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Madeley - Darch has an estimated 15,551 residents, up from 14,199 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,352 people, or 9.5%. Growth has averaged 1.4% a year over five years. 233 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 86.1% of that increase. That puts 1,185 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 research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Madeley - Darch stands at roughly 15,551 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 14,199 people counted during the 2021 Census, this represents an addition of 1,352 people (9.5%). This adjustment is based on an estimated resident population count of 15,551 from the ABS as of June 2025 alongside 233 validated new addresses recorded following the Census date. Consequently, population density sits at 1,185 persons per square kilometer, a figure broadly consistent with typical benchmarks across regions tracked by AreaSearch.
Inbound international arrivals served as the primary catalyst for local demographic expansion, accounting for roughly 86.1% of recent population increases. Projections generated jointly by the ABS and Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as their starting point, are applied by AreaSearch across SA2 locations. In areas lacking coverage from this series, as well as for all forward projections beyond 2032, figures incorporate age cohort expansion rates from the ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts (published in 2023, based on 2022 data). Looking at anticipated demographic shifts, local expansion is expected to track slightly beneath the nationwide median for statistical areas, with numbers projected to rise by 916 persons to 2041 under the most current annual ERP estimates, delivering cumulative growth of 5.9% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
172 new dwellings have been approved in Madeley - Darch over the past five years, an average of 34 a year. That places the area in the 59th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 2 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 34 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 97% 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 authorisations in Madeley - Darch have tracked at an annual rate of approximately 34 new dwellings, totaling 172 homes approved across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Inflow figures indicate that 6.1 people per year relocated to the district for every newly constructed residence over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), creating a substantial shortfall in additions relative to buyer demand that exerts upward pressure on prices and intensifies market competition. Expected construction costs for newly built stock average $394,000. Meanwhile, commercial construction activity has seen $12.2 million in building approvals during the ongoing financial year, pointing to moderate commercial property development.
Construction levels across Madeley - Darch lag significantly behind regional benchmarks, sitting 81.0% below regional average per person compared to Greater Perth. Such subdued building volumes tend to reinforce demand and price resilience across the established housing stock. This below-average development pace also trails the national benchmark, underscoring the mature character of the urban footprint and potential local planning limits. Recent residential building approvals consist of 97.0% detached houses and 3.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving an established suburban layout tailored toward family buyers in search of spacious living. Overall, the locality records roughly 491 people per dwelling approval, typical of an established residential setting. Urban projections suggest Madeley - Darch will add 916 residents through to 2041 (from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). If current building momentum continues, dwelling construction appears well-positioned to satisfy upcoming demand, fostering advantageous conditions for purchasers while accommodating growth that could surpass initial forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 13 current infrastructure and development projects inside Madeley - Darch, worth an estimated $931 million. A further 73 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $10.5 billion. 23 are already under construction and 35 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans transport & logistics, residential development and communities, precincts & urban renewal. 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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Civic infrastructure upgrades, major capital investments, and updated town planning frameworks exert significant influence over local development and market momentum. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 23 projects likely to shape the district's trajectory. Prominent examples include Kingsway City Shopping Centre Serviced Apartments, Evida Darch, Wanneroo Road Intersection Upgrades, and East Landsdale Precinct - Madeley Release Area, with primary works outlined in the detailed register below.
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East Wanneroo Cell 6 (Darch/Madeley) Agreed Structure Plan No. 8
Approved structure plan guiding subdivision and urban development within East Wanneroo Cell 6 (Darch and Madeley). The plan coordinates residential zoning, developer contribution arrangements, roads, public open space and supporting infrastructure. The structure plan continues to be implemented through ongoing amendments, including Amendment 44 rezoning Lot 1 (115) Furniss Road from Landfill Precinct to Residential and revising the indicative road layout.
Wanneroo Road Intersection Upgrades
Program of intersection upgrades along the Wanneroo Road corridor to improve safety, reduce congestion and improve public transport efficiency. The broader corridor program continues through staged delivery, with the East Road intersection entering construction activities from mid-2026 including service relocations ahead of major roadworks, while planning and development of other priority intersections continues.
Kingsway City Shopping Centre Serviced Apartments
Approved eight-storey mixed-use development at Kingsway City Shopping Centre comprising 135 serviced apartments above six ground-floor restaurant and cafe tenancies. The development includes a lobby, gym, meeting rooms, laundry facilities and associated parking upgrades. The project was approved by the Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel in September 2024. No confirmed construction commencement has been publicly announced.
East Landsdale Precinct - Madeley Release Area
Large green-title residential estate in the East Wanneroo Cell 9 precinct immediately east of Madeley, delivering approximately 650 lots across multiple stages with parks, landscaped entry statements and a future primary school site. Governed by Local Structure Plan No. 57 (Amendment No. 11) adopted by the City of Wanneroo and the WAPC.
