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Creswick - Clunes has an estimated 8,044 residents, down from 8,085 at the 2021 Census. 125 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. 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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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Creswick - Clunes stands at approximately 8,044 as of Aug 2026. This figure indicates a reduction of 41 people (0.5%) compared to the 8,085 people recorded in the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 8,038 from June 2025 alongside an additional 125 validated new addresses documented since the Census date. With this head count, the local population density settles at 9.4 persons per square kilometer, offering residents substantial living space. Inward interstate migration served as the primary catalyst for demographic expansion, making up around 64.1% of aggregate population additions over recent timeframes.
Projections compiled by the ABS/Geoscience Australia released in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year) are incorporated by AreaSearch for SA2 evaluations. Wherever SA2-specific coverage is absent, AreaSearch relies on the VIC State Government's Regional/LGA projections published in 2023, utilizing a weighted aggregation technique to translate LGA growth trajectories to the SA2 level. In addition, cohort growth rates by age derived from these aggregated models are applied across every region for the years 2032 to 2041. On the basis of these expected demographic adjustments, regional expansion is predicted to track slightly below the national regional median, with local numbers projected to rise by 533 persons to 2041 according to recent annual ERP data, representing cumulative growth of 6.5% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
205 new dwellings have been approved in Creswick - Clunes over the past five years, an average of 41 a year. That is 5.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 41 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 100% 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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Dwelling approval volumes across Creswick - Clunes have averaged roughly 41 homes per annum, accumulating to 205 homes throughout the preceding 5 financial years. Given that no new residents arrived per approved dwelling each year over the past 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26), local residential construction has kept pace with or outpaced local requirements, providing prospective purchasers with extensive options and establishing headroom for future demographic expansion, with newly built residences averaging an estimated construction value of $447,000. In addition, non-residential building activity has seen $16.1 million worth of commercial development permits approved during the current financial year, pointing to a moderate pace of commercial development.
When evaluated against Rest of Vic., per-capita building activity in Creswick - Clunes reaches approximately 75%, placing the area within the 70th percentile across national assessments. Furthermore, residential development across recent periods has comprised separate standalone houses exclusively, reinforcing a traditional low-density urban form centered around spacious family properties. Across the catchment, there are approximately 169 people per dwelling approval, highlighting a low density property market. Longer-term demographic modeling projects Creswick - Clunes will expand by 527 residents by 2041 (benchmarked from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). Maintained at current rates of residential construction, dwelling additions are anticipated to comfortably satisfy housing demand, supporting attractive market conditions for purchasers and creating capacity for local expansion to outstrip projected estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Creswick - Clunes
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Creswick - Clunes, worth an estimated $2 million. A further 103 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $11.6 billion. 28 are already under construction and 38 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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Strategic infrastructure upgrades, urban planning frameworks, and major capital initiatives carry immense weight in shaping local development. A total of 24 impactful initiatives have been tracked across the region by AreaSearch. Prominent works include the 35 Elizabeth Road Land Release, Waters Edge, Miners Rest, Miners Rest Township Plan, and Miners Rest Primary School Redevelopment, with key details provided below.
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35 Elizabeth Road Land Release
35 Elizabeth Road Land Release is a small estate on the northern edge of Creswick, offering around nine new residential allotments created from a larger 1.06 ha site. Current marketing focuses on a 690 m2 elevated lot with new road, footpaths and services in place, giving buyers the opportunity to design and build a detached home close to Creswick town centre while enjoying a quiet bushland setting. The subdivision is largely approved and registered, with individual lots now being sold off and housing to follow by private owners.
Nyaninyuk Wind Farm
ACCIONA Energa's Nyaninyuk Wind Farm is a proposed renewable energy project with a capacity of approximately 330MW and 58 wind turbines, located in Western Victoria west of Mt Beckworth near Ballarat. The site is chosen for its wind resource, compatibility with the existing environment, and good road access from Sunraysia Highway. The land is primarily used for agriculture and grazing. The project design will be informed by ongoing investigations and community feedback. Nyaninyuk is the traditional name for nearby Mount Beckworth in the Dja Dja Wurrung language, meaning 'the mountain's back of the neck.'
