Chart Color Schemes
This analysis uses ABS Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries, which can materially differ from Suburbs and Localities (SAL) even when sharing similar names.
SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
Suburbs and Localities (SAL) represent commonly-used suburb/locality names (postal-style areas) and may use different geographic boundaries. For comprehensive analysis, consider reviewing both boundary types if available.
est. as @ -- *
ABS ERP | -- people | --
2021 Census | -- people
Curious about local property values? Filter the chart to assess the volume and appreciation (including resales) trends and regional comparisons, or scroll to the map below view this information at an individual property level.
Find a Recent Sale
Sales Detail
Camillo - Champion Lakes has an estimated 7,214 residents, up from 5,793 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,421 people, or 24.5%. Growth has averaged 3.4% a year over five years, faster than 93% of areas nationally. 551 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 59.0% of that increase. That puts 887 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.
Detail
According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the population of Camillo - Champion Lakes stands at roughly 7,214 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 2021 Census count of 5,793 people, this represents an expansion of 1,421 people (24.5%). This adjustment builds upon the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population of 6,978 alongside 551 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. With these numbers, population density sits at 887 persons per square kilometer, tracking closely with typical levels across regions evaluated by AreaSearch. Outpacing both state figures and the national average (9.5%), Camillo - Champion Lakes's 24.5% rate of growth since the 2021 census establishes it among the premier growth locations regionally.
Inflow from interstate migration served as the primary growth engine, delivering around 59.0% of recent population additions, while natural increase and overseas arrivals also delivered positive contributions. Projections compiled by ABS/Geoscience Australia for each SA2, published in 2024 using 2022 as their starting point, have been adopted by AreaSearch. For any SA2s lacking coverage in that release, as well as for all post-2032 projections, AreaSearch incorporates age cohort growth projections from the ABS Greater Capital Region dataset (published in 2023, based on 2022 data). Demographic modelling indicates an expansion rate surpassing the national median across statistical areas, with expectations that the community will add 1,197 persons to 2041 according to the most recent annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 13.3% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
597 new dwellings have been approved in Camillo - Champion Lakes over the past five years, an average of 119 a year. That places the area in the 89th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 16 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 119 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 90% 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.
Detail
Residential planning permits across Camillo - Champion Lakes have averaged roughly 119 new dwelling approvals each year, totaling 597 homes approved over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). With an influx averaging 1.8 new residents per year arriving per new home over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), housing supply aligns neatly with residential demand to foster balanced conditions. Construction costs for incoming dwellings average $299,000, coming in lower than regional benchmarks to deliver relatively attainable price points. Meanwhile, commercial construction activity has remained subdued, recording $3.9 million in commercial approvals this financial year.
On a per-capita basis, building activity in Camillo - Champion Lakes outpaces Greater Perth by 76.0%, expanding inventory and options for purchasers. Construction volume also markedly exceeds national averages, reflecting robust developer appetite for the district. The local development pipeline is overwhelmingly dedicated to standalone housing at 90.0% detached houses, with the remaining 10.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving an established low-density suburban profile oriented toward family living and spacious floorplans. Recording approximately 55 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays the hallmarks of an expanding growth hub. Looking forward, projections based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate show Camillo - Champion Lakes adding 961 residents through to 2041. Supported by prevailing building volumes, residential completions appear well placed to satisfy demographic requirements, underpinning balanced conditions for buyers and potentially facilitating expansion above baseline expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Camillo - Champion Lakes
Loading development applications…
| Lodged | Address | Description | Type | Distance | Status |
|---|
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Camillo - Champion Lakes, worth an estimated $51 million. A further 106 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $16.8 billion. 33 are already under construction and 34 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.
Detail
Strategic public works, development frameworks, and civic planning exert a decisive influence on local market dynamics. AreaSearch has pinpointed 24 projects possessing direct relevance to the district. Prominent initiatives comprise Ranford Road Station, Lake Road Precinct A1 Structure Plan, Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Centre Redevelopment, and Stockland Harrisdale Shopping Centre, with primary projects detailed below.
