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Balga - Mirrabooka has an estimated 23,787 residents, up from 21,032 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,755 people, or 13.1%. Growth has averaged 1.7% a year over five years, faster than 80% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 74.8% of that increase. That puts 2,517 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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AreaSearch estimates that the population of Balga - Mirrabooka stands at approximately 23,787 as of May 2026. This represents an addition of 2,755 people (13.1%) relative to the 2021 Census, which recorded 21,032 residents. This shift is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 23,741 along with 71 validated new addresses identified after the Census. Consequently, the local density ratio is 2,517 persons per square kilometer, placing the location in the top quartile of all Australian areas analyzed by AreaSearch. The area's 13.1% expansion rate since the 2021 census outpaced the national average (9.3%) and the surrounding SA3 region, positioning it as a regional growth leader.
This growth was mainly fueled by overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 74.8% of the total population increase in recent times. AreaSearch incorporates the 2024 population projections from the ABS and Geoscience Australia for each SA2 region, utilising 2022 as the baseline year. For SA2 territories where these figures are unavailable, and to model growth patterns beyond 2032, AreaSearch applies age cohort growth rates from the latest Greater Capital Region projections published by the ABS in 2023 (utilising 2022 data). Long-term demographic modeling indicates that future population growth will track slightly under the national median, with the region projected to add 2,437 residents by 2041 based on the most recent annual ERP data, translating to a total expansion of 10.1% over the 16 years.
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468 new dwellings have been approved in Balga - Mirrabooka over the past five years, an average of 93 a year. That places the area in the 87th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 68 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 71% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 141, running ahead of that longer-run average. 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 development in Balga - Mirrabooka has run at an average of roughly 93 new dwelling approvals annually, totaling 468 approved dwellings over the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25) and reaching 130 approvals during FY-26 so far. With an average influx of 4 new residents per year for each built home over the last 5 financial years (from FY-21 to FY-25), demand is tracking ahead of new supply, which typically puts upward pressure on prices and heightens competition. The average construction cost of these new properties is $190,000, which falls below the regional average and highlights options for budget-conscious buyers.
Furthermore, commercial approvals have reached $3.1 million for the current financial year, highlighting the mostly residential nature of the locality. Relative to Greater Perth, Balga - Mirrabooka shows comparable per-capita development activity, keeping the market balanced in line with the wider metropolitan region. The breakdown of recent construction shows 71.0% detached dwellings and 29.0% attached dwellings, reinforcing the area's suburban landscape focused on family-oriented housing with extra space. With a ratio of approximately 239 people per approval, Balga - Mirrabooka represents a market in transition. Demographic projections indicate that Balga - Mirrabooka's population will grow by 2,391 residents by 2041, based on the latest quarterly calculations from AreaSearch. Current building volumes seem well-matched with future demand, promoting stable market parameters without generating sharp price spikes.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Balga - Mirrabooka, worth an estimated $253 million. A further 79 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $12.7 billion. 27 are already under construction and 26 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure updates, planning schemes, and major projects heavily influence the performance of the area. AreaSearch has identified 18 projects poised to impact the locality. Prominent developments include the Perth Active Transport Network, the Mirrabooka Town Centre Redevelopment, the TAFE Balga Campus Skills Hub, and the Girrawheen Hub Precinct Redevelopment, with details on the most significant ones provided below.
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Perth Active Transport Network
Statewide program delivering new and upgraded shared walking and cycling infrastructure across metropolitan Perth through the WA Bicycle Network and Principal Shared Path Expansion Program. Delivery continues beyond the inner metropolitan area with new links connecting activity centres, railway corridors and public transport hubs. Multiple projects remain under construction while others have been completed as part of the staged network rollout.
Mosaic Balcatta Estate
Residential land estate in the heart of Balcatta between Grindleford Drive and Karrinyup Road. Land now selling through Display Village Builders with next release coming soon. Features proximity to Stirling Train Station, schools, parks, and medical centres.
Mirrabooka Town Square Upgrade
Completed $1 million upgrade of Mirrabooka Town Square between Mirrabooka Bus Station and The Square Mirrabooka, delivered by the City of Stirling with Kardan Construction and design partner Hatch. Works replaced hard paving with native planting and shade trees, added new bench seating and a timber alfresco deck linked to the Dome cafe, informal childrens play elements, CPTED based lighting and sightlines, and integrated public art including painted bollards, carved timber pieces and printed shade sails.Construction ran from April to August 2025, with a community celebration and official opening in November 2025.
North Metropolitan TAFE Balga Campus Redevelopment
A 51.1 million AUD major redevelopment at North Metropolitan TAFE Balga campus, delivering the Construction Skills Innovation Hub with two new digitally connected buildings, advanced workshops, and modern learning spaces to replace legacy transportable classrooms.
Mirrabooka Town Centre Redevelopment
Ongoing renewal of the Mirrabooka Town Centre into a mixed-use activity centre around The Square Mirrabooka, the bus interchange, Mirrabooka Town Square and future development sites. The 2025 Mirrabooka Koort town square works delivered a $1 million public realm upgrade with new planting, public art, lighting, seating and alfresco decking. The wider activity centre planning framework supports further mixed-use, retail, civic and higher-density residential development, with individual private projects continuing to progress, including design review activity for 24 Milldale Way in 2026.
