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The median house price in West Hoxton is $1.30m, with units at $915k. House values have moved 5.9% a year compounded over five years.
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West Hoxton has an estimated 10,194 residents, up from 10,152 at the 2021 Census. That puts 1,519 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 evaluations of ABS demographic releases for the wider region alongside newly verified addresses tracked by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of West Hoxton has an estimated residency of roughly 10,194 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 42 people (0.4%) from the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 10,152 individuals. The change is calculated from a resident base of 10,178, estimated by AreaSearch analyzing the latest ABS ERP release (June 2025) combined with 3 validated new addresses registered after the Census date. This population scale translates to a density of 1,519 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical ratio recorded across nationwide areas analyzed by AreaSearch.
Local population expansion was heavily supported by natural increase, which generated approximately 60.0% of the overall population rise in recent times. AreaSearch incorporates demographic projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for individual SA2 zones, published in 2024 using 2022 as the baseline. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage, projections from the NSW State Government released in 2022 using a 2021 baseline are implemented. Age cohort growth rates derived from these sets are applied to all locations for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. Evaluating forthcoming population dynamics, projections point to above median growth compared to other locations monitored by AreaSearch, with the suburb of West Hoxton expected to add 1,500 residents by 2041 under consolidated SA2-level estimates, showing a total increase of 14.6% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
34 new dwellings have been approved in West Hoxton over the past five years, an average of 6 a year. That is 0.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Few approvals have been recorded in the most recent months, well below the longer-run average; the latest ABS periods are still being reported. 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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Based on AreaSearch assessments of ABS building approvals mapped from statistical zones, the suburb of West Hoxton has averaged approximately 6 approved residential dwellings per year, with a total of 34 residences approved during the previous 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and none so far in FY-26. Even as the local population has contracted, building activity has remained appropriate relative to demand, presenting a favorable condition for buyers. Additionally, commercial development approvals totaling $10.3 million have been logged during this financial year, pointing to steady non-residential development. Compared to Greater Sydney, the suburb of West Hoxton exhibits significantly lower levels of construction.
This limited supply of new properties generally sustains demand and values for existing stock. Current building rates are also below the nationwide average, reflecting the established character of the area and indicating possible zoning constraints. Recent approvals show that new builds consist of 67.0% detached houses and 33.0% medium and high-density projects, with an increasing variety of townhouses and apartments offering choices across different price brackets, ranging from family dwellings to compact options. This represents a distinct departure from the local housing stock (which currently comprises 94.0% houses), indicating a decline in available land for development alongside evolving lifestyle preferences and the demand for more varied, economical housing. With a ratio of approximately 1565 people for every single dwelling approval, the suburb of West Hoxton behaves as a highly established market. Future forecasts indicate the suburb of West Hoxton will add 1,484 residents by 2041 (calculating from the most recent quarterly estimates by AreaSearch). If current construction volumes do not accelerate, residential supply may fail to match population growth, potentially heightening competition among purchasers and supporting upward price movement.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around West Hoxton
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside West Hoxton, worth an estimated $15 million. A further 50 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $17 billion. 24 are already under construction and 24 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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Local infrastructure projects, major developments, and urban planning changes are key drivers of regional growth. AreaSearch has identified 15 projects expected to influence the locality. Key initiatives include the Fifteenth Avenue Business Hub, the Carnes Hill Aquatic and Recreational Precinct, the Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme, and the Leppington Major Centre, with details on the most significant projects listed below.
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Fifteenth Avenue Business Hub
The Fifteenth Avenue Business Hub is a retail and commercial development within the Western Sydney Parklands, located at 104 Fifteenth Avenue, West Hoxton. The project includes a supermarket, retail outlets, a service station, and a childcare centre, designed to provide essential services and approximately 130 jobs to the local community. It is situated along the 1 billion dollar Fifteenth Avenue Upgrade corridor. Recent activity in early 2026 includes applications for civil works like kerb, gutter, and stormwater infrastructure.
