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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. 165 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 the analysis by AreaSearch, the population of Murdoch - Kardinya is estimated to be approximately 14,424 in May 2026. Compared to the 2021 Census, which recorded 12,489 residents, this represents a growth of 1,935 individuals (15.5%). This adjustment is calculated based on the ABS estimated resident population of 14,419 in June 2025 alongside 165 validated new addresses identified after the Census. The resulting population density stands at 1,667 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical figures recorded across the country. The 15.5% expansion rate since the 2021 census outpaced the national benchmark of 9.3% and the wider SA3 area, positioning the locality as a leading growth zone.
The primary driver of this demographic increase was overseas migration, which accounted for roughly 94.7% of the total population rise in recent times. Projections from ABS and Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year, are implemented by AreaSearch for each SA2 region. For locations lacking this data, and to project trends past 2032, growth rates by age cohort from the latest ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts (published in 2023, utilizing 2022 figures) are applied. Anticipating these demographic movements, the locality is projected to experience population expansion above the national median, gaining 2,152 residents by 2041 relative to the latest annual ERP statistics, which equates to an overall growth rate of 14.9% across the 16 years.
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507 new dwellings have been approved in Murdoch - Kardinya over the past five years, an average of 101 a year. That places the area in the 68th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 7 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 30 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 93% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 268, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Murdoch - Kardinya has recorded an average of approximately 101 dwelling approvals annually, resulting in a total of 507 new homes over the last 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, there have been 246 approvals registered. New residential builds show an average construction cost of $109,000, which is lower than regional averages and points to more affordable building options, while demand remains strong as reflected by an average of 2.8 new occupants per dwelling annually over the 5 financial years from FY-21 to FY-25. Additionally, the current financial year has seen $333.1 million in commercial project approvals, indicating robust business development in the locality.
Dwelling construction in Murdoch - Kardinya is slightly elevated compared to Greater Perth, tracking at 22.0% above the regional per capita average over the 5 year period, which provides options for home buyers while helping sustain existing property values, even though construction volumes have slowed down recently. The split of new dwellings is 93.0% standalone houses and 7.0% semi-detached or multi-unit homes, maintaining the suburban character of the neighborhood with a focus on single-family homes that appeal to buyers wanting more space. There are approximately 432 residents for each approved dwelling, pointing to a well-established residential area. Long-term forecasts indicate Murdoch - Kardinya will add 2,147 residents by 2041, based on the most recent quarterly estimates from AreaSearch. The current rate of construction suggests housing supply is on track to satisfy demand, which should benefit buyers and potentially support population gains that run ahead of current projections.
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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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Changes to local infrastructure, planning schemes, and major developments are key drivers of regional change. AreaSearch has tracked 11 active projects that are expected to influence the local area. Notable projects include the New Women and Babies Hospital within the Fiona Stanley Hospital Precinct, the Kardinya Rise Estate, the North Lake Road - Winterfold Road Intersection Upgrade, and the New Women and Babies Hospital, with details provided below for the most significant developments.
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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 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. As of April 2026, major piling works and foundation laying for the main hospital building and the first six-storey multi-deck car park are well underway following Stage 2 planning approval in February 2026. The precinct upgrade also includes a new pedestrian link bridge and expanded services at nearby campuses.
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 63.3%. 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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The local workforce in Murdoch - Kardinya is highly educated, featuring strong representation in essential service industries and a very low unemployment rate of 2.2%. In March 2026, employed residents numbered 7,841, and the unemployment rate sat 2.0% below the Greater Perth average of 4.2%. However, the labor force participation rate of 63.3% is notably lower than the 70.2% recorded across Greater Perth. Census data indicates that only 8.4% of employed individuals worked from home, though this figure may be influenced by pandemic-related lockdown measures. The primary sectors of employment for local residents are health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade.
The concentration of workers in education & training is particularly high, reaching 1.2 times the average seen across the region. In contrast, mining employment is lower at 5.0% of the workforce compared to the regional average of 7.0%. With a ratio of 1.3 jobs for every resident at the time of the Census, the locality operates as a key employment center, hosting a larger number of positions than working residents and drawing in commuters from surrounding neighborhoods. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics, the recent 12-month period saw a decrease of 0.9% in the local labor force and a decline of 0.8% in total employment, which led to a 0.1 percentage point reduction in the unemployment rate. This trend differed from Greater Perth, where employment rose by 2.0%, the labor force grew by 2.5%, and the unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of May-25 provide context for future workforce requirements in Murdoch - Kardinya. These five and ten-year forecasts have been applied to the local workforce structure to model potential growth. Although overall national employment is projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, the rates of change vary significantly by sector. Applying these industry trends to the employment profile of Murdoch - Kardinya indicates that local jobs could grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.6% over ten years, though this is a basic weighted calculation for comparison that does not incorporate localized population adjustments.
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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Based on the compilation of tax data by postcode released by the ATO for the 2023 financial year, taxpayers in the Murdoch - Kardinya SA2 recorded a median income of $57,067 and an average income of $75,385. These figures exceed the national averages, compared to $60,748 median and $80,248 average across Greater Perth. Adjusting for a Wage Price Index increase of 10.93% since the 2023 financial year, current estimates point to a median of $63,304 and an average of $83,625 in March 2026. The 2021 Census placed weekly household income at the 54th percentile ($1,824) and personal income at the 37th percentile.
