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Victoria Park has an estimated 10,772 residents, up from 9,334 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,438 people, or 15.4%. Growth has averaged 2.2% a year over five years, faster than 85% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 83.0% of that increase. That puts 4,112 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS population updates for the wider region alongside newly verified addresses since the Census, the suburb of Victoria Park is estimated to have a population of approximately 10,772 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 1,438 people (15.4%) compared to the 2021 Census count of 9,334 people. This estimate stems from an estimated resident population of 10,767 derived from the June 2025 ABS ERP release, supplemented by 37 validated new addresses post-Census. Consequently, the suburb of Victoria Park has a density of 4,111 persons per square kilometer, ranking among the top 10% nationwide in AreaSearch benchmarks and highlighting local land as a prized commodity.
Expanding by 15.4% post-2021 census, the suburb of Victoria Park outperformed the national average (9.5%), establishing itself as a regional growth frontrunner. The influx of new residents was predominantly fueled by overseas migration, which made up around 83.0% of total demographic gains in recent times. Projections utilized by AreaSearch incorporate 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia data anchored to 2022. In areas missing coverage and for forecasting beyond 2032, age-cohort growth rates from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (using 2022 data) are applied. In terms of future demographics, the suburb of Victoria Park is projected to achieve above-median expansion relative to areas assessed by AreaSearch. Aggregated SA2-level figures suggest an increase of 1,605 persons to 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 14.8% across the 16 years.
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297 new dwellings have been approved in Victoria Park over the past five years, an average of 59 a year. That places the area in the 85th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 38 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 34% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 37, well below 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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AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS residential construction figures indicates that Victoria Park has maintained an average pace of approximately 59 dwelling approvals per annum, representing an estimated 297 homes across the past 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 37 approvals have been logged. With an average of 5.5 new residents per year per residential build completed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), demand markedly exceeds supply, which tends to drive price growth and buyer rivalry. The average construction cost of new dwellings sits at $1,082,000, underscoring a builder focus on higher-tier, premium projects.
Furthermore, $13.0 million in commercial building approvals have been sanctioned during the current financial year, highlighting stable commercial development. Per capita residential construction in Victoria Park tracks at roughly 67% of Greater Perth levels, yet sits in the 75th percentile nationally, with building activity picking up momentum in recent periods. Medium-to-high density formats dominate new stock, with townhouses or apartments comprising 66.0% and detached dwellings accounting for 34.0%. This emphasis on higher-density housing provides accessible price points appealing to entry-level buyers, downsizers, and property investors. Displaying roughly 145 people per dwelling approval, the precinct displays key hallmarks of an expanding urban center. Over the period through to 2041, Victoria Park is projected to absorb an additional 1,600 residents based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Current construction pipelines align favorably with projected demographic expansion, fostering balanced market conditions free from excessive pricing strain.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Victoria Park, worth an estimated $1.31 billion. A further 67 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $17.6 billion. 19 are already under construction and 29 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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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Infrastructure investments and urban planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping local community development. AreaSearch has identified 18 key projects likely to influence the precinct. Major undertakings include Perth Park (Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct), the Edward Millen Adaptive Heritage and Landscape Redevelopment, the 167-169 Bank Street Development, and 16 Leonard Street Seniors Housing, among other notable works.
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Edward Millen Heritage Precinct
Adaptive heritage redevelopment of the state heritage-listed Edward Millen House and surrounding buildings into a vibrant community hospitality precinct. Led by Blackoak Capital Ventures under a 20-year lease with the Town of Victoria Park and supported by $4 million in Australian Government funding, the project restores the Federation Queen Anne Rotunda building (housing a cafe, bakery and museum), the Mildred Creak building (bar, bistro and microbrewery), childcare, a gelateria, gallery, and art studio. The adjacent Edward Millen Park is being upgraded ($8.1M) with a neurodiverse playground, amphitheatre, nature play areas and a Changing Places facility.Construction commenced October 2024 with completion targeted for late 2025.
167-169 Bank Street Development
Residential development featuring 73 multi-story apartments across 3 levels with ground-floor commercial spaces. Located in the heart of East Victoria Park's commercial strip.
Albany Highway Precinct Structure Plan
A 10-15 year strategic framework guiding the transformation of the Albany Highway corridor into a vibrant Secondary Activity Centre. The plan covers six sub-precincts (Causeway, Victoria Park, Central, East Victoria Park, East End, and St James) to facilitate urban infill, heritage protection, and improved walkability. As of May 2026, the plan is being assessed by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC), with public advertising of the associated scheme amendment expected to commence in mid-late 2026.
Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal
Perth's first major elevated rail project involving the removal of six level crossings along the Armadale Line by raising four kilometres of rail over the road. The project includes construction of five modern elevated stations at Carlisle, Oats Street, Queens Park, Cannington, and Beckenham. The elevated rail creates approximately six hectares of new public open space known as Long Park, a seven-kilometre linear park featuring 14 community spaces including recreational areas, shared paths, playgrounds, skate parks, dog and fitness parks, youth plazas with sports courts, and a public art trail.The project improves public transport safety, reduces traffic congestion, enhances accessibility, and creates versatile community spaces. Services resumed October 13, 2025 after an 18-month shutdown. The project achieved Australia's first Gold Design Rating under the Infrastructure Sustainability Council's v2.1 scheme and Cannington Station received a 6-star Green Star rating.
