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Heidelberg West has an estimated 17,529 residents, up from 14,852 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,677 people, or 18.0%. Growth has averaged 2.1% a year over five years, faster than 89% of areas nationally. 1,091 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 46.6% of that increase. That puts 2,620 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, Heidelberg West records an estimated population of approximately 17,529 based on analysis from AreaSearch. This represents a rise of 2,677 people (18.0%) compared to the 14,852 people counted in the 2021 Census. Such growth is calculated by combining the ABS estimated resident population figure of 17,228 as of June 2025 with 1,091 validated new addresses recorded following the Census. Consequently, the population density stands at 2,620 persons per square kilometer, positioning the locality in the top quartile nationally among areas evaluated by AreaSearch. Outpacing both Victoria and the wider SA3 area (5.6%), Heidelberg West's 18.0% expansion marks it as a standout regional growth center.
Inbound overseas migration served as the foremost growth engine, generating around 46.6% of recent population additions, while natural increase and interstate arrivals also contributed positively. Projections for each SA2 area utilize the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia dataset based on 2022 figures. Where SA2 figures are unavailable, AreaSearch incorporates the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA projections via a weighted aggregation model transitioning LGA metrics to the SA2 level. For the 2032 to 2041 period, age-specific growth trajectories derived from these aggregations are applied uniformly. Looking ahead, Heidelberg West is forecast to experience standout population gains that place it among the top 10 percent of statistical areas nationwide. Over the 16 years running to 2041, the area is projected to gain 9,542 persons according to the most recent annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 52.7%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
2,422 new dwellings have been approved in Heidelberg West over the past five years, an average of 484 a year. That places the area in the 85th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 28 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 484 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 10% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals in Heidelberg West have maintained an annual pace of roughly 484 dwellings, totaling 2,422 homes across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this same period across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), the local intake has tracked at an average of only 0.7 new residents per year for each newly approved dwelling, demonstrating that housing construction is matching or surpassing population inflows. This dynamic ensures plentiful options for buyers and builds structural capacity to accommodate growth above projected levels. In addition, approved residential builds average $397,000 in expected construction costs, reflecting regional development trends, while local commercial strength is evidenced by $71.3 million in commercial development approvals recorded in the current financial year.
Per capita residential construction in Heidelberg West outstrips Greater Melbourne by 327.0%, broadening options for prospective purchasers even as building intensity has tempered in recent times. This volume sits well above the Australian benchmark, highlighting sustained builder and developer focus. The development pipeline is heavily oriented toward medium-to-high density structures, with townhouses or apartments comprising 90.0% of approvals compared to just 10.0% detached houses. This emphasis on compact dwellings delivers accessible entry-level price points that appeal to first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. It also marks a noticeable transition away from the existing neighbourhood composition (presently 59.0% houses), driven by limited land availability and evolving lifestyle and affordability preferences. Currently, the area registers around 67 people per dwelling approval, underscoring ongoing market expansion. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly figures, Heidelberg West is projected to add 9,237 residents by 2041. Provided current construction volumes persist, newly added residential supply appears well placed to satisfy upcoming demand, sustaining a favourable landscape for purchasers and potentially enabling population increases beyond existing baseline projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Heidelberg West
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Heidelberg West, worth an estimated $425 million. A further 105 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $188.1 billion. 35 are already under construction and 34 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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 and major urban projects exert a substantial influence on local community growth and performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 15 initiatives positioned to shape the locality. Prominent works include Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Redevelopment, Austin Hospital Emergency Department Expansion, The Austin Heidelberg, and Rosanna Village Masterplan & Redevelopment, with key projects outlined below.
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Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Redevelopment
Ongoing revitalisation of the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital site, consolidating sub-acute, veteran, mental health, aged care and rehabilitation services. The site now hosts the Surgery Centre with eight operating theatres, an expanded mental health precinct including the statewide Psychological Trauma Recovery Service, the Health and Rehabilitation Centre and the Medical and Cognitive Research Unit. A new 10-bed Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) centre, operated by Austin Health for young people aged 16 to 25, opened on the site in early 2026 as part of the Victorian Government's broader 141 million dollar statewide YPARC program.Further upgrades to surgery and mental health facilities are planned to support an expanded Austin Hospital emergency department.
Samma Place, Ivanhoe
Four-building mixed-use precinct delivering around 491 apartments with ground-floor retail and office space. Features shared amenities, co-working hubs, and cascading garden terraces. Stage 1 (Linden) underway by Samma Property Group.
Austin Hospital Emergency Department Expansion
The Austin Hospital Emergency Department Expansion is a $275 million healthcare infrastructure project funded by the Victorian Government. Delivered by Built and the Victorian Health Building Authority, the project constructs a new multi-storey emergency facility adding up to 29 emergency treatment spaces, a dedicated paediatric emergency zone, and upgraded short-stay units. Main construction is underway with completion scheduled for 2028.
