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West Leederville has an estimated 5,144 residents, up from 4,340 at the 2021 Census — a change of 804 people, or 18.5%. Growth has averaged 2.9% a year over five years, faster than 89% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 94.0% of that increase. That puts 3,429 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS regional demographic updates alongside post-Census validated address counts, the suburb of West Leederville has an estimated population of roughly 5,144 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 804 people (18.5%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 4,340 people. This trajectory builds upon an estimated resident figure of 5,142 established from the ABS ERP data release (June 2025) plus 7 validated new addresses identified since the Census. Across the suburb of West Leederville, population concentration reaches 3,429 persons per square kilometer, ranking within the top quartile of areas analyzed nationally by AreaSearch.
The local expansion rate of 18.5% post-2021 Census outpaced both the broader state and the national benchmark (9.5%), positioning the suburb of West Leederville as a notable regional growth hotspot. Net overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 94.0% of recent population additions. Population projections for the suburb of West Leederville utilize ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 modeling published in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year), supplemented across unmapped areas and post-2032 horizons by ABS cohort-specific growth rates from the Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data). Long-term demographic forecasts place the suburb of West Leederville above the national median for growth, with aggregated SA2-level figures anticipating an influx of 617 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 12.0% across the 16 years.
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101 new dwellings have been approved in West Leederville over the past five years, an average of 20 a year. That is 2.6 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 9, 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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Analysis of ABS building approvals by AreaSearch shows West Leederville averaging approximately 20 residential approvals per year, accumulating to 101 homes across the prior 5 financial years, with 9 approvals recorded to date in FY-25. With an influx of 8.2 new residents per year for every dwelling constructed over the past 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), residential construction falls notably short of incoming demand, fueling intense purchaser competition and upward price pressure. Meanwhile, new residential builds exhibit an average value of $705,000, illustrating an emphasis by developers on high-end, premium housing products.
Additionally, commercial development has maintained steady momentum, logging $13.5 million in commercial approvals throughout this financial year. Per-capita residential construction in West Leederville is roughly half that of Greater Perth, placing the locality in the 29th percentile nationwide and restricting property options for incoming purchasers, which in turn reinforces demand across established dwellings. This modest building volume relative to national figures highlights the mature urban landscape and prevailing physical constraints of the area. Recent approvals are heavily weighted toward detached stock at 92.0% standalone homes versus 8.0% attached dwellings, preserving the suburban streetscape with low-density family residences. Furthermore, home builders are prioritizing freestanding dwellings at a greater rate than recorded in the baseline housing profile (50.0% at Census), underscoring sustained buyer appetite for detached houses despite broader urban infill policies. With roughly 492 people per dwelling approval, the local property landscape demonstrates advanced market maturity. According to the latest quarterly estimates from AreaSearch, West Leederville is anticipated to welcome 615 residents by 2041. While ongoing residential development continues at a reasonable pace relative to future population gains, prospective purchasers may face heightened competition as the local resident base expands.
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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 Leederville. A further 115 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $37.3 billion. 34 are already under construction and 59 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development 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 capital works, major developments, and statutory planning frameworks significantly steer neighborhood evolution and market trajectories. AreaSearch has pinpointed 28 key initiatives poised to shape the surrounding district. Prominent undertakings among these comprise the Subi East Redevelopment, Court Place, West Leederville Precinct Structure Plan, and One Oval, with primary developments cataloged below.
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West Leederville Precinct Structure Plan
Approved precinct structure plan guiding redevelopment of the West Leederville Activity Centre, a 27 hectare area close to West Leederville and Leederville train stations. The plan coordinates higher density housing, mixed use activity, building controls, movement networks and public realm outcomes for long-term urban renewal near Perth CBD.
533-545 Newcastle Street Commercial Project
A 70 million dollar mixed-use redevelopment on a 1.01-hectare site within the Pickle District. The approved project features a 10,000sqm complex anchored by a hardware store (Bunnings), a 140-place childcare centre, gallery space, showrooms, and various retail tenancies. The site was sold in March 2025 to a private east-coast developer for 14.5 million dollars and is currently managed for holding income while the new owners prepare for long-term construction.
St John of God Subiaco Hospital Redevelopment
St John of God Health Care is delivering a staged multi-million dollar redevelopment of its Subiaco Hospital campus, with Multiplex appointed to deliver Stage Three construction. Stage One and Stage Two enabling works, including a new site energy plant and infrastructure upgrades, have progressed significantly, while Stage Three is under construction to deliver a new six-storey clinical building featuring operating theatres, a day-of-surgery admissions area, and a dedicated Heart Centre. The upgraded facilities are targeting a 5 Star Green Star rating and are scheduled for completion by early 2029.
