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Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel has an estimated 12,431 residents, up from 11,698 at the 2021 Census — a change of 733 people, or 6.3%. Growth has averaged 0.6% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 78.5% of that increase. Density is about 57 people per 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 findings from AreaSearch, the population of Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel stands at approximately 12,431 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 733 residents (6.3%) compared to the 11,698 people counted in the 2021 Census. Such movement is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 12,420 alongside 59 validated new addresses recorded following the Census. The local population density reaches 56 persons per square kilometer, ensuring a spacious living setting. Over recent timeframes, inbound international migration served as the principal driver of local gains, generating roughly 78.5% of overall population increases.
Projections compiled by Geoscience Australia and the ABS, published in 2024 using 2022 as a baseline, are incorporated by AreaSearch for SA2 analysis. Where specific SA2 coverage is absent, and for broader projections following 2032, cohort-level growth trajectories from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release (grounded in 2022 data) are applied. Anticipated demographic shifts suggest local expansion will track slightly under the national median for statistical regions, with latest annual ERP benchmarks pointing to an increase of 911 individuals by 2041, representing an overall expansion of 7.2% across the 16-year timeframe.
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109 new dwellings have been approved in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel over the past five years, an average of 21 a year. That is 1.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 22 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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Dwelling construction approvals across Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel have averaged approximately 21 residential properties annually, totaling 109 approvals across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Over these past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), roughly 3.6 incoming residents arrived for each newly constructed residence, creating a situation where demand clearly outstrips new supply, a dynamic that typically intensifies competition among purchasers and supports upward price movement. These new dwellings carry an average construction cost of $548,000, marginally exceeding the broader regional standard and pointing toward a high-standard development profile.
Furthermore, commercial building approvals reached $17.1 million during this financial year, reflecting a modest degree of non-residential development. Residential building output on a per-capita basis in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel sits at around 58% of the Greater Perth level, placing the locality in the 38th percentile among assessed areas throughout Australia. This constrained development rate limits options for buyers and sustains interest in established dwellings, even with a recent uptick in building work. Activity levels also lag behind the national benchmark, indicative of an established residential district that may face planning constraints. Furthermore, all recent residential building activity comprises separate detached dwellings, preserving the traditional low-density neighborhood character and catering to families seeking generous allotment sizes. The presence of 427 residents per approved dwelling underlines the calm, restrained pace of local development. Projections from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly update indicate that Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel is on track to add 900 inhabitants by 2041. Ongoing building activity appears appropriately aligned with anticipated requirements, encouraging balanced local property market dynamics free from severe price volatility.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 6 current infrastructure and development projects inside Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel, worth an estimated $456 million. A further 99 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.8 billion. 20 are already under construction and 43 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, precincts & urban renewal, residential development and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local capital investments, major projects, and town planning initiatives exert a significant influence on regional development and performance. Across the area, AreaSearch has cataloged 31 projects expected to influence the community. Prominent developments among these include the Lesmurdie Village Shopping Centre Refurbishment and Childcare Expansion, Wattle Brook Private Estate, Willow Lakes Estate Cell 9 Wattle Grove Upgrades, and Wattle Grove South (Crystal Brook), alongside other priority initiatives outlined below.
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Lesmurdie Village Shopping Centre Refurbishment and Childcare Expansion
Staged refurbishment and expansion of the Lesmurdie Village neighbourhood shopping centre. The project includes significant upgrades to the existing IGA-anchored retail precinct and the construction of a new purpose-built two-level childcare facility providing up to 96 places. Managed by Sullivan Property Consultants via BSP Commercial Trust No 4, the development enhances local convenience retail and essential community services. Construction of the childcare facility commenced in 2025 and is scheduled for completion in 2026, with concurrent renovations to the retail specialty tenancies.
Willow Lakes Estate Cell 9 Wattle Grove Upgrades
Transformation of Willow Lakes Estate section in Wattle Grove into renewed open space for residents and community. Part of Cell 9 Wattle Grove project funded through Development Contribution Plan (DCP) with focus on creating functional and welcoming environments that incorporate aesthetic, practical, and environmental considerations. The Cell 9 area is situated within the City of Kalamunda and bordered by Tonkin Highway, Roe Highway, and Welshpool Road East.
Wattle Grove South Local Structure Plan
Developer-led local structure plan for the Wattle Grove South urban expansion area in the City of Kalamunda. The plan follows earlier Crystal Brook concept planning and the Wattle Grove South MRS rezoning process, and is intended to guide future residential subdivision, roads, public open space, community facilities and environmental management. City consultation on the proposed structure plan has closed and the Western Australian Planning Commission is the final determining authority.
St Brigid's College Lesmurdie Campus Library and Classroom Expansion
Two storey classroom building and major upgrade of the central library at St Brigid's College Lesmurdie, completed in 2023 to support growing enrolments from Lesmurdie and the wider City of Kalamunda. The works form part of a broader campus masterplan to modernise learning spaces while retaining the heritage character of the college.
