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Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood has an estimated 18,744 residents, up from 15,816 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,928 people, or 18.5%. Growth has averaged 2.8% a year over five years, faster than 89% of areas nationally. 174 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 86.8% of that increase. That puts 2,473 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 research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood stands at approximately 18,744 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 2,928 people (18.5%) compared to the 15,816 people documented during the 2021 Census. Such growth is derived from the ABS estimated resident population of 18,736 recorded as of June 2025 alongside 174 validated new addresses confirmed following the Census. Consequently, population density reaches 2,472 persons per square kilometer, placing the precinct within the top quartile of nationwide territories tracked by AreaSearch.
Surpassing both state and national average (9.5%) benchmarks, the community's 18.5% post-2021 census expansion highlights it as an outperforming growth hub. International migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 86.8% of recent population additions. Projections developed jointly by the ABS/Geoscience Australia (published in 2024 using 2022 baseline figures) serve as AreaSearch's primary modeling standard for SA2 locations. In instances where specific SA2 areas lack coverage, or when modeling trajectories beyond 2032, AreaSearch integrates cohort-based growth patterns from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region release (utilizing 2022 data). Demographic projections anticipate population expansion exceeding the median across statistical zones assessed by AreaSearch, pointing to an addition of 3,138 persons to 2041 under latest annual ERP benchmarks, which translates to an overall 16.7% gain across the 16 years.
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437 new dwellings have been approved in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood over the past five years, an average of 87 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 5 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 88 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 35% 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 Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood run at roughly 87 dwellings annually, totaling 437 homes across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because approximately 5.6 people per year arrived locally for every home constructed during the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to housing stock trail demand by a wide margin, placing upward pressure on pricing and intensifying buyer competition. Meanwhile, average approved residential construction costs stand at $757,000, illustrating a clear developer inclination toward premium, high-end housing. Concurrently, commercial sector approvals totaling $26.6 million have been registered this financial year, pointing to steady, balanced non-residential building activity.
Relative to Greater Perth, residential construction volume per capita across Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood sits 15.0% lower, though recent building activity has gained momentum, ranking the precinct in the 81st percentile nationwide. The incoming dwelling mix is divided between 35.0% detached houses and 65.0% townhouses or apartments. Emphasizing higher-density formats provides more accessible price thresholds, offering attractive options for first-time purchasers, downsizers, and property investors. A ratio of roughly 149 people per dwelling approval reflects classic expansion patterns characteristic of a growth sector. Looking toward future horizons, projections based on the latest quarterly AreaSearch figures indicate Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood will gain 3,130 residents through to 2041. Although current building pipelines are tracking in line with anticipated expansion, incoming population increases could create tighter competition among prospective property buyers.
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 16 current infrastructure and development projects inside Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood, worth an estimated $10 billion. A further 159 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $51.8 billion. 45 are already under construction and 72 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure investment, capital works, and urban planning schemes exert an unparalleled influence on regional growth and performance. In total, AreaSearch has cataloged 51 projects poised to influence the immediate area. Notable developments include the Edward Millen Adaptive Heritage and Landscape Redevelopment, Burswood Point, Perth Park (Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct), alongside the 16 Leonard Street Seniors Housing project, with the following directory outlining initiatives of greatest significance.
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Perth Park (Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct)
Perth Park is a $217.5 million entertainment and sporting precinct at Burswood Park, adjacent to Optus Stadium. The project features a 3.4km multi-use track designed for an annual Supercars street circuit (slated for 2028) as well as cycling and athletics. Key facilities include a 12,000-capacity outdoor amphitheatre for live music, a multi-purpose building with indoor courts for disability sports, and a new hospitality venue. The design incorporates an urban forest with 150,000 new plants, doubling the existing tree canopy.Site establishment and early works commenced in February 2026, with major construction activities currently underway to meet a 2027 completion target.
