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Corangamite - South has an estimated 7,099 residents, down from 7,180 at the 2021 Census — a change of 81 people, or 1.1%. Fewer than ten people live on each square kilometre, across a boundary that takes in surrounding rural land. 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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Demographic assessments by AreaSearch place the population of Corangamite - South at approximately 7,099 as of Aug 2026. This marks a reduction of 81 people (1.1%) relative to the 7,180 people recorded during the 2021 Census. This updated figure is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 7,089 as of June 2025 alongside 97 validated new addresses registered post-Census. With a low population density of 3.9 persons per square kilometer, the district offers substantial living space. Although the locality recorded a 1.1% decline since the 2021 census, this outcome outperformed the broader SA3 area (-1.5%).
Natural growth served as the primary demographic driver, accounting for roughly 59.3% of total population additions in recent times. Population projections utilized by AreaSearch draw from 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia datasets using 2022 as their baseline year. For any SA2 regions omitted from that release, figures incorporate 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections adjusted via weighted population growth aggregations from LGA down to SA2 boundaries. Age-bracket growth rates established through these models are applied across every region for the 2032 to 2041 period. Long-term demographic forecasts point to higher than median expansion relative to regional Australia, with the district anticipated to expand by 972 persons to 2041 according to recent annual ERP data, translating to a 16-year overall rise of 13.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
140 new dwellings have been approved in Corangamite - South over the past five years, an average of 28 a year. That is 3.9 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 28 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 96% 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 Corangamite - South have run at an annual rate of roughly 28 dwellings, totaling 140 homes sanctioned over the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Alongside local population contraction, dwelling additions have comfortably satisfied local demand, maintaining balanced conditions with healthy choices for purchasers, while newly approved residences show an average construction value of $448,000. Additionally, the current financial year has recorded $11.2 million in commercial building approvals, demonstrating consistent commercial investment. When measured against Rest of Vic., per capita residential building approvals in Corangamite - South sit at roughly three-quarters the regional pace, placing the district in the 49th percentile across the country and generating tighter purchasing opportunities that foster demand for established properties.
Recent building activity consists of 96.0% standalone homes and 4.0% attached dwellings, reinforcing the district's characteristic low-density environment oriented toward spacious family living. The area registers roughly 301 people per dwelling approval, underscoring its low-density residential profile. According to the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch, Corangamite - South is projected to add 962 residents through to 2041. Although current building rates align reasonably with expected population gains, prospective buyers may face heightened market competition as the local community expands.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Corangamite - South
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Corangamite - South, worth an estimated $126 million. A further 83 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $8.67 billion. 28 are already under construction and 39 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and energy. 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 trajectories are heavily shaped by strategic infrastructure works and planning schemes. AreaSearch has pinpointed 3 major initiatives anticipated to influence the region, including the Twelve Apostles Precinct Redevelopment, Shipwreck Coast Master Plan - Saddle Lookout, Princetown Eco Stay, and Warrnambool Line Upgrade.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Infrastructure
Great Ocean Road Pavement Rehabilitation - Princetown
Road pavement rehabilitation works along the Great Ocean Road near Princetown to maintain this important tourist route and improve safety for the thousands of visitors who travel this iconic coastal road annually.
Twelve Apostles Precinct Redevelopment
Construction is continuing on the $126 million Twelve Apostles Visitor Experience Centre and precinct upgrade, delivered through the Geelong City Deal. The project includes a new visitor centre with retail, hospitality, exhibition spaces and rooftop lookout, a Welcome Garden celebrating Eastern Maar cultural heritage, integrated car and bus parking, road and path upgrades, landscaping, revegetation, and utility improvements. The building topped out in 2025 and the rammed-earth walls were reported complete in 2026, with completion still expected in 2026.
Shipwreck Coast Master Plan - Saddle Lookout
A new lookout at the 'Saddle' in the Twelve Apostles Precinct that expands viewing areas and improves accessibility for growing visitor numbers. The lookout is part of the broader Shipwreck Coast Master Plan.
Princetown Eco Stay
A permit-approved eco-tourism lodge and activity centre, 6km east of the Twelve Apostles near the Great Ocean Road. The project comprises an 18-room lodge, 20 cabins, restaurant, boat shed and nature-based activities such as walking, cycling and kayaking.
Leura Aged Care
Leura Aged Care is a $39.6 million, 36-bed public residential aged care facility that replaced the ageing Merindah Lodge. The two-storey development features a dementia-friendly design with single bedrooms and private ensuites arranged in small household clusters. Shared amenities include a community room, cafe, gym, hair salon, and a commercial kitchen that services both the facility and the adjacent Camperdown Hospital. The project was delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with South West Healthcare to provide high-quality complex care in a home-like environment.