Lesmurdie Primary School Redevelopment
Major redevelopment of Lesmurdie Primary School delivering new administration and staff areas, three general classroom blocks, an early childhood learning area, covered assembly hall, hardcourts, dental therapy centre, car parking and landscaping. Officially opened in May 2024. Works delivered in two stages by Crothers Construction with design by Oldfield Knott Architects.
Lesmurdie Falls Estate
Boutique hillside residential estate of 48 elevated lots at the top of Lesmurdie, offering large homesites with panoramic views over the Swan Coastal Plain and convenient access to Lesmurdie Falls and Mundy Regional Park walking trails, completed in stages between 2018 and 2023. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Kalamunda Activity Centre Precinct Structure Plan
A long-term planning framework for the revitalisation of the Kalamunda Town Centre, formally approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 9 May 2025. The Plan, developed in collaboration between the City, the local community and businesses, sets out a vision to transform the town centre into a contemporary, attractive and functional hub while retaining its village in the forest character. Key precincts include a new Town Square on Railway Parade as a civic focal point, Haynes Street as the traditional Main Street, the recently completed Central Mall food and beverage precinct (opened September 2022), and Green Park and Barber Street Piazza as social gathering spaces.The framework facilitates approximately 400 new dwellings and around 2,800 square metres of additional shop and retail floor space, with a dedicated cycleway on Mead Street and Canning Road, consolidated parking, and improved pedestrian links connecting Stirk Park, Stirk Cottage, the Zig Zag Cultural Centre and the Bibbulmun Track. Implementation is staged over roughly a decade and is being delivered through a series of projects led by the City of Kalamunda alongside private investment.
Kalamunda Senior High School Upgrade
$18.3 million rebuild of education support facilities and new classrooms.
6,747 residents of Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel are employed, from a labour force of 6,877. Unemployment sits at 1.9%, with participation at 66.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 10,397, about 84% 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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A well-qualified talent pool characterizes Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel, marked by prominent representation across core public and essential services sectors, a minimal unemployment rate of 1.9%, and yearly employment growth estimated at 2.1%. As of March 2026, 6,747 local residents are employed, and the local jobless rate sits 2.3% lower than the 4.2% figure recorded across Greater Perth. Workforce participation reaches 66.8%, trailing the Greater Perth benchmark of 69.9%. Census records indicate that 11.2% of workers performed their duties from home, though potential distortion from Covid-19 restrictions should be noted.
Local workers are concentrated primarily within education & training, health care & social assistance, and construction. Specialization is particularly elevated in education & training, which captures a workforce proportion 1.4 times greater than the wider metropolitan benchmark. Conversely, health care & social assistance accounts for 11.4% of resident jobs, remaining below the 14.8% regional proportion. A comparison between resident workers and the daytime working population enumerated at the Census suggests the area provides a modest amount of employment within its own borders. An examination of ABS and SALM figures by AreaSearch demonstrates that during the 12-month period, employment expanded by 2.1% while the total workforce grew by 2.0%, maintaining a largely steady jobless rate. Across Greater Perth over the same timeframe, employment rose by 2.0% and the labour supply grew by 2.5%, driving a 0.4 percentage point uptick in unemployment. Broader perspective on future workforce trends in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel is provided by Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26. These five- and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce makeup to gauge prospective trajectory. Across the nation, total employment is projected to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though sector-by-sector rates vary substantially. Applying these sectoral trajectories to the existing industry distribution of Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel indicates potential local employment gains of 6.0% over five years and 12.7% over ten years (noting this calculation represents a simple weighted extrapolation for demonstration and excludes localized population models).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel is $2,070 a week (about $108,000 a year), with median personal income at $806 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $60,010 a year against an average of $84,476. The average runs 41% 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 postcode-level ATO records published by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, taxpayers within the Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel SA2 earn a median income of $60,010 and an average income of $84,476. These earnings place the community among the nation's top tiers, comparing against the Greater Perth median of $60,748 and average of $80,248. Factoring in a Wage Price Index expansion of 10.93% following financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $66,569 for median income and $93,709 for average income as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed household earnings at the 70th percentile ($2,070 per week), with individual earnings sitting at the 50th percentile.
In terms of earnings distribution, 29.2% of individuals (3,629 people) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the wider regional level of 32.0%. A substantial 32.4% of earners take home more than $3,000/week, highlighting solid financial strength across the community. After accounting for mortgage and rent payments, households retain 87.6% of their gross earnings, underscoring resilient disposable spending capacity alongside a SEIFA income placement in the 7th decile.
