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The median house price in Stanmore (NSW) is $2.50m, with units at $1.02m. House values have moved 3.8% a year compounded over five years.
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Stanmore (NSW) has an estimated 7,863 residents, up from 7,619 at the 2021 Census — a change of 244 people, or 3.2%. That puts 6,445 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 broader regional ABS population updates alongside post-Census address validations, the suburb of Stanmore (NSW) has an estimated count of approximately 7,863 residents as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 244 people (3.2%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 7,619 people. This adjustment draws upon an Estimated Resident Population figure of 7,848 established by AreaSearch following the ABS ERP release in June 2025, combined with 39 validated new addresses registered since the Census. With a resulting density of 6,445 persons per square kilometer, the locality sits within the top 10% of areas assessed nationwide by AreaSearch, underscoring intense demand for local land.
Recent expansion has been underpinned largely by overseas arrivals, who accounted for roughly 80.0% of net population additions. Projections for the suburb of Stanmore (NSW) utilise the ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 modeling published in 2024 (benchmarked to base year 2022), supplemented where necessary by NSW State Government SA2 projections issued in 2022 (benchmarked to base year 2021). Cohort-specific growth trajectories across these series are extended locally over the 2032 to 2041 period. Looking ahead, population growth is anticipated to track marginally under the national median, with aggregated SA2 figures projecting an increase of 435 persons to 2041, corresponding to a cumulative rise of 5.3% across the 16 years.
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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch shows that dwelling development in the area has been negligible in recent times, with an estimated 4 homes approved across the preceding 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 2 approvals have been lodged. Given prior population softening, this minimal flow of construction has kept pace with local demand and afforded options for purchasers, with new builds carrying an average construction cost of $486,000. In addition, $25.2 million in commercial building approvals have been logged during this financial year, reflecting a moderate tempo of non-residential development.
Compared with Greater Sydney overall, construction volume in the area is substantially lower. This constrained supply pipeline generally underpins dwelling values and elevates demand for established properties, notwithstanding a slight increase in recent building activity. Approval rates also sit below national benchmarks, pointing to a mature residential landscape and potential planning limitations. Recent approvals have consisted entirely of separate houses, preserving the traditional suburban streetscape and satisfying demand for family-sized accommodation. Developers have focused more heavily on freestanding houses than indicated by the established dwelling profile (19.0% at Census), underscoring sustained appetite for low-density residences. A metric of roughly 3131 people per dwelling approval further highlights the area's mature development status.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Stanmore (NSW), worth an estimated $3.3 billion. A further 96 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $43.5 billion. 23 are already under construction and 37 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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Strategic planning initiatives, public infrastructure investments, and major urban developments exert a profound influence on neighbourhood growth. AreaSearch has tracked 11 key projects poised to impact the surrounding precinct. Major initiatives include 29-31 Brighton Street, Petersham, Stanmore North Precinct - Our Fairer Future Plan, Stanmore Station Precinct - Low and Mid-Rise Housing Area, and A Fairer Future - Inner West Local Housing Strategy (35,000 New Homes), with prominent undertakings itemized below.
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The Joinery Annandale
The Joinery Annandale is Landcom’s mixed-use redevelopment of the 1.1-hectare former WestConnex dive site at 160-186 Parramatta Road and 79-95 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale. The precinct is planned for around 577 apartments, including a 21-storey build-to-rent tower of 220 homes for essential workers at discounted rents, plus market and affordable apartments, ground-floor retail and services, a central public plaza and new pedestrian links between Parramatta Road and Pyrmont Bridge Road. In December 2025 the site was rezoned to Mixed Use (MU1) and the State Significant Development Application for the build-to-rent tower (SSD-82714716) was approved on 23 December 2025.Construction of the essential-worker building is targeted to start in 2026, with first move-ins expected around late 2028; remaining lots are intended for sale to private developers for further apartment delivery.
