups across Springvale South are Other at 29.6% (compared to the regional level of 14.6%), Vietnamese at 20.5% (versus 1.9% regionally), and Chinese at 17.7% (compared to 6.5% across the region).
Additional cultural representations show unique distributions as well, including Hungarian ancestry at 0.4% (vs 0.3% regionally), Sri Lankan background at 0.7% (vs 0.8%), and Greek lineage at 2.3% (vs 2.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Springvale South is 38. 30.8% 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 age distribution of the suburb of Springvale South aligns tightly with Greater Melbourne profiles across major generational tiers, varying by no more than 3.0 percentage points. The estimated median age stands at 38 as at August 2026, mirroring the 2021 Census result and sitting 1 year older than the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded at that time. Since the Census, the most noticeable change has occurred within the mature adult and early retirement group (aged 45 - 64), decreasing from 24.7% to an estimated 22.9%. Looking toward 2041, older cohorts aged 65+ are projected to drive the bulk of local demographic growth, expanding by 674 residents (28%) to total 3,066, whereas younger-to-middle aged adults, young people, and children are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Springvale South
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 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 — 165 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,766 at the 2021 Census → 13,439 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 (SAL22329). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.