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Toowoomba City has an estimated 2,477 residents, up from 2,321 at the 2021 Census — a change of 156 people, or 6.7%. Growth has averaged 1.4% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 81.0% of that increase. That puts 911 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch evaluations combining broader ABS demographic releases and newly confirmed local addresses post-Census, the suburb of Toowoomba City records an estimated resident count of around 2,477 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 156 people (6.7%) compared to the 2,321 people enumerated during the 2021 Census. AreaSearch determined this resident tally of 2,477 after reviewing the ABS June 2025 ERP release alongside 14 validated new addresses recorded following the Census date. Consequently, the suburb of Toowoomba City maintains a population density of 910 persons per square kilometer, aligning closely with typical levels identified across AreaSearch benchmarks.
The suburb of Toowoomba City's 6.7% expansion since census sits within 2.6 percentage points of the broader SA3 area (9.3%), indicating solid demographic performance. International arrivals served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 81.0% of recent population gains. SA2 geographic projections published in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia (using 2022 as their baseline) have been incorporated by AreaSearch. For intervals beyond 2032 or locations outside that release, Queensland State Government SA2 forecasts released in 2023 (benchmarked to 2021 data) are used. Because these state figures omit specific age breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates cohort trends based on proportional weightings from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023 from 2022 figures). Looking ahead, the suburb of Toowoomba City is anticipated to exceed median demographic expansion for regional Australia, with aggregated SA2-tier modeling forecasting a gain of 308 persons to 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 12.4% throughout the 16 years.
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63 new dwellings have been approved in Toowoomba City over the past five years, an average of 12 a year. That places the area in the 59th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 22 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 27% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 43, 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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Evaluations of ABS building approvals across statistical zones show that Toowoomba City approves roughly 12 new dwellings each year, totaling an estimated 63 residential approvals throughout the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 43 logged to date during FY-25. Inflow patterns indicate an average of 1.6 people moving in per completed residence over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), pointing to balanced supply and demand conditions alongside a steady market environment. Furthermore, newly approved dwellings show an average expected construction cost of $401,000—under the regional norm—highlighting relatively economical development options.
Non-residential development has also been robust, with $53.7 million registered in commercial approvals for the ongoing financial year. Residential construction volume per capita in Toowoomba City surpasses the Rest of Qld benchmark by 51.0%, creating a wider selection of properties. Approvals are weighted toward higher-density stock, with attached dwellings accounting for 73.0% and standalone detached houses representing 27.0%. This shift toward medium- and high-density formats provides attainable opportunities for first-home purchasers, downsizers, and property investors. It also represents a noticeable departure from the prevailing housing stock (currently 53.0% houses), reflecting tightening availability of residential land and changing lifestyle demands for cost-effective options. Logging roughly 98 people per dwelling approval, the precinct demonstrates clear hallmarks of an expanding market. Demographic forecasts indicate that Toowoomba City will gain 308 residents by 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Current building approvals and development activity remain in harmony with prospective demographic requirements, supporting sustainable market dynamics while mitigating excessive price inflation.
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AreaSearch tracks 10 current infrastructure and development projects inside Toowoomba City, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. A further 47 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $4.6 billion. 11 are already under construction and 13 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, education & training and sports & recreation. 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 civic works, strategic development projects, and public infrastructure upgrades play a crucial role in shaping district growth. AreaSearch has pinpointed 21 projects expected to influence the locality. Notable undertakings include the Grants for Growth Infrastructure Plan, the Mater Dei Primary School Early Years Precinct, the Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area, and the proposed Toowoomba Art Museum, with significant developments outlined below.
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Grants for Growth - Toowoomba Region Housing Infrastructure Program
Toowoomba Regional Council's multi-year housing infrastructure program, developed in response to the Queensland LNP government's $2 billion Residential Activation Fund (RAF). The program targets trunk infrastructure - water supply, sewerage, stormwater and roads - needed to unlock land for tens of thousands of new dwellings across the region. Approved projects include the $20.1 million Central Highfields Activation Project (construction underway March 2026), covering intersection upgrades on Highfields Road and trunk utility relocation. A further $150 million submission for the Southern Water Treatment Plant (est.$90 million) at Drayton was lodged with the RAF Round 2 in April 2026, which would supply water for more than 50,000 new residents across southern Toowoomba, Westbrook, Wyreema and surrounding areas. Additional sub-projects include the Mount Peel Reservoir ($15 million) and South Toowoomba sewerage upgrades ($14.9 million).
Toowoomba Art Museum (proposed)
Council-led proposal to deliver a landmark art museum and cultural precinct in the Toowoomba CBD to replace or upgrade the existing Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. A business case being developed by SMA Tourism is testing site options, costs, and governance models to attract touring exhibitions and better house the City collection.
Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area
The Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area is an approximately 50 hectare urban renewal precinct north of the Toowoomba CBD. The PDA is intended to become an active, high quality, mixed density urban village with inner-city housing, commercial and retail uses, heritage reuse, civic spaces, parklands and improved connections around the operational railyards and Gowrie Creek. The Development Scheme is in force and was amended in July 2020, with Toowoomba Regional Council assessing PDA development applications.Under the SEQ City Deal, a $25 million investment program is exploring options to catalyse regeneration, with City Deal investment scheduled for completion by Q4 2027.
