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Noble Park - East has an estimated 14,032 residents, up from 12,739 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,293 people, or 10.1%. Growth has averaged 0.5% a year over five years. 174 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 87.0% of that increase. That puts 3,722 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 of Noble Park - East stands at roughly 14,032 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 1,293 people (10.1%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 12,739 people. Such demographic movement is deduced from the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population figure of 13,935 alongside 174 validated new addresses recorded following the Census benchmark. With this population base, the locality exhibits a density of 3,722 persons per square kilometer, placing the community in the top quartile of areas nationwide evaluated by AreaSearch.
Surpassing both its broader SA3 district (7.0%) and the wider state, Noble Park - East's 10.1% expansion rate since the 2021 census positions it as a standout local growth corridor. Inbound international migration served as the primary demographic catalyst, accounting for roughly 87.0% of total recent population expansion. Projections for each SA2 district rely on ABS/Geoscience Australia forecasts published in 2024 using 2022 as a baseline year, with AreaSearch applying VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures from 2023 via weighted population growth aggregations from LGA to SA2 tiers wherever gaps exist. Age-specific growth trajectories derived from these models are similarly incorporated across all districts for the 2032 to 2041 timeframe. Looking ahead, the suburb is slated for above-median expansion relative to national territories, with projections indicating a gain of 2,429 persons to 2041 based on the most up-to-date annual ERP benchmarks, representing a 16.6% overall rise over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
248 new dwellings have been approved in Noble Park - East over the past five years, an average of 49 a year. That is 3.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 50 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 24% 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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Over the preceding 5 financial years, residential building consents across Noble Park - East have averaged roughly 49 new dwellings each year, generating 248 homes in total. Between FY-22 and FY-26, the arrival rate averaged 1.3 new residents per year per finished dwelling across the past 5 financial years, indicating balanced supply and demand dynamics and steady market fundamentals; nevertheless, this metric accelerated to 6.2 people per dwelling across the previous 2 financial years, pointing toward heightened demand and emerging supply constraints. Average construction values stand at $357,000 per project—under regional averages—highlighting more accessible entry pricing for home seekers.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals reached $23.7 million this financial year, underscoring ongoing non-residential capital injection. Relative to Greater Melbourne, per-capita building activity in Noble Park - East runs at comparable volumes, preserving supply-demand alignment with the wider metropolis. Recent residential building works consist of 24.0% detached houses alongside 76.0% attached dwellings. This emphasis on higher-density formats provides affordable purchasing options suited to first-home buyers, downsizers, and property investors. This trend marks a pronounced shift away from the prevailing built environment (where standalone houses currently constitute 56.0%), responding to land supply limitations as well as emerging lifestyle preferences and price requirements. Recording approximately 304 people per dwelling approval, Noble Park - East reflects an active development environment. According to the latest quarterly figures from AreaSearch, demographic forecasts anticipate Noble Park - East gaining 2,332 residents by 2041. If residential construction proceeds at current volumes, housing completions may fail to match population inflows, potentially driving up purchasing competition and providing upward momentum for local real estate valuations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Noble Park - East
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 4 current infrastructure and development projects inside Noble Park - East, worth an estimated $2.97 billion. A further 96 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $22.1 billion. 23 are already under construction and 33 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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Civic upgrades, development schemes, and capital works exert a profound effect on regional economic and urban performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 14 projects within the catchment that will shape the local landscape. Among the primary initiatives are the Douglas Apartments, The Woodlands Keysborough, EastLink Freeway Noble Park Section, and the Noble Park Aquatic Centre Redevelopment, with key works outlined below.
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EastLink Freeway Noble Park Section
39km tollway connecting the Eastern and Mornington Peninsula Freeways, featuring innovative design with the railway line running in the freeway median through Noble Park. Operated by ConnectEast, owned by Horizon Roads consortium. The freeway serves approximately 250,000 vehicles daily and includes two 1.6km tunnels protecting the Mullum Mullum valley.
Liege Avenue Childcare Centre
Proposed two-storey childcare centre for up to 40 children in three rooms, with a nine-space car park at the rear, staff room, kitchen, reception, toilets, laundry, and an elevated outdoor play area. The existing three-bedroom house on site was to be demolished. On 26 March 2026, VCAT refused a permit for the project, affirming Greater Dandenong Council's original refusal on neighbourhood character grounds, citing the design and landscape response as unacceptable given the site's largely single-storey residential setting next to Yarraman Oaks Primary School.VCAT found no in-principle objection to the childcare use or two-storey scale itself. The project is not proceeding under its current design and would require a substantially revised application to advance.
Noble Park Aquatic Centre Redevelopment
Complete redevelopment of the aquatic centre featuring Melbournes largest water slide, modern pool facilities, upgraded change rooms, accessibility improvements and enhanced family amenities.
Douglas Apartments
A five-storey residential development in Noble Park comprising 97 social housing apartments and 6 ground floor retail tenancies. Delivered in partnership between Cedar Woods Properties, HousingFirst, and the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments, the project will provide 100 percent community housing. Designed by DKO Architecture and constructed by Balmain & Co, it is located adjacent to the Noble Park Railway Station.