Carnes Hill Aquatic and Recreational Precinct
A $100 million expansion of the Carnes Hill Community and Recreation Precinct. Stage 1 includes a 25m indoor pool, a dedicated learn-to-swim pool, an indoor splashpad, a gymnasium, and health facilities. Following an Expressions of Interest process awarded in March 2026, the project is progressing through design finalization and development application. Future stages are planned to include an outdoor 50m competition pool and a multipurpose hall.
Austral Village
Redevelopment of the existing Austral Shopping Centre into a modern single-storey neighbourhood retail destination. The project features a 3,500 sqm full-line Coles supermarket, a Coles Liquorland, and approximately 2,150 sqm of specialty retail space across 17 tenancies, including medical and fitness suites. The development includes 301 at-grade car parking spaces and a 2,000 sqm pad site reserved for future community facilities to be acquired by Liverpool City Council.
Austral Public School Upgrade
The upgrade for Austral Public School is being delivered in two stages to support a growing student population. Stage 1 involves the construction of 20 new permanent classrooms, 3 new support learning classrooms, and the refurbishment of administration and library facilities. Stage 2, funded in the 2024-25 Budget, will further increase school capacity with planning and design phases occurring in 2026.
Coolibah Austral
Coolibah Estate is a boutique residential land release by Brolen Homes offering 26 exclusive homesites with turnkey house and land packages in Austral, Sydney's South West Growth Corridor. Located 850m from Austral Town Centre, 3km from Leppington Train Station and 5km from the M7, the estate offers convenient access to amenities, schools, parks and public transport within the Liverpool LGA.
Emerald Hills Estate
Emerald Hills is a 150-hectare masterplanned community in Leppington, developed as a joint venture by Cameron Brae Group and Vitocco Enterprises. The estate will ultimately feature 2,500 homes, integrated with the Emerald Hills Shopping Village (anchored by Woolworths and Aldi), a community centre, and extensive recreational spaces including sports ovals and cycleways. A new primary school and preschool are scheduled to commence construction in mid-2026, with completion targeted for late 2027 to open in 2028.The precinct also features a HomeWorld display village.
Austral Plaza
An open-air neighbourhood shopping centre of 7,200 sqm GLA anchored by a full-line 3,800 sqm Woolworths supermarket with six-bay Direct-to-Boot service and a BWS liquor store. The centre includes over 20 specialty tenancies (food, services, health and lifestyle), 1,500 sqm of commercial and medical space including a medical centre, radiologist, dentist and pharmacy, plus rooftop office suites suited to allied health. Confirmed food and beverage operators include XS Espresso, Gong Cha, Good Feeling Thai, and Dapper & Boss.Supported by 319 on-grade car spaces, four EV charging stations, and over 820 rooftop solar panels offsetting approximately 19% of the centre's energy needs. The centre is 96% leased ahead of its September 2026 opening, located 14km from the Western Sydney International Airport in one of Sydney's fastest-growing corridors.
Edmondson Park Precinct Development
A 425-hectare urban renewal masterplan in Sydney South West Growth Area delivering approximately 8,000 homes. Major 2026 milestones include the completion of Precinct 9 civil works and the ongoing construction of the Edmondson Park High School (due 2027). Landcom is progressing 'Town Centre North' including a 100% Affordable Housing project on Croatia Avenue slated to start construction in early 2026. Urban Property Group's 'Chapter Place' is currently under construction with 106 terraces at Sites 1 and 2 Buchan Avenue scheduled for completion in Q4 2026.Frasers Property continues delivery at Ed.Square with the Foveaux Collection and Soho homes within the Central Park residential neighborhood.
