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The Basin (Vic.) has an estimated 4,483 residents. That puts 780 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of The Basin (Vic.) has an estimated population of approximately 4,483, according to AreaSearch's evaluation of wider ABS demographic updates and post-Census address validations. This figure indicates a reduction of 14 people (0.3%) from the 4,497 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch established this resident count of 4,483 through the ABS June 2025 ERP release alongside 3 validated new addresses recorded after the Census date. Demographic density stands at 779 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with typical benchmarks evaluated across AreaSearch locations.
Net overseas migration has served as the primary source of demographic gains, generating roughly 52.0% of recent population additions. SA2-level forecasts released in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia (utilising 2022 as a base year) form the foundation of AreaSearch's projections. Where SA2 details are absent, 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections are incorporated via a weighted growth aggregation method from LGA to SA2 tiers, with age-group expansion rates from these series applied across all zones for the 2032 to 2041 period. Demographic trajectory modeling places the suburb of The Basin (Vic.) in the lower quartile of growth among statistical areas reviewed by AreaSearch, with aggregated SA2 figures projecting an increase of 144 persons to 2041, representing a total gain of 3.2% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
27 new dwellings have been approved in The Basin (Vic.) over the past five years, an average of 5 a year. That is 1.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 14, 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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Analysis of ABS building approvals allocated by AreaSearch indicates that The Basin averages approximately 5 residential approvals annually, totaling an estimated 27 approvals across the preceding 5 financial years (spanning FY-21 to FY-25), with 14 approved during FY-25 to date. Against a backdrop of recent population declines, this volume of construction has adequately matched local demand to provide sufficient buyer choice, while an average build value of $642,000 highlights builder focus on upmarket, premium residential product. Furthermore, commercial approvals recorded at $1.1 million during this financial year underline the overwhelmingly residential character of the community.
Building activity in The Basin is notably subdued when compared to Greater Melbourne, tracking 65.0% below the metropolitan benchmark per resident. While local construction has gained momentum in recent years, this overall shortage of new stock generally bolsters pricing and competition for established homes. Activity also trails national standards, reflecting established neighborhood maturity alongside prospective town planning constraints. Moreover, every recent residential approval has been for standalone houses, preserving low-density appeal and attracting buyers seeking detached space. An estimated ratio of 528 people per dwelling approval demonstrates the subdued, low-volume development setting. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly projections, The Basin is anticipated to expand by 144 residents through to 2041. Ongoing building volumes appear well calibrated to meet future population demands, sustaining balanced market conditions devoid of severe price volatility.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around The Basin (Vic.)
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 The Basin (Vic.), worth an estimated $78 million. A further 59 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $16.7 billion. 12 are already under construction and 16 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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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Major infrastructure developments, planning frameworks, and public works carry substantial influence over local performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 1 specific project projected to influence the district. Significant initiatives shaping the broader area comprise the Angliss Hospital Expansion, Mountain Highway Logistics Hub, Bayswater Business Precinct Transformation Strategy, and Dandenong Ranges Environmental Protection Program, with key relevant schemes outlined below.
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Mountain Highway Logistics Hub
Staged development of a major industrial logistics estate on a 16.8 hectare site formerly occupied by GlaxoSmithKline for over 50 years, featuring four separate warehouses totalling up to 50,000 sqm. Stage 1 comprises a purpose-built national head office and distribution centre for CoolDrive Auto Parts, consolidating three Melbourne facilities into one site with automation systems, dedicated dangerous goods and refrigerant stores, and a workshop for the Blanchard Racing Team Supercars program. The development includes a new access road and signalised intersection to Mountain Highway, estate signage, and directional signage.Construction began in July 2025 following a sod-turning ceremony, with the CoolDrive facility targeted for completion around October 2026 and practical completion of Stage 1 expected by late 2026. Future stages will add smaller warehouses of approximately 10,000 sqm each. All warehouses will operate 24/7 once complete, with Stage 1 expected to accommodate up to 225 staff.
Boronia Station Upgrade & Plaza
Upgrade of Boronia Station and creation of a new landscaped plaza connecting to Dorset Road. Scope includes widened concourse, entrance canopies, relocated ticket and PSO offices, upgraded platform shelters and waiting room, new pedestrian crossing, improved pick-up/drop-off on Lupton Way, accessibility upgrades, enhanced lighting and CCTV. A new pocket park near Boronia Junction Shopping Centre is also included. Early works commenced in 2025 with geotechnical investigations along Lupton Way. Major works scheduled for early 2026 with the upgraded station, plaza and pocket park to open by end of 2026.Delivered by an alliance of Acciona, WSP and Metro Trains Melbourne under the Level Crossing Removal Project.
