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The median house price in West Bathurst is $626k, with units at $528k. House values have moved 9.1% a year compounded over five years.
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West Bathurst has an estimated 3,681 residents, up from 3,634 at the 2021 Census — a change of 47 people, or 1.3%. That puts 1,274 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 incorporating broader ABS population revisions alongside validated new addresses post-Census, the population for the suburb of West Bathurst stands at approximately 3,681 as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 47 people (1.3%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 3,634 people. Such movement is derived from an estimated resident population of 3,677 calculated by AreaSearch via the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025), coupled with 2 validated new addresses recorded since the Census. Consequently, population density reaches 1,273 persons per square kilometer, outpacing the national benchmark across locations evaluated by AreaSearch.
Furthermore, the 1.3% post-census expansion in the suburb of West Bathurst trails the wider SA4 region (2.3%) by only 1.0 percentage points, underscoring solid underlying growth momentum, with natural increase serving as the core catalyst by accounting for around 73.0% of recent population additions. SA2-level projections from ABS/Geoscience Australia (issued in 2024 utilizing 2022 as base year) are implemented by AreaSearch, with NSW State Government SA2 figures (released in 2022 using 2021 as base year) applied where coverage gaps exist. Age-specific growth trajectories from these sources are likewise integrated across all locations spanning 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, demographic forecasts position the suburb of West Bathurst in the upper quartile among non-metropolitan territories, with aggregated SA2 figures projecting a substantial influx of 958 persons by 2041, translating to an overall 16-year expansion of 25.9%.
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Building approval volume across West Bathurst remains exceptionally subdued, registering an average of 2 approvals per year and totaling 11 approvals over five years. This constrained pipeline aligns with the rural character of the locality, where construction activity answers localized housing requirements rather than broad market demand. Because annual approval counts are so minimal, annual growth trends and relative benchmarks are prone to notable variation depending on solitary projects. Residential development in West Bathurst tracks substantially below the averages recorded across Rest of NSW, while similarly trailing nationwide benchmarks. Recent residential construction has consisted entirely of detached dwellings designed for family households pursuing rural space and lifestyle amenities.
Exhibiting a ratio of around 2449 people per dwelling approval, the local property market displays notable maturity. Projections derived from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate indicate that West Bathurst will add 954 residents leading up to 2041. Should current construction volumes persist, housing supply could struggle to accommodate demographic expansion, potentially intensifying buyer competition and reinforcing upward momentum on property values.
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 one current infrastructure or development project inside West Bathurst, worth an estimated $200 million. A further 50 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $5.45 billion. 14 are already under construction and 18 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure investment, major developments, and strategic planning decisions play a defining role in community progress. AreaSearch has identified 5 key projects positioned to influence the district, highlighted by the Bathurst Hospital Redevelopment, Windradyne 1100 Subdivision, Bathurst Integrated Medical Centre, and 56 Colville Street Residential Development.
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Bathurst Hospital Redevelopment
The Bathurst Hospital Redevelopment is a $200 million health project delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW to modernise healthcare delivery for the Central West region. The project includes an expanded Emergency Department, new mental health inpatient units, refurbished maternity and paediatric facilities, and consolidated clinical outpatient suites. Delivered by Icon SI and Lipman, construction is well underway with completion scheduled for 2028.
Bathurst Integrated Medical Centre
The Bathurst Integrated Medical Centre (BIMC) is a proposed six-level medical precinct on the former Clancy Ford site. It is designed to house a state-of-the-art private hospital with four operating theatres, radiology, pathology, womens health, and specialist practices. The project includes a multi-level carpark on the adjoining George Street site, increasing capacity from 330 to approximately 915 spaces with a link bridge connecting to the medical centre. The development is being processed as a State Significant Development to address a significant underprovision of medical services in the region.
56 Colville Street Residential Development
Proposed medium-density housing project on council-owned land (8532m2) aimed at providing high-quality, sustainable, and affordable key worker housing. Bathurst Regional Council sought interested parties for a joint venture or the sale of the land, with an EOI process closing in May 2025. Council received a project update in March 2026. The site is opposite Westpoint Shopping Centre and is zoned E1 Local Centre, which permits all residential and a wide range of commercial developments.