Professional plan users can use the search below to filter and access additional projects.
INFRASTRUCTURE SEARCH
Denotes AI-based impression for illustrative purposes only, not to be taken as definitive under any circumstances. Please follow links and conduct other investigations from the project's source for actual imagery. Developers and project owners wishing us to use original imagery please Contact Us and we will do so.
Frequently Asked Questions - Infrastructure
Stockland Harrisdale Shopping Centre
Stockland Harrisdale is a vibrant retail town centre located 20km south-east of Perth CBD in the Newhaven masterplanned community. It features 10,602 sqm of GLA, anchored by Woolworths and ALDI supermarkets, with over 30 specialty stores emphasizing retail services and food. The centre includes an alfresco dining precinct, an Early Learning Centre, and sustainable features achieving a 4 Star Green Star Design rating. Opened in 2016, it generated over 700 construction jobs and 300 permanent retail positions, serving the local community with essential amenities.
Lake Road Precinct A1 Structure Plan
Structure Plan to enable future residential subdivision at R25 and R40 densities (approx. 336 lots/dwellings) with public open space, drainage, and foreshore integration along the Wungong River for environmental improvements and public access.
Celsius Living Champion Lakes
A residential land subdivision of 104 lots in the established suburb of Champion Lakes, City of Armadale. Stage 1 (54 lots) was released and completed in 2025. Stage 2 (50 lots) has been fully secured and construction of civil works is underway, with titles anticipated for August 2026. Lots range from 313sqm to 541sqm and are located near the 55-hectare Champion Lakes Regatta Centre.
Eighth Road Upgrade
Major upgrade of Eighth Road between Armadale Road and Forrest Road to support the Wungong growth area. Works include a divided carriageway, cycle lanes, footpaths, drainage upgrades, underground power, landscaping, new roundabouts and coordination with the Armadale Road signalised intersection upgrade. Main Roads WA commenced service relocations in mid-2026 ahead of construction, while the City of Armadale continues delivery of the broader road upgrade.
West of Rail Precinct
Approximately 10.84-hectare triangular area of under-utilised land bound by the Armadale Train Line to the east, Forrest Road and Fifth Road, planned to become an inner-city residential precinct with medium-density housing close to Armadale train station and town centre facilities. The precinct was normalized to City of Armadale planning control on 6 May 2022, with an Activity Centre Plan approved in August 2021 guiding future development. The ongoing METRONET Armadale Line transformation, including elevated rail and new station, will enhance connectivity and support precinct redevelopment.
Florian Huntingdale
A 36-lot infill subdivision offering green title lots nestled amongst natural open spaces with proximity to a river, parks, shops, schools, medical services, and public transport. Titles are expected in Early 2026. The Local Development Plan has been approved as of June 2025.
Piara Waters Residential Development
Piara Waters continues to expand through multiple masterplanned residential estates. Construction remains active at Satterley's Aarya estate, which comprises around 400 homesites, approximately 5.1 hectares of parks and recreation space, and a new primary school planned to open in 2027. Earlier estates including Mirvac's Madox, Cedar Woods' Karmara and QUBE's Mason Green are largely sold out and established, while Stockland continues development within the wider Wildflower community.
Sutherlands Park Leisure, Aquatic and Sports Hub (SPLASH)
A state-of-the-art aquatic and recreation facility featuring an eight-lane outdoor 50-metre pool, indoor lane pool, leisure pool, and wellness hall with spa and sauna. The hub includes four multi-sport indoor courts, a 1,500sqm gymnasium, and community spaces. As of early 2026, the City of Gosnells is progressing with a staged delivery approach to manage funding requirements while ensuring the core aquatic and indoor sports components are prioritized.
3,078 residents of Camillo - Champion Lakes are employed, from a labour force of 3,441. Unemployment sits at 10.5%, with participation at 60.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% 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 5,980, about 83% 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.
