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The median house price in St Peters (NSW) is $1.80m, with units at $929k. House values have moved 1.9% a year compounded over five years.
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St Peters (NSW) has an estimated 4,172 residents, up from 3,629 at the 2021 Census — a change of 543 people, or 15.0%. Growth has averaged 3.0% a year over five years, faster than 84% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 71.0% of that increase. That puts 2,412 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 calculations by AreaSearch on ABS population statistics for the surrounding region and updated address logs, the suburb of St Peters (NSW) has a projected residency of 4,172 individuals in May 2026. This indicates a rise of 543 people (15.0%) compared to the 2021 Census, which documented 3,629 people. This shift is derived from a local resident base of 4,171 estimated by AreaSearch using the June 2025 ABS ERP release and 97 validated new addresses registered post-Census. Such population levels represent a density of 2,411 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb of St Peters (NSW) in the top quartile of all Australian locations evaluated.
Its 15.0% expansion rate since the 2021 census outpaced the broader SA3 region (6.1%) and the state, establishing it as a regional growth hotspot. Most of this growth stemmed from overseas migration, which accounted for approximately 71.0% of the population increase in recent times. Projections for each SA2 region are sourced from the 2024 ABS and Geoscience Australia release, using 2022 as its starting point. For any SA2 locations lacking this dataset, figures are drawn from the 2022 NSW State Government SA2 projections which use 2021 as a base. Age group growth trajectories from these sources are likewise applied to all locations for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Looking at future demographics, the suburb of St Peters (NSW) is projected to experience growth slightly below the median of areas assessed by AreaSearch, with an expected addition of 466 persons by 2041 using combined SA2 projections, representing an overall expansion of 11.2% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
244 new dwellings have been approved in St Peters (NSW) over the past five years, an average of 48 a year. That places the area in the 85th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 12 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 58 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 14% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 15, 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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ABS building approval statistics mapped to local boundaries indicate that St Peters averages approximately 48 residential approvals annually, yielding a total of 244 new dwellings over the last 5 financial years. In the current FY-26 period, 14 approvals have been logged. Between FY-21 and FY-25, an average of 2.3 people relocated to the area for each newly built home, pointing to healthy demand that underpins local property values. Newly approved dwellings carry an average construction value of $772,000, indicating that developers are prioritizing upscale, premium builds. Furthermore, commercial approvals worth $16.3 million have been registered during this financial year, showing a moderate rate of non-residential development.
St Peters exhibits 219.0% more building approvals per capita than Greater Sydney, providing purchasers with a broader range of options. This volume stands far above the national benchmark, highlighting intense interest from developers. Dwellings built recently consist of 14.0% freestanding houses and 86.0% townhouses or multi-unit blocks. This preference for higher density housing offers more affordable entry points and attracts investors, buyers entering the market, and downsizers. Recording roughly 42 people for every approved dwelling, St Peters displays typical hallmarks of an expanding area. Future forecasts indicate that St Peters will gain 465 residents by 2041, based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly projections. Given modern building trends, the supply of new housing is anticipated to keep pace with demand, creating favorable buying conditions and potentially driving population numbers above current estimates.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside St Peters (NSW). A further 120 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $69.1 billion. 29 are already under construction and 31 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 performance is highly dependent on changes to local planning, major projects, and infrastructure. AreaSearch has identified 21 projects with the potential to influence the area. Principal developments include the Precinct 75 Build-To-Rent Project, Camdenville Park Upgrade, The Timberyards, and the Rail Service Improvement Program - T8 Airport & South Line Upgrades (Component of MTMS Stage 2), with key details provided below for the most significant works.
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Erskineville Village
A $2 billion urban renewal masterplan transforming a 50,000sqm former industrial site into a vibrant mixed-use precinct. The development features approximately 1,000 residences across Build-to-Rent (Nation) and Build-to-Sell (Lillian) stages, including 169 affordable housing units managed by Evolve Housing. Key infrastructure includes the 7,500sqm McPherson Park, the 20m wide Kooka Walk pedestrian boulevard, and a 5,000sqm retail and dining precinct featuring a supermarket and cafes.
