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Piara Waters - Forrestdale has an estimated 24,090 residents, up from 16,049 at the 2021 Census — a change of 8,041 people, or 50.1%. Growth has averaged 6.9% a year over five years, faster than 97% of areas nationally. 2,211 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 49.5% of that increase. That puts 627 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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As of Aug 2026, AreaSearch estimates that Piara Waters - Forrestdale is home to approximately 24,090 individuals. This represents an expansion of 8,041 people (50.1%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 16,049 people. Such growth is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 21,815 alongside 2,211 validated new addresses registered following the Census. The local population density stands at 626 persons per square kilometer, preserving ample open space and scope for future expansion. With a 50.1% surge in residents since the 2021 census, the locality outpaced both state figures and the national average (9.5%), positioning it among the swiftest-expanding areas regionally.
The influx was steered predominantly by interstate migration, generating roughly 49.5% of total population additions in recent times, supplemented by positive inflows from natural growth and overseas arrivals. Projections published in 2024 (anchored to 2022 baseline figures) by ABS/Geoscience Australia are incorporated by AreaSearch for individual SA2 units. For unlisted territories and projections extending beyond 2032, cohort-specific growth metrics from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release (utilising 2022 figures) are applied. Future outlooks place the locality within the highest quartile among statistical areas examined by AreaSearch, with forecasts anticipating an additional 6,047 persons by 2041 relative to latest annual ERP baselines, translating into a cumulative 15.7% expansion across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,832 new dwellings have been approved in Piara Waters - Forrestdale over the past five years, an average of 366 a year. That places the area in the 99th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 15 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 367 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 98% 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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Over the preceding 5 financial years, residential building consents across Piara Waters - Forrestdale reached a cumulative 1,832 homes, registering an annual average of roughly 366 new dwelling approvals. Between FY-22 and FY-26 across the last 5 financial years, population additions averaged 3.4 new residents annually for each completed dwelling, causing demand to run well ahead of available stock and heightening buyer competition and price levels. Concurrently, mean building values for newly sanctioned residences sit at $367,000, aligning with prevailing regional norms. Non-residential construction remains active as well, evidenced by $57.0 million in commercial approvals recorded during this financial year.
Per-capita building consent volumes in Piara Waters - Forrestdale track 79.0% higher than Greater Perth benchmarks, providing purchasers with broader housing options. This tempo is notably higher than national averages, signaling substantial builder and developer interest. Compositionally, building activity is dominated by detached houses at 98.0%, whereas townhouses or apartments constitute 2.0%, reinforcing low-density family-oriented housing suited to buyers prioritizing suburban space. The district averages approximately 42 people per approval, underscoring its emerging character. According to population estimates from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release, Piara Waters - Forrestdale is slated to add 3,772 residents up to 2041. Maintained building activity rates suggest local dwelling completions can readily absorb expected population gains, fostering favorable conditions for property purchasers while accommodating expansion that could outstrip current demographic projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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AreaSearch tracks 20 current infrastructure and development projects inside Piara Waters - Forrestdale, worth an estimated $1.84 billion. A further 124 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $24.7 billion. 49 are already under construction and 48 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Civic infrastructure enhancements, strategic planning, and major project developments serve as primary drivers of local performance. AreaSearch has tracked a total of 51 projects likely to influence the surrounding area. Prominent undertakings include Ayana Estate, Piara Waters Lifestyle Resort, Nicholson Road Local Shopping Centre, and Aarya Estate by Satterley, with key initiatives outlined below.
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Piara Waters Local Centre
Approved neighbourhood centre at the junction of Nicholson Road and Armadale Road in Piara Waters. The Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel approved DAP/22/02284 in October 2024 for multiple buildings around a main street layout, including 11 shops with a supermarket and chemist, a convenience store/service station, medical centre, two fast food outlets, childcare premises, gym and restaurant. Approval includes conditions for revised building elevations, landscaping, traffic access, drainage, noise management and local road works before occupation.