Charles Sturt University Bathurst Campus Master Plan
The Bathurst Campus Master Plan is Charles Sturt University's long-term framework for redeveloping its approximately 90 hectare Panorama Avenue campus over the next 15 to 20 years. Delivered as Phase 3 of the university's campus master planning program (following a University Portfolio Plan and the Wagga Wagga Campus Master Plan), the plan was prepared with Hassell and Alluvium and shaped by a 35-member working group, eight site visits and more than 100 consultation sessions with staff, students and the Bathurst community.Its central move is to consolidate the campus's currently dispersed buildings into a compact, vibrant academic core, releasing surplus land for partnership, residential and commercial opportunities while reducing operating costs. The plan covers campus visioning and strategy, spatial planning, and asset strategy and feasibility, and is structured around four pillars: a Place of Country, a Place for Education, a Place for Research and a Place for Community. It also proposes reinstating ecological corridors along Hawthornden Creek and surrounding wetlands, and aligns with Bathurst Regional Council's Vision Bathurst 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement. The final plan document is published on the university website. Implementation will be phased and paced according to the university's financial capacity, with individual projects prioritised against the plan's strategic directions and supported where possible by industry and commercial partnerships. No individual works packages have been funded, approved or committed to date. The campus currently serves about 2,500 students across disciplines including communication, nursing, exercise science, dentistry and engineering.
Windradyne 1100 Subdivision
A large-scale residential subdivision in Windradyne, Bathurst, providing a total of 205 lots ranging from 515sqm to 1150sqm. Stage 2 is currently under construction by Devcon Civil. The development includes new roads, utility installation, and environmental management features alongside natural bushland.
Gilmour Street Seniors Living Development
Approved 89-unit independent living retirement village on a 4.21-hectare site adjacent to Paddy's Hotel. The site has cleared, flat topography with initial earthworks completed. Recently offered to market by Colliers, with construction anticipated to begin soon.
Robin Hill Convenience Centre
A 6,500-square-metre convenience centre including a 7-Eleven service station, Subway, Red Rooster, and McDonald's. The development transformed an existing car dealership site and was completed and opened in March 2024.
Hynash Constructions Marsden Heights Estate Subdivision
Residential subdivision of 123 allotments (DA 2018/380) at the eastern edge of the Trinity Heights residential area in Kelso. New external roads and extensions of Wentworth Drive and Graham Drive provide lot access, with future linkages north, south and east for further subdivision. Lots range from 780 to 1,505 square metres and are being delivered in a single stage. Road infrastructure works on Marsden Lane commenced October 2024 including a new roundabout at the Hughes Street intersection.A works-in-kind arrangement for stormwater detention basins was denied by Bathurst Regional Council in December 2025; Hynash may seek a consent variation to address drainage obligations.
1,884 residents of West Bathurst are employed, from a labour force of 1,995. Unemployment sits at 5.6%, with participation at 66.1%. 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 2,742, about 74% 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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West Bathurst maintains a capable labour pool featuring robust representation across essential services sectors and a 5.6% unemployment rate, according to statistical area aggregations by AreaSearch. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 1,884, while the jobless rate exceeded Regional NSW (4.1%) by 1.5% and workforce participation reached an elevated 66.1% compared with 60.6% across Regional NSW. Census figures indicated that a modest 10.1% of workers operated from home, though potential distortion from Covid-19 restrictions must be acknowledged. Leading employment fields for local residents comprise health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade.
Specialization is particularly prominent within education & training, which commands an employment share 1.3 times the regional standard. In contrast, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 1.6% of the workforce compared to the 5.3% regional benchmark. Given the ratio of Census workers to resident population, this primarily residential locality offers relatively constrained on-site employment opportunities. According to AreaSearch evaluations combining SALM and ABS data drawn from larger statistical regions, the workforce in the period leading up to March 2026 shrank by 2.1% while job holdings fell by 4.0%, which pushed the joblessness rate upward by 1.9 percentage points. In contrast, employment in Regional NSW dropped by 0.9%, the labour force contracted by 0.4%, and joblessness climbed by 0.5 percentage points. Insights from Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment outlooks dated Mar-26 may shed light on anticipated future job demand in West Bathurst. These forecasts span five and ten year horizons and have been overlaid with the local job composition to project expansion trends. Although the entire country is projected to grow by 6.6% within five years and 13.7% within ten years, sectoral growth varies widely. When these industry-specific expectations are applied to West Bathurst's current job mix, local employment is expected to rise by 6.3% over five years and 13.4% over ten years (this represents a basic weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population projections).
