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Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood has an estimated 15,304 residents, up from 13,992 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,312 people, or 9.4%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. 121 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 91.3% of that increase. That puts 1,773 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 demographic evaluations by AreaSearch, the resident count for Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood stands at roughly 15,304 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 1,312 people (9.4%) compared to the 13,992 people documented in the 2021 Census. This upward trend is derived by combining the ABS estimated resident population figure of 15,304 as of June 2025 with 121 validated new addresses recorded following the Census date. With this headcount, local density settles at 1,773 persons per square kilometer, outperforming the benchmark across Australian areas evaluated by AreaSearch.
Moreover, the locality's post-census expansion of 9.4% is within 0.1 percentage points of the national figure (9.5%), highlighting solid underlying growth characteristics. International arrivals served as the principal catalyst for this expansion, accounting for around 91.3% of all demographic additions over recent periods. Projections published by ABS/Geoscience Australia in 2024, using 2022 as the base year, are applied by AreaSearch across individual SA2 regions. For locations omitted from that dataset, as well as for all forecasting post-2032, models incorporate age-cohort expansion rates from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data). Demographic trajectories point toward local gains tracking marginally beneath the nationwide median, with forecasts indicating an influx of 1,202 persons through to 2041 under the most current annual ERP figures, translating to an overall growth rate of 7.8% over the 16 years.
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323 new dwellings have been approved in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood over the past five years, an average of 64 a year. That places the area in the 73rd percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 65 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 95% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals across Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood have averaged roughly 64 new homes annually, adding up to 323 homes during the last 5 financial years. Between FY-22 and FY-26, the area added an average of 2.8 new residents per year for every home constructed, underscoring healthy demand conditions that help anchor local real estate values. New dwellings carry an average construction value of $321,000, coming in below the broader regional standard and pointing to relatively budget-friendly building costs for prospective buyers. Alongside this, non-residential building activity included $5.7 million in commercial approvals during this financial year, highlighting that development remains overwhelmingly focused on living spaces.
Per-capita building rates in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood mirror those observed across Greater Perth, bolstering steady conditions that align with broader metropolitan trends. Single-family freestanding houses dominate recent building permits at 95.0%, with medium and high-density housing comprising the remaining 5.0%, reinforcing the neighborhood's low-density suburban fabric of family residences that appeal to space-focused buyers. With approximately 243 people per approval, the district exhibits the hallmarks of a transforming residential environment. According to the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch, future forecasts anticipate Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood will gain 1,202 residents through 2041. Judging by existing building volumes, ongoing residential additions appear well placed to satisfy demographic demand, creating favorable market conditions for purchasers and potentially enabling local population expansion to exceed baseline expectations.
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AreaSearch tracks 3 current infrastructure and development projects inside Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood, worth an estimated $25 million. A further 79 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $12.1 billion. 22 are already under construction and 34 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans sports & recreation, transport & logistics 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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Strategic civic investments, major developments, and local planning frameworks play an essential role in shaping an area's trajectory. AreaSearch has highlighted 14 major initiatives that are anticipated to influence the district. Prominent developments include the Riverton Rise Estate, Kent Street Weir Precinct (Canning River, Wilson), Kent Street Weir Precinct Redevelopment, and the Canning City Centre Regeneration Program, with key details provided below regarding those possessing the greatest relevance.
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Ferndale Park Pavilion Redevelopment
Comprehensive redevelopment and modern expansion of the sporting pavilion at Ferndale Reserve. The upgraded facility delivers contemporary gender-neutral changerooms, a multipurpose social hall, expanded storage capacity, enhanced DDA accessibility features, and reconfigured carparking.
Nicholson Road and Metcalfe Road Intersection Improvements
Major intersection safety and traffic capacity upgrade at the border of Ferndale and Langford delivered by the City of Canning. The scope includes installation of synchronized traffic signals, pedestrian crossing improvements, lane modifications, and extended shared path connections.
Kent Street Weir Precinct (Canning River, Wilson)
A staged long-term redevelopment of the Kent Street Weir Precinct on the banks of the Canning River (Djarlgarro Beeliar) in Wilson. Works include a new district-level inclusive play space with cultural interpretation elements, an off-leash dog exercise area, wetland buffer expansion with over 21,000 native plants, a pump track, upgraded shelters and BBQ facilities, and ecological restoration. The precinct is a gateway to the Canning River Regional Park and holds strong cultural significance for the Whadjuk Noongar people.Construction of the play space is underway in 2026 with completion expected by mid-2026. The broader Wilson Riverfront Masterplan has been subsumed into this staged precinct program.
Wilson Cove Estate
Wilson Cove Estate is a boutique 44-lot riverside residential subdivision developed by Richard Noble & Company along the Canning River in Wilson. The masterplanned estate offers residential homesites ranging from 300 to 635 sqm alongside landscaped public open spaces, a pump track, and walking trails connecting to the foreshore reserve.
