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Clayton - Central has an estimated 15,534 residents, up from 12,052 at the 2021 Census — a change of 3,482 people, or 28.9%. Growth has averaged 2.0% a year over five years, faster than 95% of areas nationally. 318 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 97.9% of that increase. That puts 3,716 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 demographic evaluations by AreaSearch, the resident count of Clayton - Central reaches approximately 15,534 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 12,052 people documented in the 2021 Census, this indicates an expansion of 3,482 people (28.9%). Such demographic movement is deduced using the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population of 15,483 alongside 318 validated new addresses recorded following the Census. This population scale translates into a density of 3,716 persons per square kilometer, placing the locality within the upper quartile of nationwide regions analyzed by AreaSearch. Outpacing both the broader state figure of 9.5% and the nationwide benchmark, Clayton - Central's 28.9% post-2021 census surge positions it as a premier growth node.
International arrivals served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 97.9% of total recent population additions. For individual SA2 units, AreaSearch adopts the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia projections using 2022 as a baseline. Where SA2 coverage is absent, Victorian State Government Regional/LGA figures published in 2023 are applied via a weighted aggregation technique mapping LGA expansion to the SA2 tier. These aggregated age-bracket growth trajectories are likewise incorporated across all territories between 2032 and 2041. In light of these projected demographic transitions, substantial population expansion placing in the top quartile of Australian statistical territories is anticipated, with local numbers projected to rise by 6,231 persons through 2041 according to recent annual ERP data, marking an overall gain of 39.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
353 new dwellings have been approved in Clayton - Central over the past five years, an average of 70 a year. That places the area in the 78th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 71 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 14% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals across Clayton - Central have tracked at roughly 70 new dwellings per year, accumulating to 353 homes throughout the last 5 financial years. In the 5 financial years spanning FY-22 to FY-26, approximately 4.1 people arrived annually for every new home constructed, indicating that residential supply trails incoming demand and thereby creates heightened buyer competition that exerts upward pressure on prices. Newly approved residential builds reflect an average construction cost of $398,000, aligning with wider regional building activity. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $2.5 million during the ongoing financial year, underlining the largely residential profile of the neighborhood.
Per-capita building volumes in Clayton - Central mirror those across Greater Melbourne, sustaining market conditions that align with the broader metropolitan area. Of recently approved residential projects, standalone dwellings make up 14.0%, while multi-unit configurations such as townhouses and apartments account for 86.0%. This pronounced focus on higher-density housing creates accessible price points for first-time buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It represents a marked departure from the existing housing stock, where standalone houses represent 40.0%, demonstrating the scarcity of greenfield sites while catering to changing lifestyle and affordability considerations. Recording roughly 276 people per approval, Clayton - Central exemplifies a shifting property landscape. According to the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch, Clayton - Central is slated to welcome an additional 6,180 residents by 2041. Should building activity persist at current levels, residential additions could fall short of demographic expansion, which may intensify competition for housing and reinforce capital appreciation.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Clayton - Central
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 13 current infrastructure and development projects inside Clayton - Central, worth an estimated $35.5 billion. A further 132 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $130.9 billion. 33 are already under construction and 46 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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Major infrastructure developments, planning frameworks, and significant civic projects play a pivotal role in shaping an area's trajectory. AreaSearch has identified 28 projects within Clayton - Central that will influence the precinct. Notable developments include the Monash Medical Centre Tower Expansion Project, the 409 Clayton Road Mixed-Use Development, Waverley Woods Estate, and the Clayton Structure Plan and Precinct Development, with primary initiatives detailed in the accompanying overview.
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Monash Medical Centre Tower Expansion Project
A $535 million major redevelopment delivering a new seven-storey clinical services tower constructed above the existing emergency department. Main works commenced in early 2026, featuring a state-of-the-art operating theatre complex, an intensive care unit, and expanded maternity services.
PMP Printing Precinct
Mixed-use redevelopment of the former PMP Printing industrial site in Clayton into a 10 hectare urban precinct. The approved Comprehensive Development Plan and Development Contributions Plan provide for around 1180 new homes and approximately 1000 local jobs, centred on a new town square, three local parks and upgraded streets and walking and cycling links. Within the precinct, Assemble, Make Ventures and Housing Choices Australia are delivering a major build-to-rent project at 209-211 Carinish Road with around 700 apartments including significant social and affordable housing, together with supermarket and mixed commercial space.The precinct is next to Clayton Station, the future Suburban Rail Loop Clayton station and the Monash health and education precinct, making it a key transit-oriented renewal project for Melbournes south east.
Clayton Structure Plan and Precinct Development
The transformation of Clayton into a transport super hub through the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East project and associated precinct planning. Major construction is underway as of 2026, including site preparation for the new 18m deep underground station and the 'Paid to Paid' interchange with the existing Metro station. The plan facilitates up to 70,000 new homes by the 2050s and high-density development up to 15 storeys. Key features include an elevated walkway over Clayton Road, new cycling links to Monash University, and a world-class health and research hub centered around the Monash Medical Centre.
