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Sunshine Beach has an estimated 2,780 residents, up from 2,480 at the 2021 Census — a change of 300 people, or 12.1%. Growth has averaged 1.8% a year over five years, faster than 78% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 82.0% of that increase. That puts 1,463 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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Analysis of ABS population figures for the broader region, combined with address records validated by AreaSearch since the Census, indicates the population of the suburb of Sunshine Beach stands at approximately 2,780 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 300 individuals (12.1%) from the 2021 Census, when the head count was 2,480. This shift is determined from the resident population of 2,780, calculated by AreaSearch using the ABS ERP release from June 2025 alongside 1 verified address addition since the Census. Such population numbers translate to a density of 1,463 persons per square kilometer, which exceeds the typical figure for locations assessed nationally by AreaSearch.
The 12.1% expansion rate of the suburb of Sunshine Beach since the 2021 Census outpaced both the SA3 region (6.1%) and the Rest of Qld, establishing it as a regional growth leader. Population expansion in the suburb of Sunshine Beach was mostly driven by arrivals from abroad, who accounted for roughly 82.0% of total population increases recently, though natural increase and interstate moves also remained positive contributors. AreaSearch utilises ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 region, published in 2024 using a 2022 baseline. For SA2 regions lacking this data, and for any years after 2032, projections from the Queensland State Government for SA2 regions released in 2023 with a 2021 baseline are implemented. Because these state projections lack age splits, AreaSearch distributes growth across age brackets using weightings derived from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections based on 2022 data. Future demographic forecasts point to population growth in the lower quartile for regional Australia, with the suburb of Sunshine Beach projected to gain 106 residents by 2041 under aggregated SA2 forecasts, representing a total increase of 3.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
49 new dwellings have been approved in Sunshine Beach over the past five years, an average of 9 a year. That places the area in the 75th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 3 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 16, 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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According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS building approvals, distributed from statistical area statistics, Sunshine Beach registers about 9 residential approvals annually, totaling roughly 49 residences over the last 5 financial years. In the current FY-26 period, 15 approvals have been logged. With an average of 4.9 individuals moving to the area for every completed home over the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), the volume of new supply falls short of demand, which typically intensifies buyer competition and drives up prices, with new homes showing an average building cost of $681,000, pointing to a focus by developers on high-end, premium residences.
Sunshine Beach generates roughly 75% of the per capita construction volume observed in the Rest of Qld, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all areas evaluated across the nation, despite a recent rise in building activity. Newly approved builds consist of 25.0% detached houses and 75.0% townhouses or apartments. Emphasizing denser housing styles provides more budget-friendly entry points and appeals to downsizers, investors, and first-time buyers. This marks a clear departure from the current housing stock (which stands at 57.0% houses), indicating a decline in available land and reflecting shifting resident preferences and the demand for more varied, economical housing choices. The region averages about 125 people for each approved residential permit, suggesting a growing market. Long-term forecasts indicate Sunshine Beach will add 106 new inhabitants by 2041 (calculated from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly figures). Looking at current construction trends, the supply of new residences is expected to satisfy demand easily, creating favorable conditions for buyers and potentially supporting population growth above current projections.
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 one current infrastructure or development project inside Sunshine Beach. A further 67 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $4.96 billion. 13 are already under construction and 20 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and environmental & disaster management. 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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Locality performance is heavily guided by adjustments to regional infrastructure, major works and development plans. AreaSearch has tracked 2 projects likely to impact the locality. Key initiatives include Sunrise Beach Village, Noosa Aquatic Centre Facility Upgrade Plan, Noosa Business Centre Village Precinct, and Calile Hotel Noosa, with details of the most significant projects provided below.
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Sunrise Beach Village
Sunrise Beach Village is a boutique retirement community featuring 122 high-quality independent living homes, a mix of two and three-bedroom villas and apartments, co-located with the BlueCare Sunrise Beach Aged Care facility. Amenities include a community clubhouse, heated swimming pool, private theatre, e-bike hire, and fitness centre. Stages one and two are now complete and welcoming residents. Stage three (apartment buildings) is ongoing, with overall project completion expected late 2027. Developed and operated by Keyton on behalf of BlueCare (UnitingCare Queensland).
Noosa Business Centre Village Precinct
Expansion of the Noosa Civic shopping centre and a new Village Mixed Use precinct anchored by Reading Cinemas. Features an expanded green spine with lawn space, build-to-rent apartments, professional suites, and a gateway office building.
Bottlebrush Noosa Heads
Development of 3 bespoke terrace homes in Noosa Junction offering luxury coastal living with private pools, private lifts, and rooftop terraces. Each terrace features 3 bedrooms (or 2 bedrooms plus media room), 2-3 bathrooms, flowing open-plan layouts, ducted air conditioning, and high-end finishes. Located near Noosa National Park, within walking distance to Noosa Main Beach and Hastings Street shopping and dining precinct. Concrete and block construction designed for lasting quality.