Detail
The local labour profile in Camillo - Champion Lakes presents an even distribution across white-collar and blue-collar occupations, featuring strong involvement in industrial and manufacturing lines, an unemployment rate of 10.5%, and annual estimated employment growth of 0.9%. Data for March 2026 shows 3,078 residents in active employment, though joblessness sits 6.4% above Greater Perth's rate of 4.2%, highlighting room for advancement, while labour participation trails notably (60.1% compared to Greater Perth's 69.9%). Census records indicated that a modest 5.1% of workers performed their duties from home, though potential distortions from Covid-19 lockdown measures must be recognized.
The primary sectors supporting local employment comprise health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. Notably, transport, postal & warehousing represents a major regional specialization, capturing an employment share 1.7 times the regional level. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for merely 4.8% of the local workforce, trailing Greater Perth's 8.2%. Comparing resident totals to Census working population figures indicates that the predominantly residential fabric of the area provides relatively few employment destinations within its own boundaries. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics for the year to March 2026, local workforce headcount rose 0.9% while the broader labour pool expanded 2.0%, lifting unemployment by 0.9 percentage points. Across Greater Perth over the same timeframe, jobs grew 2.0% and the labour force increased 2.5%, driving a 0.4 percentage point rise. Broader demand trajectories can be evaluated through national employment outlooks published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. Projected forward across five- and ten-year horizons and weighted against local workforce concentrations, these figures provide insight into potential sectoral shifts. Across Australia, workforce numbers are forecast to climb 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with performance varying widely by discipline. Applying these sectoral trajectories to the existing worker distribution in Camillo - Champion Lakes indicates potential workforce expansions of 5.8% over five years and 12.5% over ten years (note that this represents an illustrative weighting calculation without incorporating localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Camillo - Champion Lakes is $1,372 a week (about $71,000 a year), with median personal income at $647 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $47,905 a year against an average of $59,218. 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.
Detail
ATO taxpayer records aggregated by AreaSearch at the postcode level for financial year 2023 indicate that taxpayers within the Camillo - Champion Lakes SA2 recorded a median income of $47,905 and an average income of $59,218. These figures trail broader national results, as well as corresponding Greater Perth benchmarks of $60,748 and $80,248. Factoring in Wage Price Index increases of 10.93% since financial year 2023 places updated estimates at roughly $53,141 (median) and $65,691 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, aggregate family, household, and personal earnings for the locality all fell between the 18th and 25th percentiles nationally.
Income distribution is concentrated within the $1,500 - 2,999 tier, which encompasses 34.0% of residents (2,452 people) and tracks the regional rate of 32.0%. Shelter costs generate significant financial strain, leaving households with 83.4% of income remaining and positioning the area at the 25th percentile for affordability.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Camillo - Champion Lakes had 2,110 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 0% apartments. 46% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month. Rent absorbs 21.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.7%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
Detail
Residential stock in Camillo - Champion Lakes at the latest Census was overwhelmingly dominated by detached dwellings at 95.2% houses alongside 4.8% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the wider Perth metro profile of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership reached 27.7%, trailing Perth metro marginally, while the balance of homes were held under a mortgage (46.3%) or occupied by tenants (26.1%). Financing costs were relatively modest, with median monthly mortgage repayments of $1,408 and median weekly rent of $295 sitting well below Perth metro figures of $1,907 and $350.
Nationally, local repayments sit far below the Australian median of $1,863, and rental tariffs are substantially lower than the national standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Camillo - Champion Lakes counted 2,110 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 2,628 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 29% are couples with children, against 24% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
Detail
The domestic landscape is primarily made up of families, which account for 70.7% of all households, consisting of 29.0% couples with children, 24.0% couples without children, and 16.6% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements make up the remaining 29.3%, divided between single-occupant dwellings at 26.1% and group households comprising 3.3% of the total. Across all households, the median size of 2.6 people aligns perfectly with the Greater Perth norm.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
12.7% of adults in Camillo - Champion Lakes hold a university qualification, including 8.9% with a bachelor degree and 2.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 31.3% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 1,944 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.
