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Murdoch - Kardinya has an estimated 14,424 residents, up from 12,489 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,935 people, or 15.5%. Growth has averaged 2.1% a year over five years, faster than 85% of areas nationally. 164 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 94.7% of that increase. That puts 1,668 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 evaluation by AreaSearch, the population of Murdoch - Kardinya stands at approximately 14,424 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 1,935 people (15.5%) relative to the 2021 Census, when 12,489 people were counted. This adjustment is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 14,419 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 164 validated new addresses added following the Census date. With these numbers, population density reaches 1,667 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical level observed across AreaSearch's nationwide benchmark areas. Outpacing both the SA3 area and the 9.5% national benchmark, Murdoch - Kardinya's 15.5% expansion since the 2021 census establishes it as a regional growth frontrunner.
Net overseas migration served as the core growth catalyst, underpinning roughly 94.7% of total demographic additions over recent timeframes. Projections developed by ABS/Geoscience Australia (issued in 2024 using 2022 as the base year) are utilized by AreaSearch across individual SA2 locations. For SA2 territories lacking this coverage, as well as for all projections extending beyond 2032, cohort-based growth models from the ABS 2023 Greater Capital Region release (utilizing 2022 data) are applied. Moving forward alongside broader population patterns, demographic growth is forecast to track higher than the national median, expanding by 2,116 persons by 2041 under latest annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 14.6% across the 16-year horizon.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
398 new dwellings have been approved in Murdoch - Kardinya over the past five years, an average of 79 a year. That places the area in the 93rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 80 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 40% 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 planning permissions across Murdoch - Kardinya have averaged approximately 79 units annually, accumulating to 398 approved dwellings throughout the prior 5 financial years. With roughly 3.6 incoming inhabitants per annum per built residence over the past 5 financial years (from FY-22 to FY-26), local buyer interest vastly outpaces newly delivered supply—a dynamic frequently driving heightened competition and asset appreciation. Concurrently, anticipated construction costs for new dwellings average $527,000, running slightly above regional benchmarks and pointing to premium residential construction. In addition, $333.1 million in commercial building approvals have been logged during the current financial year, demonstrating considerable non-residential investment.
Per-capita building activity across Murdoch - Kardinya aligns closely with Greater Perth, preserving balanced supply fundamentals alongside adjacent districts. Recent approvals reflect 40.0% standalone houses against 60.0% medium-to-high density formats such as townhouses or apartments. This pivot toward higher-density dwelling options creates accessible price points attractive to downsizing owner-occupiers, investors, and first-home buyers. Marking a pronounced transition from the local baseline stock (where standalone houses comprise 84.0%), this pattern mirrors constrained land supply alongside shifting residential preferences and demand for diverse, cost-effective options. Logging roughly 236 people per approval, the precinct exhibits the hallmarks of an evolving property landscape. Demographic projections anticipate that Murdoch - Kardinya will add 2,111 residents through to 2041 relative to the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Current construction pipelines appear well-matched to anticipated demographic requirements, supporting balanced property market conditions without notable upward pressure on values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 11 current infrastructure and development projects inside Murdoch - Kardinya, worth an estimated $4.66 billion. A further 54 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $13.9 billion. 23 are already under construction and 20 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation 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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Local economic and social outcomes are substantially shaped by public infrastructure delivery, capital works, and major planning projects. AreaSearch has pinpointed 11 key infrastructure initiatives possessing meaningful local relevance. Leading undertakings encompass the New Women and Babies Hospital within the Fiona Stanley Hospital Precinct, the Kardinya Rise Estate development, the North Lake Road - Winterfold Road Intersection Upgrade, alongside additional New Women and Babies Hospital works, with the key initiatives outlined below.
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Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct
Major health, education, research, housing and mixed-use precinct beside Fiona Stanley Hospital, St John of God Murdoch Hospital, Murdoch University and Murdoch Station. Murdoch Square, the first major stage, opened in 2024 with healthcare, aged care, medi-hotel, hotel, offices, retail, food and beverage uses and public spaces. The next stage includes Rise@Murdoch on Lot 121, a 213-apartment social and affordable rental housing development with ground-floor retail, now under construction and expected to complete in 2028.Lot 120 is planned for commercial space and parking, with further precinct development to follow.
Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital
Western Australia's first specialist orthopaedic hospital, located within the Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct on the St John of God Murdoch Hospital campus. The four-storey, purpose-built facility features four state-of-the-art operating theatres, 38 inpatient beds, and premium day-surgery suites. Featuring robotic joint replacement technology and a linking corridor to the existing SJOG Murdoch Hospital. A joint venture between Hesperia, St John of God Health Care, and leading orthopaedic surgeons, with Built as construction partner. Groundbreaking occurred in August 2025.Targeting a 5 Star Green Star rating. On completion, the hospital is expected to treat around 4,000 patients per year and create more than 200 jobs.
New Women and Babies Hospital (Fiona Stanley Hospital Precinct)
A $1.8 billion major health infrastructure project transforming the Fiona Stanley Hospital precinct into a world-class hub for maternity and neonatal care. The 12-storey facility will replace King Edward Memorial Hospital, providing 274 beds, advanced neonatology units, and state-of-the-art operating theatres. Major construction works, piling, and foundation laying are actively underway by Webuild, with completion targeted for 2029.
New Women and Babies Hospital
A $1.8 billion WA Government project delivering a new 12-storey Women and Babies Hospital within the Fiona Stanley Hospital precinct at Murdoch, replacing King Edward Memorial Hospital. The facility will provide inpatient maternity, gynaecology, and neonatology services, including operating theatres, a family birth centre, a mother baby unit, and outpatient clinics. Webuild is the appointed Managing Contractor, with Georgiou Group delivering two new multi-deck car parks. The broader project also encompasses major expansions at Osborne Park Hospital (women and newborn services) and Perth Children's Hospital (neonatology), creating more than 1,400 jobs during construction.Monthly construction updates are published at buildingfortomorrow.wa.gov.au.
Kardinya Rise Estate
Boutique house and land estate by Yolk Property Group overlooking Alan Edwards Park and near Frank Cann parkland. Civil works and home builds are underway with most lots sold and a small number of park front survey strata lots and turnkey homes still available. Close to Murdoch University, Fiona Stanley Hospital and the Kardinya Park shopping precinct.
Rise@Murdoch (Lot 121, Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct)
Rise@Murdoch is a 213-apartment build-to-rent development on Lot 121 within the Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct, delivering 65 social housing homes and 148 affordable rental homes plus ground-floor retail and office space. Construction started in March 2026 under a partnership led by Foundation Housing with Human Urban (H-U), and delivery partners ABN Group, PACT Construction and Plenary Group. The project is backed by a 46.2 million dollar WA State Government grant and nearly 165 million dollars in Federal funding through the Housing Australia Future Fund, and sits adjacent to Murdoch Square, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Murdoch University.
Kardinya District Centre Precinct Structure Plan
Approved long-term planning framework for the Kardinya District Centre, guiding future land use, density, building height, movement networks, public spaces and coordinated redevelopment around the existing Kardinya Park shopping centre. The plan was approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 4 November 2025 and supports a mixed-use activity centre with housing, retail, health, wellness, dining, entertainment and public realm upgrades.
North Lake Road - Winterfold Road Intersection Upgrade
Installation of new traffic signals, on-road bicycle lanes, pedestrian path and crossing facilities to improve safety at the boundary intersection jointly managed by the Cities of Melville and Cockburn.
7,841 residents of Murdoch - Kardinya are employed, from a labour force of 8,019. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 63.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 19,554, about 136% 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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Murdoch - Kardinya features a highly qualified resident workforce with strong representation across key community services and an unemployment rate resting at only 2.2%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 7,841, maintaining an unemployment rate 2.0% lower than the 4.2% recorded across Greater Perth, whereas labour force participation was comparatively subdued at 63.4% versus 69.9% across Greater Perth. Census records indicated that 8.4% of employed locals conducted their work remotely, though prevailing Covid-19 restrictions at the time provide relevant context. The primary employment sectors for local workers are health care & social assistance, education & training, alongside retail trade.