Noosa Aquatic Centre Facility Upgrade Plan
A 20-year facility upgrade plan for the Noosa Aquatic Centre. The draft plan includes an upgraded 50m pool with a new filtration system and shade structure, new and upgraded inclusive changerooms and amenities, enhanced water play elements, a larger creche, gym and retail space, a new wellness hub, and improved spectator and parking facilities. The project aims to modernise the 25-year-old facility to meet current and future community needs.
Noosa Junction Station - State Facilitated Mixed-Use Development
State Facilitated Development application for a mixed-use build-to-rent precinct comprising 195 apartments, ground-floor commercial and retail uses, rooftop communal facilities and basement parking. The proposal includes a minimum 15% affordable housing component, with a higher proportion possible through government funding. As of mid-2026 the application remains under assessment by the Queensland Government State Facilitated Development process.
JURA Noosa
Capital Prudential's $43 million boutique residential development comprising 38 meticulously crafted two and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Located in the heart of Noosaville, designed by Blackwood Architecture and constructed by QLD Built. Features open-plan living spaces connecting to private balconies or courtyard terraces, resort-style pool, tropical landscaped BBQ areas, European appliances, and competitive body corporate fees. Marketing by Milestone Property Group. Construction underway with expected completion early 2026. The development spans multiple addresses including 79-83 Eumundi Noosa Road and 26 Headland Drive.
Tea Tree Residences
Tea Tree Residences represents the pinnacle of Noosa luxury with a rare signature of coastal form and function. The development is a collaboration between Chris Clout Design and MBC Prestige, featuring 6 villas at 24 Katharina Street and 2 penthouses at 10 Natasha Avenue. Each residence is individually designed to maximize natural light, flow, space and connection to the elevated hillside position above Main Beach and Noosa Sound. The two-bedroom villas feature open terraces on both levels, private swimming pools, garages and personal gardens.The three-bedroom penthouses include private lifts, powder rooms, family rooms and northern aspect pools. Resort-style luxury living with expansive kitchens built for entertaining.
Calile Hotel Noosa
A luxury hotel and villas in Noosa Heads on a 2.4ha site with pools, tennis court, wellness facilities, cinema, and function spaces. Focus on sustainability with carbon-neutral goal and vermicomposting.
1,437 residents of Sunshine Beach are employed, from a labour force of 1,471. Unemployment sits at 2.3%, with participation at 60.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,531, about 91% 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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The local workforce in Sunshine Beach is highly qualified, with a strong representation of tourist and hospitality industries, and an unemployment rate of only 2.3%, according to statistical area data aggregated by AreaSearch. In March 2026, 1,437 local citizens were employed, with the unemployment rate sitting 1.6% below the 3.9% recorded in Regional Qld, while participation in the labour force was slightly soft (60.3% relative to 64.3% in Regional Qld). Census returns indicate that a substantial 29.4% of employed residents worked from home, though the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns should be kept in mind.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are accommodation & food, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. The area displays a strong concentration in accommodation & food, where the employment proportion is 1.9 times the regional average. Conversely, public administration & safety is poorly represented, accounting for 1.8% of employment compared to 5.9% across the region. This heavily residential locality seems to provide few local employment options, as shown by comparing the Census working population against the resident population. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS data aggregated from broader statistical regions, during the 12 months leading to March 2026, the local workforce shrank by 1.9% and total employment fell by 2.3%, causing the unemployment rate to rise by 0.4 percentage points. In contrast, Regional Qld experienced a 0.1% rise in employment, a 0.3% increase in the workforce, and a 0.1 percentage point rise in unemployment. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia dated May-25 offer additional perspective on future demand trends in Sunshine Beach. These projections, spanning five and ten years, were applied to the local employment structure to project growth. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though rates differ widely by industry. Projecting these industry trends onto the local workforce mix suggests employment for Sunshine Beach residents would rise by 6.8% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (this represents a basic weighted extrapolation for comparison and does not incorporate local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Sunshine Beach is $1,735 a week (about $90,000 a year), with median personal income at $902 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $50,611 a year against an average of $92,207. The average runs 82% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Income levels in the suburb of Sunshine Beach rank among the highest nationally, based on the latest ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. Taxpayers in the suburb of Sunshine Beach recorded a median income of $50,611 and an average income of $92,207, compared to $53,146 and $66,593 for Regional Qld. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures of approximately $56,360 (median) and $102,682 (average) by March 2026. According to Census data, individual income is in the 67th percentile ($902 per week), while household income ranks in the 49th percentile.
Earnings distribution reveals that the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket accounts for 29.5% of the local population (820 individuals), similar to the wider region where 31.7% fall into this range. Housing affordability is highly strained, with only 83.5% of income remaining after housing costs, placing it in the 49th percentile, while the SEIFA index for income places the area in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Sunshine Beach had 1,032 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 57% detached houses and 26% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 32% rented and 42% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $495 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. Rent absorbs 28.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential dwelling types in Sunshine Beach at the time of the last Census consisted of 56.9% detached houses and 43.1% alternative options (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), compared to Regional Qld where houses made up 76.4% and alternative options accounted for 23.6%. Home ownership rates in Sunshine Beach were notably higher than in Regional Qld at 42.4%, with the remaining properties being mortgaged (26.0%) or rented (31.5%). The median monthly home loan repayment was much higher than the Regional Qld median of $1,655, coming in at $2,167, while the median weekly rent was $495, compared to Regional Qld's $345.