Waters Edge, Miners Rest
Waters Edge is a proposed master-planned residential community at Miners Rest on a former basalt quarry site. The project is planned to deliver more than 500 residential lots together with mixed-use and local commercial opportunities, extensive open space, lakes and landscaped waterways. The estate remains listed by Resi Ventures as a coming soon community while the broader Miners Rest planning framework has progressed through planning scheme amendments.
Miners Rest Primary School Redevelopment
Expansion and upgrade of the primary school, including 10 new classrooms, a new entry and administration area, arts and music rooms, food tech facilities, a kitchen garden, landscaped open play areas, and a competition-standard gymnasium and synthetic grass football oval. The project also involved acquiring extra land to enlarge the site from 1.5 hectares to 5.2 hectares to accommodate future growth. The redevelopment was completed in 2021.
Miners Rest Township Plan
Strategic planning scheme adopted by the City of Ballarat in December 2019 to guide land use, residential growth, development, and community infrastructure in the Miners Rest township through to 2040. Key land use planning elements, including rezoning land in the northern part to Neighbourhood Residential Zone - Schedule 3 to protect rural township character, were implemented into the Ballarat Planning Scheme via Amendment C235ball, which was approved by the Minister for Planning on 31 October 2023.
Western Renewables Link
Proposed 190km overhead 500kV double-circuit high-voltage electricity transmission line from Bulgana in western Victoria to Sydenham in Melbourne's north-west. Developed by AusNet on behalf of AEMO, the line will carry over 3GW of renewable energy - enough to power more than one million homes. The Environment Effects Statement (EES) public exhibition closed August 2025, followed by an independent Inquiry and Advisory Committee (IAC) hearing that ran from October 2025 to March 2026. The IAC is now preparing its report for the Minister for Planning.In December 2025, AusNet awarded the construction contract (AUD$1.6B) to the ACCIONA Genus Joint Venture, subject to receipt of all necessary state and federal planning approvals. Construction is now targeted for completion in Q4 2029.
Caldwell Street Park Upgrade
Neighbourhood park upgrade proposed by the City of Ballarat as part of its ongoing Neighbourhood Parks Program. The park is currently identified for a future upgrade, with community engagement to occur before concept design, followed by detailed design, procurement and construction in a later program stage. The upgrade is expected to include improved play opportunities, paths, landscaping, seating and other community recreation facilities consistent with the City's neighbourhood park upgrades.
Western Victoria Aviation Precinct Ballarat
Multi-stage aviation infrastructure upgrade at Ballarat Airport. Stage 1 runway extension (from 1,300m to 1,800m) was completed and operational from April 2025. Stage 2 involves reconstruction and strengthening of the existing 1,250m runway section to accommodate large turboprop and regional jet aircraft, with a target start of March 2026 subject to securing $12 million in funding. A separate aeromedical patient transfer and emergency services facility (total cost $2.3 million, part-funded by $1.1 million from the Australian Government) is planned to start July 2026.Projects will enable commercial freight operations, enhanced emergency services capability including large aerial firefighting tankers, Royal Flying Doctor Service operations, and potential future interstate passenger services for the Western Victoria region.
3,828 residents of Creswick - Clunes are employed, from a labour force of 3,967. Unemployment sits at 3.5%, with participation at 58.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 7,081, about 88% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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A proficient workforce characterizes Creswick - Clunes, marked by wide industry diversity, a low jobless rate of 3.5%, and solid employment stability over the preceding twelve months. As of March 2026, employed residents numbered 3,828, while the local unemployment rate sat 0.2% lower than the 3.7% recorded across Regional Vic., even though the participation rate was slightly subdued (58.2% versus 61.1% in Regional Vic.). Census findings also indicated that a moderate 20.8% share of local workers performed their duties from home, an outcome influenced by Covid-19 lockdown circumstances. Key sectors employing local residents include health care & social assistance, agriculture, forestry & fishing, and construction.
