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Surfers Paradise has an estimated 32,224 residents, up from 26,412 at the 2021 Census — a change of 5,812 people, or 22.0%. Growth has averaged 3.9% a year over five years, faster than 91% of areas nationally. 1,678 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 83.0% of that increase. That puts 5,556 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 demographic updates for the broader region, combined with post-Census address validation by AreaSearch, indicates the suburb of Surfers Paradise has an estimated population of 32,224 as of May 2026. Compared to the 2021 Census count of 26,412 people, this represents an expansion of 5,812 people (22.0%). This shift is calculated from a resident population of 32,050, which AreaSearch estimated using the June 2025 ABS ERP data release, plus an additional 1,678 validated new addresses recorded since the Census. Such population numbers yield a density ratio of 5,555 persons per square kilometer, placing the area in the top 10% of all national locations assessed by AreaSearch and highlighting local land as a highly coveted resource.
The 22.0% growth rate in the suburb of Surfers Paradise since the 2021 census outpaced the Rest of Qld (9.2%) and the national benchmark, making it a regional growth leader. Overseas migration was the primary driver, accounting for roughly 83.0% of the total population expansion in recent times, though interstate migration and natural growth also registered positive contributions. AreaSearch incorporates SA2 projections published in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia, utilizing 2022 as the base year. Where SA2 areas lack coverage or for years beyond 2032, projections released by the Queensland State Government in 2023 (based on 2021 data) are used. Because these state-level projections omit age breakdowns, AreaSearch distributes growth across age cohorts using proportional weightings derived from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (anchored on 2022 data). Looking at future demographic trends, projections point to exceptional growth that ranks in the top 10 percent of non-metropolitan Australian localities. The suburb of Surfers Paradise is anticipated to add 16,767 persons by 2041 under these aggregated SA2 projections, representing a 51.5% cumulative expansion over the 16 years.
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3,698 new dwellings have been approved in Surfers Paradise over the past five years, an average of 739 a year. That places the area in the 93rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 23 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 860 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 2% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 977, 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 data, Surfers Paradise has recorded an annual average of approximately 739 new dwelling approvals, resulting in an estimated 3,698 homes approved over the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25, and 896 during FY-26 to date. An average intake of 1.5 new residents per year per approved home between FY-21 and FY-25 suggests a well-balanced market of supply and demand that fosters stability, while new residential projects present an average construction value of $1,159,000, indicating a developer focus on high-end, premium projects.
Additionally, commercial approvals worth $25.1 million have been logged for this financial year, showing moderate commercial construction activity. Compared against the Rest of Qld, Surfers Paradise registered slightly higher building activity, exceeding the regional per-person average by 27.0% over the 5 year period, which helps maintain a balance between buyer options and established property values. This level sits well above the national average, pointing to strong developer confidence. The composition of new residential approvals stands at 2.0% detached houses and 98.0% townhouses or apartments. This strong concentration of high-density housing provides more affordable options and appeals to downsizers, investors, and first-home buyers. With approximately 35 people per approval, Surfers Paradise displays the characteristics of a growing area. Long-term forecasts indicate that Surfers Paradise will gain 16,593 residents by 2041, based on the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. If current building rates persist, the incoming supply of housing is expected to easily accommodate this demand, ensuring favorable conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling growth that outpaces current population forecasts.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 29 current infrastructure and development projects inside Surfers Paradise, worth an estimated $12.4 billion. A further 157 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $64.6 billion. 73 are already under construction and 101 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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 infrastructure projects, planning choices, and major works are key factors in regional performance. AreaSearch has identified 48 active projects that are expected to impact the local area. Prominent developments include the Surfers Paradise Revitalisation, Royale Gold Coast, Iconica, and 26 Vista, with key details provided in the following list.