5,978 residents of West Hoxton are employed, from a labour force of 6,167. Unemployment sits at 3.1%, with participation at 73.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 7,499, 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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The suburb of West Hoxton possesses a skilled labor force with a notable concentration in industrial and manufacturing sectors, recording an unemployment rate of just 3.1% and estimated annual job growth of 3.7%, according to AreaSearch aggregations of regional statistics. As of March 2026, there are 5,978 employed residents, and the jobless rate sits 1.1% below the Greater Sydney average of 4.1%, while workforce participation remains typical (73.9% versus 69.1% across Greater Sydney). Census records indicate that a high 35.5% of working residents operated from home, though this figure may reflect the influence of pandemic-related restrictions.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. There is a pronounced specialization in manufacturing, where the employment concentration is 1.7 times the regional benchmark. In contrast, the professional & technical sector is underrepresented, making up 5.5% of local employment compared to the regional rate of 11.5%. This heavily residential locality appears to provide few local jobs, as demonstrated by comparing the census-reported local workforce against the total resident population. Analysis conducted by AreaSearch, drawing on SALM and ABS data aggregated from larger statistical regions, indicates that during the year to March 2026, employment grew by 3.7% while the labour force expanded by 3.9%, which led to an increase in the unemployment rate of 0.2 percentage points. This pattern differs from Greater Sydney, where employment rose by 1.9%, the labour force also grew by 1.9%, and unemployment declined slightly. Forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia, published in May-25, provide additional context regarding anticipated future demand within West Hoxton. These estimates span five and ten year horizons and have been overlaid with local employment characteristics to estimate future growth trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral growth varies considerably. When these industry-specific rates are applied to West Hoxton's current employment composition, local employment is expected to rise by 6.1% over five years and by 12.8% over ten years, though this is a straightforward weighting exercise for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in West Hoxton is $2,468 a week (about $128,000 a year), with median personal income at $779 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,394 a year against an average of $64,920. 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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Based on the most recent postcode-level ATO statistics released for financial year 2023, the suburb of West Hoxton's taxpayers have a median income of $53,394 and an average of $64,920. This falls short of the national average, and compares to a median of $60,817 and average of $83,003 in Greater Sydney. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, estimated figures for March 2026 are approximately $58,904 for the median and $71,620 for the average. In the 2021 Census, household incomes performed exceptionally well, ranking in the 90th percentile ($2,468 weekly), even though individual personal income placed lower at the 44th percentile.
Looking at income brackets, the $1,500 - 2,999 range is the most common, accounting for 34.8% of residents (3,547 people), mirroring the broader region where 30.9% are in this bracket. Financial capacity is highlighted by the 38.3% of households earning more than $3,000 weekly, which underpins local retail spending. High accommodation costs absorb 16.1% of earnings, yet strong household incomes keep disposable income at the 89th percentile, with the area ranking in the 6th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
West Hoxton had 2,642 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 94% detached houses and 1% apartments. 56% are owned with a mortgage, 17% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month, a total housing cost higher than 91% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Residential architecture in the suburb of West Hoxton at the time of the latest Census was composed of 94.3% separate houses and 5.7% alternative housing styles (such as semi-detached properties, apartments, and other configurations), whereas the wider Sydney metropolitan area recorded 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Home ownership rates in the suburb of West Hoxton matched the Sydney metropolitan average of 27.3%, with the remaining properties being held under a mortgage (55.5%) or occupied by tenants (17.2%). The median monthly home loan payment was below the Sydney metropolitan average at $2,383, whereas the median weekly rent stood at $530, compared to metropolitan benchmarks of $2,427 and $470.
On a national scale, mortgage commitments in the suburb of West Hoxton are notably higher than the Australian average of $1,863, and rental costs are also well above the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
West Hoxton counted 2,642 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.7 people each. 62% are couples with children, more than in 99% of areas nationally, against 14% couples without children. 8% 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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Families represent the vast majority of households at 91.2%, consisting of couples with children at 61.7%, couples without children at 13.6%, and single parent households at 14.9%. Non-family households account for the remaining 8.8%, with single-person households representing 8.0% and shared group households making up 1.0%. The typical household size of 3.7 people is larger than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.4% of adults in West Hoxton hold a university qualification, including 16.6% with a bachelor degree and 3.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 19.7% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,865 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,034 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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The locality shows lower rates of tertiary attainment, with university graduation rates (21.4%) falling significantly behind the Greater Sydney average of 38.0%. This scenario highlights an opportunity for targeted academic programs. Bachelor degrees are the most common higher education qualification at 16.6%, followed by postgraduate degrees (3.7%) and graduate diplomas (1.1%). Vocational and technical training is prominent, with 31.4% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of advanced diplomas (11.7%) and certificates (19.7%). Enrolment in education is remarkably high, with 34.3% of the local population currently undertaking formal study.