Alexander Heights Shopping Centre Redevelopment
Redevelopment of Alexander Heights Shopping Centre is underway. The project includes a new alfresco dining precinct with playground, expanded fresh food and dining offers, refurbishment of the internal mall, an upgraded Woolworths supermarket with Direct-To-Boot service, refreshed parking areas and external facade improvements. The shopping centre remains open during staged construction.
Construction Skills Innovation Hub - TAFE Balga Campus
A major redevelopment of North Metropolitan TAFE's Balga campus, delivering two new digitally connected buildings including a 1,140sqm Future Trades Workshop and a resource centre with CAD laboratories and VR-enabled learning spaces. The project replaced 22 outdated transportable classrooms and now provides advanced training facilities for construction and electrical apprentices. Designed by Hassell and built by EMCO Building, the Construction Skills Innovation Hub opened to students in Term 1 2025 as the final project in the WA Government's 250 million dollar Rebuilding our TAFEs infrastructure program.
Girrawheen Hub Precinct Redevelopment
City of Wanneroo-led redevelopment of the 1.37-hectare Girrawheen Hub Precinct into a modern single-storey multi-purpose community facility incorporating the existing hub, library, seniors centre, community centre and community garden. The revised single-storey concept design - approved by Council in February 2025 - enables single-stage construction, increases floor area, adds car parking, expands parklands and includes a new outdoor event space. As of March 2026, Council has voted to progress the project to tender, with construction now expected to commence late 2026 and the facility planned to open in 2028.Total project cost is estimated at $30 million; the City contributes $9.5 million and is seeking $20.5 million from State and Federal governments. Caribiner Architects has been appointed to lead design through to construction.
11,064 residents of Balga - Mirrabooka are employed, from a labour force of 12,549. Unemployment sits at 11.8%, with participation at 65.9%. 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, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 18,677, 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 workforce in Balga - Mirrabooka is skilled and spread across multiple sectors, featuring an unemployment rate of 11.8% alongside a 4.0% increase in estimated employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, employed residents numbered 11,064, with the local unemployment rate sitting 7.6% higher than the Greater Perth benchmark of 4.2%, indicating potential for labor market improvements. Labor force participation is also somewhat depressed, coming in at 65.9% versus 70.2% in Greater Perth. According to Census records, a minor 3.8% of the workforce operated from home, though this figure may have been influenced by COVID-19 lockdowns.
The primary sectors employing local residents are health care & social assistance, retail trade, and accommodation & food. There is a prominent concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, where local employment is 1.7 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles are underrepresented, making up only 4.5% of local jobs compared to the regional average of 8.2%. The heavily residential nature of the suburb means that local employment opportunities are limited, as shown by comparing the count of resident workers against the local working population from the Census. An analysis of SALM and ABS data by AreaSearch shows that during the 12 months leading to March 2026, employment grew by 4.0% while the labor force expanded by 3.9%, which kept the local unemployment rate steady. Over the same timeframe, Greater Perth saw employment rise by 2.0% and the labor force grow by 2.5%, with its unemployment rate climbing by 0.4 percentage points. The national employment projections released in May-25 by Jobs and Skills Australia provide further context on future demand trends for Balga - Mirrabooka. These five and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce mix to estimate future job trends. Nationwide, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though these rates vary widely by sector. Applying these national projections to the local industrial makeup suggests employment in Balga - Mirrabooka will increase by 6.2% over five years and 13.2% over ten years (this represents a direct weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and does not incorporate local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Balga - Mirrabooka is $1,293 a week (about $67,000 a year), with median personal income at $629 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $44,849 a year against an average of $50,609. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Taxpayer data from the ATO, analyzed by AreaSearch for the 2023 financial year, indicates that incomes in Balga - Mirrabooka are below the national average. Local taxpayers recorded a median income of $44,849 and an average income of $50,609, compared to Greater Perth averages of $60,748 and $80,248. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.93% since the 2023 financial year, current estimates for March 2026 are approximately $49,751 for median income and $56,141 for average income. Census findings place household, family, and personal incomes in Balga - Mirrabooka between the 15th and 19th percentiles nationwide.
Income distribution statistics show that 31.3% of the population (7,445 individuals) earn between $1,500 and $2,999, which aligns closely with the wider region where 32.0% fall into this range. Housing costs place a heavy burden on residents, leaving only 80.0% of disposable income and ranking at the 16th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Balga - Mirrabooka had 7,496 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 74% detached houses and 2% apartments. 36% are owned with a mortgage, 44% rented and 20% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $305 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,482 a month. Rent absorbs 23.6% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.5%. 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 Census data on local housing types indicates that Balga - Mirrabooka consists of 73.7% houses and 26.3% other dwellings (including semi-detached properties, apartments, and alternative options), compared to the Perth metropolitan average of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Home ownership in Balga - Mirrabooka lags the metropolitan rate at 19.6%, with the remaining properties occupied by mortgagors (36.2%) or tenants (44.2%). The median monthly mortgage payment was $1,482, which sits below the metropolitan benchmark of $1,907, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $305, compared to the wider Perth average of $350.
