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Canadian - Mount Clear has an estimated 12,538 residents, up from 12,225 at the 2021 Census — a change of 313 people, or 2.6%. Growth has averaged 0.5% a year over five years, slower than 77% of areas nationally. 266 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 563 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 in Canadian - Mount Clear stands at roughly 12,538 as of Aug 2026. This represents a gain of 313 people (2.6%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 12,225 people. Such adjustments are derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 12,518 recorded in June 2025 alongside 266 validated new addresses registered following the Census. This community size results in a population density of 563 persons per square kilometer, offering ample room per resident and opportunities for future expansion. Canadian - Mount Clear's 2.6% expansion pace since census trails the Rest of Vic.
(4.4%) by only 1.8 percentage points, highlighting solid demographic momentum. Overseas migration served as the primary growth driver, accounting for roughly 80.4% of total population additions over recent timeframes. AreaSearch applies demographic projections for SA2 localities generated by the ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024 using 2022 as the base year. Where SA2 locations lack direct coverage, AreaSearch incorporates the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections via a weighted aggregation technique transferring LGA trends to the SA2 tier. These aggregated growth rates across age cohorts are likewise utilized for all districts between 2032 and 2041. Looking ahead, the locality is anticipated to experience substantial population gains placing it within the upper quartile of regional areas across the country, expanding by 4,097 persons through to 2041 according to recent annual ERP statistics, which equates to a 32.5% increase across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
240 new dwellings have been approved in Canadian - Mount Clear over the past five years, an average of 48 a year. That is 3.9 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 48 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 69% 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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Over the preceding 5 financial years, residential approvals in Canadian - Mount Clear have averaged roughly 48 dwellings per annum, amounting to 240 homes in total. With an average intake of 1.4 new residents annually for every dwelling built between FY-22 and FY-26 over the past 5 financial years, the balance between market supply and residential demand remains healthy and stable, with average expected construction costs for new dwellings sitting at $339,000—a level below regional benchmarks that highlights cost-effective options for buyers. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $195,000 during this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential focus of the locality.
In comparison to the Rest of Vic., building volume across Canadian - Mount Clear is notably subdued (63.0% below regional average per person). This constrained pace of incoming stock tends to reinforce demand and bolster valuations across existing residential properties. Recent building approvals consist of 69.0% detached houses alongside 31.0% townhouses or apartments, with this expanding variety of medium-density structures offering diverse housing choices across varied budgets, ranging from standalone family homes to economical compact dwellings. Recording approximately 267 people per dwelling approval, Canadian - Mount Clear displays the planning characteristics typical of a low density area. Demographic projections indicate that Canadian - Mount Clear is on track to add 4,077 residents through to 2041 (derived from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate). Should current building approval rates persist, new housing supply may fall short of demographic expansion, potentially intensifying competition among purchasers and placing upward pressure on property prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Canadian - Mount Clear
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 Canadian - Mount Clear, worth an estimated $174 million. A further 96 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $11.9 billion. 32 are already under construction and 40 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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Local economic and social outcomes are substantially shaped by infrastructure investments, planning frameworks, and major civic projects. AreaSearch has identified a total of 29 projects expected to influence the district. Prominent initiatives include Sebastopol Community Hub, Sovereign Hill Master Plan: Gold Vault, Delacombe Town Centre Stage 3, and Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its Little Creeks, which head the list of key developments.
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Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its Little Creeks
A community-led waterways restoration project funded by a Victorian Government Green Links Program grant of $701,000. Led by the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance in partnership with the Yarrowee-Leigh Catchment Group, the project restores 13 sites along Ballarat waterways spanning 80.5 hectares and 9.8 kilometres of the Yarrowee River, Specimen Vale Creek, Canadian Creek and connecting tributaries. Works involve extensive weed control, replanting 39,500 indigenous plants, and creating habitat for threatened species including the Growling Grass Frog, brush-tailed phascogale and platypus.Delivery is led by five local Landcare and Friends groups, with 66 scheduled planting days in 2025 alone. The project also integrates community planting events, Traditional Owner cultural knowledge, and ecological plant selection guided by Ballarat ecologist Tim D'Ombrain's native plant community mapping system. Target completion is 2026.