Stanmore North Precinct - Our Fairer Future Plan
Stanmore North forms part of the Stage 2 Housing Investigation Areas under Inner West Council's Our Fairer Future Plan, the council's locally-developed alternative to the NSW Government's Transport Oriented Development (TOD) program. The plan was adopted on 30 September 2025 at an Extraordinary Council Meeting and submitted to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) in late 2025 for state-led fast-track approval. The November 2025 version of the plan is currently under DPHI review.The Stanmore North precinct is bounded by the railway line to the south, Crystal Street to the west, Parramatta Road and Corunna Lane to the north, and Kingston Road and Cardigan Lane to the east. Key elements include new residential zoning around main streets and transport hubs of between 6 and 11 storeys, a 3 percent mandatory affordable housing contribution on private development in upzoned areas (rising to 20 percent for any private planning proposal seeking additional floor space), redevelopment of five council-owned carparks to deliver around 350 social housing dwellings, and provision for faith-based and church organisations to redevelop their lands for housing where 30 percent of homes are social housing. A proposed compact with the NSW Government would deliver 1,000 new social housing dwellings over 10 years across the LGA. The Plan also includes the Building Our Community infrastructure fund, with up to 520 million dollars in development contributions to be collected over 15 years to fund new open spaces, active transport links, libraries and community facilities. Heritage Conservation Areas including HCA 6 Annandale Farm, HCA 7 Kingston West and HCA 8 Cardigan Street remain protected. Across the entire LGA the plan targets between 20,000 and 30,000 new homes by 2041.
Stanmore Station Precinct - Low and Mid-Rise Housing Area
A State-led housing renewal initiative under Stage 2 of the NSW Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy, which commenced on 28 February 2025. Stanmore station is one of 171 nominated stations and town centres across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Illawarra-Shoalhaven and Hunter regions where new non-discretionary planning controls now apply to residential zones within 800 metres walking distance. The reforms permit dual occupancies, terraces, townhouses, multi-dwelling housing, residential flat buildings, and shop top housing where previously restricted.In low and mid-rise housing inner areas (0-400m), residential flat buildings of up to 6 storeys with a 2.2:1 floor space ratio are permitted in R3 and R4 zones. In outer areas (400-800m), buildings of up to 4 storeys with a 1.5:1 floor space ratio apply. A 2 percent affordable housing contribution is mandatory for development with a gross floor area exceeding 2,000 square metres. The Stanmore precinct sits within the Inner West LGA, where Inner West Council adopted its alternative 'Our Fairer Future Plan' on 30 September 2025. Stanmore forms part of the Council's Stage 2 Housing Investigation Areas alongside Lewisham, Petersham, Leichhardt, St Peters, Sydenham, Tempe and Annandale. The Council plan was submitted to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for review and a State-led fast-track approval pathway. Until the Council plan is gazetted, the State LMR controls remain in force at Stanmore. Heritage items are excluded; heritage conservation areas remain subject to council assessment.
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.
Erskineville Village
A $2 billion urban renewal masterplan transforming a former industrial site into a vibrant mixed-use precinct by Coronation Property. The development features approximately 1,000 residences across Build-to-Rent and Build-to-Sell stages, alongside public green spaces including the McPherson Park and Kooka Walk pedestrian boulevard. Key delivery partners include Evolve Housing managing the affordable housing component.
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.
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment
The most significant transformation of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in its 140-year history, backed by $940 million from the NSW Government. The project delivers a new 15-storey East Tower along with vertical and horizontal expansions and major refurbishments to existing facilities. Key features include an expanded Emergency Department (doubling to 91 spaces), an enhanced Intensive Care Unit (increasing to 74 beds), new state-of-the-art operating theatres, and expanded neonatal, maternity, and paediatric units. The redevelopment also delivers a new rooftop helipad, a new northern arrival zone, and an open garden courtyard.Main works commenced in March 2024 with builder CPB Contractors, and by early 2026 the East Tower had reached Level 5 slab pour. Completion is expected in 2028/29.
