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Wyndham Vale - South has an estimated 14,141 residents, up from 13,546 at the 2021 Census — a change of 595 people, or 4.4%. That puts 2,851 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 demographic evaluations by AreaSearch, the population of Wyndham Vale - South reaches approximately 14,141 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 595 people (4.4%) from the 13,546 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. Such growth is calculated utilizing the ABS Estimated Resident Population figure of 14,135 as of June 2025 alongside 4 validated new addresses added following the Census. The resulting population density stands at 2,851 persons per square kilometer, positioning the community within the highest quartile among locations nationwide evaluated by AreaSearch. Inbound overseas migration served as the principal catalyst for local population gains, generating around 57.7% of recent growth.
AreaSearch incorporates SA2-level demographic projections released in 2024 by ABS/Geoscience Australia that use 2022 as their starting baseline. Wherever SA2 data is unavailable, projections from the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA dataset are applied through weighted aggregation models mapping LGA expansion down to SA2 zones. Age cohort growth rates derived from these models are similarly applied across all regions for the 2032 to 2041 period. In light of these anticipated demographic developments, the area is projected to experience substantial expansion ranking in the top quartile nationally, adding 5,214 persons by 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP figures, which constitutes a 36.8% overall surge across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
52 new dwellings have been approved in Wyndham Vale - South over the past five years, an average of 10 a year. That is 0.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. 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 activity in Wyndham Vale - South has generated approximately 10 new home approvals annually, totaling 52 homes sanctioned over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because the area welcomed an average of 4.3 new residents per year for every completed dwelling over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), local housing demand heavily exceeds new supply, generally driving price growth and intensifying buyer rivalry. Meanwhile, newly approved residential builds reflect an average construction cost of $350,000—sitting below regional norms and pointing to comparatively accessible price points for buyers.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals reached $1.9 million during this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential orientation of the suburb. Relative to Greater Melbourne, residential building volume in Wyndham Vale - South is markedly subdued, tracking 94.0% below regional average per person. Such tight supply constraints generally bolster market value and demand across established homes. Building volumes are also subdued relative to national benchmarks, highlighting suburban maturity alongside potential physical development limits. Recent building activity consists of 70.0% detached houses and 30.0% attached dwellings, as a rising share of townhouses and apartments delivers varied accommodation options spanning family-sized layouts to more economical medium-density homes. This shift diverges from the existing residential stock (currently 96.0% houses), reflecting fewer vacant development parcels as well as evolving community preferences for diverse, cost-effective dwelling types. With approximately 1960 people per dwelling approval, the neighborhood displays characteristics of a well-established urban market. Long-term forecasts indicate that Wyndham Vale - South will add 5,208 residents by 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Under prevailing construction volumes, local residential supply could struggle to keep pace with incoming population, potentially fueling greater market competition and sustaining property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Wyndham Vale - South
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 Wyndham Vale - South, worth an estimated $3.85 billion. A further 91 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $80.5 billion. 42 are already under construction and 41 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, transport & logistics and residential development. 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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Local capital works, major developments, and public planning decisions play a defining role in shaping suburban growth and community performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 7 key initiatives positioned to influence the area, notably the Savana Estate, Ballan Road Intersection Upgrade, Wyndham Vale Retail Hub, and 771 Ballan Road Townhouses, with key details outlined below.
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Wyndham Vale Retail Hub
A proposed approximately 11,000 square metre large-format retail precinct on a 2.15-hectare site in the high-growth Wyndham Vale corridor. The project is anchored by a full-line Harvey Norman showroom and is located directly opposite Manor Lakes Central Shopping Centre (Coles and Kmart). The site was acquired by Harvey Norman Holdings in August 2025 via an off-market transaction brokered by CBRE and Colliers International, with the combined land value speculated at approximately $15 million. The hub will complement the adjacent Manor Lakes Park Hub, which includes a newly opened Bunnings Warehouse at 485 Ballan Road and specialty auto and pet retail outlets.The precinct is positioned within the Ballan Road and Westbrook Precinct Structure Plan area to serve the rapidly expanding residential population of Melbourne's outer west.
Manor Lakes Park Hub - Bunnings Warehouse and Large Format Retail Precinct
Large format retail precinct adjacent to Manor Lakes Central anchored by a 13,500 sqm Bunnings Warehouse. The Bunnings store opened in November 2025 and Stage 2 construction is underway for additional retailers including Ampol, Petstock, Supercheap Auto, Nando's and Oporto, with further openings expected through late 2026.
Ballan Road Intersection Upgrade
The Ballan Road Intersection Upgrade will replace the existing roundabout with traffic lights, add extra lanes including priority bus lanes, and include new paths and pedestrian crossings to improve safety, reduce congestion, and enhance walking and cycling connectivity in Wyndham Vale.
Regional Rail Link - Wyndham Vale Station
The Regional Rail Link project involved constructing the new Wyndham Vale Station as part of a $3.65 billion initiative to separate regional and suburban rail services in Melbourne's western suburbs. Opened in June 2015, the station enhances connectivity for Wyndham Vale and Manor Lakes to Melbourne CBD with dedicated regional tracks. Post-completion, a stabling yard was added north of the station in 2020.