Sovereign Hill Master Plan: Gold Vault
The Gold Vault is a proposed 1,000 square metre immersive visitor experience and the hero project of Sovereign Hill's 20-year Master Plan. Designed to attract up to 100,000 additional visitors annually, the new pavilion will combine high-security displays of Victoria's most significant gold collection items with interactive digital installations, dramatic lighting and curated artefacts from Sovereign Hill, the Victorian State Collection and partner institutions. The project will also deliver a redesigned arrival and orientation zone with new Welcome to Country experiences, retail and amenities.Sovereign Hill received 500,000 dollars from the Victorian Enabling Tourism Fund in 2024 to develop the schematic design, and the 17.9 million dollar build is currently the headline ask in the Ballarat. Now and Into the Future: Enabling Growth 2026 advocacy campaign ahead of the 2026 Victorian state election. The project is forecast to create between 124 and 168 construction jobs and 21 to 37 ongoing jobs, and will incorporate solar panels and energy-efficient design as part of Sovereign Hill's transition to net zero energy, waste and water.
The Roads Mount Clear
A residential homesite community developed by Hygge Property in Mount Clear, south of the Ballarat CBD, set beside the Woowookarung Regional Park with Canadian Creek running through the site. The Roads comprises 48 homesites ranging from 505sqm to 1764sqm, released across a Lifestyle Collection and standard homesite range. Stage 1 is titled and sold out, Stage 2 is titled with construction of new homes underway, and 16 homesites remain available for sale as of mid-2026.The estate is within walking distance of childcare, primary and secondary schools, and local shopping.
Delacombe Town Centre Stage 3
Stage 3 of Delacombe Town Centre is under construction and will expand the retail precinct with a new Coles, ALDI, approximately 13 to 14 specialty retail stores, additional parking and supporting infrastructure, strengthening the centre as the primary shopping destination for Ballarat's growing western and southern suburbs.
Ballarat Regional Animal Facility
A new regional animal management facility providing modern kennels, veterinary services, adoption facilities, education centre and administration offices. The $8 million facility will replace aging infrastructure and provide enhanced animal welfare standards, community education programs and improved adoption services for the Ballarat region.
Mount Clear Childcare Centre
Believe Early Learning received a planning permit from the City of Ballarat on 21 January 2026 for a 124-place childcare centre at 7 Recreation Road, Mount Clear. The approved centre spans eight activity rooms, including two nursery rooms, one room for one and two year olds, three toddler rooms, and two preschooler rooms, plus food preparation, laundry, staffing and reception areas. It was set to be the first Ballarat centre to offer extended hours, operating from 6:30am to 7pm.However, Believe Early Learning entered voluntary administration on 10 April 2026, placing the future of the site in doubt while an administrator assesses the company's position. The company's two existing regional Victorian centres, at Eaglehawk and Mooroopna, are continuing to operate during the administration process. This project is a standalone childcare development; it is unrelated to the separate childcare and medical centre proposal (PLP/2024/228) at 107-109 Whitehorse Road, Mount Clear.
Victoria and Albert Streets Streetscape Project
A $924,000 streetscape improvement project enhancing Sebastopol's main shopping precinct from north of Birdwood Avenue to Ophir Street. Works include landscaping, new trees, improved parking, pedestrian safety, accessibility upgrades, outdoor dining spaces and beautification of the area.
Hertford Street Bike Path
A $2.1 million shared path connecting Ballarat's north to the CBD, running along Hertford Street from existing paths at Russell Square to connect with planned infrastructure near the railway line. The project includes improved lighting, landscaping, and safer pedestrian and cycling connections.
