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Beaconsfield - Officer has an estimated 29,860 residents, up from 23,632 at the 2021 Census — a change of 6,228 people, or 26.4%. Growth has averaged 5.7% a year over five years, faster than 94% of areas nationally. 1,857 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 53.0% of that increase. That puts 898 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 investigations by AreaSearch, the population of Beaconsfield - Officer stands at approximately 29,860 as of May 2026. This represents an expansion of 6,228 individuals (26.4%) relative to the 23,632 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. The updated figure is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 29,524 alongside 1,857 validated new addresses registered after the Census. This population level yields a density of 898 persons per square kilometer, matching typical outcomes for places evaluated by AreaSearch. The 26.4% expansion rate since the 2021 census outpaced the state level of 9.3% and the national standard, positioning the locality as a regional growth leader.
Population increases were primarily driven by interstate migration, which accounted for roughly 53.0% of the total growth, though natural increase and overseas migration also made positive contributions. AreaSearch incorporates projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for each SA2, published in 2024 with a 2022 baseline. In instances where SA2 areas lack this coverage, projections are derived from the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA releases, adjusted using a weighted aggregation method to translate LGA population growth to SA2 boundaries. Age bracket growth rates from these aggregations are also applied to all districts for the years 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, the locality is projected to experience exceptional growth that ranks within the top 10 percent of all statistical areas assessed by AreaSearch. The region is forecast to add 20,294 residents by 2041 based on the most recent annual ERP statistics, representing a 66.8% increase over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
2,467 new dwellings have been approved in Beaconsfield - Officer over the past five years, an average of 493 a year. That places the area in the 98th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 17 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 368 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 84% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 393, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Beaconsfield - Officer has averaged approximately 493 residential building approvals annually, with 2,467 dwellings approved during the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25, and 361 recorded during FY-26 so far. An average of 2.9 new residents were added per year for each built dwelling over the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25, pointing to consistent demand that helps underpin property values. Newly constructed homes average $263,000 in value, which sits below the regional norm and indicates more accessible entry prices for buyers. Additionally, commercial development approvals reached $12.1 million this financial year, demonstrating balanced commercial expansion.
In comparison to Greater Melbourne, building approvals per capita in Beaconsfield - Officer are 90.0% higher, offering purchasers a wider selection of properties, even though construction activity has moderated recently. This level of activity is also considerably higher than the national rate, showing robust builder confidence in the area. Detached houses account for 84.0% of new construction activity, while townhouses or apartments make up 16.0%, preserving the traditional low-density atmosphere and highlighting family-oriented residences for buyers wanting extra space. There are roughly 69 people per dwelling approval, which points to a growing local market. Demographic projections indicate that Beaconsfield - Officer will add 19,958 residents by 2041, calculated from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Current construction volumes appear to match these future needs, support stable market conditions, and avoid significant upward price pressure.
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Development applications around Beaconsfield - Officer
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 17 current infrastructure and development projects inside Beaconsfield - Officer, worth an estimated $1.97 billion. A further 105 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $43.8 billion. 43 are already under construction and 55 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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Local performance is heavily driven by updates to transport, planning, and major projects. AreaSearch has identified 24 projects that are expected to influence the local area. Key developments include Arcadia Estate, Officer Fields, Hickson Road Residential Development, and Tivendale Road Residential Development, with details of the most significant works listed below.
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Officer Major Activity Centre
Designated as a Major Activity Centre (MAC) and the heart of the Officer Precinct Structure Plan, accommodating approximately 10,900 dwellings and 28,300 residents. The precinct provides a mix of retail, commercial offices, supermarkets, community facilities, and high-density residential housing such as the Olio development. An Urban Design Framework was finalised in 2024 to guide the development.
Tivendale Road Residential Development
Permit approved 4.05 hectare residential subdivision site in Officer's high-growth corridor featuring endorsed plans for 55 residential lots with 195m frontage to Tivendale Road. The site has functional layout plans in place and is ready for development. Strategically positioned within walking distance to St Margarets Berwick Grammar, Officer Primary School, and Minaret College, with easy access to Princes Hwy, Officer Train Station (1.1km), and the future Officer Town Centre (520m).
Olio Officer
Development Victoria is delivering Olio, a new residential community in Officer, Melbourne's south-east, built by Sienna Homes. The project comprises 2, 3 and 4 bedroom townhomes across Stage 1 (93 homes, completed 2024) and Stage 2 (now under construction, over 100 homes), totalling more than 200 homes when complete. Homes include 7-star energy ratings, double glazing and solar panels. Social housing is delivered in partnership with Homes Victoria, CatholicCare and Aboriginal Housing Victoria. The development includes Olio Park and the revitalised Gum Scrub Creek corridor, close to Officer Train Station and the future Officer Town Centre.