Burswood Point
Burswood Point is a multi-billion dollar urban renewal project transforming 38 hectares of Swan River foreshore into a masterplanned precinct. The development includes 4,500 residences, including the luxury Somerset East and West towers, alongside River and Garden homes. The precinct features 91,000 sqm of retail and commercial space, a shopping centre comparable to Claremont Quarter, a 150-room Anantara luxury hotel, and 110,000 sqm of parkland. As of May 2026, vertical construction is underway on the Somerset residential towers with two tower cranes active on site.
16 Leonard Street Seniors Housing
A three-storey lifted apartment building providing 15 one-bedroom social housing dwellings for seniors aged 55 and over. The development includes 9 apartments built to Gold Level Livable Housing Australia standard and 6 apartments to Silver Level standard, with a communal lounge and dining space on the ground floor. The project is being delivered by Community Housing Provider Connect Victoria Park through a partnership between the WA State Government and Federal Government (Housing Australia), with combined funding of $9.698 million.The site is well-located near public transport, retail amenities, and Connect Victoria Park's Village Hub.
Optus Stadium (Perth Stadium)
A 60,000-seat multi-purpose stadium on the Burswood Peninsula, featuring a fans-first design with 85% roof coverage and a bronze-colored facade. It serves as a world-class venue for AFL, cricket, soccer, rugby, and major entertainment events, integrated with a dedicated transport hub and the surrounding Stadium Park.
Lathlain Precinct Redevelopment Project
A major revitalisation project creating a world-class sporting, recreation, health, and education precinct. The project spans eight zones, including facilities for the West Coast Eagles and new public open spaces. With seven zones complete, focus is on the final Zone 1: replacing the 63-year-old Perth Football Club grandstand with contemporary administration, training, and community facilities.
The Springs Rivervale Masterplanned Community
The Springs Rivervale is a 14-hectare masterplanned urban renewal precinct, originally developed by LandCorp, which has been transformed into a diverse and vibrant area. The precinct features over 1,300 apartments, townhouses, and resort-style facilities, developed primarily by Finbar Group through multiple projects (including Spring View Towers, Arbor North, Riverena, The Point, and Riverbank Residences). It is located directly opposite Crown Perth and adjacent to The Springs golf course. The final developments within the precinct are completing around 2027.
Albany Highway Precinct Structure Plan
A 10-15 year strategic framework guiding the transformation of the Albany Highway corridor into a vibrant Secondary Activity Centre. The plan covers six sub-precincts (Causeway, Victoria Park, Central, East Victoria Park, East End, and St James) to facilitate urban infill, heritage protection, and improved walkability. As of May 2026, the plan is being assessed by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC), with public advertising of the associated scheme amendment expected to commence in mid-late 2026.
Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal
Perth's first major elevated rail project involving the removal of six level crossings along the Armadale Line by raising four kilometres of rail over the road. The project includes construction of five modern elevated stations at Carlisle, Oats Street, Queens Park, Cannington, and Beckenham. The elevated rail creates approximately six hectares of new public open space known as Long Park, a seven-kilometre linear park featuring 14 community spaces including recreational areas, shared paths, playgrounds, skate parks, dog and fitness parks, youth plazas with sports courts, and a public art trail.The project improves public transport safety, reduces traffic congestion, enhances accessibility, and creates versatile community spaces. Services resumed October 13, 2025 after an 18-month shutdown. The project achieved Australia's first Gold Design Rating under the Infrastructure Sustainability Council's v2.1 scheme and Cannington Station received a 6-star Green Star rating.
12,548 residents of Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood are employed, from a labour force of 12,857. Unemployment sits at 2.4%, with participation at 77.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.6% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. The working-day population is estimated at 20,896, about 111% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Characterized by an exceptionally qualified local labor force and prominent white-collar participation, Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood records a jobless rate of merely 2.4% alongside 1.8% estimated yearly job growth. Employed local residents totaled 12,548 as of March 2026, while the local unemployment rate tracks 1.8% under the wider Greater Perth level of 4.2%. Participation in the workforce is particularly high at 77.7%, compared with 69.9% across Greater Perth. Census findings indicated that 9.0% of local workers operated from home, though potential distortion from Covid-19 restrictions should be kept in mind.