Education & training stands out as a distinct area of workforce specialisation, registering local concentrations 1.2 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, mining accounts for only 5.0% of the workforce, trailing the 7.0% recorded for Greater Perth. Recording 1.3 jobs for every resident worker at the Census, the locality operates as an active employment destination, generating more positions than resident jobholders and drawing personnel from neighboring communities. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics indicates that in the year to March 2026, the local workforce contracted by 0.9% alongside a 0.8% drop in filled roles, enabling the unemployment rate to contract by 0.1 percentage points. This diverged from Greater Perth, which registered a 2.0% uplift in employment, 2.5% workforce growth, and a 0.4 percentage point rise in unemployment. National outlooks published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment generation for Murdoch - Kardinya. These five- and ten-year models have been applied to the local workforce composition to gauge future employment trajectory. Across the country, aggregate employment is modeled to grow 6.6% over five years and 13.7% across ten years, with wide variation across distinct industry categories. Applying these industry growth weightings to Murdoch - Kardinya's sector distribution points to modeled employment gains of 6.6% across five years and 13.6% across ten years (this represents a baseline structural extrapolation for illustrative context rather than an area-specific demographic projection).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Murdoch - Kardinya is $1,824 a week (about $95,000 a year), with median personal income at $740 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,067 a year against an average of $75,385. 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 the latest ATO postcode dataset released for financial year 2023, the Murdoch - Kardinya SA2 recorded a taxpayer median income of $57,067 alongside an average of $75,385. These figures place the area comfortably in the upper tiers nationally, sitting alongside Greater Perth benchmarks of $60,748 (median) and $80,248 (average). Adjusting for a 10.93% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modeled levels reach approximately $63,304 for median income and $83,625 for average income as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census positions household earnings at the 54th percentile ($1,824 per week), with individual income at the 37th percentile.
Income distribution shows 29.2% of locals (4,211 individuals) earning within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the broader regional share of 32.0%. After meeting shelter expenses, households retain 86.9% of their income, highlighting robust discretionary spending capacity, with SEIFA socio-economic indexes placing the community in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Murdoch - Kardinya had 4,511 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 84% detached houses and 5% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 21% rented and 46% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,015 a month. Rent absorbs 21.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 25.5%. 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 most recent Census, the dwelling landscape across Murdoch - Kardinya consisted of 84.3% separate houses and 15.7% alternative formats (including apartments, townhouses, and other dwelling categories), contrasted with the Perth metropolitan profile of 77.8% houses and 22.1% attached or multi-unit dwellings. Outright ownership was significantly higher in Murdoch - Kardinya than across the wider Perth metropolitan area at 45.8%, with remaining properties held under a mortgage (32.8%) or occupied by tenants (21.4%). Local median housing costs stood at $2,015 monthly for mortgages and $400 weekly for rentals, above the Perth metropolitan figures of $1,907 and $350.
Relative to Australia-wide metrics, Murdoch - Kardinya remains above the national median mortgage payment of $1,863 and the typical national rent of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Murdoch - Kardinya counted 4,511 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,210 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 31% are couples with children, against 32% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the clear majority of local living arrangements at 73.4% of households, encompassing couple families with children (30.8%), couples without children (31.9%), and single-parent arrangements (8.9%). Non-family living situations account for the remaining 26.6%, consisting of lone occupant households (21.7%) and shared group homes (4.9%). Average household occupancy sits at 2.5 persons, slightly below the Greater Perth metric of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
36.1% of adults in Murdoch - Kardinya hold a university qualification, including 24.4% with a bachelor degree and 8.2% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 18.5% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 1,972 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,070 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 across the locality is exceptionally strong, with 36.1% of residents aged 15+ holding university degrees, surpassing both Western Australia (27.9%) and the SA4 region (28.6%). Bachelor level degrees account for 24.4% of adult qualifications, with postgraduate degrees at 8.2% and graduate diplomas at 3.5%. Vocational and technical pathways are also well established, with 29.7% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including advanced diplomas (11.2%) and certificates (18.5%). Participation in formal learning across the community is substantial, with 30.0% of all residents actively studying. This cohort comprises 12.4% attending higher education institutions, 6.5% enrolled in secondary schools, and 6.1% undertaking primary education.
