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Clarkson has an estimated 16,009 residents, up from 13,904 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,105 people, or 15.1%. Growth has averaged 2.2% a year over five years, faster than 84% of areas nationally. 461 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 69.2% of that increase. That puts 1,488 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 AreaSearch, the population of Clarkson stands at approximately 16,009 as of Aug 2026, representing an expansion of 2,105 people (15.1%) compared to the 13,904 residents recorded at the 2021 Census. This demographic shift is calculated using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 15,921 as of June 2025 alongside 461 validated new addresses registered since the Census date. The resulting population density is 1,487 persons per square kilometer, outperforming the benchmark across national locations evaluated by AreaSearch. With a 15.1% increase since the 2021 census, Clarkson outpaced both the national average (9.5%) and the wider SA4 region to emerge as a local growth leader.
Overseas migration served as the principal driver of this expansion, accounting for roughly 69.2% of recent overall population gains. For each SA2 area, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 with 2022 serving as the baseline year. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage, as well as for projecting trajectories in the years post-2032 across all localities, AreaSearch applies age cohort growth rates from the latest ABS Greater Capital Region projections released in 2023 using 2022 data. Anticipated demographic patterns suggest local growth will track slightly below the national median for Australian statistical areas, expanding by 688 persons to 2041 according to current annual ERP figures, which equates to an overall rise of 3.8% across the 16 years.
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594 new dwellings have been approved in Clarkson over the past five years, an average of 118 a year. That places the area in the 94th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 7 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 119 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 83% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Dwelling approvals across Clarkson have averaged roughly 118 each year, totaling 594 residential approvals over the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Strong underlying demand is evident from an inflow averaging 2.8 people annually for each newly constructed home over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), bolstering asset values as new dwellings reflect an average expected construction cost of $343,000 in line with wider regional patterns. In addition, commercial development remains active, with $12.6 million in commercial approvals recorded during the current financial year. Per capita residential approvals in Clarkson run at about two-thirds the pace recorded across Greater Perth, even though local building momentum places the area in the 88th percentile nationally following recent acceleration.
The breakdown of new residential construction is dominated by 83.0% detached dwellings alongside 17.0% attached dwellings, preserving the suburban fabric of the community and offering spacious properties tailored for families. With approximately 85 people per dwelling approval, the locality displays typical traits of an active growth corridor. Projections by AreaSearch indicate that Clarkson is set to add 600 residents through to 2041 based on the most recent quarterly estimate. Given existing construction volumes, the pipeline of new residential supply appears well positioned to satisfy demand, fostering favorable buying conditions and potentially facilitating expansion beyond current demographic forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Clarkson, worth an estimated $2.77 billion. A further 134 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $36.8 billion. 53 are already under construction and 58 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and education & training. 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 performance and property dynamics are substantially shaped by public works, major development schemes, and planning projects. A total of 25 projects with potential local influence have been recorded by AreaSearch. Among the prominent initiatives are the Alkimos to Wanneroo Desalination Pipeline, Catalina Plaza Neighbourhood Centre, Catalina Estate, and Wanneroo Road Corridor Improvements, with the most critical works outlined below.
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Catalina Plaza Neighbourhood Centre
Catalina Plaza is a 14 million AUD neighbourhood retail centre in Catalina Green, Clarkson. The centre is planned as an IGA-anchored 7,177 sqm retail precinct with a 1,400 sqm supermarket, specialty shops, cafes and casual dining, health and wellness uses, a childcare centre, medical centre, veterinary centre and two drive-through food outlets. The development was approved in February 2025 and construction activity has commenced, with earthworks and servicing started in March 2026. Stage 1 building works are expected to start in July 2026, with completion expected in late 2027.
Alkimos to Wanneroo Desalination Pipeline
A 33.5km underground trunk main connecting the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant to the Wanneroo Reservoir. As of May 2026, construction is active with significant road closures and pipe installation moving through Mariginiup along Caporn Street. The project uses WA-manufactured 1600mm diameter steel pipes and is the largest drinking water pipeline ever built by Water Corporation. It will transfer 50 billion litres of water annually to Perth's Integrated Water Supply Scheme.
Catalina Estate
Catalina Estate is a large masterplanned community spanning the suburbs of Clarkson and Mindarie, approximately 30 minutes north of Perth CBD. Developed by Catalina Regional Council and marketed by Satterley, the project will deliver approximately 2,500 residential lots across three distinct precincts - Catalina Beach, Catalina Central and Catalina Green - accommodating around 6,000 residents. The estate features over 20% public open space including landscaped parks, a four-hectare green-link corridor with cycle paths and walkways, sporting fields and protected bushland habitat.Guided by the Tamala Park Local Structure Plan approved in 2011, development commenced in 2012. By July 2025, 1,819 lots had been built, 1,855 lots sold and 1,350 homes constructed. The 2025/26 financial year is focused on completing final stages in Catalina Beach and Catalina Green, with the estate expected to be fully developed by approximately 2027.
