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Hampton has an estimated 19,554 residents, up from 18,200 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,354 people, or 7.4%. Growth has averaged 0.5% a year over five years. 294 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 85.4% of that increase. That puts 3,443 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Hampton stands at approximately 19,554 as of Aug 2026. Compared with the 18,200 people recorded in the 2021 Census, this indicates an expansion of 1,354 people (7.4%). This demographic shift is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 19,524 alongside 294 validated new addresses added following the Census. Hampton's population density reaches 3,442 persons per square kilometer, positioning it within the top quartile of regions evaluated nationwide by AreaSearch. Furthermore, the 7.4% expansion rate achieved since the 2021 census outpaced the wider SA3 area (6.0%), establishing Hampton as a regional frontrunner.
International arrivals served as the main catalyst for local demographic expansion, accounting for roughly 85.4% of total population additions in recent times. Projections published in 2024 (using 2022 as a baseline) by the ABS and Geoscience Australia are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. In instances where SA2 boundaries lack this coverage, VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures from 2023 are used through a weighted aggregation technique that scales LGA expansion down to the SA2 tier. Projected growth by age bracket derived from these models is similarly applied to every locality for the 2032 to 2041 period. Looking ahead, AreaSearch models indicate the locality will experience growth above the national median, adding 2,546 persons by 2041 based on the most recent annual ERP data, which represents an overall climb of 12.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,417 new dwellings have been approved in Hampton over the past five years, an average of 283 a year. That places the area in the 80th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 14 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 284 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 11% 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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Annual residential building approvals in Hampton have averaged around 283 dwellings, accumulating to 1,417 homes across the previous 5 financial years. Given that approximately 0.4 people per year arrived per finished residence over the last 5 financial years (from FY-22 through FY-26), additions to the housing stock are matching or outpacing demand, providing buyers with substantial selection while accommodating population expansion beyond current forecasts. Furthermore, newly approved residences carry an average estimated construction cost of $639,000, underscoring an emphasis by developers on upmarket projects. In parallel, commercial development permits reached $10.2 million in the current financial year, highlighting steady non-residential development.
On a per-capita basis, building activity in Hampton runs 58.0% above Greater Melbourne levels, creating greater choice for buyers. This rate sits well above nationwide benchmarks, reflecting strong developer appetite. The current pipeline of approved construction is composed of 11.0% detached houses alongside 89.0% townhouses or apartments. This pivot toward higher-density dwelling options provides accessible price points for incoming buyers while catering to downsizers, investors, and first-time purchasers. It also marks a noticeable transition away from the existing property base (where houses represent 61.0%), answering a scarcity of broad development parcels while aligning with evolving lifestyle and cost considerations. The area records approximately 111 people per dwelling approval, indicating an expanding market. Over the period running to 2041, forecasts from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate anticipate Hampton expanding by 2,516 residents. Maintaining current rates of home building should comfortably absorb this incoming demand, sustaining favorable purchasing conditions and potentially accommodating growth beyond existing demographic forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Hampton
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 28 current infrastructure and development projects inside Hampton, worth an estimated $2.22 billion. A further 155 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $51.7 billion. 54 are already under construction and 64 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and communities. 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 civic developments, and planning schemes play a vital role in shaping community outcomes. A total of 34 projects likely to influence the locality have been cataloged by AreaSearch. Prominent undertakings include the Hampton Community Hub, the Bluff Road Hampton East Housing Development, the Bayside Park Improvement and Habitat Linkage Plan, and the Hampton Public Land Masterplan, with key initiatives outlined below.
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Ground Lease Model 2 (GLM2) Housing Redevelopment Program
The Ground Lease Model 2 (GLM2) project delivers 1,370 modern, energy-efficient social, affordable, market rental, and specialist disability homes across four key Melbourne sites in Hampton East, Prahran, Port Melbourne, and South Yarra. Delivered by Homes Victoria in partnership with the Building Communities consortium (including Community Housing Limited and Tetris Capital), the public land is leased rather than sold. Construction is progressing across the package with staged practical completions scheduled through 2026.
Hampton Community Hub
The Hampton Community Hub is a proposed civic consolidation project by Bayside City Council for the Willis Street precinct in Hampton. The proposal aims to integrate maternal and child health services, senior citizens programs, community centre amenities, and open space facilities into a purpose-built intergenerational precinct. Council is progressing community consultation and strategic master planning for public land within the surrounding Activity Centre.
Hampton Primary School Upgrade and Modernisation
Victorian School Building Authority upgrade comprising a new gymnasium, performing arts centre, additional classrooms, relocation of an existing modular building and associated site works to modernise Hampton Primary School. Construction is underway with completion forecast for Q2 2027. Total project funding announced is AUD 9.8 million including earlier planning funding.
Hampton Public Land Masterplan
A comprehensive long-term strategic plan by Bayside City Council adopted in June 2021 to revitalize public land in Hampton. The masterplan provides direction for 13 Council-owned sites including library, community centre, maternal and child health services, civic plaza, and integrated community hub. The plan proposes the creation of a centralized community precinct to improve public open spaces, car parking, and community facilities to meet the future needs of the growing population, with a focus on creating an intergenerational facility for community gathering.
