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Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay has an estimated 8,983 residents, up from 7,965 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,018 people, or 12.8%. Growth has averaged 1.9% a year over five years, faster than 79% of areas nationally. Overseas migration accounts for 75.5% of that increase. That puts 1,560 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, the population of Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay stands at approximately 8,983 according to AreaSearch figures. This represents an expansion of 1,018 residents (12.8%) compared to the 7,965 individuals recorded in the 2021 Census. This upward trend is derived from the ABS estimated resident population figure of 8,951 in June 2025 alongside 39 validated new addresses added post-Census. With 1,559 persons per square kilometer, local population density outpaces the typical benchmarks across national locations evaluated by AreaSearch. Outperforming the national benchmark of 9.5%, the locality's 12.8% post-2021 Census increase establishes it as a regional growth leader.
Inbound international migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 75.5% of recent net gains, complemented by positive contributions across natural increase and interstate arrivals. Projections for the district utilize ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 modeling published in 2024 (using 2022 as a base), supplemented post-2032 and where necessary by age-cohort growth rates from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release (2022 baseline). Looking toward future demographic shifts, the community is projected to achieve population growth above the national median, adding 1,479 residents by 2041 based on recent annual ERP statistics, representing an overall expansion of 16.1% over the 16-year horizon.
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216 new dwellings have been approved in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay over the past five years, an average of 43 a year. That places the area in the 78th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 43 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 81% 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 approvals across Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay have averaged roughly 43 per year, representing 216 dwellings in total. With an influx of 3.7 incoming residents annually for every completed home between FY-22 and FY-26, local supply trails underlying demand substantially, creating upward price momentum and intense buyer rivalry. In addition, an average dwelling construction value of $1,251,000 underscores a distinct developer orientation toward high-end, luxury stock, while $878,000 in commercial approvals over the current financial year confirms the sector's overwhelmingly residential focus.
Per-capita development activity in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay over the 5-year span tracks 13.0% higher than the Greater Perth standard, which helps preserve existing asset values while maintaining sufficient supply for prospective purchasers. The composition of recent residential activity—81.0% standalone houses and 19.0% apartments or townhomes—reinforces the established suburban environment and appeals to buyers prioritizing spacious living. Furthermore, recording roughly 177 residents per residential approval reflects metrics characteristic of an expanding market. According to the latest quarterly figures from AreaSearch, Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay is slated to welcome an additional 1,447 inhabitants by 2041. While residential construction is expanding at a sustainable clip alongside this future growth, buyers will likely encounter heightened competition as local headcounts climb.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay, worth an estimated $163 million. A further 99 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $12.3 billion. 30 are already under construction and 46 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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Strategic civic investments, capital works, and planning developments serve as fundamental drivers of local performance. Within Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay, AreaSearch has highlighted 10 significant initiatives with local relevance, including prominent undertakings such as the Sorrento Beach Estate - Stage 3 Release, the Karrinyup Bus Depot Transformation, West Village, and the Star Swamp Bushland Reserve Conservation Upgrades, detailed below.
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331 West Coast Drive Trigg
331 West Coast Drive is a boutique collection of five luxury beachfront apartments designed by MJA Studio. Developed by Westbridge Funds Management, the project offers panoramic coastal views and includes a ground floor commercial space.
Sorrento Beach Estate - Stage 3 Release
Final stage release of premium coastal land lots in the established Sorrento Beach Estate precinct, offering elevated ocean view homesites close to Hillarys Boat Harbour and local amenities.
North Beach Urban Renewal Project (Scheme Amendment 130)
A 2.08-hectare urban renewal precinct in North Beach undertaken by the Department of Communities in partnership with the City of Stirling. Scheme Amendment No. 130 rezones the precinct to R60 with special control provisions, facilitating 2 to 4-storey residential developments that deliver approximately 120 social, affordable, and private market dwellings.
West Village Karrinyup (Karrinyup West)
A $390 million high-end residential precinct adjacent to Karrinyup Shopping Centre, comprising 253 luxury apartments across two residential towers (14 and 23 storeys) with resort-style amenities, ground-floor commercial spaces, and integrated public realm enhancements.
Coastal Boardwalk Feasibility Study
City of Stirling feasibility study for iconic coastal boardwalk linking Scarborough to Trigg Beach over ~4.5km stretch. Project aims to enhance coastal connectivity and create world-class pedestrian/cycling infrastructure along pristine coastline.
West Village
A landmark luxury residential development featuring 253 apartments across two buildings of 14 and 23 storeys. West Village offers a sophisticated blend of coastal luxury and urban convenience, positioned adjacent to the redeveloped Karrinyup Shopping Centre. Designed by award-winning MJA Studio, the development features over 2,500 square meters of resort-style amenities including swimming pool with private cabanas, sauna, steam room, gymnasium, wine lounge, and golf simulator. Residents enjoy panoramic ocean views over North Beach and Trigg, along with vistas of Lake Gwelup and Perth city skyline.The development emphasizes sustainability with a 7-star NatHERS rating, extensive landscaping with over 13,000 plants and trees, and deep soil zones connecting to neighboring Trigg Bushland. With over 220 million dollars in sales achieved, West Village represents one of Perth's most significant luxury apartment developments, offering one to four-bedroom residences and nine exclusive penthouses. Construction was anticipated to commence in mid-2024 with tier one builder Roberts Co in discussions to undertake the build.