1-13 Erica Avenue Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-use development comprising 58 apartments across 5 storeys, with an ALDI supermarket and 2 retail shops at ground level with basement car parking. Designed by Select Architects and Peter Brown Architects, the project is located in the heart of the Boronia Activity Centre, directly opposite Boronia Junction Shopping Centre and approximately 50 metres from Boronia Train Station. A planning permit has been granted by Knox City Council, however construction has not commenced as rising building and land costs have stalled the project.
Bayswater North Primary School Redevelopment and Upgrades
Upgrade of Bayswater North Primary School including a new inclusive outdoor learning space, replacement playground equipment with new soft fall surfaces, renewed hardcourts and outdoor learning improvements. The Inclusive Schools Fund works have been completed, while the Australian Government Schools Upgrade Fund playground and hardcourt works remain under construction with forecast completion in Q4 2026.
285-289 Dorset Road Development
Mixed residential development across three lots (285, 287 and 289 Dorset Road, approximately 3040sqm) proposing 34 dwellings in a mix of 2-3 storey townhouses and a low-rise apartment building. Design by C Kairouz Architects. A development application has been submitted to Knox City Council and remains under assessment; no construction has commenced on site.
Everson Place
Architecturally designed residential enclave by R Architecture featuring 4 three-bedroom townhouses and 2 two-bedroom villas with 6-star energy rating. Private courtyards and premium natural materials including stone benchtops, timber veneer, engineered timber floors. Collaboration with Carr Architecture for landscaping.
Boronia Renewal Project (Amendment C192knox)
The Boronia Renewal Project is a 20-year strategic framework guiding the urban renewal of the Boronia Major Activity Centre. Approved by the Minister for Planning, Amendment C192knox implements the Boronia Renewal Strategy by introducing new planning controls, including Design and Development Overlay Schedule 10. These controls facilitate building heights up to 10 storeys in the commercial core while protecting views of the Dandenong Ranges. The project integrates with the Boronia Station Upgrade to improve connectivity, public spaces, and economic investment across key precincts.
Angliss Hospital Expansion
A $112 million major redevelopment featuring a new four-storey, all-electric tower. The expansion delivers a 32-bed inpatient unit, four state-of-the-art operating theatres, a new central sterile supply department, and expanded outpatient and allied health services. Major structural works were completed in July 2025, and the project is currently in the fit-out and final construction phase to increase surgical capacity for the Knox and Yarra Ranges communities.
2,545 residents of The Basin (Vic.) are employed, from a labour force of 2,657. Unemployment sits at 4.3%, with participation at 72.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,516, about 78% 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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Statistical area aggregations from AreaSearch indicate that The Basin maintains a skilled workforce marked by notable representation in construction, an unemployment rate of 4.3%, and annual employment growth estimated at 1.6%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 2,545, while the jobless rate sat 0.5% beneath the Greater Melbourne figure of 4.8%, and the local participation rate tracked near broader averages (72.3% versus 70.1% across Greater Melbourne). Census records indicate that 25.8% of employed locals worked remotely from home, though pandemic-related lockdown measures influenced these findings. Construction, health care & social assistance, and retail trade represent the principal employment sectors for local residents.
The workforce exhibits pronounced industry concentration in construction, where its employment proportion reaches 1.6 times the metropolitan average. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 6.0% of local jobs, below the Greater Melbourne mark of 10.1%. A comparison between Census working numbers and resident population indicates limited job availability within the immediate locality. AreaSearch evaluations of broader ABS and SALM metrics indicate that over the 12-month period, local employment expanded by 1.6% alongside a 1.8% rise in the labour force, yielding a 0.3 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Melbourne saw employment climb 2.1% and the labour force grow 2.3%, with joblessness lifting by 0.2 percentage points. Five- and ten-year national employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future labour demand in The Basin when applied against local industry compositions. Nationally, employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge by field. Mapping these sector-specific rates onto The Basin's current industry distribution indicates local employment increases of 6.3% over five years and 13.1% over ten years (note that this represents a simple weighted extrapolation for illustration and omits localized demographic projections).
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Median household income in The Basin (Vic.) is $2,019 a week (about $105,000 a year), with median personal income at $814 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,175 a year against an average of $64,024. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show The Basin recording a median taxpayer income of $53,175 and an average of $64,024, trailing nationwide figures and standing below Greater Melbourne's median of $57,688 and average of $75,164. Adjusting for a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 places updated estimates at roughly $58,290 for median earnings and $70,183 for average income as of March 2026. The 2021 Census positioned family, personal, and household earnings in The Basin near the 59th percentile across Australia.
