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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 6,331 residents, down from 6,412 at the 2021 Census — a change of 81 people, or 1.3%. The population has thinned by an average 0.6% a year over five years, slower than 96% of areas nationally. 115 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 ABS population updates evaluated for the surrounding region and subsequent address validations conducted by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Wetherill Park has an estimated population of 6,331 as of May 2026. This indicates a decline of 81 individuals (1.3%) relative to the 2021 Census, which recorded 6,412 residents. This shift is calculated from a resident population of 6,313, determined by AreaSearch using the latest ABS ERP release from June 2025 alongside an additional 115 validated new addresses since the Census. With these numbers, the population density stands at 564 persons per square kilometer, which represents a low-density environment with capacity for future growth.
The primary contributor to local population growth was overseas migration, accounting for approximately 77.0% of total gains in recent times. AreaSearch utilizes population projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline. For locations where this data is unavailable, projections are sourced from the NSW State Government's SA2 figures published in 2022 with a 2021 baseline. Age-specific growth trajectories from these sources are applied to local areas for the years 2032 to 2041. Future projections suggest growth will rank in the lowest national quartile, with the suburb of Wetherill Park projected to add 154 residents by 2041, representing a total increase of 2.1% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
142 new dwellings have been approved in Wetherill Park over the past five years, an average of 28 a year. That is 4.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 27 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 59% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 5, 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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AreaSearch's analysis of building approvals sourced from ABS statistical areas reveals that the suburb of Wetherill Park averages about 28 approved residential properties each year. This includes an estimated 142 dwellings approved during the last 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25, and 5 approvals during FY-26 to date. Given the local population contraction, the supply of housing has successfully aligned with demand to maintain a balanced market offering ample choice for purchasers, with new builds averaging a construction cost of $498,000, signaling a development preference for high-end, premium properties.
Furthermore, commercial approvals have reached $107.7 million during this financial year, demonstrating significant commercial construction activity. When compared to Greater Sydney on a per-capita basis, the suburb of Wetherill Park exhibits a similar volume of development activity, preserving a market equilibrium that aligns with the wider metropolitan region. Upcoming residential builds consist of 59.0% detached houses and 41.0% multi-unit or attached dwellings, indicating an evolving mix of attached housing designs that cater to varied budgets, ranging from large family residences to more affordable, compact layouts. This represents a distinct departure from the current residential mix, which consists of 89.0% houses, pointing to a shrinking supply of vacant land, evolving lifestyle preferences, and a growing demand for diverse, budget-friendly accommodation. The ratio of 351 people per single dwelling approval highlights a relatively quiet and low-intensity development climate. Demographic projections indicate that the suburb of Wetherill Park is on track to add 136 residents by 2041, based on the latest quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. If development continues at its current pace, the supply of new housing is expected to easily accommodate this demand, sustaining favorable purchasing conditions and potentially paving the way for population increases that exceed current forecasts.
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 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 $15.1 billion. 20 are already under construction and 31 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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Local infrastructure projects, planning initiatives, and major developments play a key role in regional performance. AreaSearch has identified 18 projects expected to influence the local area. Significant projects 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, with the most relevant ones detailed in the list below.
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Prospect Pre-treatment Plant
Sydney Water is building a new Pre-treatment Plant (PPTP) adjacent to the existing Prospect Water Filtration Plant, which supplies drinking water to over 4.2 million people and around 85 percent of Greater Sydney. The Suez Acciona Joint Venture is delivering the design and construction. The new facility will pre-treat raw water drawn from Warragamba Dam, the Upper Nepean dams and Prospect Reservoir before it enters the main filtration plant, ensuring continuity of safe drinking water during storms, bushfires, droughts and other extreme weather events that affect raw water quality.Package 1 includes the standalone 500 megalitres per day pre-treatment plant with a new raw water inlet channel, screening, raw water pumping station, advanced clarification (Densadeg), chemical storage and dosing, residuals handling, an administration building, laboratory, workshop, SCADA control system and supporting site services. Packages 2 and 3 cover flood works including a new tilting gate emergency release point to Prospect Reservoir, plus upgrades to the existing filtration plant including solids and residuals handling and new backwash recovery pumps. The project reached a key construction milestone in 2025 with the first major concrete pour for the Densadeg base slab, involving 570 cubic metres of concrete and 350 tonnes of steel reinforcement, using a low-carbon concrete mix with 55 percent supplementary cementitious material. The plant 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.
