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.
42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alkimos - Eglinton | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 19,957 | +7,618 | +61.7% | +24,315 | +97.9% | 5 | 2.6 km | 82 | — |
| 38 | Augusta | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | Western Australia | 7,758 | +1,567 | +25.3% | +1,605 | +20.4% | 0 | 54 km | 77 | — |
| 41 | Casuarina - Wandi | Kwinana | Western Australia | 12,428 | +4,129 | +49.8% | +6,875 | +51.6% | 12 | 11 km | 77 | — |
| 46 | Byford | Serpentine - Jarrahdale | Western Australia | 25,626 | +5,895 | +29.9% | +17,725 | +60.3% | 6 | 1.7 km | 77 | — |
| 56 | Baldivis - North | Rockingham | Western Australia | 15,749 | +5,184 | +49.1% | +11,590 | +69.8% | 4 | 0.8 km | 76 | — |
| 57 | Brabham - Henley Brook | Swan | Western Australia | 15,913 | +6,354 | +66.5% | +10,600 | +60.6% | 23 | 2.9 km | 76 | — |
| 59 | Piara Waters - Forrestdale | Armadale | Western Australia | 20,603 | +6,151 | +42.6% | +9,255 | +41.8% | 17 | 5.1 km | 76 | — |
| 61 | Mandurah - North | Mandurah | Western Australia | 25,435 | +4,881 | +23.8% | +9,640 | +35.7% | 4 | 4.0 km | 76 | — |
| 77 | Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale | Armadale | Western Australia | 27,781 | +5,687 | +25.7% | +11,065 | +37.2% | 10 | 3.0 km | 75 | — |
| 83 | Bullsbrook | Swan | Western Australia | 6,685 | +1,128 | +20.3% | +5,550 | +80.1% | 1 | 16 km | 74 | — |
| 84 | Baldivis - South | Rockingham | Western Australia | 30,411 | +4,359 | +16.7% | +7,885 | +24.3% | 4 | 4.3 km | 74 | — |
| 88 | Pinjarra | Mandurah | Western Australia | 11,669 | +1,481 | +14.5% | +5,955 | +48.1% | 2 | 13 km | 74 | — |
| 89 | Wellard (West) - Bertram | Kwinana | Western Australia | 22,173 | +4,933 | +28.6% | +4,755 | +20.4% | 7 | 5.6 km | 74 | — |
| 98 | Banjup | Cockburn | Western Australia | 25,881 | +5,354 | +26.1% | +9,690 | +35.0% | 17 | 2.6 km | 73 | — |
| 107 | Yanchep | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 13,520 | +2,808 | +26.2% | +14,790 | +87.3% | 3 | 0.6 km | 73 | — |
| 127 | Busselton - West | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | Western Australia | 21,315 | +2,043 | +10.6% | +5,460 | +24.3% | 2 | 6.1 km | 72 | — |
| 128 | Beechboro | Swan | Western Australia | 25,586 | +5,096 | +24.9% | +7,995 | +29.9% | 23 | 2.3 km | 72 | — |
| 147 | Cannington - Queens Park | Canning | Western Australia | 24,300 | +3,890 | +19.1% | +7,740 | +30.3% | 27 | 3.6 km | 71 | — |
| 174 | Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 23,889 | +3,222 | +15.6% | +6,290 | +25.3% | 8 | 1.6 km | 70 | — |
| 177 | Carramar | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 21,529 | +2,967 | +16.0% | +8,705 | +37.3% | 15 | 2.4 km | 70 | — |
| 178 | Huntingdale - Southern River | Gosnells | Western Australia | 25,365 | +3,727 | +17.2% | +8,140 | +30.3% | 20 | 1.4 km | 70 | — |
| 179 | Success - Hammond Park | Cockburn | Western Australia | 20,784 | +3,950 | +23.5% | +4,075 | +18.8% | 15 | 3.6 km | 70 | — |
| 184 | Dalyellup | Bunbury | Western Australia | 10,756 | +953 | +9.7% | +5,155 | +42.9% | 1 | 8.1 km | 70 | — |
| 185 | Fremantle | Fremantle | Western Australia | 19,713 | +3,094 | +18.6% | +4,485 | +22.2% | 19 | 6.2 km | 70 | — |
| 187 | Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour | Rockingham | Western Australia | 25,589 | +3,781 | +17.3% | +2,490 | +9.7% | 6 | 3.8 km | 70 | — |
| 203 | Forrestfield - Wattle Grove | Kalamunda | Western Australia | 22,356 | +2,530 | +12.8% | +5,315 | +22.8% | 25 | 6.9 km | 69 | — |
| 211 | The Vines | Swan | Western Australia | 15,196 | +3,252 | +27.2% | +2,905 | +19.1% | 11 | 5.0 km | 69 | — |
| 217 | Perth (West) - Northbridge | Perth City | Western Australia | 15,388 | +3,817 | +33.0% | +6,060 | +37.3% | 32 | 1.3 km | 69 | — |
| 255 | Nollamara - Westminster | Stirling | Western Australia | 22,514 | +2,880 | +14.7% | +6,670 | +27.9% | 26 | 1.3 km | 68 | — |
| 256 | Bentley - Wilson - St James | Canning | Western Australia | 24,016 | +2,924 | +13.9% | +5,150 | +21.0% | 29 | 2.9 km | 68 | — |
| 277 | Aveley | Swan | Western Australia | 18,972 | +4,274 | +29.1% | +1,650 | +8.5% | 13 | 1.7 km | 67 | — |
| 291 | Beeliar - Wattleup | Cockburn | Western Australia | 12,207 | +2,596 | +27.0% | +3,730 | +29.3% | 14 | 2.0 km | 67 | — |
| 297 | Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford | Gosnells | Western Australia | 22,909 | +2,636 | +13.0% | +4,095 | +17.5% | 23 | 2.3 km | 67 | — |
| 301 | Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 14,924 | +1,088 | +7.9% | +9,220 | +59.7% | 16 | 4.5 km | 66 | — |
| 320 | Hazelmere - Guildford | Swan | Western Australia | 6,979 | +2,201 | +46.1% | +2,095 | +29.6% | 25 | 5.3 km | 66 | — |
| 341 | Hocking - Pearsall | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 14,656 | +1,694 | +13.1% | +6,290 | +41.7% | 19 | 2.0 km | 66 | — |
| 379 | Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood | Belmont - Victoria Park | Western Australia | 18,356 | +2,535 | +16.0% | +4,245 | +22.4% | 31 | 0.1 km | 65 | — |
| 388 | Scarborough | Stirling | Western Australia | 20,163 | +2,807 | +16.2% | +1,215 | +6.2% | 24 | 4.9 km | 65 | — |
| 418 | North Coogee | Cockburn | Western Australia | 4,788 | +1,358 | +39.6% | +2,240 | +44.2% | 13 | 5.1 km | 64 | — |
| 439 | Harrisdale | Armadale | Western Australia | 13,846 | +2,583 | +22.9% | +870 | +6.2% | 19 | 5.4 km | 64 | — |
| 446 | Landsdale | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 17,545 | +2,665 | +17.9% | +1,240 | +7.1% | 25 | 3.7 km | 64 | — |
| 1364 | Jandakot | Cockburn | Western Australia | 2,656 | +91 | +3.5% | +5,405 | +197.6% | 20 | 2.4 km | 52 | — |