Ayana Estate
Ayana Estate is a masterplanned residential estate in Piara Waters being delivered by Aigle Royal Group and GM Property Group. The project comprises around 60 residential lots with Stage 3 now selling, while earlier stages have been released and titled progressively. The estate is located close to schools, parklands, Cockburn Central and major transport links.
Varuna Private Estate
A small boutique residential housing estate consisting of approximately 70 green title lots, surrounded by quality homes and infrastructure. Located minutes away from shopping centres, schools, parklands, and public transport.
Aarya Estate by Satterley
Aarya is a masterplanned residential estate by Satterley in Piara Waters comprising approximately 400 homesites across around 31 hectares. Civil construction commenced in late 2024 and staged land releases are continuing, with Stage 7 released during 2026. The community includes more than 5 hectares of parks and recreation space, future sporting facilities, a childcare site and a planned government primary school targeted to open in 2027.
Piara Waters Lifestyle Resort
Piara Waters Lifestyle Resort is a masterplanned over-50s land lease community featuring 240 home sites powered by a 100 percent solar and battery microgrid. Developed by Providence Lifestyle, the resort includes a multi-million-dollar clubhouse, heated indoor and beach-entry outdoor pools, wellness facilities, sports courts, and recreational amenities. Construction is actively advancing across residential stages and central communal infrastructure.
Mahala Estate Forrestdale
Master-planned estate of 550 homes on a 38-hectare residential estate in Forrestdale featuring three parks, future primary school, and surrounded by established amenities. Joint venture between private and government developers (LWP Property Group and DevelopmentWA). Integrated development with parks, recreational spaces and sustainable design principles providing modern family housing, creating a vibrant and diverse neighbourhood located near the Forrestdale Business Park.
Stockland Halcyon Wildflower
Stockland Halcyon Wildflower is a $122.2 million over-55s land lease community within the broader Wildflower masterplanned community in Piara Waters, 26km south-east of Perth CBD. It will deliver 288 architecturally designed 2 and 3 bedroom homes with resort-style facilities including a clubhouse, pool, health and wellness centre, and outdoor entertainment precinct. Construction of homes began in November 2024, and the display village and welcome centre are now open, with home releases ongoing.
Forrestdale Business Park East
Forrestdale Business Park East (FBPE) is a 190 hectare industrial estate forming the eastern component of the 330 hectare Forrestdale Business Park, bounded by Tonkin Highway, Armadale Road and Ranford Road in Forrestdale. The wider business park is planned to deliver around 700 industrial lots and more than 15,000 jobs, accommodating warehousing, transport depots, showrooms, workshops and general industrial businesses. Approximately 75% of FBPE is now developed, with over $246.5 million in private investment committed through development applications and more than $215 million in land sales.Planning authority was transferred from DevelopmentWA back to the City of Armadale in 2022. The estate has NBN access and provides direct freight connections to Perth Airport, Fremantle Port, Kwinana and the Kewdale logistics hub.
12,285 residents of Piara Waters - Forrestdale are employed, from a labour force of 12,467. Unemployment sits at 1.5%, with participation at 79.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% 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 20,733, about 86% 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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Piara Waters - Forrestdale features a qualified resident labor pool with strong participation in critical service industries, an unemployment rate standing at only 1.5%, and annual employment growth of 1.7%. By March 2026, employed locals numbered 12,285. The jobless level tracks 2.7% below the Greater Perth mark of 4.2%, while local labor force engagement is pronounced at 79.1% versus 69.9% across Greater Perth. In addition, Census records identified that 7.4% of workers operated from home, a metric potentially shaped by Covid-19 restrictions. The resident workforce is concentrated across health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade sectors.
