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Corio - Lovely Banks has an estimated 18,518 residents, up from 18,325 at the 2021 Census — a change of 193 people, or 1.1%. 124 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 249 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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As of Aug 2026, demographic assessments by AreaSearch place the Corio - Lovely Banks community at approximately 18,518 residents. This marks a modest rise of 193 people (1.1%) relative to the 18,325 people tallied during the 2021 Census. This adjustment draws upon an ABS estimated resident population count of 18,500 recorded in June 2025 alongside 124 validated new addresses documented following the Census count. Given this population count, the area registers a density of 249 persons per square kilometer, ensuring considerable personal space alongside capacity for subsequent development. Net overseas migration served as the principal demographic driver, underpinning roughly 62.3% of recent population additions.
Population projections for individual SA2 zones are sourced from ABS/Geoscience Australia figures published in 2024 using 2022 as their benchmark year. Where specific SA2 coverage is absent, AreaSearch applies the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections, adjusting them via a weighted aggregation framework to translate LGA growth to SA2 boundaries. Age-group growth trajectories derived from these aggregations are similarly utilized for all localities across the 2032 to 2041 timeframe. Anticipated population shifts place the district within the highest quartile among non-metropolitan areas nationwide, with projections pointing to an addition of 4,265 persons by 2041 relative to prevailing annual ERP statistics, representing a cumulative 16-year gain of 22.9%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
383 new dwellings have been approved in Corio - Lovely Banks over the past five years, an average of 76 a year. That is 4.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 76 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 67% 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 authorisations in Corio - Lovely Banks have averaged roughly 76 per annum, delivering a cumulative total of 383 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. In the context of local population contractions, this construction pace has offered sound opportunities for home seekers, particularly as average construction costs stand at $336,000—a figure lower than typical regional levels that highlights local affordability. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $1.3 million across the current financial year, underlining the district's predominantly residential character. Dwelling creation in Corio - Lovely Banks trails broader activity across Rest of Vic., falling 57.0% below the per-person regional benchmark.
Such constrained new supply generally underpins market demand and capital values for established stock. Of the recently approved dwellings, detached houses comprise 67.0% while semi-detached and attached formats account for 33.0%, incorporating a wider selection of townhomes and units across varied price brackets to support both family households and compact, cost-effective living. This marks a clear transition from the existing built environment (which is 92.0% houses), signaling diminished land availability for greenfield construction alongside evolving buyer preferences for varied, entry-level housing choices. An estimated ratio of 366 people per residential approval underscores the subdued, low-volume building landscape. Demographic projections from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update indicate Corio - Lovely Banks will expand by 4,233 residents up to 2041. Should current construction volumes persist, housing completions could fall short of resident inflows, likely intensifying buyer competition and reinforcing upward property value trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Corio - Lovely Banks
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Corio - Lovely Banks, worth an estimated $11.1 billion. A further 134 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $48 billion. 30 are already under construction and 48 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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Infrastructure upgrades, major developments, and urban planning initiatives play a decisive role in shaping local performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 32 key projects positioned to influence the district. Prominent developments include the Lovely Banks Development, Stead Park Hockey Facility Upgrade, Corio Convenience Retail Hub, and Cedar Woods Corio Residential Estate, with primary initiatives detailed in the accompanying overview.
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Stead Park Hockey Facility Upgrade
Redevelopment of Geelong's premier hockey venue at Stead Park, Corio, funded under the Victorian Government's Regional Sports Infrastructure Program. Works include a new two-storey pavilion centrally located between the two hockey pitches, featuring four change rooms, match officials rooms, canteen, equipment storage and first aid on the ground floor, and a social space, meeting room, kitchen and terrace seating overlooking both pitches on the upper level. The western pitch is being redeveloped with a new playing surface, fencing, drainage, 500 lux sports lighting and an electronic scoreboard to support national-level hockey events.Additional accessible car parking and a new access road are also included. Construction commenced September 2025 and is being delivered by Fairbrother Pty Ltd on behalf of Development Victoria and Sport and Recreation Victoria.
Lovely Banks Development
A massive 2,000-hectare masterplanned community in Geelong's Northern Growth Area, Lovely Banks is designed to deliver approximately 15,000 homes for 45,000 residents. The project features five distinct neighbourhoods with defined edges, vibrant activity centres, and 6-10 schools. It prioritises sustainability via One Planet Living Principles, radical street designs focused on existing vegetation, and a skyline botanical garden. The development is currently progressing through the Elcho Road West Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) phase, with sales releases estimated for 2028.
Corio Housing Development - Edenville
Three-stage $50 million development creating 108 new residences including 48 apartments across multiple lots at Sharland Road and McHarry Court. Mix of single and double-storey properties with lots ranging from 100-449sqm, aimed at creating affordable housing opportunities in Geelong's northern suburbs.
Gateway Green Estate
Masterplanned residential estate at the former Norlane High School site delivering approximately 125-130 homes through turnkey house and land packages together with future townhouse superlots. Civil construction is underway and completed house and land packages continue to be released for sale.