Notably, agriculture, forestry & fishing represents a major area of local specialization, capturing an employment proportion 1.5 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, accommodation & food demonstrates a smaller footprint, accounting for 5.0% of local jobs compared with 6.9% regionally. Overall, local job availability within the immediate area remains relatively restrained, as reflected in Census comparisons between working and resident populations. AreaSearch assessment of SALM and ABS statistics shows that over the 12-month period, the local labor pool expanded by 0.4% while resident employment dropped by 0.3%, driving a 0.6 percentage points increase in the jobless rate. In contrast, Regional Vic. experienced a 0.1% decline in employment, a 0.3% contraction in the labor force, and a 0.2 percentage points reduction in unemployment. Additional guidance on future workforce requirements in Creswick - Clunes is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia's nationwide employment forecasts from Mar-26. Projected across five-year and ten-year horizons, these figures are mapped onto the local industrial framework to model future trends. While national employment is anticipated to increase by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, rates of expansion vary substantially by sector. Applying these industry growth rates to the employment distribution of Creswick - Clunes projects local job numbers to rise by 6.0% over five years and 12.8% over ten years (note that this represents an illustrative weighting extrapolation and omits localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Creswick - Clunes is $1,238 a week (about $64,000 a year), with median personal income at $628 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $47,937 a year against an average of $59,698. 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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Taxpayer income across the Creswick - Clunes SA2 sits beneath the national standard based on financial year 2023 ATO figures compiled by AreaSearch. In the Creswick - Clunes SA2, taxable median earnings are $47,937 alongside an average income of $59,698, whereas Regional Vic. records medians and averages of $50,954 and $62,728 respectively. Factoring in Wage Price Index appreciation of 9.62% recorded since financial year 2023, contemporary projections indicate approximately $52,549 (median) and $65,441 (average) as of March 2026. Across national Census percentiles, personal, family, and household earnings within Creswick - Clunes consistently fall within the 15th to 16th percentiles.
Individual earnings distribution shows 29.5% of the local population (2,372 individuals) in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely aligning with the 30.3% share observed across the wider metropolitan area. Although accommodation expenses remain low with households keeping 88.1% of earnings, overall disposable income sits in only the 20th percentile across the country.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Creswick - Clunes had 3,229 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 3% apartments. 37% are owned with a mortgage, 14% rented and 49% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 20.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.2%. 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 most recent Census, the residential landscape in Creswick - Clunes consisted of 94.7% houses and 5.3% other dwellings (incorporating apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with 90.1% houses and 9.9% other dwellings recorded across Regional Vic.. Outright home ownership proved considerably higher in Creswick - Clunes at 48.5% compared to the regional figure, while remaining properties were mortgaged (37.1%) or occupied by tenants (14.3%). Median monthly housing loan payments averaged $1,300 in the locality compared to $1,430 across Regional Vic., and median weekly rental payments stood at $250 against $285 regionally.
On a nationwide scale, loan repayments in Creswick - Clunes sit well below the Australian benchmark of $1,863, and weekly rents are markedly lower than the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Creswick - Clunes counted 3,229 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 33% couples without children. 31% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families represent the primary household structure at 67.2%, including 33.2% couples without children, 23.9% couples with children, and 9.4% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 32.8%, dominated by lone person households at 30.7% alongside group households at 2.1%. Typical household occupancy is 2.3 people, which is slightly below the 2.4 average recorded across Regional Vic..