Perth Park (Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct)
Perth Park is a $217.5 million entertainment and sporting precinct at Burswood Park, adjacent to Optus Stadium. The project features a 3.4km multi-use track designed for an annual Supercars street circuit (slated for 2028) as well as cycling and athletics. Key facilities include a 12,000-capacity outdoor amphitheatre for live music, a multi-purpose building with indoor courts for disability sports, and a new hospitality venue. The design incorporates an urban forest with 150,000 new plants, doubling the existing tree canopy.Site establishment and early works commenced in February 2026, with major construction activities currently underway to meet a 2027 completion target.
Boorloo Bridge (Causeway Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridges)
Boorloo Bridge is a one-kilometer-long pedestrian and cycling infrastructure comprising two six-meter-wide cable-stayed bridges spanning the Swan River. Officially opened on December 22, 2024, the bridge connects Victoria Park foreshore to Perth CBD via Heirisson Island, providing safe passage for approximately 3,000 daily users. The S-shaped design represents the movement of the Waugyl (rainbow serpent), with culturally significant pylons including a 52-meter-high boomerang pylon and two 46-meter-high digging stick pylons honoring Whadjuk Noongar heritage. The structure features 17,000 individually controlled LED lights creating a digital canvas, surrounded by extensive landscaping with 100,000 native plants, public artworks, seating areas, and rest points.
16 Leonard Street Seniors Housing
A three-storey lifted apartment building providing 15 one-bedroom social housing dwellings for seniors aged 55 and over. The development includes 9 apartments built to Gold Level Livable Housing Australia standard and 6 apartments to Silver Level standard, with a communal lounge and dining space on the ground floor. The project is being delivered by Community Housing Provider Connect Victoria Park through a partnership between the WA State Government and Federal Government (Housing Australia), with combined funding of $9.698 million.The site is well-located near public transport, retail amenities, and Connect Victoria Park's Village Hub.
Garden Towers East Perth
Garden Towers is a $277 million luxury residential development by Finbar Group featuring 331 apartments across two towers (East and West). The project integrates the repurposed heritage-listed Materials Science Building into a vibrant ground-floor retail plaza with 13 commercial spaces and an alfresco dining area. Residential amenities include a level 36 rooftop sky deck, pool, gym, and resident lounges overlooking Queens Gardens and the Swan River.
7,244 residents of Victoria Park are employed, from a labour force of 7,432. Unemployment sits at 2.5%, with participation at 77.6%. 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, 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 9,908, 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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Victoria Park's workforce is characterized by high educational attainment and a prominent professional services footprint, registering an unemployment rate of merely 2.5% and estimated annual jobs growth of 1.1% based on AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 7,244, while unemployment sat 1.7% under the 4.2% figure for Greater Perth. Labor market engagement is robust, with a participation rate of 77.6% compared to 69.9% across Greater Perth. Census records indicate a modest 8.6% working from home, a metric shaped in part by Covid-19 restrictions. The primary industry sectors employing local workers are health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
Professional & technical roles are exceptionally concentrated, maintaining a share 1.5 times the regional level. Conversely, manufacturing employs just 2.9% of Victoria Park's workers relative to 5.5% in Greater Perth. Although neighborhood employment options are present, the ratio of Census workers to resident population points to substantial outward commuting. AreaSearch assessment of combined ABS and SALM figures reveals that in the 12 months to March 2026, local employment grew by 1.1% while the workforce rose by 1.3%, raising the unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points. Across Greater Perth over the same period, employment expanded by 2.0%, the labor pool increased by 2.5%, and unemployment climbed 0.4 percentage points. National forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide context on potential labor demand for Victoria Park. When applying their five-year (6.6%) and ten-year (13.7%) national industry projections to the local workforce structure, local employment is projected to expand by 6.7% over five years and 13.8% over ten years (representing a baseline weighting calculation for contextual purposes without localized demographic adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Victoria Park is $1,828 a week (about $95,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,047 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $60,564 a year against an average of $80,727. 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 figures analyzed by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show Victoria Park taxpayers earning a median income of $60,564 and an average income of $80,727, among the highest nationally, compared to $60,748 (median) and $80,248 (average) across Greater Perth. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.93% since financial year 2023 yields updated benchmarks of roughly $67,184 (median) and $89,550 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, individual weekly earnings placed in the 82nd percentile nationally at $1,047, while household earnings stood at the 54th percentile. A prominent 32.4% of residents (3,490 people) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, aligning with the 32.0% observed across the surrounding region.