Madeley Central (Kingsway City Activity Centre)
A long-range concept for a higher-density mixed-use activity centre precinct centred on the Kingsway City shopping area at the corner of Wanneroo Road and Hepburn Avenue, Madeley. The broader vision encompasses higher-density residential, retail, commercial and community uses. The site is governed by the approved Kingsway City Activity Centre Structure Plan No. 59 (City of Wanneroo ASP No. 59), which already permits retail floor area expansion up to approximately 32,000 sq m. No METRONET train station is planned for Madeley; the Yanchep Rail Extension (opened July 2024) serves Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep.Future transit-oriented development potential may arise from longer-term Wanneroo Road corridor planning. The project remains at a conceptual/proposed stage with no active formal project under the name Madeley Central.
Darch Plaza Local Centre
Neighbourhood shopping centre anchored by a 1,500sqm IGA supermarket, a medical centre, a pharmacy, and 16 other specialty retail and food tenancies, serving the Darch community in Perth's northern suburbs. The centre was built with feature tilt concrete panels and robust architectural finishes.
Dordaak Kepup Library and Youth Innovation Hub
State-of-the-art library and youth innovation hub in Landsdale featuring STEAM programs, recording studio, virtual reality room, demonstration kitchen, and traditional library services. First of its kind for City of Wanneroo.
Evida Darch
New boutique land estate by DevelopmentWA in the final release of land in Darch, offering 68 titled lots close to parks and schools. Titles are expected in early 2026.
9,131 residents of Madeley - Darch are employed, from a labour force of 9,422. Unemployment sits at 3.1%, with participation at 74.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 21,640, about 139% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. 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 workforce characterizes Madeley - Darch, where industrial and manufacturing fields have a substantial footprint, unemployment sits at a modest 3.1%, and annual employment creation is estimated at 3.2%. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 9,131, keeping the local jobless rate 1.1% below Greater Perth's rate of 4.2%, while local participation reached 74.2% compared to Greater Perth's 69.9%. Census responses recorded that only 8.3% of workers operated from home, though these figures were likely shaped by prevailing Covid-19 health restrictions. The bulk of working residents are engaged across construction, retail trade, and health care & social assistance.
Local workforce concentration is notably prominent in retail trade, where participation runs at 1.2 times the regional level. Conversely, the mining sector is less prevalent locally, employing only 5.6% of Madeley - Darch's workforce compared to 7.0% in Greater Perth. With Census records showing 1.4 workers for every resident, the district operates as a prominent employment destination, supporting a higher number of positions than resident workers and drawing commuters from neighboring suburbs. According to AreaSearch evaluations using SALM and ABS figures, employment rose by 3.2% and the labour force grew by 3.8% during the year ending March 2026, which led to an increase of 0.6 percentage points in the unemployment rate. In contrast, Greater Perth saw employment grow by 2.0%, the labour force expand by 2.5%, and unemployment rise by 0.4 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future demand in Madeley - Darch. These projections, which span five and ten-year periods, have been overlaid with local employment data to estimate growth trajectories. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, sector-specific growth varies considerably. When these industry-specific forecasts are applied to Madeley - Darch's employment composition, local employment is expected to rise by 6.4% over five years and 13.3% over ten years (please note this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Madeley - Darch is $2,261 a week (about $118,000 a year), with median personal income at $854 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $60,888 a year against an average of $73,376. 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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ATO postcode records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show Madeley - Darch SA2 taxpayers earning a median taxable income of $60,888 and an average of $73,376. These amounts sit above nationwide norms, comparing against Greater Perth's median income of $60,748 and average income of $80,248. Factoring in cumulative Wage Price Index gains of 10.93% since financial year 2023, updated estimates reach roughly $67,543 (median) and $81,396 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, local household earnings placed within the 81st percentile ($2,261 weekly). Income brackets reveal that 36.5% earning $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (5,676 residents) represents the largest group, mirroring the 32.0% in the same category across the broader metropolitan area.