409 Clayton Road Mixed-Use Development
Approved 12 to 17-storey mixed-use development comprising 144 apartments, ground floor retail, office space, resident amenities including a swimming pool and communal terraces, 147 car spaces and 121 bicycle spaces. The revised design by Cera Stribley was approved by Monash City Council in December 2023 following earlier VCAT proceedings. The project remains in the approvals phase with no confirmed construction completion announced.
193-195 Clayton Road Apartments
A proposed low-rise apartment development on a 1,555 square metre site in Residential Growth Zone 3 (RGZ3). The site is strategically located near Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, and Clayton transport hub, with potential for 30 apartments across 3 floors. The land is currently for sale and suitable for apartments, student accommodation, or mixed-use development.
Monash Medical Centre Tower Expansion
A $535 million seven-storey tower being constructed above the emergency department at Monash Medical Centre by Monash Health. Features a new operating theatre complex with up to 5 theatres and 34 pre-operative and post-operative beds, providing capacity for up to 7,500 additional surgeries per year. Includes intensive care unit expansion with modern technology, expanded maternity services with new birthing suites and maternity beds supporting approximately 2,400 births annually, enhanced patient facilities, cardiac catheterisation labs and imaging services.Designed by Lyons Architecture with 'earth to sky' colour palette. Early works commence 2025 with completion by 2029.
New Clayton Campus Student Accommodation
New student accommodation being developed in the North East Precinct of the Clayton campus, alongside College Walk and north of Jock Marshall Reserve. Designed by Jackson Clements Burrows, the hybrid cross-laminated timber project features a 252-bed hall to enhance the on-campus living experience and expand capacity for Monash University students. Construction commenced in February 2026.
370 Huntingdale Road Electric Vehicle Distribution Centre
Redevelopment of the former Sidetrack Go-Kart facility into an electric vehicle distribution, logistics, and servicing centre. The development includes specialized EV vehicle preparation bays, storage warehousing, and associated administrative facilities within the Huntingdale industrial precinct.
10,049 residents of Clayton - Central are employed, from a labour force of 10,234. Unemployment sits at 1.8%, with participation at 71.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, 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 21,058, about 136% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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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Clayton - Central is characterized by a qualified local workforce with substantial representation in professional fields, a minimal unemployment rate of 1.8%, and estimated yearly employment expansion of 4.1%. By March 2026, 10,049 residents were actively employed, while local unemployment remained 3.0% under the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8%, and labor participation closely tracked the Greater Melbourne rate of 70.1%. At the time of the Census, 23.2% of workers reported working from home, though this figure was influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. Local resident employment is heavily clustered in accommodation & food, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
Specialization is especially pronounced in accommodation & food, where the local workforce share reaches 1.5 times the wider regional benchmark. In contrast, the construction sector accounts for 6.2% of local workers, trailing the 9.7% regional figure. Recording 1.4 workers for every resident during the Census, the locality operates as an active employment node, containing more local positions than resident workers and drawing commuters from adjacent suburbs. Data synthesized by AreaSearch from ABS and SALM releases demonstrates that in the 12 months leading to March 2026, local jobs grew by 4.1% alongside a 4.2% expansion in the labor pool, resulting in a 0.1 percentage point uptick in the unemployment rate. Concurrently, Greater Melbourne registered job gains of 2.1% and labor supply growth of 2.3%, accompanied by a 0.2 percentage point increase. National workforce projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future labor demand for Clayton - Central. These five- and ten-year national estimates were modeled against local workforce distributions to project prospective employment trajectories. Nationally, total employment is projected to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variations across different industries. Calibrating Clayton - Central's industry profile against these outlooks projects local job increases of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years (note that this represents a simple weighted extrapolation for indicative purposes, excluding local population models).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Clayton - Central is $1,711 a week (about $89,000 a year), with median personal income at $709 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,799 a year against an average of $59,068. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode-level figures analyzed by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show that earnings across Clayton - Central SA2 sit below national standards, exhibiting a median personal income of $48,799 and a mean income of $59,068. In comparison, Greater Melbourne recorded a median of $57,688 and an average of $75,164. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% from financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 indicate levels near $53,493 for median income and $64,750 for average income. The 2021 Census placed weekly household earnings ($1,711) at the 47th percentile, while individual income positioned at the 30th percentile.
The $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket includes the largest cohort at 34.2% of residents (5,312 people), closely tracking the 32.8% recorded across metropolitan Melbourne. Housing cost burdens are pronounced, with an income retention level of 81.2% placing in the 45th percentile, while the SEIFA income index ranks the locality in the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Clayton - Central had 4,175 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 40% detached houses and 9% apartments. 20% are owned with a mortgage, 58% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $401 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 23.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census findings indicate that the residential landscape of Clayton - Central consisted of 40.2% standalone houses and 59.8% other dwelling types including apartments and semi-detached properties, contrasting with metropolitan Melbourne's distribution of 67.9% separate houses and 32.1% medium-to-high density housing. Outright homeownership lagged behind the metropolitan standard at 22.6%, while mortgaged properties accounted for 19.6% and rental accommodation comprised 57.7%. Median monthly mortgage costs aligned with the Melbourne metro benchmark at $2,000, whereas median weekly rent reached $401 compared to the metropolitan levels of $2,000 for mortgages and $390 for rentals.
