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The median house price in Watanobbi is $845k, with units at $622k. House values have moved 5.0% a year compounded over five years.
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Watanobbi has an estimated 3,979 residents. That puts 2,248 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 broader ABS population updates alongside post-Census validated new addresses, the suburb of Watanobbi records an estimated population of approximately 3,979 as of Aug 2026. This represents a contraction of 1 people (0.0%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 3,980 people. This adjustment stems from an estimated resident population of 3,978, determined by AreaSearch through the ABS ERP release from June 2025 together with subsequent address validations. With 2,248 persons per square kilometer, the local population density exceeds the nationwide benchmark assessed by AreaSearch. In recent times, population additions were predominantly generated by overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 56.99999999999999% of total gains.
For demographic projections across individual SA2 areas, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia data released in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year), turning to the 2022 NSW State Government SA2 figures (based on 2021) wherever gaps exist. Age-specific trajectory rates derived from these models are similarly applied across all locations for the 2032 to 2041 period. Based on these aggregated SA2 projections, the suburb of Watanobbi is on track for a population trajectory slightly below the median of AreaSearch's benchmarked regions, expanding by 274 persons to 2041 and generating an overall growth rate of 6.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
38 new dwellings have been approved in Watanobbi over the past five years, an average of 7 a year. That is 1.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 1, 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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Property development data from AreaSearch, derived from ABS building approvals at the statistical area level, indicates that the suburb has averaged roughly 7 new residential approvals per year, accumulating an estimated 38 homes over the last 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 1 approvals have been lodged. While the local population contracted over the preceding timeframe, residential building volumes have kept pace satisfactorily from an urban planning standpoint—offering favorable conditions for purchasers. Furthermore, new homes exhibit an average expected construction cost of $378,000, sitting beneath regional benchmarks to provide a relatively cost-effective pipeline.
In addition, $22.7 million in commercial development approvals has been registered during this financial year, demonstrating consistent non-residential investment. Compared with Greater Sydney benchmarks on a per-capita basis, residential building activity in the suburb sits 62.0% below regional average, reflecting a mature urban footprint and potential planning constraints that tend to reinforce underlying property values and demand for established stock. The current development pipeline comprises 33.0% detached houses alongside 67.0% medium-to-high density formats like townhouses or apartments. While existing housing stock is dominated by separate houses at 87.0%, this pivot toward multi-unit dwellings addresses diminishing land availability, shifting buyer requirements, and the necessity for attainable housing options suited to downsizers and market entrants. A density of approximately 4000 people per dwelling approval further underlines the established profile of the property market. Urban growth models derived from AreaSearch's latest quarterly estimates indicate that the suburb will absorb an additional 273 residents by 2041. Although current building pipelines are tracking at a reasonable rate relative to anticipated growth, prospective purchasers may face heightened competition as the local population expands.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Watanobbi, worth an estimated $852 million. A further 33 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $9.12 billion. 9 are already under construction and 15 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics 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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Planning schemes, major infrastructure undertakings, and public works exert a major influence on regional growth and property outcomes. AreaSearch has pinpointed 3 key projects anticipated to impact the surrounding district, featuring the Warnervale Water and Sewer Infrastructure Program, the Wadalba Small Lot Housing Development, the Warnervale Link Road, and the Pacific Highway Upgrade through Wyong Town Centre.
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Warnervale Water and Sewer Infrastructure Program
A comprehensive infrastructure program supporting the Greater Warnervale growth corridor. Key works include the $82.5 million Mardi Water Treatment Plant upgrade, which involves adding Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) systems to increase capacity to 160 million litres per day. The program also encompasses the $144 million Charmhaven Sewage Treatment Plant upgrade and the completed 9.4km Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline to ensure long-term water security for over 210,000 residents.
Warnervale Link Road
A 2.3-kilometre two-lane arterial road linking the Pacific Highway and Britannia Drive at Watanobbi to Albert Warner Drive at Warnervale. The project includes upgrading the Pacific Highway to two lanes in each direction between Cutler Drive and Amy Close. It is designed to support the Greater Warnervale Structure Plan, which anticipates a population increase to over 64,000 by 2041, by providing essential connectivity between the Warnervale growth area and the Wyong town centre.
Wadalba Small Lot Housing Development
The Wadalba Small Lot Housing Development covers the 143-hectare Wadalba East Urban Release Area, comprising 39 separately owned parcels represented by the Wadalba East Land Owners Group (WELOG). The precinct was rezoned in December 2020 for low-density and small lot residential development of up to 1200 lots, alongside community facilities, parks, walkways and conservation corridors linking the Wadalba Wildlife Corridor to the Tacoma/Tuggerawong wetlands. Individual subdivision development applications are being progressively approved, including an 81-lot residential subdivision secured via the NSW Land and Environment Court in mid-2025, with several other applications still under assessment or before the Court.