Housing costs absorb 16.5% of income, yet strong baseline remuneration keeps disposable income in the 55th percentile, with SEIFA income metrics positioning the area in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Victoria Park had 4,185 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 38% detached houses and 25% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 54% rented and 20% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,946 a month. Rent absorbs 18.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records show that the housing landscape in Victoria Park is heavily weighted toward attached structures, with semi-detached homes, apartments, and 'other' dwellings making up 61.6% of housing and detached houses representing 38.4%, contrasting with Perth metro where houses account for 77.8% and other dwellings 22.1%. Outright ownership stood at 20.3%, trailing Perth metro, while mortgaged properties accounted for 25.8% and rental properties constituted 53.9%. Median monthly mortgage costs sat at $1,946 (above the Perth metro figure of $1,907 and the national benchmark of $1,863). Weekly rent averaged $345, coming in lower than Perth metro's $350 and the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Victoria Park counted 4,185 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,830 today, averaging 2.1 people each. 19% are couples with children, fewer than in 89% of areas nationally, against 28% couples without children. 37% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 55.1% of local households, consisting of couples without children (28.1%), couples with children (19.1%), and single parent families (6.0%). The remaining 44.9% comprises non-family living arrangements, with lone person households representing 36.9% and group households making up 8.0%. Average household occupancy stands at 2.1 people, which is below the Greater Perth figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
46.2% of adults in Victoria Park hold a university qualification, including 29.2% with a bachelor degree and 13.3% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 95% of areas nationally. A further 16.6% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 2,423 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,108 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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Victoria Park demonstrates exceptional educational qualifications, with 46.2% of residents aged 15+ holding a tertiary degree, well ahead of the 27.9% recorded in WA and 29.9% in the SA4 region. This high concentration of qualifications provides a solid foundation for knowledge-intensive sectors. Bachelor degrees form the largest category at 29.2%, followed by postgraduate credentials at 13.3% and graduate diplomas at 3.7%. Technical and trade credentials are also well represented, with 28.0% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational qualifications, including 16.6% holding certificates and 11.4% with advanced diplomas. Engagement in learning is considerable, with 30.1% of the population actively pursuing formal education.
Broken down by sector, 11.4% are attending tertiary institutions, 7.1% are in primary school, and 3.8% are enrolled in secondary school.
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Public transport in Victoria Park reaches 55 stops on 22 routes, timetabled for about 5,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 130 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.9 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 connectivity across Victoria Park is well developed, featuring 55 operational bus and train stops across 22 individual transit routes that deliver 5,781 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is very convenient, with residents located an average of 127 meters from their closest stop. Commuters predominantly travel outward, with cars serving as the primary transport mode for 65% of journeys, followed by 21% by bus and 6% by train. Private vehicle ownership sits at 0.9 per dwelling, below the regional average, while a modest 8.6% of residents reported working from home in the 2021 Census.
Transit services maintain an average volume of 825 trips per day across the network, translating to approximately 105 weekly departures per individual stop.
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75.4% of residents in Victoria Park report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 84% of areas nationally. 2.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.3% 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality figures and chronic illness rates show very positive health outcomes across Victoria Park, with common health conditions exhibiting very low prevalence across all age cohorts. In addition, private health insurance coverage is notably strong, held by approximately 59% of residents (6,382 people). Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary reported conditions in the locality, affecting 6.3% and 8.9% of residents, respectively. Meanwhile, 75.4% of residents reported having no medical ailments whatsoever, exceeding the 71.9% recorded across Greater Perth. The working-age cohort demonstrates strong health with limited chronic illness, while seniors (aged 65 and over) comprise 13.6% of the population (1,464 people), below the 15.9% regional level, displaying favorable health outcomes in line with national patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
46.1% of Victoria Park residents were born overseas and 31.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 83% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (23.4%) and Australian (16.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Victoria Park displays strong cultural diversity, with 46.1% of its community born overseas and 31.9% using a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, practiced by 34.4% of residents. A notable divergence from regional patterns is seen in Hinduism, which accounts for 7.1% of the population compared to 2.5% across Greater Perth. Regarding parental country of birth, the three most prominent ancestry groups are English (23.4%), Australian (16.9%), and Other (16.7%), with the latter substantially exceeding the regional benchmark of 11.2%. Other notable cultural communities include Italian at 4.7% (against 4.2% regionally), Indian at 4.4% (against 2.6% regionally), and Korean at 0.6% (against 0.3% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Victoria Park is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 37.6% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Victoria Park leans young and pre-family, with adults aged 25 - 44 constituting 43.3% of the community as at August 2026, compared to 30.9% across Greater Perth, while children and young adults (0 - 24) make up 23.8% relative to 30.5% regionally. The estimated median age sits at 35 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census level and trailing the Greater Perth Census median of 37 by 2 years. Since the Census, the fastest-expanding age group has been retirees and seniors (65+), increasing from 11.5% to an estimated 13.6% of the population.
By 2041, this senior cohort is projected to see the largest absolute increase, climbing by 901 (62%) to reach 2,366.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Victoria Park
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) | Aug 2026 last month 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 last month 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 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last 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 3 months ago all 9 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 6 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 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago 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 — 37 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (9,334 at the 2021 Census → 10,772 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 (SAL51490). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.