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Cypress Avenue Hotel
Designed by DBI Architects, the Cypress Avenue Hotel is a 16-storey development featuring 233 guest rooms and luxury suites. The project activates its corner location with ground-floor retail and includes a 20-meter pool, fitness center, and rooftop bar on level 15. The hotel also offers four separate function and meeting spaces on levels 4 and 15, catering to the Surfers Paradise tourism and business hub. Its sculptural design is intended to complement the surrounding high-density hotel precinct near the Cypress Avenue light rail station.
Surfers Paradise Revitalisation
The $100 million Surfers Paradise Revitalisation will transform Cavill Avenue, Cavill Mall, and The Esplanade into a world-class pedestrian precinct. Key features include a 100m extension of Cavill Mall toward Surfers Paradise Boulevard, creation of over 5,000sqm of additional public space, and pedestrianisation of a 250m section of The Esplanade. The design incorporates increased tree canopy, programmable feature lighting, digital art installations, garden rooms, and beachside pavilions. A trial pedestrianisation of The Esplanade (The Peoples Esplanade) ran from December 2025 through March 2026, with a council decision on permanent closure of The Esplanade expected by March 2026.Contractor procurement is scheduled to commence in 2026, with construction expected to begin in 2028 and complete by mid-2029.
Royale Gold Coast
A 576 million dollar ultra-luxury beachfront development by DD Living, featuring a 38-level tower with 104 premium apartments, including Sky Homes and Penthouses. Designed by DKO Architecture and built by Hutchinson Builders, the tower reached structural completion in February 2026. It offers six-star resort-style amenities, including the Royale Beach Club with two beachfront pools, a wellness centre, and the Club Royale executive lounge. The project is in its final finishing phase with move-ins scheduled for mid-2026.
26 Vista
A luxury residential tower comprising 280 apartments and 6 terrace houses across 51 levels. The project is designed with a focus on sustainability, aiming to be one of the greenest towers on the Gold Coast, featuring extensive wellness amenities, EV car sharing, and subtropical landscaping.
Exhale Surfers Paradise
Exhale by SIERA is a boutique 26-level residential tower comprising 54 resident-only apartments. Features extensive amenities across two levels including a heated magnesium pool, spa, gym, sauna, and a private dining room with wine cellar. Located 60m from Surfers Paradise beachfront with dual street access.
La Pelago
A $1.75 billion, four-tower luxury resort-living precinct at Budds Beach in Surfers Paradise, developed by Gurner Group in joint venture with Wingate. The 13,000 square metre site features approximately 900 residences, a 185-room St. Regis hotel (managed by Marriott International), 12,000 square metres of residential and hotel amenity, over 5,500 square metres of international hospitality and retail, and a three-level resort podium with lagoon pools and tropical landscaping. Stage 1 (Aquia Resort Residences) is sold out; Crystal Club (floors 44-63) is the new release.Builder ICON Construction is delivering the 65-storey Aquia tower, the tallest of the four buildings.
Arc Residences Northcliffe
Arc Residences Northcliffe is an under-construction absolute beachfront luxury apartment development at Northcliffe, Surfers Paradise. The project includes 39 half-floor and full-floor residences with lift-to-lobby access, two levels of resident amenity, beachfront pool, concierge, private dining, cinema, wellness facilities, gym, sauna and beach-focused resident spaces.
HOTA Lyric Theatre
The HOTA Lyric Theatre is the next major stage of the City of Gold Coast's cultural precinct masterplan at Evandale (16.9 hectares). Designed by ARM Architecture, the proposed venue features an 1800-seat main auditorium and a 400-seat experimental 'techno box', plus rehearsal spaces, function rooms, VIP facilities, and food and beverage offerings. The theatre is intended to host approximately 200 performances annually including international musicals, ballet, opera, comedy and live music. A scale model was unveiled by Mayor Tom Tate in February 2025, with construction targeted to commence within 18 months and the venue to open ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.The City is completing a detailed business case and exploring public-private partnership financing models. The project is estimated to generate $62 million in annual economic activity and over 1,200 jobs.
