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Burwood East has an estimated 12,465 residents, up from 10,675 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,790 people, or 16.8%. Growth has averaged 2.4% a year over five years, faster than 87% of areas nationally. 479 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 96.0% of that increase. That puts 2,926 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 findings from AreaSearch, the resident count of Burwood East stands at roughly 12,465 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,790 people (16.8%) compared to the 2021 Census total of 10,675 people. This demographic shift is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 12,460 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 479 validated new addresses confirmed following the Census. Consequently, living density reaches 2,926 persons per square kilometer, placing the suburb within the upper quartile among nationwide locations evaluated by AreaSearch. Outpacing both the broader SA4 region (8.9%) and the state overall, Burwood East's 16.8% expansion since the 2021 census establishes it as a regional growth leader.
This population gain has been overwhelmingly underpinned by overseas migration, which generated roughly 96.0% of recent population additions. SA2 geographic projections used by AreaSearch draw on ABS/Geoscience Australia models published in 2024 using 2022 as their baseline. When specific SA2 territories are absent from that dataset, AreaSearch applies 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures adjusted via a weighted aggregation framework converting LGA figures down to SA2 zones. From these aggregated models, age-group growth rates are also projected across every locality for the years 2032 to 2041. Projecting forward, the suburb is slated for substantial demographic gains ranking in the top quartile of national statistical areas, with expectations to expand by 3,004 persons to 2041 relative to current annual ERP statistics, representing cumulative growth of 24.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
546 new dwellings have been approved in Burwood East over the past five years, an average of 109 a year. That places the area in the 75th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 9 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 109 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 30% 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 in Burwood East have tracked at roughly 109 dwellings per year, accumulating to 546 homes across the prior 5 financial years. A metric of 2.6 new residents per year added for each newly built residence across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26) points to robust buyer demand that underpins local property prices, with construction activity carrying an average value of $491,000 per dwelling. Furthermore, the current financial year has generated $18.5 million in approved commercial projects, highlighting an evenly balanced commercial building sector. In comparison with Greater Melbourne, building activity in Burwood East is moderately elevated (tracking 46.0% above the wider metropolitan per-capita baseline across the 5 year period), which supports existing home values while ensuring adequate supply, albeit with some recent deceleration in building volumes.
Approved residential construction is divided into 30.0% detached dwellings and 70.0% medium and high-density housing. This orientation toward higher-density building provides accessible pathways for purchasers such as downsizers, first-home buyers, and property investors. It also marks a visible divergence from the current local housing stock (presently 74.0% houses), signaling constrained land availability alongside an evolving appetite for varied, cost-effective residential formats. There are approximately 274 people per dwelling approval, indicating room for growth. Demographic outlooks indicate an addition of 2,999 residents for Burwood East through to 2041 (derived from AreaSearch's most recent quarterly assessment). Ongoing levels of residential construction appear well-matched to anticipated long-term demand, helping preserve steady market conditions free of major price volatility.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Burwood East
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 10 current infrastructure and development projects inside Burwood East, worth an estimated $6.04 billion. A further 151 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $175.7 billion. 43 are already under construction and 48 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure programs, major urban investments, and strategic planning decisions are fundamental drivers of community performance. AreaSearch has identified 7 projects positioned to shape the local environment. Prominent developments include the SRL East - Works Package F - Stations - Glen Waverley to Box Hill, the Tally Ho Activity Centre Structure Plan, the East Burwood Reserve Master Plan, and the Mirrabooka Reserve Pavilion Redevelopment, which headline the key initiatives underway.
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SRL East - Works Package F - Stations - Glen Waverley to Box Hill
Works Package F of the Suburban Rail Loop East project involves the design and construction of three major underground stations at Glen Waverley, Burwood, and Box Hill. The package includes the construction of station boxes, precinct integration, and public realm improvements to connect the new metro line with existing transport hubs. Following the contract award in early 2026, main works have commenced across all three sites, marking a critical transition from early utility relocations to heavy station infrastructure development.The broader SRL East project will eventually provide a 26 km twin-tunnel metro link from Cheltenham to Box Hill.
133 Burwood Highway Mixed-Use Development
Proposed 8-storey mixed-use development comprising approximately 156 apartments, ground-floor commercial space and basement parking. The proposal includes sustainable design measures and is intended to complement the evolving Burwood Highway corridor. Publicly available information indicates the site has not yet progressed to construction and remains subject to the planning process.
145-155 Burwood Highway Development
Mixed-use development featuring 251 apartments across 7-storey (21 metres) mid-rise buildings with 80 bicycle spaces. Transit-oriented design positioned for future connectivity within Whitehorse City council.
East Burwood Reserve Master Plan
A 15-year master plan delivering staged upgrades across the 16ha East Burwood Reserve. Following Council endorsement in October 2023, implementation is underway with construction of the new Southern Pavilion, replacement multipurpose cricket and netball training nets, internal road upgrades and associated infrastructure. Future stages include youth recreation areas, shared paths, dog park, sporting facility upgrades, landscape improvements and water sensitive urban design initiatives through to 2038.