Camdenville Park Upgrade
Major upgrade of Camdenville Park in St Peters including new playground equipment, improved pathways, landscaping, and community facilities. Enhanced lighting and accessibility features for all-ages use.
Green Square Town Centre
Green Square Town Centre is one of Australia's largest urban renewal projects, transforming a 278 hectare former industrial area in inner south Sydney into a high-density mixed-use precinct. When complete by 2030, it is planned to accommodate around 61,000 residents in approximately 33,000 dwellings and provide 21,000 to 22,000 jobs, just 3.5km from the Sydney CBD and 4km from Sydney Airport. The precinct holds a 6 Star Green Star Communities rating and includes the Green Square Library and Plaza, Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the new Green Square Public School and Community Spaces, more than 40 parks, and one of Australia's largest urban stormwater recycling schemes servicing over 4,000 apartments.Stages 1 and 2 of the town centre, delivered by Mirvac (which acquired Landcom's interest in 2020), are complete with around 800 homes across eight buildings, including The Frederick, Portman on the Park, Portman House and seven Portman Street terraces finished through 2024. The final stages 3, 4 and 5 are now being assessed as State Significant Developments under the Housing Delivery Authority pathway, with around 1,825 additional homes proposed across nine buildings (511 build-to-rent, 800 build-to-sell apartments and 514 student accommodation units) at a combined development cost of about 1.23 billion dollars. Stage 3 (Sites 7, 17 and 18 at 960A Bourke Street, SSD-83899206) and Stages 4 and 5 (Sites 8 and 19 at 411 Botany Road, SSD-84322496) were on public exhibition in early 2026, with a mid-2026 construction start slated for the next stage. Public domain works include three new streets (Woolpack, Hinchcliffe and Barker Streets) and the Ngamuru Avenue connector.
Camperdown Modern Private Hospital
Camperdown Modern is a state-of-the-art 10,280 square metre private hospital and health services facility. The 8-storey development includes day surgeries, pathology, radiology, and consulting suites, serving as a gateway site for the Camperdown-Ultimo Health and Education Precinct. The project features a 6-star Green Star sustainability rating and public domain improvements including a new plaza on Mathieson Street.
Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA)
The $780 million Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA) is a co-funded partnership between the University of Sydney, Sydney Local Health District and the NSW Government. Two new interconnected buildings spanning 36,000 square metres will bridge the University's Camperdown campus and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, housing over 1,200 researchers and clinician scientists. The Isaac Wakil Biomedical Building (university side, ~28,200m2) and Building B at RPAH (~8,000m2) will provide PC2/PC3 wet labs, GMP cleanrooms, a biobank, high-performance computing suites, a start-up hub, and clinical trial spaces.Builder is Richard Crookes Constructions; architects are Denton Corker Marshall and HDR. Located within the Tech Central precinct.
Mascot Logistics Estate
A high-tech industrial and logistics precinct comprising a premium four- to five-level ramp-up facility specifically designed for e-commerce and last-mile logistics. The 13.8-hectare estate features multi-storey warehouses, A-grade office spaces, and a public realm strategy with First Nations artworks and significant planted terraces to green the northern facade.
Marrickville Station Metro Upgrade
Upgrade of Marrickville Station to metro standards as part of the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project (Sydenham to Bankstown conversion). Works include platform screen doors, mechanical gap fillers, level access boarding, security systems, CCTV, solar panels, and bridge upgrades to the Illawarra Road and Livingstone Road overbridges. The station was closed in September 2024 along with the rest of the T3 Bankstown Line between Marrickville and Bankstown. On-track testing commenced in April 2025 and the Southwest Metro is now scheduled to open in the second half of 2026, delayed from the original 2025 target due to industrial action.The Marrickville, Canterbury and Lakemba stations package is being delivered by a joint venture of Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards Constructions.
M6 Stage 1
M6 Stage 1 is a NSW Government motorway project delivering twin four-kilometre tunnels between the M8 Motorway at Arncliffe and President Avenue at Kogarah, with entry and exit ramps, future tunnel stubs, local road upgrades, a pedestrian and cyclist shared path, bridges and landscaping. Construction remains delayed after 2024 subsidence events and tunnelling issues, with the tunnel targeted to open to traffic in late 2028. Surface works and community-facing road, path and landscaping works have continued, while Transport for NSW has issued a default notice requiring the CGU joint venture to resume substantive works including tunnelling.
