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Brighton - Pontville has an estimated 7,124 residents, up from 6,449 at the 2021 Census — a change of 675 people, or 10.5%. Growth has averaged 2.4% a year over five years. 228 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Natural increase accounts for 60.4% of that increase. Density is about 80 people per 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 research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Brighton - Pontville stands at approximately 7,124 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 675 residents (10.5%) following the 2021 Census, when the community numbered 6,449 people. Such expansion is deduced using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 7,008 from June 2025 alongside 228 validated new addresses recorded after the Census date. With this demographic level, the locality registers a density of 80 persons per square kilometer, offering generous personal space and substantial capacity for future expansion.
Outperforming both Greater Hobart and the broader SA4 region (4.2%), Brighton - Pontville's 10.5% post-2021 census expansion established it as a primary regional growth hub. The area's expansion stemmed chiefly from natural increase, generating roughly 60.4% of total demographic additions in recent times, whilst overseas migration together with interstate migration also served as positive contributors. Projections compiled by the ABS/Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 utilizing 2022 as their starting baseline, are utilized by AreaSearch across individual SA2 zones. Where local SA2 coverage is absent, as well as for projecting post-2032 age distribution trajectories, LGA/regional projections from the Tasmania State Government published in 2022 using 2021 as a base year are applied via a weighted aggregation framework mapping LGA trends down to SA2 boundaries. Looking toward upcoming demographic patterns, local expansion is anticipated to place within the top quartile nationwide, with projections indicating an addition of 2,081 persons by 2041 relative to the newest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall 27.6% rise across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
225 new dwellings have been approved in Brighton - Pontville over the past five years, an average of 45 a year. That places the area in the 76th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 6 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 45 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 100% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals across Brighton - Pontville have averaged approximately 45 per annum, totaling 225 dwellings over the last 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because an average of 3.5 new residents arrived annually for each home completed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), construction is running well behind demand, typically intensifying buyer rivalry and driving upward pricing momentum, with newly built residences carrying an average construction value of $318,000 in line with wider regional norms. Furthermore, commercial approvals amounting to $27.6 million were logged during this financial year, reflecting a moderate tempo of commercial building.
Compared with Greater Hobart, per-capita building activity across Brighton - Pontville reaches around 75%, placing the locality in the 66th percentile across all assessed zones nationally. All recent residential activity consists exclusively of standalone houses, reinforcing the low-density profile of the neighborhood and catering to purchasers seeking expansive layouts. Notably, builders are delivering traditional standalone properties at a higher rate than the baseline housing mix (85.0% at Census), demonstrating enduring interest in family dwellings despite land use pressures. At roughly 207 people per approval, the district displays the dynamics of an evolving property market. Projections indicate that Brighton - Pontville will take on an additional 1,965 residents leading up to 2041 (benchmarked against the latest quarterly figures from AreaSearch). If current building volumes do not accelerate, new residential stock could fall short of demographic expansion, likely heightening market rivalry among buyers and reinforcing capital value growth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 8 current infrastructure and development projects inside Brighton - Pontville, worth an estimated $115 million. A further 44 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.75 billion. 12 are already under construction and 17 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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Community momentum is heavily shaped by major developments, infrastructure additions, and strategic civic planning. AreaSearch has pinpointed 11 key infrastructure initiatives expected to influence the district. Prominent undertakings encompass the New Brighton High School, the Brighton Town Square Development, the Homes Tasmania Brighton Subdivision, and the Ted Jeffries Memorial Park Upgrade, with the most significant works outlined in the accompanying details.
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Homes Tasmania Brighton Subdivision
Major residential subdivision delivering 109 lots across 10.7 hectares, including 107 residential lots, one commercial lot, and public open space. Approximately 85% of lots will be sold privately with the MyHome shared equity program, while 15% will be retained for social and affordable rental housing.
New Brighton High School
State-of-the-art co-educational high school for Years 7-12 accommodating up to 600 students. Features modern facilities including multi-purpose hall, performing arts space, gymnasium, commercial kitchen and caf,, outdoor learning areas and technologies space.
Brighton Town Square Development
Community-focused town square delivered by Brighton Council in central Brighton next to the new IGA complex. The square provides a lawn for passive play, picnic tables, bench seating, shade sails, native gardens with feature trees, a water play element themed to the Jordan River, catenary lighting and upgraded public amenities to create a civic gathering space for events and everyday use.
Ted Jeffries Memorial Park Upgrade
Staged upgrade of the Ted Jeffries Memorial Park precinct delivering skate park improvements, basketball half court and youth recreation area, expanded car parking including bus parking, soccer pitch upgrades and extensions, new clubrooms and changerooms, off-lead dog park and associated street and drainage works. Funded by the Australian Government ($2.3m) and Brighton Council ($1.1m), the $3.4 million masterplan was completed in 2025 with the clubrooms and changerooms opened by mid-2025. The project won the 2025 IPWEA Tasmania Excellence in Asset Management, Innovation or Sustainability award.