6,638 residents of Canadian - Mount Clear are employed, from a labour force of 6,963. Unemployment sits at 4.7%, with participation at 66.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 10,489, 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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Canadian - Mount Clear benefits from an educated workforce with strong representation in core public and essential services, maintaining an unemployment rate of 4.7%. In March 2026, 6,638 residents were actively employed, while local unemployment sits 1.0% higher than the Regional Vic. benchmark of 3.7%, and labour participation remains elevated (66.4% compared to Regional Vic.'s 61.1%). Census findings indicated that 20.3% of the working population performed their duties from home, though this figure reflects the potential influence of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The leading employment sectors among local workers are health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade.
The community demonstrates an employment concentration in education & training, where its workforce proportion is 1.4 times the regional level. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing displays limited local presence, engaging only 0.9% of Canadian - Mount Clear's workforce in contrast to 7.5% across Regional Vic.. A comparison of the Census working population against resident worker counts suggests that local job opportunities within the immediate area remain relatively constrained. An examination of SALM and ABS figures by AreaSearch reveals that over the 12-month period, the local labour force expanded by 0.3% while total employment fell by 0.7%, driving an unemployment rate increase of 1.0 percentage points. In comparison, Regional Vic. saw employment decline of 0.1%, labour force decline of 0.3%, and an unemployment rate reduction of 0.2 percentage points. Broader national projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment demand in Canadian - Mount Clear. These five and ten-year forecasts have been applied against local industry profiles to project employment trajectories. Nationally, employment is anticipated to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variations across different sectors. Applying these specific industry projections to Canadian - Mount Clear's workforce distribution indicates potential local job expansion of 6.7% over five years and 13.9% over ten years (noting that this represents a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not incorporate localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Canadian - Mount Clear is $1,396 a week (about $73,000 a year), with median personal income at $733 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $54,521 a year against an average of $69,540. 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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Taxation records from the ATO for financial year 2023 at the postcode level evaluated by AreaSearch indicate that earnings across the Canadian - Mount Clear SA2 exceed the national median, showing a median income of $54,521 and an average income of $69,540. These figures compare favorably to Regional Vic., where the median income is $50,954 and the average income is $62,728. Accounting for a Wage Price Index expansion of 9.62% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach approximately $59,766 (median) and $76,230 (average) by March 2026. According to Census records, overall personal, family, and household earnings position moderately, spanning between the 28th and 35th percentiles.
The primary income group accounts for 31.4% of residents (3,936 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely tracking the broader regional share of 30.3%. Financial pressure on housing is pronounced, with 84.7% of income remaining after housing costs, placing the area at the 29th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Canadian - Mount Clear had 4,863 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 83% detached houses and 4% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 37% rented and 30% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month. Rent absorbs 21.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing composition of Canadian - Mount Clear consisted of 82.8% houses alongside 17.2% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached units, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), differing from Regional Vic.'s breakdown of 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwellings. Furthermore, outright home ownership in Canadian - Mount Clear stood at 30.2%, trailing the regional average, with the remaining private properties held under a mortgage (33.3%) or occupied by tenants (36.5%). The typical monthly mortgage repayment was $1,387 compared to the Regional Vic. level of $1,430, while median weekly rent stood at $295 relative to $285 regionally.
On a nationwide scale, local mortgage commitments are markedly lower than the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and typical rental payments remain well below the national level of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Canadian - Mount Clear counted 4,863 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 24% are couples with children, fewer than in 75% of areas nationally, against 26% couples without children. 32% 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 constitute the majority of local living arrangements at 62.6% of all households, comprising 23.5% couples with children, 25.6% couples without children, and 12.4% single parent families. The remaining 37.4% consist of non-family households, including 32.0% lone person households and 5.5% group households. The median household size is 2.3 people, which is slightly beneath the Regional Vic. benchmark of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
29.0% of adults in Canadian - Mount Clear hold a university qualification, including 18.3% with a bachelor degree and 7.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 22.9% hold a vocational qualification. 8 schools serve the area, with 3,115 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,008 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 attainment within the area is notable in a regional context, with 29.0% of residents aged 15+ holding university credentials, surpassing both the Rest of Vic. average of 21.7% and the SA4 region benchmark of 24.6%. Bachelor degrees represent the largest segment at 18.3%, complemented by postgraduate qualifications (7.0%) and graduate diplomas (3.7%). Vocational and technical training is also widely held, with 34.1% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational qualifications, consisting of advanced diplomas (11.2%) and certificates (22.9%). Community participation in learning is elevated, with 30.6% of the population actively enrolled in an educational course.