2,725 residents of St Peters (NSW) are employed, from a labour force of 2,822. Unemployment sits at 3.4%, with participation at 77.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% 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 4,648, about 111% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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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St Peters features a workforce with high levels of education, particularly strong representation in the tech sector, a low unemployment rate of 3.4%, and an annual employment growth estimate of 2.4% based on localized data. As of March 2026, there are 2,725 employed residents. The local unemployment rate sits 0.7% below the Greater Sydney average of 4.1%, while the participation rate is exceptionally high at 77.2% compared to 69.1% for Greater Sydney. Census records show that a high 63.2% of workers operated from home, though this figure likely reflects pandemic containment measures.
The primary employment sectors for residents are professional & technical services, health care & social assistance, and finance & insurance. The area has an especially high concentration in professional & technical fields, with employment rates 1.5 times the wider regional baseline. Conversely, construction work accounts for only 5.6% of the local labor force, which is lower than the 8.6% registered across Greater Sydney. A Census ratio of 0.9 jobs for every resident highlights strong local employment availability. AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS statistics show that during the 12 months leading to March 2026, employment grew by 2.4% and the labor force expanded by 1.8%, causing unemployment to drop by 0.6 percentage points. This differs from Greater Sydney, which recorded a 1.9% rise in employment, a 1.9% increase in the labor force, and a minor reduction in unemployment. National employment projections from May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context on expected demand in St Peters. These five-year and ten-year forecasts have been combined with local employment profiles to project growth. Nationally, employment is predicted to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, although rates vary significantly by sector. Applying these industry weights to the local workforce mix suggests St Peters's employment will grow by 7.2% over five years and 14.4% over ten years, representing a basic weighted projection that does not factor in local population adjustments.
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Median household income in St Peters (NSW) is $2,924 a week (about $152,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,465 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $84,964 a year against an average of $103,015. 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 records for the 2023 financial year show that tax returns in St Peters place the area in the top national percentile, with a median income of $84,964 and an average of $103,015. For comparison, Greater Sydney recorded a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index rise of 10.32% since the 2023 financial year, current estimates point to a median of $93,732 and an average of $113,646 as of March 2026. The 2021 Census confirms that household, family, and individual incomes in St Peters are elevated, ranking in the 96th to 97th percentiles across Australia.
The earnings distribution shows 31.0% of the community (1,293 individuals) earning above $4000+, differing from the wider region where the weekly range of $1,500 - 2,999 is most common at 30.9%. The high share of affluent earners (49.0% receiving more than $3,000 weekly) indicates substantial financial capacity in this suburb. Local housing costs absorb 18.1% of earnings, yet strong wages keep disposable income in the 94th national percentile, and the local SEIFA income score falls into the 10th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
St Peters (NSW) had 1,494 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 23% detached houses and 39% apartments. 36% are owned with a mortgage, 45% rented and 19% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $650 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,860 a month, a total housing cost higher than 99% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 22.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of housing in St Peters at the time of the last Census consisted of 22.5% houses and 77.5% alternative dwellings such as semi-detached homes, apartments, and other housing formats, compared to the Sydney metro split of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Home ownership in St Peters was lower than the metropolitan average at 19.0%, with the remaining properties occupied by residents with a mortgage (35.6%) or tenants renting (45.4%). The median monthly mortgage payment was notably higher than the metro average at $2,860, while the median weekly rent was logged at $650, compared to metropolitan figures of $2,427 and $470.