Corio Convenience Retail Hub
A completed convenience and retail hub strategically positioned at the corner of Princes Highway and Harpur Road in Geelong's evolving Corio Retail Precinct. The development offers multiple tenancies including 600-2,400sqm showrooms, 139.5sqm food outlet, and 146.8sqm coffee drive-thru, with exceptional exposure to over 43,000 vehicles daily. Located near major brands including Dan Murphys, KFC, McDonalds, Ampol, Petstock and Harvey Norman.
Somerley
Somerley is a new masterplanned 18.6-hectare residential community in Corio, near Geelong. Acquired by Cedar Woods Properties, the project features 400 thoughtfully designed homes alongside beautiful parklands and a proposed central park. The estate caters to young families, first-home buyers, and downsizers, designed to address the anticipated housing supply shortfall in the greater Geelong market.
Kinetic Lara
Kinetic Lara is a 40-hectare masterplanned industrial and logistics business park developed by Montgomery Property Group at 220 Heales Road in Lara, within the Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct. The estate delivers over 30 fully serviced industrial lots, manufacturing facilities, high-clearance warehouses, and direct arterial access to the Princes Freeway. Civil subdivision construction and warehouse building works are actively ongoing.
Wathaurong Dreaming Project - Morgan Street Redevelopment
The $43.6 million Wathaurong Dreaming Project involves the redevelopment of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative headquarters into a state-of-the-art Aboriginal community and health hub. The three-storey facility consolidates comprehensive healthcare services, social and emotional wellbeing programs, family and youth support, cultural gathering spaces, and administration under one roof. Jointly funded by the Victorian Government, Federal Government, and the Co-operative, site demolition and main construction commenced in 2025/2026 with completion expected by 2027.
7,641 residents of Corio - Lovely Banks are employed, from a labour force of 8,749. Unemployment sits at 12.7%, with participation at 57.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% 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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A balanced mix of manual and professional vocations defines the Corio - Lovely Banks labour pool, with the building and construction trade displaying notable prominence, an overall jobless rate of 12.7%, and consistent workforce metrics over the preceding twelve months. Employment stood at 7,641 residents as of March 2026, though unemployment exceeds the Regional Vic. benchmark of 3.7% by 9.0%, indicating capacity for workforce gains, while the labour participation rate of 57.5% sits below the 61.1% recorded across Regional Vic.. Census returns indicate that merely 9.8% of employed locals worked remotely from home, a metric that may incorporate the effect of Covid-19 restrictions.
Local workers are predominantly engaged across health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. Manufacturing stands out as a clear local specialization, commanding a workforce proportion 1.5 times the regional norm. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing represents just 2.0% of local jobs, well under the 7.5% regional share. Comparisons between resident workers and local workplace positions recorded in the Census point to a limited volume of jobs situated directly within the area. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM releases indicate that over the 12-month period, local employment expanded by 0.2% while the active labour force shrank by 0.9%, resulting in a 0.9 percentage points contraction in the unemployment rate. By comparison, Regional Vic. saw employment fall by 0.1%, the workforce drop by 0.3%, and the jobless rate decrease by 0.2 percentage points. Future industry labour requirements can be evaluated using national forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. Projected across five- and ten-year horizons, these figures were weighted against the local occupational profile to estimate local employment trajectories. While national headcount is anticipated to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, trajectories vary across specific sectors. Applying these industry weightings to the local employment base suggests local job counts could expand by 5.8% over five years and 12.4% over ten years (noting this illustrative weighting model does not incorporate sub-regional population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Corio - Lovely Banks is $1,230 a week (about $64,000 a year), with median personal income at $574 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,565 a year against an average of $54,577. 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 from the ATO for financial year 2023 place earnings in the Corio - Lovely Banks SA2 below national benchmarks. Taxpayers in the SA2 recorded a median income of $48,565 and an average income of $54,577, trailing the respective figures of $50,954 and $62,728 observed across Regional Vic.. Factoring in Wage Price Index expansion of 9.62% from financial year 2023 brings estimated figures to approximately $53,237 for median earnings and $59,827 for average earnings as of March 2026. According to 2021 Census metrics, household, family, and individual incomes across Corio - Lovely Banks sit within the 8th to 15th percentiles across the nation.