This cohort includes 9.7% in primary education, 7.8% attending secondary education, and 6.3% pursuing tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Canadian - Mount Clear reaches 63 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 3,700 services a week. The typical home sits about 260 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 Canadian - Mount Clear comprises 63 active transport stops. A total of 4 individual routes operate across this network, delivering 3,720 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is favorable, with local dwellings situated an average distance of 256 meters from the nearest boarding point. As a residential suburb where commuters travel outwards, private vehicles serve as the main travel option at 91%. Vehicle availability stands at an average of 1.3 per dwelling, which is below the regional norm. In addition, 20.3% of workers indicated working from home (2021 Census; potentially impacted by COVID-19 conditions).
Across the entire network, service frequencies average 531 trips per day, which translates to roughly 59 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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61.3% of residents in Canadian - Mount Clear report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 82% of areas nationally. 7.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.3 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 metrics compiled by AreaSearch regarding mortality figures and chronic illness prevalence point to health considerations across Canadian - Mount Clear, with widespread health conditions evident among younger as well as older demographics, while private health insurance coverage sits slightly above the SA2 benchmark at roughly 54% of all residents (~6,757 people), compared to 50.5% throughout Regional Vic.. Asthma and mental health issues represent the primary chronic medical conditions diagnosed locally, affecting 9.9% and 12.6 of residents, respectively, whereas 61.3% reported having no diagnosed health conditions compared to 63.4% across Regional Vic..
The working-age cohort experiences health pressures marked by elevated chronic condition incidence. Senior citizens aged 65 and over account for 19.1% of the population (2,392 people), below the Regional Vic. proportion of 24.0%. Senior health measures reflect some challenges, aligning generally with national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Canadian - Mount Clear is largely Australian-born, at 86.6% of residents, with 8.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.1%) and Australian (27.1%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures for Canadian - Mount Clear sit below national norms, with Australian citizens comprising 88.2% of the community, 86.6% born in Australia, and 91.3% speaking English only at home. Christianity forms the predominant religious affiliation, representing 41.5% of residents in Canadian - Mount Clear. A notable divergence from regional patterns is observed in Other, which accounts for 1.3% locally compared to 0.8% across Regional Vic.. Regarding ancestral background based on parental country of birth, the primary groups across Canadian - Mount Clear are English at 30.1%, Australian at 27.1%, and Irish at 11.5%.
Other ancestries showing higher local concentration compared to regional figures include Scottish at 9.7% (vs 8.8% regionally), Dutch at 2.1% (vs 1.7%), and French at 0.5% (vs 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Canadian - Mount Clear is 37. 29.8% 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 age distribution in Canadian - Mount Clear skews comparatively younger. According to updated estimates to August 2026, 30.2% of the population consists of young to middle aged adults (25 - 44), compared to 23.1% in Regional Vic., while seniors and retirees aged 65+ represent 19.1% locally versus 24.0% regionally. Consequently, the median age is estimated at 37, matching the 2021 Census level and sitting 6 years below the Regional Vic. figure of 43 from that same Census. The most noticeable demographic shift since the Census occurred among young to middle aged adults, rising from 28.7% to an estimated 30.2%.
Furthermore, long-term projections to 2041 indicate that the young to middle aged adult cohort will see the strongest growth, adding 2,048 residents (54%) to reach 5,833.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Canadian - Mount Clear
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 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 | Sep 2026 last 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 2 months ago all 17 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 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 — 266 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,225 at the 2021 Census → 12,538 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 (201011483). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.