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.
Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment
The $630 million upgrade includes a new multi-storey clinical services building featuring an expanded Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Medical Imaging, and new operating theatres. Early works involving the expansion of ground-level car parking commenced in March 2026, with a new five-storey car park also planned to support increased campus capacity.
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.
2,394 residents of Wetherill Park are employed, from a labour force of 2,593. Unemployment sits at 7.7%, with participation at 50.0%. 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 14,597, 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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The suburb of Wetherill Park is home to a skilled labor force working across a range of industries, with an unemployment rate of 7.7% and an estimated annual employment growth rate of 2.1%, based on AreaSearch statistical area aggregations. As of March 2026, working residents numbered 2,394, while the unemployment rate was 3.5% higher than the Greater Sydney rate of 4.1%, indicating potential for labor market improvements. Additionally, the workforce participation rate of 50.0% is substantially lower than the metropolitan rate of 69.1%. Census data indicates that 32.2% of working residents performed their jobs from home, a figure that may reflect the influence of pandemic-related restrictions.
Local residents are predominantly employed in the healthcare & social assistance, retail trade, and construction sectors. There is a particularly high concentration of workers in transport, postal & warehousing, with employment rates in this sector reaching 1.8 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical services are underrepresented, accounting for 5.9% of workers compared to the metropolitan average of 11.5%. With a ratio of 3.0 workers for every local resident at the time of the Census, the suburb of Wetherill Park operates as a significant employment center, offering more jobs than it has residents and drawing commuters from neighboring suburbs. Based on SALM and ABS data analyzed by AreaSearch for the broader statistical region, during the 12 months ending March 2026, local employment grew by 2.1% and the labor force increased by 1.6%, leading to a decrease in the unemployment rate of 0.4 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Sydney saw employment rise by 1.9% and the labor force expand by 1.9%, while its unemployment rate fell slightly. National employment projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25 offer additional context on future labor demand within the suburb of Wetherill Park. These projections, spanning five and ten years, have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future growth. While national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trends vary widely by sector. Applying these national sector trends to the local industry mix indicates that employment in the suburb of Wetherill Park is projected to rise by 6.2% over five years and 12.9% over ten years, representing a basic weighted projection for illustration rather than a localized population forecast.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
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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Aggregated postcode-level ATO records for the financial year 2023 indicate that the suburb of Wetherill Park registered a median taxpayer income of $49,621 and an average income of $63,786. These figures are below national averages and compare to a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003 across Greater Sydney. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index increase of 10.32% since the financial year 2023, estimates for March 2026 would be approximately $54,742 for the median and $70,369 for the average. In the 2021 Census, individual weekly earnings lagged at the 5th percentile ($536 weekly), though household incomes performed better at the 38th percentile.
Income distribution details show that 29.9% of the local population (1,892 residents) earn between $1,500 - 2,999, which is very similar to the Greater Sydney proportion of 30.9%. Affordability challenges remain substantial, with residents retaining only 82.8% of their income after housing costs, placing the area in the 38th percentile.
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 housing stock in the suburb of Wetherill Park consisted of 88.9% detached houses and 11.1% other housing styles, such as townhouses and apartments, compared to metropolitan Sydney where houses made up 55.9% and other dwellings accounted for 44.1%. Home ownership rates in the suburb of Wetherill Park were higher than the Sydney metro average, with 43.2% of residents owning their homes outright, while the remaining properties were mortgaged (30.4%) or rented (26.4%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $2,000 was lower than the Sydney metro average of $2,427, while the median weekly rent was $480 compared to the metropolitan average of $470.