Sinclair Crescent Housing Development - Wyong
Residential subdivision proposal by Tanstra Developments Pty Ltd at 6 Sinclair Crescent, Wyong. The project entails approximately 57 housing lots with access via De Lisle Drive and Casey Drive on a portion of an approximate 21-hectare site.
Lake Haven Centre Redevelopment
Long-term planning and asset improvement program for Lake Haven Centre, a single-level sub-regional shopping centre owned by Vicinity Centres. The centre has 43,205 sqm of gross lettable area, 5.7 million annual visits, and is anchored by Kmart, Aldi, Coles and Woolworths with an adjoining business park. No current full redevelopment development application was identified; Vicinity's latest published centre information notes the latest redevelopment was in 2009 and any future development is subject to permits and approvals.Confirmed recent investment includes the completed rooftop solar program with more than 5,000 panels and 2 MW capacity.
Warnervale Town Centre
A long-planned mixed-use precinct on the NSW Central Coast within the broader Parklands Central Coast masterplanned community. The town centre includes a Woolworths-anchored neighbourhood shopping centre with specialty retail, a medical centre, e-commerce facilities, commercial offices, the Warnervale Tavern, a childcare centre and approximately 5 hectares of community parkland. Modification 2 to the State Significant Development consent was approved on 20 February 2026, reducing the previously approved floor space and revising parking and land uses.The proposal now includes 492 at-grade car parking spaces. The previously planned North Warnervale railway station has been formally withdrawn by Transport for NSW and is no longer part of the precinct. A separate Woolworths neighbourhood shopping centre State Significant Development application was lodged in late 2025 for a related site within the broader town centre area. Construction of the main retail centre had not commenced as of early 2026.
Alison Road Housing Development - Wyong
Residential housing development at 84A Alison Road, Wyong, featuring 56 housing lots to address local housing demand and support community growth.
Pacific Highway Upgrade through Wyong Town Centre
Major road infrastructure project to duplicate the Pacific Highway to two lanes in each direction between Johnson Road, Tuggerah and Cutler Drive, Wyong. Key features include replacing the Wyong River road bridge with a new four-lane bridge and upgrading the Rose Street rail bridge. The project aims to reduce congestion, improve travel times, and enhance safety for all road users while providing new active transport facilities including a dedicated off-road cycleway.
1,720 residents of Watanobbi are employed, from a labour force of 1,870. Unemployment sits at 8.0%, with participation at 59.7%. 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 3,322, about 83% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market in the suburb features a balanced workforce across blue-collar and white-collar roles, underpinned by strong representation in essential services, an unemployment rate of 8.0%, and an annual employment growth rate estimated at 2.2% via AreaSearch aggregated data. As of March 2026, 1,720 residents are actively employed. The local jobless rate exceeds Greater Sydney's rate of 4.1% by 3.9%, highlighting room for structural improvement, while labour force participation stands at 59.7% compared to 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records showed 20.3% of the workforce operating remotely from home, though pandemic lockdown settings should be factored in.
Key industries employing local residents include health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. Job concentration is particularly heavy within health care & social assistance, where workforce representation reaches 1.3 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical occupations account for only 4.5% of the local workforce, lagging the 11.5% registered across Greater Sydney. Comparing the resident workforce against the count of local working positions indicates limited job self-containment, characteristic of an established residential enclave. According to AreaSearch's analysis of ABS and SALM data aggregated from wider statistical districts, during the 12 months to March 2026, local employment grew by 2.2% alongside a 2.4% expansion in the labour force, resulting in a 0.2 percentage points lift in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Sydney recorded a 1.9% increase in jobs, a 1.9% rise in the labour pool, and a slight decline in unemployment. Looking ahead, national projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 outline broader employment momentum, anticipating nationwide growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Weighting these sector-level expectations against the local industry composition suggests area-specific employment could rise by 6.3% over five years and 13.4% over ten years (representing a direct illustrative weighting that excludes localized population forecasting).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Watanobbi is $1,315 a week (about $68,000 a year), with median personal income at $639 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $46,200 a year against an average of $56,138. 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 taxation statistics for financial year 2023 aggregated by AreaSearch show that median taxpayer income in the area stands at $46,200, with an average of $56,138. These figures trail national benchmarks as well as Greater Sydney, where median earnings reach $60,817 and average earnings reach $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 place median earnings at approximately $50,968 and the average at $61,931. Across household, family, and individual brackets, Census personal income ranks between the 17th and 21st percentiles nationwide.