Tally Ho Activity Centre Structure Plan
Whitehorse City Council adopted the Tally Ho Activity Centre Structure Plan in October 2025. This 15-year strategic framework aims to transform the 1980s-era business park into a vibrant, mixed-use hub. The plan facilitates up to 4,000 new dwellings and 3,700 jobs through mid-rise development, a creative business core, and a health and support services precinct. Central to the vision is a pedestrian spine linking Tally Ho Lake with East Burwood Reserve, shifting the area from a car-dependent office park to a walkable destination with high-quality public realms.
Suburban Rail Loop East
SRL East is delivering 26km of twin underground rail tunnels and six new underground stations connecting Cheltenham, Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood, and Box Hill[cite: 1]. Major construction and site preparation are active across all station sites, with tunnel boring machines launching from the Burwood site[cite: 1]. The new orbital rail line will connect major educational, health, and commercial precincts while integrating with existing regional and metropolitan rail networks[cite: 1]. Trains are scheduled to commence passenger operations by 2035[cite: 1].
Forest Ridge (including MAX apartments)
A large-scale 9-hectare masterplanned community, formerly the Channel 10 television studio site. The project features approximately 700 dwellings, including townhouses and the 'MAX at Forest Ridge' apartment development. The MAX component consists of 115 luxury 1-3 bedroom apartments across two buildings, designed by SJB Architecture with landscapes by Jack Merlo. The wider community includes extensive parklands and nature trails with views over the Dandenong Ranges. Stages have been progressively developed since 2018.
Burwood Heights Activity Centre including Former Brickworks Site
Burwood Heights is a major activity centre focused on the former 20.5 hectare brickworks site, Burwood Heights Shopping Centre and nearby key sites. The former brickworks site has been delivered by Frasers Property Australia as Burwood Brickworks, a completed mixed-use precinct with housing, retail, open space, roads, pathways, community facilities, rooftop urban farm and high sustainability credentials. The wider Burwood area is also being reviewed through SRL East precinct structure planning for long-term growth around the future Burwood station.
6,416 residents of Burwood East are employed, from a labour force of 6,783. Unemployment sits at 5.4%, with participation at 62.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% 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. 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 in Burwood East features a high concentration of qualified professionals, an unemployment rate of 5.4%, and an estimated 1.6% rise in jobs over the past year. In data recorded as of March 2026, 6,416 residents are employed, while local unemployment tracks 0.6% higher than the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8%, and the labour participation rate remains notably subdued (62.5% versus 70.1% across Greater Melbourne). Census records indicate that 34.2% of workers carried out their duties from home, an outcome that should be viewed in light of Covid-19 restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and professional & technical fields. A distinct concentration exists within accommodation & food, where local representation is 1.3 times the wider regional proportion. In contrast, construction jobs are comparatively underrepresented at 7.1% against the metropolitan benchmark of 9.7%. Even though local job positions are present within the neighborhood, a comparison of local residents to the Census working population indicates a substantial portion travel outside the boundary for work. AreaSearch's evaluation of SALM and ABS statistics shows that during the 12 months to March 2026, the area recorded a 1.6% gain in employment alongside a 2.6% expansion in the labour force, which lifted the unemployment rate by 1.0 percentage points. Across Greater Melbourne over the same timeframe, jobs grew by 2.1% and the labour force rose by 2.3%, resulting in a 0.2 percentage point rise. Broader context on future workplace demand is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia national projections issued in Mar-26. These five and ten-year models have been overlaid onto the local industry structure to assess prospective employment paths. Against national growth forecasts of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, sectoral performance varies considerably. Projecting these industry rates onto the employment profile of Burwood East indicates local workforce numbers could expand by 6.8% over five years and 13.9% over ten years (note that this is an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized population changes).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Burwood East is $1,610 a week (about $84,000 a year), with median personal income at $676 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,529 a year against an average of $63,006. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Drawing from AreaSearch's compilation of ATO postcode-level tax records published for financial year 2023, taxpayers in the Burwood East SA2 recorded a median income of $48,529 and an average income of $63,006. These figures sit beneath national benchmarks and are below the Greater Melbourne levels of $57,688 (median) and $75,164 (average). Incorporating Wage Price Index expansion of 9.62% since financial year 2023 results in updated modeled figures of approximately $53,197 (median) and $69,067 (average) as of March 2026. Based on the 2021 Census, weekly household earnings sit at the 42nd percentile ($1,610 weekly), while individual income registers at the 23rd percentile.
