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Kingston - Huntingfield has an estimated 14,511 residents, up from 13,473 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,038 people, or 7.7%. Growth has averaged 1.6% a year over five years. 467 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 64.1% of that increase. That puts 235 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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As of Aug 2026, demographic research from AreaSearch places the population of Kingston - Huntingfield at roughly 14,511 residents. This represents an addition of 1,038 individuals, or a 7.7% expansion, relative to the 13,473 inhabitants counted in the 2021 Census. Such growth is derived from an ABS estimated resident population figure of 14,371 recorded in June 2025 alongside 467 validated new addresses logged post-Census. With 234 persons per square kilometer, the locality maintains a generous spatial profile that leaves substantial capacity for incoming expansion. Kingston - Huntingfield's 7.7% increase since the 2021 census positioned it at the forefront of regional expansion, outpacing both the wider SA4 region at 4.2% and Greater Hobart.
Inbound overseas migration formed the backbone of this trajectory, generating around 64.1% of total population gains in recent reporting periods. Long-term outlooks incorporate ABS and Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 using 2022 baseline figures. Where SA2 coverage is incomplete, and for tracking age-cohort trends beyond 2032, models incorporate the Tasmanian State Government Regional/LGA projections issued in 2022 with a 2021 base, adjusted via weighted population aggregation from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Moving forward, the district is slated for higher growth than the median across Australian statistical areas. Projections grounded in the latest annual ERP numbers indicate that by 2041, the community will expand by 2,851 residents, achieving an overall 18.7% rise over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
348 new dwellings have been approved in Kingston - Huntingfield over the past five years, an average of 69 a year. That places the area in the 77th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 70 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 66% 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 Kingston - Huntingfield have averaged approximately 69 dwellings annually, accumulating 348 approved homes across the past 5 financial years. Between FY-22 and FY-26, the area added an average of 3.1 incoming occupants each year for every home built over the past 5 financial years, creating an environment where demand substantially outstrips new supply and places upward pressure on home prices. Newly built residences have carried an average value of $379,000. In addition, $9.0 million worth of commercial approvals was registered during the current financial year, underscoring the district's predominantly residential profile.
Per capita residential construction in Kingston - Huntingfield runs 50.0% above the level observed in Greater Hobart, affording prospective purchasers a broader selection of housing. Recent building activity has been split between 66.0% detached dwellings and 34.0% attached dwellings, reflecting a growing mix of medium-density stock that caters to varying budgets, spanning larger family properties to entry-level compact options. This marks a notable change for a market where existing stock is 90.0% standalone houses, signaling both land constraints for traditional subdivisions and an evolving preference for accessible, diversified housing. A ratio of approximately 282 persons per approved dwelling further highlights an evolving local market. Demographic projections from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate indicate that Kingston - Huntingfield is on track to add 2,711 residents through to 2041. Although current building activity is tracking projected expansion at a reasonable rate, ongoing population gains could tighten conditions and intensify buyer competition over time.
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 11 current infrastructure and development projects inside Kingston - Huntingfield, worth an estimated $550 million. A further 56 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $7.4 billion. 21 are already under construction and 19 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Capital investments and urban planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping local outcomes, with AreaSearch cataloging 19 notable projects expected to influence the district. Prominent developments include Kings Quarter, the JackJumpers High Performance Training Centre, the Tasmania Devils AFL High Performance Centre, alongside the Kingston Bypass Duplication and Algona Road Roundabout Upgrade.
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Kings Quarter
Kings Quarter is a major mixed-use urban renewal project at Kingston Park on the former Kingston High School site, delivered by Traders in Purple with Kingborough Council's public open space program. Stage 1 Birch Row homes have sold and construction is complete, Hutchinson Builders completed a later 62-house and townhouse stage with the residents' clubhouse in 2024, and future precinct phases are planned to add retail, entertainment, commercial, health and community facilities.
Tasmania Devils AFL High Performance Centre
A 115 million dollar high-performance training and administration facility for the Tasmania Devils AFL and AFLW teams at the Kingborough Sports Precinct. The state-of-the-art hub features a full gymnasium, recovery pools, infrared saunas, and an indoor training field. It includes a 80-seat lecture theatre, medical suites, and administrative space for 80 staff, alongside community-accessible spaces including a cafe and club merchandise store.
Tasmania JackJumpers and Jewels High Performance Training Centre
Purpose-built high performance training centre for the Tasmania JackJumpers NBL team and Tasmania Jewels WNBL team within the Kingborough Sports Precinct. The facility includes two basketball courts including a show court, gymnasium, medical and rehabilitation areas, recovery facilities, administration offices, meeting rooms, merchandise shop and community basketball access. Construction commenced in June 2025 with works reported on schedule.