29-31 Brighton Street, Petersham
Approved 5 storey residential flat building containing 36 apartments with basement parking at 29-31 Brighton Street Petersham. The development is designed by Zhinar Architects for Petersham Developments Pty Ltd.
4,754 residents of Stanmore (NSW) are employed, from a labour force of 5,015. Unemployment sits at 5.2%, with participation at 72.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 6,563, about 83% 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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Workforce data aggregated by AreaSearch indicates that the local resident base is highly credentialed, showing standout participation in the technology sector, an unemployment rate of 5.2%, and consistent employment levels over the prior year. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 4,754, while the jobless rate sat 1.1% above the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney. Labour force participation stood at 72.1%, slightly outpacing the broader metropolitan mark of 68.9%. Census records revealed that 61.3% of workers carried out their duties from home, an outcome influenced in part by Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors among the local workforce are professional & technical services, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
Professional & technical roles are exceptionally concentrated locally, engaging workers at 1.6 times the broader metropolitan rate. Conversely, construction represents only 4.6% of resident employment, trailing Greater Sydney's 8.6%. Given the disparity between Census counts of local jobs and resident workers, this predominantly residential community offers comparatively few on-site workplace positions. Based on AreaSearch's compilation of ABS and SALM metrics from surrounding areas, the year leading to March 2026 saw local employment rise by 0.4% alongside a 0.1% contraction in the labour pool, reducing the unemployment rate by 0.5 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Greater Sydney experienced employment growth of 1.9% and labour force expansion of 1.9%, accompanied by a minor decline in joblessness. Further perspectives on prospective labour requirements are provided by Jobs and Skills Australia national projections from Mar-26. When these five- and ten-year national industry forecasts—projecting overall employment growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years—are applied to the local workforce composition, indicative employment growth for the area calculates to 7.4% over five years and 14.8% over ten years (note that this represents an illustrative weighting exercise and excludes localized population modeling).
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Median household income in Stanmore (NSW) is $2,395 a week (about $125,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,283 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $71,807 a year against an average of $99,518. 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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Aggregated ATO figures from postcode data for financial year 2023 show median taxpayer income standing at $71,807 and average earnings reaching $99,518. These earnings place the community within the top percentile nationally, exceeding the respective Greater Sydney marks of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying a Wage Price Index uplift of 10.32% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $79,217 for median income and $109,788 for average income as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census demonstrates that household, family, and individual incomes consistently place between the 87th and 94th percentiles across Australia.
The primary earnings tier comprises 29.8% of individuals earning $4000+ weekly (2,343 residents), contrasting with the wider metropolitan profile where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is largest at 30.9%. Furthermore, 42.2% of income earners make over $3,000 weekly, highlighting substantial local spending capacity. Residential shelter expenses account for 18.1% of income, yet strong earnings maintain disposable income at the 83rd percentile and place the area in the 10th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Stanmore (NSW) had 3,127 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 19% detached houses and 39% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 46% rented and 24% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $490 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 95% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 20.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, the local housing stock was divided into 18.8% separate houses and 81.2% other dwellings (including semi-detached properties, apartments, and other configurations), whereas Sydney metro recorded 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership sat at 23.8%, tracking below the metropolitan rate, with remaining households residing in mortgaged (30.3%) or rented (45.9%) premises. The median monthly mortgage commitment was $3,000 and median weekly rent was $490, both exceeding metropolitan benchmarks of $2,427 and $470. Relative to Australia-wide figures, local mortgage payments sit substantially above the $1,863 national median, and weekly rents notably surpass the $375 national benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Stanmore (NSW) counted 3,127 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 24% are couples with children, fewer than in 75% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 31% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of households at 59.4%, comprising couples with children (23.5%), couples without children (27.3%), and single-parent households (6.7%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 40.6%, consisting of single-person households (30.5%) and group residences (10.3%). Average household occupancy is 2.3 people, which is smaller than the Greater Sydney benchmark of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