Fairleigh Residences (The Kitchener)
Boutique luxury apartment development by FKG Group, constructed by wholly-owned subsidiary GFG Projects, featuring 18 exquisitely designed residences across 6 levels. The development offers sweeping views of the Mothers Memorial and Queens Park, with amenities including a private roof terrace, pool, gym, yoga room and entertainment area. Features 2-4 bedroom apartments with generous balconies and media rooms. Prices start from $1.75 million. Only 5 residences remaining as of mid-2025.
Toowoomba City Centre Master Plan & Railway Parklands PDA
Ongoing city centre renewal guided by the Toowoomba City Centre Master Plan to 2031. It includes the 50-hectare Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area (PDA), designed as a mixed-density urban village across six precincts. The project focuses on heritage preservation, public realm upgrades, active transport links, and a 50 million AUD investment in the Railway Parklands, featuring the restored Goods Shed.
Mission Australia Toowoomba Social and Affordable Housing
A $150 million development delivering 185 social and affordable housing units across four apartment buildings of five to six storeys in Newtown, Toowoomba. Comprising 89 social housing dwellings and 96 affordable housing dwellings, the project is led by Mission Australia Housing with financing from Palisade Investment Partners and support from the Queensland Government under its Securing Our Foundations Housing Plan. Construction commenced April 2025 with completion expected mid-2027.
Mater Dei Primary School Early Years Precinct
A $50 million Early Years Precinct proposed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba for Mater Dei Primary School in East Toowoomba. The project is listed in the Toowoomba Development Status Report 2024 (Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise, in consultation with Toowoomba Regional Council) under proposed healthcare and education developments, with a construction cost of $50 million. Mater Dei Primary School is a Catholic co-educational school serving Prep to Year 6 students under the Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools.
Eastville Shopping Centre
Completed food and beverage focused retail precinct anchored by national fast food and casual dining tenants serving the East Toowoomba catchment. Recent relaunch promotes the EATSville dining hub with an expanded mix of dine in and takeaway options.
1,426 residents of Toowoomba City are employed, from a labour force of 1,535. Unemployment sits at 7.1%, with participation at 71.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 9,589, about 3.9 times the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Statistical aggregations compiled by AreaSearch indicate that Toowoomba City possesses a capable workforce with strong representation in vital services, alongside an unemployment rate of 7.1%. By March 2026, employed locals numbered 1,426, while the local jobless rate exceeded Regional Qld's 3.9% by 3.2%, highlighting potential for labour market improvements; conversely, labour force participation stood exceptionally high at 71.6% against 64.2% across Regional Qld. Census records showed that a modest 8.2% of employed residents worked remotely from home, though prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time should be kept in mind. Locally resident workers are heavily engaged in health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade.
The district exhibits strong workforce specialization in health care & social assistance, capturing an employment share 1.2 times that of the regional benchmark. Conversely, construction represents a smaller footprint locally, comprising 6.7% of resident employment against 10.1% across the region. With a Census ratio of 6.4 workers per resident, the locality operates as a central employment destination, containing a greater number of positions than working residents and drawing labour from surrounding districts. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM statistical series reveal that in the year to March 2026, the local labour force contracted by 3.4% as total employment dropped 5.8%, driving an unemployment rate increase of 2.3 percentage points. In contrast, Regional Qld saw employment rise 0.1%, the labour force grow 0.3%, and unemployment tick up 0.1 percentage points. Additional perspective on future labour requirements within Toowoomba City is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment projections. These five- and ten-year forecasts have been applied across the local industry distribution to gauge potential expansion. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely across sectors. Applying this sectoral distribution to Toowoomba City's industry mix points to potential local employment gains of 6.7% over five years and 14.0% over ten years (noting this is a weighted baseline extrapolation for contextual demonstration without adjusting for localized population shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Toowoomba City is $1,084 a week (about $56,000 a year), with median personal income at $667 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,450 a year against an average of $57,074. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO records for financial year 2023 aggregated by AreaSearch indicate that the suburb of Toowoomba City records earnings below the nationwide norm. Taxpayers in the suburb of Toowoomba City register a median income of $46,450 and an average income of $57,074, compared to Regional Qld benchmarks of $53,146 and $66,593. Accounting for Wage Price Index gains of 11.36% since financial year 2023, modeled figures reach roughly $51,727 (median) and $63,558 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed local individual weekly earnings at $667 (22nd percentile) and household earnings at the 6th percentile.