On a national level, mortgage commitments in St Peters are far higher than the Australian average of $1,863, while weekly rents are also well above the countrywide figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
St Peters (NSW) counted 1,494 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,718 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 82% of areas nationally, against 34% couples without children. 24% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of households at 63.1%, consisting of couples with children at 21.4%, couples without children at 34.4%, and single parents at 5.9%. Non-family households account for the remaining 36.9%, with single person dwellings making up 24.0% and shared houses at 13.0%. The median household size of 2.3 individuals is smaller than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
56.3% of adults in St Peters (NSW) hold a university qualification, including 37.4% with a bachelor degree and 14.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 87% of areas nationally. A further 11.9% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 171 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,105 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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The level of education in St Peters is considerably higher than regional and national averages, with 56.3% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 30.4% nationally and 32.2% across NSW. This educational lead positions the community well for professional services and knowledge sector roles. Bachelor degrees are the most common at 37.4%, followed by postgraduate degrees (14.9%) and graduate diplomas (4.0%). Vocational qualifications are held by 22.4% of those aged 15+, consisting of advanced diplomas (10.5%) and certificates (11.9%). A significant 24.3% of the local population is enrolled in study.
This includes 8.3% attending university or college, 6.4% in primary school, and 3.1% in high school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in St Peters (NSW) reaches 35 stops on 7 routes, timetabled for about 1,800 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 0.6 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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An audit of public transport shows 35 active stops within St Peters, combining rail and bus networks. These services run across 7 unique routes, supporting 1,834 weekly passenger trips. Transport access is classified as excellent, with residents living an average of 189 meters from their nearest stop. Commuters mostly travel out of the suburb, with cars remaining the main transport choice at 56%, followed by trains at 20% and walking at 10%. Households own an average of 0.6 vehicles, which is lower than the metropolitan average. A high 63.2% of residents worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which was likely affected by pandemic conditions.
Routes run at an average frequency of 262 trips daily, which represents roughly 52 weekly trips for each stop in the network.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
73.9% of residents in St Peters (NSW) report no long-term health condition. 3.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 67.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.2 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 indicate excellent results in St Peters, based on AreaSearch findings regarding death rates and chronic illness rates, with both youth and older groups displaying low instances of major diseases. Additionally, private health insurance uptake is exceptionally high, covering approximately 68% of the population (2,816 people). This is higher than the Greater Sydney average of 59.9% and the national average of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma are the most common diagnoses, affecting 10.7 and 7.9% of residents, respectively, while 73.9% of the population reported no chronic medical issues compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
The working-age cohort shows strong health profiles with minimal chronic illnesses. Residents aged 65 and older represent 6.9% of the population (287 people), which is lower than the Greater Sydney average of 15.5%. Seniors in the area enjoy particularly strong health outcomes, ranking higher than the national average for their age bracket.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.3% of St Peters (NSW) residents were born overseas and 22.2% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (22.3%) and Australian (18.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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St Peters shows greater cultural diversity than most compared areas, with 22.2% of the population speaking a non-English language at home and 34.3% born in another country. Christianity is the main religious affiliation, representing 29.3% of residents. The most noticeable religious overrepresentation is Judaism, which accounts for 0.8% of the local population, matching the 0.8% average for Greater Sydney. Regarding parent birthplaces, the three largest ancestry groups are English at 22.3%, Australian at 18.0%, and Other at 12.8%. There are also distinct representations of other backgrounds: Hungarian ancestry is higher at 0.5% (compared to 0.3% regionally), French stands at 0.9% (compared to 0.5%), and Macedonian is at 1.0% (compared to 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of St Peters (NSW) is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 35.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age of 35 years in the suburb of St Peters (NSW) is slightly younger than Greater Sydney's median of 37 and the national average of 38. The 25 - 34 demographic has a strong footprint at 27.0%, compared to Greater Sydney, while the 5 - 14 group is smaller at 7.2%. The 25 - 34 cohort size is much larger than the national average of 14.6%. Since 2021, the 35 to 44 age cohort has increased from 23.0% to 25.3%, and the 15 to 24 group grew from 7.3% to 8.7%.
Meanwhile, the 25 to 34 age bracket decreased from 29.1% to 27.0%. Projections for 2041 indicate demographic shifts, with the 45 to 54 cohort expected to grow by 150 people (29%) from 508 to 659, while the 0 to 4 group is forecast to rise by a modest 1% (2 people).
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for St Peters (NSW)
8 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 8 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2025 about a year ago all 4 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 2025. | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 97 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (3,629 at the 2021 Census → 4,172 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL13659). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.