Conversely, accommodation & food services accounts for a smaller footprint at 5.8% of employed persons relative to 6.8% regionally. Comparing Census working population tallies against resident numbers indicates that local employment capacity remains modest throughout this mostly residential district. AreaSearch evaluation of ABS and SALM figures indicates that over the 12-month period, local employment expanded by 1.7% while the workforce pool grew by 2.0%, lifting unemployment by 0.3 percentage points. Over the same timeframe across Greater Perth, employment rose by 2.0%, the labor pool increased by 2.5%, and joblessness increased by 0.4 percentage points. Forward-looking perspectives from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 outline national employment projections over five and ten-year intervals, which have been modeled against local workforce distributions. Nationally, employment is anticipated to increase by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, though trajectories diverge across industries. Applying these sectoral forecasts to Piara Waters - Forrestdale's occupational profile indicates projected local job expansion of 6.5% over five years and 13.7% across ten years (modeled as a proportional weighting exercise for context, excluding micro-level demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Piara Waters - Forrestdale is $2,441 a week (about $127,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,105 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $68,395 a year against an average of $80,291. 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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Compiled by AreaSearch from latest ATO records for financial year 2023, personal earnings in the Piara Waters - Forrestdale SA2 rank among the top tiers across the nation. Taxpayer median income reaches $68,395 with an average of $80,291, whereas Greater Perth records $60,748 and $80,248 respectively. Factoring in a Wage Price Index uplift of 10.93% following financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 approximate $75,871 for median earnings and $89,067 on average. In the Census 2021 data, local personal, family, and household earnings placed between the 85th and 89th percentiles across Australia.
Income distribution shows 44.4% of residents (10,695 individuals) generating between $1,500 - 2,999, compared to 32.0% regionally. High earners making over $3,000 per week represent 34.9% of the population, underscoring strong financial capacity. Although residential expenses absorb 17.0% of local income, robust earnings position disposable income in the 87th percentile, with the district placed within the 7th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Piara Waters - Forrestdale had 4,946 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 99% detached houses and 0% apartments. 74% are owned with a mortgage, 17% rented and 10% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,028 a month, a total housing cost higher than 94% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 17.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 19.2%. 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 latest Census data, the housing stock in Piara Waters - Forrestdale is composed of 98.6% detached houses and 1.4% other dwellings (incorporating semi-detached homes, apartments, and non-standard residences), contrasting with Perth metro proportions of 77.8% houses and 22.1% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Piara Waters - Forrestdale was 9.8%, below the metropolitan benchmark, with mortgaged properties comprising 73.7% and rental accommodations accounting for 16.5%. Typical monthly mortgage payments stood at $2,028 against $1,907 across Perth metro, while median weekly rent was recorded at $420 compared to $350 in the wider metro area.
On a national scale, local monthly mortgage repayments exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents track considerably above the nationwide median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Piara Waters - Forrestdale counted 4,946 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 7,424 today, averaging 3.2 people each. 58% are couples with children, more than in 98% of areas nationally, against 19% couples without children. 12% 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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Family units constitute the vast majority of local residences at 86.3%, comprising couples with children at 57.7%, couples without children at 19.3%, and single parent families at 8.3%. The remaining 13.7% consists of non-family living arrangements, with lone person households representing 11.7% and group households accounting for 2.0%. The local median household size of 3.2 people surpasses the Greater Perth metric of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
38.8% of adults in Piara Waters - Forrestdale hold a university qualification, including 27.2% with a bachelor degree and 9.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 81% of areas nationally. A further 20.9% hold a vocational qualification. 9 schools serve the area, with 5,629 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,058 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 in Piara Waters - Forrestdale outpaces broader regional averages, with 38.8% of individuals aged 15+ possessing higher education qualifications compared to 22.7% across the SA3 area and 27.9% across WA. This strong qualification profile underpins local readiness for professional and technical roles. By qualification level, bachelor degrees account for 27.2%, postgraduate qualifications represent 9.0%, and graduate diplomas make up 2.6%. Vocational education is likewise prominent, with 33.8% of residents aged 15+ holding technical qualifications, split between certificates (20.9%) and advanced diplomas (12.9%). Participation in study is substantial across the district, with 33.9% of all residents actively engaged in accredited education.
