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Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale has an estimated 9,093 residents, up from 8,241 at the 2021 Census — a change of 852 people, or 10.3%. Growth has averaged 1.5% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 40.9% of that increase. That puts 149 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 findings from AreaSearch, the resident count in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale reaches approximately 9,093 as of Aug 2026. This indicates an expansion of 852 people (10.3%) from the 2021 Census, when 8,241 people were recorded. This updated figure draws upon the ABS estimated resident population of 9,050 recorded in June 2025 alongside 33 validated new addresses recorded post-Census. With a resultant density of 148 persons per square kilometer, the locality offers generous personal space alongside capacity for upcoming expansion. Outpacing the 9.5% nationwide benchmark, the locality's 10.3% post-2021 Census expansion places it among the region's top growth performers.
Inbound overseas migration served as the foremost growth catalyst, delivering roughly 40.9% of recent net additions, while interstate migration and natural increase likewise delivered positive contributions. Projections published jointly in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia, utilizing 2022 baseline figures, form the foundation of AreaSearch's SA2 modeling. For locations omitted from that release or when projecting beyond 2032 across all geographies, AreaSearch applies cohort-specific expansion rates published in the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (anchored to 2022 data). Factoring in these prospective demographic patterns, the locality is anticipated to achieve population expansion above the median of statistical areas tracked by AreaSearch, with an expected gain of 1,386 persons through to 2041 relative to latest annual ERP figures, representing an overall rise of 14.8% across the 16 years.
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Residential SupplyHousing Development & Building Approvals in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale
96 new dwellings have been approved in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale over the past five years, an average of 19 a year. That places the area in the 52nd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 2 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Building approvals in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale have averaged roughly 19 dwellings annually, culminating in 96 homes over the latest 5 financial years. With incoming residents averaging 6.8 people per year for every home constructed across the preceding 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26), local housing additions trail underlying demand by a notable margin, a dynamic that tends to intensify competition among purchasers and elevate local home values, alongside an average building cost of $410,000 per new residence. Furthermore, non-residential building approvals of $3.1 million were logged during the current financial year, highlighting that local construction remains overwhelmingly residential.
Relative to Greater Perth, residential building volumes in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale are substantially subdued, trailing the broader metropolitan per-capita baseline by 79.0%. Such a restricted pace of additions commonly provides upward support to established dwelling values and buyer interest. This output also sits below national norms, underscoring the established stage of the market and potential statutory or geographic planning restrictions. Furthermore, recent residential approvals have comprised entirely detached dwellings, reinforcing the area's established low-density footprint and offering spacious options for family living. The ratio of 474 people for every authorized dwelling highlights a placid, low-intensity construction pipeline. Moving forward, projections from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release indicate that Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale will add 1,343 residents by 2041. Should dwelling creation remain at current volumes, residential construction could lag demographic expansion, creating heightened competition for homes and placing upward momentum on property values.
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AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale, worth an estimated $1.15 billion. A further 112 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $22.4 billion. 42 are already under construction and 37 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Capital investments, planning frameworks, and strategic developments exert a profound influence over community evolution. In total, AreaSearch has recognized 30 projects likely to impact the locality. Prominent developments include Forrestdale Business Park, Morgan Park Redevelopment, Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Centre Redevelopment, and Champion Drive Precinct, with the accompanying catalog highlighting those of greatest local significance.
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Morgan Park Redevelopment
City of Armadale redevelopment of the 6.67 hectare Morgan Park precinct including a new multi-use sports pavilion, public toilets, expanded car parking, upgraded playspace, relocated sports lighting, reconfigured football and athletics facilities, exercise nodes and improved pedestrian connections. Site works are underway following design completion and contractor appointment, with staged construction continuing through 2026.
Forrestdale Business Park
Forrestdale Business Park is a 367-hectare industrial and commercial precinct divided into East (190ha) and West (178ha) estates. The West portion, under DevelopmentWA authority, is being fast-tracked with the final stages of the Crossroads Industrial Estate released. Significant 2026 milestones include the completion of the 38 million dollar InterGrain R&D facility. The precinct serves as a major employment hub for Perth southeast corridor, hosting tenants like Hitachi, Western Power, and 7-Eleven.
Armadale Hospital Emergency Department Upgrade
Ongoing works to expand and upgrade the Emergency Department at Armadale Health Service, serving Perth's south-eastern corridor. Works include a waiting room expansion and reconfiguration of treatment areas to improve patient flow, capacity, and care for the rapidly growing Armadale catchment. The hospital is part of the East Metropolitan Health Service and sees more than 60,000 ED presentations annually.
Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Centre Redevelopment
A major urban transformation centered on the METRONET Armadale Line upgrade, featuring an elevated rail line and newly rebuilt Armadale Station which reopened for passenger services in October 2025. Construction is underway on the $14.8 million Central Park project (Karlup Journey Place), creating a vibrant civic heart under the elevated tracks with nature play, water play, and public spaces. The precinct redevelopment supports a projected population of 150,000 by 2046 with integrated mixed-use commercial and residential opportunities.