The primary earnings bracket includes 36.6% of residents (1,640 people) earning between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring broader metropolitan patterns where 32.8% fall within this band. Accommodation costs consume 13.7% of income, while overall compensation places local disposable income at the 70th percentile nationally, with the suburb's SEIFA income metric sitting in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
The Basin (Vic.) had 1,540 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 0% apartments. 53% are owned with a mortgage, 11% rented and 36% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $365 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. Rent absorbs 18.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.3%. 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 latest Census, separate houses constituted 94.7% of the residential stock in The Basin, with alternative forms (apartments, semi-detached, and 'other' dwellings) comprising 5.3%, in contrast to Melbourne metro where houses made up 67.9% and other dwellings 32.1%. Outright homeownership reached 36.3%, substantially exceeding Melbourne metro proportions, while remaining properties were mortgaged (52.9%) or leased (10.8%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations of $1,950 and weekly median rent of $365 both sat below Melbourne metro levels of $2,000 and $390. Relative to Australia-wide figures, The Basin's mortgage payments exceed the national standard of $1,863, whereas rental costs remain lower than the Australian median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
The Basin (Vic.) counted 1,540 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.7 people each. 39% are couples with children, more than in 77% of areas nationally, against 28% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of living arrangements at 78.6% of local households, consisting of couples with children (39.0%), couples without children (27.5%), and single parent households (11.1%). Non-family setups make up the other 21.4%, consisting of single-person dwellings at 19.5% and group arrangements at 1.9%. The median household size stands at 2.7 people, exceeding the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
23.8% of adults in The Basin (Vic.) hold a university qualification, including 16.2% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 27.0% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 847 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,056 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary attainment poses a local challenge, with higher education qualification rates at 23.8%, tracking well underneath the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 37.0%, presenting opportunities for targeted educational programs. Bachelor degrees form the largest category at 16.2%, accompanied by postgraduate degrees (4.4%) and graduate diplomas (3.2%). Vocational and technical training remains prevalent, with 40.5% of individuals aged 15+ holding practical credentials, split between certificates (27.0%) and advanced diplomas (13.5%). Participation in study is substantial, with 28.6% of the population attending an educational institution. This proportion includes 10.4% in primary schools, 8.5% in secondary schools, and 3.9% engaged in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in The Basin (Vic.) reaches 15 stops on 3 routes, timetabled for about 680 services a week. The typical home sits about 260 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.9 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 network data identifies 15 active stops in The Basin offering bus services. These facilities are served across 3 routes, combining to deliver 676 weekly transit trips. Transit connectivity is favorable, with residents situated an average of 263 meters from their closest stop. Given the suburban residential character, outward travel dominates, with private vehicles accounting for 93% of journeys. Vehicle concentration sits above regional standards at an average of 1.9 per household. Additionally, 25.8% of working locals operated from home during the 2021 Census, subject to pandemic conditions. Timetables provide an average of 96 scheduled trips daily across the combined transit routes, translating to roughly 45 weekly departures at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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66.3% of residents in The Basin (Vic.) report no long-term health condition. 6.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.8 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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According to AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality statistics, The Basin exhibits below-average health metrics, characterized by standard general illness rates alongside elevated prevalence among older residents relative to national benchmarks. Private health coverage slightly exceeds the average SA2 proportion, encompassing approximately 52% of the local populace (~2,338 people), compared to 56.7% throughout Greater Melbourne. Asthma and mental health conditions rank as the most prevalent health issues locally, recorded among 8.1% and 10.0% of residents, respectively, whereas 66.3% of the community reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared with 72.6% regionally.
Health patterns across working-age residents track typical trends. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 17.3% of the populace (775 people), above the 15.1% share in Greater Melbourne. While health profiles among older cohorts present distinct challenges, they rank lower on a national scale than those of the wider population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
The Basin (Vic.) is largely Australian-born, at 82.4% of residents, with 8.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.8%) and Australian (27.1%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics in The Basin track below metropolitan averages, with 82.4% of residents born in Australia, 89.8% holding citizenship, and 91.5% using only English at home. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, identified by 39.3% of the population. The most pronounced demographic variation appears in Judaism, which accounts for 0.1% of local residents versus 1.0% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding ancestral background, English ancestry is the most common at 30.8% of the populace (surpassing the regional benchmark of 20.1%), followed by Australian at 27.1% (exceeding the metropolitan average of 18.4%), and Scottish at 8.7%.
Notable demographic differences also appear in other ancestries, including Dutch at 2.8% of the local population (versus 1.2% regionally), Welsh at 0.8% (versus 0.4%), and Hungarian at 0.4% (versus 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of The Basin (Vic.) is 40. 23.0% 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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Age distributions in The Basin align closely with Greater Melbourne across broad categories, with the most significant divergence across the four broad cohorts reaching 8.4 percentage points. AreaSearch estimates the median age at 40 as at August 2026, identical to 2021 Census levels and 3 years older than the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded during that Census. The proportion of children and young adults (0 - 24) has shifted from 30.3% at the Census to an estimated 31.6%. Moving toward 2041, senior and retiree demographics (65+) are forecast to capture the majority of local growth by expanding by 205 residents (26%) to reach 981, while children, young adults, and young to middle aged cohorts are anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for The Basin (Vic.)
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 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 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 — 3 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,497 at the 2021 Census → 4,483 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 (SAL22496). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.