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The median house price in Wetherill Park is $1.45m, with units at $930k. House values have moved 7.8% a year compounded over five years.
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Wetherill Park has an estimated 6,334 residents, down from 6,412 at the 2021 Census — a change of 78 people, or 1.2%. The population has thinned by an average 0.6% a year over five years, slower than 96% of areas nationally. 117 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 565 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of broader regional ABS population updates and 117 validated new addresses identified following the Census, the suburb of Wetherill Park has an estimated population of approximately 6,334 as of Aug 2026. Compared with the 6,412 residents documented in the 2021 Census, this indicates a reduction of 78 people (1.2%). This figure draws upon an estimated resident population of 6,319 determined by AreaSearch after reviewing the ABS ERP release from June 2025 alongside post-Census address additions. The local population density stands at 565 persons per square kilometer, leaving substantial open space per resident and scope for additional building.
In recent times, population additions were predominantly powered by net overseas migration, which made up around 77.0% of total gains. Population projections produced jointly by the ABS and Geoscience Australia in 2024 (using 2022 as a baseline) are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations, supplemented where needed by NSW State Government SA2 figures published in 2022 using a 2021 base year. Projected age-cohort growth rates from these combined series are carried forward across all districts for 2032 through 2041. In line with these demographic patterns, the suburb of Wetherill Park is projected to experience growth in the lower quartile nationally, adding 144 persons by 2041 under aggregated SA2 modeling and representing an overall increase of 2.0% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
125 new dwellings have been approved in Wetherill Park over the past five years, an average of 25 a year. That is 3.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 6, 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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Examining ABS residential approval figures across statistical boundaries, AreaSearch calculates that Wetherill Park has averaged roughly 25 residential approvals annually, amounting to approximately 125 dwellings across the preceding 5 financial years. During FY-25 to date, 6 approvals have been logged. In the context of recent population contraction, this delivery pace has likely kept step with local demand to provide healthy choices for purchasers, with newly approved dwellings carrying an average expected construction cost of $486,000. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $107.7 million during this financial year, underscoring notable commercial construction activity.
On a per-capita basis, building volumes in Wetherill Park sit at roughly 66% of Greater Sydney's level and place the suburb in the 13th percentile across the nation, pointing to constrained purchasing choice while bolstering interest in existing housing. This rate also sits below national averages, signalling market maturity along with potential physical or planning constraints. Of all newly approved dwellings, standalone houses account for 61.0% while townhouses or apartments make up 39.0%, reflecting an increasing emergence of medium-density formats that diversify price points between standard detached homes and more affordable compact living. This diverges from the current local housing stock (where 89.0% are detached houses), highlighting reduced greenfield site availability, shifting lifestyle needs, and rising appetite for diverse housing typologies. The presence of roughly 1053 people per residential approval illustrates an otherwise subdued development environment. Demographic projections indicate that Wetherill Park will gain 129 residents by 2041 according to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. Looking at prevailing building patterns, prospective residential completions appear well-positioned to satisfy future housing demand, maintaining favorable purchasing conditions and potentially supporting population growth beyond baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Wetherill Park
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 8 current infrastructure and development projects inside Wetherill Park, worth an estimated $2.2 billion. A further 60 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $18.6 billion. 19 are already under construction and 32 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and education & training. 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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Strategic capital works and infrastructure delivery exert significant influence over local growth prospects, with AreaSearch cataloguing 18 projects positioned to affect the surrounding district. Prominent initiatives include the Woolworths Warehouse Distribution Centre Wetherill Park, the ALS Sydney Smithfield Refurbishment, the Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate Renewal & Expansion, and the Brenan Park Upgrade.
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Prospect Pre-treatment Plant
Sydney Water is building a new Pre-treatment Plant adjacent to the existing Prospect Water Filtration Plant, delivered via the Suez Acciona Joint Venture. The facility pre-treats raw water from major dams and reservoirs to ensure safe drinking water continuity during extreme weather events. The project reached a key construction milestone in 2025 with the first major concrete pour for the Densadeg base slab and is expected to be operational in late 2027.
Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate Renewal & Expansion
A multi-billion dollar revitalisation of one of the Southern Hemisphere's largest industrial hubs. The precinct is seeing major new developments including the nearly complete ESR Wetherill Industry Park and Centuria's 'Network 88' (74-94 Newton Road), which is currently withdrawn for redevelopment planning. Centennial recently acquired a 2.05ha site for the MetroLink Estate, with construction on new warehouse space starting mid-2026. Supporting these works is the $190 million Horsley Drive Upgrade (Stage 1), with construction tenders for the M7 interchange widening expected by mid-2026 to facilitate better freight flow.
Brenan Park Smithfield Upgrade
Fairfield City Council is delivering a major upgrade of Brenan Park to create a district destination park featuring a large all-abilities playground, climbing tower, flying fox, water play, nature play, in-ground trampolines, outdoor fitness, picnic facilities, landscaping, improved accessibility and supporting recreation infrastructure. Detailed design was completed during 2025-2026, with construction scheduled to commence in January 2027 following planning and design completion.
Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment
The $630 million Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment delivers modern acute healthcare facilities to support the expanding community in South Western Sydney. The project delivers a new multi-storey clinical services building housing an expanded Emergency Department, new Intensive Care Unit, modern operating theatres, medical imaging suites, and upgraded inpatient wards. Led by Health Infrastructure NSW with lead architect Architectus, site preparation and construction works are progressing across the Prairiewood campus.
Woolworths Warehouse Distribution Centre Wetherill Park
Proposed state significant development for a major chilled and fresh food warehouse and distribution centre for Woolworths Group. The facility is intended to consolidate multiple existing distribution operations and service more than 250 supermarkets across NSW. The proposal includes extensive cold storage, 24-hour operations, loading docks, vehicle parking and associated infrastructure. As of the latest NSW Planning Portal update, the State Significant Development application has been withdrawn and has not proceeded to approval.
Stockland Wetherill Park Shopping Centre Completed Expansion
Major $228 million expansion completed in 2016 adding 5,600sqm retail space. Features 12-screen Hoyts cinema, 24-hour gym, Kinchin Lane dining precinct, and 200+ specialty stores. Serves as major regional shopping destination for Western Sydney.
Bettergrow Resource Recovery Facility Wetherill Park
Resource recovery and waste management facility for organic waste processing. Multiple modifications approved for enhanced capacity and operational improvements. Serves broader Western Sydney waste management needs with advanced processing technology.
Fairfield Showground Community and Events Centre
The Fairfield Showground Community and Events Centre is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility. It features a large exhibition and performance hall with seating for 3,000, multipurpose sports courts for basketball, futsal, volleyball, and gymnastics, a spacious foyer, function rooms, an open-air courtyard, and a covered forecourt. Approved in April 2026, it will host major trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, and indoor sports.
2,398 residents of Wetherill Park are employed, from a labour force of 2,599. Unemployment sits at 7.7%, with participation at 50.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 14,602, about 2.3 times 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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A capable local labour force with broad industry coverage characterizes Wetherill Park, where statistical area aggregations by AreaSearch show an unemployment rate of 7.7% and annual employment growth estimated at 2.2%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 2,398, yet local unemployment remained 3.6% higher than Greater Sydney's 4.1%, leaving clear scope for improvement, while the participation rate of 50.1% trailed Greater Sydney's 68.9% by a considerable margin. At the Census, 32.2% of workers reported working from home, a figure influenced by Covid-19 travel restrictions. Major employers of local residents comprise health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction.
The community displays an exceptionally high degree of concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where its employment proportion reaches 1.8 times the broader metropolitan level. In contrast, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, engaging just 5.9% of local workers relative to 11.5% throughout Greater Sydney. With 3.0 jobs situated locally for every resident worker at the Census, the suburb operates as a prominent employment destination that draws substantial workforce inflows from surrounding districts. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM data across broader statistical boundaries indicate that during the twelve months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 2.2% alongside a 1.8% expansion in the labour pool, reducing local unemployment by 0.4 percentage points. Across Greater Sydney over the same interval, employment rose by 1.9%, the labour force increased by 1.9%, and unemployment declined slightly. National employment projections released in Mar-26 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide additional perspective on long-term labor demand. When these five-year (+6.6% nationally) and ten-year (+13.7% nationally) forecasts are weighted across Wetherill Park's current industry distribution, local employment is projected to expand by 6.2% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (representing a direct industry weighting model for illustrative context that excludes local population adjustments).
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Median household income in Wetherill Park is $1,556 a week (about $81,000 a year), with median personal income at $536 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $49,621 a year against an average of $63,786. 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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Taxation data released by the ATO for financial year 2023 at postcode level and compiled by AreaSearch indicates that taxpayers in the suburb of Wetherill Park earned a median income of $49,621 and an average income of $63,786. These results fall below national benchmarks and compare with Greater Sydney medians of $60,817 and averages of $83,003. Applying cumulative Wage Price Index gains of 10.32% since financial year 2023 generates updated March 2026 estimates of $54,742 (median) and $70,369 (average). Census 2021 statistics place personal weekly earnings at the 5th percentile ($536 weekly), whereas household earnings placed higher at the 38th percentile.