Wanneroo Road Corridor Improvements
Program of Main Roads WA and WA Government upgrades along Wanneroo Road in Perth's northern corridor. Earlier interchange projects at Ocean Reef Road and Joondalup Drive are complete, while current funded works include the Wanneroo Road duplication from Dunstan Road to Romeo Road and a 2025-26 northern roads package for intersection improvements at Warwick Road, Hepburn Avenue, Gnangara Road and East Road, plus planning for the future Whitfords Avenue-Wanneroo Road-Gnangara Road interchange.
Catalina Estate - Master Planned Community
Catalina Estate is a large coastal master planned community spanning the suburbs of Clarkson and Mindarie in Perths northern corridor. The project is being delivered in three precincts - Catalina Beach, Catalina Central and Catalina Green - with around 20 percent of the 179 hectare site reserved for public open space including landscaped parks, playgrounds, sports fields, cycle paths and walkways. When complete, Catalina is expected to deliver close to 2,500 new homes for about 6,000 residents, supported by new local amenities such as beach access, community parks and a planned Catalina Plaza neighbourhood centre.
Woolworths Clarkson Shopping Centre
Revitalised neighbourhood shopping centre anchored by a full-line Woolworths supermarket, including nine specialty tenants such as The Reject Shop, Revo Fitness, and Pharmacy 777, with 300 car parks plus 8 direct to boot spaces. The centre occupies 6,466 sqm and was developed by transforming a vacant warehouse.
Clarkson Activity Centre Structure Plan No. 2
The Clarkson Activity Centre Agreed Structure Plan No. 2 (ASP2) covers approximately 41 hectares centred on the Ocean Keys Shopping Centre precinct, bounded by Neerabup Road, Marmion Avenue and the Clarkson rail station corridor. The approved framework guides a broad mix of retail, commercial, office, community, recreational and entertainment land uses, and supports medium-to-high density residential development outcomes over time within this designated secondary activity centre.
Mindarie Regional Centre Stage 2
Proposed second stage expansion of the Mindarie Regional Centre comprising additional retail and commercial floorspace together with office and residential development to extend the established local activity centre. Public information available indicates the project remains in the planning phase with no confirmed construction commencement announced.
9,105 residents of Clarkson are employed, from a labour force of 9,689. Unemployment sits at 6.0%, with participation at 74.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% 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 13,218, 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.
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The local labor pool in Clarkson is well qualified, featuring substantial representation across industrial and manufacturing sectors, an unemployment rate of 6.0%, and an estimated 3.1% increase in employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 9,105, while the jobless rate sits 1.8% above the 4.2% figure observed across Greater Perth. Labor force participation remains healthy at 74.9% compared to 69.9% in Greater Perth. According to Census responses, working from home was limited to 6.9% of workers, a metric that may have been influenced by Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident employment is heavily concentrated in health care & social assistance, retail trade, and construction. Building and construction activity is especially prominent, engaging workers at 1.2 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles are underrepresented locally, engaging 5.9% of the Clarkson workforce relative to 8.2% across Greater Perth. As highlighted by Census comparisons of working versus resident populations, this largely residential suburb provides relatively few employment opportunities within its own boundaries. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM figures indicates that throughout the 12 months leading to March 2026, local employment grew by 3.1% while the labor pool expanded by 3.8%, lifting the unemployment rate by 0.7 percentage points. Across Greater Perth over the same timeframe, employment rose by 2.0%, the labor supply increased by 2.5%, and joblessness edged up 0.4 percentage points. Looking ahead, national projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 offer guidance on workforce trends across Clarkson over five- and ten-year horizons. Nationally, job opportunities are forecast to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with performance varying by sector. When applied to Clarkson's industrial profile, these weighted extrapolations indicate local employment gains of 6.3% over five years and 13.2% over ten years, noting that this simple weighting model serves illustrative purposes without accounting for localized demographic shifts.
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Median household income in Clarkson is $1,761 a week (about $92,000 a year), with median personal income at $828 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $58,405 a year against an average of $73,815. 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 compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show the Clarkson SA2 recorded a median taxpayer income of $58,405 and an average of $73,815, exceeding national figures while trailing Greater Perth benchmarks of $60,748 and $80,248. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.93% since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 place median income at $64,789 and average earnings at $81,883. At the 2021 Census, individual, family, and household earnings in Clarkson aligned near the 52nd percentile across Australia. The largest earning bracket encompasses 39.1% of residents (6,259 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 range, compared to 32.0% regionally.