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Public transport in Murdoch - Kardinya reaches 97 stops on 28 routes, timetabled for about 7,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.6 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 services in Murdoch - Kardinya operate across 97 active stops incorporating both rail and bus networks. These facilities are linked by 28 separate transit routes, generating 7,133 passenger trips every week. Network accessibility is outstanding, with residents living a median distance of 183 meters from their nearest transit node. Reflecting its predominantly residential character, daily commuter trips are largely outbound, with private vehicles serving as the main transport choice at 78%, followed by 12% utilizing trains and 6% using buses. Households hold an average of 1.6 vehicles per dwelling.
Work-from-home uptake stood at a modest 8.4% during the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by COVID-19 settings. Transit schedules provide an average of 1,019 services each day across the overall network, which translates to approximately 73 weekly trips for each transport stop.
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70.2% of residents in Murdoch - Kardinya report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 90% of areas nationally. 4.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 56.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.8 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health metrics across Murdoch - Kardinya show exceptional standards across mortality and chronic illness assessments conducted by AreaSearch, recording minimal rates of typical chronic diseases across every age bracket. Furthermore, private health insurance coverage is extensive, held by roughly 57% of all inhabitants (~8,163 people), compared with 59.0% across Greater Perth. Arthritis and mental health conditions represent the most frequently reported medical diagnoses, experienced by 7.8 and 7.0% of local residents, while 70.2% of the population indicated complete freedom from chronic ailments (compared with 71.9% throughout Greater Perth). The working-age demographic demonstrates robust general health and low rates of chronic illness.
Residents aged 65 and over constitute 23.4% of the population (3,372 people), which is notably higher than the 15.9% proportion in Greater Perth. Health indicators among older residents remain solid, matching nationwide benchmarks across the general public.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
39.9% of Murdoch - Kardinya residents were born overseas and 27.5% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 79% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.0%) and Australian (19.1%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Murdoch - Kardinya displays notable cultural variation, with 27.5% of residents using a language other than English in the home and 39.9% having been born abroad. Christianity represents the most widely held faith, accounting for 52.3% of the local population. Buddhism demonstrates the most pronounced local concentration above regional benchmarks, making up 3.7% of the community compared to 2.7% across Greater Perth. Regarding parental birthplace and ancestry, the predominant backgrounds reported in Murdoch - Kardinya are English (24.0%), Australian (19.1%), and Other (10.9%). Certain other ancestral backgrounds show distinctive representation, with Croatian ancestry standing at 1.6% (compared to 0.8% regionally), South Australian at 1.0% (matching 1.0% regionally), and Italian ancestry at 6.6% (versus 4.2% across the wider region).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Murdoch - Kardinya is 41. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 32.4% 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 age distribution of Murdoch - Kardinya trends older than Greater Perth. As of August 2026, AreaSearch estimates that 23.4% of the local community falls into senior and retiree brackets (65+), compared with 15.9% across Greater Perth, whereas adults aged 25 - 44 represent 27.8% locally versus 30.9% across the broader capital. Consequently, the local median age is estimated at 41 (easing from 42 at the 2021 Census), sitting 4 years above the Greater Perth Census benchmark of 37. Among specific demographics, mature working-age and pre-retirement cohorts (45 - 64) reduced their community share from 24.3% at the Census to an estimated 19.8%.
The most substantial demographic influx by 2041 is expected within senior and retiree brackets, projected to rise by 1,405 residents (42%) to reach 4,777.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Murdoch - Kardinya
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 11 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 — 164 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,489 at the 2021 Census → 14,424 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 (507041182). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.