Camperdown Production Precinct Masterplan
The Camperdown Production Precinct is a 45-hectare industrial and business park located on Old Geelong Road, north of Camperdown. It is designed to support and build on the strengths of the agricultural sector, specifically value-adding food and fibre industries. The masterplan was adopted in February 2024 to enable long-term growth and management of the industrial estate. Planning Scheme Amendment C65 was approved and gazetted on 24 July 2025, rezoning land to Industrial 1 Zone. Council is actively seeking funding and investment to implement sustainable design controls and integrated water management systems.
Hexham Wind Farm
Proposed utility-scale wind farm in south-west Victoria being developed by Wind Prospect through Hexham Wind Farm Pty Ltd, with AGL working with Wind Prospect as potential long-term owner and operator. The project proposes up to 106 turbines with up to 600 MW capacity, maximum 260 m blade tip height, a new on-site terminal station, internal underground and overhead electrical infrastructure, access tracks, temporary construction infrastructure and provision for a battery energy storage facility. The Environment Effects Statement and Planning Permit Application have been submitted and exhibited, and the project is now progressing through the Inquiry and Advisory Committee process, with a Ministerial determination expected in Q3 2026.
Harris Road Residential Development
A 3.65-hectare zoned residential development opportunity within the approved Irrewillipe Road Framework Plan, zoned General Residential Zone. The site has potential for approximately 40 residential lots (STCA) and is currently for sale.
3,683 residents of Corangamite - South are employed, from a labour force of 3,721. Unemployment sits at 1.0%, with participation at 62.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 4.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. 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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Featuring an unemployment rate of just 1.0%, Corangamite - South maintains a well-distributed labor profile across professional and manual vocations within a wide array of industries. As of March 2026, employed residents count 3,683, the jobless rate sits 2.7% under the 3.7% recorded for Regional Vic., and local labor participation aligns closely with the regional benchmark of 61.1%. Census records showed that 21.1% of workers carried out their duties from home, though this figure reflects the influence of Covid-19 restrictions. Local workforce participation is heavily weighted toward agriculture, forestry & fishing, health care & social assistance, and manufacturing.
The primary production sector is exceptionally prominent, with agriculture, forestry & fishing employing residents at 5.0 times the regional norm. Conversely, health care & social assistance exhibits lower representation, engaging 8.9% of the local workforce compared to 16.8% in Regional Vic.. Comparing Census workplace counts against resident numbers indicates that a substantial proportion of local workers travel outside the district for employment. Analysis conducted by AreaSearch using SALM and ABS data indicates that between the twelve month period ending March 2026, the labour force shrank by 6.6% while employment also dropped by 6.4%, which resulted in the unemployment rate declining by 0.2 percentage points. This trend differs from what occurred in Regional Vic., where employment fell by 0.1%, the labour force reduced by 0.3%, and unemployment decreased by 0.2 percentage points. Forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia regarding national employment starting from Mar-26 provide additional context for anticipated future demand in Corangamite - South. These projections span five and ten year intervals and have been overlaid on the local employment profile to estimate growth trajectories. Although national employment is projected to rise by 6.6% within five years and by 13.7% within ten years, expansion varies considerably across different industry sectors. When these sector-specific forecasts are applied to the employment composition of Corangamite - South, local employment is expected to grow by 4.5% over five years and by 10.6% over ten years, noting that this calculation represents a basic weighted extrapolation for illustrative reasons and does not factor in localized population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Corangamite - South is $1,406 a week (about $73,000 a year), with median personal income at $734 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,277 a year against an average of $58,911. 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 compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings in the Corangamite - South SA2 below the nationwide average. The district recorded a median taxpayer income of $48,277 and an average of $58,911, whereas Regional Vic. registered $50,954 and $62,728 respectively. Factoring in the 9.62% Wage Price Index increase observed since financial year 2023 lifts estimated earnings to roughly $52,921 (median) and $64,578 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, household, and family metrics, Census figures position local earnings between the 29th and 35th percentiles nationally. The largest income category is the $1,500 - 2,999 tier, encompassing 31.0% of residents (2,200 people), which parallels the metropolitan proportion of 30.3%.
