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Dawesville - Bouvard has an estimated 10,948 residents, up from 8,498 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,450 people, or 28.8%. Growth has averaged 4.9% a year over five years, faster than 94% of areas nationally. 588 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 74.2% of that increase. That puts 112 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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Demographic assessment by AreaSearch indicates that Dawesville - Bouvard has reached a population of approximately 10,948 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 2,450 people (28.8%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 8,498 people. Such growth is determined using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 10,844 as of June 2025 alongside 588 validated new addresses recorded since the Census date. With a density of 111 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers ample space per resident and substantial scope for future expansion. Outpacing both state figures and the national average (9.5%), the area's 28.8% surge since the 2021 census establishes it as a regional growth frontrunner.
Net interstate migration served as the principal demographic catalyst, accounting for roughly 74.2% of total population additions over recent timeframes, complemented by positive contributions from natural increase and overseas migration. Projections generated by ABS/Geoscience Australia released in 2024 with 2022 as the base year are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. In instances where SA2 coverage is absent, as well as for projecting trends beyond 2032 across all localities, age-cohort growth rates from the 2023 Greater Capital Region projections (derived from 2022 data) by the ABS are incorporated. In light of anticipated demographic shifts, the region is projected to register population expansion positioning it within the top quartile of Australian statistical areas, adding an estimated 2,463 persons to 2041 according to current annual ERP benchmarks, which translates to a cumulative increase of 21.6% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
836 new dwellings have been approved in Dawesville - Bouvard over the past five years, an average of 167 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 15 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 167 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 100% 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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Residential building approvals across Dawesville - Bouvard have tracked at an annual average of approximately 167 new dwellings, totaling 836 homes approved across the preceding 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over this same 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), the locality recorded an average influx of 2.8 new residents per dwelling each year, demonstrating solid underlying demand supportive of property values, with new construction reflecting an average value of $407,000. Additionally, non-residential building activity has been subdued, with commercial approvals amounting to $1.9 million this financial year.
Dwelling construction per capita in Dawesville - Bouvard has run at a moderately higher level than Greater Perth over the 5 year period, standing 42.0% above regional average, which provides sufficient purchasing choice while sustaining buyer demand for local housing. This level is well above the national benchmark, demonstrating heightened developer interest. Furthermore, recent residential development has consisted exclusively of detached houses, preserving the neighborhood's established low-density setting with standalone homes tailored for space-seeking families. The ratio sits at roughly 74 people per dwelling approval, underscoring an active and expanding residential market. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate, Dawesville - Bouvard is projected to add 2,359 residents through to 2041. Based on prevailing residential building rates, new housing additions appear well positioned to satisfy demand, fostering favorable buying conditions and potentially facilitating expansion exceeding current population forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Dawesville - Bouvard, worth an estimated $393 million. A further 108 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $14.8 billion. 34 are already under construction and 49 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development and retail. 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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Community growth and performance are significantly shaped by major infrastructure upgrades, planning schemes, and regional investments. AreaSearch has pinpointed 11 projects positioned to influence the locality. Notable developments include Florida Beach Foreshore Renewal, Melros Beach Estate, Melros Oceanside Estate, and Florida Beach Village Shopping Centre (Coles Florida Beach), with key details on these prominent initiatives provided below.
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Melros Beach Estate
Melros Beach Estate is a masterplanned coastal residential estate in Dawesville comprising approximately 234 residential lots. The development is being delivered in staged releases with Stage 7 marketed as the final land release. The estate is located within walking distance of Melros Beach, parks, schools and the nearby Coles neighbourhood shopping centre. Native bushland has been retained throughout the estate to preserve an important Carnaby Black Cockatoo habitat corridor.
Florida Beach Foreshore Renewal
The Florida Beach Foreshore Renewal is a coastal precinct upgrade led by the City of Mandurah[cite: 1]. The project delivers coastal protection and erosion mitigation works, upgraded foreshore accessibility paths, landscaping, and community recreation amenities[cite: 1]. Detailed designs were progressed following community consultation to support long-term coastal resilience and public open space enhancement[cite: 1].
Dawesville Community Centre
A $9.4 million eco-friendly multipurpose community hub featuring a large hall, activity rooms, co-working spaces, and a kitchen. The facility is 5 Star Green Star rated and the main building opened in late 2025. Final external works, including a public nature playground, are scheduled for completion by the end of June 2026.
Lakelands North East Structure Plan Density Amendment
Proposed local structure plan amendment for the growth corridor modifying residential density codes up to R60, reconfiguring public open space allocations, and optimizing road alignments to deliver medium-density residential housing.
Melros Oceanside Estate
A residential land estate in Dawesville, WA, positioned on the ocean side of the highway between the coast and the estuary. The project comprises 107 lots ranging from 478sqm to 703sqm, many backing onto parks or nature reserve. The estate is off Bailey Boulevard with easy access to schools, public transport, and a nearby Coles shopping centre, and is being marketed and sold in stages, with construction of homes underway on titled lots.