57.1% of adults in Stanmore (NSW) hold a university qualification, including 36.2% with a bachelor degree and 16.8% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 94% of areas nationally. A further 10.5% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 2,730 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,149 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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Qualifications among residents aged 15+ exceed state and national averages, with 57.1% holding a tertiary degree, compared to 30.4% nationally and 32.2% across NSW. This high level of formal education provides strong alignment with knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees represent the largest qualification level at 36.2%, followed by postgraduate degrees (16.8%) and graduate diplomas (4.1%). Vocational certifications account for 20.2% of attainment among individuals aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (9.7%) and certificates (10.5%). Participation in formal learning is pronounced, with 28.8% of the population attending an educational institution. This proportion comprises 9.8% enrolled in tertiary studies, 7.1% attending primary school, and 6.2% in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Stanmore (NSW) reaches 22 stops on 26 routes, timetabled for about 6,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.7 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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The local transit network features 22 active public transport boarding points across rail and bus modes. These stops accommodate 26 discrete routes that deliver a combined 6,250 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is highly convenient, with residents located an average of 161 meters from the nearest stop. With the suburb functioning primarily as a residential area, outbound commuting is typical; private vehicle use accounts for 55% of journeys, rail travel comprises 18%, and walking represents 12%. Household vehicle ownership averages 0.7 per dwelling, which is below the metropolitan standard. Work-from-home arrangements engaged 61.3% of the workforce at the 2021 Census, a figure subject to pandemic-era conditions.
Transit service frequency totals an average of 892 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 284 weekly departures for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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70.6% of residents in Stanmore (NSW) report no long-term health condition. 3.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 66.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.9 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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The locality exhibits favorable health metrics based on AreaSearch assessments of chronic illness and mortality, with low rates of common health ailments recorded across both younger and older demographics. Private health insurance coverage is notably widespread, held by approximately 66% of residents (5,201 people), outpacing Greater Sydney at 59.9% and the Australian benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions (11.3%) and asthma (8.1%) represent the most prevalent diagnoses among residents, while 70.6% reported no long-term medical conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Health outcomes for individuals under 65 are better than regional averages.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 12.5% of the community (982 people), below the 15.5% share across Greater Sydney, with older residents recording exceptional health outcomes that surpass broader national rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
29.1% of Stanmore (NSW) residents were born overseas and 20.0% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (22.6%) and Australian (18.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced compared to most Australian areas, with 29.1% of residents born abroad and 20.0% using a non-English language in their households. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, accounting for 36.4% of respondents. A noticeable divergence appears in Judaism, which constitutes 0.4% of the population relative to 0.8% across Greater Sydney. Regarding reported parental ancestry, the primary backgrounds identified locally are English (22.6%), Australian (18.4%), and Irish (11.4%), the latter notably outpacing the regional figure of 6.1%. Several other backgrounds show elevated representation relative to metropolitan benchmarks, including Spanish at 0.9% (compared to 0.6% regionally), French at 0.9% (compared to 0.5%), and Welsh at 0.8% (compared to 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Stanmore (NSW) is 35. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 34.8% 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 demographic profile of the area is younger than that of Greater Sydney. Adults aged 25 - 44 account for 40.3% of the population as at August 2026, relative to 31.4% across Greater Sydney, while youths and children aged 0 - 24 represent 24.1%, compared to 30.4% regionally. AreaSearch assesses the median age at 35 as at August 2026, down from 36 at the 2021 Census and 2 years below the Greater Sydney median of 37 recorded in 2021. The most pronounced demographic expansion since the Census occurred among the 25 - 44 cohort, rising from 37.7% to an estimated 40.3%.
Looking to 2041, retirees and senior residents aged 65+ are projected to experience the largest numerical increase, adding 393 people (40%) to reach 1,376, whereas the 0 - 24 and 25 - 44 age cohorts are forecast to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Stanmore (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, State agencies, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 3 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 — 39 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,619 at the 2021 Census → 7,863 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 (SAL13665). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.