Nationally, mortgage repayments in Sunshine Beach are much higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are also well above the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Sunshine Beach counted 1,032 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,157 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 19% are couples with children, fewer than in 90% of areas nationally, against 39% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households make up the majority at 68.1% of all households, consisting of 18.6% couples with children, 38.7% couples without children, and 9.6% single parent households. Non-family households account for the remaining 31.9%, with single-person households at 26.9% and group households representing 4.7% of the total. The median household size of 2.2 residents is below the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
38.4% of adults in Sunshine Beach hold a university qualification, including 26.5% with a bachelor degree and 9.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 20.6% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 2,944 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,044 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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Education levels in Sunshine Beach are significantly higher than regional averages, with 38.4% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 20.6% in Rest of Qld and 24.9% in the SA4 area. This high proportion of tertiary qualifications positions the locality well for professional opportunities. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 26.5%, followed by postgraduate degrees (9.2%) and graduate diplomas (2.7%). Practical and vocational skills are also well represented, with 34.9% of residents aged 15+ holding a vocational qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas (14.3%) and certificates (20.6%).
Participation in study is high, with 25.1% of the population enrolled in an educational institution. This is made up of 7.9% in primary school, 7.9% in high school, and 4.2% studying at the tertiary level.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Sunshine Beach reaches 15 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 720 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 1.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit data shows 15 operational transport stops in Sunshine Beach, consisting of bus services. These stops are served by 4 unique routes, which support 721 passenger journeys each week. Access to transport is rated as excellent, with residents living a median distance of 193 meters from a stop. Since the area is mostly residential, many workers travel outside the suburb, with cars being the main transport method at 82%, followed by walking at 8% and cycling at 3%. Households own an average of 1.3 cars, which is lower than the regional average.
A high 29.4% of residents work from home, based on 2021 Census figures, which may reflect pandemic-era conditions. Service frequency averages 103 runs per day across all local routes, which represents approximately 48 weekly services for each individual transit stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
74.2% of residents in Sunshine Beach report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 87% of areas nationally. 2.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 63.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.6 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 metrics show exceptional results in Sunshine Beach, based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality and chronic illnesses, which revealed low rates of common health issues across all ages, and the percentage of residents with private health insurance is high at roughly 64% of the population (1,771 people). This compares to 52.5% in Regional Qld and a national average of 55.7%. The most frequent health issues in the area are arthritis and asthma, affecting 7.4 and 6.1% of the population, while 74.2% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Residents aged under 65 display better health outcomes than average. Those aged 65 and older represent 25.4% of the local population (706 people), which is higher than the Regional Qld figure of 20.4%. Health outcomes among older residents are strong, with national comparisons ranking even higher than for the local population as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
29.3% of Sunshine Beach residents were born overseas and 9.1% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.6%) and Australian (19.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Sunshine Beach displays above-average cultural diversity, with 9.1% of residents using a non-English language at home and 29.3% born outside of Australia. The primary religious affiliation is Christianity, representing 40.0% of the local population. The most distinct variance is in Judaism, which accounts for 0.2% of the local population compared to 0.1% across Regional Qld. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (parents' place of birth), the top three ancestries in Sunshine Beach are English at 33.6%, Australian at 19.2% (which is lower than the regional average of 26.5%), and Irish at 11.7%.
Other ethnic backgrounds show higher representation than the region: French is overrepresented at 1.7% of the Sunshine Beach population (compared to 0.5% regionally), Welsh at 0.9% (compared to 0.5%), and Scottish at 10.1% (compared to 7.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Sunshine Beach is 48, older than 90% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 20.1% 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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Recording a median age of 48, Sunshine Beach is older than Regional Qld's median of 41 and the national average of 38. The 55 - 64 age bracket is highly represented at 16.7% compared to Regional Qld, while the 5 - 14 group is smaller at 8.3%. The share of residents aged 55 - 64 is also higher than the national figure of 11.2%. Post-2021 Census figures show the 75 to 84 cohort grew from 7.1% to 9.0% of the population, and the 25 to 34 group rose from 10.3% to 11.7%.
Conversely, the 65 to 74 group fell from 16.1% to 14.2% and the 45 to 54 cohort decreased from 15.6% to 14.0%. By 2041, the age structure of Sunshine Beach is projected to change, led by a 17% increase in the 25 to 34 group (adding 53 people, to reach 379 from 325), while the 5 to 14 and 55 to 64 brackets are projected to decrease in size.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Sunshine Beach
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 1 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 — 1 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (2,480 at the 2021 Census → 2,780 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 (SAL32700). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.