Kingston Bypass Duplication and Algona Road Roundabout Upgrade
Major road upgrade delivering a grade-separated interchange to replace the Algona Road roundabout, duplication of the Kingston Bypass to two lanes in each direction, a new shared use path, a funded pedestrian overpass linking Huntingfield Park and Ride to Hollyhock Drive, and safety improvements at the Maddocks Road intersection. The project is progressing through environmental approvals, with major construction expected to commence in early 2027.
Huntingfield Land Release
Government-led subdivision delivering about 460 lots in Kingborough. As of June 2026, construction has begun on the first new homes, with stage 2 lots released for sale as house and land packages. Approximately 15 percent of lots will be kept for social and affordable rental housing, alongside a planned commercial zone and 37.5 ha of open space.
Spring Farm Village
A $50 million next-generation retail precinct in Kingston, Tasmania, developed by Tipalea Partners. It features the largest Coles supermarket in Kingston at 4,200 sqm with drive-through click and collect, Chemist Warehouse's first regional superstore, a medical centre, outdoor dining, and over 15 specialty retailers. The centre includes sustainable features such as a full solar array, electric vehicle charging stations, free Wi-Fi, and cloud-based CCTV. Construction began in early 2025 and is expected to be completed by mid-2026, creating over 1,100 jobs during construction and operation.
Kingston Park Playground and Community Hub
The Kingston Park Playground and Community Hub is a modern nature-based facility providing play spaces for all ages and abilities, inspired by local Tasmanian fauna and habitats. It includes nine distinct play areas, BBQ shelters, a pump track, outdoor gym zones, walking paths connected to Whitewater Creek Track, and amenities such as toilets, drinking fountains, and picnic tables. The hub offers community spaces like an auditorium, cafe, and meeting rooms.
Kings Quarter (Kingston Park Masterplan)
Kings Quarter is a multi-stage masterplanned community by Traders In Purple on the former Kingston High School site. Stages 1 and 2, including 142 homes and the residents Clubhouse, have been completed. The approved next residential stage comprises a six-storey park-front apartment building with around 50 apartments. Future stages will deliver additional housing together with retail, commercial, health and community facilities across the wider precinct.
7,454 residents of Kingston - Huntingfield are employed, from a labour force of 7,694. Unemployment sits at 3.1%, with participation at 64.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Kingston - Huntingfield maintains a highly educated labor pool, substantial representation across vital public and community sectors, an unemployment rate of just 3.1%, and sustained employment stability over the preceding twelve months. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 7,454, while local joblessness sat 1.3% beneath the 4.4% recorded across Greater Hobart. Labor force participation aligned closely with the 63.7% benchmark seen in Greater Hobart. At the Census, working from home was documented for a modest 9.8% of the workforce, though figures may reflect the impact of pandemic lockdowns. Local workers are predominantly engaged in health care & social assistance, public administration & safety, as well as education & training.
Health care & social assistance accounts for 15.9% of resident employment, slightly under the regional share of 17.3%. While internal employment is available, the ratio of Census-recorded working population to resident counts suggests a significant portion of residents travel outside the area for work. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics shows that during the year leading to March 2026, the local workforce grew by 0.1% alongside no net decrease in employment, which led to a 0.2 percentage points uptick in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Hobart experienced a 0.1% contraction in employment, a 0.2% labor force increase, and a 0.3 percentage points rise in unemployment. Additional guidance on potential workforce shifts comes from Jobs and Skills Australia forecasts released in Mar-26, which project five and ten-year trends mapped across the local industry profile. While national jobs are anticipated to increase by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years with significant divergence between industries, applying these national sector-level projections to the local workforce composition points to an estimated local employment rise of 6.6% over five years and 13.6% over ten years (calculated as a simple weighted extrapolation for illustrative purposes without factoring in localized population shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Kingston - Huntingfield is $1,544 a week (about $80,000 a year), with median personal income at $757 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,995 a year against an average of $62,871. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 reveals personal earnings in the Kingston - Huntingfield SA2 trailing national benchmarks. The area registered a median taxable income of $53,995 and an average of $62,871, below the respective Greater Hobart figures of $54,577 and $65,190. Factoring in 10.95% growth in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $59,907 for median income and $69,755 for average income as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census places local personal, family, and household earnings around the 38th to 39th percentiles nationally.