18,920 residents of Surfers Paradise are employed, from a labour force of 19,505. Unemployment sits at 3.0%, with participation at 64.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% 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 29,516, about 92% 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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Surfers Paradise is characterized by an educated local workforce with a prominent tourism and hospitality presence, an unemployment rate of only 3.0%, and an estimated job growth of 3.3% over the prior year, according to AreaSearch statistical area aggregations. As of March 2026, there are 18,920 employed residents. This unemployment rate is 0.9% below the 3.9% recorded in Regional Qld, while labor force participation matches the Regional Qld figure of 64.3% closely. Census responses indicate that a moderate 15.7% of the working population operated from home, though this figure may reflect the influence of COVID-19 lockdowns.
The primary employment sectors for local residents are accommodation & food, health care & social assistance, and retail trade. The local workforce is heavily concentrated in accommodation & food, with employment shares reaching 2.2 times the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 0.4% of local employment, which is lower than the Regional Qld average of 4.5%. Although there are local employment opportunities, the ratio of Census employment figures to the resident population suggests a significant portion of the workforce travels outside the area to work. Analysis of SALM and ABS statistics aggregated across broader areas shows that employment grew by 3.3% over the 12-month period, while the overall labor force expanded by 3.2%, leading to a decrease in the unemployment rate of 0.2 percentage points. Over the same timeframe, Regional Qld saw employment rise by 0.1% and the labor force grow by 0.3%, which resulted in an increase of 0.1 percentage points. National employment projections from May-25 compiled by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context on prospective workforce demand in Surfers Paradise. These five and ten-year national projections have been applied to the local workforce structure to model potential employment trajectories. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates vary widely by industry. Projecting these industry-specific national trends onto the local employment profile suggests Surfers Paradise could see employment growth of 6.5% over five years and 13.4% over ten years, though this is a basic weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and excludes local population growth forecasts.
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Median household income in Surfers Paradise is $1,323 a week (about $69,000 a year), with median personal income at $775 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,991 a year against an average of $74,474. The average runs 66% 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 Surfers Paradise are notably higher than the national average, according to the latest ATO data aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. Taxpayer income in the suburb shows a median of $44,991 and an average of $74,474, which compares to Regional Qld benchmarks of $53,146 and $66,593. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures of roughly $50,102 (median) and $82,934 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed personal income at the 43rd percentile ($775 weekly) and household income at the 21st percentile.
Income distribution data shows that 28.9% of the local population (9,312 individuals) falls into the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket, similar to the 31.7% observed across the wider region. Housing cost pressures are pronounced, with residents retaining only 78.3% of their income, which ranks in the 16th percentile, while the SEIFA income index places the area in the 5th decile.
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Surfers Paradise had 11,420 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 10% detached houses and 82% apartments. 19% are owned with a mortgage, 53% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,606 a month. Rent absorbs 31.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.0%. 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 housing mix in Surfers Paradise at the time of the latest Census consisted of 10.1% houses and 89.8% other housing types like apartments and semi-detached dwellings, contrasting with the Regional Qld breakdown of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Home ownership in Surfers Paradise stood at 28.0%, lower than the Regional Qld average, with the remaining properties occupied by mortgagors (19.0%) or tenants (53.0%). The median monthly mortgage payment was below the Regional Qld average at $1,606, whereas the median weekly rent was $410, compared to Regional Qld figures of $1,655 and $345.
On a national level, monthly mortgage outlays in Surfers Paradise are significantly below the Australian average of $1,863, while weekly rents exceed the national average of $375.