Health care & social assistance, professional & technical, alongside mining comprise the three largest areas of resident employment. Technical and professional services represent a notable local specialty, registering a concentration 1.5 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, manufacturing claims a modest footprint, accounting for 3.3% of workers against 5.5% regionally. A Census ratio of 0.9 local positions per resident highlights healthy employment opportunities within the immediate surroundings. AreaSearch evaluated SALM and ABS figures to show that from the year ending March 2026, employment grew by 1.8% while the labour force expanded by 2.0%, leading to an increase in the unemployment rate of 0.2 percentage points. In contrast, Greater Perth experienced employment growth of 2.0% and labour force growth of 2.5%, with unemployment rising by 0.4 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia provides national employment forecasts from Mar-26 that can help understand potential future demand in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood. These forecasts span five and ten year periods and have been aligned with the local employment profile to project growth trends. Over five years, national employment is projected to grow by 6.6%, and over ten years by 13.7%, though these rates vary considerably across different industry sectors. When these industry-specific forecasts are applied to the employment mix in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood, local employment is estimated to rise by 6.6% over five years and by 13.7% over ten years. This estimation uses a straightforward weighting method for demonstration and does not incorporate local population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood is $1,896 a week (about $99,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,057 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,855 a year against an average of $81,719. 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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Taxation records compiled by AreaSearch from the ATO for financial year 2023 rank taxpayer earnings in the Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood SA2 among the highest across Australia. Across the SA2, median taxpayer income stands at $62,855 while the mean reaches $81,719, outperforming the respective Greater Perth figures of $60,748 and $80,248. Accounting for a 10.93% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, local income estimates reach roughly $69,725 (median) and $90,651 (average) as of March 2026. Data from the 2021 Census places individual weekly earnings ($1,057 weekly) within the 83rd percentile nationally.
The $1,500 - 2,999 earning bracket encompasses the largest segment at 32.4% of residents (6,073 people), mirroring the regional rate of 32.0%. While residential housing outlays absorb 15.9% of income, strong remuneration places disposable funds at the 59th percentile, positioning the community within the 7th decile for SEIFA income.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood had 6,920 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 43% detached houses and 29% apartments. 28% are owned with a mortgage, 49% rented and 23% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. Rent absorbs 18.5% 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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According to the latest Census, the housing inventory in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood was split between 43.0% standalone houses and 57.0% medium-to-high density properties (apartments, semi-detached residences, and 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Perth metro where 77.8% are houses and 22.1% are other dwellings. Outright homeownership was lower than the metropolitan standard, standing at 22.8%, with 27.8% holding a mortgage and 49.4% leasing their home. Median monthly mortgage commitments averaged $2,000 locally versus $1,907 in Perth metro, while median weekly rent matched the wider metropolitan benchmark of $350. Relative to Australia-wide figures, mortgage repayments exceed the national level of $1,863, whereas local rental costs sit below the Australian figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood counted 6,920 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 8,201 today, averaging 2.1 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 85% of areas nationally, against 29% couples without children. 35% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.0 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary household structure at 57.8%, consisting of 28.7% couples without children, 20.6% couples with children, and 6.5% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements account for the other 42.2%, comprising single-person households at 34.8% and group households at 7.3%. At 2.1 people, the typical local household size is noticeably smaller than the Greater Perth metric of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
44.2% of adults in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood hold a university qualification, including 28.6% with a bachelor degree and 11.9% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 88% of areas nationally. A further 17.2% hold a vocational qualification. 7 schools serve the area, with 3,181 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,090 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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Educational profiles across Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood substantially exceed broader territory standards, with 44.2% of persons aged 15+ possessing a higher education degree compared to 27.9% across WA and 29.9% in the SA4 region. Such elevated qualification rates position the population well for knowledge-intensive sectors. Bachelor degrees account for 28.6%, accompanied by postgraduate credentials (11.9%) and graduate diplomas (3.7%). Applied and vocational education is likewise prevalent, with 28.9% of residents aged 15+ holding technical credentials, comprising advanced diplomas (11.7%) and certificates (17.2%). Participation across educational institutions is remarkably robust, with 29.0% of the population actively enrolled in formal study.