A share of 33.8% of residents (4,904 persons) earns within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, mirroring the broader regional distribution of 32.2%. Affordability constraints are acute, leaving only 83.9% of disposable income intact (ranking at the 39th percentile), while the area's overall SEIFA income score sits in the 5th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Kingston - Huntingfield had 5,182 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 90% detached houses and 1% apartments. 37% are owned with a mortgage, 29% rented and 34% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,626 a month. Rent absorbs 24.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing landscape in Kingston - Huntingfield comprised 89.7% separate houses and 10.3% semi-detached, apartment, or other dwellings, contrasting with Hobart metro where houses formed 85.3% and other formats represented 14.7%. Outright home ownership matched Hobart metro at 34.1%, while 37.1% of homes were held under a mortgage and 28.9% were occupied by renters. Median monthly mortgage commitments were higher than the metropolitan benchmark at $1,626 compared to $1,517 for Hobart metro, and median weekly rent stood at $380 against Hobart metro's $350. Relative to Australia-wide metrics, local mortgage payments sit substantially beneath the national average of $1,863, whereas local rent slightly exceeds the national standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Kingston - Huntingfield counted 5,182 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,581 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 29% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 69.8% of households in the area, divided into 29.2% couples with children, 27.2% childless couples, and 12.4% one-parent households. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 30.2%, consisting of 26.3% single-person dwellings and 3.8% group homes. The typical household consists of 2.5 persons, slightly exceeding the 2.4 average recorded across Greater Hobart.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
36.1% of adults in Kingston - Huntingfield hold a university qualification, including 21.6% with a bachelor degree and 11.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 20.4% hold a vocational qualification. 8 schools serve the area, with 3,304 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,050 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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Residents of Kingston - Huntingfield achieve qualification levels well above broader benchmarks, with 36.1% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university degrees, compared to 25.5% across TAS and 30.4% across Australia, equipping the population well for knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees constitute 21.6% of qualifications, supplemented by 11.1% in postgraduate studies and 3.4% holding graduate diplomas. Technical and vocational credentials also form a solid foundation, with 30.4% of those aged 15+ holding trade qualifications, comprising 10.0% advanced diplomas and 20.4% certificate-level accreditations. Formal study participation is widespread across the population, with 29.6% of residents currently attending educational institutions.
This includes 9.6% engaged in primary schooling, 7.4% attending secondary school, and 5.9% enrolled in tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Kingston - Huntingfield reaches 54 stops on 102 routes, timetabled for about 6,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 440 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 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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Network assessments identify 54 active public transit stops throughout Kingston - Huntingfield offering bus services. These facilities are linked across 102 distinct bus routes that deliver a combined 6,916 weekly passenger services. Transit accessibility is moderate, with dwellings positioned an average of 439 meters from their closest stop. Given the area's residential role, outward commuting is standard; private vehicles serve as the main mode of travel at 86%, while buses carry 9%. Households hold an average of 1.4 vehicles. Working from home accounted for 9.8% of workers in the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Bus services run at an overall average of 988 trips per day across the network, generating approximately 128 weekly departures per individual stop.
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67.2% of residents in Kingston - Huntingfield report no long-term health condition. 6.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% 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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Evaluations of mortality and long-term health conditions by AreaSearch indicate that health indicators in Kingston - Huntingfield sit near national averages, with chronic disease prevalence aligning with standard levels generally, though elevated among older residents. Private health insurance coverage covers roughly 50% of residents (~7,313 individuals), which sits under the 55.7% national benchmark. Mental health conditions and arthritis represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments locally, recorded among 10.2% and 9.2% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 67.2% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, outperforming the Greater Hobart average of 65.5%.
Health among working-age cohorts remains standard. Residents aged 65 and above number 2,791 persons (19.2% of the population), exhibiting more complex health needs while maintaining a favorable standing relative to senior cohorts nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
26.2% of Kingston - Huntingfield residents were born overseas and 18.1% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.7%) and Australian (25.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Kingston - Huntingfield exhibits a higher degree of cultural variety than most surrounding areas, with 26.2% of inhabitants born abroad and 18.1% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity is the predominant religious affiliation, encompassing 41.7% of the community. Hinduism forms a distinct minority community at 2.2% of residents, compared to 2.8% throughout Greater Hobart. When examining parental birthplace, the primary ancestries reported in Kingston - Huntingfield are English at 29.7%, Australian at 25.7%, and Irish at 7.7%. Other distinct ethnic representations include Dutch backgrounds comprising 3.2% of the population (compared to 1.5% across the region), Korean at 0.6% (against 0.2%), and Chinese heritage at 6.3% (versus 2.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Kingston - Huntingfield is 36. 26.1% 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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Age distributions in Kingston - Huntingfield correspond closely with Greater Hobart across broad cohorts, with differences not exceeding 1.8 percentage points. The median age was an estimated 36 as at August 2026, remaining level with the 2021 Census and sitting 3 years younger than the Greater Hobart median of 39 recorded at that time. Since the Census, the most prominent shift has occurred within the senior demographic (65+), which grew from 17.9% to an estimated 19.2%. Concurrently, the 25 to 34 age bracket declined from 17.7% to an estimated 15.1%, while the 35 to 44 cohort climbed from 13.9% to 16.2%, reflecting an established population progressing in age without equivalent replacement by younger households.
Projections to 2041 indicate that mature adults and early retirees aged 45 - 64 will register the strongest expansion, rising by 1,626 persons (52%) to 4,733, while younger to mid-age adult cohorts are anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Kingston - Huntingfield
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 11 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 — 467 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,473 at the 2021 Census → 14,511 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 (601041022). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.