Kent Street Weir District Play Space
Construction of an all-abilities district-level play space at Kent Street Weir Reserve. Features junior and senior play zones, water and sensory play areas, accessible pathways, picnic facilities, and integrated Whadjuk Noongar cultural artwork.
Kent Street Weir Precinct Redevelopment
Staged redevelopment of the Kent Street Weir Precinct on the Canning River, delivered by the City of Canning as a major community recreation and environmental upgrade. Earlier stages delivered the weir and bridge upgrade, shelters, pathways, barbeques, the pump track, sewer works, and the completed Stage 4 dog exercise area and wetland buffer expansion with new fencing, amenities and more than 21000 native plants. The current Stage 5 district-level play space has completed detailed design and procurement, has funding support from Lotterywest, and is expected to commence construction in January 2026 and open by mid 2026.The play space includes junior and older-child play areas, water and sensory play, picnic and BBQ facilities, landscaping, accessible pathways, inclusive equipment and cultural interpretation developed with Whadjuk Noongar Traditional Owners and local Indigenous artists.
Whaleback Golf Course & Hospitality Revitalisation
The City of Canning is delivering a major revitalisation of the municipal Whaleback Golf Course at 145 Whaleback Avenue in Parkwood. The project transforms the venue into a premier golf and entertainment destination with a multi-level tracking driving range, mini-golf course, renewed clubhouse, restaurant, bar, and event spaces. Master planning and detailed design have been finalized.
Tulloch Way, Canning Vale Development
The Department of Housing and Works is progressing a social and affordable housing development on 8,500 square metres of State-owned land in Tulloch Way, Canning Vale. The project will deliver a mix of one, two and three-bedroom social and affordable rental homes, including 19 townhouses and 31 apartments, built to Silver Level Liveable Housing Australia standard. Located adjacent to the new Nicholson Road Station on the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link, providing direct access to public transport with journeys to Perth CBD in under 30 minutes.
8,252 residents of Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood are employed, from a labour force of 8,575. Unemployment sits at 3.8%, with participation at 67.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 12,109, about 79% 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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Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood has a highly educated labor pool, with strong representation in the essential services industry, an unemployment rate of 3.8%, and an estimated employment growth of 1.9% during the previous year. As of March 2026, 8,252 residents are employed, and the local unemployment rate sits at 0.4% lower than Greater Perth's 4.2%, while workforce participation is slightly below the regional average at 67.3% versus Greater Perth's 69.9%. Census data indicates that only 6.6% of residents worked from home, a figure that should be viewed with consideration of the effects of Covid-19 lockdowns.
Local workers are concentrated most heavily across health care & social assistance, education & training, and retail trade. Industrial specialization is particularly pronounced in manufacturing, where the concentration of workers is 1.3 times the regional average. Conversely, construction employment remains relatively muted, engaging 7.6% of local workers against 9.3% across the wider region. Given its largely residential character, the district generates relatively constrained employment on-site, as shown by comparing the Census working population against resident worker totals. AreaSearch assessment of data from SALM and the ABS indicates that over the 12 months to March 2026, local headcount grew by 1.9% while the workforce expanded by 2.0%, keeping the unemployment level essentially steady. In Greater Perth over the same timeframe, job numbers climbed by 2.0%, the labor pool grew by 2.5%, and the unemployment figure ticked up by 0.4 percentage points. Additional perspective on future local labor requirements emerges from Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26. These five- and ten-year models have been cross-referenced with the local workforce breakdown to model forward-looking trends. While countrywide employment is projected to rise 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, trajectories vary considerably across individual sectors. Applying these specific sectoral rates to Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood's current worker composition suggests local employment gains of 6.3% over five years and 13.3% over ten years (note that this represents a straightforward weighting model for scenario purposes and excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood is $1,546 a week (about $80,000 a year), with median personal income at $738 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $52,094 a year against an average of $66,032. 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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Aggregated ATO figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show that taxable earnings across the Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood SA2 track slightly below countrywide standards. The median taxable income within the SA2 sits at $52,094 while the average stands at $66,032, trailing the broader Greater Perth benchmarks of $60,748 and $80,248 respectively. Factoring in an increase of 10.93% in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures of roughly $57,788 (median) and $73,249 (average) as of March 2026. Across personal, family, and household levels, Census earnings figures occupy moderate ground, settling between the 36th and 38th percentiles.
In terms of earnings brackets, 32.8% of the populace (5,019 individuals) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, closely mirroring the 32.0% observed across the wider metropolitan area. Dwellers retain 85.4% of their earnings for non-shelter living costs after housing commitments, with the district placing in the 5th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood had 5,415 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 85% detached houses and 3% apartments. 39% are owned with a mortgage, 23% rented and 38% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month. Rent absorbs 22.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the most recent Census, the local housing landscape across Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood consisted of 85.2% standalone houses alongside 14.8% other dwellings (including townhouses, apartments, and alternative structures), compared to 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings across Perth metro. Outright property ownership in the area was notably elevated relative to the wider metropolitan baseline at 37.5%, with the balance of properties being held under a mortgage (39.3%) or occupied by tenants (23.1%). Typical monthly mortgage obligations of $1,625 came in substantially beneath the Perth metro median of $1,907, while the median weekly rental cost of $340 was slightly below the metropolitan standard of $350.