Nationally, the area's mortgage costs are lower than the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are also well below the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Balga - Mirrabooka counted 7,496 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 8,478 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 29% are couples with children, against 19% couples without children. 29% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of local households at 65.8%, consisting of couples with children (28.9%), couples without children (18.8%), and single-parent households (16.0%). Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 34.2%, which is comprised of lone person households (29.0%) and group households (5.2%). The median household size is 2.6 people, which is identical to the Greater Perth average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
20.1% of adults in Balga - Mirrabooka hold a university qualification, including 14.4% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 23.7% hold a vocational qualification. 10 schools serve the area, with 3,765 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 948 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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The region shows opportunities for targeted learning programs, with university attainment rates (20.1%) sitting below the wider SA3 average of 37.1%. Bachelor degrees are the most common credential at 14.4%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (4.4%) and graduate diplomas (1.3%). Vocational and technical training is common, with 34.4% of residents aged 15+ holding a vocational qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas (10.7%) and certificates (23.7%). Enrolment in education is strong, with 35.0% of the population currently undertaking formal studies. This cohort is made up of 11.3% in primary schooling, 8.3% in secondary schooling, and 5.8% enrolled in tertiary programs.
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Public transport in Balga - Mirrabooka reaches 129 stops on 17 routes, timetabled for about 3,500 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.2 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 data shows 129 active bus stops operating in Balga - Mirrabooka, serviced by 17 different routes that facilitate 3,507 passenger trips each week. Transport access is excellent, with residents living an average of 178 meters from their nearest stop. As the suburb is primarily residential, most workers commute out of the area; private cars are the primary mode of transit at 85%, followed by buses at 6% and trains at 5%. Vehicle ownership stands at 1.2 per home, which is below the regional average. A small portion of residents (3.8%) work from home, based on the 2021 Census, which may reflect the pandemic conditions.
Services run at an average frequency of 501 trips daily across the network, which averages out to approximately 27 weekly trips per stop. The map shows the locations of the 100 nearest stops relative to the centrepoint of the suburb.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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74.8% of residents in Balga - Mirrabooka report no long-term health condition. 5.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 45.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.9 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators for Balga - Mirrabooka are generally positive, with mortality rates and general health conditions matching national averages. Common ailments show a low prevalence in the overall population, although rates are elevated among older, vulnerable cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is low, with approximately 46% of the population (~10,918 people) holding policies, compared to 59.0% in Greater Perth and a national average of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health conditions are the most prevalent medical issues, affecting 6.4% and 7.0% of residents. Conversely, 74.8% of the population reported no chronic medical conditions, compared to 71.9% in Greater Perth.
Health outcomes for residents under the age of 65 track ahead of average. Residents aged 65 and over make up 13.7% of the local population (3,265 people), which is lower than the Greater Perth average of 16.1%. Senior health outcomes present some local difficulties, ranking lower nationally than the younger cohorts in the suburb.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
52.4% of Balga - Mirrabooka residents were born overseas and 54.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 92% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (16.2%) and Australian (14.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Balga - Mirrabooka ranks among the most culturally diverse localities in Australia, with 54.3% of residents using a non-English language at home and 52.4% born overseas. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 43.2% of the population. The most prominent religious variance is Islam, which is followed by 16.2% of the population, a figure significantly higher than the Greater Perth average of 3.2%. Parental country of birth statistics show that the leading ancestry groups in Balga - Mirrabooka are Other at 32.5% (well above the regional average of 11.2%), English at 16.2% (significantly lower than the regional average of 28.0%), and Australian at 14.3% (below the regional average of 21.2%).
Certain other backgrounds show high concentrations, with Vietnamese residents accounting for 4.9% of the local population (compared to 0.8% regionally), Macedonian at 1.9% (compared to 0.4%), and Serbian at 0.7% (compared to 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Balga - Mirrabooka is 33, younger than 88% of areas nationally. 31.2% 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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With a median age of 33, Balga - Mirrabooka has a younger population than Greater Perth (37) and Australia as a whole (38). Compared to Greater Perth, the suburb has a higher proportion of people aged 25 - 34 (18.2%) but a lower proportion of those aged 55 - 64 (9.2%). Since the 2021 Census, the 75 to 84 cohort has increased from 3.6% to 4.6% of the population, while the 0 to 4 group decreased from 7.7% to 6.8%. Population forecasts for 2041 show incoming demographic shifts, with the 75 to 84 cohort projected to expand by 64%, adding 695 residents to reach 1,790.
Aging trends are set to continue, with residents aged 65 and older representing 57% of the projected growth, while the 0 to 4 and 35 to 44 age brackets are expected to experience declines.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Balga - Mirrabooka
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 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 |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 last month all 10 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 5 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) | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 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 — 71 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (21,032 at the 2021 Census → 23,787 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 May 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 (505021085). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.