Florida Beach Village Shopping Centre (Coles Florida Beach)
Completed Coles anchored neighbourhood shopping centre at Florida Beach in Dawesville. The project delivered a new Coles supermarket, Liquorland, pharmacy, newsagency, gym, childcare centre and other specialty retail on a greenfield site at 71 Dandaragan Drive. Stage 1 supermarket and shops opened in 2022, with the gym and childcare centre following by 2024, and additional medical and office tenancies being delivered on adjacent pad sites.
Florida Beach Estate
Florida Beach Estate is a completed masterplanned coastal community in Dawesville, Western Australia, delivering around 430 residential lots within walking distance of Florida Beach, local schools and parks. The project includes a neighbourhood shopping centre and local services, providing a family focused beachside lifestyle approximately 15 minutes south of Mandurah.
Dawesville Community Centre (Djilba-Wardarn Bo)
A multi-purpose community hub that has officially opened, designed to serve the growing Dawesville population. The centre is also known by its Aboriginal name, Djilba-Wardarn Bo, meaning 'the place where it is not far from the estuary to the ocean.' Features include a main hall with a stage, wet and dry multi-use activity rooms, a kitchen, office space, meeting rooms, universally accessible toilets, landscaping, and an external playground. The project was funded by a $6.237 million financial contribution from the State Government and a $2.65 million Lotterywest grant, totaling approximately $8.89 million.
4,762 residents of Dawesville - Bouvard are employed, from a labour force of 4,898. Unemployment sits at 2.8%, with participation at 54.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.6% 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 8,947, about 82% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market in Dawesville - Bouvard features a diverse distribution between blue-collar and white-collar roles, highlighted by strong workforce representation in the construction industry, an unemployment rate of merely 2.8%, and estimated annual employment growth of 8.2%. As of March 2026, employed residents count 4,762 individuals, with the local jobless rate tracking 1.4% below the 4.2% recorded for Greater Perth, although labor force participation remains comparatively subdued (54.5% versus 69.9% across Greater Perth). At the Census, only 10.0% of workers indicated working remotely, although pandemic-related lockdown measures may have influenced these figures.
Workforce participation among residents is concentrated heavily within mining, construction, and health care & social assistance. Local employment is particularly prominent in mining, where resident representation is 2.1 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical occupations are comparatively sparse, engaging only 4.3% of the resident workforce in Dawesville - Bouvard against 8.2% across Greater Perth. Comparing the Census working population against resident workers suggests a relatively constrained pool of employment opportunities within the immediate boundaries of the area. According to AreaSearch examination of ABS and SALM figures for the 12 months to March 2026, resident employment rose by 8.2% alongside an 8.8% expansion in the labour force, resulting in a 0.5 percentage points uptick in the unemployment rate. Over the corresponding timeframe, Greater Perth saw employment and labour force gains of 2.0% and 2.5% respectively, accompanied by a 0.4 percentage point rise. Long-term outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future workforce requirements across Dawesville - Bouvard. These five and ten-year national projections, when modeled against the area's current industry composition, help outline future trends. Across Australia, workforce expansion is projected at 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with distinct variations across different industry sectors. Calibrating these sectoral projections to the employment profile of Dawesville - Bouvard indicates local employment increases of 5.6% over five years and 12.3% over ten years (noting this represents an indicative weighted extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Dawesville - Bouvard is $1,436 a week (about $75,000 a year), with median personal income at $637 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $54,370 a year against an average of $76,161. The average runs 40% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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According to AreaSearch aggregation of ATO postcode data for financial year 2023, Dawesville - Bouvard SA2 recorded a median taxpayer income of $54,370 and an average income of $76,161. While standing at an elevated level nationally, these figures compare to a median of $60,748 and an average of $80,248 across Greater Perth. Applying the 10.93% Wage Price Index increase since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $60,313 (median) and $84,485 (average) as of March 2026. Based on Census findings, personal, family, and household income distributions in Dawesville - Bouvard sit between the 17th and 31st percentiles across the country.
The $1,500 - 2,999 weekly income bracket encompasses 27.7% of local taxpayers (3,032 individuals), aligning with broader regional patterns where 32.0% fall into this tier. Housing costs exert significant pressure on local budgets, leaving only 83.1% of income remaining and placing the area in the 30th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Dawesville - Bouvard had 3,104 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 93% detached houses and 1% apartments. 45% are owned with a mortgage, 15% rented and 41% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month. Rent absorbs 24.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the time of the latest Census, housing stock in Dawesville - Bouvard was predominantly composed of separate houses at 92.9%, with semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and other housing structures accounting for 7.1%, compared to Perth metro proportions of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood considerably above the broader Perth metro figure, reaching 40.5%, while mortgaged properties represented 44.8% and rental accommodation comprised 14.7%. Typical monthly mortgage payments were lower than the Perth metro benchmark of $1,907 at $1,842, whereas typical weekly rental payments matched the Perth metro rate at $350.
