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The median house price in Westmead is $1.97m, with units at $597k. House values have moved 4.5% a year compounded over five years.
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Westmead has an estimated 18,158 residents, up from 16,555 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,603 people, or 9.7%. Growth has averaged 0.8% a year over five years. 414 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 80.0% of that increase. That puts 6,197 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 combining ABS demographic revisions across surrounding zones with 414 validated new addresses added post-Census, the suburb of Westmead records an estimated population of 18,158 as of Aug 2026. This figure marks an expansion of 1,603 people (9.7%) compared to the 16,555 people tallied during the 2021 Census. The updated assessment builds upon an estimated resident population of 18,054 established from the ABS ERP release in June 2025 alongside ongoing address validation. Local density stands at 6,197 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb within the upper 10% of nationwide territories analyzed by AreaSearch and highlighting intense competition for local land.
Westmead's 9.7% post-2021 census increase outpaced both the broader SA3 territory and the state benchmark of 7.3%, establishing the community as a regional pacesetter. Inflow from overseas migration served as the principal catalyst, generating around 80.0% of recent population additions. Projections generated by AreaSearch incorporate SA2 modeling from ABS/Geoscience Australia published in 2024 (using 2022 as baseline data), supplemented where necessary by NSW State Government SA2 forecasts issued in 2022 (benchmarked to 2021). Age cohort growth patterns derived from these datasets are projected across all locations between 2032 and 2041. Future demographic modelling positions the suburb of Westmead above the national median for growth, with aggregated SA2 figures pointing to an expansion of 3,896 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 20.9% across the 16 years.
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839 new dwellings have been approved in Westmead over the past five years, an average of 167 a year. That places the area in the 72nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 9 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 111 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 19% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 45, 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 by AreaSearch of ABS residential building approvals across localized statistical districts shows the area averaging approximately 167 residential permits annually, producing an estimated 839 homes over the past 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 45 approvals have been lodged. Between FY-21 and FY-25, the addition of an average of 1.3 new residents per year per approved home points to a well-balanced supply-demand dynamic that underpins stable property conditions. The expected construction cost per newly approved dwelling averages $567,000, tracking moderately higher than regional averages and reflecting an emphasis on high-caliber development.
Furthermore, $202.6 million in commercial development approvals has been logged during this financial year, underscoring substantial non-residential investment. Residential building volume in the area exceeds Greater Sydney by 10.0% per person over the 5 year period, sustaining healthy buyer options whilst protecting baseline asset values. Medium-to-high density formats dominate recent approvals, with attached dwellings constituting 81.0% and standalone homes making up 19.0%. This emphasis on higher-density housing creates accessible entry points for first-home buyers, downsizers, and investors alike. With around 156 people per dwelling approval, the pipeline illustrates an expanding residential sector. Long-term demographic forecasts suggest the area will add 3,792 residents through to 2041 relative to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Ongoing construction activity appears well-calibrated to absorb this influx, fostering constructive purchasing conditions and offering capacity for expansion beyond current baseline projections.
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 12 current infrastructure and development projects inside Westmead, worth an estimated $14.5 billion. A further 113 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $81.6 billion. 29 are already under construction and 57 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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Major planning frameworks, civic projects, and infrastructure investments play a central role in driving regional performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 45 key initiatives influencing the surrounding district. Prominent projects include the Westmead Health Precinct Redevelopment, West Grove, Sydney Metro West - Western Tunnelling Package, and West Grove Westmead, with key details provided below.
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Westmead Health Precinct Redevelopment
The Westmead Health Precinct Redevelopment is a multi-billion dollar healthcare and research transformation delivered by Health Infrastructure NSW. Following the delivery of the Central Acute Services Building, ongoing works include the Stage 2 Paediatric Services Building at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, a new Integrated Mental Health Complex, and a Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility. Construction across the precinct stages is advancing toward completion between 2025 and 2027.
West Grove
West Grove is a 100 million AUD mixed-use gateway development located directly opposite Westmead Train Station. The 14-storey precinct serves as an urban oasis within the Westmead Health and Innovation District, featuring a 108-room Vibe Hotel, a full-line Woolworths Metro, and four floors dedicated to A-grade healthcare and medical consulting suites. Additional amenities include a tavern, specialty retail, and a landscaped courtyard activated with restaurants and cafes.
Sydney Metro West - Western Tunnelling Package
The Sydney Metro West Western Tunnelling Package is part of the 24km Sydney Metro West underground railway doubling rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. The AUD $2.16 billion contract awarded to the Gamuda Australia and Laing O'Rourke Consortium covers nine kilometres of twin metro rail tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead, excavation of two new metro stations at Parramatta and Westmead, a stabling and maintenance facility at Clyde, and a precast segment manufacturing facility at Eastern Creek producing over 60,000 tunnel lining segments.TBM Betty completed the western tunnel drive, breaking through at Westmead Station in September 2025. Excavation works reached completion in December 2025, with remaining station civil and fitout works progressing ahead of the broader Sydney Metro West line opening.