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Surfers Paradise counted 11,420 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 13,933 today, averaging 1.9 people each. 11% are couples with children, fewer than in 97% of areas nationally, against 32% couples without children. 40% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 50.9% of local households, consisting of couples with children at 11.0%, couples without children at 31.6%, and single parent households at 7.0%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 49.1%, with single-person households representing 39.9% and group households making up 9.2% of the total. The median household size of 1.9 residents is smaller than the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
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32.3% of adults in Surfers Paradise hold a university qualification, including 22.6% with a bachelor degree and 7.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 22.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 615 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,038 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 educational attainment in Surfers Paradise is higher than regional benchmarks, with 32.3% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree, compared to 20.6% in Rest of Qld and 25.4% in the SA4 region. This education profile positions the community well for professional services and knowledge-sector roles. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 22.6%, followed by postgraduate degrees (7.2%) and graduate diplomas (2.5%). Vocational training is also common, with 37.2% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational qualifications, split between advanced diplomas (15.1%) and certificates (22.1%). Student numbers are high in the area, with 31.5% of the population enrolled in some form of education.
This is comprised of 7.7% in university or higher education, 4.9% in primary school, and 4.3% attending high school.
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Public transport in Surfers Paradise reaches 56 stops on 13 routes, timetabled for about 2,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 200 m from its nearest stop. Trams carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.8 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport networks in the area include 56 active transit stops in Surfers Paradise, providing access to light rail, train, and bus services. These stops support 13 distinct routes that deliver 2,843 passenger trips each week. Transport access is good, with residents living an average of 202 meters from a transit stop. The suburb is mostly residential and many workers commute elsewhere. Private vehicles are the primary mode of travel at 69%, while 11% of residents walk to work and 6% use the bus. Vehicle ownership stands at an average of 0.8 cars per household, which is below the regional average.
A total of 15.7% of residents worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-related conditions. Transit services average 406 daily trips across all active routes, which equates to roughly 50 weekly services per transit stop.
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72.2% of residents in Surfers Paradise report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 77% of areas nationally. 4.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.7% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 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 indicators show favorable outcomes across Surfers Paradise based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality rates and chronic illness, which reveal low rates of common health conditions across all age cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is high, with approximately 57% of the population (~18,274 people) holding cover, compared to 52.5% across Regional Qld. Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most common diagnoses, affecting 7.7% and 7.1% of the population. A total of 72.2% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld. Health indicators for residents under 65 are better than the national average.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 21.7% of the population (6,992 people), compared to 20.4% in Regional Qld. Health metrics for this senior demographic are strong, with national rankings exceeding those of the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
45.6% of Surfers Paradise residents were born overseas and 28.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 82% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.8%) and Australian (16.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Surfers Paradise shows high levels of cultural diversity, with 28.3% of residents speaking a non-English language at home and 45.6% born outside Australia. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, accounting for 47.4% of the population. Judaism shows a notable local concentration at 0.6% of the population, compared to the Regional Qld average of 0.1%. Regarding parental ancestry, the three largest groups are English at 25.8% of the population, Australian at 16.8% (which is lower than the regional average of 26.5%), and Other at 15.5% (which is higher than the regional average of 6.9%).
Specific ethnic groups show higher concentrations than the surrounding region: Spanish ancestry is represented at 1.4% (vs 0.3% regionally), French at 0.9% (vs 0.5%), and Russian at 0.7% (vs 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Surfers Paradise is 40. That is 2 years younger than at the 2021 Census. 37.3% 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 residents is 40, which is close to the Regional Qld average of 41 and slightly higher than the national median of 38. The 25 - 34 age bracket is well represented at 25.9% of the population compared to Regional Qld, while the 5 - 14 group is smaller at 4.0%. The concentration of residents aged 25 - 34 is higher than the national average of 14.6%. Since the 2021 Census, younger arrivals have lowered the median age by 1.6 years to 40. The 25 to 34 cohort increased from 21.4% to 25.9% of the population, while the 45 to 54 group fell from 12.3% to 10.0%, and the 55 to 64 bracket declined from 13.1% to 11.5%.
By 2041, the age structure is projected to shift, with the 25 to 34 age bracket expected to grow by 58%, adding 4,842 residents to total 13,189.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Surfers Paradise
9 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 9 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. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jun 2026 2 months ago all 29 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 Jun 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 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 — 1,678 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (26,412 at the 2021 Census → 32,224 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 (SAL32702). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.