High household earnings provide notable financial capacity, with 32.4% bringing in weekly sums over $3,000. Residential housing expenses absorb 14.6% of income, while strong personal receipts position residents in the 82nd percentile for disposable income, aligning with a SEIFA income decile placing in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Madeley - Darch had 4,527 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 91% detached houses and 0% apartments. 56% are owned with a mortgage, 16% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month, a total housing cost higher than 75% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 19.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 20.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the local residential landscape was made up of 91.2% houses alongside 8.9% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Perth metro's 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright ownership of homes accounted for 28.2%, matching regional patterns across Perth metro, while the balance of residential properties was divided between mortgaged properties (55.7%) and rentals (16.1%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments stood at $2,000, exceeding Perth metro's $1,907, while median weekly leasing costs reached $450 against $350 across the metropolitan area. On a nationwide scale, loan repayments in Madeley - Darch surpass the national benchmark of $1,863, and prevailing weekly rents sit considerably higher than the $375 recorded nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Madeley - Darch counted 4,527 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,958 today, averaging 3.0 people each. 50% are couples with children, more than in 95% of areas nationally, against 22% couples without children. 15% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families form the vast majority of local domestic arrangements at 83.5% of all households, consisting of 50.4% couples with children, 22.0% couples without children, and 10.4% single parent families. The remaining 16.5% comprises non-family residences, where lone person households represent 15.2% and group households comprise 1.2% of the total. Across all dwellings, the typical household contains 3.0 people, exceeding the 2.6 recorded across Greater Perth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
27.2% of adults in Madeley - Darch hold a university qualification, including 20.4% with a bachelor degree and 4.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 21.2% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 4,364 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,060 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 is a defining regional feature of the suburb, with university qualification levels (27.2% of residents aged 15+) sitting well clear of the SA3 area average of 19.7%. Most degree holders hold Bachelor degrees (20.4%), accompanied by postgraduate qualifications (4.6%) and graduate diplomas (2.2%). At the same time, vocational learning is widespread throughout the community, with 33.0% of residents aged 15+ holding technical qualifications, consisting of advanced diplomas (11.8%) alongside certificates (21.2%). A substantial segment of the community is actively engaged in study, with 32.6% of residents currently enrolled in formal education.
By stage of learning, this comprises 11.3% in primary education, 10.5% in secondary education, and 5.8% pursuing tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Madeley - Darch reaches 103 stops on 12 routes, timetabled for about 2,400 services a week. The typical home sits about 200 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.8 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 across Madeley - Darch is supported by 103 active transport stops featuring a network of bus services. These points are connected by 12 individual routes, which collectively deliver 2,428 weekly passenger trips. Overall accessibility is very strong, as local residents are typically positioned 196 meters from the nearest transport stop. Given the suburban residential setting, external commuting is standard, with private vehicles serving as the primary travel choice for 84%, alongside 11% by train. Private vehicle availability averages 1.8 per dwelling, exceeding the metropolitan benchmark, while working from home accounted for 8.3% of residents during the 2021 Census under prevailing COVID-19 circumstances.
Transit schedules across all routes average 346 trips per day, which provides approximately 23 weekly trips per individual stop. The spatial layout and distribution of the 100 nearest stops to the location centrepoint are illustrated in the accompanying map.
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76.3% of residents in Madeley - Darch report no long-term health condition. 4.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 55.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.1 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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General health conditions across Madeley - Darch track favorably against broader benchmarks based on AreaSearch evaluations of chronic illnesses and mortality, with common health complaints remaining infrequent across the broader community despite elevated incidence across older, high-risk groups. Private health insurance adoption is extensive, covering approximately 55% of the total population (~8,615 people), compared to 59.0% across Greater Perth. Asthma and mental health conditions represent the most widespread health challenges within the area, recorded among 6.0 and 5.8% of residents, respectively. A total of 76.3% reported experiencing no diagnosed medical issues, exceeding the 71.9% recorded across Greater Perth.
Seniors aged 65 and over account for 13.4% of residents (2,090 people), which tracks beneath the 15.9% in Greater Perth, while registering lower on a nationwide scale than the general community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
41.2% of Madeley - Darch residents were born overseas and 34.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 82% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (21.1%) and Australian (18.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural variety is pronounced throughout Madeley - Darch, where 34.9% of its population speaks a non-English language at home and 41.2% was born abroad. Christianity represents the most widely held religious belief, practiced by 51.0% of people in Madeley - Darch. The most distinctive demographic variation is seen in Hinduism, which claims 7.4% of the population locally against 2.5% across Greater Perth. Evaluating resident lineage by parental birthplace, the three largest ancestral backgrounds are English at 21.1% of the population (tracking under the regional benchmark of 28.0%), Australian at 18.6% of the population, and Other at 14.0% of the population.
Distinct local concentrations also emerge across other heritages: South Australian heritage accounts for 2.2% of Madeley - Darch (vs 1.0% regionally), Macedonian represents 3.3% (vs 0.4%), and Vietnamese comprises 3.4% (vs 0.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Madeley - Darch is 38. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 26.4% 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 profile of Madeley - Darch leans toward younger age groups. Middle-aged residents and early retirees (45 - 64) represent 27.3% of residents as at August 2026 compared to 22.6% across Greater Perth, whereas young to middle-aged cohorts (25 - 44) constitute 25.5% against a metropolitan share of 30.9%. The median age is an estimated 38 as at August 2026, rising from 37 at the 2021 Census to sit 1 year above the Greater Perth figure of 37 at that Census. Since that Census enumeration, the proportion of children and young adults (0 - 24) declined from 35.9% of residents to an estimated 33.7%.
Looking toward 2041, retirees and elderly residents (65+) will drive the bulk of numeric expansion, climbing by 1,067 (51%) to 3,157, while both younger cohorts and young to middle-aged adults are projected to see reductions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Madeley - Darch
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 13 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 — 233 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (14,199 at the 2021 Census → 15,551 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 (505031305). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.