Ocean House
Ocean House is a boutique residential project delivering 18 luxury 2 and 3 bedroom apartments near Hampton Street and the bay. Construction is underway with structure complete; builder Sinjen Group is progressing facade and fitout works toward move in from August 2026. The team includes developer Carpe Group with project partner INT.RE and architect Martin Friedrich Architects.
Hampton Street Activity Centre Enhancement
Bayside City Council is investing in urban design and placemaking improvements across the Hampton Street Major Activity Centre, including streetscape upgrades, enhanced pedestrian facilities, outdoor dining areas, public open space creation, and a new pocket park at 6A Willis Street on the former Scout Hall site. The program is supported by $2.1 million in the 2026-27 budget as part of a $16.3 million four-year Activity Centre investment, alongside a Hampton Urban Design Framework currently being developed.
Bluff Road Hampton East Housing Development
A major Big Housing Build redevelopment of the Bluff Road housing site replacing 146 older dwellings with 285 new social, affordable, and market rental homes. The project includes a mix of 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom apartments and townhouses across 8 buildings (2-4 storeys), new parks, landscaped gardens, a cafe, social enterprise space, multi-purpose community room, community garden, children's play area, picnic area, civic space and an on-site community housing provider. All homes feature 5-star Green Star rating and 7-star NatHERS average rating for energy efficiency.Delivered through Ground Lease Model 2 partnership with Building Communities, the development aims to create a more integrated and vibrant community with completion expected late 2026.
Casa Tranquila
A luxury boutique residential apartment development comprising 1, 2, and 3-bedroom residences across a low-rise format in Hampton East. Designed by Ewert Leaf with landscape architecture by John Patrick Landscape Design, the development features an onsite concierge, wellness amenities, and communal leisure areas. The site is situated within walking distance of Moorabbin Station and Nepean Highway retail hubs.
10,436 residents of Hampton are employed, from a labour force of 11,012. Unemployment sits at 5.2%, with participation at 66.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 16,375, about 84% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Hampton features a highly skilled labor market characterized by a prominent professional services footprint, an unemployment rate of 5.2%, and steady labor conditions throughout the prior year. Total employed residents reached 10,436 as of March 2026, while local joblessness stood 0.5% higher than the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8%, and overall labor participation tracked lower than average (66.7% versus 70.1% for Greater Melbourne). Census returns indicated that a notable 50.0% of local workers performed their duties from home, though this figure reflects the influence of Covid-19 restrictions. The primary industry sectors employing local residents are professional & technical, health care & social assistance, and retail trade.
Specialization in professional & technical fields is especially pronounced, capturing an employment proportion 1.6 times the broader metropolitan average. Conversely, transport, postal & warehousing shows minimal local presence, employing just 2.5% of Hampton workers compared with 5.2% across Greater Melbourne. Comparison between the local Census working population and resident workforce suggests that this largely residential community provides limited local employment opportunities. An examination of ABS and SALM figures by AreaSearch indicates that over the 12 months leading to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 0.3% while overall employment fell by 0.3%, holding joblessness virtually steady. This contrasts with Greater Melbourne, which experienced a 2.1% increase in employment, a 2.3% expansion in the labor pool, and a 0.2 percentage point uptick in unemployment. Broader perspective on future labor requirements can be gathered from Jobs and Skills Australia's national projections from Mar-26. These five-year and ten-year forecasts have been applied to Hampton's occupational structure to assess potential expansion. While total Australian employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, industry expansion varies widely. Weighting these sectoral projections across the local workforce indicates Hampton employment could rise by 7.1% over five years and 14.3% over ten years (noting this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Hampton is $2,415 a week (about $126,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,033 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,509 a year against an average of $118,041. The average runs 75% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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Postcode-level ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 position earnings in the Hampton SA2 within the highest nationwide percentile, showing a median taxable income of $67,509 and a mean of $118,041. These results exceed Greater Melbourne benchmarks of $57,688 for median income and $75,164 for average income. Adjusting for a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 elevates estimated values to roughly $74,003 (median) and $129,397 (average) as of March 2026. Across household, family, and personal metrics, Census findings place local earnings between the 81st and 88th percentiles nationally.
Income distribution figures indicate that 31.8% of the local population (6,218 individuals) earns in the $4000+ weekly tier, differing from the broader regional profile where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is largest at 32.8%. Furthermore, 43.0% receive weekly earnings exceeding $3,000, underscoring substantial affluence that stimulates local commerce. Residential outlays absorb 15.3% of income, yet high overall earnings maintain local disposable income at the 87th percentile, while the SEIFA income metric ranks the suburb in the 9th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Hampton had 6,856 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 61% detached houses and 17% apartments. 35% are owned with a mortgage, 27% rented and 38% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $471 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 87% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 19.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, the local housing landscape in Hampton was divided into 61.0% separate houses and 39.0% alternative dwelling types (encompassing semi-detached properties, apartments, and other configurations), whereas the Melbourne metro division was 67.9% houses and 32.1% alternative dwellings. Outright property ownership in Hampton reached 38.1%, comfortably exceeding the metropolitan level, while mortgaged residences accounted for 35.4% and rental properties constituted 26.6%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $3,000 locally compared to the Melbourne metro median of $2,000, and typical weekly rent was $471 against $390 across the wider metropolis.