Star Swamp Bushland Reserve Conservation Upgrades
Environmental fencing upgrades to protect unique threatened wildlife including rainbow bee-eaters, quendas, and cockatoos. Features lower-height fencing set back from paths for immersive walking experiences while maintaining conservation value and firefighter access.
The Dunes Beachfront Residences
A $450-million luxury beachfront residential development by Edge Visionary Living, featuring two buildings (East and West) with 235 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, sub-penthouses, and penthouses offering panoramic north-west ocean views to Rottnest Island and Trigg bushland. Designed by Hillam Architects with a curved facade inspired by coastal sand dunes. Resort-style amenities include a 25m lagoon pool and pavilion, gymnasium, yoga retreat, games room, formal and informal residents' lounges, wine cellar and tasting room, sunset bar, sauna, steam room, and library.Premium finishes include Gaggenau appliances and double-glazed windows. Awarded Best Waterfront Development in Australia at the 2025 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards. Construction underway since October 2024, with completion anticipated in 2027 due to reported delays.
5,075 residents of Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay are employed, from a labour force of 5,141. Unemployment sits at 1.3%, with participation at 68.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 7,234, about 81% 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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Trigg, North Beach, and Watermans Bay boast a well-educated labor force, with professional services accounting for a significant share of employment opportunities. The area reports an unemployment rate of 1.3%, alongside an estimated employment growth of 3.8% over the previous year. By March 2026, 5,075 individuals were employed, reflecting an unemployment rate of 2.9%, which sits below Greater Perth's rate of 4.2%. Workforce participation remains comparable to Greater Perth's figure of 69.9%. According to Census data, 15.2% of residents worked from home, a statistic that should be interpreted alongside the lingering effects of Covid-19 lockdown measures.
Local workers are predominantly concentrated in health care & social assistance, construction, and education & training. The area exhibits a significant specialisation in professional & technical fields, where workforce representation reaches 1.4 times the metropolitan standard. In contrast, transport, postal & warehousing remains under-represented, engaging 1.9% of the local workforce relative to 4.7% throughout Greater Perth. The balance between resident numbers and Census workplace counts suggests that this largely residential enclave offers limited commercial employment on-site. AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM metrics indicate that across the 12 months leading to March 2026, both total employment and the labor pool expanded by 3.8%, maintaining a steady unemployment level. In comparison, Greater Perth recorded employment growth of 2.0% and workforce expansion of 2.5%, alongside a 0.4 percentage point uptick in unemployment. National outlooks from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future workforce requirements within Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay. These five- and ten-year projections, when aligned with the community's occupational distribution, point toward dynamic sectoral variations. Across the country, job counts are projected to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over a decade; applied to the local workforce composition, this corresponds to projected five-year growth of 6.8% and ten-year expansion of 13.9% (note this represents a baseline weighted extrapolation for reference rather than a localized demographic forecast).
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Median household income in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay is $2,304 a week (about $120,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,064 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $69,783 a year against an average of $112,469. The average runs 61% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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ATO postcode figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place the median taxpayer income in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay at $69,783 and the average at $112,469, establishing the area within the highest percentile nationally and contrasting with Greater Perth benchmarks of $60,748 (median) and $80,248 (average). Adjusting for a 10.93% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 reach $77,410 for median earnings and $124,762 for the average. 2021 Census data further shows personal, family, and household incomes placing in the 83rd to 84th national percentiles.
Income distributions show high concentrations in the top tier, with 28.6% of residents (2,569 people) earning weekly incomes of $4000+, differing from Greater Perth where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is largest at 32.0%. A substantial 40.8% of individuals earn weekly amounts exceeding $3,000, underscoring strong local affluence and spending capacity. Inhabitants retain 86.7% of their earnings once housing overheads are deducted, while the broader socio-economic profile sits in the 9th decile on the SEIFA index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay had 3,061 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 71% detached houses and 5% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 22% rented and 44% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,817 a month. Rent absorbs 17.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 28.2%. 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 the latest Census, the housing landscape in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay consists of 71.1% separate houses and 29.0% alternate typologies such as townhouses, units, and other dwellings, compared to the wider Perth metro breakdown of 77.8% standalone houses and 22.1% attached or multi-unit dwellings. Outright homeownership stands at 44.4%, substantially exceeding the Perth metro benchmark, with mortgaged properties accounting for 33.4% and rental housing representing 22.1%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments reach $2,817, well above the Perth metro median of $1,907 and the nationwide figure of $1,863.