The Children's Hospital at Westmead Stage 2 Redevelopment
The $659.1 million Stage 2 redevelopment of The Children's Hospital at Westmead delivered the 14-storey Paediatric Services Building, known as the 'Wattle Building'. Completed in early 2026, the facility includes expanded Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Units, a new Day Oncology centre, operating theatres, and a statewide burns unit. The project also featured the award-winning 1,250-space 'Dragonfly' car park, which utilizes 1,400 solar panels and features a facade designed by local Dharug artists. Following construction completion in January 2026, clinical services transitioned into the new building in late March 2026.
NSW Health Pathology Statewide Hub at Westmead Hospital Precinct
The NSW Government has committed $492 million to establish the NSW Health Pathology Statewide Hub at the Westmead Health Precinct. The project delivers a new state-of-the-art facility for the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR) and modernises New South Wales' only high-containment PC4 biocontainment laboratory. The hub will serve as the central diagnostic backbone for public pathology, medical genomics, and pandemic preparedness statewide.
Westmead Health and Innovation District
As of April 2026, the precinct remains Australia's largest integrated health, research, and education hub. Key milestones reached in 2026 include the construction completion of the 659.1 million dollar Children's Hospital at Westmead Stage 2, which features a new 14-storey Paediatric Services Building transitioning to operation. Concurrent major works include the 540 million dollar Integrated Mental Health Complex (scheduled for 2027 completion) and the 780 million dollar Sydney Biomedical Accelerator, which achieved vertical construction status in early 2026.The district supports over 50,000 jobs and integrates four major medical research institutes.
Integrated Mental Health Complex Westmead
The Integrated Mental Health Complex (IMHC) at Westmead is a $540 million purpose-built 10-storey facility constructed by Richard Crookes Constructions for Health Infrastructure NSW. Providing 284 mental health beds across acute, sub-acute, and adolescent care, the building replaces legacy facilities at Cumberland Hospital and connects via link bridge to Westmead Hospital. Main structural works commenced in 2025, with completion anticipated in 2027.
Bridge Place Westmead
Bridge Place is a high-density 'vertical village' development featuring two towers of 27 and 28 storeys. The project will deliver 549 residences, including 80 affordable housing units for key workers, a 1,000sqm public park, and communal rooftop terraces. Designed with a 'Connecting with Country' approach by GroupGSA, it aims to support the growing Westmead Health and Innovation Precinct.
11,538 residents of Westmead are employed, from a labour force of 11,992. Unemployment sits at 3.8%, with participation at 81.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market features a highly educated workforce with strong participation in professional services, an unemployment rate standing at 3.8%, and a 2.9% rise in estimated job numbers over the past year, as aggregated by AreaSearch. In March 2026, 11,538 residents were actively employed, while local unemployment sat 0.3% below the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney. Workforce participation reached an elevated 81.3%, substantially higher than the 68.9% benchmark for Greater Sydney. Census data indicated that 51.4% of workers conducted their duties from home, though this figure reflects the influence of Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident workers are primarily engaged across health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and finance & insurance sectors. Professional & technical industries demonstrate an exceptionally strong presence, employing personnel at 1.6 times the regional rate. Conversely, construction represents only 3.6% of local workers compared to 8.6% across Greater Sydney. The Census recorded a ratio of 0.6 workers per resident, signaling an above-average volume of local employment opportunities. According to AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS figures, compiled from wider statistical regions, employment and labour force both grew by 2.9% during the year to March 2026, while unemployment stayed largely the same. In contrast, Greater Sydney experienced employment growth of 1.9%, labour force growth of 1.9%, and a slight decline in unemployment. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from Mar-26 provide additional perspective on anticipated demand in Westmead. These forecasts span five and ten year horizons and have been overlaid with the local employment structure to project growth trajectories. Nationally, employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though expansion varies considerably across industry sectors. When these sectoral growth rates are applied to Westmead's current employment composition, local employment is expected to grow by 7.7% over five years and 15.4% over ten years (this calculation uses a basic weighting method for demonstration only and excludes local population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Westmead is $2,144 a week (about $111,000 a year), with median personal income at $974 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,040 a year against an average of $69,623. 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 figures aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer income slightly above the national norm. Median taxpayer earnings stand at $57,040 and the average reaches $69,623, compared against Greater Sydney benchmarks of $60,817 and $83,003. Applying a 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 produces estimated March 2026 figures of $62,927 for median income and $76,808 for average income. Across the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household income metrics placed between the 74th and 76th percentiles nationally. Income distribution shows 39.3% of the community (7,136 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring Greater Sydney where 30.9% sit in this range.