Jordan River Learning Federation School Farm Upgrade
Government-funded upgrade of the JRLF School Farm in Bridgewater/Brighton to enhance agricultural and landcare education pathways, including new learning spaces, paddock-to-plate facilities and community-use areas. Works were completed in 2022 and the facility is now operating as part of the JRLF Senior School.
Housing Land Supply Order (Brighton) 2024 - William Street Rezoning
Strategic rezoning of land from rural to General Residential Zone to facilitate additional housing development. Land described by folios FR 108441/1 and 78100/1, enabling increased residential density in this growth corridor.
Hydrogen Brighton/Bridgewater Project
5MW electrolyser capacity green hydrogen production facility targeting heavy road transport and industrial applications. Includes refuelling station facilities under H2Co Energy brand. Uses renewable power from grid initially, with plans for behind-the-meter solar and power purchase agreements.
Federal Government Growth Precinct Infrastructure Program - Brighton South
Comprehensive $10 million infrastructure package including new sewer pump station, upgrades to Brighton Road, Dylan Street and William Street, and over 1 kilometre of shared pathways connecting township to industrial hub. The project includes construction of sewage pumping station, gravity sewer main, and rising sewer main designed to service 73 hectares of residential and commercial land, supporting up to 600 new homes and the new Brighton High School. Completed February 2025.
3,877 residents of Brighton - Pontville are employed, from a labour force of 4,016. Unemployment sits at 3.5%, with participation at 71.0%. 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 5,680, about 80% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market across Brighton - Pontville features a healthy mix of blue-collar and white-collar roles, with building and construction exhibiting particularly strong prominence, an unemployment level of merely 3.5%, and solid workforce consistency throughout the prior year. By March 2026, employed residents reached 3,877 while the jobless rate sat 0.9% under the 4.4% recorded across Greater Hobart, and labour participation proved exceptionally robust (71.0% against 63.7% in Greater Hobart). In Census records, only 5.4% of employed locals indicated working from home, a metric that may reflect temporary COVID-19 restriction measures.
The primary employment fields for local residents consist of retail trade, construction, and health care & social assistance. Workforce concentration in the building sector is especially pronounced, showing an employment proportion 1.7 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, the education & training sector accounts for merely 5.5% of employed locals, lagging the 10.8% seen across Greater Hobart. Comparing the Census tally of local jobs against the resident worker count indicates that nearby employment positions remain fairly constrained. According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM releases, the local labour force rose by 0.2% over the 12-month period alongside a 0.4% drop in employment, driving the jobless rate up by 0.6 percentage points. Over the same timeframe across Greater Hobart, employment reduced by 0.1%, the workforce expanded by 0.2%, and unemployment climbed 0.3 percentage points. Long-range guidance from Jobs and Skills Australia published in Mar-26 provides additional context on potential workforce requirements within Brighton - Pontville. These five-year and ten-year projections have been applied to the local industry base to model potential workforce changes. Nationally, overall jobs are projected to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though trajectories vary by industry. Mapping these sector projections across the Brighton - Pontville industry distribution points to prospective local job growth of 6.2% across five years and 13.0% across ten years (note that this reflects a weighted mathematical projection for illustration rather than localized demographic modeling).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Brighton - Pontville is $1,630 a week (about $85,000 a year), with median personal income at $833 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $52,595 a year against an average of $57,508. 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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Drawing from AreaSearch's compilation of ATO postcode statistics for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the Brighton - Pontville SA2 recorded a median income of $52,595 and an average income of $57,508. These results trail national benchmarks as well as Greater Hobart's respective medians and averages of $54,577 and $65,190. Factoring in a Wage Price Index rise of 10.95% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $58,354 (median) and $63,805 (average) as of March 2026. Census findings place local family, household, and individual earnings in a moderate band between the 43rd and 55th percentiles.
In terms of earnings brackets, the largest group comprises 38.6% of residents (2,749 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 range, mirroring the wider regional proportion of 32.2%. Affordability constraints remain marked, with residents retaining only 84.5% of income after housing expenses, placing in the 44th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Brighton - Pontville had 2,359 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 85% detached houses and 14% apartments. 54% are owned with a mortgage, 19% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,508 a month. Rent absorbs 21.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, the housing stock in Brighton - Pontville consisted of 84.9% separate houses alongside 15.0% other dwelling types (including apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), relative to 85.3% houses and 14.7% other dwellings throughout metropolitan Hobart. Full home ownership in Brighton - Pontville trailed the metropolitan rate at 27.6%, with remaining homes occupied under a mortgage (53.5%) or rented (18.9%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations stood below the metropolitan benchmark at $1,508, while median weekly rent matched the wider metropolitan rate at $350, set against Hobart metro figures of $1,517 and $350.