Anstey Grove Estate Forrestdale
Boutique residential land estate in Forrestdale adjacent to the 245ha Forrestdale Lake Class A Nature Reserve. The development features a future multi-use district sporting ground for AFL, soccer, cricket and rugby, along with parks, playgrounds, landscaped footpaths and a wildflower trail. Both Stage 1 and Stage 2 are now sold out. Yolk Property Group is recognised as a global leader in community sustainability initiatives and has won multiple industry awards.
Champion Drive Precinct
A 53-hectare residential precinct providing around 700 new homes with sustainable designs, mixed-density housing, community facilities, and integrated green spaces. Located on the corner of Champion Drive and Lake Road near Champion Lakes sporting facilities, designed to create a sustainable residential community with affordable housing options in an established area.
West of Rail Precinct
Approximately 10.84-hectare triangular area of under-utilised land bound by the Armadale Train Line to the east, Forrest Road and Fifth Road, planned to become an inner-city residential precinct with medium-density housing close to Armadale train station and town centre facilities. The precinct was normalized to City of Armadale planning control on 6 May 2022, with an Activity Centre Plan approved in August 2021 guiding future development. The ongoing METRONET Armadale Line transformation, including elevated rail and new station, will enhance connectivity and support precinct redevelopment.
Armadale Courthouse and Police Complex
A $88.5 million state-of-the-art courthouse and police complex officially opened in November 2023. The 14,000 square metre facility combines services previously delivered from three separate locations and can accommodate approximately 350 police officers. It features five courtrooms, pre-trial conference rooms, and separate secure facilities for victims of crime.
4,886 residents of Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale are employed, from a labour force of 5,039. Unemployment sits at 3.0%, with participation at 67.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 8,003, about 88% 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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Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale features a capable local talent pool with substantial representation across core service industries, accompanied by an unemployment rate sitting at just 3.0% and an estimated 1.8% expansion in employment over the preceding year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 4,886, with local unemployment tracking 1.2% lower than the 4.2% figure seen across Greater Perth, although local labour participation comes in slightly lower at 67.1% against 69.9% across Greater Perth. Census records indicate that merely 9.2% of workers performed their duties remotely from home, though prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time warrant consideration.
The primary employment sectors among local workers are health care & social assistance, construction, alongside education & training. The community demonstrates a pronounced focus in construction, capturing a workforce concentration 1.3 times the broader regional proportion. Conversely, accommodation & food services is less prevalent, engaging only 4.2% of the workforce in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale compared to 6.8% throughout Greater Perth. Evaluating the volume of local Census jobs against the resident workforce suggests a relatively modest base of localized commercial employment. According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS and SALM metrics over the 12-month timeframe, employment grew by 1.8% while the local labour pool expanded by 2.0%, causing a 0.2 percentage points uptick in the unemployment rate. Over the identical timeframe, Greater Perth saw employment rise by 2.0% and the labour force grow by 2.5%, yielding a 0.4 percentage points rise in joblessness. Further indications of long-term labour demand within Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale can be derived from the Jobs and Skills Australia Mar-26 national employment outlooks. These five- and ten-year projections have been applied to the local industrial distribution to assess future hiring trajectories. Nationally, overall employment is anticipated to climb by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with performance varying widely across separate industries. Aligning these sectoral outlooks with the industrial composition of Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale indicates that local employment would expand by 6.1% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (noting that this represents an illustrative weighted calculation rather than a localized population forecast).
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Median household income in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale is $1,920 a week (about $100,000 a year), with median personal income at $807 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $49,950 a year against an average of $58,637. 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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The most recent financial year 2023 postcode tax statistics from the ATO analyzed by AreaSearch reveal that earnings across the Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale SA2 trail national benchmarks, recording a median income of $49,950 and an average income of $58,637. In comparison, Greater Perth generated a median income of $60,748 and an average income of $80,248. Factoring in the 10.93% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modeled figures as of March 2026 would approximate $55,410 for the median and $65,046 for the average.
In the 2021 Census, household, family, and individual remuneration across Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale grouped around the 55th percentile across the country. In terms of earnings distribution, the largest cohort represents 30.4% earning $1,500 - 2,999 weekly (2,764 residents), closely matching the regional proportion of 32.0% within this band. Following housing obligations, residents retain 86.4% of funds for discretionary outlays, placing the locality in the 6th decile on the SEIFA income scale.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale had 2,972 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 92% detached houses and 1% apartments. 51% are owned with a mortgage, 8% rented and 41% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 17.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census structural figures indicate that the residential stock in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale consists of 92.1% houses and 7.9% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached residences, flats, and alternative dwelling types), whereas the broader Perth metro profile records 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale stands considerably higher than the metropolitan benchmark at 41.0%, with remaining occupied properties split between mortgaged properties (50.8%) and tenant-occupied homes (8.2%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments in the locality were higher than the metropolitan median at $2,000, while typical weekly rent was recorded at $330, compared to Perth metro benchmarks of $1,907 and $350.