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Median household income in West Bathurst is $1,299 a week (about $68,000 a year), with median personal income at $729 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,443 a year against an average of $58,424. 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 records for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate that personal earnings in West Bathurst sit below national figures, recording a median income of $48,443 and an average income of $58,424, against Regional NSW benchmarks of $52,390 (median) and $65,215 (average). Factoring in 10.32% Wage Price Index growth since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $53,442 for median earnings and $64,453 for average earnings by March 2026. Across the 2021 Census, local household, family, and individual incomes occupied modest positions between the 20th and 34th percentiles, with 32.0% of residents (1,177 individuals) earning between $1,500 - 2,999 compared to 29.9% across the broader area, while housing cost pressures place remaining income at 83.4%, sitting at the 20th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
West Bathurst had 1,468 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 1% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 33% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,443 a month. Rent absorbs 23.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.6%. 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 data reveals that West Bathurst's residential stock is overwhelmingly dominated by standalone houses at 94.8%, with semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and other configurations accounting for just 5.2%, contrasting with Regional NSW's breakdown of 82.6% houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Outright home ownership sits at 32.6%, trailing the regional level, while mortgaged properties represent 28.7% and rental accommodations comprise 38.7%. Median monthly mortgage costs stand at $1,443, substantially below the Regional NSW median of $1,733 and the Australian average of $1,863, while the weekly median rent of $310 is also lower than Regional NSW at $330 and the national standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
West Bathurst counted 1,468 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 20% are couples with children, fewer than in 87% of areas nationally, against 23% couples without children. 34% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 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 local living arrangements at 62.0%, consisting of 23.0% couples without children, 19.9% couples with children, and 17.6% single parent families. Non-family residences represent 38.0% of total households, led by lone person dwellings at 34.2% alongside group arrangements at 4.1%. The area records a median household size of 2.3 people, tracking slightly below the Regional NSW figure of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
20.0% of adults in West Bathurst hold a university qualification, including 13.7% with a bachelor degree and 4.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 29.7% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 552 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 937 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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Attainment figures highlight educational gaps within the locality, where the university qualification rate of 20.0% sits well below the NSW benchmark of 32.2%, presenting a clear target for educational enhancement. Bachelor degrees constitute the primary higher education credential at 13.7%, with postgraduate qualifications at 4.2% and graduate diplomas at 2.1%. Meanwhile, vocational and technical training is widely held, with 39.6% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including 29.7% with certificates and 9.9% holding advanced diplomas. Participation in formal learning across the community is substantial, with 31.7% of the population engaged in study.
This educational cohort consists of 10.5% attending primary education, 8.7% enrolled in secondary education, and 4.2% undertaking tertiary studies.
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Public transport in West Bathurst reaches 77 stops on 44 routes, timetabled for about 670 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.1 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 in West Bathurst is supported by 77 active transport stops operating bus services across 44 individual routes, generating 667 weekly passenger trips. Network proximity is high, with typical walking distances of 119 meters to the nearest transport stop. Given the suburb's residential footprint, outward commuting is dominant, with private vehicles accounting for 96% of trips, while vehicle ownership averages 1.1 per dwelling and 10.1% of workers worked from home according to 2021 Census data reflecting COVID-19 conditions. Public transit services operate at an overall frequency of 95 trips per day across the network, delivering roughly 8 weekly trips per individual stop.
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60.9% of residents in West Bathurst report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 90% of areas nationally. 7.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.1% 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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Health assessments by AreaSearch based on mortality statistics and chronic disease trends show notable medical vulnerabilities across both younger and older cohorts in West Bathurst, while private health insurance adoption is modest at around 50% of residents (~1,843 people), falling below the Australian national rate of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, affecting 11.1% and 11.2% of residents respectively, while 60.9% reported no diagnosed medical conditions compared with 63.3% in Regional NSW. Chronic conditions are elevated within the working-age cohort, while seniors aged 65 and over comprise 20.3% of the community (747 people), below the Regional NSW proportion of 23.3%, though health complications among older residents remain elevated against national comparisons.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
West Bathurst is largely Australian-born, at 90.8% of residents, with 5.8% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.9%) and Australian (29.4%). 7.3% 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 metrics for West Bathurst track below broader averages, with Australian-born residents accounting for 90.8% of the community, 89.0% holding Australian citizenship, and 94.2% speaking only English at home. Christianity forms the predominant faith, practiced by 56.0% of the local population, closely aligning with the 55.9% share observed across Regional NSW. Parental heritage data indicates that the leading reported ancestries across West Bathurst are English (30.9%), Australian (29.4%), and Irish (10.5%). Specific cultural representations show distinctive regional differences, with Australian Aboriginal heritage significantly higher at 7.3% compared to 4.6% regionally, while Welsh representation sits at 0.6% (vs 0.5%) and Lebanese heritage comprises 0.2% (vs 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of West Bathurst is 36. 28.6% 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 age distribution in West Bathurst leans younger than that of Regional NSW. Based on updates to August 2026, children and young adults (0 - 24) make up 33.5% of the population against 29.3% across Regional NSW, whereas the 45 - 64 age bracket represents 20.7% compared to 23.8% regionally. The estimated median age of 36 remains equal to the 2021 Census figure and is 7 years younger than the Regional NSW median of 43 from that Census. Seniors and retirees aged 65+ have increased from 17.0% at the Census to an estimated 20.3%, while long-term forecasts indicate adults aged 25 - 44 will drive future growth, increasing by 591 residents (61%) to reach 1,555 by 2041 as middle-aged cohorts contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for West Bathurst
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 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated 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 — 2 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,634 at the 2021 Census → 3,681 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 (SAL14258). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.