Noble Park Revitalisation
$4 million investment from Victorian Government through Office of Suburban Development. Comprehensive suburb revitalisation including streetscape upgrades along Douglas Street and Ian Street, new all-abilities playground, improved pedestrian crossings, enhanced lighting and landscaping, community space improvements, new pocket parks, community centre upgrades, pedestrian improvements, youth employment programs, and trader support initiatives to enhance Noble Park's village character.
Dandenong Wellbeing Centre
A 122.15 million dollar state-of-the-art aquatic and wellness hub being built at Mills Reserve to replace the 45-year-old Dandenong Oasis. The facility will include an indoor 50-metre pool, a 25-metre 10-lane pool, two warm water program pools for hydrotherapy and rehabilitation, a learn-to-swim pool, and a family leisure pool with splashpad. Supporting amenities include a large gymnasium, group fitness studios, more than 200 square metres of allied water lounge and allied health consulting suites, community meeting rooms, a cafe, spa, sauna and steam room, plus an integrated hockey pavilion replacing the existing Mills Reserve facilities.The design features large-span engineered timber beams across the main pool hall and entry foyer, targets a 5 Star Green Star rating, and includes culturally inclusive features such as a parents and prayer room and capacity to isolate the warm water pool for women-only programs. Construction began with a sod-turning ceremony on 5 July 2025 and the centre is on track to open in early to mid 2027. The project is supported by a 20 million dollar Federal Government grant.
Silverton Noble Park North
A masterplanned residential estate by Frasers Property featuring over 600 homes, with parks, wetlands, and community facilities in Noble Park North. The project is completed.
Frederick Wachter Reserve Active Recreation Infrastructure
A $2 million municipal active recreation facility enhancement by the City of Greater Dandenong. The project scope includes an asphalt pump track, a multi-use outdoor court (basketball and futsal), bouldering elements, picnic facilities, and landscaped parklands.
7,353 residents of Noble Park - East are employed, from a labour force of 7,889. Unemployment sits at 6.8%, with participation at 66.6%. 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 11,029, about 79% 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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The local labour pool in Noble Park - East is well credentialed, featuring heavy involvement in industrial and manufacturing operations, a jobless rate of 6.8%, and an estimated 3.3% rise in employment over the preceding twelve months. As of March 2026, employed residents total 7,353, while unemployment exceeds the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.8% by 2.0%, and workforce engagement is comparatively subdued at 66.6% versus 70.1% across Greater Melbourne. Census figures indicate that a modest 15.9% of workers conducted their duties from home, an outcome potentially shaped by Covid-19 restrictions.
The primary employment sectors for local residents consist of retail trade, manufacturing, and health care & social assistance. Industrial production shows notable local concentration, capturing a workforce share 2.0 times the broader metropolitan standard. By contrast, professional & technical roles account for only 6.1% of working residents, trailing the Greater Melbourne proportion of 10.1%. Given the disparity between the resident workforce and the Census workplace counts, this largely suburban community generates limited local workplace opportunities. AreaSearch examination of ABS and SALM statistics shows that in the twelve months to March 2026, the area experienced a 3.3% increase in jobs alongside a 4.3% rise in the labour pool, which elevated the local unemployment rate by 0.9 percentage points. Across Greater Melbourne, employment grew by 2.1%, the workforce expanded by 2.3%, and joblessness rose by 0.2 percentage points over the same timeframe. Medium-to-longer-term labour market expectations can be evaluated through national workforce outlooks released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. Projected industry trajectories across five-year and ten-year intervals have been mapped against local employment concentrations. Nationally, total employment is forecast to increase by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though sector-level outcomes vary substantially. Translating these sector projections to the employment structure of Noble Park - East points to potential job growth of 6.0% over five years and 13.0% over ten years (note that this represents a weighted projection for illustrative purposes and excludes local population dynamics).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Noble Park - East is $1,359 a week (about $71,000 a year), with median personal income at $687 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $47,629 a year against an average of $52,457. 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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ATO figures at the postcode tier compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that earnings across the Noble Park - East SA2 sit below the Australian baseline, showing a median value of $47,629 and an average of $52,457. These figures compare against Greater Melbourne metrics of $57,688 (median) and $75,164 (average). Accounting for a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach approximately $52,211 for median earnings and $57,503 for average income as of March 2026. Across family, household, and individual brackets in the 2021 Census, local earnings place within the 24th to 25th percentiles nationally.
The largest single earning bracket captures 32.9% of the local population (4,616 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 band, matching the metropolitan distribution of 32.8%. Mortgage and rental commitments exert significant financial pressure, leaving just 80.3% of income uncommitted and placing the area in the 21st percentile nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Noble Park - East had 4,722 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 56% detached houses and 27% apartments. 30% are owned with a mortgage, 47% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $331 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month. Rent absorbs 24.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The residential landscape recorded in Noble Park - East during the most recent Census comprised 56.2% houses alongside 43.7% other dwellings including apartments, semi-detached properties, and alternative formats, compared to 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings throughout the Melbourne metro area. Full home ownership in Noble Park - East tracked below metropolitan rates at 22.5%, with remaining properties divided between rented homes (47.2%) and mortgaged dwellings (30.3%). Typical monthly mortgage expenses stood at $1,600 locally, compared to the Melbourne metro average of $2,000, while median weekly rent reached $331 against $390 across Melbourne metro.