Relative to Australia-wide figures, local mortgage outlays sit above the national norm of $1,863, whereas rental commitments remain well under the Australian median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale counted 2,972 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,279 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 34% are couples with children, against 36% couples without children. 19% 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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Households in the district are predominantly family-oriented, accounting for 79.3% of total domestic units, divided among couples without children (36.2%), couples with children (33.8%), and single parent families (8.6%). The remaining 20.7% consist of non-family arrangements, comprising lone person households at 18.8% and group households at 1.9%. The median household size stands at 2.7 people, outpacing the Greater Perth figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
18.4% of adults in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale hold a university qualification, including 12.5% with a bachelor degree and 3.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 31.2% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,083 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,017 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 attainment presents a development area for the community, as the share of residents holding university qualifications (18.4%) sits well under the 30.4% recorded across Australia. This provides clear scope for targeted educational and upskilling pathways. Among higher education degrees, bachelor programs comprise the largest share at 12.5%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 3.4% and graduate diplomas at 2.5%. Meanwhile, vocational training remains highly prevalent, with 42.9% of persons aged 15+ holding technical credentials, including advanced diplomas (11.7%) and certificates (31.2%). Engagement in formal study is prominent throughout the community, with 26.1% of residents presently taking part in an educational course.
Broken down across tiers, 9.1% attend primary education, 8.0% participate in secondary education, and 3.7% are enrolled in tertiary education programs.
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Public transport in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale reaches 22 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 480 services a week. The typical home sits about 1,460 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 2.0 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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An assessment of local transit options identifies 22 active transport stops within Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale, offering bus services. These hubs are connected via 4 individual routes that deliver 479 weekly passenger trips in total. Transit accessibility is evaluated as limited, with local households situated an average of 1460 meters from the nearest stop. Given the suburban residential setting, most residents travel elsewhere for work, with private car travel representing the dominant commuting mode at 89%, alongside 6% utilizing rail transit. Vehicle access averages 2.0 per dwelling, exceeding the metropolitan standard.
A modest 9.2% of workers worked from home at the 2021 Census, a metric that may have been shaped by pandemic-era settings. Transit service frequency logs an average of 68 trips per day over the combined transit network, translating to roughly 21 weekly trips per individual stop.
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66.8% of residents in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 75% of areas nationally. 4.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 48.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.7 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 assessments across Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale reveal favourable overall vitality according to AreaSearch's evaluation of illness rates and mortality figures, with youth cohorts showing minimal incidence of typical chronic ailments, while the level of private medical insurance is quite low at approximately 48% of the community (~4,401 people). Across Greater Perth, private cover stands at 59.0%, compared with 55.7% nationally. The most widely reported chronic health conditions among residents are arthritis, affecting 9.1%, and mental health issues, impacting 7.9%, whereas 66.8% of individuals stated having no medical conditions at all, compared to 71.9% throughout Greater Perth.
Health profiles for working-age adults align closely with broader regional norms. Senior residents aged 65 and over make up 22.3% of the community (2,025 people), notably higher than the 15.9% share in Greater Perth. Well-being among older cohorts is above average, although sitting slightly lower when compared nationally than the wider community profile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
32.8% of Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale residents were born overseas and 7.9% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (36.4%) and Australian (22.8%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale displays higher than average multicultural diversity, with 32.8% of inhabitants born overseas and 7.9% communicating in a language other than English within the home. Christianity represents the leading religious denomination in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale, accounting for 50.0% of the populace compared to 45.0% across Greater Perth. Looking at ancestral heritage based on parental birthplace, the three largest groups in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale are English ancestry at 36.4% of the population (considerably exceeding the 28.0% recorded across the region), Australian ancestry at 22.8%, and Scottish ancestry at 8.2%.
Several other backgrounds display notable proportional variations, with Dutch ancestry noticeably elevated at 4.4% in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale (against 1.5% regionally), Welsh at 1.2% (against 0.7%), and South Australian at 1.1% (against 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale is 44, older than 78% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 22.7% 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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The age distribution of Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale leans older than Greater Perth at the upper spectrum. Per figures updated to August 2026, retiree and elderly cohorts (65+) account for 22.3% of the populace versus 15.9% in Greater Perth, whereas young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) represent 21.8% compared to a metropolitan proportion of 30.9%. Consequently, the median age is estimated at 44, down from 45 at the 2021 Census, yet 7 years older than the Greater Perth median of 37 logged at the Census, with the Australia-wide Census median at 38.
The most significant shift across age brackets post-Census occurred among middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64), which dropped from 29.9% to an estimated 26.0% of the population. Looking forward to 2041, the largest numerical gain is projected across retiree and elderly cohorts, expanding by 957 residents (47%) to reach 2,982.
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Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale
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 | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 5 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 Jul 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 — 33 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (8,241 at the 2021 Census → 9,093 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 (506011115). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.