In terms of earnings brackets, 27.5% of residents (681 individuals) earn between $400 - 799, contrasting with the wider region where 31.7% fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 band. Housing cost pressures are pronounced, leaving just 79.7% of earnings post-housing costs to rank at the 6th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Toowoomba City had 910 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 53% detached houses and 24% apartments. 19% are owned with a mortgage, 62% rented and 18% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,355 a month. Rent absorbs 23.5% 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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At the latest Census, the housing composition in Toowoomba City was divided between standalone houses (53.0%) and higher-density options including flats, townhouses, and other structures (47.0%), differing from Regional Qld's split of 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Toowoomba City trailed the regional rate at 18.3%, while remaining households held mortgages (19.3%) or rented (62.4%). Median housing costs were comparatively low, with monthly mortgage repayments of $1,355 and weekly rent of $255, against Regional Qld figures of $1,655 and $345 respectively. Across Australia, Toowoomba City's mortgage obligations sit well below the nationwide median of $1,863, with rental costs also tracking below the Australian median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Toowoomba City counted 910 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 971 today, averaging 2.0 people each. 15% are couples with children, fewer than in 94% of areas nationally, against 17% couples without children. 49% 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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Non-family living arrangements account for the majority of local homes at 53.5%, dominated by single-person dwellings at 49.1% alongside group households at 5.0%. Family units comprise 46.5% of households, consisting of couples with children (15.3%), couples without children (17.3%), and single-parent arrangements (11.1%). The average household accommodates 2.0 people, which is below the Regional Qld figure of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
27.9% of adults in Toowoomba City hold a university qualification, including 18.4% with a bachelor degree and 6.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 25.6% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 502 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 968 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 qualification levels in the district are notably prominent, with university-educated individuals accounting for 27.9% of residents aged 15+, outperforming both the Rest of Qld benchmark (20.6%) and the wider SA3 area (23.1%). Bachelor degrees constitute the largest share at 18.4%, with postgraduate degrees at 6.6% and graduate diplomas at 2.9%. Technical and trade credentials are also widespread, held by 36.0% of the population aged 15+, comprised of certificates (25.6%) and advanced diplomas (10.4%). Community participation in academic programs is elevated, with 35.4% of local residents actively attending an educational institution.
This aggregate includes 9.3% in primary schools, 7.9% in secondary education, and 7.6% pursuing higher learning at the tertiary level.
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Public transport in Toowoomba City reaches 28 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 770 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses 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 transit infrastructure in Toowoomba City includes 28 active transport stops dedicated to bus services. Across these facilities, 8 individual routes operate to deliver 771 weekly passenger trips. Overall transport access is strong, with typical walking distances of 168 meters to the closest stop. Reflecting outward travel patterns from a residential area, private vehicles represent the dominant mode of travel at 78%, while 16% commute on foot and 2% by bicycle. Average vehicle access stands at 0.8 per dwelling, below the regional figure, and 8.2% of residents worked remotely from home during the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by COVID-19 circumstances.
Across the entire network, service frequencies average 110 trips per day, which translates to roughly 27 weekly trips for each transport stop.
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58.8% of residents in Toowoomba City report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 95% of areas nationally. 9.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 8.9 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Mortality metrics and condition prevalence reviewed by AreaSearch indicate meaningful public health burdens within Toowoomba City, with diverse health challenges affecting younger and older demographics alike. Furthermore, private healthcare coverage remains moderate, covering approximately 50% of residents (~1,234 people). In comparison, coverage stands at 52.5% across Regional Qld and 55.7% across Australia. The primary medical diagnoses reported by local residents were mental health disorders (14.4%) and arthritis (9.5%), while 58.8% indicated they had no long-term medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld. Chronic condition rates among working-age individuals are comparatively elevated.
Furthermore, seniors aged 65 and over constitute 20.2% of the local population (500 people), experiencing health outcomes and national standing consistent with the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Toowoomba City is largely Australian-born, at 78.5% of residents, with 15.6% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.7%) and Australian (22.1%). 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures in Toowoomba City tracking above average levels show that 21.5% of the local population was born overseas, while 15.6% speak a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the predominant faith, claimed by 48.5% of residents. The community also features a distinct concentration in the Other religious category at 7.2%, which is noticeably higher than the 0.8% observed across Regional Qld. Examining parental heritage, the three most common ancestral backgrounds identified in Toowoomba City are English (27.7%), Australian (22.1%), and Irish (11.8%). Other notable cultural heritages include German at 6.8% (against 4.7% regionally), Scottish at 8.4% (against 7.8% regionally), and Samoan at 0.4% (against 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Toowoomba City is 40. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 29.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution of Toowoomba City skews younger compared to the senior tiers of Regional Qld. According to estimates updated to August 2026, 32.3% of the population consists of young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), compared to 25.5% in Regional Qld, while children and young adults (0 - 24) represent 24.6% against a regional benchmark of 29.6%. The median age is estimated at 40, down from 41 during the 2021 Census and 1 year beneath the 41 recorded regionally at that Census. Young to middle aged adults expanded from 27.0% at the Census to an estimated 32.3%, driven primarily by the 25 to 34 age bracket increasing from 15.9% to 19.3%, whereas 15 to 24 residents fell from 12.7% to an estimated 10.4% without inflows among younger age brackets.
Projections to 2041 indicate that the young to middle aged group will see the largest growth, rising by 312 residents (39%) to 1,112, whereas middle aged and young retiree groups, as well as children and young adults, are anticipated to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Toowoomba City
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 10 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 — 14 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,321 at the 2021 Census → 2,477 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 (SAL32855). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.