Where to plant
Every suburb in Australia ranked by how much the population is moving in — the last five years and the official forecast — with a small weight for whether there are enough people to sustain a plant. How near a ACC church is carries no weight; the church columns are context.
61 suburbs match
Showing growth suburbs only — suburbs that gained 2,500+ people between the 2018 and 2023 ACS windows, are forecast to, or grew 25%+ while adding 1,200+ people. Toggle off to search every suburb. Forecast to 2036 is the official projection (2026–2036) from Georgia’s Office of Planning and Budget (2026 series) and Tennessee’s Boyd Center at UT (2022 series). Both publish by SA3 corridor, so each SA3 corridor’s decade change is apportioned to its suburbs by population share. A ~ marks any suburb still on our modeled trend.
| Rank | suburb | SA3 corridor | State | Population | Growth 5 yr | % | Forecast to 2036 | % | Churches ≤20 km | Nearest | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Box Hill - Nelson | Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill | New South Wales | 22,437 | +18,190 | +428.3% | +24,698 | +75.2% | 39 | 5.0 km | 82 | — |
| 12 | Schofields - East | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 35,903 | +19,334 | +116.7% | +27,241 | +62.9% | 54 | 1.0 km | 81 | — |
| 14 | Austral - Greendale | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 19,453 | +9,587 | +97.2% | +20,020 ~ | +311.6% | 51 | 3.3 km | 80 | — |
| 18 | Marsden Park - Shanes Park | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 27,289 | +21,059 | +338.0% | +8,299 | +25.1% | 47 | 4.9 km | 80 | — |
| 23 | Leppington - Catherine Field | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 19,432 | +9,579 | +97.2% | +14,705 | +58.6% | 37 | 4.9 km | 79 | — |
| 36 | Riverstone | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 18,892 | +7,686 | +68.6% | +20,221 | +91.6% | 45 | 2.3 km | 77 | — |
| 42 | Albion Park - Macquarie Pass | Kiama - Shellharbour | New South Wales | 22,722 | +6,446 | +39.6% | +5,749 | +26.0% | 4 | 5.1 km | 77 | — |
| 48 | Thornton - Millers Forest | Maitland | New South Wales | 19,041 | +5,821 | +44.0% | +9,680 | +47.1% | 9 | 4.5 km | 76 | — |
| 67 | Kurri Kurri - Abermain | Lower Hunter | New South Wales | 22,850 | +3,625 | +18.9% | +5,167 | +22.2% | 5 | 11 km | 75 | — |
| 70 | Googong | Queanbeyan | New South Wales | 8,496 | +4,001 | +89.0% | +4,989 | +51.9% | 9 | 7.8 km | 75 | — |
| 72 | Edmondson Park | Liverpool | New South Wales | 16,930 | +9,031 | +114.3% | +10,921 | +54.5% | 58 | 0.9 km | 75 | — |
| 79 | Oran Park | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 24,084 | +11,872 | +97.2% | +4,095 | +15.4% | 26 | 0.5 km | 75 | — |
| 85 | Douglas Park - Appin | Wollondilly | New South Wales | 12,516 | +1,610 | +14.8% | +21,844 | +151.9% | 11 | 11 km | 74 | — |
| 86 | Warnervale - Wadalba | Wyong | New South Wales | 22,395 | +3,980 | +21.6% | +7,971 | +33.4% | 3 | 3.6 km | 74 | — |
| 92 | Albury - East | Albury | New South Wales | 20,241 | +3,488 | +20.8% | +7,603 | +34.7% | 3 | 4.1 km | 74 | — |
| 97 | Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin | Lower Hunter | New South Wales | 15,369 | +3,618 | +30.8% | +5,682 | +36.8% | 2 | 2.8 km | 73 | — |
| 100 | North Kellyville | Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill | New South Wales | 21,375 | +9,035 | +73.2% | +4,021 | +17.0% | 53 | 1.5 km | 73 | — |
| 108 | Gledswood Hills - Gregory Hills | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 19,427 | +9,055 | +87.3% | +2,836 | +14.2% | 26 | 1.0 km | 73 | — |
| 119 | Wentworth Point - Sydney Olympic Park | Auburn | New South Wales | 23,561 | +7,117 | +43.3% | +7,410 | +30.7% | 88 | 2.2 km | 72 | — |
| 122 | Nowra | Shoalhaven | New South Wales | 23,677 | +1,931 | +8.9% | +8,592 | +31.6% | 1 | 1.9 km | 72 | — |
| 123 | Kellyville - West | Baulkham Hills | New South Wales | 13,889 | +4,404 | +46.4% | +13,344 | +94.6% | 65 | 2.3 km | 72 | — |