The $800 - 1,499 bracket forms the largest earnings group locally, capturing 29.7% of residents (5,499 individuals), in contrast to the broader region where the $1,500 - 2,999 band leads at 30.3%. Severe housing cost pressures leave residents with 83.7% of their earnings after housing expenses, placing the locality in the 16th percentile nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Corio - Lovely Banks had 6,516 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 1% apartments. 32% are owned with a mortgage, 37% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 22.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.4%. 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, separate houses constituted 91.5% of the Corio - Lovely Banks housing stock, with remaining formats (such as apartments, semi-detached, and 'other' dwellings) representing 8.5%, compared to 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwelling types across Regional Vic.. Outright home ownership stood at 30.6%, trailing broader regional levels, while mortgaged properties accounted for 32.0% and rental accommodation comprised 37.4%. Typical monthly mortgage payments were $1,300, below the $1,430 benchmark for Regional Vic., while typical weekly rent was $280 compared to $285 regionally. On a national level, mortgage commitments in Corio - Lovely Banks are well below the Australian norm of $1,863, and rental rates remain markedly lower than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Corio - Lovely Banks counted 6,516 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 27% are couples with children, against 22% couples without children. 27% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the predominant living arrangement, representing 69.2% of all households; this comprises couples with children at 26.9%, couples without children at 21.5%, and single parent families at 19.2%. Non-family living situations make up the balance of 30.8%, consisting of single-person households at 26.9% and group living arrangements at 3.8%. The typical household size sits at 2.6 people, exceeding the 2.4 average recorded across Regional Vic..
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
11.1% of adults in Corio - Lovely Banks hold a university qualification, including 7.7% with a bachelor degree and 2.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 27.1% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 3,722 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 996 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 poses a key challenge in the district, where the share of residents holding university qualifications (11.1%) sits well beneath the broader VIC benchmark of 33.4%, highlighting scope for targeted educational support. Bachelor degrees represent 7.7% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate degrees at 2.4% and graduate diplomas at 1.0%. Conversely, technical and vocational training is widely held, with 35.9% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including certificates (27.1%) and advanced diplomas (8.8%). Formal learning engagement is substantial across the population, with 32.1% of residents undertaking formal study. Within this enrolled cohort, secondary school students account for 11.1%, primary pupils make up 10.0%, and tertiary students comprise 3.4%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Corio - Lovely Banks reaches 82 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 7,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 250 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 transport connectivity across Corio - Lovely Banks encompasses 82 active transit stops that include train facilities. A network of 8 dedicated routes services these locations, delivering a combined 7,159 passenger trips each week. Transit access is favorable, with the typical distance to a stop measuring 253 meters for local residents. Reflecting its commuter-oriented residential structure, private vehicles account for 91% of travel journeys. Household vehicle ownership sits below regional standards at 1.3 vehicles per dwelling, while 9.8% of workers reported working from home in the 2021 Census, potentially reflecting COVID-19 settings.
Transit services provide an average of 1,022 daily trips across the broader network, which translates to roughly 87 trips per week at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
64.3% of residents in Corio - Lovely Banks report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 87% of areas nationally. 8.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.6 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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Health indicators compiled by AreaSearch highlight notable wellness challenges in Corio - Lovely Banks based on mortality statistics and chronic condition rates, which are elevated among both younger cohorts and senior demographics, while private health insurance uptake is very low at around 47% of the population (~8,666 people). In contrast, private health coverage stands at 50.5% in Regional Vic. and 55.7% nationwide. Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments in the area, affecting 9.4% and 10.9% of locals respectively, while 64.3% of the community indicated being completely free of chronic medical diagnoses, relative to 63.4% in Regional Vic..
Rates of chronic illness are elevated within the working-age demographic. Residents aged 65 and over number 2,988 people (16.1% of the population), below the 24.0% share seen across Regional Vic., with senior health outcomes reflecting national trends across the broader populace.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
27.2% of Corio - Lovely Banks residents were born overseas and 24.5% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (25.5%) and English (24.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Corio - Lovely Banks is higher than in most surrounding areas, with 27.2% of residents born abroad and 24.5% communicating in a language other than English at home. Christianity constitutes the leading faith, adhered to by 45.1% of the local population. Meanwhile, Islamic affiliation shows a marked local concentration at 5.9% of residents, compared to 1.0% across Regional Vic.. Regarding ancestral origins, the most prominent backgrounds across Corio - Lovely Banks are Australian at 25.5%, English at 24.8% (trailing the regional level of 30.7%), and Other at 14.0% (substantially exceeding the 4.7% regional benchmark).
Distinct variations also appear among other ancestries: Dutch ancestry represents 2.2% locally (versus 1.7% regionally), Croatian accounts for 2.1% (compared to 0.4% across the region), and Hungarian comprises 0.7% (against 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Corio - Lovely Banks is 36. 31.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Corio - Lovely Banks is younger overall than that of Regional Vic.. Updated figures to August 2026 show that children and young adults (0 - 24) constitute 33.5% of the community compared to 28.5% across Regional Vic., while seniors (65+) make up 16.1% against a regional benchmark of 24.0%. The median age is estimated at 36, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 7 years beneath the 43 recorded for Regional Vic. at that time. Since the Census, the proportion of residents aged 45 - 64 has decreased from 25.0% to an estimated 22.8%.
Looking ahead to 2041, adults aged 25 - 44 are projected to drive growth, expanding by 2,400 residents (47%) to reach a total of 7,502.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Corio - Lovely Banks
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 5 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 — 124 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (18,325 at the 2021 Census → 18,518 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 (203021486). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.