Residents retain 90.4% of earnings after housing obligations, though overall disposable income ranks in the 37th percentile, aligning with the district's position in the 5th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Corangamite - South had 2,666 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 0% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 19% rented and 48% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $231 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,200 a month. Rent absorbs 16.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 19.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the most recent Census shows that the housing stock in Corangamite - South consists of 96.7% houses and 3.3% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasted with 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwellings throughout Regional Vic.. Outright homeownership is notably elevated in Corangamite - South at 48.3%, while remaining properties are mortgaged (32.9%) or rented (18.8%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations of $1,200 and median weekly rents of $231 sit significantly below the respective regional averages of $1,430 and $285. In a national context, mortgage costs in the area remain well beneath the Australian figure of $1,863, with weekly rental rates also tracking substantially lower than the nationwide standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Corangamite - South counted 2,666 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.5 people each. 28% are couples with children, against 34% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the clear majority of local living arrangements at 72.2%, consisting of couples without children (34.1%), couples with children (27.8%), and single parent families (9.0%). The balance of 27.8% is made up of non-family living arrangements, primarily lone person households (25.8%) alongside group households (2.2%). At 2.5 people per home, the median household size exceeds the Regional Vic. norm of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
15.2% of adults in Corangamite - South hold a university qualification, including 11.3% with a bachelor degree and 1.9% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 79% of areas nationally. A further 28.7% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 832 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 955 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 attainment presents specific development hurdles, as tertiary degree holders represent 15.2% of the population, well below the VIC benchmark of 33.4%. Higher education is led by bachelor degrees at 11.3%, followed by graduate diplomas at 2.0% and postgraduate qualifications at 1.9%. Vocational qualifications show significant strength, with 38.9% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical credentials, comprising advanced diplomas (10.2%) and certificates (28.7%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 27.5% of residents currently enrolled in education programs. This cohort includes 10.6% attending primary school, 9.3% in secondary schooling, and 2.0% enrolled in tertiary courses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Corangamite - South means driving: households keep an average of 1.9 vehicles, and scheduled services reach only a handful of stops. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure within Corangamite - South encompasses 15 active stops serviced across 3 routes, providing a combined 36 weekly passenger services. Overall network access is constrained, with residents living an average of 1102 meters from their closest boarding point. Commuting is largely directed outward, with private vehicles serving as the principal transport method for 82% of travelers, while 13% travel on foot. Vehicle ownership stands at 1.9 per household, surpassing the regional average. In addition, 21.1% of residents reported working from home during the 2021 Census, subject to prevailing pandemic conditions.
Transit services run at an average rate of 5 trips per day across the network, delivering roughly 2 weekly services per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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67.9% of residents in Corangamite - South report no long-term health condition. 5.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.6 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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Community wellness metrics evaluated by AreaSearch indicate above-average overall health, with low rates of common chronic illnesses observed among both older and younger age groups, while private health insurance membership remains low at roughly 48% of the population (~3,435 people). This level trails the Regional Vic. proportion of 50.5% as well as the nationwide benchmark of 55.7%. Asthma and arthritis represent the most prevalent health conditions locally, affecting 8.2 and 8.1% of residents respectively, whereas 67.9% of the population reported no chronic health conditions, exceeding the 63.4% recorded across Regional Vic..
Working-age individuals display higher than average chronic condition rates. Among the local community, 24.6% of residents are aged 65 and over (1,742 people), with this senior cohort demonstrating strong health outcomes that place above broader national metrics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Corangamite - South is largely Australian-born, at 91.3% of residents, with 3.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (35.3%) and English (31.5%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures position Corangamite - South below national benchmarks, with 89.3% of the community holding Australian citizenship, 91.3% born in Australia, and 96.8% speaking only English in domestic settings. Christianity forms the dominant religious affiliation, representing 49.0% of the population. Judaism shows a noticeable local concentration at 0.1%, matching the 0.1% observed across Regional Vic.. Evaluating ancestry based on parental birthplace, the primary backgrounds identified in Corangamite - South are Australian at 35.3% (exceeding the regional share of 29.6%), English at 31.5%, and Irish at 10.1%. Several other cultural groups show distinct local concentrations, including Dutch ancestry at 2.8% (against 1.7% regionally), Scottish at 9.8% (against 8.8%), and New Zealand at 0.7% (against 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Corangamite - South is 45, older than 78% of areas nationally. 22.0% 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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Age distributions in Corangamite - South align closely with Regional Vic., with no individual age bracket deviating by more than 2.1 percentage points from regional proportions. The median age is estimated at 45 as at August 2026, remaining stable from the 2021 Census and sitting 2 years above the Regional Vic. level of 43 at that Census, while the national median was 38. The proportion of senior and retired residents (65+) has risen from 21.8% at the Census to an estimated 24.6%. Projections indicate that the 65+ demographic will drive local population expansion to 2041, increasing by 548 residents (31%) to reach 2,291, whereas younger demographics and children are forecast to diminish over this period.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Corangamite - South
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 | May 2026 5 months ago all 4 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 May 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 — 97 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,180 at the 2021 Census → 7,099 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 (217031475). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.