Beaconsfield Plaza Redevelopment
Strategic revitalisation of the Beaconsfield Plaza neighbourhood hub. The project focuses on expanding the existing supermarket footprint to a full-line offering, modernising the retail facade, and upgrading the public realm. Key infrastructure improvements include a redesigned car park layout to improve traffic flow and upgraded facilities for integrated bus, pedestrian, and cyclist access to align with the City of Casey Beaconsfield Structure Plan.
Beaconsfield Childcare Centre Development
Proposed development of a childcare centre including business identification signage, reduced car parking provision and altered access to Transport Zone 2 at 93 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield. The application remains under planning assessment by Cardinia Shire Council and no planning approval or construction commencement has been identified.
Arcadia Estate
Arcadia is a masterplanned residential community in Officer, Victoria, in Melbourne's south-east growth corridor, developed by Satterley Property Group. The estate delivered 1828 lots across multiple neighbourhoods, 25 hectares of open space, award-winning parks including Dragon Park, and four schools including Bridgewood Primary and Officer Secondary College. As of 2026 Satterley has confirmed that all land within Arcadia, including the final Azure neighbourhood, is now sold out, with the community offering residents access to Officer and Cardinia Road train stations and the Princes Freeway.
Arena Shopping Centre Expansion (Officer)
Proposed further expansion of Arena Shopping Centre in Officer, a neighbourhood centre anchored by Woolworths, BWS and over 25 specialty stores. Earlier expansion stages designed by i2C Architects for developer Parklea included a Damon Street commercial and medical precinct. A further stage involving additional specialty retail, casual dining, childcare and parking on the Damon Street frontage has been proposed to serve the rapidly growing Officer-Pakenham corridor, but no confirmed planning permit or construction commencement has been publicly verified as of May 2026.
4 Hickson Road Residential Land Subdivision
Infill development site of approximately 2.664 hectares within the Officer Precinct Structure Plan area, expected to yield 49 residential lots plus a 1,850 sqm superlot (subject to planning approval). The site sold at Expressions of Interest for $6,050,000 in June 2024 and is now recorded as sold, with no development or subdivision permit yet publicly confirmed. The land sits immediately adjacent to the planned Officer Major Activity Centre and is 450m from Officer Train Station, with access to the Princes Highway, Princes Freeway and Melbourne-Pakenham Train Line.Marantha Christian School adjoins the site to the west, and the surrounding precinct includes projects by Lendlease, Satterley, Development Victoria, YourLand and DM Property.
17,232 residents of Beaconsfield - Officer are employed, from a labour force of 17,752. Unemployment sits at 2.9%, with participation at 77.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% 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 24,339, about 82% 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 workforce is characterized by high levels of education and strong representation in essential services, with an unemployment rate of only 2.9% and an estimated 4.3% job growth over the preceding year. There were 17,232 working residents as of March 2026, with an unemployment rate 1.8% below the Greater Melbourne average of 4.8%. The workforce participation rate is exceptionally high at 77.7%, compared to 70.2% across Greater Melbourne. Census data showed that a high 25.3% of workers operated from home, although this may reflect the influence of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Resident employment is primarily clustered in health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. Construction shows a strong local concentration, with its share of employment running 1.3 times higher than the regional benchmark. Conversely, the professional & technical sector is underrepresented, accounting for 6.4% of jobs compared to the regional average of 10.1%. A comparison of the Census working population against the resident population indicates that this predominantly residential district provides limited local employment opportunities. An analysis of SALM and ABS statistics by AreaSearch shows that during the year leading to March 2026, the employed population grew by 4.3% while the labour force expanded by 4.6%, leading to a 0.2 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Over the same timeframe, Greater Melbourne recorded employment growth of 2.1% and labour force expansion of 2.3%, also resulting in a 0.2 percentage point rise. National employment projections released in May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context on potential local demand. These five and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future growth. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with significant variation across different industries. Applying these industry trends to the local employment distribution suggests that employment in Beaconsfield - Officer would increase by 6.4% over five years and 13.3% over ten years, representing a basic weighted projection for illustrative purposes that excludes local population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Beaconsfield - Officer is $2,146 a week (about $112,000 a year), with median personal income at $943 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $61,128 a year against an average of $71,659. 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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The latest postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that incomes in the Beaconsfield - Officer SA2 exceed the national benchmark, with a median of $61,128 and an average of $71,659. These figures compare to a median of $57,688 and an average of $75,164 across Greater Melbourne. Adjusted for the 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, estimated incomes stand at approximately $67,009 for the median and $78,553 for the average as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census shows household, family, and personal incomes in the area sit around the 73rd percentile nationally.