Tribella Rise
Tribella Rise is a master-planned community in Wyndham Vale, offering 215 diverse lots averaging over 300m2. It provides a serene, modern lifestyle for families, close to schools, shops, transport, and amenities. The estate is named in tribute to three Indigenous clans and features walking trails, parks, and established trees.
Mambourin Green
Mambourin Green is a masterplanned community in Melbourne's west by Frasers Property Australia, featuring plans for around 2,000 lots and more than 6,000 residents. Key features include a proposed Residents' Club with heated 25m lap pool, gym, sauna, multi-sports courts, and outdoor areas; 22ha of green open spaces with parks, playgrounds, and trails; Mambourin Marketplace under construction with Coles, medical precinct, and specialty stores; proposed schools, community centre, and train station.
Somerdale Heights
Somerdale Heights is a planned residential neighbourhood in Wyndham Vale offering house and land packages in a community with access to schools, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, and shopping, with convenient connectivity to the Melbourne CBD.
Riverwalk Werribee
A 197-hectare masterplanned community developed through a partnership between Development Victoria and Melbourne Water on former Werribee Satellite Aerodrome land. When complete, the estate will deliver over 2,600 homes across a range of lot sizes, alongside retail, commercial, education and community infrastructure. Over 2,500 residents are already living in the estate, with 1,500 lots delivered to date. The $88 million Riverwalk Village town centre at 1 and 2 Newmarket Road - anchored by Coles and featuring 42 specialty shops, offices and dining - commenced early works in late 2025, with full construction expected to begin Q1 2026 and opening planned for H1 2027.The estate includes 24 hectares of open space, wetlands, parks and links to the Werribee River and Federation Bike Trail. Heritage-listed hangars from the former Werribee Satellite Aerodrome are being preserved and relocated on site. Development Victoria has invested approximately $218 million to date, with a further $130 million planned over the life of the project.
7,224 residents of Wyndham Vale - South are employed, from a labour force of 7,903. Unemployment sits at 8.6%, with participation at 72.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 11,022, about 78% 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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Wyndham Vale - South boasts a skilled workforce with diverse sector representation and an unemployment rate of 8.6%, alongside an estimated employment growth of 1.3% over the past year. As of March 2026, 7,224 residents are in work, yet the unemployment rate sits 3.8% above Greater Melbourne's rate of 4.8%, indicating room for improvement, while workforce participation remains broadly similar to Greater Melbourne's 70.1%. Based on Census responses, a moderate 23.1% of residents were found to work from home, although Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered. Key industries supporting local residents consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and transport, postal & warehousing.
The community demonstrates an especially heavy concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where local representation is 1.9 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, engaging only 6.9% of the local workforce compared to 10.1% across Greater Melbourne. Given the ratio of working population to local residents recorded in the Census, this residential district appears to contain relatively few employment opportunities within its own boundaries. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM figures indicate that during the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 1.3% while the labor force increased by 1.9%, causing the unemployment rate to climb by 0.5 percentage points. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Melbourne recorded 2.1% employment growth, a 2.3% rise in its labor force, and a 0.2 percentage point uptick in unemployment. Broader labor expectations from Jobs and Skills Australia published in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment trends for Wyndham Vale - South. These five- and ten-year national outlooks have been aligned with the local industry profile to model projected workforce expansion. Nationally, overall jobs are projected to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with wide variance across specific sectors. Applying these industry growth estimates to the local occupational baseline suggests employment among residents could rise by 6.2% across five years and 13.0% across ten years (this represents a direct weighting exercise for illustrative purposes and does not account for discrete local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Wyndham Vale - South is $1,766 a week (about $92,000 a year), with median personal income at $750 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,089 a year against an average of $65,722. 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 statistics from the ATO analyzed by AreaSearch at the postcode level for financial year 2023 place earnings in the Wyndham Vale - South SA2 marginally below the nationwide benchmark, recording a median of $57,089 and an average of $65,722. In comparison, Greater Melbourne generated a median income of $57,688 and an average of $75,164. Factoring in a 9.62% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated earnings are estimated at approximately $62,581 (median) and $72,044 (average) as of March 2026. According to the 2021 Census, household, family, and individual incomes across Wyndham Vale - South place in moderate tiers between the 38th and 51st percentiles.
Income distribution shows the largest concentration in the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly bracket, which accounts for 40.0% of local earners (5,656 people), mirroring regional patterns where 32.8% fall within this tier. While housing costs absorb 16.3% of income, disposable earnings remain solid at the 51st percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wyndham Vale - South had 4,318 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 0% apartments. 52% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $336 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,668 a month. Rent absorbs 19.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 21.8%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the housing landscape in Wyndham Vale - South is heavily dominated by detached houses, which make up 96.5% of residences, while 3.6% consist of semi-detached, apartment, or other non-freestanding structures; by contrast, Greater Melbourne comprises 67.9% houses and 32.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stands at 22.2%, trailing the metropolitan standard, with 52.1% of properties carrying a mortgage and 25.7% occupied by tenants. Typical monthly mortgage payments were $1,668, well below the metropolitan benchmark of $2,000, while median weekly rent stood at $336 compared to $390 across Greater Melbourne.