Against broader Australian averages, local monthly mortgage obligations exceed the national $1,863 figure, and weekly rents surpass the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Clayton - Central counted 4,175 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,381 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 24% are couples with children, fewer than in 75% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 0.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the largest household type at 59.7%, comprising 24.4% couples without children, 23.6% couples with children, and 8.4% single parent households. Non-family households represent 40.3% of dwellings, where single-person residences account for 21.5% and shared group accommodation makes up 18.6%. The typical household size of 2.7 people slightly exceeds the Greater Melbourne figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
52.1% of adults in Clayton - Central hold a university qualification, including 28.6% with a bachelor degree and 21.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 9.4% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 165 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,088 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 educational attainment in Clayton - Central exceeds broader geographic benchmarks, as 52.1% of residents aged 15+ hold university qualifications, compared with 29.8% across the SA4 region and 30.4% across Australia. This educational profile equips the area for knowledge-intensive sectors. Bachelor level degrees represent the most prevalent qualification at 28.6%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 21.4% and graduate diplomas at 2.1%. Technical and vocational training encompasses 19.2% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, consisting of advanced diplomas at 9.8% and certificate accreditations at 9.4%. Student participation is substantial, with 37.9% of the local population engaged in study.
This includes 18.3% attending tertiary institutions, 5.1% in primary school, and 3.6% undertaking secondary schooling.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Clayton - Central reaches 38 stops on 27 routes, timetabled for about 11,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 270 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 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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The public transit infrastructure in Clayton - Central comprises 38 operational stops across bus and rail modes. These access points are served by 27 separate transit routes, providing an aggregate of 11,498 weekly passenger trips. Transit access remains solid, with the typical distance from dwellings to a transit stop measuring 269 meters. Given the residential orientation of the area, most workers travel outward for work, with private motor vehicles being the leading choice at 63%, followed by train at 18% and bus at 8%. Motor vehicle ownership averages 1.0 per dwelling, trailing metropolitan levels.
In addition, 23.2% of employed locals worked from home at the 2021 Census, which may reflect COVID-19 lockdown circumstances. Daily transit services across all networks average 1,642 trips, delivering approximately 302 weekly departures per stop.
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81.8% of residents in Clayton - Central report no long-term health condition. 4.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 9.2 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 in Clayton - Central track closely alongside nationwide standards according to AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality rates, showing standard rates of common health ailments across all age demographics. Private health insurance participation is low, encompassing roughly 48% of the populace (~7,518 people), compared to 56.7% throughout Greater Melbourne and a national average of 55.7%. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the leading health concerns locally, impacting 5.5 and 4.7% of the populace respectively, while 81.8% of individuals reported no chronic medical conditions, surpassing the 72.6% benchmark in Greater Melbourne.
Residents aged 65 and over comprise 7.8% of the local demographic (1,203 people), below the 15.1% share recorded across Greater Melbourne. Among older residents, health metrics are particularly favorable, outperforming general population standings nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
71.1% of Clayton - Central residents were born overseas and 71.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 98% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Chinese (20.4%) and Indian (13.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Clayton - Central is among the highest nationwide, with 71.8% of residents speaking a language other than English at home and 71.1% born outside Australia. Christianity represents the most widely practiced religion, accounting for 32.9% of the population. Hinduism exhibits a particularly high presence at 18.9% of the community, significantly outstripping the Greater Melbourne proportion of 4.4%. Evaluating ancestral background through parents' country of birth, the three most common groups in Clayton - Central are Other at 21.2% (compared to 14.6% across the region), Chinese at 20.4% (versus 6.5% regionally), and Indian at 13.8% (above the 4.2% regional rate).
Notable differences also emerge for other backgrounds, including Greek ancestry at 6.4% locally (versus 2.7% regionally), Sri Lankan at 1.6% (against 0.8%), and Korean at 1.5% (compared to 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Clayton - Central is 27, younger than 97% of areas nationally. That is 3 years younger than at the 2021 Census. 61.6% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Demographics in Clayton - Central lean heavily toward childless young adults. AreaSearch estimates for August 2026 indicate that young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up 46.1% of the community compared to 32.1% in Greater Melbourne, while middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64) represent 11.4% versus 22.3% regionally. The median age stands at an estimated 27 years, decreasing from 30 at the 2021 Census, which sits 10 years younger than the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded during that Census, alongside a nationwide median of 38 at the same Census.
Among younger brackets, children and young adults (0 - 24) have grown from 29.6% at the Census to an estimated 34.7% of residents. The young to middle aged adult segment is forecast to add the largest volume of residents by 2041, increasing by 3,405 (48%) to reach 10,566. The highest proportional rise is expected among retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), growing 64% to 1,972.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Clayton - Central
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) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 13 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 318 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,052 at the 2021 Census → 15,534 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 (212051568). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.