Christmas Island

Christmas Island is a growing region in OT with 1,889 residents.

SA2 code: 901011001
State: OT

Population

1,889

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+7.5%

3yr: +5.7% · 10yr: -2.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$150/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,109/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Christmas Island (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.7%5yr: +7.5%10yr: -2.1%Total: +31.0%

Population grew from 1,442 to 1,889 over 24 years, averaging 1.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 20.4%

Mostly detached houses (46.4%), mixed tenure (40.3% own or mortgage), built for families (49% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 46.4%

Townhouses 23.1%

Apartments 30.5%

193 houses96 townhouses127 apartments

Tenure

Owned 25.4%

Renting 48.3%

Owned 25.4%Mortgage 14.9%Renting 48.3%Other / NS 11.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

57 (13.8%)

2 bed

117 (28.3%)

3 bed

203 (49.2%)

4 bed

33 (8.0%)

5 bed

3 (0.7%)

6+ bed

0 (0.0%)