Income distribution shows 29.2% of the population (4,211 residents) earning between $1,500 and $2,999, which is similar to the wider region where 32.0% of earners fall into this bracket. Residents keep 86.9% of their income after meeting housing costs, showing solid disposable income, and the area is situated in the 7th decile for the SEIFA income index.
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 latest Census data, the housing mix in Murdoch - Kardinya consisted of 84.3% standalone houses and 15.7% other residential options such as townhouses, units, and apartments, compared to the wider Perth metropolitan split of 77.8% houses and 22.1% alternative dwellings. The level of outright home ownership was high at 45.8%, with the remaining properties occupied by residents with a mortgage (32.8%) or renters (21.4%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area stood at $2,015, which is higher than the Perth metropolitan median of $1,907. Similarly, the median weekly rent was $400, compared to $350 across the metro area.
On a national level, housing costs in Murdoch - Kardinya are also elevated, exceeding the Australian median mortgage payment of $1,863 and the national median 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 make up the majority of households at 73.4%, consisting of couples with children at 30.8%, couples without children at 31.9%, and single parent households at 8.9%. Non-family households account for 26.6% of the area, with single-person households representing 21.7% and group households comprising 4.9% of the total. The average household size is 2.5 persons, which is slightly below the Greater Perth average 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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The educational achievements of the local community are distinct within the region, as the proportion of residents aged 15 and over with a tertiary degree stands at 36.1%, higher than the Western Australian average of 27.9% and the SA4 regional average of 28.6%. Bachelor degrees represent the most common qualification at 24.4%, with postgraduate degrees at 8.2% and graduate diplomas at 3.5%. Vocational and technical training is also well represented, with 29.7% of the population aged 15 and over holding qualification credentials, broken down into advanced diplomas at 11.2% and certificate level qualifications at 18.5%.
A significant portion of the population is engaged in study, with 30.0% of residents enrolled in an educational program. This total includes 12.4% attending university or higher education, 6.5% in high school, and 6.1% enrolled in primary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - 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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Analysis of the local transit network shows 97 active public transport stops in Murdoch - Kardinya, consisting of both bus and train access points. These stops accommodate 28 separate routes, providing 7,098 passenger trips each week. Access to transit is highly convenient, with residents living an average of 184 meters from the nearest stop. The neighborhood is mostly residential, leading to high levels of outward commuting, with cars being the main transport choice for 78% of workers, followed by train travel at 12% and buses at 6%. Households own an average of 1.6 vehicles.
A low proportion of residents (8.4%) worked from home at the time of the 2021 Census, which may have been impacted by pandemic conditions. Transit services run an average of 1,014 trips daily across all routes, which corresponds to approximately 73 weekly trips at each individual 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 indicators show very favorable trends in Murdoch - Kardinya, according to AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and the low occurrence of chronic illnesses across all demographic brackets. The proportion of residents with private health insurance is high, sitting at approximately 57% of the population, which represents around 8,163 individuals, compared to 59.0% recorded across Greater Perth. Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most prevalent health issues reported locally, affecting 7.8% and 7.0% of residents respectively. Conversely, 70.2% of the population reported no chronic medical conditions, compared to 71.9% across Greater Perth.
The working-age population exhibits strong health profiles with low rates of illness. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.2% of the local population (3,494 individuals), which is higher than the 16.1% average in Greater Perth. The health status of these older residents remains strong, with national indicators matching those of 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 shows a high level of multicultural diversity, with 27.5% of the population using a non-English language at home and 39.9% of residents born outside Australia. Christianity is the most common religious affiliation, representing 52.3% of the community. In terms of relative representation, Buddhism shows the most distinct local concentration, accounting for 3.7% of residents compared to 2.7% across the Greater Perth region. Looking at ancestral backgrounds based on parents' country of birth, the three most common ancestries in Murdoch - Kardinya are English at 24.0%, Australian at 19.1%, and Other at 10.9%.
There are also distinct variations in other backgrounds compared to the metropolitan average: Croatian background is higher at 1.6% (compared to 0.8% regionally), South Australian background sits at 1.0% (compared to 1.0% regionally), and Italian ancestry is recorded at 6.6% (compared to 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. 32.3% 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 median age of residents in Murdoch - Kardinya is 41 years, which is older than the Greater Perth median of 37 and the national median of 38. Compared to metropolitan averages, the 15 - 24 age bracket is highly represented at 17.6%, while children aged 5 - 14 make up a smaller share at 8.3%. Since the 2021 Census, the median age has decreased by 1.1 years to 41. This shift is driven by growth in the 15 to 24 cohort from 15.5% to 17.6% and the 25 to 34 cohort from 13.2% to 14.8%.
In contrast, the 55 to 64 age group fell from 13.5% to 10.0%, and the 45 to 54 group decreased from 10.8% to 9.7%. Demographic models project significant shifts in the age structure by 2041. The group aged 85 and over is expected to grow the fastest, increasing by 126% with 724 new residents to reach 1,297. Overall, residents aged 65 and over will account for 65% of the total population growth, pointing to a steadily aging community, whereas the 5 to 14 and 35 to 44 age brackets are expected to contract.
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) | May 2026 3 months ago 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 May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this 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 this 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 5 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 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month 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 — 165 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 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 May 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.