On a nationwide scale, Hampton mortgage outlays run substantially higher than the Australian norm of $1,863, with local rental costs well above the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Hampton counted 6,856 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,366 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 37% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the bulk of domestic arrangements at 71.4% of total households, consisting of couples with children (36.7%), couples without children (24.4%), and single parent families (9.4%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 28.6%, led by single-person residences at 26.4% and shared group homes representing 2.2%. Average household size stands at 2.5 people, marginally under the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
48.2% of adults in Hampton hold a university qualification, including 31.2% with a bachelor degree and 12.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 96% of areas nationally. A further 11.1% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 1,000 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,133 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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Academic credentials in Hampton sit well above regional and national standards, with 48.2% of individuals aged 15+ possessing university-level degrees, compared with 30.4% across Australia and 33.4% across VIC. This elevated educational profile provides a strong foundation for knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees represent the most common attainment level at 31.2%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 12.0% and graduate diplomas at 5.0%. In addition, technical and vocational training accounts for 22.2% of credentials among residents aged 15+, evenly divided between advanced diplomas (11.1%) and certificates (11.1%). Community participation in study is strong, with 30.9% of the population actively enrolled in an educational course.
Broken down by level, primary schooling accounts for 9.5%, secondary institutions capture 9.3%, and tertiary studies encompass 7.2% of residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Hampton reaches 85 stops on 15 routes, timetabled for about 5,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 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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An assessment of local passenger infrastructure identifies 85 active transit stops throughout Hampton, offering bus connectivity. These locations are served by 15 separate routes delivering a collective 5,910 passenger trips each week. Transit access is rated as excellent, with typical residences situated 167 meters from the nearest transit stop. Given the suburb's residential orientation, the majority of workers commute outward; private vehicles serve as the primary transport mode at 82%, while rail transit accounts for 8% and pedestrian commuting represents 4%. Vehicle ownership averages 1.3 per dwelling. In addition, 50.0% of local workers reported working from home at the 2021 Census, a metric that may reflect prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Across all transit lines, trip frequencies average 844 runs per day, which translates to roughly 69 weekly trips at each separate stop.
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71.8% of residents in Hampton report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 88% of areas nationally. 4.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 78.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.6 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic disease incidence reveal exceptional health outcomes throughout Hampton, characterized by an exceptionally low rate of typical medical conditions across every age bracket. Furthermore, private healthcare coverage is extraordinarily prevalent, held by approximately 78% of the local population (15,349 people). This substantially outstrips the Greater Melbourne proportion of 56.7% and the Australian average of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, documented among 7.5 and 7.1% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 71.8% of residents reported having no diagnosed chronic medical ailments, compared to 72.6% across Greater Melbourne.
Residents under 65 exhibit favorable health indicators relative to broader averages. Senior citizens aged 65 and over make up 20.1% of the population (3,936 people), higher than the 15.1% share recorded for Greater Melbourne. Health results among this older cohort remain robust, aligning closely with national averages across the wider populace.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
28.8% of Hampton residents were born overseas and 16.4% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.9%) and Australian (21.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Hampton exhibits greater cultural variety than most local catchment areas, with 28.8% of residents born abroad and 16.4% speaking a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the predominant faith, practiced by 45.9% of the community. In relative terms, Judaism shows a distinct overrepresentation, accounting for 1.4% of the population compared to 1.0% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental lineage, the three most widespread ancestries in Hampton are English at 27.9% (substantially higher than the 20.1% regional mark), Australian at 21.2%, and Irish at 9.2%. Other distinct demographic concentrations are also evident: Russian heritage accounts for 1.1% of Hampton residents (against 0.4% across the region), Polish heritage represents 1.3% (against 0.8%), and Greek heritage makes up 2.8% (against 2.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Hampton is 43. 23.8% 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 demographic profile of Hampton skews towards mature age brackets. Updates as of August 2026 show that 29.1% of the population belongs to the middle-aged and mature pre-retiree bracket (45 - 64), compared with 22.3% across Greater Melbourne, while young to middle-aged adults (25 - 44) comprise 20.9% locally versus 32.1% regionally. Consequently, the median age is estimated at 43, matching the figure from the 2021 Census, which sits 6 years above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded during that Census and above the nationwide median of 38 from the same Census.
Since the Census, the most prominent proportional increase occurred among seniors and retirees (65+), rising from 17.7% to an estimated 20.1% of the local population. Looking toward 2041, the retiree and elderly cohort will generate the largest numerical expansion, adding 1,664 residents (42%) to reach 5,600, whereas cohorts of children and younger adults are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Hampton
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 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 | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| 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 Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Sep 2026 last month all 28 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 Sep 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 — 294 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (18,200 at the 2021 Census → 19,554 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 (208011172). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.