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.4% of adults in Creswick - Clunes hold a university qualification, including 13.3% with a bachelor degree and 4.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 28.1% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 551 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 997 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 levels within the locality show room for development, as the proportion of individuals holding tertiary degrees (21.4%) tracks well below the Victorian benchmark of 33.4%, creating a clear opening for targeted educational programs. Bachelor degree holders constitute 13.3% of the community, complemented by postgraduate qualifications at 4.7% and graduate diplomas at 3.4%. Vocational and technical qualifications are well established, with 39.9% of persons aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of 11.8% with advanced diplomas and 28.1% with certificates. Active learning enrollment rates across the community are strong, with 26.4% of residents actively participating in formal educational courses.
This figure includes 10.1% attending primary education, 7.9% enrolled in secondary education, and 2.8% undertaking tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Creswick - Clunes reaches 58 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 1,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 720 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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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An assessment of passenger transit networks identifies 58 operational public transport stops across Creswick - Clunes, offering train connections. A network of 8 dedicated routes services these locations, delivering 1,055 weekly passenger trips. Overall transit convenience is relatively constrained, with local properties situated an average of 721 meters from their closest station or stop. Given the area's commuter profile, private vehicles represent the main travel mode at 92%, while 5% of trips are made on foot. Vehicle availability averages 1.7 per dwelling, outpacing the regional figure, and 20.8% of workers reported working from home during the 2021 Census, subject to pandemic restrictions.
Across all transit options, scheduled operations deliver an average of 150 trips per day, translating to roughly 18 weekly trips per individual stop location.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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59.9% of residents in Creswick - Clunes report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 82% of areas nationally. 6.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.2 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 assessments by AreaSearch indicate meaningful public health challenges throughout Creswick - Clunes, highlighted by mortality metrics and chronic ailment rates spanning both younger and senior demographics, while private health insurance participation is unusually depressed at roughly 49% of all residents (~3,933 people), trailing the Australian benchmark of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the leading diagnoses locally, affecting 11.1 and 9.8% of the populace respectively, while 59.9% of residents reported having no long-term health conditions compared to 63.4% throughout Regional Vic.. Chronic health issues are particularly prevalent among working-age individuals.
Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 28.2% of the local population (2,271 people), exceeding the 24.0% regional proportion, with older residents registering health burden percentiles that surpass those of the broader local demographic.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Creswick - Clunes is largely Australian-born, at 89.1% of residents, with 3.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.7%) and Australian (29.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural diversity place Creswick - Clunes below broader averages, with Australian citizens making up 90.2% of the population, 89.1% born in Australia, and 96.8% using English exclusively at home. Christianity stands as the dominant faith, observed by 45.5% of residents. The most noticeable deviation occurs in the Other religious category, accounting for 0.8% of the community compared to 0.8% across Regional Vic.. Evaluating ancestral background through parental birth country, the three largest lineages represented in Creswick - Clunes are English at 31.7%, Australian at 29.6%, and Irish at 11.1%.
Noticeable variations emerge among other heritages as well, with Scottish ancestry overrepresented at 10.3% (against 8.8% regionally), Dutch at 2.4% (compared to 1.7%), and Maltese at 0.6% (versus 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Creswick - Clunes is 49, older than 89% of areas nationally. 16.8% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age profile of Creswick - Clunes tilts noticeably toward older household stages. Mature adults and younger retirees aged 45 - 64 constitute 28.6% of residents as at August 2026, surpassing the Regional Vic. proportion of 24.4%, while 18.2% are aged 25 - 44 compared to 23.1% regionally. Consequently, the median age is estimated at 49, matching the 2021 Census level, sitting 6 years above the Regional Vic. figure of 43 from that Census, and exceeding the national Census median of 38. Among older demographics, cohorts aged 65+ expanded from 26.3% at the Census to an estimated 28.2% of the population.
Looking ahead to 2041, the largest population expansion is forecast among young to middle aged adults, adding 269 residents (18%) to reach 1,734, whereas younger demographics and children are forecast to diminish over the timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Creswick - Clunes
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 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 · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 this 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 | Nov 2025 10 months ago all 2 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 Nov 2025. | ||
| 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 — 125 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,085 at the 2021 Census → 8,044 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 (201021010). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.