In terms of distribution, 29.9% of residents (1,893 people) fall within the $1,500 - 2,999 income band, mirroring regional proportions of 30.9%. With only 82.8% of income remaining after housing costs (38th percentile), local households experience substantial mortgage and rental pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wetherill Park had 1,966 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 89% detached houses and 2% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 43% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 30.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the residential landscape in Wetherill Park is composed of 88.9% standalone houses and 11.1% other dwelling types including semi-detached dwellings and apartments, whereas Greater Sydney features 55.9% standalone houses and 44.1% alternate dwelling categories. Outright home ownership is particularly widespread at 43.2%—surpassing the broader metropolitan rate—while remaining households are paying off a mortgage (30.4%) or renting (26.4%). Typical monthly mortgage payments stood at $2,000 (below Greater Sydney's $2,427), while typical weekly rent was $480 (against $470 across Sydney). Compared to Australian benchmarks, mortgage commitments exceed the national norm of $1,863, and rent levels sit well above the nationwide average of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wetherill Park counted 1,966 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.2 people each. 45% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 13% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 85.7% of all local households, divided between couples with children at 44.6%, couples without children at 24.3%, and single-parent households at 15.5%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 14.3%, comprising lone-person residences (13.4%) and group households (1.1%). The average household size sits at 3.2 people, exceeding the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
17.3% of adults in Wetherill Park hold a university qualification, including 13.0% with a bachelor degree and 3.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.7% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 646 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,005 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 levels in the suburb present an area for developmental focus, as only 17.3% of residents hold university credentials compared to 38.0% across Greater Sydney. Bachelor degrees constitute the largest share at 13.0%, while postgraduate qualifications represent 3.2% and graduate diplomas 1.1%. Vocational and trade training is widespread, with 28.4% of residents aged 15+ possessing non-higher-education credentials, divided between advanced diplomas (9.7%) and certificates (18.7%). Community participation in formal study is substantial, engaging 28.1% of the local population. Within this student cohort, 9.6% are attending primary school, 8.5% are enrolled in secondary education, and 4.1% are undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Wetherill Park reaches 135 stops on 37 routes, timetabled for about 2,600 services a week. The typical home sits about 130 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.6 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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Local public transit infrastructure features 135 active bus boarding locations across Wetherill Park. A network of 37 separate routes connects these stops, generating 2,638 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is strong, with typical walking distances of 131 meters to the nearest stop. Given the suburb's residential character, commuter travel is heavily outbound: private motor vehicles account for 89% of journeys and rail transit represents 6%. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.6 vehicles, above the metropolitan norm. Additionally, 32.2% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census under pandemic-era settings. Across the entire bus network, service frequency stands at 376 trips per day, delivering approximately 19 weekly trips per stop.
The accompanying visual mapping highlights the 100 closest transit stops relative to the center of the suburb.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.3% of residents in Wetherill Park report no long-term health condition. 9.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.2% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.6 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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Public health metrics in Wetherill Park show generally positive outcomes according to AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality statistics. Chronic illness rates among the wider population remain low and align closely with national averages among older cohorts, while private health insurance uptake stands at approximately 52% (~3,304 people), slightly exceeding the typical SA2 average yet trailing Greater Sydney's 59.9%. Arthritis and diabetes represent the most prevalent diagnosed conditions, affecting 8.6 and 6.7% of residents respectively, whereas 72.3% of the community reported having no long-term health conditions (compared with 74.6% across Greater Sydney).
Favorable health measures are particularly apparent among residents aged under 65. The community includes 1,412 individuals aged 65 and over (22.3% of the population), outpacing Greater Sydney's 15.5% share. While older residents record better-than-average wellness outcomes, their relative national ranking sits lower than that of younger demographic cohorts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
55.5% of Wetherill Park residents were born overseas and 65.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 96% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (9.6%) and Italian (8.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced across Wetherill Park, where 55.5% of the population was born abroad and 65.8% communicate in a language other than English within the home. Christianity constitutes the predominant faith, practiced by 74.3% of residents compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. Looking at parental lineage, the three largest ancestral backgrounds in Wetherill Park are Other at 39.3% (surpassing the regional benchmark of 16.0%), Australian at 9.6% (below the regional proportion of 17.8%), and Italian at 8.2%. Specific European ancestries show marked local concentrations, including Spanish at 2.2% (against 0.6% regionally), Croatian at 2.9% (against 0.7%), and Serbian at 1.5% (against 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wetherill Park is 40. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 26.9% 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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Demographic patterns in the suburb of Wetherill Park lean toward mature age groups. Based on updates to August 2026, seniors and retirees aged 65+ make up 22.3% of the population versus 15.5% across Greater Sydney, whereas young to middle-aged adults (25 - 44) constitute 25.9% compared to 31.4% regionally. The estimated median age reached 40 as at August 2026, down from 41 at the 2021 Census but remaining 3 years older than Greater Sydney's 37 recorded during that Census. Mature adults aged 45 - 64 have receded from 25.1% to an estimated 20.1% since the Census.
Looking forward to 2041, retirees and elderly residents are projected to drive population gains, adding 373 residents (26%) to reach 1,785, while cohorts of children, young adults, and adults aged 25 - 44 are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wetherill Park
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 8 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 — 117 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (6,412 at the 2021 Census → 6,334 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 (SAL14281). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.