Disposable income after housing costs is constrained, with 81.8% of income remaining to place the area in the 48th percentile, while the SEIFA income index positions the community in the 4th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Clarkson had 5,039 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 89% detached houses and 1% apartments. 53% are owned with a mortgage, 31% rented and 16% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. Rent absorbs 19.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.7%. 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 housing stock in Clarkson at the latest Census consisted of 89.3% separate houses and 10.7% other dwellings (comprising semi-detached, apartments, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Perth metro proportions of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership in Clarkson trailed the wider Perth metro benchmark at 15.9%, with remaining properties either being purchased under a mortgage (52.8%) or occupied by tenants (31.3%). Typical monthly mortgage repayments stood at $1,733, coming in lower than the Perth metro median of $1,907 and the Australian average of $1,863. Median weekly rent was recorded at $350, matching the Perth metro level of $350 while remaining below the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Clarkson counted 5,039 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,802 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 33% are couples with children, against 23% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family arrangements constitute 74.3% of local households, made up of couples with children (32.9%), childless couples (22.7%), and single parent families (17.4%). Non-family setups make up the other 25.7% of homes, consisting of lone person residences at 22.2% and group living arrangements at 3.5%. The typical household size sits at 2.6 people, matching the figure across Greater Perth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
21.0% of adults in Clarkson hold a university qualification, including 15.5% with a bachelor degree and 3.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 29.0% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 1,792 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 957 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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Tertiary educational attainment in Clarkson sits below national standards, with 21.0% of residents aged 15+ holding higher education qualifications compared to 30.4% across Australia, pointing to opportunities for vocational and academic upskilling. Bachelor degrees are held by 15.5% of the population, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 3.6% and graduate diplomas at 1.9%. Vocational and trade training is widespread, with 41.1% of individuals aged 15+ possessing technical credentials, including certificates (29.0%) and advanced diplomas (12.1%). Formal study engagement across the community is robust, with 30.3% of residents actively enrolled in an educational course.
Within this student cohort, primary schooling accounts for 11.2%, secondary education comprises 7.6%, and 4.5% are undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Clarkson reaches 71 stops on 10 routes, timetabled for about 2,300 services a week. The typical home sits about 240 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 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 transport connectivity in Clarkson is provided by 71 active transport stops encompassing both buses and train services. Across these facilities, 10 separate routes generate 2,311 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is rated as good, with residents living an average of 236 meters from their closest transport stop. Due to the area's predominantly suburban residential profile, outbound commuting is widespread, with private vehicles accounting for 77% of trips and train travel representing 15%. Households maintain an average of 1.4 vehicles per dwelling, while a modest 6.9% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census (a figure potentially affected by COVID-19 conditions).
Timetabled services average 330 trips per day across the collective transit network, delivering roughly 32 weekly trips per individual stop.
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72.4% of residents in Clarkson report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 77% of areas nationally. 4.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.8 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 Clarkson reflect favorable conditions across all demographics according to AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic condition incidence, with common ailments remaining low among both older and younger age groups. Private medical insurance coverage is widespread, held by approximately 56% of the population (~8,981 people), compared to 59.0% recorded across Greater Perth. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, affecting 7.6% and 9.6 of residents respectively, whereas 72.4% reported having no chronic medical conditions compared to 71.9% throughout Greater Perth. General health across working-age cohorts remains standard.
Residents aged 65 and older account for 12.1% of the community (1,932 people), below the 15.9% proportion in Greater Perth, with senior health indicators outperforming regional averages and aligning with broader Australian benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
44.7% of Clarkson residents were born overseas and 21.3% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 78% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.1%) and Australian (19.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Clarkson exhibits notable cultural diversity, with 44.7% of its community born overseas and 21.3% speaking a language other than English in the home. Christianity forms the largest religious affiliation at 41.0% of the Clarkson population. The most prominent statistical variance occurs within the Other religious category, which accounts for 1.6% of residents locally compared to 1.4% across Greater Perth. Based on parental country of birth, the three most common ancestries in Clarkson are English (30.1%), Australian (19.4%), and Other (12.3%). Several other backgrounds show pronounced local representation compared to regional figures, including South Australian at 2.0% in Clarkson (vs 1.0% regionally), Maori at 1.6% (vs 0.9%), and Welsh at 1.0% (vs 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Clarkson is 34, younger than 84% 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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The demographic structure in Clarkson leans younger, with young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprising 34.1% of residents as at August 2026 compared to 30.9% across Greater Perth, while retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) make up 12.1% versus 15.9% regionally. AreaSearch assesses the median age at 34 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 3 years younger than the Greater Perth median of 37 recorded at that time. The most notable shift since the Census is the expansion of retiree and elderly cohorts from 9.2% to an estimated 12.1% of the population.
Looking ahead to 2041, senior demographics are projected to drive growth by adding 1,316 residents (68%) to reach 3,248, whereas young to middle aged adults, along with children and young adults, are anticipated to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Clarkson
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) | 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 12 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 — 461 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,904 at the 2021 Census → 16,009 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 (505031101). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.