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Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel had 3,927 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 96% detached houses and 1% apartments. 45% are owned with a mortgage, 11% rented and 44% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month. Rent absorbs 16.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.4%. 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 most recent Census, the housing inventory in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel consisted of 95.8% standalone houses and 4.3% other residential forms such as apartments and semi-detached units, in contrast to the broader Perth metropolitan distribution of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright ownership was elevated at 43.9%, well above the metropolitan rate, with the remaining private properties held under a mortgage (45.3%) or rented (10.8%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $2,100, notably higher than the Perth metropolitan median of $1,907, whereas typical weekly rent was $350, matching the metropolitan figure of $350.
Relative to Australia-wide figures, local mortgage payments sit well above the $1,863 national median, while weekly rent remains below the $375 national benchmark.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel counted 3,927 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,173 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 40% are couples with children, more than in 79% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units make up 80.7% of all local domestic arrangements, consisting of 40.1% couples raising children, 30.8% couples without offspring, and 9.1% lone parent households. The remaining 19.3% of homes are non-family residences, where single-person households account for 18.0% and group households represent 1.2%. With an average of 2.8 occupants per household, family sizes exceed the Greater Perth standard of 2.6.
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27.0% of adults in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel hold a university qualification, including 19.0% with a bachelor degree and 4.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 26.4% hold a vocational qualification. 10 schools serve the area, with 4,042 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,047 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Attainment of higher education credentials among residents aged 15+ in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel stands at 27.0%, surpassing the wider SA3 average of 22.5% and demonstrating strong academic attainment. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 19.0%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 4.4% and graduate diplomas at 3.6%. Vocational and technical qualifications are likewise widely held, with 38.4% of the population aged 15+ holding trade credentials, comprising advanced diplomas (12.0%) alongside certificates (26.4%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the district, with 30.5% of the population participating in education.
This cohort comprises 11.0% enrolled in secondary schooling, 10.3% attending primary school, and 4.5% enrolled in higher education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel reaches 101 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 490 services a week. The typical home sits about 990 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 2.1 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 within Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel includes 101 operational transit stops dedicated to bus services. Across these facilities, 8 distinct routes provide a combined total of 485 weekly passenger services. Overall transit accessibility is limited, with local residents situated an average distance of 988 meters from their nearest boarding point. Due to the area's established residential orientation, outward commuting is standard, with private vehicles accounting for 89% of journeys. Vehicle availability averages 2.1 cars per dwelling, higher than the regional level. Census data from 2021 indicates that 11.2% of employed residents worked remotely, a figure that may reflect prevailing COVID-19 circumstances.
Daily public transit movements average 69 trips across the network, translating to roughly 4 weekly trips per specific boarding stop. The accompanying reference map outlines the 100 closest stops relative to the area's central coordinates.
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68.8% of residents in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel report no long-term health condition. 5.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 61.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.9 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel tracking mortality and chronic illness rates demonstrate above-average wellbeing, with limited incidence of major medical issues across older and younger cohorts alike. Private healthcare insurance enrollment is particularly prominent, covering approximately 62% of all residents (7,657 people). This exceeds both the Greater Perth proportion of 59.0% and the national average of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the most prevalent diagnosed ailments, reported by 8.1% and 7.7% of the populace respectively, while 68.8% of inhabitants indicated experiencing no major long-term health conditions, compared to 71.9% throughout Greater Perth.
Health metrics for people aged under 65 rank above average. Residents aged 65 and older total 2,760 individuals, forming 22.2% of the local population against 15.9% across Greater Perth. Wellbeing among senior residents tracks above average, aligning closely with broader national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
26.5% of Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel residents were born overseas and 7.2% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (32.4%) and Australian (25.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures for Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel sit above the broader benchmark, with 26.5% of the population born outside Australia and 7.2% using a non-English language at home. Christianity constitutes the predominant religious affiliation, claimed by 53.4% of local residents, compared to 45.0% across Greater Perth. The leading three ancestral backgrounds reported across Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel are English (32.4%), Australian (25.3%), and Irish (7.9%). Representation among other cultural lineages shows notable differences compared to wider patterns: Italian background accounts for 6.9% locally (against 4.2% across the region), Dutch heritage represents 2.3% (against 1.5% regionally), and South Australian ancestry stands at 0.9% (against 1.0% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel is 44. 22.4% 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 of Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel skews older than the Greater Perth benchmark. Based on August 2026 estimates, seniors and retirees aged 65+ make up 22.2% of the local population, compared to 15.9% across Greater Perth, while adults aged 25 - 44 represent 19.5% against a regional benchmark of 30.9%. The estimated median age is 44, remaining equal to the 2021 Census figure and sitting 7 years above the Greater Perth Census median of 37. The national Census median was 38. Long-term demographic modeling indicates that the 65+ age category will see the largest expansion to 2041, increasing by 817 residents (30%) to reach 3,578, while youth and younger adult groups are projected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel
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 | May 2026 4 months ago all 6 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 May 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 — 59 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (11,698 at the 2021 Census → 12,431 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 (506051141). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.