On a national level, mortgage costs in the suburb of Wetherill Park exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and median rents are also higher than the national figure 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 households, consisting of couples with children at 44.6%, couples without children at 24.3%, and single-parent homes at 15.5%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 14.3%, with single-person households representing 13.4% and group households at 1.1%. The median household occupancy is 3.2 persons, which is larger than 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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Educational data highlights a lower rate of university attainment in the suburb of Wetherill Park, where 17.3% of residents hold a degree compared to the Greater Sydney average of 38.0%. This gap presents an opportunity for targeted educational support. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 13.0%, with postgraduate degrees at 3.2% and graduate diplomas at 1.1%. Vocational and technical training are highly represented, with 28.4% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational qualifications, including advanced diplomas at 9.7% and certificates at 18.7%. A high proportion of residents are engaged in studies, with 28.1% of the population enrolled in an educational institution.
This includes 9.6% attending primary schools, 8.5% in secondary schools, and 4.1% enrolled in tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Wetherill Park reaches 135 stops on 37 routes, timetabled for about 3,000 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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Public transport analysis shows that the suburb of Wetherill Park has 135 active transit stops, which consist of bus services. These stops are served by 37 different routes, providing a total of 2,959 passenger trips each week. Transport access is highly rated, with residents living an average of 131 meters from the nearest stop. The area is primarily residential, and the majority of residents travel outside the suburb for work. Private vehicles are the main mode of travel, accounting for 89% of commutes, while train travel accounts for 6%. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.6 cars, which is higher than the regional average.
A total of 32.2% of residents worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-era conditions. Transit service frequency averages 422 runs per day across all routes, which is equivalent to about 21 weekly runs per individual stop. The accompanying map displays the 100 closest stops relative to the central coordinate.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
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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The suburb of Wetherill Park displays favorable health metrics based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality rates and chronic health issues. The prevalence of common illnesses remains low in the general population and is close to the national average for older, higher-risk groups, while the rate of private health insurance coverage is slightly higher than the average SA2 area at approximately 52% of the population, representing about 3,302 people. This is lower than the Greater Sydney average of 59.9%. Arthritis and diabetes were the most common medical diagnoses, affecting 8.6% and 6.7% of local residents, respectively.
Meanwhile, 72.3% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney. Health outcomes for residents under the age of 65 are better than average. Residents aged 65 and over make up 22.8% of the local population (1,443 people), which exceeds the Greater Sydney average of 15.5%. Senior health outcomes are above average, though they rank lower nationally than the younger demographics in the area.
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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The suburb of Wetherill Park is a highly multicultural community, with 55.5% of the population born outside of Australia and 65.8% of households speaking a language other than English at home. Christianity is the dominant religion, practiced by 74.3% of residents, which is higher than the Greater Sydney average of 49.2%. Looking at parental country of birth, the top ancestral backgrounds in the suburb of Wetherill Park are Other at 39.3%, which is higher than the regional average of 16.0%, Australian at 9.6%, which is lower than the regional average of 17.8%, and Italian at 8.2%.
There are also distinct concentrations of other ancestral groups, with Spanish ancestry at 2.2% compared to 0.6% regionally, Croatian at 2.9% compared to 0.7% regionally, and Serbian at 1.5% compared to 0.5% regionally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wetherill Park is 40. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 26.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age in the suburb of Wetherill Park is 40 years, slightly older than the Greater Sydney median of 37 and the national median of 38. Compared to metropolitan Sydney, there is an overrepresentation of residents in the 65 - 74 age group (14.0% locally) and an underrepresentation of those aged 45 - 54 (7.3%). Since 2021, the 15 to 24 age bracket has increased from 11.5% to 13.8% of the population, and the 75 to 84 bracket grew from 5.7% to 7.0%, while the 45 to 54 cohort decreased from 11.8% to 7.3%.
Demographic projections indicate the age profile will change by 2041. The 75 to 84 age group is expected to grow by 184 people (42%), rising from 443 to 628. Notably, residents aged 65 and over will represent 95% of all population growth, highlighting the aging demographic. Conversely, the 55 to 64 and 15 to 24 groups are projected to decrease in size.
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 Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 last month 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 Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 115 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (6,412 at the 2021 Census → 6,331 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL14281). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.