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Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek has an estimated 15,809 residents, up from 11,333 at the 2021 Census — a change of 4,476 people, or 39.5%. Growth has averaged 8.0% a year over five years, faster than 96% of areas nationally. 2,412 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 79.3% of that increase. That puts 179 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 research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count across Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek stands at roughly 15,809 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 4,476 people (39.5%) following the 2021 Census, which documented 11,333 people. Such expansion is deduced from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 15,749 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 2,412 validated new addresses recognized post-Census. Consequently, local population density sits at 179 persons per square kilometer, offering generous personal room as well as capacity for ongoing urban enlargement. Outpacing both Rest of Vic.
(4.4%) and the wider SA4 region, the district's 39.5% expansion establishes it among regional growth leaders. Interstate migration served as the foremost catalyst, generating roughly 79.3% of net population increases across recent periods, while natural growth alongside overseas migration also contributed positively. Projections prepared by ABS/Geoscience Australia released in 2024 (using 2022 as their base year) are implemented by AreaSearch for every SA2 locality. Where SA2 coverage is absent, AreaSearch integrates the VIC State Government's Regional/LGA forecasts published in 2023, adjusting figures via weighted aggregation of expansion from LGA down to SA2 zones. Cohort-specific growth rates derived from these models are similarly projected across all regions for the span covering years 2032 to 2041. Looking ahead, demographic modeling anticipates stellar growth that ranks among the top 10 percent of regional territories nationwide, expanding by 11,898 persons to 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP figures and achieving a total rise of 74.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
2,750 new dwellings have been approved in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek over the past five years, an average of 550 a year. That places the area in the 95th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 35 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 550 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 92% 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 planning approvals across Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek have averaged approximately 550 dwellings each year, totaling 2,750 homes sanctioned during the latest 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). With approximately 1.8 new residents moving in per approved dwelling over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to housing stock align closely with incoming demand to maintain balanced market dynamics, alongside an average construction value of $400,000 per residence. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $10.0 million throughout this financial year, reflecting a steady pace of non-residential development.
On a per-capita basis, Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek generates 198.0% more building activity compared to Rest of Vic., providing purchasers with broader selections despite a slight deceleration in recent volumes. Construction momentum remains significantly above national benchmarks, underscoring sustained builder engagement. Single-family detached houses constitute 92.0% of recent construction while townhouses or apartments make up 8.0%, maintaining the suburban, low-density character that draws buyers prioritizing space. Approvals registering at approximately 35 people per approval highlight an active growth corridor. According to the latest quarterly forecasts from AreaSearch, Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is projected to add 11,838 residents by 2041. Ongoing building volumes appear well-positioned to supply incoming demand, creating an accommodating landscape for purchasers while potentially sustaining expansion above present expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, worth an estimated $1.21 billion. A further 177 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $31.8 billion. 54 are already under construction and 79 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 growth and performance are fundamentally shaped by capital works, local infrastructure upgrades, and strategic urban planning. AreaSearch has pinpointed 31 projects expected to influence the surrounding region. Notable works include the Barwon Heads Road Upgrade - Stage 2 (Reserve Road to Lower Duneed Road), alongside developments such as Glenlee, Warralily Quarter, and Harriott Armstrong Creek, with the accompanying catalog highlighting the primary initiatives.
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Warralily Quarter
Warralily Quarter is an 8,000sqm neighbourhood convenience centre developed by Oreana Property Group. The precinct features 1,700sqm of retail space including a Coles supermarket, SNAP 24/7 Fitness, and specialty shops. It also includes a 130-place Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten centre. The development is designed to complement the adjacent Village Warralily and serve the rapidly growing Armstrong Creek community.
Harriott Armstrong Creek
Master planned residential community by Jinding in Armstrong Creek, delivering a mix of land lots and architecturally designed townhomes with green corridors, Central Park, and Hilltop Park. Current works include the Harkness Boulevard and Barwon Heads Road signalised intersection and final landscaping at Hilltop Park. Townhome Stage 09 (Reserve Release) is underway with titles anticipated Q1 2026. Key project stats published by the developer: 626 lots across a 79ha site; gross end value $458m.
Barwon Heads Road Upgrade - Stage 2 (Reserve Road to Lower Duneed Road)
A $318 million jointly funded (Australian and Victorian governments) project to duplicate approximately 6km of Barwon Heads Road from two to four lanes between Reserve Road, Charlemont and Lower Duneed Road, Connewarre. Delivered in two phases: Reserve Road to Lake Road (Stage 2a, under construction, due for completion late 2027) and Lake Road to Lower Duneed Road (Stage 2b, due for completion late 2028). Key features include upgraded intersections at Warralily Boulevard, Central Boulevard and Precinct Road, new traffic lights at Newport Drive and Boundary Road, signalised pedestrian crossings near Build Street and Harriot Road, a pedestrian bridge over Armstrong Creek, shared walking and cycling paths, on-road cycling lanes, street lighting, signage, drainage and landscaping.The upgrade will provide more reliable journeys for around 35,000 motorists a day, improving safety and capacity ahead of forecast growth in the Bellarine and Geelong region. FCC Construction Australia and BildGroup are delivering the Stage 2a works.