This cohort includes 10.3% attending tertiary institutions, 6.9% in primary education, and 4.5% enrolled in secondary schools.
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Public transport in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood reaches 104 stops on 37 routes, timetabled for about 8,600 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 1.0 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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An assessment of local transit networks identifies 104 active transport stops throughout Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood across bus and rail modes. A network of 37 individual routes connects these locations, delivering 8,608 weekly passenger trips. Overall accessibility is ranked as outstanding, with residents living a typical distance of 172 meters from the nearest transit stop. Commuters travel predominantly outbound, with private vehicles accounting for 69% of journeys, followed by 16% by bus and 7% by train. Private vehicle ownership averages 1.0 per dwelling, trailing regional figures. In addition, 9.0% of employed locals worked remotely according to the 2021 Census, a figure potentially influenced by COVID-19 settings.
Transit schedules across all local services generate an average of 1,229 trips per day, which equates to roughly 82 weekly trips per individual stop. The spatial map highlights the 100 nearest stops surrounding the geographic centrepoint.
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75.6% of residents in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 95% of areas nationally. 2.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.9% 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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Health indicators across Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood demonstrate exceptional outcomes based on AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic disease metrics, highlighted by a very low incidence of standard ailments across every demographic band. Furthermore, private health insurance uptake is remarkably high, covering approximately 60% of residents (11,227 people). Asthma and mental health issues represent the two most prevalent diagnosed conditions locally, affecting 6.2% and 8.1% of the populace respectively, while 75.6% of residents indicated being completely free of chronic medical conditions, outperforming the 71.9% recorded across Greater Perth.
Working-age citizens demonstrate strong health profiles with minimal chronic illness. Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 13.8% of the community (2,586 people), below the 15.9% seen across Greater Perth, and local older residents record favorable health outcomes aligned with national population standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
42.7% of Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood residents were born overseas and 28.7% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 80% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (24.3%) and Australian (18.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood, where 42.7% of citizens were born overseas and 28.7% use a non-English language at home. Christianity stands as the largest declared faith, accounting for 37.8% of local residents. The most noticeable demographic concentration occurs within Hinduism, which represents 5.3% of the local population compared to 2.5% across Greater Perth. Regarding parental background and ancestral heritage, the three largest groups in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood comprise English at 24.3%, Australian at 18.4%, and Other at 14.8%. Specific cultural groups also exhibit pronounced representation relative to regional patterns: Chinese backgrounds account for 6.2% (against 4.0% regionally), Italian heritage comprises 5.1% (compared to 4.2%), and Korean ancestry represents 0.7% (versus 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood is 36. 36.5% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic profile of Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood is heavily weighted toward young, childless adults. Figures from AreaSearch for August 2026 record 41.0% of the populace within the 25 - 44 age bracket compared to 30.9% across Greater Perth, while residents aged 0 - 24 represent 24.2% versus 30.5% regionally. As at August 2026, the estimated median age remains at 36, identical to the 2021 Census and 1 year younger than the Greater Perth median of 37 at that Census. Meanwhile, mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) reduced their population share from 22.8% at the Census to an estimated 21.0%.
Looking toward 2041, senior cohorts (65+) will drive the majority of local growth, expanding by 1,750 residents (68%) to total 4,337.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood
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 | May 2026 4 months ago all 16 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 May 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 — 174 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (15,816 at the 2021 Census → 18,744 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 (506021123). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.