Across Australia, mortgage repayments in Brighton - Pontville remain markedly below the nationwide median of $1,863, with rental costs sitting below the national level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Brighton - Pontville counted 2,359 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,606 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 36% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local living arrangements at 78.2%, consisting of couples with children (35.7%), couples without children (27.0%), and single-parent households (14.6%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 21.8%, led by single-person residences at 19.8% and group households at 1.9%. The typical household size stands at 2.7 people, exceeding the Greater Hobart median of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
8.9% of adults in Brighton - Pontville hold a university qualification, including 6.5% with a bachelor degree and 1.4% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 95% of areas nationally. A further 35.8% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 517 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 907 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 attainment levels present ongoing hurdles for the community, as the proportion holding university degrees (8.9%) sits well below the wider SA4 regional figure of 32.8%. This gap highlights both an area of need and an opening for targeted learning programs. Among tertiary qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 6.5%, followed by postgraduate degrees (1.4%) and graduate diplomas (1.0%). Meanwhile, vocational and technical qualifications show extensive coverage, with 43.3% of individuals aged 15+ possessing trade credentials, comprising certificates (35.8%) and advanced diplomas (7.5%). Learning engagement across the area is substantial, with 27.5% of the local population currently enrolled in structured educational programs.
This student cohort comprises 12.3% attending primary school, 6.8% in secondary education, and 2.5% undertaking tertiary studies.
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Public transport in Brighton - Pontville reaches 22 stops on 71 routes, timetabled for about 5,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 590 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.9 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 transit infrastructure in Brighton - Pontville includes 22 active passenger stops accommodating bus services. These network locations are linked by 71 transit routes, generating a combined volume of 5,131 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is categorized as moderate, with local properties situated a median 589 meters from the nearest stop. Given the suburban residential character, outward travel is standard, with private motor vehicles serving as the dominant transport mode at 96%. Vehicle holdings average 1.9 cars per household, surpassing the wider regional average. A modest 5.4% of workers conducted their duties from home (2021 Census; potentially impacted by COVID-19 factors).
Transit service schedules deliver an average of 733 journeys daily across the network, corresponding to roughly 233 departures weekly at each stop.
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66.4% of residents in Brighton - Pontville report no long-term health condition. 5.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Brighton - Pontville point to below-average outcomes, based on AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality statistics. General prevalence of common ailments aligns broadly with standard patterns, though older age groups experience higher rates than the national benchmark, while private health insurance membership is notably constrained at roughly 48% of residents (~3,391 people). This sits below both the Greater Hobart figure of 51.7% and the nationwide level of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the two most prevalent diagnosed illnesses in the district, affecting 10.2 and 9.5% of the population, respectively, while 66.4% of residents reported having no diagnosed long-term medical conditions, compared to 65.5% in Greater Hobart.
Chronic illness rates among working-age individuals tracking above average levels. Residents aged 65 and over comprise 15.2% of the local populace (1,084 people), below the Greater Hobart proportion of 20.1%. While older residents face particular health challenges, their outcomes track lower nationally than the wider local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Brighton - Pontville is largely Australian-born, at 95.2% of residents, with 2.1% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (36.9%) and English (35.3%). 5.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics for Brighton - Pontville sit below broader benchmarks, with 95.2% of locals born within Australia, 95.1% holding citizenship, and 97.9% using exclusively English in their households. Christianity is the predominant faith, practiced by 45.4% of Brighton - Pontville residents compared to 39.8% across Greater Hobart. Evaluating parental birthplace lineages, the three most common ancestral backgrounds in Brighton - Pontville are Australian at 36.9% (considerably above the 28.0% regional level), English at 35.3%, and Irish at 6.8%. Other ancestral groups show distinct variances, including Polish background at 1.0% (compared to 0.8% regionally) and Australian Aboriginal heritage at 5.5% (against 3.0% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Brighton - Pontville is 35, younger than 79% of areas nationally. 28.0% 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 Brighton - Pontville reflects an established family-oriented community. Younger age brackets (0 - 24) represent 31.8% of the populace as at August 2026, outstripping the Greater Hobart share of 27.5%, whereas senior and retiree brackets (65+) make up just 15.2% compared with 20.1% across the wider metropolitan region. The estimated median age stands at 35 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census reading and sitting 4 years younger than Greater Hobart's 39 recorded at that Census. Following the Census, senior cohorts expanded from 13.5% of the community to an estimated 15.2%.
Moving toward 2041, senior brackets are forecast to register the largest numerical increase, expanding by 608 people (56%) to reach 1,693.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Brighton - Pontville
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jun 2026 3 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 Jun 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 228 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (6,449 at the 2021 Census → 7,124 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 (601011002). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.