Harriott Townhomes
Premium turn-key townhomes at Harriott Estate featuring 2, 3 and 4 bedroom configurations with no body corporate fees and individual wall construction. The 164-townhome precinct includes modern finishes, luxury upgrades, and quality inclusions. Located between Harkness Reserve and Central Park, just 250m from Warralily Village shopping centre with Woolworths and Aldi, and 500m from Armstrong Creek School and Oberon High School. First 45 townhomes commenced construction in June 2025 with completion expected by September 2026.
Harriott Armstrong Creek
Harriott is a premium masterplanned community in Armstrong Creek, located adjacent to the future Sparrovale Wetlands. The project delivers over 700 lots including titled land and designer townhomes. Key features include the Central Park green spine, 21 hectares of sporting facilities, and immediate access to the Warralily Village retail precinct. The development emphasizes environmental integration with 500 hectares of conserved wetlands and extensive walking trails.
Stockland Banksia Armstrong Creek
Stockland's coastal-inspired masterplanned community in Armstrong Creek featuring approximately 500 homes across land lots, house and land packages, and townhomes, plus a proposed onsite childcare centre. The 30-hectare estate sits 10 minutes from Geelong CBD and 20 minutes from Torquay beach, with a revegetated waterway reserve, walking trails, and landscaped open space running through the community. Construction began in 2022 and the community now has more than 300 resident families, with land and house and land packages still being released and sold.
Mount Duneed Village
Major $55 million mixed-use development by Empire Properties within Villawood Properties' Armstrong Mount Duneed Estate featuring shopping centre anchored by Champions IGA supermarket, medical/dental facilities, Chemist Warehouse, Saltwater Learn to Swim centre, Omega Daycare, hairdresser, restaurants, cafe, 41 apartments and 52 townhouses. Pioneering medium-density living as the first four-level project in Geelong growth corridor with sleek green and glass features, planters and pergolas. Provides 60 construction jobs and 80 permanent jobs.
IGA Barwon Heads Redevelopment
Multi-stage redevelopment which doubled the supermarket's floor area, added upgraded stockrooms, coolrooms, a new basement car park with 20 spaces, and constructed six new townhouses above the supermarket extension. The project was managed to allow the IGA to continue trading during construction.
8,010 residents of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek are employed, from a labour force of 8,190. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 66.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 13,356, about 84% 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 pool within Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek demonstrates high education levels, substantial presence across essential services, and an unemployment rate standing at merely 2.2%. Employed locals numbered 8,010 as of March 2026, while the jobless rate tracking 1.5% beneath the 3.7% seen across Regional Vic. is paired with elevated labour force engagement (66.6% versus 61.1% in Regional Vic.). Findings from the Census showed 27.3% of workers operating from home, though historical pandemic measures should be kept in mind. Major sectors engaging local workers comprise health care & social assistance, construction, and education & training.
Professional & technical activities show notable local concentration, capturing an employment share 1.6 times that of the broader region. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 1.3% of local employment, well below the 7.5% regional standard. A comparison between Census working numbers and resident worker counts indicates that local employment opportunities within the immediate area remain relatively constrained. Evaluation of SALM and ABS datasets by AreaSearch indicates that over the 12-month period, the local workforce contracted by 0.9% alongside an identical 0.9% drop in total employment, leaving the unemployment rate essentially unchanged. In comparison, Regional Vic. recorded an employment decline of 0.1%, a 0.3% reduction in its labour force, and a 0.2 percentage points decrease in unemployment. Broader perspective on future workforce requirements is available from Jobs and Skills Australia national projections issued in Mar-26. These five- and ten-year models, when weighted against the local industry distribution, project employment trends. While overall Australian employment is forecast to climb 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trajectories vary notably across sectors. Extrapolating these industry rates across Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's job profile points to local employment gains of 6.9% over five years and 14.1% over ten years (noting this illustrative weighting excludes localized demographic shifts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is $2,201 a week (about $114,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,004 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $60,546 a year against an average of $80,085. 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 postcode figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place median taxpayer earnings in the Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek SA2 at $60,546, with average earnings reaching $80,085. These metrics sit near top national percentiles and noticeably exceed benchmarks for Regional Vic., where median and average incomes stand at $50,954 and $62,728 respectively. Adjusted for a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures near $66,371 (median) and $87,789 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the Census 2021 shows local household, personal, and family compensation ranking between the 78th and 79th percentiles nationwide.