The $1,500 - 2,999 weekly income bracket is the largest, containing 42.7% of the population (12,750 individuals), compared to 32.8% across the metropolitan area. Residential costs absorb 16.5% of incomes, but solid earnings help keep disposable income at the 74th percentile, while the SEIFA income rank is in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Beaconsfield - Officer had 7,875 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 0% apartments. 55% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 19% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $391 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 83% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 18.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.5%. 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 data, the housing stock in Beaconsfield - Officer consisted of 92.4% separate houses and 7.6% other dwelling types such as semi-detached homes and apartments, compared to 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings across metropolitan Melbourne. The rate of outright home ownership was lower than the Melbourne metropolitan average at 19.3%, with mortgaged properties accounting for 55.1% and rental properties making up 25.6%. The median monthly mortgage payment was identical to the Melbourne metropolitan average at $2,000, and the median weekly rent was $391, compared to metropolitan figures of $2,000 and $390.
On a national level, mortgage repayments in Beaconsfield - Officer exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are higher than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Beaconsfield - Officer counted 7,875 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 9,950 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 45% are couples with children, more than in 89% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 17% 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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Family households make up 81.3% of the local area, consisting of couples with children at 45.0%, couples without children at 23.8%, and single parent families at 11.5%. The remaining 18.7% are non-family households, which consist of lone person households at 16.7% and group households at 2.0%. The median household size is 2.9 people, which is larger than the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
28.1% of adults in Beaconsfield - Officer hold a university qualification, including 18.2% with a bachelor degree and 7.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 23.7% hold a vocational qualification. 13 schools serve the area, with 6,704 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,034 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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The level of formal qualifications in Beaconsfield - Officer is lower than regional averages, with 28.1% of residents aged 15+ holding a university degree compared to 37.0% across Greater Melbourne. This indicates opportunities for further educational and skills development. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 18.2%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 7.1% and graduate diplomas at 2.8%. Vocational and technical training is highly represented, with 37.8% of residents aged 15+ holding qualifications in these fields, comprising advanced diplomas at 14.1% and certificates at 23.7%. Participation in study is high, with 32.2% of the population enrolled in an educational program.
This includes 10.9% of residents attending primary school, 8.2% in secondary school, and 5.2% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Beaconsfield - Officer reaches 64 stops on 7 routes, timetabled for about 1,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 400 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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Public transport systems include 64 active passenger stops within Beaconsfield - Officer, which are serviced by bus networks. These stops accommodate 7 separate routes that run a combined 1,865 passenger trips weekly. Accessibility is moderate, with residents living an average of 400 meters from a stop. The area is primarily residential and has high outbound commuting, with private cars representing 91% of travel and trains accounting for 6%. Household car ownership averages 1.7 vehicles, higher than the regional average. A significant 25.3% of residents worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-related conditions.
Local transit routes average 266 daily trips, which translates to approximately 29 weekly trips for each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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74.5% of residents in Beaconsfield - Officer report no long-term health condition. 3.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 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 show positive outcomes across Beaconsfield - Officer according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality rates and chronic disease rates. The occurrence of standard health conditions is low among the general population, although it rises above national averages for older, higher-risk groups, and the rate of private health insurance is high, covering roughly 55% of residents (~16,393 people). Asthma and mental health conditions are the most prevalent issues, affecting 8.1% and 7.4% of residents, respectively, while 74.5% of the population reported no chronic conditions compared to 72.6% in Greater Melbourne.
The population aged under 65 shows better health profiles than average. Residents aged 65 and older make up 9.8% of the population (2,932 people), which is below the 15.0% average for Greater Melbourne, although this group ranks lower nationally than the rest of the local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
31.3% of Beaconsfield - Officer residents were born overseas and 26.6% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.1%) and Australian (23.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Beaconsfield - Officer exhibits higher cultural diversity than most compared markets, with 31.3% of residents born outside Australia and 26.6% speaking a non-English language at home. Christianity is the most common religion, representing 42.6% of the population. The most prominent statistical variance is in the Other category, which accounts for 3.5% of residents, compared to 2.3% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental birthplace ancestry, the largest groups in Beaconsfield - Officer are English at 24.1%, Australian at 23.2%, and Other at 14.2%. Significant differences exist for other ethnicities, with Sri Lankan ancestry representing 2.2% of Beaconsfield - Officer (compared to 0.8% regionally), Hungarian at 0.6% (compared to 0.3%), and Dutch at 2.3% (compared to 1.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Beaconsfield - Officer is 33, younger than 88% of areas nationally. 27.8% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age in Beaconsfield - Officer is 33 years, which is younger than the Greater Melbourne median of 37 years and below the Australian median of 38 years. Compared to Greater Melbourne, Beaconsfield - Officer features a larger proportion of residents aged 35 - 44 (19.0%) and a smaller share aged 65 - 74 (5.6%). The 35 to 44 age cohort increased from 16.4% to 19.0% of the population since the 2021 Census, while the 25 to 34 group fell from 17.6% to 14.7%. Demographic projections for 2041 suggest major shifts, with the 45 to 54 cohort expected to grow by 98%, adding 3,631 people to reach 7,325.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Beaconsfield - Officer
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the 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) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 this month all 22 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 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 1,857 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (23,632 at the 2021 Census → 29,860 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (212011546). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.