Detail
Educational attainment profiles highlight ongoing development needs, with university qualification levels at 12.7%, tracking far below the Australian average of 30.4%, creating a clear mandate for targeted education strategies. Among tertiary qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 8.9%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (2.4%) and graduate diplomas (1.4%). Technical and trade accreditations are prominent, with 40.8% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, split between certificates (31.3%) and advanced diplomas (9.5%). Community engagement with education is strong, with 29.3% of the resident base pursuing formal coursework. This encompasses 10.3% in primary education, 8.6% in secondary education, and 3.6% enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Camillo - Champion Lakes reaches 37 stops on 2 routes, timetabled for about 340 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. 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.
Detail
Public transit infrastructure in Camillo - Champion Lakes includes 37 active transport stops providing bus connections across the area. These transit nodes are linked by 2 individual routes that deliver a total of 343 weekly passenger trips. Network coverage is favorable, with typical walking distances of 221 meters to the nearest transport stop. Given the suburban nature of the district, outbound commuting prevails, with private vehicles accounting for 84% of commuter journeys and 8% by train. Motor vehicle availability stands at an average of 1.5 per dwelling. Working from home accounted for a modest 5.1% of residents (2021 Census; may reflect COVID-19 conditions).
Combined transit operations maintain an average frequency of 49 trips per day across all routes, providing roughly 9 weekly trips per individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
63.9% of residents in Camillo - Champion Lakes report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 78% of areas nationally. 6.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.3 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
Detail
Assessment of chronic illness rates and mortality by AreaSearch underscores meaningful public health hurdles in Camillo - Champion Lakes, with notable prevalence of common conditions across younger and older demographics alike. Private health insurance uptake is particularly subdued, held by approximately 48% of the total population (~3,491 people). This sits below the Greater Perth mark of 59.0% and the national average of 55.7%. Mental health concerns and arthritis represent the primary diagnosed medical conditions locally, impacting 10.3 and 8.7% of residents, respectively, while 63.9% declared themselves as completely clear of medical ailments compared to 71.9% across Greater Perth.
Working-age cohorts show higher occurrences of long-term health issues. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 18.4% of the community (1,329 people), exceeding Greater Perth's 15.9%. Health metrics among older residents present hurdles, though national rankings are broadly consistent with the total local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
34.1% of Camillo - Champion Lakes residents were born overseas and 18.6% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.1%) and Australian (23.7%). 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
Detail
Cultural diversity in Camillo - Champion Lakes exceeds most surrounding residential districts, with 18.6% of residents speaking a language other than English at home and 34.1% born overseas. In terms of faith, Christianity forms the largest group at 43.4% of people in Camillo - Champion Lakes. The most pronounced demographic concentration relative to the region occurs among followers of Islam, who represent 3.6% of the population, compared to 3.2% across Greater Perth. Looking at ancestral background based on parental birthplace, the primary lineages across Camillo - Champion Lakes are English at 30.1% of the population, Australian at 23.7% of the population, and Other at 12.6% of the population.
Furthermore, distinct concentrations emerge among specific backgrounds: Dutch heritage is notably pronounced at 2.7% of Camillo - Champion Lakes (vs 1.5% regionally), Maori ancestry represents 1.3% (vs 0.9%), and Welsh accounts for 0.8% (vs 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Camillo - Champion Lakes is 38. 28.2% 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.
Detail
Generational distributions across Camillo - Champion Lakes align closely with Greater Perth benchmarks, with variances across broad age brackets not exceeding 3.3 percentage points. As at August 2026, the estimated median age is 38, matching the 2021 Census result and sitting 1 year above the Greater Perth figure of 37 at that Census. The most significant shift across broad groups since the Census appears in the mature working and early retirement category (45 - 64), which dropped from 25.5% to an estimated 22.7% of residents. Heading toward 2041, senior demographics (65+) will drive the bulk of local growth by expanding by 731 residents (55%) to reach 2,061, contrasted by contractions among youth and young adult groups.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Camillo - Champion Lakes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 · Jun 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 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 Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 551 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (5,793 at the 2021 Census → 7,214 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 (506011112). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.