In terms of distribution, 37.6% of residents (5,944 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket, aligning with the regional share of 30.3%. High-income earners making over $3,000/week account for 30.7%, indicating substantial purchasing power. Residential costs absorb 13.7% of earnings, positioning the area in the 80th percentile for disposable funds and placing its SEIFA income score in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek had 3,906 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 1% apartments. 43% are owned with a mortgage, 27% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,907 a month. Rent absorbs 19.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the latest Census shows that standalone houses constituted 92.2% of the local dwelling landscape in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, with 7.9% consisting of alternative housing forms (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), compared with 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwellings throughout Regional Vic.. Full home ownership stood lower than regional benchmarks at 30.1%, while properties under a mortgage represented 43.2% and rental accommodations comprised 26.7%. Typical monthly mortgage installments reached $1,907 and median weekly rent stood at $420, both well above the respective Regional Vic. benchmarks of $1,430 and $285.
In a national context, mortgage costs exceed the Australian standard of $1,863, with rental figures substantially topping the nationwide benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek counted 3,906 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,449 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 30% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families form 78.7% of all households in the community, encompassing couples with children at 37.3%, couples without children at 29.6%, and single parent families at 10.7%. Non-family arrangements account for 21.3%, consisting of lone person households (17.5%) and group households (3.7%). The local median household size of 2.7 people exceeds the Regional Vic. benchmark of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
37.1% of adults in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek hold a university qualification, including 25.7% with a bachelor degree and 7.5% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 86% of areas nationally. A further 21.3% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 2,749 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,059 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary qualifications among Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek residents aged 15+ reach 37.1%, outstripping regional figures of 21.7% in Rest of Vic. and 28.6% across the SA4 region. This high proportion of advanced credentials strengthens local readiness for professional and knowledge-focused careers. Bachelor degrees represent 25.7% of educational attainment, accompanied by postgraduate qualifications at 7.5% and graduate diplomas at 3.9%. Vocational training is likewise widespread, with 35.1% of residents aged 15+ holding practical qualifications, including advanced diplomas (13.8%) and certificates (21.3%). A significant 33.7% of local residents are actively pursuing studies.
This comprises 12.9% attending primary school, 7.8% enrolled in secondary education, and 5.6% undertaking tertiary coursework.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek reaches 58 stops on 12 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 340 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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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Transit network reviews identify 58 active transport stops across Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, which are connected by 12 individual routes delivering a combined 1,926 weekly passenger trips. Public transit access is favorable, with residents living a typical distance of 342 meters from their closest boarding point. Because the district functions predominantly as a residential base, most daily travel is outbound, with private vehicles remaining the primary choice at 94%. Households maintain an average of 1.7 motor vehicles, tracking higher than the regional norm. Additionally, a substantial 27.3% of workers worked from home according to the 2021 Census, reflecting conditions during the pandemic.
Transit service across the collective route network delivers an average of 275 trips per day, which corresponds to around 33 weekly trips per individual stop.
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72.3% of residents in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 93% of areas nationally. 3.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 2.9 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 compiled by AreaSearch show excellent results throughout Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, characterized by low mortality figures and minimal incidence of long-term conditions across all demographics. Furthermore, private health insurance coverage is exceptionally high, encompassing approximately 60% of residents (9,406 people) in contrast to 50.5% across Regional Vic.. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the two most reported ailments in the district, affecting 8.7 and 8.4% of residents, respectively, whereas 72.3% of the community reported no chronic health diagnoses compared to 63.4% across Regional Vic.. Health outcomes among people aged under 65 are particularly favorable.
Senior residents aged 65 and over make up 14.6% of the population (2,308 people), which is below the 24.0% regional proportion in Regional Vic., with older cohorts displaying solid health metrics consistent with broader trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is largely Australian-born, at 84.7% of residents, with 7.9% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.0%) and Australian (28.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural homogeneity is relatively pronounced in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, with 84.7% of the populace born in Australia, 89.3% holding citizenship, and 92.1% communicating solely in English at home. Christianity stands as the primary religious affiliation, encompassing 39.8% of the community. The most visible proportional variance occurs in Other faiths, which account for 1.1% locally compared to 0.8% across Regional Vic.. Regarding ancestral origins, the most prominent backgrounds across Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek include English (30.0%), Australian (28.0%), and Irish (10.2%). Notable representation is also seen among other ancestries, such as Dutch at 1.9% locally (vs 1.7% regionally), Scottish at 9.1% (vs 8.8%), and Welsh at 0.6% (vs 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is 34, younger than 79% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 28.5% 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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Demographics in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek reflect a high concentration of residents in their family establishment stages. Estimates updated to August 2026 indicate that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) account for 31.7% of the community, whereas Regional Vic. records 23.1%; conversely, seniors aged 65+ comprise only 14.6% against a regional share of 24.0%. The median age is calculated at 34 as at August 2026 by AreaSearch, down from 35 at the 2021 Census and 9 years below the Regional Vic. benchmark of 43 recorded at the same Census.
Young to middle aged adults have increased from 29.6% at the Census to 31.7% currently. Looking ahead to 2041, young to middle aged adults are anticipated to drive the vast majority of growth, expanding by 4,579 residents (91%) to total 9,597.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aug 2026 last month 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 Aug 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 — 2,412 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (11,333 at the 2021 Census → 15,809 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 (203031489). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.