Relative to Australia-wide figures, Dawesville - Bouvard registers lower mortgage servicing costs than the national average of $1,863 and lower rents than the national standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Dawesville - Bouvard counted 3,104 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,999 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 38% couples without children. 20% 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.
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Family units constitute the overwhelming majority of households at 78.3%, comprised of couples without children at 37.5%, couples with children at 30.4%, and single parent families at 10.0%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 21.7%, consisting of single-person households at 20.0% and group households at 1.5%. The average household occupancy stands at 2.6 people, aligning precisely with the Greater Perth average.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
14.9% of adults in Dawesville - Bouvard hold a university qualification, including 10.9% with a bachelor degree and 2.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 33.1% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 1,029 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 998 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Higher education attainment across Dawesville - Bouvard presents notable development opportunities, with university qualification levels standing at 14.9% compared to the Australian average of 30.4%. Within tertiary qualifications, Bachelor degrees are held by 10.9% of the population, postgraduate degrees by 2.3%, and graduate diplomas by 1.7%. Meanwhile, technical and vocational training is strongly represented, with 44.3% of individuals aged 15+ holding vocational credentials, including certificates held by 33.1% and advanced diplomas held by 11.2%. A significant portion of the local community is actively engaged in studies, with 27.8% of residents enrolled in formal education.
Primary school students constitute 11.2% of the population, secondary school attendees account for 8.8%, and 2.7% are enrolled in tertiary education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Dawesville - Bouvard reaches 42 stops on 3 routes, timetabled for about 830 services a week. The typical home sits about 590 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.7 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 transportation infrastructure in Dawesville - Bouvard features 42 active transit stops that accommodate bus operations. This network is served across 3 individual routes, delivering 825 weekly passenger trips in aggregate. Public transit accessibility is considered moderate, with average walking distance to the nearest stop measuring 586 meters. Reflecting its predominantly residential setting, most local workers travel outward for employment, with private motor vehicles representing the primary commuting choice at 86% alongside 5% utilizing bus transit. Private vehicle availability averages 1.7 per dwelling, surpassing regional figures. Furthermore, 10.0% of workers operated from home at the 2021 Census, a figure that may reflect prevailing COVID-19 conditions.
Across the entire transit network, service volume averages 117 trips per day, translating to roughly 19 weekly trips per individual stop.
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66.7% of residents in Dawesville - Bouvard report no long-term health condition. 4.8% need daily assistance with core activities, and 57.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.4 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 across Dawesville - Bouvard reflect highly positive outcomes according to AreaSearch evaluations of chronic condition incidence and mortality statistics. Both younger and older demographics exhibit low occurrences of common ailments, while private health insurance adoption is extensive, covering approximately 57% of the total population (~6,240 people). Among reported chronic health conditions, arthritis and mental health challenges represent the most prevalent diagnoses, affecting 10.3 and 7.7% of residents respectively, whereas 66.7% of the local population reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 71.9% throughout Greater Perth. Health profiles across the working-age demographic track around typical benchmarks.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25.9% of the community (2,832 people), exceeding the 15.9% share in Greater Perth, with older residents recording above-average health outcomes that correspond closely with national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
27.7% of Dawesville - Bouvard residents were born overseas and 5.0% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (37.8%) and Australian (26.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The demographic and cultural profile of Dawesville - Bouvard broadly reflects that of the broader region, with 72.3% of residents born in Australia, 88.2% holding Australian citizenship, and 95.0% speaking exclusively English at home. Christianity constitutes the predominant religious affiliation, encompassing 45.7% of the local community. The most distinct relative variance is observed among adherents of Judaism, representing 0.1% of residents compared to 0.3% across Greater Perth. Regarding ancestral background based on parents' country of birth, the three most common heritages in Dawesville - Bouvard are English at 37.8% (exceeding the regional average of 28.0%), Australian at 26.6% (surpassing the regional benchmark of 21.2%), and Scottish at 8.0%.
Other ancestral groups show minor differences in representation, including Dutch residents comprising 1.9% locally (versus 1.5% regionally), South Australian ancestry at 0.8% (versus 1.0%), and Welsh heritage at 0.7% (versus 0.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Dawesville - Bouvard is 45, older than 78% of areas nationally. 21.7% 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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Dawesville - Bouvard functions distinctly as a lifestyle and retirement enclave, as evidenced by its demographic composition. Based on figures current to August 2026, senior and retiree demographics (65+) constitute 25.9% of the population, compared to 15.9% across Greater Perth, while young to middle-aged adults (25 - 44) account for 20.9% against a regional proportion of 30.9%. The estimated median age stands at 45 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census reading and 8 years older than the Greater Perth median of 37 recorded at that time, which also sat above the national median of 38 at that Census.
Since that Census, the middle-aged and transition-to-retirement cohort (45 - 64) has decreased from 26.6% to an estimated 24.0%. Over the period to 2041, senior and retiree groups are projected to drive the greatest population gains, increasing by 1,562 (55%) to reach 4,394 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Dawesville - Bouvard
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 9 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 — 588 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,498 at the 2021 Census → 10,948 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 (502011021). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.