Relative to Australia-wide metrics, Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood features materially more affordable mortgage commitments than the national average of $1,863, alongside weekly rents beneath the countrywide benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood counted 5,415 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,923 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 31% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 26% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family structures represent the overwhelming majority of domestic setups at 70.7%, comprising couples with children (31.2%), childless couples (26.7%), and single-parent households (11.1%). The remaining 29.3% of homes are non-family arrangements, consisting primarily of single-person dwellings at 26.0% and shared households at 3.3%. An average household accommodates 2.5 people, slightly below the Greater Perth figure of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
28.8% of adults in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood hold a university qualification, including 20.2% with a bachelor degree and 6.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 23.1% hold a vocational qualification. 5 schools serve the area, with 3,008 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,018 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 levels in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood fall below broader regional figures, with 28.8% of residents aged 15+ holding a higher education degree compared to 38.6% across the SA3 area, indicating an opportunity for ongoing workforce upskilling. Bachelor degree holders constitute the largest cohort at 20.2%, followed by those with postgraduate degrees (6.0%) and graduate diplomas (2.6%). Technical and practical education is well established, with 34.2% of people aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, divided between certificates (23.1%) and advanced diplomas (11.1%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the neighborhood, with 27.4% of inhabitants actively attending educational programs.
Breaking this down by level, 8.9% attend primary schools, 6.3% are in secondary institutions, and 5.9% are enrolled in higher education courses.
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Public transport in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood reaches 113 stops on 6 routes, timetabled for about 1,800 services a week. The typical home sits about 170 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 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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Local transit infrastructure features 113 functional stops situated across Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood, consisting of bus services. These facilities are supported by 6 transit routes that generate 1,766 scheduled passenger trips each week. Overall connectivity is rated as excellent, with typical walk distances averaging 170 meters to the closest stop. Given the area's residential profile, outward commuting is standard: private vehicles account for 83% of work trips, with public transit capturing 9% by train and 5% by bus. Households hold an average of 1.4 vehicles. A comparatively small share of 6.6% worked remotely based on the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Transit schedules provide an average of 252 daily services across the collective route network, translating to roughly 15 weekly trips per stop. The associated diagram highlights the 100 closest stops relative to the center of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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70.3% of residents in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood report no long-term health condition. 4.9% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.4 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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According to AreaSearch evaluations of chronic conditions and mortality statistics, health patterns across Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood remain generally favorable and align well with nationwide norms, showing subdued rates of common illnesses across both older and younger demographics. The proportion of people with private healthcare insurance lags the broader SA2 norm slightly, encompassing roughly 52% of the population (~7,942 people), compared against 59.0% recorded throughout Greater Perth. Among reported medical ailments in the region, arthritis and mental health challenges ranked highest, affecting 7.4 and 7.2% of dwellers respectively, while 70.3% of the community indicated being entirely free of medical issues, compared to 71.9% throughout Greater Perth.
Health indicators for residents under 65 outperform standard benchmarks. Senior citizens aged 65 and over constitute 20.0% of the local population (3,053 people), exceeding the Greater Perth proportion of 15.9%, with elderly health metrics tracking above average and matching overall population standings nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
45.8% of Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood residents were born overseas and 32.0% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 83% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.7%) and Australian (18.7%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood exhibits considerable multicultural depth, with 45.8% of the community born abroad and 32.0% utilizing a language other than English in their homes. Christianity stands as the primary faith, practiced by 41.1% of residents. The most prominent religious variance is evident in Buddhism, which accounts for 6.4% of the population compared to 2.7% throughout Greater Perth. Looking at parental lineage, the primary heritage backgrounds across Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood are English at 24.7%, Australian at 18.7%, and Other at 14.1%. In addition, particular cultural communities display higher local concentrations than seen regionally, including Chinese residents at 11.8% (versus 4.0% across the region), Dutch at 1.8% (versus 1.5%), and Korean at 1.1% (versus 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood is 40. 25.8% 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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Demographically, Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood is tilted toward mature demographics. Figures updated to August 2026 show that retirees and seniors (65+) make up 19.9% of the population, compared with 15.9% in Greater Perth, whereas children and younger demographics (0 - 24) account for 28.4%, below the 30.5% metropolitan benchmark. AreaSearch places the median age at 40 as at August 2026, identical to the 2021 Census and 3 years older than the Greater Perth baseline of 37 recorded during that Census. The middle-aged and mature pre-retiree bracket (45 - 64) has receded from 23.8% at the Census to an estimated 22.1%.
Looking ahead to 2041, senior cohorts are projected to drive the bulk of local demographic growth, expanding by 975 residents (32%) to reach 4,028, whereas cohorts comprising young to middle-aged adults, along with children and young adults, are anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood
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 4 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 — 121 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (13,992 at the 2021 Census → 15,304 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 (506031128). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.