The dominant income bracket comprises 30.2% of residents (3,764 people) earning within the $1,500 - 2,999 range, which closely parallels the broader regional share of 32.8%. Local households experience noticeable living cost pressures, retaining only 83.8% of income (placing at the 42nd percentile), while the overall SEIFA income score falls into the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Burwood East had 4,021 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 74% detached houses and 8% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 27% rented and 44% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $439 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,147 a month. Rent absorbs 27.3% of household income here and mortgage repayments 30.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, the residential makeup of Burwood East was divided into 73.9% houses and 26.1% other dwellings (encompassing apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the wider Melbourne metro distribution of 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Burwood East reached 44.3%, significantly exceeding the Melbourne metro benchmark, with remaining properties either being purchased under a mortgage (29.2%) or leased by tenants (26.6%). Median housing costs were above metropolitan baselines, with monthly mortgage repayments averaging $2,147 (against $2,000 across Melbourne metro) and weekly rents at $439 (versus $390 across Melbourne metro).
Relative to nationwide figures, Burwood East's loan repayments stand well above the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents noticeably exceed the national mark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Burwood East counted 4,021 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,695 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 34% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 23% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements represent the clear majority of local living arrangements at 72.3%, comprising couples with children (33.7%), couples without children (26.5%), and single parent families (10.8%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 27.7%, made up of lone person households (22.5%) and group households (5.1%). The median household size of 2.6 people aligns precisely with the Greater Melbourne standard.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
42.5% of adults in Burwood East hold a university qualification, including 26.7% with a bachelor degree and 13.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 75% of areas nationally. A further 11.8% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 1,945 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,082 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational qualifications throughout Burwood East outpace broader state and national standards, with 42.5% of individuals aged 15+ possessing a higher education degree, compared with 33.4% across VIC and 30.4% nationally. This educational profile establishes a strong foundation for professional and knowledge-intensive industries. Tertiary credentials are led by bachelor degrees at 26.7%, followed by postgraduate awards (13.0%) and graduate diplomas (2.8%). Vocational training accounts for 22.6% of qualifications held by residents aged 15+, divided between advanced diplomas (10.8%) and certificates (11.8%). Learning engagement across the suburb is substantial, with 28.0% of the community actively participating in formal study.
Within this student group, 8.2% are engaged in higher education, 7.2% attend primary schooling, and 6.1% are enrolled in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Burwood East reaches 64 stops on 16 routes, timetabled for about 6,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure within Burwood East includes 64 active transport stops covering a network of buses and lightrail services. A total of 16 individual routes operate across these stops, delivering 6,306 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is favorable, with residents generally situated 224 meters from the closest boarding point. Commuting behavior is heavily outward-focused, with private vehicles accounting for 82% of travel and rail transport representing 8%. Household car ownership stands at an average of 1.3 per dwelling. In addition, 34.2% of residents were recorded as working from home (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 conditions).
Transit schedules across all operational lines average 900 trips per day, providing roughly 98 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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73.6% of residents in Burwood East report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 89% of areas nationally. 6.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.3 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 assessments compiled by AreaSearch indicate strong outcomes across Burwood East regarding mortality rates and the low incidence of long-term conditions, particularly within younger demographics. Private hospital coverage is held by roughly 50% of the population (~6,282 people), which tracks lower than both the Greater Melbourne level of 56.7% and the Australian standard of 55.7%. Arthritis and asthma represent the most widespread medical issues diagnosed in the area, affecting 7.2 and 6.2% of residents respectively. Conversely, 73.6% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, outperforming the Greater Melbourne figure of 72.6%.
The suburb includes 2,737 people aged 65 and over (22.0% of the population), above the 15.1% benchmark for Greater Melbourne. Health metrics among senior residents are notably positive, though they track below national averages when compared to the broader local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
53.5% of Burwood East residents were born overseas and 56.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 93% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (25.3%) and English (13.5%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Burwood East displays high cultural diversity, with 56.5% of residents using a language other than English at home and 53.5% having been born abroad. Christianity constitutes the leading faith, held by 43.5% of the local population. Buddhism shows a particularly prominent concentration, accounting for 8.5% of residents in comparison to 4.2% across Greater Melbourne. Looking at parental lineage, the three most widespread ancestries in Burwood East are Chinese at 25.3% (well above the regional benchmark of 6.5%), English at 13.5% (below the regional proportion of 20.1%), and Other at 11.9%.
Additional cultural backgrounds show distinctive local representations, including Greek residents at 7.8% (versus 2.7% regionally), Vietnamese at 2.1% (versus 1.9%), and Sri Lankan at 1.5% (versus 0.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Burwood East is 40. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 31.0% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Burwood East is skewed toward mature age groups. Based on figures updated to August 2026, retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) make up 22.0% of the local populace, versus 15.1% across Greater Melbourne, while children and young adults (0 - 24) account for 26.1%, compared with 30.5% regionally. The median age is calculated by AreaSearch at 40 as at August 2026, declining from 41 at the 2021 Census and remaining 3 years above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded during that Census. Furthermore, young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) have risen from 27.6% of the population to an estimated 31.1% since the Census.
Looking toward 2041, senior and retired groups are projected to generate the majority of growth, adding 1,286 residents (47%) to reach 4,023.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Burwood East
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 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 2 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 Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago 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 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| 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 Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 10 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 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) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 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 — 479 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,675 at the 2021 Census → 12,465 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 (207031166). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.