In the national context, mortgage costs in Noble Park - East are noticeably below the Australian figure of $1,863, and local rents sit considerably lower than the nationwide standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Noble Park - East counted 4,722 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,201 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 28% are couples with children, against 22% couples without children. 31% 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 majority of local living arrangements at 63.1% of households, consisting of couples with children (27.5%), couples without children (21.8%), and single parent families (11.7%). The remaining 36.9% consists of non-family living situations, with lone person households representing 30.8% and group households accounting for 6.0%. The median household size is 2.5 people, marginally below the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
30.7% of adults in Noble Park - East hold a university qualification, including 19.9% with a bachelor degree and 9.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 16.4% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 960 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 972 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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Higher education completion rates in Noble Park - East sit lower than metropolitan standards, with 30.7% of individuals aged 15+ holding tertiary degrees compared to 37.0% throughout Greater Melbourne, presenting an opportunity for workforce upskilling. Bachelor degree holders constitute the largest segment at 19.9%, followed by postgraduate award recipients at 9.0% and graduate diploma holders at 1.8%. Vocational and technical qualifications are widely held, with 28.6% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including certificates (16.4%) and advanced diplomas (12.2%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the suburb, with 30.5% of the population actively enrolled in an educational course.
This cohort includes 7.6% attending primary education, 6.7% pursuing tertiary education, and 5.6% enrolled in secondary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Noble Park - East reaches 33 stops on 14 routes, timetabled for about 5,900 services a week. The typical home sits about 310 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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Public transit coverage in Noble Park - East incorporates 33 active transport stops providing bus connectivity. Operating across 14 individual routes, the transit network supplies 5,868 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transit is favorable, with local dwellings typically situated 308 meters from the closest stop. Given the suburban character of the area, outbound travel dominates commuter flows, with private car transit capturing an 82% share and rail accounting for 11%. Vehicle density averages 1.0 per dwelling, trailing metropolitan averages. Additionally, 15.9% of workers performed their roles from home according to the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Across the entire network, service frequencies average 838 trips per day, which translates to roughly 177 weekly trips for each individual stop.
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75.5% of residents in Noble Park - East report no long-term health condition. 7.3% need daily assistance with core activities, and 45.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.7 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 chronic condition rates and mortality indicators reveal noteworthy health hurdles in Noble Park - East, with common health conditions somewhat prevalent across both younger and older age cohorts. Furthermore, private health insurance uptake is remarkably low, covering roughly 46% of the population (~6,426 people), in contrast to 56.7% across Greater Melbourne and 55.7% nationwide. The primary medical diagnoses recorded locally are mental health issues (6.3%) and asthma (5.8%), while 75.5% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, exceeding the 72.6% proportion across Greater Melbourne. Working-age adults display solid health profiles with minimal chronic disease.
The senior population comprises 15.2% of residents aged 65 and over (2,130 people), among whom health metrics present some challenges while aligning broadly with overall national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
63.4% of Noble Park - East residents were born overseas and 67.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 97% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (11.2%) and Australian (9.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Demographically, Noble Park - East ranks among Australia's most multicultural communities, with 67.3% of residents speaking a language other than English at home and 63.4% born overseas. Christianity represents the most common faith, accounting for 36.0% of the population in Noble Park - East. However, Buddhism displays a pronounced local presence, comprising 12.8% of residents compared to the Greater Melbourne benchmark of 4.2%. Regarding parental lineage and ancestry, the primary reported backgrounds in Noble Park - East are Other at 33.0% of the population (well above the 14.6% metropolitan baseline), English at 11.2% (under the 20.1% regional average), and Australian at 9.3% (below the 18.4% regional level).
Specific cultural groups show distinct local concentrations, with Sri Lankan residents making up 2.5% of Noble Park - East (against 0.8% across the region), Vietnamese representing 7.8% (versus 1.9%), and Serbian accounting for 1.0% (compared to 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Noble Park - East is 35, younger than 79% of areas nationally. 34.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Noble Park - East skews younger relative to Greater Melbourne. As at August 2026, adults aged 25 - 44 represent 38.6% of residents compared to 32.1% regionally, while children and young adults aged 0 - 24 comprise 26.7% against 30.5% across Greater Melbourne. AreaSearch figures place the median age at 35 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census baseline and 2 years below the Greater Melbourne figure of 37 from that Census. The most noticeable demographic shift since the Census occurred in the retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), which grew from 13.9% to an estimated 15.2% of the population.
By 2041, the retiree and elderly age group is projected to see the largest expansion, increasing by 1,169 (55%) to reach 3,299.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Noble Park - East
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 4 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 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 — 174 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,739 at the 2021 Census → 14,032 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 (212041459). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.