The dominant income band is $1,500 - 2,999, capturing 31.3% of residents (1,245 people) in line with the regional proportion of 30.9%. Affordability constraints are pronounced, with uncommitted earnings at 77.1%, placing the area in the 14th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Watanobbi had 1,404 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 87% detached houses and 3% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 43% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,710 a month. Rent absorbs 28.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census data on local residential structures shows that detached houses comprise 86.8% of dwellings, while apartments, semi-detached residences, and other accommodation formats make up 13.3%, in contrast to Sydney metro where standalone houses account for 55.9% and other dwellings represent 44.1%. Full home ownership in the locality is 22.1%, falling short of the Sydney metro level, with 35.2% of properties held under a mortgage and 42.7% occupied as private rentals. Median monthly mortgage repayments stand at $1,710 compared to the Sydney metro benchmark of $2,427 and the national figure of $1,863.
Weekly median rent is $380, lower than the Sydney metro figure of $470 but slightly above the nationwide level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Watanobbi counted 1,404 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 22% couples without children. 24% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the majority of domestic living arrangements at 73.0%, including 27.0% couples with children, 22.3% couples without children, and 21.9% single parent households. The remaining 27.0% consists of non-family arrangements, with lone-person dwellings making up 24.1% and shared group homes representing 3.2%. Across all households, the median occupancy is 2.6 people, marginally lower than the 2.7 recorded across Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
13.2% of adults in Watanobbi hold a university qualification, including 10.0% with a bachelor degree and 2.0% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 78% of areas nationally. A further 32.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 408 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 938 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 educational attainment presents local challenges, with 13.2% of the population holding a university-level credential compared to 38.0% across Greater Sydney. Among higher education qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 10.0%, postgraduate degrees account for 2.0%, and graduate diplomas stand at 1.2%. Technical and vocational education is strong, with 42.4% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational credentials, including 10.3% with advanced diplomas and 32.1% possessing certificate qualifications. Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 31.9% of the local population actively participating in education. This cohort comprises 10.9% attending primary schooling, 8.5% in secondary education, and 3.5% engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Watanobbi reaches 23 stops on 33 routes, timetabled for about 750 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Commuter networks across the suburb include 23 active public transport stops providing bus connectivity across 33 unique routes and delivering 754 weekly passenger services. Accessibility is strong, with dwellings situated an average of 183 meters from their closest transit point. Given the residential makeup, outward commuting is dominant, with private vehicles accounting for 90% of journeys and rail travel making up 6%. Vehicle ownership sits at an average of 1.3 per household, while 20.3% of workers worked from home according to 2021 Census records influenced by pandemic conditions. Transit service schedules deliver an average of 107 trips per day across the network, representing approximately 32 weekly trips per stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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62.2% of residents in Watanobbi report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 94% of areas nationally. 8.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 49.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.5 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 chronic condition incidence and mortality statistics point to meaningful health challenges across age cohorts in the suburb. Private health insurance coverage is modest at approximately 49% of the population (~1,956 people), tracking below the Greater Sydney average of 59.9% and the Australian benchmark of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma constitute the most prevalent diagnosed conditions, affecting 12.0 and 9.8% of the local population respectively, while 62.2% of residents reported having no diagnosed chronic medical conditions compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Health vulnerabilities are particularly noticeable within the working-age cohort due to elevated chronic illness rates.
Residents aged 65 and over comprise 15.3% of the community (608 people), experiencing health outcomes broadly consistent with broader nationwide elderly distributions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Watanobbi is largely Australian-born, at 83.7% of residents, with 10.1% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.3%) and Australian (28.9%). 6.0% 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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Measures of cultural diversity in the locality sit below broader averages, with Australian citizens making up 86.6% of residents, 83.7% of the community born in Australia, and 89.9% speaking only English at home. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation at 51.0%. The most noticeable area of overrepresentation occurs in the Other faith category, which accounts for 0.9% of residents relative to 1.4% across Greater Sydney. Looking at parental lineage, the primary reported ancestries in the suburb are English at 29.3% (above the regional mark of 19.0%), Australian at 28.9% (exceeding the regional share of 17.8%), and Irish at 6.6%.
Further demographic distinctions include Australian Aboriginal heritage at 6.0% (against 1.3% regionally), Spanish ancestry at 0.8% (compared to 0.6%), and Maori representation at 0.9% (versus 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Watanobbi is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 27.4% 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 suburb of Watanobbi functions primarily as an established residential locality. As at August 2026, children and youth aged 0 - 24 comprise 35.2% of the demographic (compared to 30.4% across Greater Sydney), while adults aged 25 - 44 account for 25.9% (against 31.4% regionally). AreaSearch estimates the median age at 35 as at August 2026, mirroring the 2021 Census outcome and sitting 2 years below the Greater Sydney median of 37 at that time. The most pronounced shift since the Census occurred among residents aged 65+, expanding from 13.2% to an estimated 15.3%.
Long-term projections indicate this senior cohort will generate the largest growth by 2041, increasing by 193 (32%) to reach 802 persons, while younger adult and youth brackets are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Watanobbi
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 | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 4 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 Aug 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. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,980 at the 2021 Census → 3,979 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 (SAL14199). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.