This cohort comprises 14.7% attending primary schools, 6.9% enrolled in secondary education, and 4.7% engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Piara Waters - Forrestdale reaches 41 stops on 5 routes, timetabled for about 950 services a week. The typical home sits about 320 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.8 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Local public transit networks across Piara Waters - Forrestdale encompass 41 active bus stops. These stops are served by 5 distinct routes providing an aggregate of 946 weekly passenger trips. Transit access is rated favorable, with typical resident walking distances averaging 319 meters to the nearest transit point. Given the residential focus of the neighborhood, outbound commuting is typical, with private vehicle travel serving as the primary method at 82% alongside 11% using train services. Vehicle ownership is recorded at 1.8 per dwelling, exceeding regional norms, while working from home accounted for 7.4% of residents during the 2021 Census, a figure subject to COVID-19 influences.
Across all transit routes, service frequency averages 135 trips per day, which equates to roughly 23 weekly trips per individual stop.
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83.9% of residents in Piara Waters - Forrestdale report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 95% of areas nationally. 2.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.0 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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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality statistics and chronic ailment rates show strong health indicators throughout Piara Waters - Forrestdale, accompanied by minimal prevalence of common medical ailments across age groups and private health insurance adoption extending to approximately 60% of residents (14,333 people). The primary long-term conditions recorded locally are asthma and mental health disorders, affecting 5.2 and 4.9% of the population respectively, whereas 83.9% of residents reported having no long-term health conditions compared to 71.9% throughout Greater Perth. Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 5.4% of the population (1,312 people), well below the 15.9% proportion in Greater Perth.
Well-being metrics for older demographics remain favorable, with national comparative standings mirroring those of the wider local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
49.6% of Piara Waters - Forrestdale residents were born overseas and 44.8% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 89% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (19.0%) and Australian (16.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures are pronounced in Piara Waters - Forrestdale, where 49.6% of residents were born overseas and 44.8% speak a non-English language at home. Christianity constitutes the leading religious affiliation at 40.9% of the population. Notably, persons reporting Other religions account for 6.7% of the community, substantially higher than the Greater Perth baseline of 1.4%. Regarding parental ancestry, the leading groups recorded across Piara Waters - Forrestdale are Other (19.5% locally versus 11.2% regionally), English (19.0% compared to the regional figure of 28.0%), and Australian (16.4%). Other cultural groups also display distinct representation patterns, including Indian ancestry at 12.9% (versus 2.6% regionally), Filipino at 2.8% (versus 1.4%), and South Australian at 1.9% (versus 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Piara Waters - Forrestdale is 32, younger than 95% of areas nationally. That is 1 year older than at the 2021 Census. 25.3% 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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Piara Waters - Forrestdale displays a demographic structure centered around working-age adults with dependents. Based on AreaSearch estimates for August 2026, children and young adults (0 - 24) comprise 38.3% of the community versus 30.5% in Greater Perth, while elderly and retiree cohorts (65+) account for just 5.5% against 15.9% regionally. The median age is estimated at 32 as at August 2026, an increase from 31 recorded at the 2021 Census, sitting 5 years lower than the Greater Perth median of 37 and below the nationwide Census figure of 38.
Among age segments, young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) contracted from 41.7% at the Census to an estimated 38.4%. Demographic projections through 2041 anticipate the greatest numerical gain within middle aged and young retiree cohorts (45 - 64), rising by 2,324 residents (54%) to 6,634. Proportional growth will be fastest among elderly and retiree segments, increasing by 59% to 2,087 residents, whereas the young to middle aged bracket is anticipated to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Piara Waters - Forrestdale
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 20 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 — 2,211 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (16,049 at the 2021 Census → 24,090 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 (506011308). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.