This student cohort includes 11.4% in high school, 11.1% in primary school, and 6.3% enrolled in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in West Hoxton reaches 38 stops on 54 routes, timetabled for about 2,000 services a week. The typical home sits about 200 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 2.2 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 includes 38 active bus stops operating throughout the suburb of West Hoxton. These stops connect to 54 separate routes, delivering a total of 1,951 weekly passenger journeys. Accessibility is rated favorably, with residents living an average of 201 meters from the nearest stop. Due to the area's residential nature, most workers commute out of the suburb, with private vehicles remaining the primary transport mode for 93% of commuters. Average vehicle ownership stands at 2.2 per household, exceeding the regional average. A significant 35.5% of working residents worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which was likely affected by pandemic lockdowns.
Average service frequency stands at 278 daily trips across all routes, which translates to roughly 51 weekly passenger services at each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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78.8% of residents in West Hoxton report no long-term health condition. 5.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.8 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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An evaluation of health indicators demonstrates positive results across the suburb of West Hoxton, drawing on AreaSearch's analysis of mortality trends and chronic illness. Both youth and older demographics report low rates of major health issues, while private health insurance membership slightly leads the average SA2 region at approximately 53% of the population (~5,364 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. The most prevalent chronic conditions in the locality are asthma and diabetes, affecting 5.7% and 5.2% of the population respectively, while 78.8% of residents reported having no long-term health conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
The working-age population is exceptionally healthy, displaying low rates of long-term illness. Residents aged 65 and over make up 10.9% of the population (1,111 people), which is below the Greater Sydney average of 15.5%. Senior health outcomes are favorable, with national rankings aligning closely with the broader community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
41.0% of West Hoxton residents were born overseas and 51.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 87% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (11.7%) and Italian (10.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The suburb of West Hoxton displays high levels of cultural diversity, with 41.0% of residents born outside Australia and 51.8% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity is the dominant religion, practiced by 66.5% of the population, compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. Regarding ethnic background (parental country of birth), the three largest groups in the suburb of West Hoxton are Other at 29.4%, which is much higher than the regional average of 16.0%, Australian at 11.7%, which is notably below the regional average of 17.8%, and Italian at 10.7%, which is substantially above the regional average of 3.4%.
There are also distinct concentrations of other ancestry groups, with Serbian representing 2.7% of the population (versus 0.5% regionally), Spanish at 1.4% (versus 0.6%), and Croatian at 1.9% (versus 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of West Hoxton is 35, younger than 82% of areas nationally. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 30.1% 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 median age of 35 years in the suburb of West Hoxton is slightly below the Greater Sydney median of 37 years and also younger than the national average of 38 years. The 15 - 24 age bracket is heavily represented at 19.7% compared to Greater Sydney, whereas the 25 - 34 cohort has a lower share at 10.4%. The concentration of residents aged 15 - 24 is significantly higher than the national rate of 12.7%. Since 2021, the 15 to 24 demographic has expanded from 17.3% to 19.7% of the population, and the 55 to 64 group has risen from 11.0% to 12.2%.
In contrast, the 5 to 14 cohort declined from 16.0% to 14.0%, while the 0 to 4 group fell from 5.7% to 4.0%. Demographic forecasts for 2041 suggest major shifts for the suburb of West Hoxton, with the 65 to 74 age group expected to increase by 355 people (55%) from 652 to 1,008. The combined 65+ age categories are projected to account for 51% of total population growth, marking a clear aging trend. Conversely, both the 0 to 4 and 5 to 14 cohorts will contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for West Hoxton
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) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this 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 | Apr 2026 4 months ago all 2 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 Apr 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 3 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (10,152 at the 2021 Census → 10,194 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 May 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 (SAL14263). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.