On a nationwide basis, local mortgage commitments remain noticeably lower than the Australian median of $1,863, and weekly rents track considerably under the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wyndham Vale - South counted 4,318 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.0 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 86% of areas nationally, against 19% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute 79.6% of all households in the area, with couples with children accounting for 43.5%, couples without children representing 19.0%, and one-parent families making up 16.0%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 20.4%, consisting of single-person households at 17.6% and shared group households at 2.7%. The typical household size is 3.0 people, exceeding the Greater Melbourne average of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
23.2% of adults in Wyndham Vale - South hold a university qualification, including 14.2% with a bachelor degree and 6.7% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 23.5% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,701 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 984 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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Attainment figures show that 23.2% of locals hold a university degree, trailing the broader SA3 regional benchmark of 37.0% and indicating potential for expanded higher educational pathways. Among degree holders, bachelor qualifications comprise 14.2%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 6.7% and graduate diplomas at 2.3%. Vocational and technical training is widely held throughout the community, with 35.3% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, divided between advanced diplomas (11.8%) and certificate-level awards (23.5%). A substantial 33.8% of the local population is actively pursuing formal education. Within this student cohort, 13.2% are enrolled in primary school, 8.7% attend secondary school, and 3.9% are engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Wyndham Vale - South reaches 66 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 5,400 services a week. The typical home sits about 190 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.5 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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The public transit network serving Wyndham Vale - South features 66 active transport stops across bus and rail modes. These access points are connected by 8 distinct routes that generate 5,367 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is rated as excellent, with typical walking distances of 193 meters to the nearest stop. Reflecting the area's suburban commuter profile, outward travel is common, with private vehicles accounting for 86% of commute journeys and trains carrying 9%. Households maintain an average of 1.5 motor vehicles, above the metropolitan average, while 23.1% of workers reported working from home during the 2021 Census amid pandemic conditions.
Transit services maintain an average volume of 766 trips per day across the network, translating to approximately 81 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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72.2% of residents in Wyndham Vale - South report no long-term health condition. 5.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Evaluations by AreaSearch regarding chronic illnesses and mortality indicate that Wyndham Vale - South encounters notable health challenges, with general conditions present across the population and elevated among senior age brackets. Private health insurance coverage covers roughly 52% of the local community (~7,339 people), falling slightly behind the national SA2 average as well as the 56.7% coverage rate observed across Greater Melbourne. Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most widespread medical issues diagnosed locally, affecting 8.5 and 8.3% of residents, respectively, while 72.2% of the population reported no long-term medical conditions, comparable to the 72.6% benchmark across Greater Melbourne.
Health measures for the working-age population align closely with broader norms. Residents aged 65 and over constitute 11.2% of the area (1,588 people), below the 15.1% share recorded across Greater Melbourne. While older residents face specific health challenges, their outcomes compare favorably against national senior benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
37.1% of Wyndham Vale - South residents were born overseas and 35.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 80% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (20.7%) and English (20.5%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The demographic profile of Wyndham Vale - South exhibits significant cultural diversity, with 37.1% of residents born abroad and 35.9% speaking a primary language other than English at home. Christianity is the most widely followed faith, practiced by 44.3% of the community. In addition, individuals identifying with Other religious affiliations make up 4.8% of the local population, compared to 2.3% across Greater Melbourne. Examining parental country of birth, the primary ancestries identified in Wyndham Vale - South are Australian at 20.7%, English at 20.5%, and Other at 19.2%. Distinct cultural concentrations also appear when compared to regional benchmarks, including Indian ancestry at 8.2% (against 4.2% across the wider region), Maltese ancestry at 2.1% (against 1.1%), and Maori ancestry at 1.1% (against 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wyndham Vale - South is 34, younger than 88% of areas nationally. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 27.3% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution in Wyndham Vale - South skews comparatively young, with children and young adults (0 - 24) representing 36.3% of residents as at August 2026, compared to 30.5% across Greater Melbourne, while seniors (65+) make up 11.2% against a metropolitan share of 15.1%. AreaSearch assesses the local median age at 34 as at August 2026, rising from 33 at the 2021 Census and sitting 3 years younger than the Greater Melbourne median of 37 at that Census. The most noticeable demographic shift since the Census occurred among retiree and elderly cohorts, rising from 9.2% to an estimated 11.2% of the population.
Looking ahead to 2041, residents aged 45 - 64 are projected to drive the largest absolute increase, adding 1,862 residents (59%) to reach 5,010 persons, while the retiree and elderly cohort is anticipated to record the fastest proportional expansion, rising 80% to 2,863.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wyndham Vale - South
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 | Jul 2026 2 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 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 — 4 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,546 at the 2021 Census → 14,141 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 (213051590). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.