Housing costs account for 17.7% of earnings, while disposable income ranks at the 72nd percentile and the SEIFA income score falls within the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Westmead had 5,850 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 15% detached houses and 76% apartments. 20% are owned with a mortgage, 70% rented and 10% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 88% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 19.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.5%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The latest Census data for Westmead shows that 15.0% of dwellings are houses, while 85.0% are other types such as semi-detached units, apartments, and other dwellings, which contrasts with the Sydney metro area where 55.9% are houses and 44.1% are other dwellings. Home ownership in Westmead trails behind the Sydney metro rate, standing at 9.9%, with the remaining dwellings split between mortgaged properties at 19.8% and rented ones at 70.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Westmead is $2,000, which is significantly lower than the Sydney metro average of $2,427, and the median weekly rent is $410, compared to $470 in the Sydney metro.
On a national scale, Westmead's mortgage repayments exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and rental costs are higher than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Westmead counted 5,850 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 6,416 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 42% are couples with children, more than in 82% of areas nationally, against 21% couples without children. 23% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.2 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 71.0% of total local households, comprising 41.5% couples with children, 20.5% couples without children, and 7.0% single parent families. The remaining 29.0% consists of non-family living arrangements, which include lone person households at 23.0% and group households at 6.0%. Average household occupancy sits at 2.6 people, slightly below the 2.7 benchmark recorded for Greater Sydney.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
64.3% of adults in Westmead hold a university qualification, including 35.6% with a bachelor degree and 26.2% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 82% of areas nationally. A further 7.1% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 3,822 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,093 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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Local tertiary attainment significantly outpaces broader indicators, with 64.3% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university credentials, compared to 32.2% across NSW and 30.4% nationally. This educational profile underpins a competitive knowledge-oriented labor force. Bachelor degrees represent 35.6% of qualifications, complemented by postgraduate awards at 26.2% and graduate diplomas at 2.5%. Technical and vocational credentials represent 15.0% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, comprising advanced diplomas at 7.9% and certificates at 7.1%. Participation across educational institutions is substantial, with 34.2% of the local population actively enrolled in study. This group includes 11.6% attending primary school, 8.2% undertaking tertiary education, and 5.5% engaged in secondary schooling.
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Public transport in Westmead reaches 64 stops on 55 routes, timetabled for about 9,700 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 0.5 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 encompasses 64 operating stops across the suburb, combining bus, train, and light rail services. These access points are integrated into 55 distinct transit lines that generate 9,743 weekly passenger trips. Connectivity is strong, with residents residing an average distance of 147 meters from their nearest boarding point. As an outbound commuter base, 53% of workers travel by car, 25% utilize rail services, and 11% commute by walking. Private vehicle ownership stands at 0.5 vehicles per household, tracking below the regional average. In the 2021 Census, 51.4% of workers operated from home, reflecting pandemic conditions.
Across all transit lines, services operate at an average rate of 1,391 trips per day, providing approximately 152 weekly departures at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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82.9% of residents in Westmead report no long-term health condition. 4.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.5% 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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AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality indicate above-average overall health metrics, with common ailments remaining low among the broad population despite higher prevalence within vulnerable senior cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is held by approximately 54% of residents (~9,888 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Diabetes and mental health conditions constitute the primary reported ailments, diagnosed in 4.5% and 4.4% of residents, while 82.9% of the local populace reported no chronic health issues compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Individuals aged 65 and over account for 9.7% of the community (1,761 people), tracking below the Greater Sydney proportion of 15.5%.
While seniors face specific health concerns, broader community health ratings remain favourable against national metrics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
72.2% of Westmead residents were born overseas and 76.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 99% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Indian (33.7%) and Chinese (7.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The local population displays remarkable multicultural diversity, with 76.8% utilizing a non-English language in their homes and 72.2% born overseas. Hinduism is the dominant faith, observed by 47.8% of the community compared to 5.2% across Greater Sydney. Ancestry records reflecting parental country of birth show Indian heritage leading at 33.7% (compared to 3.6% regionally), followed by Other ancestries at 30.2% (against 16.0% regionally) and Chinese background at 7.2%. Several other communities show distinct representations, including Sri Lankan background at 1.0% (versus 0.3% regionally), Lebanese heritage at 2.0% (versus 2.6%), and Korean ancestry at 1.2% (versus 1.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Westmead is 33, younger than 86% of areas nationally. 34.3% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of the area is younger than that of Greater Sydney. Updated estimates for August 2026 show 46.2% of the population situated in the 25 - 44 age cohort, compared to 31.4% across Greater Sydney, with the 45 - 64 bracket making up 15.6% locally against 22.6% regionally. The estimated median age in August 2026 was 33, matching the 2021 Census level and sitting 4 years below the Greater Sydney Census median of 37 and below the national median of 38. Young residents and children aged 0 - 24 have shifted from 30.6% at the Census to an estimated 28.9%.
Forecasts to 2041 indicate the most substantial expansion will occur among senior cohorts aged 65+, increasing by 1,319 residents (75%) to reach 3,080.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Westmead
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 12 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 — 414 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (16,555 at the 2021 Census → 18,158 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 (SAL14278). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.