St John of God Subiaco Hospital Redevelopment
A major multi-stage transformation of the St John of God Subiaco Hospital campus valued at $330 million. The project includes a new six-storey clinical building featuring a dedicated Heart Centre, a Mother and Baby Centre, and advanced operating theatres, alongside campus-wide infrastructure and entryway upgrades delivered by contractors like Georgiou and Multiplex.
Regal Subiaco
A 9-storey mixed-use development featuring 71 luxury apartments and ground-floor commercial tenancies. The project includes a significant upgrade to the adjacent heritage-listed Art Deco Regal Theatre, providing new universal access lifts, toilets, and a connected small bar.
Sydney Charles Quarter
Sydney Charles Quarter (SCQ) is a $107 million mixed-use urban village development on a 2.2-hectare site in West Perth. Transforming the former City Motors site, the project includes a 120-room Aiden Hotel, an Aldi supermarket, 10,000 sqm of office space, and 94 dwellings comprising build-to-rent and co-living apartments. The precinct is designed around 'The Commons', a public open space for live entertainment and art within the Pickle District arts precinct.
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Emergency Department Redevelopment
A $49.5 million redevelopment of the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) Emergency Department, expanding the ED footprint and delivering additional beds, a new entrance canopy, upgraded triage and waiting areas, a dedicated Urgent Critical Care Toxicology Unit for alcohol and drug presentations, and a Pitstop Area to streamline admissions. Works commenced February 2025 in multiple stages to minimise disruption, with an external facade artwork by WA artist Emily Jackson reflecting the flora and geology of Western Australia.Scheduled for completion in 2027.
Roy Hill Corporate Headquarters
Redevelopment and fitout of Roy Hill's West Perth headquarters, including partial demolition, additional structure, a new intelligent kinetic facade, premium grade office fitout and a 20000 sqm workplace with Remote Operating Centre facilities.
3,237 residents of West Leederville are employed, from a labour force of 3,371. Unemployment sits at 4.0%, with participation at 75.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 5,868, about 114% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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West Leederville possesses an exceptionally skilled labor pool featuring extensive representation in corporate services, a low unemployment rate of 4.0%, and annual employment growth estimated at 1.5% according to AreaSearch's regional data aggregation. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 3,237, while joblessness sat 0.2% below the Greater Perth mark of 4.2%, accompanied by an elevated labor force participation rate of 75.4% versus 69.9% across Greater Perth. Census records indicate that 12.1% of workers carried out their duties from home, an outcome potentially influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Local workers are concentrated most heavily across health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
The suburb exhibits pronounced depth in professional & technical fields, where workforce representation stands at 2.0 times the broader metropolitan level. Conversely, construction employment is comparatively sparse, capturing 4.9% of local workers compared to 9.3% across Greater Perth. A local balance of 0.9 workers for each resident recorded at the Census demonstrates an abundant surrounding employment ecosystem. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM records, local employment rose by 1.5% alongside a 2.9% expansion in the labor pool over the 12-month period, generating a 1.3 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Perth recorded employment growth of 2.0% and labor force growth of 2.5%, yielding a 0.4 percentage point uptick in unemployment. National employment projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context on future labor demand for West Leederville across five-year and ten-year trajectories. Nationwide employment is projected to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge widely across specific industries. Calibrating these sectoral trends against West Leederville's workforce composition indicates projected local job growth of 7.4% over five years and 15.2% over ten years, though this weighted extrapolation is purely illustrative and excludes local demographic modeling.
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Median household income in West Leederville is $2,383 a week (about $124,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,368 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $89,371 a year against an average of $140,089. The average runs 57% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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 data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicates that taxpayers in the suburb of West Leederville earned a median income of $89,371 alongside an average income of $140,089. These earnings sit well above typical Australian levels, contrasting sharply with Greater Perth's median income of $60,748 and average income of $80,248. Factoring in cumulative Wage Price Index growth of 10.93% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $99,139 (median) and $155,401 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, local household, family, and individual incomes ranked between the 87th and 96th percentiles across the nation.
The local income profile is headlined by the $4000+ per week bracket, which accounts for 29.5% of residents (1,517 people), unlike regional figures where the $1,500 - 2,999 tier is largest at 32.0%. A substantial 41.1% of the community receives more than $3,000 weekly, driving robust patronage for high-end retail and services. Housing costs claim 13.9% of income, placing local residents in the 88th percentile for disposable funds, while the neighborhood's SEIFA income metric achieves the 9th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
West Leederville had 1,853 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 50% detached houses and 34% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 40% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,276 a month, a total housing cost higher than 76% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 16.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the latest Census, the residential fabric in West Leederville was split between 50.1% houses and 49.9% other dwellings (encompassing semi-detached properties, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the wider Perth metro profile of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 27.6%, slightly trailing the metropolitan standard, while mortgaged homes accounted for 32.5% and rental properties represented 40.0% of occupied stock. Local median housing costs were elevated, with monthly mortgage repayments of $2,276 and weekly rents of $400 exceeding the Perth metro medians of $1,907 and $350.
