Who lives here
9,823
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age41
- Aged 65+16.9%
- Under 2527%
- Median household income$2,328/wk
- Median rent$570/wk
Canada Bay, New South Wales
The inner west suburb where money follows property, not footfall.
Five Dock sits on the harbour side of Sydney's inner west, and its businesses sell advice and property rather than stock off a shelf. Across the Canada Bay council area, rental, hiring and real estate is the largest sector with 2,095 businesses, and professional, scientific and technical services follows close behind at 2,062: agents, conveyancers, planning consultants, accountants. The suburb itself counts 9,823 people, and the money backs that up, with median household income at $2,328 a week, comfortably ahead of most of Sydney.
Median age in Five Dock is 41, and the extremes are thin on the ground: only 16.9% of residents are over 65 and 27.0% are under 25, which puts most of the buying power squarely in the middle, professionals in their thirties and forties paying down a mortgage properly rather than hunting a bargain. Plenty of local sites still aim at one edge or the other: a brochure page built for a retiree who just wants a phone number, or a bright bargain-bin look built for someone half that age. Both miss the buyer who's actually looking, someone earning up to $2,328 a week who compares three quotes before lunch and expects a site that looks like it. A builder, a conveyancer, a physio or a financial adviser working this postcode is selling to that person, not to either edge. A fast website that states a rough price up front does the convincing better than a shopfront sign ever could.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Five Dock brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Five Dock market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Five Dock itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Canada Bay area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,330
businesses in Five Dock (estimated*)
- Canada Bay total12,149
- Solo / non-employing7,684
- 1–4 staff3,458
- 5–19 staff805
- 20+ staff202
92% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Canada Bay (2025)
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Rental, hiring & real estate2,095
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Professional, scientific & technical services2,062
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Construction1,755
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Health care & social assistance1,272
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Financial & insurance services773
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Retail trade711
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Five Dock businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Real Estate & Property Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
A portal-style build for agencies and property managers: listings, agent profiles, appraisal requests and a search that doesn't choke on filters.
- Searchable property listings
- Agent & team profile pages
- Appraisal & enquiry forms
- Mobile-first for on-site browsing
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For advisers, conveyancers and consultants who need to look as credible online as they do across the desk, with clear services and a booking form that actually gets used.
- Clear service & credential pages
- Online enquiry & booking form
- Secure document upload
- Fast load on mobile data
Builder & Trade Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, renovators and trades quoting bigger jobs: a project gallery that proves the work, and a quote form that captures the brief before the phone call.
- Before & after project gallery
- Quote request form
- Service area coverage map
- Licence & insurance details page
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Why FindDevs in Five Dock
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Five Dock the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Five Dock's actual customers.
The median age in Five Dock is 41. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Five Dock questions.
It depends on what the business needs. A professional services or trade site, the kind an adviser, conveyancer or builder needs, usually runs $3,000 – $8,000 and takes 2–4 weeks. A property or real estate site with listings and search runs $4,500 – $12,000 over 4–6 weeks. You'll get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to either.
Within 24 hours of telling us what you need, FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers, and each sends back a fixed-price quote for the job, not an hourly estimate that blows out halfway through. You compare the three, pick one, and the build starts on a timeline you've already agreed to, not an open-ended guess.
Not necessarily, and that's by design. The developers we match you with are vetted Australians who work with businesses across the country, chosen for the brief rather than the postcode. What matters for a Five Dock business is a site built for how Canada Bay's property and professional services customers actually search and buy, not a local office address.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Five Dock businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Five Dock, by registered businesses in Canada Bay. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Rental, hiring & real estate
2,095
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
2,062
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
1,755
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,272
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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