Similarly, median weekly rents of $400 outpace both the metropolitan standard of $350 and the Australian benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay counted 3,061 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 3,452 today, averaging 2.5 people each. 33% are couples with children, against 32% couples without children. 25% 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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Families constitute the core of local living arrangements, accounting for 72.4% of households—comprising couple families with children (33.2%), childless couples (31.6%), and single-parent arrangements (6.7%). Non-family residences make up the remaining 27.6%, dominated by single-person households at 24.6% alongside group living arrangements at 3.2%. The area records a median household size of 2.5 persons, slightly below the 2.6 figure observed across Greater Perth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
42.6% of adults in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay hold a university qualification, including 29.3% with a bachelor degree and 8.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 90% of areas nationally. A further 16.3% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 979 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,111 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 qualification levels in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay notably exceed regional and state averages, with 42.6% of residents aged 15 and over possessing university degrees compared to 27.9% across WA and 29.0% within the wider SA4 region. This high concentration of higher education credentials strongly underpins access to knowledge-intensive careers. Holders of bachelor degrees account for 29.3% of adult residents, while 8.6% hold postgraduate qualifications and 4.7% possess graduate diplomas. Technical and vocational qualifications are likewise widely held, with 28.2% of individuals aged 15+ securing credentials across advanced diplomas (11.9%) and certificate courses (16.3%).
Formal study engagement is substantial across the district, with 27.8% of all residents actively participating in education. This cohort comprises 9.7% attending primary schools, 7.9% enrolled in secondary institutions, and 5.7% undertaking tertiary programs.
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Public transport in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay reaches 54 stops on 4 routes, timetabled for about 430 services a week. The typical home sits about 180 m from its nearest stop. 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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Transit infrastructure within Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay includes 54 operating bus stops, which are connected via 4 distinct routes generating a combined 426 weekly scheduled services. Overall transit proximity is rated as excellent, with typical walk distances to the nearest stop averaging 179 meters. Given the predominantly suburban nature of the locality, outward commuting is standard; private vehicles account for 84% of trips, while rail handles 8%. Household vehicle availability averages 1.6 per residence. In addition, 15.2% of workers operated from home at the 2021 Census, reflecting conditions during the pandemic.
Across all transit lines, scheduled service frequency averages 60 daily trips, translating to approximately 7 departures per week at each individual stop.
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73.0% of residents in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 96% of areas nationally. 3.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 76.1% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.3 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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Evaluations by AreaSearch regarding chronic health conditions and mortality indicate exceptionally positive wellness outcomes across all age brackets in Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay. The population demonstrates an elevated reliance on private health cover, encompassing roughly 76% of residents (6,836 individuals), which noticeably exceeds the Greater Perth rate of 59.0% and the nationwide benchmark of 55.7%. The primary ongoing health challenges identified within the area are arthritis (affecting 7.7% of residents) and asthma (6.0%), while 73.0% of the populace reported having no chronic medical conditions, outperforming the Greater Perth level of 71.9%.
Senior citizens aged 65 and older account for 23.3% of the community (2,094 people), higher than the 15.9% share seen across Greater Perth. Wellness metrics among this older cohort remain robust, tracking closely with broader national health standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
25.6% of Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay residents were born overseas and 7.5% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (32.2%) and Australian (24.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural metrics across Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay broadly align with regional norms, with 74.4% of residents born domestically, 91.4% holding Australian citizenship, and 92.5% communicating exclusively in English at home. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, claimed by 51.3% of the community. Judaism shows a slight comparative presence, comprising 0.3% of the population alongside an identical 0.3% observed throughout Greater Perth. Examining parental birthplaces highlights English (32.2%), Australian (24.6%), and Irish (9.0%) as the three most prevalent ancestries in the area. Subtle differences emerge across other cultural backgrounds, with higher local concentrations seen among South Australian (1.1% versus 1.0% regionally), Polish (1.0% compared to 0.7%), and Welsh (0.8% versus 0.7%) ancestries.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay is 44, older than 78% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 22.2% 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, Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay maintains a higher concentration of mature residents than Greater Perth. August 2026 data shows that retirees and seniors aged 65+ represent 23.3% of the local population against 15.9% across the metropolitan area, while younger to mid-career adults aged 25 to 44 comprise 23.4% compared to 30.9% regionally. The estimated median age is 44 years, adjusting down from 45 at the 2021 Census, but remaining 7 years higher than Greater Perth's Census figure of 37 and above the Australian median of 38. The most visible proportional shift since the 2021 Census occurred among the 45 to 64 bracket, falling from 27.4% to an estimated 25.2%.
Looking to 2041, the senior and retiree demographic is projected to see the strongest growth, rising by 924 individuals (44%) to 3,019, whereas the 25 to 44 age category is expected to shrink.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay
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 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated 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 — 39 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,965 at the 2021 Census → 8,983 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 (505021094). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.