Small Sites Program - Heidelberg West (Development Victoria)
Development Victoria's Small Sites program is unlocking surplus TAFE carpark land at 377-407 Waterdale Road (corner Bell Street), Heidelberg West, for medium-density housing with a minimum 10% affordable homes component. The site is one of ten in the program's second tranche, alongside Croydon South, Carlton, Baxter, Bendigo, Geelong, Preston and two Brighton sites. An Expression of Interest campaign for the tranche closed in October 2025, with the Request for Proposal stage to shortlisted developers underway in early 2026 ahead of developer selection and construction start.
BioNTech mRNA Manufacturing Facility
Construction of a state-of-the-art clinical-scale mRNA manufacturing facility and R&D laboratory by BioNTech at La Trobe University. The facility will produce investigational mRNA-based medicines, including cancer immunotherapies and vaccines, supporting clinical trials across the Asia-Pacific region. The clinical facility is expected to be completed in 2026.
Bell Street Mall Neighbourhood Activity Centre Masterplan
Masterplan and Design Guide to revitalise Bell Street Mall. Includes new public spaces, well-designed higher-density housing, preserving historic character, promoting economic growth, and urban design frameworks for building heights and landscaping. The Masterplan was adopted in December 2025 with works to improve signage, shopfronts, seating, lighting, and murals scheduled to begin in late 2026.
Northland Shopping Centre Redevelopment
Ongoing staged redevelopment of Northland Shopping Centre by Vicinity Centres. The completed entertainment and leisure precinct has introduced upgraded outdoor dining, family recreation spaces, landscaping and new leisure operators. Longer-term masterplanning is progressing for a mixed-use precinct incorporating commercial space and future build-to-rent residential development, subject to planning approvals.
The Austin Heidelberg
Luxury 8-level mixed-use development with 126 apartments, ground-floor retail/cafe, and rooftop terrace directly opposite Austin/Mercy hospitals and Burgundy Street retail precinct.
8,993 residents of Heidelberg West are employed, from a labour force of 9,889. Unemployment sits at 9.1%, with participation at 69.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. 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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Heidelberg West features a qualified resident workforce with strong representation in core public and social services, alongside an unemployment rate of 9.1% and a 0.6% increase in estimated employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 8,993, while the jobless rate sits 4.3% higher than the 4.8% recorded across Greater Melbourne, indicating capacity for labour market improvement. Meanwhile, local labour force participation closely tracks the regional benchmark of 70.1%. Census records show that 32.2% of workers performed their duties from home, an outcome that should be viewed in light of pandemic-era restrictions.
Health care & social assistance, education & training, and professional & technical fields constitute the largest sources of employment for local workers. Specialization is particularly pronounced in health care & social assistance, which commands a workforce share 1.4 times the regional proportion. Conversely, construction accounts for only 7.9% of the local working population, remaining below the 9.7% observed across Greater Melbourne. Comparison between Census workplace data and resident numbers indicates that while local jobs exist, substantial proportions of employed residents travel outside the suburb for work. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics indicates that in the 12 months to March 2026, Heidelberg West saw employment lift by 0.6% alongside a 2.9% expansion in the labour force, resulting in a 2.1 percentage points rise in the unemployment rate. In comparison, Greater Melbourne recorded employment growth of 2.1%, a 2.3% rise in the labour pool, and a modest 0.2 percentage points increase in unemployment. Future local employment demand can be evaluated using national industry projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. These five- and ten-year forecasts have been applied across local industry weightings to project baseline growth. Across Australia, total employment is anticipated to increase by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sectoral performance varies widely. Based on this occupational composition, employment in Heidelberg West is projected to rise by 7.0% over five years and 14.4% over ten years (note that this reflects a weighted sectoral extrapolation for illustrative purposes and excludes localized population models).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Heidelberg West is $1,618 a week (about $84,000 a year), with median personal income at $782 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,130 a year against an average of $70,952. 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 from the ATO for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch indicate that taxpayers in the Heidelberg West SA2 earned a median income of $59,130 and an average income of $70,952. This median figure exceeds the national norm, whereas Greater Melbourne recorded a median of $57,688 and an average of $75,164. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 9.62% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $64,818 (median) and $77,778 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, household, and family metrics in the Census, local earnings occupy modest positions between the 42nd and 45th percentiles.
A weekly income bracket of $1,500 - 2,999 forms the largest local cohort at 32.1% (5,626 residents), closely aligning with the 32.8% observed regionally. Housing cost pressures remain significant, with disposable earnings after shelter costs at 80.5% (ranking at the 39th percentile), while the area sits within the 5th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Heidelberg West had 5,981 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 59% detached houses and 6% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 48% rented and 21% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $353 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,059 a month. Rent absorbs 21.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.4%. 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 most recent Census, the local housing stock in Heidelberg West consisted of 59.0% separate houses and 41.1% attached or multi-unit dwellings (comprising apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings), differing from the 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwelling formats across Melbourne metro. Outright property ownership in Heidelberg West stood at 21.1%, trailing the metropolitan baseline, with the balance distributed between mortgaged properties (30.5%) and rental accommodations (48.4%). Median housing overheads showed monthly mortgage repayments of $2,059 against $2,000 across Melbourne metro, while weekly rental expenses sat at $353 compared to the metropolitan median of $390.