On a national scale, West Leederville's monthly mortgage obligations substantially outstrip the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents surpass the countrywide median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
West Leederville counted 1,853 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,196 today, averaging 2.2 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 75% of areas nationally, against 28% couples without children. 34% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements constitute the majority of local living structures at 60.7%, comprising couples with children at 23.4%, couples without children at 28.3%, and single parent families at 7.6%. The remaining 39.3% consists of non-family households, led by lone person households at 33.5% and group households at 5.7%. With an average of 2.2 people, the median household size remains below the Greater Perth benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
59.9% of adults in West Leederville hold a university qualification, including 38.6% with a bachelor degree and 16.7% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 98% of areas nationally. A further 10.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 567 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,146 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary qualification rates in West Leederville substantially outpace broader regions, with 59.9% of inhabitants aged 15+ possessing higher education credentials compared to 27.9% across WA and 30.1% within Greater Perth. This pronounced academic background underpins a highly capable white-collar workforce. Bachelor degrees represent the primary qualification at 38.6%, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications (16.7%) and graduate diplomas (4.6%). Meanwhile, technical and vocational training accounts for 20.9% of credentials held by residents aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (10.8%) and certificates (10.1%). Formal study participation is widespread throughout the community, with 29.0% of the population enrolled in an educational course.
This cohort encompasses 9.2% attending tertiary education institutions, 8.8% in primary education, and 5.9% enrolled in secondary education.
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Public transport in West Leederville reaches 20 stops on 15 routes, timetabled for about 4,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 250 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 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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The public transit network serving West Leederville incorporates 20 active stops spanning a combination of bus and rail infrastructure. A total of 15 dedicated routes operate across these facilities, generating 4,245 weekly passenger departures. Transit connectivity is favorable, placing residents an average distance of 248 meters from their closest boarding point. Because the suburb functions primarily as a dormitory locality, outward commuting is standard, with private vehicles accounting for 61% of work journeys, followed by 14% on trains and 10% via buses. Vehicle ownership stands at 1.0 per dwelling, below regional norms.
Meanwhile, 12.1% of the workforce operated remotely based on 2021 Census figures, which may reflect pandemic-related working conditions. Transit schedules provide a cumulative average of 606 departures daily across the entire network, translating to roughly 212 departures per week at each designated station or stop.
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73.5% of residents in West Leederville report no long-term health condition. 4.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 82.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.2 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 indicators across West Leederville reflect positive outcomes based on AreaSearch assessments of mortality patterns and chronic condition rates, showing minimal overall illness among the general community, despite elevated prevalence across older, at-risk age groups relative to national averages. Furthermore, private health insurance uptake is exceptionally prominent, covering approximately 83% of the resident population (4,259 people), far exceeding the Greater Perth proportion of 59.0% and the Australian standard of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the most widespread medical issues locally, reported by 8.7 and 6.3% of the population respectively, whereas 73.5% of inhabitants reported no diagnosed chronic ailments, exceeding the 71.9% figure for Greater Perth.
The working-age population displays strong health profiles with minimal chronic disease. Residents aged 65 and over constitute 15.4% of the population (792 people), presenting a national health standing somewhat lower than the wider local populace.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
36.3% of West Leederville residents were born overseas and 17.6% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (26.3%) and Australian (20.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in West Leederville is notably elevated compared to most residential areas, with 17.6% of residents using a non-English language at home and 36.3% having been born abroad. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, practiced by 38.0% of the local community. The most distinct regional variance occurs in Judaism, which encompasses 0.6% of local residents against 0.3% across Greater Perth. Looking at parental heritage, the three most prominent ancestries reported in West Leederville are English at 26.3%, Australian at 20.3%, and Other at 10.7%. Specific European lineages also record higher local concentrations than the surrounding metropolitan area, including French at 1.1% (compared to 0.5% regionally), Polish at 1.1% (versus 0.7%), and Welsh at 0.8% (versus 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of West Leederville is 37. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 31.6% 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 the suburb of West Leederville shows a smaller proportion of younger residents compared to Greater Perth. Demographics as at August 2026 indicate that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprise 39.1% of inhabitants, exceeding the Greater Perth mark of 30.9%, while children and young adults (0 - 24) represent 23.4% against 30.5% regionally. The estimated median age stood at 37 as at August 2026, declining from 38 at the 2021 Census and matching the Greater Perth median of 37 recorded at that Census. Since the Census, the share of young to middle aged adults has risen from 36.4% to an estimated 39.1%.
Looking ahead to 2041, senior and elderly demographics (65+) will record the most substantial increase, expanding by 326 residents (41%) to reach 1,118.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for West Leederville
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Apr 2026 5 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 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 7 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,340 at the 2021 Census → 5,144 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 (SAL51578). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.