| 138 | Shellharbour - Flinders | Kiama - Shellharbour | New South Wales | 20,502 | +1,723 | +9.2% | +8,189 | +34.8% | 5 | 6.4 km | 71 | — |
| 151 | Macquarie Park - Marsfield | Ryde - Hunters Hill | New South Wales | 28,057 | +4,063 | +16.9% | +15,850 | +51.5% | 77 | 2.0 km | 70 | — |
| 158 | Horsley - Kembla Grange | Dapto - Port Kembla | New South Wales | 14,094 | +3,603 | +34.3% | +5,585 | +37.1% | 8 | 0.9 km | 70 | — |
| 164 | Morisset - Cooranbong | Lake Macquarie - West | New South Wales | 20,350 | +3,281 | +19.2% | +4,994 | +24.5% | 4 | 1.0 km | 70 | — |
| 182 | Schofields (West) - Colebee | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 13,954 | +6,809 | +95.3% | +2,922 | +20.1% | 57 | 0.8 km | 70 | — |
| 199 | Wollongong - East | Wollongong | New South Wales | 17,820 | +2,102 | +13.4% | +10,827 | +50.1% | 7 | 1.1 km | 69 | — |
| 206 | Gosford - Springfield | Gosford | New South Wales | 22,641 | +2,199 | +10.8% | +6,232 | +25.7% | 7 | 2.8 km | 69 | — |
| 214 | Port Macquarie - West | Port Macquarie | New South Wales | 23,431 | +3,756 | +19.1% | +2,454 | +11.0% | 4 | 1.1 km | 69 | — |
| 224 | Cobbitty - Bringelly | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 5,778 | +1,611 | +38.7% | +16,070 | +218.0% | 24 | 2.8 km | 68 | — |
| 228 | Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills | Penrith | New South Wales | 13,131 | +1,753 | +15.4% | +12,098 | +84.7% | 27 | 4.8 km | 68 | — |
| 233 | Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton | Wollondilly | New South Wales | 21,494 | +3,272 | +18.0% | +1,404 | +5.7% | 2 | 2.3 km | 68 | — |
| 262 | Penrith | Penrith | New South Wales | 19,848 | +3,619 | +22.3% | +4,005 | +19.9% | 29 | 1.8 km | 67 | — |
| 275 | Homebush | Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield | New South Wales | 23,042 | +3,049 | +15.3% | +7,583 | +29.1% | 92 | 2.7 km | 67 | — |
| 304 | Rockdale - Banksia | Kogarah - Rockdale | New South Wales | 22,588 | +1,592 | +7.6% | +9,239 | +40.8% | 64 | 4.4 km | 66 | — |
| 305 | Ermington - Rydalmere | Carlingford | New South Wales | 26,509 | +2,457 | +10.2% | +10,214 | +37.4% | 93 | 1.4 km | 66 | — |
| 322 | Lidcombe | Auburn | New South Wales | 23,960 | +2,565 | +12.0% | +4,914 ~ | +45.2% | 98 | 0.7 km | 66 | — |
| 337 | Liverpool - East | Liverpool | New South Wales | 20,381 | +3,683 | +22.1% | +3,852 | +19.3% | 93 | 1.7 km | 66 | — |
| 343 | Kingswood - Werrington | Penrith | New South Wales | 27,270 | +4,156 | +18.0% | +1,936 | +7.1% | 41 | 1.7 km | 65 | — |
| 347 | Denham Court - Bardia | Campbelltown (NSW) | New South Wales | 20,628 | +11,471 | +125.3% | +166 | +0.8% | 49 | 2.7 km | 65 | — |
| 351 | Burwood (NSW) | Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield | New South Wales | 18,172 | +2,811 | +18.3% | +5,008 | +26.4% | 84 | 2.1 km | 65 | — |
| 359 | Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine | Campbelltown (NSW) | New South Wales | 22,230 | +823 | +3.8% | +12,017 | +48.4% | 19 | 1.5 km | 65 | — |
| 365 | Wolli Creek | Kogarah - Rockdale | New South Wales | 12,352 | +2,964 | +31.6% | +2,825 | +24.1% | 64 | 3.0 km | 65 | — |
| 401 | Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley | Kogarah - Rockdale | New South Wales | 17,890 | +1,242 | +7.5% | +7,995 | +43.1% | 66 | 3.8 km | 64 | — |
| 403 | Campbelltown - Woodbine | Campbelltown (NSW) | New South Wales | 24,423 | +3,498 | +16.7% | +1,859 | +7.7% | 27 | 0.0 km | 64 | — |
| 413 | Parramatta - North | Parramatta | New South Wales | 14,426 | +2,522 | +21.2% | +6,359 | +33.2% | 100 | 0.4 km | 64 | — |
| 440 | Spring Farm | Camden | New South Wales | 11,384 | +3,945 | +53.0% | +462 | +3.9% | 19 | 1.1 km | 64 | — |
| 441 | Wentworthville - Westmead | Parramatta | New South Wales | 23,692 | +3,277 | +16.1% | +2,884 | +11.6% | 99 | 0.9 km | 64 | — |
| 450 | Gordon - Killara | Ku-ring-gai | New South Wales | 23,815 | +725 | +3.1% | +8,238 | +35.9% | 50 | 3.7 km | 64 | — |
| 500 | Waterloo | Sydney Inner City | New South Wales | 18,306 | +1,560 | +9.3% | +5,071 | +27.5% | 54 | 0.8 km | 63 | — |
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