Relative to national figures, local mortgage servicing costs are markedly higher than the Australian median of $1,863, whereas typical rental costs sit below the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Heidelberg West counted 5,981 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,059 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 24% are couples with children, against 22% couples without children. 33% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary living arrangement in Heidelberg West, accounting for 60.6% of households. This total breaks down into couples with children (23.8%), couples without children (21.8%), and single parent families (13.0%). The remaining 39.4% of dwellings are non-family setups, primarily made up of lone person households (32.5%) alongside group households (6.9%). Average household occupancy stands at 2.3 people, which is below the 2.6 figure recorded across Greater Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
39.6% of adults in Heidelberg West hold a university qualification, including 24.7% with a bachelor degree and 11.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 15.7% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 116 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,003 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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Heidelberg West demonstrates a strong educational profile, with university qualification levels reaching 39.6% of residents aged 15+, outperforming the SA4 region (32.8%) as well as the Australian standard of 30.4%. Attainment is spearheaded by bachelor degrees at 24.7%, alongside postgraduate qualifications (11.0%) and graduate diplomas (3.9%). Vocational and technical training is likewise widespread, with 26.0% of residents aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of certificates (15.7%) and advanced diplomas (10.3%). Community participation in learning is pronounced, with 30.0% of residents actively undertaking formal study. Enrolments include 8.4% of the population attending tertiary institutions, 8.2% in primary schools, and 5.9% enrolled in secondary education.
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Public transport in Heidelberg West reaches 103 stops on 15 routes, timetabled for about 6,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.0 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Heidelberg West is served by 103 operational public transport stops across its local bus network. Operating across 15 distinct routes, these services deliver a total of 6,229 weekly passenger trips. Network coverage is excellent, placing residents an average distance of 156 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the area's residential profile, outbound travel is standard, with private vehicles serving as the primary commute choice at 81%, alongside 6% by train and 5% by bus. Vehicle ownership sits at an average of 1.0 per household, below regional figures, while 32.2% of workers reported working from home in the 2021 Census during a period influenced by COVID-19.
Transit schedules provide an average of 889 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 60 weekly trips at each individual stop. The accompanying mapping displays the 100 closest stops relative to the centre of the area.
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68.3% of residents in Heidelberg West report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 83% of areas nationally. 7.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.1% 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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Assessment of health indicators by AreaSearch highlights notable challenges within Heidelberg West regarding chronic illness and mortality metrics, with widespread conditions observed across both younger and older demographics. Meanwhile, private health insurance coverage is held by approximately 54% of the community (~9,483 people), compared to 56.7% across Greater Melbourne. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnosed conditions locally, affecting 8.6% and 10.7 of residents, respectively, while 68.3% of the population reported experiencing no medical conditions, below the 72.6% benchmark across Greater Melbourne. Chronic health problems are elevated among working-age individuals.
Residents aged 65 and over comprise 13.1% of the population (2,292 people), sitting under the Greater Melbourne proportion of 15.1%, with senior health metrics tracking largely in line with broader national averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
32.5% of Heidelberg West residents were born overseas and 33.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 76% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (20.2%) and Australian (18.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Heidelberg West, where 32.5% of the community was born overseas and 33.8% speak a non-English language at home. Christianity forms the largest religious affiliation, representing 37.8% of residents. The most distinct concentration appears in Islamic adherence, which accounts for 11.2% of the local populace, substantially higher than the 5.6% recorded across Greater Melbourne. In terms of parental country of birth, the primary ancestry backgrounds recorded across Heidelberg West are English (20.2%), Australian (18.2%), and Other (15.8%). Furthermore, several specific heritage groups show elevated local concentrations relative to regional figures, including Greek at 3.5% (vs 2.7%), Italian at 5.9% (vs 5.2%), and Lebanese at 1.5% (vs 0.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Heidelberg West is 34, younger than 79% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 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 structure in Heidelberg West is oriented toward younger cohorts, with adults aged 25 - 44 representing 38.1% of residents as at August 2026, compared to 32.1% across Greater Melbourne, while children and young people aged 0 - 24 comprise 27.7% against a regional baseline of 30.5%. As at August 2026, the estimated median age is 34, down from 35 at the 2021 Census and sitting 3 years younger than the metropolitan median of 37 recorded at that same Census. The most noticeable shift since the Census has occurred in the 45 - 64 age bracket, contracting from 23.1% to an estimated 21.1%.
Looking forward to 2041, mature adults and early retirees are projected to drive the largest absolute increase, rising by 2,567 residents (69%) to 6,264, while the fastest relative rate of increase will occur among seniors aged 65+, expanding by 93% to reach 4,432.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Heidelberg West
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 | Aug 2026 last month all 6 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 1,091 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (14,852 at the 2021 Census → 17,529 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 (209011199). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.